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: | ||
International Communication | 3 credits | |
Literature and Globalization | 3 credits | |
Topics in the History of Globalization | 3 credits | |
Seminar on Political Globalization | 3 credits | |
One of the following elective courses: | ||
Introduction to Human Geography () | 3 credits | |
World Regional Geography () | 3 credits | |
Anthropology and Contemporary World Issues | 3 credits | |
Seminar on the Anthropology of Peace and War | 3 credits | |
Race and Global Inequality () | 3 credits | |
3 credits | ||
Latino/a Literature in the U.S. () | 3 credits | |
Translating Between World: Literature and Anthropology () | 3 credits | |
3 credits | ||
African Diasporas: U.S., Latin America, and the Caribbean () | 3 credits | |
Introduction to Digital Communication and Culture | 3 credits | |
Intercultural Communication | 3 credits | |
Organizations in International Development | 3 credits | |
Asian American Literature (formerly Ethnic Literature) | 3 credits | |
Postcolonial Literature | 3 credits | |
North Africa: Literature and Film (taught in French) | 3 credits | |
French Orientalism (taught in French) | 3 credits | |
Special Topics in Global Studies * | 3 credits | |
Independent Study in Global Studies ** | 3 credits | |
History of the African Diaspora () | 3 credits | |
The Immigrant in American History | 3 credits | |
Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History ** | 3 credits | |
Capstone Course: In Search of History ** | 3 credits | |
World Music | 3 credits | |
Political Economy | 3 credits | |
The Politics of Immigration & Integration in the United States | 3 credits | |
Contemporary International Conflict | 3 credits | |
Commercial Spanish for Global Markets I (taught in Spanish) | 3 credits | |
Commercial Spanish for Global Markets II (taught in Spanish) | 3 credits | |
Immigration on Stage and Screen () | 3 credits | |
The Capstone Seminar | ||
Global Studies Capstone (formerly IDC 4900 Globalizations: Past, Present, and Future) | 3 credits | |
or | ||
The Global Business of Literature | 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 a 3-credit independent study if the topic is relevant to the minor. Please consult the Director of the Global Studies Program for permission.
Courses in Global Studies
Special Topics in Global Studies | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Global Studies Capstone (formerly IDC 4900 Globalizations: Past, Present, and Future) | 3 hours; 3 credits | |
Independent Study in Global Studies I | hours and credits to be arranged | |
Independent Study in Global Studies II | hours and credits to be arranged | |
Independent Study in Global Studies III | hours and credits to be arranged |