Global Studies BA Approved Courses Fall 2021
All courses below are approved for credit toward the Global Studies undergraduate major and appear in the Registrar’s course listings for Fall 2021. This list was updated on May 18, 2021 and changes could occur in course offerings between when this list was generated and the start of the Fall 2021 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.
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Students interested in receiving GLBL major approval for courses that do not appear on the approved course list should submit a petition through our new Course Credit Request System. Petitions will no longer be accepted via e-mail.
Students can also find the Global Studies B.A. major requirements and course approvals on our Course Catalog page.
Core Courses
GLBL 210 Global Issues & Globalization (required)
Two required, each from a different department:
COMM 82 FYS: Food Politics from an Organizational Communication Perspective
ENEC 201 Introduction to 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
GEOG 232 Agriculture, Food, Society
HIST 140 The World Since 1945
PHIL/POLI/PWAD 272 Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
PLCY 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 121 Population Problems
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 383 Global Whiteness
GLBL 487 Social Movements: Rethinking Globalization (requires instructor approval for enrollment)
GLBL 490.001 Mixed Methods Research (MA students only)
GLBL 490.002 Making Policy For Russia and Eastern Europe: Meeting Policy Makers For A Global Dialogue (requires instructor approval for enrollment)
GLBL 691H Honors in Global Studies
Theme Courses
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, NATION STATES, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
AAAD 101 Introduction to Africa
ARTH/HIST 514 Monuments and Memory
GEOG 435 Global Environmental Justice
GEOG 453 Political Geography
GLBL 87H First Year Seminar: The Migratory Experience
GLBL 383 Global Whiteness
GLBL 487 Social Movements: Rethinking Globalization
POLI 130 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POLI 150 International Relations and Global Politics
POLI 235 The Politics of Russia and Eurasia
POLI 236 Politics of East-Central Europe
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 438 Democracy and International Institutions in an Undivided Europe
POLI 442 International Political Economy
POLI 448 The Politics of Multilevel Governance
POLI/PWAD 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
RELI 283 The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet
SOCI 111 Human Societies
SOCI 121 Population Problems
SOCI 133 Sociology of Politics
GLOBAL ECONOMICS, TRADE, DEVELOPMENT
ECON 450 Health Economics: Problems and Policy
ECON 460 International Economics
ECON 468 Socialism, Planning, and the Contemporary Russian Economy
ECON 469 Asian Economic Systems
GEOG 453 Political Geography
POLI 442 International Political Economy
GLOBAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
ANTH 147 Comparative Healing Systems
ANTH 151 Anthropological Perspectives on Food and Culture
ANTH 318 Human Growth and Development
ENEC 330 Principles of Sustainability
ENEC 370 Agriculture and Environment
ENEC/GEOG 264 Conservation of Biodiversity in Theory and Practice
ENVR 600 Health and Environment
ENVR 610 Global Perspectives on Environmental Health Inequalities
GEOG 222 Health and Medical Geography
GEOG 435 Global Environmental Justice
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
AMST/ENGL/POLI 248 Intersectionality: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Justice
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 123 Habitat and Humanity
ANTH 147 Comparative Healing Systems
ARTH/HIST 514 Monuments and Memory
ASIA 150 Asia: An Introduction
COMM 574 War and Culture
DRAM 486 Latin American Theater
GLBL 383 Global Whiteness
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 318 Politics of Art in Africa
AAAD 320 20th Century African American Music
AAAD 400 Contemporary African Politics
AAAD 421 Introduction to the Languages of Africa
POLI 431 African Politics and Societies
ASIA
ASIA 150 Asia: An Introduction
ASIA 586 The Gardens, Shrines and Temples of Japan
CHIN 150 Introduction to Chinese Civilization
HIST 133 Introduction to Chinese History
HIST 134 Modern East Asia
JAPN 375 The Culture of Modern Imperial Japan, 1900-1945
LATIN AMERICA
AAAD 460 Race, Culture and Politics in Brazil
GEOG 259 Society and Environment in Latin America
HIST 142 Latin America under Colonial Rule
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
SPAN 344 Latin@ American Cultural Topics
MIDDLE EAST
HIST 277 The Conflict over Israel/Palestine
RELI 064 Re-introducing Islam
RELI 180 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
RELI 581 Sufism
RELI 583 Religion and Culture in Iran 1500-Present
WESTERN EUROPE/EUROPEAN UNION
ARTH 283 Picturing Paris
EURO/HIST 159 From War to Prosperity: 20th Century Europe
GERM 302 Advanced Communication in German: Media, Arts, Culture
ITAL 335 Themes in Italian Film
POLI 239 Introduction to European Government
POLI 438 Democracy and International Institutions in an Undivided Europe
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 469 Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia
POLI/PWAD/RUES/SOCI 260 Crisis and Change in Russia and East Europe
RUSS 445 19th Century Russian Literature and Culture