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Program Coordinator:

  • Anna Boozer (History)

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The Minor

The Global Studies Minor incorporates perspectives from a wide range of disciplines in order to explore complex economic, geopolitical, diasporic, and cultural exchanges across the world. Students minoring in Global Studies become aware of the migrations of peoples, economic goods, cultural products, and ideas across national, geographic, and conceptual borders through a wide range of media. Students also will explore international interactions, both at the national government level and at the sub-national level. The Global Studies Minor provides an overview of historical developments and emerging forces that knit the globe together, including a critical look at the histories of connectivity and an exploration of contemporary debates. The program introduces students to key theoretical concepts and research methods in the field, such as globalization theory, international relations theory, critical race theory, theories of empire and imperialism, and connectivity. In so doing, this program investigates the forms, structures, and practices that characterize the history and future of the global patterns of contact and conflict that underlie contemporary culture and society. 

In order to complete a minor in Global Studies, students must complete (in any order):

One of the following introductory courses:

COM 3076
 

International Communication3 credits
ENG 3215
Literature and Globalization 3 credits 
HIS 3009
 
Topics in the History of Globalization 3 credits 
POL 3347
Seminar on Political Globalization3 credits 
One of the following introductory courses:
ANT 3009
Introduction to Human Geography (
GEOG 3009
3 credits 
ANT 3036
World Regional Geography (
GEOG 3036
3 credits 
ANT 4015
Anthropology and Contemporary World Issues 3 credits 
ANT 4017
 
Seminar on the Anthropology of Peace and War 3 credits 
BLS 3050
Race and Global Inequality (
LTS 3050
3 credits 
CMP 3051
Jewish Latin American Women Writers (
JWS 3051
,
LACS 3051
,
LTS 3051
3 credits 
CMP 3059
Latino/a Literature in the U.S. (
LTS 3059
)
3 credits 
CMP 4020
Translating Between World: Literature and Anthropology (
ANT 4020
3 credits 
CMP 4100
Immigration Cinema: Migrations and Border Crossings to Europe and the U.S. (
FLM 4100
,
LACS 4100
3 credits 
CMP 4535
African Diasporas: U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean (
ENG 4535
3 credits 
COM 3057
Introduction to Digital Communication and Culture 3 credits 
COM 3069
 
Intercultural Communication 3 credits 
COM 3081
Organizations in International Development3 credits 
ENG 3032
Ethnic Literature 3 credits 
ENG 3036
Post-Colonial Literature 3 credits 
FRE 4230
North Africa: Literature and Film (taught in French) 3 credits 
FRE 4240
French Orientalism (taught in French) 3 credits 
GLS 3900
Special Topics in Global Studies * 3 credits 
GLS 5000
Independent Study in Global Studies (3 credits) ** 3 credits 
HIS 3063
History of the African Diaspora (
BLS 3063
3 credits 
HIS 3550
The Immigrant in American History3 credits
HIS 3860
Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History **3 credits 
HIS 4900
Capstone Course: In Search of History **3 credits 
MSC 3005
World Music 3 credits 
POL 3103
 
Political Economy 3 credits 
POL 3318
 
The Politics of Immigration & Integration in the United States3 credits 
POL 3345
Contemporary International Conflict3 credits 
SPA 4501
Commercial Spanish for Global Markets I (taught in Spanish)3 credits 
SPA 4502
Commercial Spanish for Global Markets II (taught in Spanish)3 credits 
THE 3060
Immigration on Stage and Screen (
JWS 3060
3 credits 
   
The Capstone Seminar  
GLS 4900
Global Studies Capstone (formerly IDC 4900 Globalizations: Past, Present, and Future)3 credits 

* This course may count toward the introductory (category I) requirement for the minor if appropriate. Please consult the Director if the Global Studies Program for permission.

** Students may use this course if the topic is relevant to the minor. Please consult the Director of the Global Studies Program for permission.

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