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.

Global Studies Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Preparatory Courses		8
GLBL 101	Introduction to Global Issues
GLBL 102	Foundations for Intercultural Competence
Block A: International Core Foundation		16
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 Area		16
Either Internal Block B Option 1: Four upper-division courses (16 credits) in one of 4 areas of concentration or External Block B Option 2: four upper-division GLBL courses (16 credits) plus a minor/certificate in any other UO department. See professional concentration areas list and tables. Students are allowed to declare only ONE professional concentration area. 1
1) Internal Block B Option: Choose 1 of 4 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.
2) External Block B Option: A) Complete any minor or certificate in any other UO department; B) In addition, breadth requirement of 4 additional GLBL courses; C) If a GLBL course is counted towards the minor/certificate, it may also count among those 4.
Block C: Geographic Focus		16
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 GLBL subject code. See geographic focus areas list and tables. 2
Total Credits		56

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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.

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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 area 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 subcultural group that is significantly different from the participant's own background.

To meet this requirement, experiences should provide the opportunity to:

1. Explore multiple worldviews and perspectives, experiences, power structures, and ethical and cultural positions in relation to contemporary global issues.
2. Connect course content surrounding political systems, health, history, culture, economics, environment, or education, to a set of intercultural experiences.

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.              

   A sustained intercultural experience is a core component of our program. Students may fulfill this requirement via study or internship abroad, or via local intercultural engagement.  Please consult with your faculty advisor to tailor your plans for your personal academic and professional aims.

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 Intercultural Experience coordinator 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.

Following completion of the experience, for verification, students will choose from:

• 8-10 page reflection paper
• Academic poster
• Multi-media product (blog, story map, program evaluation, project report etc).

Verification, which should address how the opportunity involved the above criteria, will be submitted to Intercultural Experience Coordinator (not the advisor) for approval.

Approved field experiences for the Global Health Minor may count toward the intercultural experience requirement. 

Overlap Policy

• 16 credits can be overlap with another major
• 8 credits can be overlap with another minor

Block B: Professional Concentration Areas

• External Block B
• Internal Block B
  • Global Business, Technology, and Communication
  • Global Governance, Diplomacy and Human Rights
  • Global Wellbeing: Health, Food and Education
  • Sustainable Development and Environment

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.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
External Block B Option
Non-GLBL Minor
Complete all requirements for a minor or certificate in any other UO department.
GLBL Required Courses		16
Select any four upper division courses with an GLBL prefix.
Total Credits		16

 

Global Business, Technology & Communication Concentration Requirements

 

Global Governance, Diplomacy & Human Rights Concentration Requirements

 

Global Wellbeing: Health, Food & Education Concentration Requirements

 

Sustainable Development & Environment Concentration Requirements

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
• Europe
• Southeast & East Asia
• South & Central Asia
• Latin America & Caribbean
• Middle East
• North America

Africa

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Course		4
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
GLBL 423
GLBL 432
Elective Courses		12
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
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
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 Credits		16

Europe

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Course		4
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
Elective Courses		12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 430
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
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
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
HIST 321
HIST 332
HIST 336
HIST 337
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
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
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
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
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 Credits		16

Southeast & East Asia

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Course		4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 444	Southeast Asia Today
Other GLBL course options
GLBL 323
Elective Courses		12
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
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
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
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	Political Economy of East Asia
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 I
KRN 302	Third-Year Korean II
KRN 303	Third-Year Korean III
Total Credits		16

South & Central Asia

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Course		4
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
GLBL 448	Bollywood's Lens on Indian Society
Elective Courses		12
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 Credits		16

Latin America & Caribbean

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Course		4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 446	Development and Social Change in Latin America
Elective Courses		12
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
SPAN 342	Hispanic Cultures through Literature II
SPAN 343	Hispanic Cultures through Literature III
SPAN 344	Hispanic Cultures through Literature IV
SPAN 348	Latinx Culture and Society
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
SPAN 450
SPAN 466
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 Credits		16

Middle East

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Course		4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 323
GLBL 423
Other GLBL course options
GLBL 345	African Contemporary Issues and Concerns
Elective Courses		12
Select three courses from the following:
Non-Language Elective course options
Anthropology
ANTH 342	Archaeology of Egypt and Near East
ANTH 429
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
HBRW 312
Total Credits		16

North America

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Course		4
Select one of the following Global Studies courses:
Recommended GLBL course options
GLBL 432
Elective Courses		12
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
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
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
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
HIST 455	Colonial American History
HIST 456
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
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
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	Latinx Culture and Society
SPAN 448
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 Credits		16

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
Fall		Milestones	Credits
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]		4
Core-education course in arts and letters			4
Core-education course in social science			4
	Credits		17
Second Year
Fall
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
Third Year
Fall
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
Fourth Year
Fall
ENVS 435	Environmental Justice		4
Core-education course in science			4
Elective course			4
	Credits		12
Winter
CRES 435	Israel and Palestine		4
SOC 465	Political Sociology		4
Core-education course in arts and letters			4
	Credits		12
Spring
GLBL 422	Aid to Developing Countries		4
Elective courses			8
	Credits		12
	Total Credits		189

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
Fall		Milestones	Credits
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]		4
Core-education course in science			4
	Credits		17
Second Year
Fall
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
Third Year
Fall
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
Fourth Year
Fall
ENVS 435	Environmental Justice		4
Core-education course in science			4
Elective course			4
	Credits		12
Winter
SOC 465	Political Sociology		4
CRES 435	Israel and Palestine		4
Core-education course in arts and letters			4
	Credits		12
Spring
GLBL 422	Aid to Developing Countries		4
Elective courses			8
	Credits		12
	Total Credits		189