Global Studies BA Approved Courses Fall 2018
All courses below are approved for credit toward the Global Studies undergraduate major and appear in the Registrar’s course listings for Fall 2018. This list was updated on June 27, 2018 and changes could occur in course offerings between when this list was generated and the start of the Fall 2018 semester. We cannot update this list with every course change that could occur so please make sure to reference the All Courses Approved for the Major page as well.
You must read this carefully:
Many departments have special topic numbers. All special topics classes require approval from Director of Undergraduate Studies in order to receive GLBL credit. Do not assume you will receive GLBL credit for taking a special topics class if you have not petitioned the Global Studies office. Petitions will no longer be accepted via e-mail and must be submitted through our new Course Credit Request System. This system also serves students seeking to request any other type of UNC course to count towards the GLBL major.
For courses taken as part of a study abroad program, please see the Study Abroad page.
Core Courses
GLBL 210 Global Issues & Globalization (required)
Two required, each from a different department:
ANTH 142 Local Cultures, Global Forces
ENEC 201 Environment and Society
ENGL 141 World Literatures in English
GEOG 120 World Regional Geography
GEOG 121 People and Places
GEOG 130 Geography of the Developing World
HIST 140 The World Since 1945
MEJO 446 International Communication and Comparative Journalism
MUSC 146 Introduction to World Musics
PHIL/POLI/PWAD 272 Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
PLCY/GLBL 110 Global Policy Issues
POLI 130 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLI 150 International Relations and World Politics
RELI 180 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
SOCI 111 Human Societies
SOCI 121 Population Problems
SOCI 124 Sex and Gender in Society
GLBL Courses
PLCY/GLBL 110 Global Policy Issues
GLBL 181 Teaching Great Decisions
GLBL 210.001 Global Issues & Globalization
GLBL 210.002 Global Issues & Globalization (majors only)
GLBL 281 Phillips Ambassadors (open only to Phillips Ambassadors)
GLBL 383 Global Whiteness
GLBL 487H Social Movements: Rethinking Globalization
GLBL 691H Honors in Global Studies
Theme Courses
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, NATION STATES, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
AAAD 101 Introduction to Africa
AAAD 315 Political Protest and Conflict in Africa
ANTH 280 Anthropology of War and Peace
ENEC/POLI 254 International Environmental Politics
GEOG 453 Political Geography
GEOG 464 Europe Today: Transnationalism, Globalisms, and the Geographies of Pan-Europe
GLBL 383 Global Whiteness
GLBL 487H Social Movements: Rethinking Globalization
HIST 276 The Modern Middle East
MEJO 446 International Communication and Comparative Journalism
MUSC 291 Music and Politics
POLI 130 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLI 131 Political Change and Modernization
POLI 150 International Relations and World Politics
POLI 235 The Politics of Russia and Eurasia
POLI 236 Politics of East-Central Europe
POLI 238 Contemporary Latin American Politics
POLI 239 Introduction to European Government
POLI 252 International Organizations and Global Issues
POLI 431 Democratization in Africa
POLI 435 Democracy and Development in Latin America
POLI 442 International Political Economy
POLI 443 American Foreign Policy: Formulation and Conduct
POLI 444 Terrorism and International Peace
POLI/PWAD 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
PWAD 252 International Organization Global Issues
PWAD 350 Introduction to Peace and Security Studies
RELI 283 The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet
SOCI 111 Human Societies
SOCI 121 Population Problems
GLOBAL ECONOMICS, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT
BUSI 617 Global Marketing
ECON 434 History of Economic Doctrines
ECON 450 Health Economics: Problems and Policy
ECON 460 International Economics
ECON 465 Economic Development.
ECON 468 Principles of Soviet and Post-Soviet Economic Systems
ECON 469 Asian Economic Systems
ECON 560 Advanced International Economics
GEOG 428 Global Cities: Space, Power, and Identity in the Built Environment
GEOG 453 Political Geography
GEOG 458 Urban Latin America: Politics, Economy, and Society
GEOG 464 Europe Today: Transnationalism, Globalisms, and the Geographies of Pan-Europe
POLI 435 Democracy and Development in Latin America
POLI 442 International Political Economy
GLOBAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
ANTH 147 Comparative Healing Systems
ANTH 318 Human Growth and Development
ANTH 443 Cultures and Politics of Reproduction
ENEC/POLI 254 International Environmental Politics
ENEC 264 Conservation of Biodiversity in Theory and Practice
ENEC 370 Agriculture and Environment
ENGL 268 Medicine, Literature, and Culture
ENVR 600 Environmental Health
ENVR 610 Global Perspectives on Environmental Health Inequalities
GEOG 269 Human-Environmental Interactions in the Galapagos Islands
GEOG 446 Geography of Health Care Delivery
HPM 660 International and Comparative Health Systems
SOCI 469 Health and Society
TRANSNATIONAL CULTURES, IDENTITIES, ARTS
AAAD 284 Contemporary Perspectives on the African Diaspora in the Americas
AAAD/WGST 200 Gender and Sexuality in Africa
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 123 Habitat and Humanity
ANTH 147 Comparative Healing Systems
ANTH 259 Culture and Identity
ANTH 280 Anthropology of War and Peace
ANTH 429 Culture and Power in Southeast Asia
ARTH 153 Survey of South Asian Art
ASIA 150 Asia: An Introduction
GLBL 383 Global Whiteness
MEJO 446 International Communication and Comparative Journalism
MUSC 146 Introduction to World Musics
MUSC 258 Musical Movements: Migrations, Exile and Diaspora
RELI 121 Introduction to Religion and Culture
SPAN 344 Latin American Cultural Topics
WGST/SOCI 124 Sex and Gender in Society
Area Courses
AFRICA
AAAD 101 Introduction to Africa
AAAD 200 Gender and Sexuality in Africa
AAAD 201 Introduction to African Literature
AAAD 315 Political Protest and Conflict in Africa
AAAD 421 Introduction to the Languages of Africa
POLI 431 African Politics and Societies
ASIA
ASIA 150 Asia: An Introduction
ASIA 231 Bollywood Cinema
ASIA 261 India Through Western Eyes
ASIA 331 Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia
ASIA/RELI 285 The Buddhist Tradition: Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka
CHIN 253 Chinese Language and Society
HIST 133 Introduction to Chinese History
HIST 282 China in the World
LATIN AMERICA
AAAD 260 Blacks in Latin America
AAAD 460 Race, Culture, and Politics in Brazil
GEOG 259 Geography of Latin America
GEOG 458 Urban Latin America: Politics, Economy, and Society
HIST 142 Latin America under Colonial Rule
HIST 175H Honors Seminar in Latin American History
HIST 532 History of Cuba
LTAM 101 Introduction to Latin American Studies
MUSC 147 Intro to the Music of the Americas
POLI 238 Contemporary Latin American Politics
POLI 434 Politics of Mexico
POLI 435 Democracy and Development in Latin America
PORT 388 Portuguese, Brazilian, and African Identity in Film
SPAN 344 Latin American Cultural Topics
MIDDLE EAST
RELI 180 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
RELI 385 Modern Muslims and the Qur’an
WESTERN EUROPE/EUROPEAN UNION
ARTH 152 History of Western Art II
ARTH 283 Picturing Paris: 1800-2000
EURO/HIST 159 From War to Prosperity: 20th Century Europe
GEOG 464 Europe Today: Transnationalism, Globalisms, and the Geographies of Pan-Europe
GERM 280 20th Century German Philosophy and Modern Youth Cultures
GERM 302 Contemporary German Society
ITAL 333 Italian Film and Culture
ITAL 398 Undergraduate Seminar in Italian
POLI 239 Introduction to European Government
PORT 388 Portuguese, Brazilian and African Identity in Film
SPAN 340 Iberian Cultural Topics
RUSSIA/EASTERN EUROPE
HIST 161 Russia Becomes an Empire
POLI 235 The Politics of Russia and Eurasia
POLI 236 Politics of East-Central Europe
POLI/PWAD 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia