Global Studies Minor

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Requirements for a Minor in Global Studies

18 semester hours, minimum of 12 advanced hours.

Required Course - 3 semester hours

• GLBS 2503 - Introduction to Global Studies 3

Six hours each from two of the following clusters - 12 semester hours

• ECON 3703 - Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy 3
• ECON 3713 - History of Economic Thought 3
• ECON 4643 - International Economics and Finance 3
• ECON 4723 - Comparative Economic Systems 3

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  Governance and Conflict:

• POLS 3533 - European Politics 3
• POLS 3553 - Government and Politics of Central Eurasia 3
• POLS 3583 - Latin American Politics 3
• POLS 3593 - Asian Politics 3
• POLS 3653 - International Relations 3
• POLS 4333 - International Law 3
• POLS 4453 - Political Protest and Revolutions 3
• POLS 4773 - International Conflict 3
• POLS 4853 - Contemporary American Foreign Policy 3
• POLS 4933 - Special Topics in Government and Politics 3

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  Peoples of the World:

• HIST 3123 - Early Modern England 3
• HIST 3133 - Comparative World Religions and Cultures 3
• HIST 3503 - Early Russia and Tsardom 3
• HIST 3513 - The Modern Russian State and Empire 3
• HIST 3843 - Latin American History, Republican Period-Nineteenth Century 3
• HIST 4173 - History of Mexico 3
• HIST 4183 - Latin America: Nationalism in the Twentieth Century 3
• HIST 4253 - Renaissance and Reformation 3
• HIST 4263 - Modern France 3
• HIST 4373 - Modern Germany 3
• HIST 4433 - Twentieth Century Europe 3
• HIST 4543 - History of the Middle East 3
• HIST 4643 - United States-Latin American Relations 3

Global Engagement cluster - 3 semester hours

Three hours of one of the following options:

1. Internship:
   • POLS 4973 - Internship in Political Science; or 
   • ECON 4893 - Internship in Economics 
2. Model United Nations: POLS 4983 - Model United Nations 
3. Study Abroad: completion of credits as part of study abroad program in any field
4. Issues and Problems:
   • BUAD 4993 - International Issues in Business;
   • ENSC 3103 - Environmental Policies and Laws;
   • HIST 4933 - Special Topics in History; or
   • POLS 4933 - Special Topics in Government and Politics
5. Language:
   • FREN 3333 - French Conversation and Composition;
   • FREN 4013 - Special Topics in French;
   • GERM 3133 - Contemporary German Culture;
   • GERM 3233 - German Culture under the Nazi Regime;
   • SPAN 3333 - Conversation and Composition; or
   • SPAN 4013 - Special Topics in Spanish 

Note:

For a minor with degrees other than the Bachelor of Arts the student must, in addition, complete two semesters of one foreign language.