Global Studies, B.A.

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General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees)

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Bachelor of Arts

(See Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree)

Global Studies Major - 33 semester hours (minimum of 18 advanced)

Global Studies Core - 9 semester hours

All courses also fulfill areas of the Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum above.

• ECON 2333 - Macroeconomic Principles 3
• HIST 1433 - Survey of Western Civilization 3
• GLBS 2503 - Introduction to Global Studies 3

Markets - 6 semester hours

Choose six hours from the following:

• 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

Governance and Conflict - 6 semester hours

Choose six hours from the following:

• 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

Peoples of the World - 6 semester hours

Choose six hours from the following:

• 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 - 6 semester hours

Six hours of the following.  To be completed with any combination 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 

Minor Requirement or Field of Concentration

All Global Studies majors must complete a minor of at least 18 semester hours of which at least 6 must be advanced.  The minor field selected must be acceptable to the chairs of the major and minor programs.

OR

Field of Concentration in French:  18 semester hours beyond FREN 2233.