Global Studies

Global Studies

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Get the skills to function in a global market.

Develop the understanding necessary to be a responsible citizen of planet Earth.

Are you ready to engage with the world on a deeper level? The Global Studies Minor is your gateway to understanding the intricate connections that shape our global community. This interdisciplinary program equips you with the skills to navigate the complexities of transnational issues—whether it’s analyzing global politics, examining the impacts of colonialism, or addressing pressing social problems like racism and environmental crises. With 15 credits of electives, the program allows you to tailor your studies to your personal and professional aspirations. By taking this minor, you’ll gain not just knowledge, but the ability to drive meaningful change and advocate for a more just and equitable planet.

What you can learn:

  • Comparative politics and international relations
  • Issues related to colonialism and immigration
  • Social problems such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of prejudice, discrimination, and exploitation
  • The role of capitalism and global financial institutions in shaping the world
  • Environmental crises and the struggle over resources
  • Causes and effects of global conflicts

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Explore sample courses in this program.
PO-120 Global Politics
An introduction to comparative politics and international relations. In this course, students learn how different countries around the world govern themselves and how they interact with each other. Topics may include democratic and non-democratic regimes, theories of war and peace, global political cultures, and intergovernmental organizations such as the United Nations.
3 credits
GL-150 Introduction to Global Studies
This course analyzes the forces reorganizing the planet along economic, social, political, cultural, technological, and environmental lines across national boundaries.
3 credits
HI-208 American Immigrant History
Survey of immigration. Topics such as old-world background, impact on the United States, nativism, cultural pluralism, religion, mobility, family and politics. Counts for Europe / United States in the history major.
3 credits
UR-213 Human Identity and Urban Environment
Examination of issues including historical experiences and social advantages and disadvantages of different groups within society, social problems, and diversity of different groups and their changing dynamics.
3 credits
PH-241 Genocide and Human Rights
The ethical, political, and other dimensions of systematic mass violence through case studies and general theoretical analyses.
3 credits
CM-350 Intercultural Communication
Introductory communication theory and practice across cultural groups defined by race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, nationality, politics, and economics.
3 credits
UR-360 Environmental Systems and Public Policy
Examination of urban ecosystems, focusing on land uses designed to effectively utilize water, open space, and other natural resources.
3 credits
SO-425 Global Capitalism
Development of capitalism from a historical, sociological, and critical perspective. Themes may include: imperialism and the underdevelopment of the Global South, urbanization, global financial institutions, war, and environmental crises and the struggle over resources.
3 credits

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