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2009-2010 University Catalog

Global Affairs, BA

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Global affairs is an interdisciplinary major that introduces students to the global processes affecting all societies. Study abroad and internships are strongly encouraged. Students can complement their major with a second major or a minor.

This program of study is offered by the Global Affairs Program .

For policies governing all undergraduate degrees, see the Academic Policies chapter of the catalog.

Degree Requirements

In addition to satisfying university general education requirements and the requirements for a bachelor of arts degree in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, students pursuing this degree must complete 36 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00. Students must have a minimum grade of 2.00 in each of the core courses and a minimum grade of 1.67 in each of the courses used to fulfill the concentration and the language requirement for global affairs major. Students who major in global affairs may not also earn the minor in global systems or receive credit for ECON 390.

Six core courses (18 credits):

GLOA 101 - Introduction to Global Affairs Credits: 3
or
SOCI 120 - Globalization and Society Credits: 3
CONF 340 - Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution Credits: 3
CULT 320 - Globalization and Culture Credits: 3
ECON 385 - International Economic Policy Credits: 3
EVPP 337 - Environmental Policy Making in Developing Countries Credits: 3
GOVT 322 - International Relations Theory Credits: 3

Note:

GOVT 132 or 133 is a prerequisite to GOVT 322.

6-9 credits of language study beyond intermediate proficiency

Three courses (9 credits) beyond 210, or
Two courses (6 credits) beyond 202

Four courses (12 credits) in an approved concentration

Courses applied to a global affairs concentration should come from two different departments. They have to be unique to the concentration: They cannot be simultaneously used to fulfill any general education requirement or college requirement for the bachelor’s degree. They cannot be applied to any other major, minor, concentration, or certificate. In addition to the courses listed below, other relevant courses, including special topics courses, study abroad, and internships, may be applied to a concentration with prior written approval from the director.

By Global Topic

▲ The Environment (EVT)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ANTH 370 - Environment and Culture Credits: 3
BIOL 301 - Biology and Society Credits: 3
EVPP 110 - The Ecosphere: An Introduction to Environmental Science I Credits: 4
EVPP 336 - Human Dimensions of the Environment Credits: 3
EVPP 377 - Applied Ecology Credits: 3
GEOG 303 - Conservation of Resources and Environment Credits: 3
GEOG 311 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GEOL 309 - Introduction to Oceanography Credits: 3
TOUR 312 - Ecotourism Credits: 3
TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism Credits: 3

▲ Global Communications and Technology (GCT)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ANTH 332 - Cultures in Comparative Perspective Credits: 3
COMM 202 - Mass Media and Communication Systems Credits: 3
COMM 305 - Foundations of Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
COMM 306 - Issues in Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
COMM 307 - Field Study in Communication Credits: 3
COMM 350 - Mass Communication and Public Policy Credits: 3
COMM 375 - Mass Communication Advertising and Promotions Credits: 3
COMM 412 - Politics and the Mass Media Credits: 3
COMM 431 - Information Technology and the Political Process Credits: 3
COMM 456 - Comparative Mass Media Credits: 3
COMM 506 - Communication in International Organizations Credits: 3
COMM 554 - Telecommunications Policy and Regulation Credits: 3
IT 223 - Information Security Fundamentals Credits: 3
IT 300 - Modern Telecommunications Credits: 3
IT 341 - Data Communications and Network Principles Credits: 3
IT 353 - Information Defense Technologies Credits: 3
IT 366 - Network Security I Credits: 3
IT 462 - Information Security Principles Credits: 3
IT 488 - Fundamentals of Satellite Communications Credits: 3
PSYC 379 - Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology Credits: 3

▲ Global Economy and Management (GEM)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas Credits: 3
ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America Credits: 3
ECON 362 - African Economic Development Credits: 3
ECON 380 - Economies in Transition Credits: 3
FNAN 440 - International Financial Management Credits: 3
GOVT 343 - International Political Economy Credits: 3
IT 304 - IT in the Global Economy Credits: 3
MGMT 461 - Cross Cultural and Global Management Credits: 3
MKTG 407 - International Marketing Credits: 3
MSOM 302 - Managing Information in a Global Environment Credits: 3
MSOM 303 - Marketing in a Global Economy Credits: 3
MSOM 305 - Managing in a Global Economy Credits: 3
NCLC 423 - Management in the Global Marketplace Credits: 6
BULE 302 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
BULE 402 - Commercial Law Credits: 3

Note:

BULE courses require the approval of the director.

▲ Global Inequalities and Responses (GIR)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ADJ 405 - Law and Justice around the World Credits: 3
ANTH 365 - Race and Racism Credits: 3
ANTH 488 - Gender, Sexuality, and Culture Credits: 3
GEOG 304 - Geography of Population Credits: 3
HIST 366 - Comparative Slavery Credits: 3
NCLC 304 - Social Movements and Community Activism Credits: 4
SOCI 307 - Social Movements and Political Protest Credits: 3
SOCI 308 - Racial and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3
SOCI 315 - Sex and Gender in Contemporary Society Credits: 3
SOCI 475 - Women and the Law Credits: 3
WMST 100 - Representations of Women Credits: 3

▲ International Development (IDEV)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ANTH 331 - Refugees Credits: 3
ANTH 333 - Humanitarian Action Credits: 3
ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas Credits: 3
ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America Credits: 3
ECON 362 - African Economic Development Credits: 3
GCH 205 - International Health Credits: 3
GEOG 303 - Conservation of Resources and Environment Credits: 3
GOVT 336 - Political Development and Change Credits: 3
GOVT 434 - Democracy in Global Perspective Credits: 3
GOVT 445 - Human Rights Credits: 3
GOVT 446 - International Law and Organization Credits: 3
HEAL 350 - Interventions for Populations and Communities at Risk Credits: 3
NCLC 401 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3-15
PHIL 429 - International Ethics Credits: 3
SOCI 350 - Community, Diversity, and Democracy: A Practicum Credits: 3
SOCW 351 - Social Policy and Social Justice I Credits: 3
TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism Credits: 3

▲ World Arts (WA)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ARTH 203 - Survey of Asian Art Credits: 3
ARTH 204 - Survey of Latin American Art Credits: 3
ARTH 362 - Twentieth-Century European Art Credits: 3
ARTH 380 - African Art Credits: 3
ARTH 382 - Arts of India Credits: 3
ARTH 383 - Arts of Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ARTH 384 - Arts of China Credits: 3
ARTH 385 - Arts of Japan Credits: 3
ARTH 386 - The Silk Road Credits: 3
ARTH 394 - The Museum Credits: 3
AVT 372 - Hip Hop Culture Credits: 3
CHIN 311 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Credits: 3
CHIN 320 - Contemporary Chinese Film Credits: 3
CL 300 - Introduction to Comparative Literature Credits: 3
DANC 318 - Global Perspectives: World Dance Forms Credits: 3
DANC 391 - Dance History: Twentieth Century Credits: 3
DANC 418 - Global Dance Intensive Credits: 1-3
ENGL 333 - Folklore of the Americas Credits: 3
ENGL 349 - Global Voices Credits: 3
ENGL 350 - The Idea of a World Literature Credits: 3
ENGL 380 - Recent American Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 439 - Literature in English Other Than British and American Credits: 3
FREN 325 - Major French Writers Credits: 3
FREN 378 - Survey of French Literature: 1800 to Present Credits: 3
FREN 451 - Sub-Saharan African Literature Credits: 3
FREN 452 - French-Canadian Literature Credits: 3
FREN 453 - Francophone Literature from North Africa Credits: 3
FREN 454 - Caribbean Literature in French Credits: 3
FREN 470 - Topics in French Cinema Credits: 3
FRLN 330 - Topics in World Literature Credits: 3
GERM 325 - Major Writers Credits: 3
GERM 340 - Survey of German Literature Credits: 3
GERM 451 - Modern Literature: 1925 to the Present Credits: 3
JAPA 320 - Japanese Cinema Credits: 3
RUSS 325 - Major Russian Writers Credits: 3
RUSS 327 - A Survey of Russian Literature Credits: 3
RUSS 470 - Topics in (Post) Soviet Film Credits: 3
SPAN 321 - Introduction to Spanish Culture Credits: 3
SPAN 325 - Major Hispanic Writers Credits: 3
THR 359 - World Stages Credits: 3

▲ Global Governance (GLGV)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ADJ 405 - Law and Justice around the World Credits: 3
ADJ 475 - Theory and Politics of Terrorism Credits: 3
ANTH 312 - Political Anthropology Credits: 3
COMM 305 - Foundations of Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
GEOG 301 - Political Geography Credits: 3
GOVT 342 - Diplomacy Credits: 3
GOVT 343 - International Political Economy Credits: 3
GOVT 344 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 3
GOVT 347 - International Security Credits: 3
GOVT 445 - Human Rights Credits: 3
GOVT 446 - International Law and Organization Credits: 3
GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics Credits: 3
GOVT 448 - Ethics and International Politics Credits: 3
HIST 345 - History of American Foreign Relations Credits: 3
NCLC 305 - Conflict Resolution and Transformation Credits: 6
NCLC 422 - An Experiential Approach to American Foreign Policy Credits: 3-15
PHIL 429 - International Ethics Credits: 3
SOCI 340 - Power, Politics, and Society Credits: 3

By World Region

▲ Africa (AFR)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ARTH 380 - African Art Credits: 3
ECON 362 - African Economic Development Credits: 3
FREN 451 - Sub-Saharan African Literature Credits: 3
GOVT 432 - Political Change and Social Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Credits: 3
HIST 261 - Survey of African Civilization Credits: 3
HIST 262 - Survey of African Civilization Credits: 3
HIST 335 - The African American Experience in the United States: African Background to 1885 Credits: 3
HIST 336 - The African American Experience in the United States: Reconstruction to the Present Credits: 3
HIST 466 - Origins of Conflict in Southern Africa Credits: 3

▲ Asia (ASA)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ANTH 304 - Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific Credits: 3
ANTH 306 - Peoples and Cultures of Island Asia Credits: 3
ANTH 309 - Peoples and Cultures of India Credits: 3
ANTH 311 - Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ARTH 203 - Survey of Asian Art Credits: 3
ARTH 382 - Arts of India Credits: 3
ARTH 383 - Arts of Southeast Asia Credits: 3
ARTH 384 - Arts of China Credits: 3
ARTH 385 - Arts of Japan Credits: 3
CHIN 311 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation Credits: 3
CHIN 320 - Contemporary Chinese Film Credits: 3
GOVT 333 - Government and Politics of Asia Credits: 3
GOVT 341 - Chinese Foreign Policy Credits: 3
GOVT 433 - Political Economy of East Asia Credits: 3
HIST 251 - Survey of East Asian History Credits: 3
HIST 252 - Survey of East Asian History Credits: 3
HIST 353 - History of Traditional China Credits: 3
HIST 354 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIST 355 - Women and Family in Chinese History Credits: 3
HIST 356 - Modern Japan Credits: 3
HIST 357 - Postwar Japan Credits: 3
JAPA 320 - Japanese Cinema Credits: 3
RELI 212 - Religions of the Orient Credits: 3

▲ Europe (EU)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ARTH 360 - Nineteenth-Century European Art Credits: 3
ARTH 362 - Twentieth-Century European Art Credits: 3
FREN 325 - Major French Writers Credits: 3
FREN 378 - Survey of French Literature: 1800 to Present Credits: 3
FREN 470 - Topics in French Cinema Credits: 3
GEOG 320 - Geography of Europe Credits: 3
GERM 325 - Major Writers Credits: 3
GERM 340 - Survey of German Literature Credits: 3
GERM 451 - Modern Literature: 1925 to the Present Credits: 3
GOVT 334 - Government and Politics of Europe Credits: 3
GOVT 337 - Ethnic Politics in Western Europe and North America Credits: 3
HIST 304 - Western Europe in the Middle Ages Credits: 3
HIST 305 - The Renaissance Credits: 3
HIST 306 - The Reformation Credits: 3
HIST 307 - Old Regime and Revolutionary Europe Credits: 3
HIST 308 - Nineteenth-Century Europe Credits: 3
HIST 309 - Europe in Crisis: 1914-1948 Credits: 3
HIST 312 - Nationalism in Eastern Europe Credits: 3
HIST 314 - History of Germany Credits: 3
HIST 322 - Modern Britain Credits: 3
HIST 436 - European Society and Culture: 19th and 20th Centuries Credits: 3
SPAN 321 - Introduction to Spanish Culture Credits: 3
SPAN 325 - Major Hispanic Writers Credits: 3

▲ Latin America (LA)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ANTH 302 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America Credits: 3
ANTH 307 - Ancient Mesoamerica Credits: 3
ANTH 385 - Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Latin America Credits: 3
ARTH 376 - Twentieth-Century Latin American Art Credits: 3
ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America Credits: 3
GEOG 316 - Geography of Latin America Credits: 3
GOVT 331 - Government and Politics of Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 271 - Survey of Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 272 - Survey of Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 364 - Revolution and Radical Politics in Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 365 - Conquest and Colonization in Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 367 - History, Fiction, and Film in Latin America Credits: 3

▲ Middle East and North Africa (MNA)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ARTH 319 - Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East Credits: 3
ARTH 320 - Art of the Islamic World Credits: 3
FREN 453 - Francophone Literature from North Africa Credits: 3
GEOG 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East Credits: 3
GOVT 332 - Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa Credits: 3
HIST 281 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization Credits: 3
HIST 282 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization Credits: 3
HIST 461 - Arab-Israeli Conflict Credits: 3
HIST 465 - The Middle East in the 20th Century Credits: 3
RELI 211 - Religions of the Near (Middle) East Credits: 3

▲ North America (NA)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

ANTH 301 - Native North Americans Credits: 3
ARTH 371 - American Architecture and Material Culture Credits: 3
ARTH 372 - Studies in 18th- and 19th-Century Art of the United States Credits: 3
ARTH 373 - Studies in 20th-Century Art of the United States Credits: 3
ENGL 380 - Recent American Fiction Credits: 3
ENGL 390 - Recent American Poetry Credits: 3
FREN 452 - French-Canadian Literature Credits: 3
GEOG 315 - Geography of the United States Credits: 3
GOVT 301 - Public Law and the Judicial Process Credits: 3
GOVT 307 - Legislative Behavior Credits: 3
GOVT 308 - The American Presidency Credits: 3
GOVT 337 - Ethnic Politics in Western Europe and North America Credits: 3
GOVT 420 - American Political Thought Credits: 3
HIST 331 - Postwar United States, 1945-1973 Credits: 3
HIST 332 - United States since 1976 Credits: 3
HIST 336 - The African American Experience in the United States: Reconstruction to the Present Credits: 3
HIST 337 - The Vietnam War Credits: 3
HIST 340 - History of American Racial Thought Credits: 3
HIST 345 - History of American Foreign Relations Credits: 3
HIST 350 - U.S. Women's History Credits: 3
HIST 351 - History of the Old South Credits: 3
HIST 352 - The South since 1865 Credits: 3
HIST 370 - War and American Society Credits: 3
HIST 418 - Ethnic Groups in America Credits: 3
USST 401 - Seminar: The Future of Metropolitan America Credits: 3

▲ Russia and Central Asia (RCA)

Choose 12 credits from the following:

GEOG 330 - Geography of the Soviet Succession States Credits: 3
GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia Credits: 3
GOVT 340 - Central Asian Politics Credits: 3
GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics Credits: 3
HIST 329 - Modern Russia and the Soviet Union Credits: 3
RUSS 325 - Major Russian Writers Credits: 3
RUSS 326 - A Survey of Russian Literature Credits: 3
RUSS 327 - A Survey of Russian Literature Credits: 3
RUSS 353 - Russian Civilization Credits: 3
RUSS 354 - Contemporary Post-Soviet Life Credits: 3
RUSS 407 - Russian Drama and Theater Credits: 3
RUSS 410 - Russian Poetry Credits: 3
RUSS 470 - Topics in (Post) Soviet Film Credits: 3

▲ Individualized Concentration (IST)

Students may construct an individualized concentration with the director’s help and written approval.

Writing-Intensive Requirement

The university requires all students to complete at least one course designated as “writing intensive” in their major at the 300 level or above. Students majoring in global affairs should consult the program advisor for courses that can be used to fulfill this requirement.

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