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Requirements for the Major

Fourteen courses are required for the major. They include 6 core courses and 8 courses which provide for a comparative study of two regions or cultural groups. The major encourages students to design a plan around their own interests, in close consultation with a faculty advisor. The concentration on two areas will culminate in a comparative senior project. Students should plan carefully how they will incorporate study abroad into their fulfillment of requirements and their pursuit of research for the senior project. They should take the earliest opportunity to consult with the Center for International and Intercultural Studies about off-campus study and available research grants. 

The 14 courses must be distributed as follows: 

Global Studies 101  Introduction to Global Studies I:  Political Economy
Global Studies 102  Introduction to Global Studies II:  Intercultural Studies

In these two courses, students will be introduced to major global processes and phenomena such as cultural interaction, economic globalization, environmental degradation, demographic transitions, geography, ecology, representation, identity, signs and symbols, development-underdevelopment, and the changing role of states. 

Six (6) courses in two areas of concentration: 

• Area of concentration 1: 3 courses 
• Area of concentration 2: 3 courses 

• African Studies 
• Asian Studies 
• Canadian Studies 
• Caribbean and Latin American Studies 
• European Studies 
• Native American Studies 
• United States Studies* 

Two (2) courses in comparative/global/transnational analysis: Students will be required to select two from a menu of courses which employ a comparative or transnational approach in their design.  All approved Cultural Encounters courses (24 to date) as well as those listed in the appendix will count toward this requirement. 

Global Studies 290  One of a Menu of Research Methods Courses 

Global Studies 301  Theories of Political Economy 

Global Studies 302  Theories of Cultural Studies 

Global Studies 400  Senior Seminar 

Note:  Global Studies majors will be expected to study a second language. Students should consult with their advisor or the Chair of Global Studies on how to fulfill this requirement.
 

Requirements for the Minor

Global Studies 101  Introduction to Global Studies I:  Political Economy
Global Studies 102  Introduction to Global Studies II:  Intercultural Studies

Global Studies 301  Theories of Political Economy OR
Global Studies 302  Theories of Cultural Studies 
 
Two (2) courses in comparative/global/transnational analysis (see above)

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