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Major Requirements

GLOBAL STUDIES
Academic Breadth Courses

Group I: Global Geography and Environment
6 units

  • Biol 110 Biodiversity and Biopolitics
  • Envs 159 Nature and World Cultures
  • Geog 107 Mapping the World
  • Geol 111 Geology and Environment (GE-R)
  • Metr 112 Global Climate Change (GE-R)
  • Nufs 139 Science and Hunger
  • Phil 126 Environmental Ethics and Philosophy

Group II: Global Business and Economics
6 units

  • Bus 145 Global Operations Management
  • Bus 156 International Issues in Human Resource
  • Management
  • Bus 162 International and Comparative Management
  • Bus 187 Global Dimensions of Business
  • Geog 121 Economic Development
  • Econ 117 National Economies, Policies, and Performance
  • Pols 155 International Political Economy
  • Geog 115 Geography of the Global Economy
  • Geog 121 Population and Global Change

Group III: Global History and Politics
6 units

  • Pols 147 Third World Politics
  • Pols 148 Nationalism & Comparative Political Cultures
  • Pols 150 War and Peace (GE-V)
  • Pols 152A International Organizations
  • Comm 115P Communication and Conflict
  • Geog 112 Nations, Cultures, Territorial Disputes (GE-V)
  • Hist 132 World War II
  • Hist 130A/B Military History
  • Hist 145 Europe and the World Since 1945
  • Hist 155 An Introduction to World Civilization (GE-V)
  • Hist 172B American Foreign Relations from 1913

Group IV: Global Cultures and Society
6 units

  • Anth 102 Silicon Valley Connections
  • Anth 115 The Emerging Global Culture
  • Anth 166 Chiefdoms, States, & Empires
  • Arth 193A Worlds of Art and Culture (GE-V)
  • Arth 193B East Meets West in Art (GE-V)
  • Comm 152I Communication in World Cultures
  • Comm 173F Intercultural Comm & Global Understanding
  • Ling 122 English as a World Language
  • MCom 106 Global Mass Communications
  • Phil 120 Eastern and Western Philosophy
  • Soci 116 Global Society (GE-D3)
  • Soci 160 Immigration and Identity
  • Soci 169 Political Sociology
  • Tech 198 Technology and Civilization (GE-V)

Language Requirement

There is currently no language requirement, however, students are strongly encouraged to work on attaining conversational fluency. This can be accomplished through courses (4 semesters) or through a language immersion course. A good plan is to combine your international experience with an immersion course in the language of your chosen region.

Regional Emphasis Courses 12 units
(Also please consult the catalogue for additional courses in Asian, African-American, Middle Eastern, Mexican American, and Latin American Studies.)

Asia

  • Anth 177 Anthropology of Asia
  • Engl 123D Literature for Global Understanding – Asia
  • Hist 107 History of Southeast Asia
  • Hist 109A History of China to 1800
  • Hist 109B History of China after 1800
  • Hist 110A History of Japan to 1750
  • Hist 110B History of Japan Since 1750
  • Hist 134 History of the Vietnam War
  • Rels 144 Chinese Traditions
  • Pols 145 Asian Politics

Latin America, Mexico, Caribbean

  • Anth 178 Anthropology of Latin America
  • Anth 179 Anthropology of Mexico
  • Engl 123A Literature for Global Understanding – The Americas
  • Geog 150 Geography of Latin American & the Caribbean
  • Hist 162 Colonial Latin America
  • Hist 163 19th Century Latin America
  • Hist 164 Latin America, 20th Century
  • Hist 165 Brazil
  • Hist 166 Contemporary Mexico
  • Hist 167 Intellectual History of Latin America
  • Pols 146 Latin American Politics

Africa

  • Engl 123B Literature for Global Understanding – Africa
  • Geog 168 Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Hist 105A History of Africa to the 19th Century
  • Hist 105B History of Africa, 19th & 20th Centuries
  • Pols 142 African Politics

Europe (& Eurasia)

  • Engl 118 Modern European Fiction
  • Engl 154 British & Irish Fiction Since 1900
  • Geog 155 Geography of Europe
  • Hist 113A Economic History of Europe
  • Hist 143 Europe 1750 to 1900
  • Hist 144 Europe 1900 to 1945
  • Hist 145 Europe Since 1945
  • Hist 151A/B/C History of Britain
  • Hist 151D Women in the British Empire
  • Hist 153 Women in Europe
  • Pols 140 European Union
  • Pols 141 Eurasian Politics

Oceania, SE Asia, S. Asia

  • Engl 123C Literature for Global Understanding – Oceania
  • Geog 160 East & South Asia
  • Hist 107 History of Southeast Asia
  • Rels 143 Spiritual Traditions of India

Middle East

  • MdES 145 Middle Eastern Traditions (GE V)
  • MdES 144 Middle Eastern Politics
  • MdES 156 Islam, Politics and the West
  • MdES 153 Jewish Identity and Land
  • MdES 115 Ancient Near East
  • History 103 History the Modern Middle East
  • History 106 History of the Holy Land