Minor Requirements

Requirements for the Minor (21 semester hours)
Foundation Courses
Two courses from the following:
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GLS-180 Understanding Global Relations  
GLS-200 The Social Construction of Global Society  
GLS-201 The Politics of the Global Economy  
GLS-215 Global Politics  
Tracks
Five courses, three of which must be from different tracks:
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i. International Communications and Processes
COM/GLS-252 Intercultural Communication  
COM/GLS-352 Chinese and American Intercultural Communication  
COM/GLS-393 International Communication  
ENV/GLS-205 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems  
GLS-285 The Student Global Village  
POL/GLS-210 Public Opinion  
POL-295 Special Projects in Political Science: Model United Nations  
POL/GLS-307 Political Communication  
POL/GLS-367 Politics of Exile, Asylum & Diaspora  
POL/GLS-368 International Organizations  
ii. Global Cultures and Global Society
ENG-447 Global Literature  
GLS-310 Ethnographic Film  
GLS-325 Global Perspectives on Health and Illness  
HIS-314 History of Socialism  
HIS-321 The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans  
IND-210 Global Encounters: A Cultural Experience by Travel  
MUS/GLS-308 World Music  
POL/GLS-306 Political Film  
POL/GLS-340 Modern Democracy and Its Critics  
iii. Critical Global Issues
GEO/GLS-113 Environmental Geology  
MAR/GLS-120 Oceanography  
POL/GLS-219 Terrorism, Revolution and Political Violence  
POL/GLS-225 Nationalism in World Politics  
POL/GLS-315 Global Issues  
POL/GLS-342 Freedom and Authority  
POL/GLS-365 Third World Politics  
POL/GLS-367 Politics of Exile, Asylum and Diaspora  
iv. Language and Culture
All upper-level languages, or any foreign language prefix course at the 200 level or above are credited towards the major provided all the other requirements are fulfilled. Students will receive credit for any courses in a second foreign language, provided all other requirements are fulfilled.
v. Global Economics
ECO-200 Principles of Macroeconomics  
ECO-201 Principles of Microeconomics  
FIN-308 International Finance  

 

 


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