Global Studies (BA/BS)

Formerly known as international studies, global studies is an interdisciplinary major. What this means is that students can tailor majors to their own specific interests. Global studies provides an excellent general education for students interested in the complex interrelationships (political, economic, social, and cultural) of our interdependent modern world. The program offers students tools to make sense of a fast-changing global arena; it ensures the practical application of their research; and it immerses them in the language, history, and culture of a major world region.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

  • Critical Thinking: Use analytical tools to examine global issues in the primary thematic areas of the department: international development, culture and globalization, gender and development, environmental sustainability, global health and well-being, and cross-cultural communication and understanding. Critically analyze the complex interrelationships that exist among first nations, nation states and between peoples, and civil society organizations and the environment throughout the interdependent modern world.
  • Critical Thinking: Contrast methods of interdisciplinary social science research from qualitative ethnographic methods to quantitative survey instruments; use library databases to categorize relevant literature, appraise the strengths and weaknesses of academic arguments, use evidence to support arguments.
  • Critical Thinking: Modify and apply a critical and well-grounded understanding of multiple worldviews and perspectives, experiences, power structures, and ethical and cultural positions in relation to contemporary global issues.
  • Content Knowledge: Describe, explain and apply basic knowledge of the historic and contemporary role and effects of different actors in the global system (e.g., multilateral and bilateral organizations, development agencies, social movements, nation-states, civil society, business, and philanthropic and non-governmental organizations).
  • Content Knowledge: Describe and discuss the history, culture, society, geography and political economy of a major world region, and its relations to global political economic processes.
  • Content Knowledge: Describe, summarize and transfer basic knowledge of a professional concentration area onto a real-world career objective.
  • Content Knowledge: Connect course content surrounding political systems, health, history, culture, economics, or education, to a set of intercultural experiences.
  • Communication: Demonstrate receptive and productive proficiency in at least one language other than English.
  • Communication: Convey complex information and ideas in written English that are clear, robust, carefully edited, well organized, and stylistically engaging and accessible.
  • Communication: Interact with people from a diverse range of cultural, religious, ethnic, and national backgrounds in a way that is respectful and informed. Use knowledge and skills to develop and advocate for informed, appropriate action to solve complex problems in the human and natural worlds.

The first step for students planning to major in global studies is to declare the pre-major. Students should make an appointment with a Global Connections Advisor to declare the pre-major. Global studies pre-majors must first complete the requirements listed below before they can apply to the global studies major.

Courses required for the pre-major must be passed with a C– or better. Freshman seminars do not count toward this requirement. Pre-major students are encouraged to begin their language study as soon as possible to meet the language requirement for the Global Studies major. Students are strongly encouraged not to wait until their junior or senior year to apply. Pre-major advising and help with the application process are available via appointments made with Global Connections Advisors in the Tykeson College & Career Advising unit. Applicants are required to meet with a Global Connections Advisor as part of the major application process. Applications are due on Monday of the fourth week of fall, winter, and spring terms.

In exceptional cases (and to accommodate transfer students), students entering the university may apply to become a global studies major without completing the required two terms. More information is available from the GLBL Director of Undergraduate Studies.

GLBL 101Introduction to Global Issues4
or GLBL 102 Foundations for Intercultural Competence
Select two of the following:8
GLBL 230
Global Wellbeing
GLBL 240
Perspectives on International Development
GLBL 250
Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective
GLBL 270
Globalization and the Global Economy
WR 121ZComposition I4
or HC 101H Liberal Arts: [Topic]

Global Studies Major

Preparatory Courses8
GLBL 101
Introduction to Global Issues
GLBL 102
Foundations for Intercultural Competence
Block A: International Core Foundation16
GLBL 230
Global Wellbeing
GLBL 240
Perspectives on International Development
GLBL 250
Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective
GLBL 270
Globalization and the Global Economy
Block B: Professional Concentration Area16
Either Internal Block B Option 1: Four upper-division courses (16 credits) in one of 12 areas of concentration or External Block B Option 2: four upper-division INTL/GLBL courses (16 credits) plus a minor/certificate in any other UO department. See professional concentration areas list and tables. 3
1) Internal Block B Option: Choose 1 of 12 Professional Concentration options. Earn 16 credits total: A) 1 or 2 required INTL/GLBL course(s) (4-8 credits); B) 2 or 3 electives (8 or 12 credits); C) All credits must be upper division.
2) External Block B Option: A) Complete any minor or certificate in any other UO department; B) In addition, breadth requirement of 4 additional INTL/GLBL courses; C) If a INTL/GLBL course is counted towards the minor/certificate, it may also count among those 4.
Block C: Geographic Focus16
Four upper-division courses on one of the following areas: Africa, Europe, Southeast & East Asia, South & Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East, and North America; at least one of the four must have the INTL/GLBL subject code. See geographic focus areas list and tables. 4
Total Credits56
1

Should be taken before global core foundation courses. Must be taken prior to applying to the major.

2

INTL/GLBL courses at the 300- and 400-level may be used to fulfill this requirement if it is not already being used toward completion of a student's Block B or C requirements. More information is available from an global studies advisor.

3

Students may design their own professional concentration area if none of the predefined areas fits the student’s professional goals. Students who choose this option must designate one of the core faculty members of the Department of Global Studies as an advisor and work with that individual in designing the concentration.

4

As many as 4 credits in a third-year language sequence may be used to fulfill the geographic focus requirement. Appropriate courses should have significant course content on the region of study. Areas of focus may include Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, North America, South and Central Asia, and East and Southeast Asia. A North American geographic focus is only open to international students. 

Additional Requirements

Courses must be passed with grades of C– or better to satisfy major requirements. In addition, three years’ proficiency in a second language is required (see below for details).

Courses applied to the major, with the exception of the language requirement and up to 8 credits in Field Studies: [Topic] (GLBL 406) or Terminal Project (GLBL 409), must be taken for letter grades.

A maximum of 12 credits in courses taken to fulfill the university group requirements may be applied toward the global studies major.

A maximum of 20 credits in courses taken in a single department other than global studies may be applied toward the global studies major, exclusive of the language requirement and the External Block B Professional Concentration option.

For the most current information about courses and requirements, visit the department website.

Language Requirement

To satisfy this requirement, students must achieve proficiency in a second language at a level associated with three years of study. Proficiency in the language may be demonstrated by passing three terms of a 300-level language sequence with grades of mid-C or better, by an examination, or by graduating from a high school in which English was not the medium of instruction.

A student may also fulfill the language requirement with two years’ proficiency in two different languages exclusive of the student’s native language. Students wishing to pursue this option must get approval from the director of undergraduate studies faculty.

Intercultural Experience

The Global Studies Major requires a significant intercultural experience to fulfill the major requirements. An experience is intercultural when it involves direct engagement with people from a cultural group or sub-cultural group that is significantly different from the participants' own background. Students may chose from the following two options for the Intercultural Experience Requirement.

Option #1 - A credit-bearning intercultural experience consisting of at least 4 credits (e.g., GEO study abroad, GlobalWorks internship, or a credited research experience such as GLBL 406 or 409). This option does not need to be pre-approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

Option #2 - A non-credit-bearing intercultural experience consisting of a minimum of 120 hours of engagement (e.g., internship with an organization). Prior to applying for or starting an experience for Option #2, students should first contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for pre-approval, and provide a one-paragraph abstract detailing how they foresee the proposed opportunity will meet the criteria enumerated on the Department of Global Studies website.

Contact the departmental advising office for information about other ways to satisfy this requirement. For information about study in another country, see Study Abroad in the Supplementary Academic Programming section of this catalog. Advice is available from the Division of Global Engagement, 330 Oregon Hall. Domestic (US-based) cultural experiences and internships must be preapproved by the advising team.

Internship Option

Students may earn pass/no pass (P/N) credit for work done as interns. Interested students should consult with global studies advisors.

Block B: Professional Concentration Areas

External Block B Option

  1. Complete any minor or certificate in any other UO department;
  2. In addition, breadth requirement of 4 additional INTL/GLBL courses;
  3. If a INTL/GLBL course is counted towards the minor/certificate, it may also count among those 4.
External Block B Option
Non-GLBL Minor
Complete all requirements for a minor or certificate in any other UO department.
GLBL Required Courses16
Select any four upper division courses with an GLBL prefix.
Total Credits16

Internal Block B Option

Choose 1 of the following 12 Professional Concentration options. Earn 16 credits total: 

A) 1 or 2 required GLBL course(s) (4-8 credits)

B) 2 or 3 electives (8 or 12 credits)

C) All credits must be upper division.

Environmental Justice and Resilience

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses4
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
Elective Courses12
Select two courses from the following or from the required course options:
Global Studies
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Biology
BI 370
Ecology
Economics
EC 333
Resource and Environmental Economic Issues
EC 430
Urban and Regional Economics
EC 435
Environmental Studies
ENVS 335
Allocating Scarce Environmental Resources
ENVS 345
Environmental Ethics
ENVS 411
Environmental Issues: [Topic]
ENVS 435
Environmental Justice
ENVS 450
Political Ecology
Ethnic Studies
ES 350
Native Americans and the Environment
Geography
GEOG 341
Population and Environment
GEOG 361
Global Environmental Change
GEOG 430
Long-Term Environmental Change
GEOG 461
Environmental Alteration
GEOG 463
GEOG 465
Environment and Development
GEOG 467
GEOG 468
Contemporary Food Systems
Law
LAW 310
Environmental Regulation
Philosophy
PHIL 309
Global Justice
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 331
Environmental Management
PPPM 340
Climate Change Policy
PPPM 360
International Public Policy
PPPM 444
Environmental Policy
PPPM 445
Green Cities
Political Science
PS 367
Politics, Science, and Climate Change
PS 477
International Environmental Politics
Sociology
SOC 304
Community, Environment, and Society
SOC 416
Issues in Environmental Sociology [Topic]
Women's Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 432
Gender, Environment, and Development
Total Credits16

Development Studies

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
Both required:
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 340
Global Health and Development
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Asian Studies
ASIA 480
Chinese Economy: Transition, Development, Globalization
Business Administration
BA 316
Management: Creating Value through People
Conflict and Dispute Resolution
CRES 351
Economics
EC 380
International Economic Issues
EC 390
Problems and Issues in the Developing Economies
EC 480
International Finance
EC 481
International Trade
EC 482
Economics of Globalization
EC 490
Economic Growth and Development
EC 491
Finance
FIN 463
International Finance
Geography
GEOG 341
Population and Environment
GEOG 342
Geography of Globalization
GEOG 343
Society, Culture, and Place
GEOG 441
Political Geography
GEOG 442
Urban Geography
GEOG 465
Environment and Development
Law
LAW 415
Human Rights, Law, and Culture
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 360
International Public Policy
PPPM 370
Global Sustainable Development and Policy
PPPM 415
Policy and Planning Analysis
PPPM 432
PPPM 443
Natural Resource Policy
PPPM 446
Socioeconomic Development Planning
PPPM 480
Nonprofit Management
Political Science
PS 304
Democracy, Dictators, and Development
PS 337
The Politics of Development
PS 340
International Political Economy
PS 347
PS 477
International Environmental Politics
PS 479
U.S. Interventions in Developing Nations
Sociology
SOC 420
SOC 450
SOC 465
Political Sociology
Total Credits16

Migration, Refugees and Humanitarian Assistance

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 340
Global Health and Development
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Anthropology
ANTH 329
Immigration and Farmworkers
Economics
EC 430
Urban and Regional Economics
Ethnic Studies
ES 380
Race, Migration, and Rights
Philisophy
PHIL 309
Global Justice
Sociology
SOC 450
SOC 452
Issues of Migration: [Topic]
Total Credits16

Diplomacy, Peace, and Conflict Studies

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
Plus one of the following:
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following or from the required course options:
Global Studies
GLBL 323
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Conflict and Dispute Resolution
CRES 351
CRES 415
Conflict and Gender
CRES 420
CRES 435
Israel and Palestine
CRES 440
Dialogue across Differences
CRES 441
Dialogue Across Differences II
Economics
EC 380
International Economic Issues
Environmental Studies
ENVS 435
Environmental Justice
Ethnic Studies
ES 352
Social Equity and Criminal Justice
Geography
GEOG 441
Political Geography
GEOG 463
History
HIST 340
US Military History
Law
LAW 415
Human Rights, Law, and Culture
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 325
Community Leadership and Change
PPPM 360
International Public Policy
PPPM 415
Policy and Planning Analysis
PPPM 494
Practice of Leadership and Change
Political Science
PS 304
Democracy, Dictators, and Development
PS 310
Roots of Democracy
PS 326
United States Foreign Policy I
PS 330
Governments and Politics in Latin America
PS 337
The Politics of Development
PS 340
International Political Economy
PS 346
Terrorism and Weapons Proliferation
PS 347
PS 351
Democratic Dilemmas
PS 449
Racial Politics in the United States
PS 455
Theories of International Politics
PS 465
LGBT Rights in the Courts
PS 467
The United States Presidency
PS 477
International Environmental Politics
PS 479
U.S. Interventions in Developing Nations
Psychology
PSY 459
Cultural Psychology
Religion
REL 357
War, Terrorism, and Religion
Sociology
SOC 380
Deviance, Social Control, and Crime
SOC 420
SOC 465
Political Sociology
SOC 475
Marxist Sociological Theory
Total Credits16

Media and Communications

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
J 396
Plus one of the following:
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Cinema Studies
CINE 440
National and Regional Cinema: [Topic]
CINE 381M
Film, Media, and Culture
Comparative Literature
COLT 370
Comparative Comics
COLT 380
Comparative Media: [Topic]
COLT 450
Comparative Studies in Cinema: [Topic]
English
ENG 381M
Film, Media, and Culture
Italian
ITAL 305
Cultura e lingua: arte, musica, i mass media
Journalism
J 320
J 350
J 387
J 397
Marketing
MKTG 420
Marketing Communications
Political Science
PS 350
Politics and Film
Sociology
SOC 317
Sociology of the Mass Media
Total Credits16

Business, Trade, and Tourism

This concentration area requires early planning to meet prerequisites. See departmental advisors for prerequisites specific to global studies majors.

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
MGMT 420
Managing in a Global Economy
MKTG 470
International Marketing
GEOG 448
Tourism and Development
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 323
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Asian Studies
ASIA 480
Chinese Economy: Transition, Development, Globalization
Business Administration
BA 317
Marketing: Creating Value for Customers
BA 361
Cross-Cultural Business Communication
BA 365
Cross-Cultural Negotiation
Economics
EC 360
Issues in Industrial Organization
EC 370
Money and Banking
EC 380
International Economic Issues
EC 421
Introduction to Econometrics II
EC 480
International Finance
EC 481
International Trade
EC 484
Multinational Corporations
EC 490
Economic Growth and Development
EC 491
Finance
FIN 463
International Finance
Geography
GEOG 341
Population and Environment
GEOG 342
Geography of Globalization
GEOG 441
Political Geography
GEOG 448
Tourism and Development
GEOG 465
Environment and Development
Management
MGMT 417
Negotiation Strategies
MGMT 420
Managing in a Global Economy
Marketing
MKTG 311
Marketing Management
MKTG 435
Consumer Behavior
MKTG 470
International Marketing
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 360
International Public Policy
PPPM 422
Grant Proposal Writing
PPPM 484
Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
Political Science
PS 340
International Political Economy
PS 477
International Environmental Politics
Sociology
SOC 304
Community, Environment, and Society
SOC 346
Work and Occupations
SOC 420
SOC 450
SOC 467
Economic Sociology
Total Credits16

If double-majoring in business administration and global studies, other options apply.

Arts and Identity

Internal Block B Option
Required Course4
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Historic Preservation
AAAP 411
Introduction to Historic Preservation
Arts and Administration
AAD 450
AAD 451
AAD 462
Anthropology
ANTH 349
Origins of Art
ANTH 449
Cultural Resource Management
Art History
ARH 358
History of Design
ARH 457
Contemporary Art: [Topic]
ARH 471
Latin American Art History: [Topic]
Cinema Studies
CINE 381M
Film, Media, and Culture
Dance
DAN 301
African Dance Aesthetics
English
ENG 381M
Film, Media, and Culture
ENG 385
Graphic Narratives and Cultural Theory
Folklore and Public Culture
FLR 411
Folklore and Religion
FLR 413
Music
MUS 358
Music in World Cultures
MUS 451
Introduction to Ethnomusicology
MUS 452
Musical Instruments of the World
Philosophy
PHIL 322
Philosophy of the Arts
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 422
Grant Proposal Writing
Political Science
PS 350
Politics and Film
Sociology
SOC 450
Theater Arts
TA 367
History of the Theater I
TA 368
History of the Theater II
TA 472
Multicultural Theatre: [Topic]
Total Credits16

Gender, Race and Inequality

Internal Block B Option
Required Course4
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 323
GLBL 340
Global Health and Development
GLBL 345
African Contemporary Issues and Concerns
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Anthropology
ANTH 315
Gender, Folklore, Inequality
ANTH 332
Human Attraction and Mating Strategies
Classics
CLAS 314
Gender and Sexuality in Antiquity
Comparative Literature
COLT 360
Gender and Identity in Literature
Conflict and Dispute Resolution
CRES 415
Conflict and Gender
Ethnic Studies
ES 330
Women of Color Issues and Concerns
ES 352
Social Equity and Criminal Justice
Folklore and Public Culture
FLR 370
Folklore and Sexuality
German
GER 354
German Gender Studies
History
HIST 416
Advanced Women's History: [Topic]
Journalism
J 320
Philosphy
PHIL 315
Introduction to Feminist Philosophy
Political Science
PS 348
Women and Politics
PS 380
Gender and Politics in Developing Countries
Sociology
SOC 207
Social Inequality
SOC 355
Sociology of Gender
SOC 455
Issues in Sociology of Gender: [Topic]
SOC 456
Feminist Theory
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 303
Women and Gender in American History
WGS 315
History and Development of Feminist Theory
WGS 321
Feminist Perspectives on Identity, Race, Culture
WGS 331
Science, Technology, and Gender
WGS 341
Women, Work, and Class
WGS 351
Decolonial Feminisms
WGS 361
Gender, Film and the Media
WGS 411
Feminist Praxis
WGS 432
Gender, Environment, and Development
WGS 450
Literature and Feminist World-Making
WGS 451
Global Perspectives on Gender [Topic]
Total Credits16

Law and Human Rights

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 323
GLBL 340
Global Health and Development
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Conflict and Dispute Resolution
CRES 415
Conflict and Gender
CRES 420
CRES 440
Dialogue across Differences
CRES 441
Dialogue Across Differences II
Environmental Studies
ENVS 435
Environmental Justice
Ethnic Studies
ES 352
Social Equity and Criminal Justice
ES 450
Race and Incarceration
ES 452
Race and Ethnicity and the Law: [Topic]
Geography
GEOG 463
Law 1
LAW 415
Human Rights, Law, and Culture
LAW 416
Transitional Justice
LAW 671
International Law
LAW 693
Human Rights and Environment
Philosophy
PHIL 309
Global Justice
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 360
International Public Policy
PPPM 418
Introduction to Public Law
Political Science
PS 375
Race, Politics, and the Law
PS 465
LGBT Rights in the Courts
PS 485
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Sociology
SOC 380
Deviance, Social Control, and Crime
SOC 484
Issues in Deviance, Control, and Crime: [Topic]
Total Credits16
1

A special registration process is required for law courses.

Food Studies

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 323
GLBL 340
Global Health and Development
GLBL 345
African Contemporary Issues and Concerns
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Economics
EC 333
Resource and Environmental Economic Issues
Environmental Studies
ENVS 435
Environmental Justice
ENVS 450
Political Ecology
Geography
GEOG 430
Long-Term Environmental Change
GEOG 461
Environmental Alteration
GEOG 463
GEOG 465
Environment and Development
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 443
Natural Resource Policy
Political Science
PS 477
International Environmental Politics
Total Credits16

Global Health

Internal Block B Option
Required Course4
GLBL 340
Global Health and Development
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 323
GLBL 345
African Contemporary Issues and Concerns
GLBL 360
International Cooperation and Conflict
GLBL 370
International Human Rights
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 432
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Anthropology
ANTH 362
Human Biological Variation
ANTH 369
Human Growth and Development
ANTH 376
Decoding Your Genome
ANTH 413
ANTH 459
Advanced Evolutionary Medicine
ANTH 474
Biology
BI 309
BI 353
Sensory Physiology
BI 358
Investigations in Medical Physiology
BI 360
Neurobiology
BI 423
Human Molecular Genetics
BI 426
Genetics of Cancer
BI 471
Population Ecology
Economics
EC 443
Health Economics
EC 490
Economic Growth and Development
Geography
GEOG 341
Population and Environment
GEOG 468
Contemporary Food Systems
History
Philosophy
PHIL 309
Global Justice
PHIL 335
Medical Ethics
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 360
International Public Policy
PPPM 370
Global Sustainable Development and Policy
PPPM 460
Health Policy
Psychology
PSY 301
Scientific Thinking in Psychology
PSY 302
Statistical Methods in Psychology
PSY 366
Culture and Mental Health
PSY 459
Cultural Psychology
PSY 472
Psychology of Trauma
Sociology
SOC 311
Research Methods
SOC 312
Statistical Analysis in Sociology
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 331
Science, Technology, and Gender
WGS 421
Bodies and Embodiment
Total Credits16

Global Education

Internal Block B Option
Required Courses8
GLBL 431
Cross-Cultural Communication
GLBL 433
Childhood in Cross-Cultural and Global Perspective
Elective Courses8
Select two courses from the following:
Global Studies
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 420
Global Community Development
GLBL 421
Gender and International Development
GLBL 422
Aid to Developing Countries
GLBL 423
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
GLBL 425
Global Food Security
GLBL 432
GLBL 434
Language Policy and Multilingualism
GLBL 435
Global Perspectives on Disability
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
GLBL 444
Southeast Asia Today
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
GLBL 463
Population Displacement and Global Health
GLBL 465
Global Reproductive Health
GLBL 467
Global Mental Health
Business Administration
BA 361
Cross-Cultural Business Communication
Conflict and Dispute Resolution
CRES 430
CRES 440
Dialogue across Differences
CRES 441
Dialogue Across Differences II
Education Studies
EDST 456
Decolonization and Education
English
ENG 335
Inventing Arguments
Geography
GEOG 343
Society, Culture, and Place
GEOG 445
Culture, Ethnicity, and Nationalism
Journalism
J 396
Linguistics
LING 211
Languages of the World
LING 491
Sociolinguistics
Music
MUS 358
Music in World Cultures
Planning, Public Policy and Management
PPPM 360
International Public Policy
PPPM 422
Grant Proposal Writing
PPPM 452
Political Science
PS 372
Music and Politics
Psychology
PSY 459
Cultural Psychology
Sociology
SOC 491
Total Credits16

Block C: Geographic Focus Areas

Choose 1 of the following 7 Geographic Focus options. Earn 16 credits total: 

A) 1 required GLBL course (4 credits)

B) 2 or 3 electives (12 credits)

C) All credits must be upper division.

As many as 4 credits in a third-year language sequence may be used to fulfill the geographic focus requirement. Appropriate courses should have significant course content on the region of study. Areas of focus may include Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, North America, South and Central Asia, and East and Southeast Asia. A North American geographic focus is only open to international students.

Students may submit a substitution request to use one term (4.00 or 5.00 credits) of introductory (100 or 200-level) language for their geographic focus requirement, and, as long as it is confirmed as different from the language the student is using for their 3-year language requirement for the major, the substitution will be approved. Students seeking this exceptional substitution should discuss the matter with Global Connections Advisors in the Tykeson College & Career Advising unit.

Africa

Required Course4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 345
African Contemporary Issues and Concerns
GLBL 445
Development and Social Change in Sub-Saharan Africa
Other GLBL course options
GLBL 323
Islam and Global Forces
GLBL 423
Development and the Muslim World
GLBL 432
Indigenous Cultural Survival
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 342
Archaeology of Egypt and Near East
ANTH 453
African Archaeology
Biology
BI 309
Tropical Diseases in Africa
Dance
DAN 301
African Dance Aesthetics
Folklore and Public Culture
FLR 225
Voices of Africa
French
FR 312
French Survey of Francophone Literature
FR 361
French Cinema for Nonmajors
FR 425
French-English Translation
Geography
GEOG 209
Geography of the Middle East and North Africa
History
HIST 325
Precolonial Africa
HIST 326
Colonial and Postcolonial Africa
HIST 417
Society and Culture in Modern Africa: [Topic]
HIST 419
African Regional Histories: [Topic]
Music
MUS 452
Musical Instruments of the World
MUS 462
Popular Musics in the African Diaspora
Language Elective course options (As many as 4 credits in a third-year language sequence may be used to fulfill the geographic focus requirement.)
Arabic
ARB 301
Language and Culture I
ARB 302
Language and Culture II
ARB 303
Language and Culture III
ARB 331
Reading Classical Arabic
French
FR 301
La France contemporaine
FR 307
Oral Skills
Total Credits16

Europe

Required Course4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 424
United Nations Intervention in Global Crises
Other GLBL course options
GLBL 432
Indigenous Cultural Survival
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 430
Balkan Society and Folklore
Art History
ARH 421
Ancient Mediterranean Art: [Topic]
ARH 314
History of World Architecture I
ARH 315
History of World Architecture II
ARH 322
Ancient Greek Art and Architecture
ARH 327
Medieval Art
ARH 348
Rome in Age of Bernini
ARH 352
Art of the Enlightenment
ARH 425
Medieval Art and Architecture: [Topic]
Classics
CLAS 301
Greek and Roman Epic
CLAS 302
Greek and Roman Tragedy
CLAS 303
Classical Greek Philosophers
English
ENG 321
English Novel
ENG 425
Medieval Romance
ENG 427
Chaucer
ENG 428
Old English I
French
FR 317
Knights, Queens, and Rebels
FR 318
Monarchy, Liberty, Revolution
FR 319
Modernity and Creativity
FR 330
French Poetry
FR 331
French Theater
FR 333
French Narrative
FR 361
French Cinema for Nonmajors
FR 362
French Film
FR 451
Baroque Theater: [Topic]
FR 480
19th-Century Literature: [Topic]
FR 490
20th-Century Literature: [Topic]
German
GER 351
Diversity in Germany
GER 352
GER 354
German Gender Studies
GER 355
German Cinema: History, Theory, Practice
GER 356
German Fairy Tales
GER 360
German Literature Poetry, Plays, Prose
GER 361
German Literature Literary Movements
GER 425
Play Performance: [Topic]
History
HIST 301
Modern Europe
HIST 302
Modern Europe
HIST 303
Modern Europe
HIST 320
High Middle Ages in Europe
HIST 321
Late Middle Ages in Europe
HIST 332
HIST 336
HIST 337
France
HIST 342
German History: [Topic]
HIST 345
HIST 347
Soviet Union and Contemporary Russia
HIST 412
Ancient Greece: [Topic]
HIST 414
Ancient Rome: [Topic]
HIST 420
HIST 425
HIST 427
Intellectual History of Modern Europe: [Topic]
HIST 428
Europe in the 20th Century: [Topic]
HIST 443
Modern Germany: [Topic]
Italian
ITAL 319
Italian Survey: 19th and 20th Centuries
ITAL 449
Humanism and the Renaissance
Political Science
PS 324
European Politics
PS 387
Russian Politics
PS 433
Marxism and Radical Thought
Russian
RUSS 309
Russian through Theater
RUSS 331
RUSS 351
Russian Literature and Film
RUSS 426
RUSS 434
Russian Literature: [Topic]
Scandanavian
SCAN 315
Nordic Cinema
SCAN 317
Directors, Movements, and Manifestos
SCAN 325
Constructions versus Constrictions of Identity
SCAN 341
Revisions of the Scandinavian Dream
SCAN 343
Norse Mythology
SCAN 354
Genres in Scandinavian Literature
Spanish
SPAN 312
Spanish in the Media
SPAN 322
Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 341
Hispanic Cultures through Literature I
SPAN 342
Hispanic Cultures through Literature II
SPAN 343
Hispanic Cultures through Literature III
SPAN 344
Hispanic Cultures through Literature IV
SPAN 350
Introduction to Poetry
SPAN 350
Introduction to Poetry
SPAN 351
Introduction to Theater
SPAN 353
Introduction to Narrative
SPAN 355
Creative Writing in Spanish
SPAN 424
History of the Spanish Language
SPAN 450
SPAN 466
Introduction to Spanish Golden Age
SPAN 480
19th-Century Spanish American Literature: [Topic]
SPAN 490
20th-Century Latin American Literature: [Topic]
Sociology
SOC 475
Marxist Sociological Theory
Language Elective course options (As many as 4 credits in a third-year language sequence may be used to fulfill the geographic focus requirement.)
French
FR 301
La France contemporaine
FR 302
Culture et langage: Le monde francophone contemporain
FR 307
Oral Skills
FR 331
French Theater
FR 425
French-English Translation
German
GER 311
Intermediate Language Training I
GER 411
Advanced Language Training
GER 412
Advanced Language Training
Greek
GRK 301
Authors: [Topic]
GRK 302
Authors: [Topic]
GRK 411
Authors: [Topic]
Italian
ITAL 301
Cultura e lingua: l'Italia contemporanea
ITAL 305
Cultura e lingua: arte, musica, i mass media
ITAL 307
Oral Skills
ITAL 318
Italian Survey: Baroque and Enlightenment
ITAL 320
Latin
LAT 301
Authors: [Topic]
LAT 411
Authors: [Topic]
Russian
RUSS 316
Third-Year Russian I
RUSS 317
Third-Year Russian II
RUSS 318
Third-Year Russian III
RUSS 436
Advanced Russian: [Topic]
Spanish
SPAN 301
Cultura y Lengua: Identidades Hispanas
SPAN 303
Cultura y lengua: expresiones artisticas
SPAN 305
Cultura y lengua Cambio Social
SPAN 307
Oral Skills
SPAN 308
Culture and Language Bilingual Communities
SPAN 312
Spanish in the Media
SPAN 322
Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 344
Hispanic Cultures through Literature IV
Portuguese
PORT 305
Cultura e lingua: Brasil ontem e hoje
Total Credits16

Southeast & East Asia

Required Course4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 444
Development and Social Change in Southeast Asia
Other GLBL course options
GLBL 323
Islam and Global Forces
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 343
Pacific Islands Archaeology
ANTH 345
Archaeology of East Asia
Art History
ARH 387
Chinese Buddhist Art
ARH 485
Japanese Art: [Topic]
ARH 488
Japanese Prints
Asian Studies
ASIA 350
What Is Asia: Theoretical Debates
ASIA 425
Asian Foodways
ASIA 480
Chinese Economy: Transition, Development, Globalization
Chinese
CHN 305
History of Chinese Literature
CHN 306
History of Chinese Literature II, The Imperial Age
CHN 307
History of Chinese Literature
CHN 308
Literature of Modern Taiwan
CHN 350
Gender and Sexuality in Traditional Chinese Literature
CHN 351
Gender and Sexuality in Modern Chinese Literature
CHN 399
Special Studies: [Topic]
CHN 407
Seminar: [Topic]
CHN 410
Experimental Course: [Topic]
CHN 411
CHN 412
CHN 413
Modern Chinese Texts: [Topic]
CHN 421
Intermediate Language Strategies
CHN 422
Intermediate Language Strategies
CHN 436
Literary Chinese
CHN 437
Literary Chinese
CHN 439
Chinese Academic Writing
CHN 445
Advanced Chinese: [Topic]
CHN 452
Chinese Film and Theory
CHN 480
Chinese Linguistics
CHN 481
Pedagogical Grammar of Chinese
CHN 482
History of the Chinese Language
Cinema Studies
CINE 362M
Contemporary Korean Film
East Asian Languages & Literatures
EALL 399
Special Studies: [Topic]
EALL 407
Seminar: [Topic]
EALL 410
Experimental Course: [Topic]
EALL 442
Second-Language Acquisition
English
ENG 362
Asian American Writers
History
HIST 387
Early China
HIST 396
Samurai in Film
HIST 487
China: [Topic]
HIST 498
Early Japanese Culture and Society: [Topic]
Japanese
JPN 305
Introduction to Japanese Literature
JPN 306
Introduction to Japanese Literature
JPN 307
Introduction to Japanese Literature
JPN 399
Special Studies: [Topic]
JPN 407
Seminar: [Topic]
JPN 410
Experimental Course: [Topic]
JPN 411
Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese
JPN 412
Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese
JPN 413
Fourth-Year Spoken Japanese
JPN 414
Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese
JPN 415
Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese
JPN 416
Fourth-Year Reading and Writing Japanese
JPN 425
Modern Japanese Literature: [Topic]
JPN 434
Advanced Readings in Japanese Literature
JPN 435
Advanced Readings in Japanese Literature
JPN 471
The Japanese Cinema
Korean
KRN 315
Introduction to Korean Linguistics
KRN 361
Korean Popular Culture and Transnationalism
KRN 362M
Contemporary Korean Film
KRN 399
Special Studies: [Topic]
KRN 410
Experimental Course: [Topic]
Political Science
PS 342
Politics of China
PS 345
Southeast Asian Politics
PS 460
Religious Studies
REL 302
Chinese Religions
REL 303
Japanese Religions
REL 353
Dark Self, East and West
REL 440
Readings in Buddhist Scriptures
Language Elective course options (As many as 4 credits in a third-year language sequence may be used to fulfill the geographic focus requirement.)
Chinese
CHN 301
Third-Year Chinese I
CHN 302
Third-Year Chinese II
CHN 303
Third-Year Chinese III
Japanese
JPN 301
Third-Year Japanese I
JPN 302
Third-Year Japanese II
JPN 303
Third-Year Japanese III
Korean
KRN 301
Third Year Korean
KRN 302
Third-Year Korean
KRN 303
Third-Year Korean
Total Credits16

South & Central Asia

Required Course4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 442
South Asia: Development and Social Change
Other GLBL course options
GLBL 415
The Global Story of Race
GLBL 423
Development and the Muslim World
GLBL 448
Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Asian Studies
ASIA 350
What Is Asia: Theoretical Debates
Anthropology
ANTH 331
Cultures of India and South Asia
History
HIST 386
India
Religious Studies
REL 353
Dark Self, East and West
REL 440
Readings in Buddhist Scriptures
Total Credits16

Latin America & Caribbean

Required Course4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 446
Development and Social Change in Latin America
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 329
Immigration and Farmworkers
ANTH 427M
Latino Roots I
ANTH 438
Race and Gender in Latin America
Art History
ARH 471
Latin American Art History: [Topic]
Education Studies
EDST 456
Decolonization and Education
Ethnic Studies
ES 442
Caribbean Literature and Politics
History
HIST 380
Latin America
HIST 381
Latin America
HIST 382
Latin America, 1910 to the Present
HIST 480
Mexico
HIST 483
Latin America: [Topic]
Music
MUS 359
Music of the Americas
Philosophy
PHIL 342
Introduction to Latin American Philosophy
Political Science
PS 330
Governments and Politics in Latin America
Spanish
SPAN 312
Spanish in the Media
SPAN 341
Hispanic Cultures through Literature I
SPAN 342
Hispanic Cultures through Literature II
SPAN 343
Hispanic Cultures through Literature III
SPAN 344
Hispanic Cultures through Literature IV
SPAN 348
United States Latino Literature and Culture
SPAN 350
Introduction to Poetry
SPAN 351
Introduction to Theater
SPAN 353
Introduction to Narrative
SPAN 355
Creative Writing in Spanish
SPAN 399
Special Studies: [Topic]
SPAN 407
Seminar: [Topic]
SPAN 410
Experimental Course: [Topic]
SPAN 424
History of the Spanish Language
SPAN 448
National Identities and Border Cultures in the Americas
SPAN 450
SPAN 466
Introduction to Spanish Golden Age
SPAN 480
19th-Century Spanish American Literature: [Topic]
SPAN 490
20th-Century Latin American Literature: [Topic]
Language Elective course options (As many as 4 credits in a third-year language sequence may be used to fulfill the geographic focus requirement.)
French
FR 301
La France contemporaine
FR 302
Culture et langage: Le monde francophone contemporain
FR 307
Oral Skills
FR 425
French-English Translation
Spanish
SPAN 301
Cultura y Lengua: Identidades Hispanas
SPAN 303
Cultura y lengua: expresiones artisticas
SPAN 305
Cultura y lengua Cambio Social
SPAN 307
Oral Skills
SPAN 308
Culture and Language Bilingual Communities
SPAN 312
Spanish in the Media
SPAN 322
Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 344
Hispanic Cultures through Literature IV
Portuguese
PORT 305
Cultura e lingua: Brasil ontem e hoje
Total Credits16

Middle East

Required Course4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 323
Islam and Global Forces
GLBL 423
Development and the Muslim World
Other GLBL course options
GLBL 345
African Contemporary Issues and Concerns
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 342
Archaeology of Egypt and Near East
ANTH 429
Jewish Folklore and Ethnology
Arabic
ARB 331
Reading Classical Arabic
ARB 353
Arab Cinema
ARB 399
Special Studies: [Topic]
ARB 407
Seminar: [Topic]
ARB 410
Experimental Course: [Topic]
Conflict and Dispute Resolution
CRES 435
Israel and Palestine
English
ENG 340
Jewish Writers
Folklore and Public Culture
FLR 350
Folklore and the Bible
History
HIST 450
The Iraq War
Religious Studies
REL 317
Jesus and the Gospels
REL 335
Introduction to the Qur'an
REL 353
Dark Self, East and West
REL 357
War, Terrorism, and Religion
REL 414
Biblical Book: [Topic]
REL 432
Islamic Mysticism: [Topic]
Language Elective course options (As many as 4 credits in a third-year language sequence may be used to fulfill the geographic focus requirement.)
Arabic
ARB 301
Language and Culture I
ARB 302
Language and Culture II
ARB 303
Language and Culture III
ARB 331
Reading Classical Arabic
Hebrew
HBRW 311
Biblical Narrative
HBRW 312
Total Credits16

North America

Required Course4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 432
Indigenous Cultural Survival
Elective Courses12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 320
Native North Americans
ANTH 322
Anthropology of the United States
ANTH 344
Oregon Archaeology
ANTH 427M
Latino Roots I
ANTH 443
North American Archaeology
Art History
ARH 466
American Architecture III
American Sign Language
ASL 301
American Deaf Culture
Cinema Studies
CINE 411M
US Film Industry
English
ENG 325
Literature of the Northwest
ENG 360
African American Writers
ENG 361
Native American Writers
ENG 362
Asian American Writers
ENG 363
Chicano and Latino Writers
ENG 364
ENG 391
American Novel
ENG 392
American Novel
ENG 480
Modern American Superhero
Ethnic Studies
ES 310
Race and Popular Culture: [Topic]
ES 330
Women of Color Issues and Concerns
ES 350
Native Americans and the Environment
ES 352
Social Equity and Criminal Justice
ES 452
Race and Ethnicity and the Law: [Topic]
ES 456
History of Native American Education
Geography
GEOG 471
North American Historical Landscapes
History
HIST 308
History of Women in the United States I
HIST 309
History of Women in the United States II
HIST 340
US Military History
HIST 352
The United States in the 1960s
HIST 363
American Business History
HIST 388
Vietnam War and the United States
HIST 416
Advanced Women's History: [Topic]
HIST 449
Race and Ethnicity in the American West
HIST 455
Colonial American History
HIST 456
Revolutionary America
HIST 457
19th-Century United States: [Topic]
HIST 463
American Economic History: [Topic]
HIST 468
The Pacific Northwest
HIST 469
American Indian History: [Topic]
HIST 470
African American History to 1877: [Topic]
HIST 471
African American History since 1877: [Topic]
HIST 473
American Environmental History: [Topic]
Journalism
J 411M
J 412
Issues in Communication Studies: [Topic]
Music
MUS 360
Hip-Hop History, Culture, Aesthetics
Philosophy
PHIL 420
American Philosophy: [Topic]
PHIL 451
Native American Philosophy
Political Science
PS 302
States' Rights and Wrongs
PS 308
United States Political Thought
PS 326
United States Foreign Policy I
PS 346
Terrorism and Weapons Proliferation
PS 347
Political Power, Influence, and Control
PS 349
Mass Media and American Politics
PS 350
Politics and Film
PS 351
Democratic Dilemmas
PS 352
Political Parties and Elections
PS 372
Music and Politics
PS 386
United States Social Movements and Political Change
PS 433
Marxism and Radical Thought
PS 449
Racial Politics in the United States
PS 465
LGBT Rights in the Courts
PS 467
The United States Presidency
PS 479
U.S. Interventions in Developing Nations
PS 484
United States Supreme Court
PS 495
United States Political Economy
Sociology
SOC 301
American Society
SOC 475
Marxist Sociological Theory
Spanish
SPAN 348
United States Latino Literature and Culture
SPAN 448
National Identities and Border Cultures in the Americas
SPAN 480
19th-Century Spanish American Literature: [Topic]
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
WGS 303
Women and Gender in American History
WGS 321
Feminist Perspectives on Identity, Race, Culture
Total Credits16

Four-Year Degree Plan

The degree plan shown is only a sample of how students may complete their degrees in four years. There are alternative ways. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best path for them.

Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies

Below is an example of how to complete a BA in global studies with a diplomacy and international relations professional concentration and a Middle East geographic focus. Since the major offers 16 options for professional concentration areas and seven different geographic focus regions, with a wide variety of courses that can count toward each concentration, there are innumerable paths through the global studies major.

This degree plan is for general planning purposes only and, due to the interdisciplinary nature of the major, it is imperative that students speak with advisors to determine which courses would best match their personal, professional, and academic goals.

Degree Map
First Year
FallMilestonesCredits
CHN 101 First-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 101 Introduction to Global Issues 4
WR 121Z Composition I 4
Core-education course in science 4
 Credits 17
Winter
CHN 102 First-Year Chinese 5
WR 123 College Composition III 4
GLBL 250 Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective 4
Core-education course in social science 4
 Credits 17
Spring
CHN 103 First-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 199 Special Studies: [Topic] 1-5
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Core-education course in social science 4
 Credits 14-18
 Total Credits 48-52
Degree Map
Second Year
FallMilestonesCredits
CHN 201 Second-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 240 Perspectives on International Development 4
Core-education course in science 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
Winter
CHN 202 Second-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 230 Global Wellbeing 4
Core-education course in social science 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
Spring
CHN 203 Second-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 270 Globalization and the Global Economy 4
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
 Total Credits 51
Degree Map
Third Year
FallMilestonesCredits
CHN 301 Third-Year Chinese I 5
REL 335 Introduction to the Qur'an 4
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
Winter
CHN 302 Third-Year Chinese II 5
GLBL 420 Global Community Development 4
Core-education course in science 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
Spring
CHN 303 Third-Year Chinese III 5
GLBL 431 Cross-Cultural Communication 4
Core-education course in social science 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
 Total Credits 51
Degree Map
Fourth Year
FallMilestonesCredits
ENVS 435 Environmental Justice 4
Core-education course in science 4
Elective courses 8
 Credits 16
Winter
CRES 435 Israel and Palestine 4
SOC 465 Political Sociology 4
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 16
Spring
GLBL 422 Aid to Developing Countries 4
Elective courses 12
 Credits 16
 Total Credits 48

Bachelor of Science in Global Studies

Below is an example of how to complete a BS in global studies with a diplomacy and international relations professional concentration and a Middle East geographic focus. Since the major offers 16 options for professional concentration areas and seven different geographic focus regions, with a wide variety of courses that can count toward each concentration, there are innumerable paths through the global studies major.

This degree plan is for general planning purposes only and, due to the interdisciplinary nature of the major, it is imperative that students speak with advisors to determine which courses would best match their personal, professional, and academic goals.

Degree Map
First Year
FallMilestonesCredits
CHN 101 First-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 101 Introduction to Global Issues 4
MATH 105Z Math in Society 4
WR 121Z Composition I 4
 Credits 17
Winter
CHN 102 First-Year Chinese 5
MATH 106 University Mathematics II 4
WR 123 College Composition III 4
GLBL 250 Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective 4
 Credits 17
Spring
CHN 103 First-Year Chinese 5
MATH 107 University Mathematics III 4
GLBL 199 Special Studies: [Topic] 1-5
Core-education course in science 4
 Credits 14-18
 Total Credits 48-52
Degree Map
Second Year
FallMilestonesCredits
CHN 201 Second-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 240 Perspectives on International Development 4
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Core-education course in social science 4
 Credits 17
Winter
CHN 202 Second-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 230 Global Wellbeing 4
Core-education course in social science 4
Core-education course in science 4
 Credits 17
Spring
CHN 203 Second-Year Chinese 5
GLBL 270 Globalization and the Global Economy 4
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Core-education course in social science 4
 Credits 17
 Total Credits 51
Degree Map
Third Year
FallMilestonesCredits
CHN 301 Third-Year Chinese I 5
REL 335 Introduction to the Qur'an 4
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
Winter
CHN 302 Third-Year Chinese II 5
GLBL 420 Global Community Development 4
Core-education course in science 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
Spring
CHN 303 Third-Year Chinese III 5
GLBL 431 Cross-Cultural Communication 4
Core-education course in social science 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 17
 Total Credits 51
Degree Map
Fourth Year
FallMilestonesCredits
ENVS 435 Environmental Justice 4
Core-education course in science 4
Elective courses 8
 Credits 16
Winter
SOC 465 Political Sociology 4
CRES 435 Israel and Palestine 4
Core-education course in arts and letters 4
Elective course 4
 Credits 16
Spring
GLBL 422 Aid to Developing Countries 4
Elective courses 12
 Credits 16
 Total Credits 48