Global Studies BA Approved Courses Fall 2020
All courses below are approved for credit toward the Global Studies undergraduate major and appear in the Registrar’s course listings for Fall 2020. This list was updated on March 18, 2020 and changes could occur in course offerings between when this list was generated and the start of the Fall 2020 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. Students can also find the Global Studies B.A. major requirements and course approvals on our Course Catalog page.
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:
ENEC 201 Environment and Society
ENGL 141 World Literatures in English
FREN 150 Globalization and the French-Speaking World
GEOG 120 World Regional Geography
GEOG 121 Geographies of Globalization
GEOG 130 Development and Inequality: Global Perspectives
HIST 140 The World Since 1945
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 Global Politics
RELI 180 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
SOCI 111 Human Societies
SOCI 124 Sex and Gender in Society
SOCI 133 Sociology of Politics
GLBL Courses
GLBL 87H First-Year Seminar: The Migratory Experience
GLBL 181 Teaching Great Decisions
GLBL 193 Global Studies Internship
GLBL 196 Independent Study
GLBL 210.001 Global Issues & Globalization
GLBL 210.002 Global Issues & Globalization (majors only)
GLBL 281 Phillips Ambassadors
GLBL 490 Making Policy for Russia and Eastern Europe
GLBL 691H Honors in Global Studies
GLBL 702 Global Politics, Institutions, and Societies
GLBL 703 Global Migration and Labor Rights
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
ANTH 375 Memory, Massacres, and Monuments in Southeast Asia
GEOG 423 Social Geography
GEOG 435 Global Environmental Justice
GEOG 453 Political Geography
GEOG 464 Europe Today: Transnationalism, Globalisms, and the Geographies of Pan-Europe
GLBL 87H First Year Seminar: The Migratory Experience
HIST/PWAD 206 War, Diplomacy, and Statecraft, 1815-1945
MUSC 291 Music and Politics
POLI 130 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLI/PWAD 150 International Relations and Global Politics
POLI 235 The Politics of Russia and Eurasia
POLI 238 Politics of the Global South: Latin America
POLI 239 Introduction to European Government
POLI 260 Crisis and Change in Russia and Eastern Europe
POLI 431 African Politics and Societies
POLI 433 Politics of the European Union
POLI 435 Democracy and Development in Latin America
POLI 438 Democracy and International Institutions in an Undivided Europe
POLI 442 International Political Economy
POLI/PWAD 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
SOCI 111 Human Societies
SOCI 133 Sociology of Politics
WGST 388 The International Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health
GLOBAL ECONOMICS, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT
AAAD 410 Gender, Sexuality, and Development in Africa
ECON 460 International Economics
ECON 465 Economic Development.
ECON 468 Socialism, Planning, and the Contemporary Russian Economy
ECON 469 Asian Economic Systems
ECON 560 Advanced International Economics
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 151 Anthropological Perspectives on Food and Culture
ANTH 238 Human Ecology of Africa
ENEC 330 Principles of Sustainability
ENGL 268 Medicine, Literature, and Culture
ENVR 600 Environmental Health
GEOG 435 Global Environmental Justice
HPM 660 International and Comparative Health Systems
SOCI 469 Health and Society
WGST 388 The International Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health
TRANSNATIONAL CULTURES, IDENTITIES, ARTS
AAAD 284 Contemporary Perspectives on the African Diaspora in the Americas
AAAD/WGST 200 Gender and Sexuality in Africa
ANTH 123 Habitat and Humanity
ANTH 147 Comparative Healing Systems
ANTH 280 Anthropology of War and Peace
ANTH 429 Culture and Power in Southeast Asia
ARTH 155 African Art Survey
ASIA 150 Asia: An Introduction
COMM 574 War and Culture
GLBL 383 Global Whiteness
HIST 139 History of Muslim Societies since 1500
MEJO 442 Gender, Class, Race, and Mass Media
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 318 Politics of Art in Africa
AAAD 410 Gender, Sexuality, and Development in Africa
AAAD 421 Introduction to the Languages of Africa
ANTH 238 Human Ecology of Africa
HIST 279 Modern South Africa
POLI 431 African Politics and Societies
ASIA
ANTH 375 Memory, Massacres and Monuments in Southeast Asia
ASIA 150 Asia: An Introduction
ASIA 231 Bollywood Cinema
ASIA 331 Cracking India: Partition and Its Legacy in South Asia
CHIN 253 Chinese Language and Society
CHIN 361 Chinese Traditional Theater
CHIN 463 Narrative Ethics in Modern China
HIST 136 History of India, Pakistan, & Bangladesh: South Asia since 1750
JAPN 375 The Culture of Modern Imperial Japan, 1900-1945
LATIN AMERICA
AAAD 260 Blacks in Latin America
AAAD 460 Race, Culture and Politics in Brazil
GEOG 458 Urban Latin America: Politics, Economy, and Society
HIST 532 History of Cuba
LTAM 101 Introduction to Latin American Studies
MUSC 147 Intro to the Music of the Americas
POLI 238 Politics of the Global South: Latin America
POLI 434 Politics of Mexico
POLI 435 Democracy and Development in Latin America
SPAN 344 Latin@ American Cultural Topics
WGST 388 International Politics of Sexual and Reproductive Health
MIDDLE EAST
ASIA 435 The Cinemas of the Middle East and North Africa
HIST 139 History of Muslim Societies since 1500
RELI 180 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
RELI 480 Modern Muslim Literatures
RELI 583 Religion and Culture in Iran 1500-Present
WESTERN EUROPE/EUROPEAN UNION
ARTH 283 Picturing Paris, 1800-2000
EURO/HIST 159 From War to Prosperity: 20th Century Europe
FREN 372 French and Francophone Studies since 1789
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
HIST 262 History of the Holocaust
ITAL 333 Italian Film and Culture
POLI 232H Politics of the United Kingdom
POLI 239 Introduction to European Government
POLI 433 Politics of the European Union
POLI 438 Democracy and International Institutions in an Undivided Europe
SPAN 340 Iberian Cultural Topics
RUSSIA/EASTERN EUROPE
POLI 235 The Politics of Russia and Eurasia
POLI 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
POLI/PWAD/RUES/SOCI 260 Crisis and Change in Russia and East Europe