Through processes of globalization and technological change, the world that we live in is shrinking. Increasingly, our local lives and communities are interconnected, through myriad global forces, to economic, social, cultural, political, and ecological processes that are changing all human societies and environments all over the world. Allow students interested in International Studies to study from the perspective on global topics and issues rather than narrower regional topics the chance to explore and specialize in a range of global issues.
Requirements: (18 credits)
15 credits from the courses in one of the thematic categories below.
6 credits must be at the 300- or 400-level. Not more than 9 credits from the same discipline (designator).
Communication and Diversity in the Global Context
ANTH 170 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credits
ANTH 200 Dimensions of Diversity and Inequality 3 Credits
ANTH 239 Economic Anthropology 3 Credits
ANTH 240 The Supernatural 3 Credits
ART 200 Introduction to Global Art 3 Credits
COMM 216 Introduction to Intercultural Communication 3 Credits
ENG 214 Studies in International Literature 3 Credits
ENG 367 Global Novel 3 Credits
ENG 465 Global Cinema 3 Credits
ENG 486 World Literature and Film 3 Credits
JRN 370 Global News in Context 3 Credits
IS 470 Topics in Global Studies 3 Credits
LING 230 The Study of Language 3 Credits
MUS 111 Music of the World's People 3 Credits
PHIL 350 Philosophy East & West 3 Credits
PSY 420 Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 Credits
Energy, Resources, and Environment
COMM 451 Environmental Communication 3 Credits
GEOG 270 Geography of Hazards 3 Credits
GEOG 433 Issues in Environmental Protection 3 Credits
GEOG 445 Environmental Planning 3 Credits
GEOG 473 Geography of Natural Resources 3 Credits
GEOG 475 Energy Resources and Climate Change 3 Credits
ESCI 131 Environmental Earth Science 3 Credits
GSCI 450 Environmental and Engineering Geology 3 Credits
IS 470 Topics in Global Studies 3 Credits
Governance, Security, and Human Rights
GEOG 333 Political Geography 3 Credits
HIST 420 Imperialism 3 Credits
IS 470 Topics in Global Studies 3 Credits
PES 202 Peace Psychology 3 Credits
PES 345 Philosophy of War and Peace 3 Credits
PHIL 211 Philosophy & Global Justice 3 Credits
PHIL 344 Topics in Philosophical & Social Justice 3 Credits
PS 235 International Relations 3 Credits
PS 338 International Organization 3 Credits
PS 339 International Law 3 Credits
PS 380 International Conflict and Security 3 Credits
PS 445 Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation 3 Credits
Population, Mobility, and Development
ANTH 352 Ethnicity and Ethnic Identity 3 Credits
ANTH 401 City Life & Culture 4 Credits
ECON 320 Globalization Issues 3 Credits
ECON 430 International Economics 3 Credits
ECON 435 Economic Development 3 Credits
GEOG 160 Geography of Global Contemporary Migration 3 Credits
GEOG 220 Human Geography 3 Credits
GEOG 244 Economic Geography 3 Credits
GEOG 439 Urban Geography 3 Credits
IS 470 Topics in Global Studies 3 Credits
MKT 295 Fundamentals of Marketing 3 Credits
MKT 321 International Marketing 3 Credits
