Global Studies, Minor

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Sponsoring departments: English, History and Philosophy, Modern Languages, Politics, Economics & Law and Sociology

The Global Studies minor offers a transnational perspective that has become critical for college students regardless of their major and career goals. It contains two options. The first option brings together the international and regional courses offered in English (EL), History and Philosophy (HI) and Politics, Economics and Law (PEL). History and Philosophy contributes courses in history and culture (a cross-cultural course from Sociology is also included), English contributes the literature courses, and Politics, Economics and Law the courses in politics, international relations, economics, political economy, and economic history. The second option incorporates foreign language courses from Modern Languages (ML). Teacher Education candidates for New York State secondary school certification will find this minor helpful.

Requirements

Students minoring in Global Studies are required to complete five courses (20 credits), distributed as follows:

Option 1:

A. Foundation Courses: One Course 4 Credits

HI 4001 - Nineteenth Century Credits: 4
HI 4011 - Twentieth Century Credits: 4
PE 3100 - International Relations Credits: 4
PE 4580 - Origins of the Capitalist Economy Credits: 4

B. Elective Courses: Four Courses 16 Credits

at least one must be taken in each category:

1. International Courses (at least one)

HI 3040 - Analysis of Culture Credits: 4
HI 3600 - Global Geography: People, Places and Environments Credits: 4
HI 4600 - World Regional Geography Credits: 4
HI 4800 - History of India Credits: 4
PE 3100 - International Relations Credits: 4
PE 3240 - Inter-American Relations and Immigration Credits: 4
PE 3400 - Global South Credits: 4
PE 3440 - International Economics Credits: 4
PE 3450 - Women from a Global Perspective Credits: 4
PE 4100 - International Organizations in the Global Economy Credits: 4
PE 4150 - Terrorism and Politics
PE 4590 - Global Economy in the 20th Century Credits: 4
PE 4665 - Human Rights Credits: 4
SY 4500 - Global Sociology Credits: 4

2. Regional Courses (at least one)

EL 3700 - Survey of World Literature Credits: 4
EL 3865 - Literature of Asia Credits: 4
EL 3870 - Literatures of Africa Credits: 4
EL 3880 - Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature Credits: 4
EL 4405 - Caribbean Literature Credits: 4
EL 4600 - Literature of India Credits: 4
EL 4630 - Latin American Literature Credits: 4
EL 4640 - French Literature Credits: 4
EL 4650 - Literature of Russia and Eastern Europe Credits: 4
HI 3080 - Asian Cultures Credits: 4
HI 3091 - African Cultures Credits: 4
HI 3102 - Hispanic Heritage Credits: 4
HI 3110 - Latin American Culture Credits: 4
HI 3640 - African History Credits: 4
HI 3692 - Modern Asian History Credits: 4
HI 3700 - Historical Geography of Latin America Credits: 4
HI 3704 - African Religions and Philosophy Credits: 4
HI 3835 - Islamic Cultures Credits: 4
HI 4308 - History of the Modern Middle East Credits: 4
HI 4632 - Japanese History through Literature Credits: 4
HI 4800 - History of India Credits: 4
HI 4905 - Chinese Civilization Credits: 4
PE 4660 - Politics of India and the Region Credits: 4
PE 4690 - Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean Credits: 4

Option 2:

A. Prerequisite: Two Courses in a Foreign Language

(Liberal Education Curriculum)

B. Two Additional Foreign Language Courses 8 Credits

C. Three Courses From the Curriculum in Option 1 12 Credits:

one foundation course
one international course
one regional course (conforming to the foreign language studied)

Recommendations

Foreign language: It is highly recommended that students choosing Option 1 complete the foreign language domain in their Liberal Education Curriculum program if they currently have no knowledge of a foreign language.

Economics: Students who are not already taking courses in principles of economics for their major should consider taking PE 2420 - Principles of Microeconomics and PE 2430 - Principles of Macroeconomics as general electives.