Program Overview

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Globalization Studies and International Relations, BA

Overview

The Globalization Studies and International Relations Major is an interdisciplinary program that combines academic perspectives from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering to study, research, and create knowledge on global and trans-regional issues. This program's central objects of study are the emerging changes wrought to human communities by both historic and on-going processes of globalization.

Requirements for the Major in Globalization Studies and International Relations (GLI)

The major in Globalization Studies and International Relations leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Completion of the major requires 45 credits. All courses offered for the major must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher.

Foundation Courses (15 credits)

• GLI 211 - Perspectives in Globalization Studies and International Relations (3 credits)
• GLI 320 - Global, Cultural, and Environmental Issues (3 credits)
• GLI 330 - Global, Political, and Economic Issues (3 credits)
• GLI 340 - Conflict Resolution, Coalition Building, and Peacemaking (3 credits)
• GLI 450 - Capstone Seminar in Globalization Studies and International Relations (3 credits)

Language Study (9 credits)

• 9 credits above the 100 level, or demonstrated equivalent competency, in one language other than English.

Global Areas and Global Issues (21 credits; 9 from Global Interaction Areas and 12 from Specialized Global Issues Tracks)

Global Interaction Areas (9 credits: 3 at the 100/200 level, 6 credits taken in upper division courses [300-400 level])

• Specific choice of courses are made through consultation with the advisor.
• Choice of specific courses is made through consultation with the program advisor.
• Areas to be defined by student in consultation with the program advisor. These areas should be defined according to specific global flows and historic interrelations rather than as traditional geographical areas. Some examples of these Global Interaction Areas (see Global Interaction Areas for courses):
  • Pacific Rim (East-Asia, South-East Asia, East Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Western Americas)
  • Indian Ocean world (South East Asia, South Asia, Australia, East Africa)
  • Transatlantic (West Africa, Western Europe, North and South America)
  • Mediterranean (Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East)
  • Eurasia (Central Asia, Europe)
  • Americas (North and South America, Caribbean)
  • Global Africa (Africa and African diaspora)
  • Larger Middle East (North-Eastern Africa, Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean, Arabian Gulf)

Specialized Global Issues Tracks (12 credits: 6 at the 100 and 200 levels, 6 at the 300 and 400 levels)

• Choice of one of six clusters of coursework organized around a set of interrelated issues (see Global Issues Tracks)

Global Issues Tracks

These are listed according to existing offerings that the student, in consultation with program advisor, will combine into thematic clusters.

Human, Cultural, and Biological Migration: Global Diasporas and Ethnicities

• AAS 305 - The Pacific, Travel & Empire (3 credits)
• AFH 339 - Arts of the African Diaspora (3 credits)
• ARH 329 - Arts of the African Diaspora (3 credits)
• AFS 221 - Introduction to Modern African History (3 credits)
• AFS 383 - The Global African Diaspora in Comparative Perspective (3 credits)
• ANT 250 - African Cultures Today (3 credits)
• EGL 249 - African-American Literature and Music in the 19th and 20th Centuries (3 credits)
• EGL 274 - African-American Literature (3 credits)
• HIS 307 - Silk Roads and Spice Routes: Travel, Exploration and Discovery in the Premodern World (3 credits)
• HIS 397 - Topics in History of U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity (3 credits)
• HUS 271 - United States Latino Literature and Culture (3 credits)
• POL 310 - Immigration and Refugee Politics (3 credits)

Global Development and Sustainability: Environment, Well-Being, Economy, and Policy

• AFS 306 - Gender and Public Health in Africa (3 credits)
• AFS 368 - Health and Disease in Africa (3 credits)
• HIS 368 - Health and Disease in Africa (3 credits)
• AFS 374 - Environment and Development in African History (3 credits)
• ANT 361 - Primate Conservation (3 credits)
• ANT 350 - Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
• ATM 201 - Introduction to Climate and Climate Change (3 credits)
• ATM 237 - World Climate and Atmosphere (3 credits)
• ATM 305 - Global Atmospheric Change (3 credits)
• ATM 397 - Air Pollution and Global Warming (3 credits)
• BIO 103 - Introduction to Biotechnology (3 credits)
• BIO 113 - General Ecology (3 credits)
• BIO 353 - Marine Ecology (3 credits)
• BIO 385 - Plant Ecology (3 credits)
• BIO 386 - Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment (3 credits)
• ENS 101 - Prospects for Planet Earth (3 credits)
• ENS 301 - Contemporary Environmental Issues and Policies (3 credits)
• ENS 311 - Ecosystem Ecology and the Global Environment (3 credits)
• ENS 312 - Population, Technology, and the Environment (3 credits)
• ENV 304 - Global Environmental Change (3 credits)
• EST 102 - Weather and Climate (3 credits)
• EST 201 - Technological Trends in Society (3 credits)
• EST 291 - Energy, Environment, and People (3 credits)
• EST 330 - AI and Climate Change: Technologies for a Sustainable Future (3 credits)
• GEO 101 - Environmental Geology (3 credits)
• GEO 104 - Ripples Across the World: Global Effects of Natural Disasters (3 credits)
• GEO 105 - Energy Resources in Transition (3 credits)
• GEO 311 - Geoscience and Global Concerns (3 credits)
• HIS 286 - The Global History of Human Health (3 credits)
• HIS 302 - Environmental History in Global Perspective (3 credits)
• MAR 315 - Marine Conservation (3 credits)
• MAR 340 - Environmental Problems and Solutions (3 credits)
• MAR 394 - Environmental Toxicology and Public Health (3 credits)
• MEC 280 - Pollution and Human Health (3 credits)
• PHI 366 - Philosophy of the Environment (III) (3 credits)
• PHY 237 - World Climate and Atmosphere (3 credits)
• SOC 344 - Environmental Sociology (3 credits)
• SUS 343 - Age of the Anthropocene (3 credits)

Cultural and Political Representation: Art and Media in a Global Context

• AAS 201 - Introduction to the Civilization of the Indian Subcontinent (3 credits)
• AAS 216 - Introduction to Japanese Studies (3 credits)
• AAS 250 - Languages and Cultures of Asian Americans (3 credits)
• AAS 300 - Intellectual History of East Asia (3 credits)
• AAS 305 - The Pacific, Travel & Empire (3 credits)
• AAS 440 - Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (3 credits)
• AFH 206 - Great Books of the Black Experience (3 credits)
• AFH 249 - African-American Literature and Music in the 19th and 20th Centuries (3 credits)
• AFH 339 - Arts of the African Diaspora (3 credits)
• ARH 329 - Arts of the African Diaspora (3 credits)
• AFH 368 - Caribbean and American Connections in Literature (3 credits)
• EGL 368 - Caribbean and American Connections in Literature (3 credits)
• AFS 383 - The Global African Diaspora in Comparative Perspective (3 credits)
• ANT 102 - What Makes Us Human? (3 credits)
• ANT 230 - Peoples of the World (3 credits)
• ANT 250 - African Cultures Today (3 credits)
• ARH 391 - Topics in Global Art (3 credits)
• CCS 202 - Film Genres (3 credits)
• CCS 311 - Gender and Genre in Film (3 credits)
• CCS 325 - Culture in Context (3 credits)
• CCS 381 - Topics in Cinema Studies (6 credits)
• CCS 395 - Topics in Digital Technology and Culture (3 credits)
• CLT 101 - Introduction to World Literatures (3 credits)
• CLT 335 - Interdisciplinary Study of Film (3 credits)
• CLT 362 - Literature and Ideas (3 credits)
• EGL 276 - Feminism: Literature and Cultural Contexts (3 credits)
• WST 276 - Feminism: Literature and Cultural Contexts (3 credits)
• EGL 369 - Topics in Race and Ethnicity in American Literatures and Cultures (3 credits)
• EGL 376 - The Literature of Imperialism (3 credits)
• HIS 227 - Islamic Civilization & Muslim Societies (3 credits)
• HIS 369 - Religion and Politics in Africa (3 credits)
• HIS 373 - Global 1960s (3 credits)
• HUS 290 - Latin American Cinema (3 credits)
• MUS 300 - Music, Technology, and Digital Culture (3 credits)
• MUS 304 - American Music (3 credits)
• PHI 364 - Philosophy of Technology (III) (3 credits)
• WST 301 - Histories of Feminism (3 credits)
• WST 395 - Topics in Global Feminism (3 credits)

Inequalities: Gender, Race, and Class in a Global Context

• AAS 250 - Languages and Cultures of Asian Americans (3 credits)
• AFH 206 - Great Books of the Black Experience (3 credits)
• AFH 249 - African-American Literature and Music in the 19th and 20th Centuries (3 credits)
• AFH 339 - Arts of the African Diaspora (3 credits)
• ARH 329 - Arts of the African Diaspora (3 credits)
• AFH 368 - Caribbean and American Connections in Literature (3 credits)
• EGL 368 - Caribbean and American Connections in Literature (3 credits)
• AFS 319 - The Politics of Race (3 credits)
• AFS 340 - Human Rights and Africa (3 credits)
• ANT 102 - What Makes Us Human? (3 credits)
• ANT 230 - Peoples of the World (3 credits)
• CCS 311 - Gender and Genre in Film (3 credits)
• EGL 249 - African-American Literature and Music in the 19th and 20th Centuries (3 credits)
• EGL 274 - African-American Literature (3 credits)
• EGL 276 - Feminism: Literature and Cultural Contexts (3 credits)
• WST 276 - Feminism: Literature and Cultural Contexts (3 credits)
• EGL 369 - Topics in Race and Ethnicity in American Literatures and Cultures (3 credits)
• EGL 376 - The Literature of Imperialism (3 credits)
• HIS 332 - Postcolonial South Asia (3 credits)
• HIS 348 - Colonial South Asia (3 credits)
• HIS 397 - Topics in History of U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity (3 credits)
• MUS 304 - American Music (3 credits)
• WST 301 - Histories of Feminism (3 credits)
• WST 395 - Topics in Global Feminism (3 credits)

Transnational Corporations and Transregional Institutions: Markets, Institutions, and Policies

• AAS 379 - Cultural Diversity in China (3 credits)
• AFH 379 - Philosophy of Race (III) (3 credits)
• PHI 379 - Philosophy of Race (III) (3 credits)
• AFS 221 - Introduction to Modern African History (3 credits)
• AFS 319 - The Politics of Race (3 credits)
• AFS 337 - The Politics of Africa (3 credits)
• AFS 345 - Culture and Gender: Women in Africa and the Caribbean (3 credits)
• AFS 346 - Political and Social History of Africa (3 credits)
• AFS 350 - Black Women and Social Change: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 credits)
• AFS 365 - Global Africa (3 credits)
• CSE 301 - History of Computing (3 credits)
• ECO 325 - International Trade (3 credits)
• EST 201 - Technological Trends in Society (3 credits)
• HIS 281 - Global History and Geography (3 credits)
• HIS 300 - Topics in Global History (3 credits)
• HIS 307 - Silk Roads and Spice Routes: Travel, Exploration and Discovery in the Premodern World (3 credits)
• HIS 332 - Postcolonial South Asia (3 credits)
• HIS 348 - Colonial South Asia (3 credits)
• HIS 381 - Chocolate, Coffee & Cocaine: Global Commodities (3 credits)
• HIS 397 - Topics in History of U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity (3 credits)
• PHI 367 - Philosophy of War and Peace (III) (3 credits)
• PHI 377 - Contemporary Political Philosophy (II) (3 credits)
• POL 103 - Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 credits)
• POL 311 - Introduction to International Law (3 credits)
• POL 313 - Problems of International Relations (3 credits)
• POL 374 - Global Issues in the United Nations (3 credits)
• SOC 374 - Global Issues in the United Nations (3 credits)
• SOC 105 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
• SOC 248 - Social Problems in Global Perspective (3 credits)
• SOC 348 - Global Sociology (3 credits)

SBC Courses

This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements.

SBC Category	Required Major Courses	Optional Major Courses
ARTS		ARH 203, HUS 290
GLO		AAS 201, AAS 216, AAS 440, AFH 329, AFH 330, AFS 221, AFS 306, AFS 365, AFS 374, AFS 380, AFS 383, ANT 102, ANT 250, ANT 380, ARH 203, ARH 391, CLT 220, EGL 376, GEO 104, HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 213, HIS 214, HIS 216, HIS 221, HIS 227, HIS 248, HIS 249, HIS 250, HIS 251, HIS 286, HIS 307, HIS 340, HIS 373, HIS 374, HIS 381, HIS 383, HUF 216, HUF 219, HUF 318, HUG 229, HUI 216, HUS 254, HUS 255, HUS 261, HUS 290, LAC 200, POL 214, POL 216, SOC 248, SOC 344, SOC 348, SOC 365, WST 395
HUM		AFH 206, CLT 266, EGL 274, EGL 276, HUF 216, HUS 254, HUS 255, HUS 261, WST 276
LANG
QPS
SBS	GLI 211	AAS 250, AFS 221, ANT 102, HIS 101, HIS 102, HIS 221, HIS 227, HIS 250, HIS 286, POL 103, POL 214, POL 216, SOC 105
SNW		ATM 201, BIO 103, BIO 113, ENS 101, EST 102, GEO 105
TECH
USA		AAS 250, AFH 379, EGL 274, EGL 369, MUS 304, PHI 379
WRT
STAS	GLI 320	AAS 330, AAS 352, ANP 360, ATM 237, BIO 385, BIO 386, CSE 301, ENS 301, ENS 311, ENS 312, ENV 304, EST 201, EST 291, EST 330, HIS 281, MAR 315, MAR 394, SPN 415
EXP+
HFA+		AAS 300, AAS 305, AAS 440, AFH 249, AFH 329, AFH 330, AFH 339, AFH 368, AFH 379, ARH 317, ARH 329, ARH 391, CCS 301, CLT 221, CLT 335, CLT 361, CLT 362, EGL 249, EGL 368, EGL 369, EGL 376, GEO 311, HIS 286, HUF 318, JPN 332, KOR 332, MUS 304, PHI 366, PHI 367, PHI 377, PHI 379, SPN 415
SBS+	GLI 330	AAS 330, AAS 379, AFS 306, AFS 319, AFS 337, AFS 340, AFS 345, AFS 346, AFS 350, AFS 365, AFS 368, AFS 374, AFS 380, AFS 383, ANT 230, ANT 350, ANT 380, HIS 213, HIS 214, HIS 216, HIS 300, HIS 307, HIS 332, HIS 334, HIS 340, HIS 348, HIS 350, HIS 360, HIS 368, HIS 369, HIS 374, HIS 380, HIS 381, HIS 383, HIS 391, HIS 392, HIS 393, JPN 331, KOR 331, POL 309, POL 310, POL 313, POL 337, POL 374, SOC 344, SOC 348, SOC 364, SOC 365, SOC 374, WST 301, WST 395
STEM+		ATM 305, BIO 353
CER	GLI 340	AFH 379, AFS 340, ARH 328, ATM 397, CCS 301, EGL 369, HIS 348, HIS 369, PHI 366, PHI 367, PHI 377, PHI 379
DIV		AFS 340, AFS 383, CCS 301, EGL 276, EGL 376, HIS 307, HIS 360, HIS 381, HIS 383, HUS 254, HUS 261, HUS 290, POL 310, WST 276, WST 301, WST 395
ESI	GLI 450	AAS 216, HIS 332, MAR 315, MAR 394, SPN 415
SPK	GLI 211, GLI 450	AFS 340, ARH 328
WRTD	GLI 450

Sample Course Sequence

Sample Course Sequence for the Major in Globalization Studies and International Relations

• GLI 211 - Perspectives in Globalization Studies and International Relations (3 credits)
• GLI 320 - Global, Cultural, and Environmental Issues (3 credits)
• GLI 330 - Global, Political, and Economic Issues (3 credits)
• GLI 340 - Conflict Resolution, Coalition Building, and Peacemaking (3 credits)
• GLI 450 - Capstone Seminar in Globalization Studies and International Relations (3 credits)