Minor in Global Studies

The Minor in Global Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide students with an understanding of key international trends, to sharpen their ability to perform comparative analyses of complex social and cultural phenomena, and to increase their awareness of global cultural diversity and global economic integration. The Minor in Global Studies is offered by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences but draws on courses from several collaborating departments.

The Minor in Global Studies requires completion of FIVE courses.

Complete FIVE of the following:

STS 308 Globalization
HIST 213 The Twentieth-Century World
HIST 329 Dante: Hell, Heaven, and Medieval Florence
HIST 363 U.S. as a World Power
HIST 365 Global Interactions in History
HIST 367 International Law and Diplomacy
HIST 372 Contemporary Europe
HIST 377 Cities in History
HIST 382 War and Society
HIST 388 20th Century Britain
PHIL 337 World Religions

 

The five courses required for the Minor in Global Studies can include one of the following HSS Senior Seminars (HSS 404):

 

HSS 404 International Relations
HSS 404 Medicine and Globalization
HSS 404 Movement of Migrants and Refugees In the Eastern Mediterranean
HSS 404 The Wonders of World Cinema
HSS 404 Global Conflict Resolution
HSS 404 Humanities in the Global City