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Jonathan Carlyon, Interim Director
The Global Studies Interdisciplinary Minor is designed to promote awareness, understanding, and appreciation for peoples and cultures around the world. It includes a choice of courses in various disciplines that emphasize international and global history, politics, languages and cultures, economics, and environmental issues. Three required interdisciplinary core courses integrate and expand on these themes. This program provides critical cultural context for students pursuing any major, and it is available to both resident and distance learners. Students enrolled in the International Studies major are not eligible for this minor.
Learning Objectives
Students will:
- Think critically about cross-cultural, international, and global issues.
- Apply an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge.
- Effectively analyze and communicate themes in International Studies and related fields.
- Demonstrate cross-cultural interaction and engagement.
Effective Fall 2021
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| INST 200 | Interdisciplinary Approaches to Globalization | 3 |
| INST 301 | International Studies Research Methods | 3 |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Cultures and the Global System (GT-SS3) | ||
| Introduction to Geography (GT-SS2) | ||
| Select a minimum of 12 credits from the three categories listed below, including at least one course from each category. At least 9 credits must be upper-division (300-to 400-level): | 12 | |
| Program Total Credits: | 21 | |
Languages and Cultures
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AM 363 | Historic Costume | 3 |
| ANTH 100 | Introductory Cultural Anthropology (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| ANTH 310 | Peoples and Cultures of Africa | 3 |
| ANTH 312 | Modern Indian Culture and Society | 3 |
| ANTH 313 | Modernization and Development | 3 |
| ANTH 314 | Southeast Asian Cultures and Societies | 3 |
| ANTH 315 | Global Mobilities–The African Diaspora | 3 |
| ANTH 317 | Anthropology of Human Rights | 3 |
| ANTH 322 | The Anthropology of Religion | 3 |
| ANTH 329 | Cultural Change | 3 |
| ANTH 330 | Human Ecology | 3 |
| ANTH 335 | Language and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 336 | Art and Culture | 3 |
| ANTH 338 | Gender and Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 351 | Archaeology of Europe and Africa | 3 |
| ANTH 411 | Indians of South America | 3 |
| ANTH 413 | Indigenous Peoples Today | 3 |
| ANTH 415 | Indigenous Ecologies and the Modern World | 3 |
| ANTH 416 | Gender, Culture, and Health | 3 |
| ANTH 423 | Cultural Psychiatry | 3 |
| ANTH 438 | Approaches to Community-Based Development | 3 |
| ANTH 439 | Community Mobilization | 3 |
| ANTH 441 | Method in Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 447 | Gender Equity in Development | 3 |
| ANTH 448 | Development and Empowerment | 3 |
| ANTH 451 | Andean Archaeology and Ethnohistory | 3 |
| ANTH 459 | Gods, Heroes, Stones--Greek Archaeology | 3 |
| ART 110 | Global Art History I | 3 |
| ART 111 | Global Art History II | 3 |
| ART 212 | Global Art History III | 3 |
| ART 309 | Pre-Columbian Art of the Andes | 3 |
| ART 310 | History of American Art to 1945 | 3 |
| ART 311 | Art of West and Central Africa | 3 |
| ART 312 | Pre-Columbian Art of Mesoamerica | 3 |
| ART 313 | Art of East and Southern Africa | 3 |
| ART 316 | Art of the Pacific | 3 |
| ART 320 | Global Encounters in Art | 3 |
| ART 410 | Greek Art | 3 |
| ART 411 | History of Medieval Art | 3 |
| ART 412 | History of Renaissance Art | 3 |
| ART 414 | History of Baroque and Rococo Art | 3 |
| ART 415 | History of 19th Century European Art | 3 |
| ART 416 | History of European Art, 1900 to 1945 | 3 |
| ART 417 | Roman Art | 3 |
| E 142 | Reading Without Borders (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| E 238 | Contemporary Global Fiction (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| E 242 | Reading Shakespeare (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| E 245 | World Drama (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| E 276 | British Literature--Medieval Period to 1800 (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| E 277 | British Literature--After 1800 (GT-AH2) | 3 |
| E 330 | Gender in World Literature | 3 |
| E 337 | Western Mythology | 3 |
| E 339 | Literature of the Earth | 3 |
| E 344 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| E 356 | Asian Literature | 3 |
| E 424 | English Renaissance | 3 |
| E 425 | Restoration and 18th Century Literature | 3 |
| E 426 | British Romanticism | 3 |
| E 427 | Victorian Age | 3 |
| E 428 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| E 430 | Eighteenth-Century English Fiction | 3 |
| E 431 | 19th-Century English Fiction | 3 |
| E 432 | 20th-Century British Fiction | 3 |
| E 443 | English Renaissance Drama | 3 |
| E 444 | Restoration and 18th-Century Drama | 3 |
| E 445 | Modern British and European Drama | 3 |
| E 451 | Medieval Literature | 3 |
| E 452 | Masterpieces of European Literature | 3 |
| E 455 | European Literature after 1900 | 3 |
| E 460 | Chaucer | 3 |
| E 463 | Milton | 3 |
| ETST 100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| ETST 130 | West Africa in Global and Local Perspective | 1 |
| ETST 205 | Ethnicity and the Media (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| ETST 239/E 239 | Introduction to Chicano Literature | 3 |
| ETST 254 | La Chicana in Society | 3 |
| ETST 256 | Border Crossings--People/Politics/Culture (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| ETST 332 | Contemporary Chicanx Issues | 3 |
| ETST 352/SOWK 352 | Indigenous Women, Children, and Tribes | 3 |
| ETST 370 | Caribbean Identities | 3 |
| ETST 371 | The Modern Caribbean | 3 |
| ETST 412 | Africa and African Diaspora | 3 |
| ETST 425 | Indigenous Film and Video | 3 |
| ETST 441 | Indigenous Knowledges | 3 |
| GR 213 | Climate Migrants (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| GR 320 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| JTC 316 | Multiculturalism and the Media | 3 |
| JTC 412 | International Mass Communication | 3 |
| LARA 300 | Third Year Arabic | 3 |
| LARA 301 | Oral Communication - Arabic | 3 |
| LCHI 304 | Third-Year Chinese I | 3 |
| LCHI 305 | Third-Year Chinese II | 3 |
| LCHI 309 | Contemporary Chinese Literature and the Arts | 3 |
| LCHI 365 | Introduction to Chinese Cinema Studies | 3 |
| LCHI 408 | Chinese Calligraphy | 1 |
| LFRE 300 | Reading and Writing for Communication-French | 3 |
| LFRE 301 | Oral Communication-French | 3 |
| LFRE 310 | Approaches to French Literature | 3 |
| LFRE 312 | Introduction to French Linguistics | 3 |
| LFRE 313 | Introduction to French Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LFRE 326 | French Phonetics | 3 |
| LFRE 335 | Issues in French/Francophone Culture | 3 |
| LFRE 345 | French for the Professions | 3 |
| LFRE 355 | 20th Century French Literature | 3 |
| LFRE 365 | Introduction to French Cinema Studies | 3 |
| LFRE 400 | Advanced French Communication Skills | 3 |
| LFRE 413 | Advanced French Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LFRE 433A | Francophone Cultures: Representations | 3 |
| LFRE 433B | Francophone Cultures: Contacts | 3 |
| LFRE 441 | Advanced Business French | 3 |
| LFRE 450 | Selected French Literary Movements and Periods | 3 |
| LFRE 452 | Genre Studies in French | 3 |
| LFRE 453 | Author Studies in French | 3 |
| LFRE 454 | Topic Studies in French | 3 |
| LFRE 460 | French/Francophone Women Writers | 3 |
| LFRE 470 | French Grammatical Constructions | 3 |
| LGEN 365 | Introduction to Cinema Studies | 3 |
| LGEN 382/ETST 382 | Italian Ethnic Identity, Culture, and Gender | 3 |
| LGER 300 | Reading and Writing for Communication-German | 3 |
| LGER 301 | Oral Communication-German | 3 |
| LGER 310 | Approaches to German Literature | 3 |
| LGER 313 | Introduction to German Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LGER 326 | German Phonetics | 3 |
| LGER 335 | Issues in German Culture | 3 |
| LGER 336 | Issues in Swiss and Austrian Culture | 3 |
| LGER 345 | Business German | 3 |
| LGER 355 | 20th Century German Literature | 3 |
| LGER 365 | Introduction to German Cinema Studies | 3 |
| LGER 400 | Advanced German Communication Skills | 3 |
| LGER 401 | Advanced German Oral Communication | 3 |
| LGER 413 | Advanced German Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LGER 434 | Advanced German Culture | 3 |
| LGER 441 | Advanced Business German | 3 |
| LGER 450 | Selected German Literary Movements and Periods | 3 |
| LGER 452 | Genre Studies in German | 3 |
| LGER 453 | Author Studies in German | 3 |
| LGER 454 | Topic Studies in German | 3 |
| LGER 465 | Advanced Studies in German Film | 3 |
| LJPN 304 | Third-Year Japanese I | 3 |
| LJPN 305 | Third-Year Japanese II | 3 |
| LJPN 365 | Introduction to Japanese Cinema Studies | 3 |
| LJPN 404 | Historical Aspects of the Language and Society | 3 |
| LJPN 405 | Integrated Japanese: Beyond Words | 3 |
| LJPN 408 | Advanced Kanji Study | 1 |
| LRUS 304 | Third-Year Russian I | 3 |
| LRUS 305 | Third-Year Russian II | 3 |
| LRUS 350 | Russian Culture | 3 |
| LRUS 365 | Introduction to Russian Cinema Studies | 3 |
| LSPA 300 | Reading and Writing for Communication-Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 301 | Oral Communication-Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 310 | Approaches to Spanish Literature | 3 |
| LSPA 312 | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
| LSPA 313 | Introduction to Spanish Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LSPA 326 | Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
| LSPA 335 | Issues in Hispanic Culture | 3 |
| LSPA 340 | Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields | 3 |
| LSPA 342 | Spanish for Animal Health and Care Fields II | 3 |
| LSPA 343 | Spanish Terminology-Animal Health/Agriculture | 3 |
| LSPA 345 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 346 | Spanish for Health Care | 3 |
| LSPA 347 | Spanish for Working with Youth and Families | 3 |
| LSPA 348 | Spanish Professional Terminology in Context | 3 |
| LSPA 365 | Introduction to Spanish Cinema | 3 |
| LSPA 400 | Advanced Spanish Communication Skills | 3 |
| LSPA 401 | Advanced Spanish Oral Communication | 3 |
| LSPA 413 | Advanced Spanish Translation and Interpreting | 3 |
| LSPA 435 | Caribbean Culture in Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| LSPA 436 | Advanced Latin American Culture | 3 |
| LSPA 437 | Advanced Spanish Culture | 3 |
| LSPA 441 | Advanced Business Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 442 | Colonial Latin American Literature | 3 |
| LSPA 443 | Spanish Theatre | 3 |
| LSPA 444 | The Intercultural Workplace-Animal Health/Ag | 3 |
| LSPA 445 | Women Writers in the Hispanic World | 3 |
| LSPA 449 | Spanish-American Literary Movements and Periods | 3 |
| LSPA 450 | Selected Spanish Literary Movements and Periods | 3 |
| LSPA 452 | Genre Studies in Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 453 | Author Studies in Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 454 | Topic Studies in Spanish | 3 |
| LSPA 465A | Studies in Foreign Film: Spain | 3 |
| LSPA 465B | Studies in Foreign Film: Latin America | 3 |
| LSPA 470 | Spanish Grammatical Constructions | 3 |
| MU 131 | Introduction to Music History and Literature (GT-AH1) | 3 |
| MU 132 | Exploring World Music | 3 |
| MU 334 | Perspectives in Early Music History | 3 |
| MU 335 | Music of the Common Practice Era | 3 |
| PHIL 120 | History and Philosophy of Scientific Thought (GT-AH3) | 3 |
| PHIL 170 | World Philosophies (GT-AH3) | 3 |
| PHIL 171 | Religions of the West (GT-AH3) | 3 |
| PHIL 172 | Religions of the East (GT-AH3) | 3 |
| PHIL 173 | Philosophy of Traditional Judaism | 3 |
| PHIL 174 | World Religions (GT-AH3) | 3 |
| PHIL 300 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 301 | 17th and 18th Century European Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 302 | 19th Century Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 303 | Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 320 | Ethics of Sustainability | 3 |
| PHIL 333 | Latin American Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 335 | Islam: Cosmology and Practice | 3 |
| PHIL 349 | Philosophies of East Asia | 3 |
| PHIL 360 | Topics in Asian Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 370 | Contemporary Western Religious Thought | 3 |
| PHIL 371 | Contemporary Eastern Religious Thought | 3 |
| PHIL 375 | Science and Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 379 | Mysticism East and West | 3 |
| PHIL 409 | 20th Century Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 455 | Islamic Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 479 | Topics in Comparative Religions | 3 |
| SPCM 434 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
History, Politics and Society
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 100 | Western Civilization, Pre-Modern (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 101 | Western Civilization, Modern (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 115 | The Islamic World: Late Antiquity to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 116 | The Islamic World Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 120 | Asian Civilizations I (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 121 | Asian Civilizations II (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 170 | World History, Ancient-1500 (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 171 | World History, 1500-Present (GT-HI1) | 3 |
| HIST 300 | Ancient Greece to 323 B.C.E. | 3 |
| HIST 301 | Roman Republic | 3 |
| HIST 302 | Roman Empire | 3 |
| HIST 303 | Hellenistic World: Alexander to Cleopatra | 3 |
| HIST 304 | Women in Ancient Greece and Rome | 3 |
| HIST 308 | Ancient Christianity to 500 A.D. | 3 |
| HIST 309 | Medieval Christianity, 500-1500 | 3 |
| HIST 310 | Medieval Europe | 3 |
| HIST 311 | Medieval England | 3 |
| HIST 312 | Women in Medieval Europe | 3 |
| HIST 315 | Tudor Stuart England, 1485-1689 | 3 |
| HIST 317 | Renaissance and Reformation Europe | 3 |
| HIST 318 | The Age of the Enlightenment | 3 |
| HIST 319 | Early Modern France, 1500-1789 | 3 |
| HIST 320 | Women and Gender in Europe, 1450-1789 | 3 |
| HIST 321 | Industrial Society in Europe, 1600-1871 | 3 |
| HIST 322 | Industrial Society in Europe, 1871-1989 | 3 |
| HIST 323 | Russia Before 1700 | 3 |
| HIST 324 | Imperial Russia | 3 |
| HIST 325 | Ireland: Culture, Politics, Society and Nation | 3 |
| HIST 328 | Modern Europe, 1815-1914 | 3 |
| HIST 329 | Europe in Crisis, 1914-1941 | 3 |
| HIST 330 | Eastern Europe Since 1918 | 3 |
| HIST 331 | The Soviet Union | 3 |
| HIST 332 | Germany Since World War I | 3 |
| HIST 333 | Contemporary Europe | 3 |
| HIST 334 | European Culture in the 20th Century | 3 |
| HIST 335 | Britain in the 20th Century | 3 |
| HIST 336 | Germany from Napoleon to WWI | 3 |
| HIST 338 | The Holocaust in Historical Perspective | 3 |
| HIST 339 | World War II in Europe | 3 |
| HIST 410 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 411 | Latin America Since Independence | 3 |
| HIST 412 | Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 414 | Revolutions in Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 420 | Africa: Precolonial States and Empires | 3 |
| HIST 421 | Africa: Colonialism to Independence | 3 |
| HIST 422 | Modern Africa | 3 |
| HIST 423 | South African History | 3 |
| HIST 424 | East African History | 3 |
| HIST 431 | Ancient Israel | 3 |
| HIST 432 | Sacred History in the Bible and the Qur'an | 3 |
| HIST 433 | Muhammad and the Origins of Islam | 3 |
| HIST 435 | Jihad in Islamic History | 3 |
| HIST 436 | The Holy Land--Ancient to Modern | 3 |
| HIST 438 | The Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 440 | Modern South Asia: Colonialism and Nationalism | 3 |
| HIST 441 | South Asia Since Independence | 3 |
| HIST 451 | Medieval China and Central Asia | 3 |
| HIST 452 | China in the Modern World, 1600-Present | 3 |
| HIST 455 | Tokugawa and Modern Japan, 1600-Present | 3 |
| HIST 456 | East Asia in the Age of Empire, 1800-Present | 3 |
| HIST 461 | Rise and Fall of British Empire 1600-1947 | 3 |
| HIST 463 | Science and Technology in Modern History | 3 |
| HIST 464 | Pacific Wars: Philippines-WWII | 3 |
| HIST 465 | Pacific Wars: Korea and Vietnam | 3 |
| HIST 466 | U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 | 3 |
| HIST 467 | Modern Jewish History | 3 |
| HIST 469 | The Crusades | 3 |
| IE 179 | Globalization: Exploring Our Global Village (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| IE 272 | World Interdependence - Current Global Issues | 3 |
| IE 450/SOWK 450 | International Social Welfare and Development | 3 |
| IE 471 | Children and Youth in Global Context | 3 |
| IE 472 | Education for Global Peace | 3 |
| POLS 131 | Current World Problems (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 232 | International Relations (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 241 | Comparative Government and Politics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| POLS 341 | Western European Government and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 345 | Russian, Central, and East European Politics | 3 |
| POLS 347 | Comparative Authoritarianism | 3 |
| POLS 420 | History of Political Thought | 3 |
| POLS 431 | International Law | 3 |
| POLS 433 | International Organization | 3 |
| POLS 436 | Comparative Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POLS 437 | International Security | 3 |
| POLS 440/GR 440 | Political Geography | 3 |
| POLS 443 | Comparative Social Movements | 3 |
| POLS 444 | Comparative African Politics | 3 |
| POLS 445 | Comparative Asian Politics | 3 |
| POLS 446 | Politics of South America | 3 |
| POLS 447 | Politics in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean | 3 |
| POLS 448 | Comparative Racial/Ethnic Politics | 3 |
| POLS 449 | Middle East Politics | 3 |
| POLS 462 | Globalization, Sustainability, and Justice | 3 |
| SOC 105 | Social Problems (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| SOC 332 | Comparative Majority-Minority Relations | 3 |
| SOC 333 | Gender and Society | 3 |
| SOC 422/ANTH 422 | Comparative Legal Systems | 3 |
Economy and Environment
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGRI 116/IE 116 | Plants and Civilizations (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| AGRI 270/IE 270 | World Interdependence-Population and Food (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| AM 335 | Textiles and Apparel Supply Chains | 3 |
| AM 430 | International Retailing | 3 |
| AM 460 | Historic Textiles | 3 |
| ANTH 453 | Impacts on Ancient Environments | 3 |
| ANTH 479/IE 479 | International Development Theory and Practice | 3 |
| AREC 202 | Agricultural and Resource Economics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| AREC 415 | International Agricultural Trade | 3 |
| AREC 460 | Ag- and Resource-Based Economic Development | 3 |
| BUS 405B | Contemporary Business Topics: International Business | 3 |
| DM 470A | International Design and Merchandising: Apparel | 2 |
| DM 470B | International Design and Merchandising: Interior Design | 2 |
| ECON 101 | Economics of Social Issues (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 204 | Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 211 | Gender in the Economy (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 240/AREC 240 | Issues in Environmental Economics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 370 | Comparative Economic Systems | 3 |
| ECON 376 | Marxist Economic Thought | 3 |
| ECON 440 | Economics of International Trade and Policy | 3 |
| ECON 442 | Economics of International Finance and Policy | 3 |
| ECON 444/AREC 444 | Economics of Energy Resources | 3 |
| ECON 460 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ETST 365 | Global Environmental Justice Movements | 3 |
| FIN 475 | International Business Finance | 3 |
| GES 101 | Foundations of Environmental Sustainability | 3 |
| GES 192 | Global Environmental Sustainability Seminar | 1 |
| GES 450 | Global Sustainability and Health | 3 |
| GES 460 | Law and Sustainability | 3 |
| GR 102 | Geography of Europe and the Americas (GT-SS2) | 3 |
| GR 305 | Geography of Global Health | 3 |
| GR 330 | Urban Geography | 3 |
| GR 331 | Geography of Farming Systems | 3 |
| GR 415 | The Geography of Commodities | 3 |
| HIST 439 | Environmental History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 470 | World Environmental History, 1500-Present | 3 |
| IE 470 | Women and Development | 3 |
| IE 478 | Managing International Development Programs | 3 |
| MGT 475 | International Business Management | 3 |
| MKT 365 | International Marketing | 3 |
| NRRT 320 | International Issues-Recreation and Tourism | 3 |
| NRRT 400 | Environmental Governance | 3 |
| POLS 332/ECON 332 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| POLS 362 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 |
| POLS 442 | Environmental Politics in Developing World | 3 |
| SOC 220 | Environment, Food, and Social Justice (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| SOC 320 | Population-Natural Resources and Environment | 3 |
| SOC 322 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| SOC 323 | Soc. of Environmental Cooperation & Conflict | 3 |
| SOC 364 | Food, Agriculture and Global Society | 3 |
| SOC 461 | Water and Social Justice | 3 |