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2025-2026 University Catalog

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2025-2026 University Catalog

Global Studies Supplemental Information

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Track 1: Thematic Concentration

Two courses each, in two of the themes listed below, from at least two academic disciplines

Theme A: Society and Culture

AAS 39200 - Caribbean History And Culture Credits: 3.00
AD 38200 - A Global History Of Modern Art Credits: 3.00
AGRY 35000 - Global Awareness Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
AMST 10100 - America And The World (UCC: WC) Credits: 3.00
ANTH 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
ANTH 23000 - Gender Across Cultures (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
ANTH 38000 - Using Anthropology In The World Credits: 3.00
ANTH 48200 - Sexual Diversity In Global Perspectives Credits: 3.00
CHNS 28100 - Introduction To Chinese Food Culture Credits: 3.00
CMPL 26600 - World Literature: From The Beginnings To 1700 A D (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CMPL 26700 - World Literature: From 1700 A D To The Present (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
EAPS 12000 - Introduction To Geography (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 22900 - Creole Languages And Cultures Credits: 3.00
ENGL 34400 - Environmental Ethics, Policy, And Sustainability Credits: 3.00
ENGL 36500 - Literature And Imperialism (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ENGL 36600 - Postcolonial Literatures Credits: 3.00
FR 38000 - Special Topics In French Culture And Civilization Credits: 3.00
GER 28000 - German Special Topics Credits: 3.00
HDFS 22500 - Human Development Across Cultures Credits: 3.00
HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 21100 - The Global Field: World Soccer And Global History (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 30000 - Eve Of Destruction: Global Crises And World Organization In The 20th Century (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 31905 - Christianity In The Global Age Credits: 3.00
HIST 35900 - Gender In East Asian History (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 41300 - Modern European Imperialism: Repression And Resistance Credits: 3.00
HTM 37200 - Global Tourism Geography (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 28100 - The Italian Renaissance And Its Scientific And Cultural Impact On Western Civilization (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 38100 - Italian And Italian American Food Culture (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
JPNS 48500 - Culinary Culture Of Japan Credits: 3.00
KOR 38100 - Introduction To Korean Food Culture Credits: 3.00
LC 23900 - Women Writers In Translation (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LC 28100 - Introduction To World Food Cultures (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LC 37100 - Phonetics Of Foreign Languages Credits: 3.00
PHIL 11400 - Global Moral Issues (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
PHIL 22500 - Philosophy And Gender (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SPAN 48500 - Food And Culture In The Hispanic World Credits: 3.00
TECH 33000 - Technology And The Global Society Credits: 3.00
WGSS 48300 - Feminisms In Global Perspective Credits: 3.00
CMPL 23700 - Our Common Bond: Languages And Cultures In A Global Context Credits: 3.00
or
LC 23700 - Our Common Bond: Languages And Cultures In A Global Context Credits: 3.00

Theme B: States and Political Institutions

EDPS 31600 - Collaborative Leadership: Cross-Cultural Settings (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
POL 13000 - Introduction To International Relations (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
POL 14100 - Governments Of The World (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
POL 23000 - Introduction To Peace Science Credits: 3.00
POL 23200 - Contemporary Crises In International Relations Credits: 3.00
POL 23700 - Modern Weapons And International Relations (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
POL 34700 - Introduction To Latin American Politics Credits: 3.00
POL 43000 - Selected Problems In International Relations Credits: 3.00
POL 43300 - International Organization Credits: 3.00
POL 43500 - International Law Credits: 3.00
POL 43801 - International Human Rights Credits: 3.00
SOC 33800 - Global Social Movements Credits: 3.00
SOC 33900 - Sociology Of Global Development Credits: 3.00
SOC 42900 - Sociology Of Protest (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00

Theme C: Markets

AGEC 22000 - Economics Of Agricultural Markets Credits: 3.00
AGEC 34000 - International Economic Development Credits: 3.00
AGEC 45000 - International Agricultural Trade Credits: 3.00
CNIT 32000 - Policy, Regulation, And Globalization In Information Technology Credits: 3.00
COM 22400 - Communicating In The Global Workplace (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
CSR 33200 - Cross-Cultural Marketing And International Retailing Credits: 3.00
ECON 37000 - International Trade Credits: 3.00
ECON 46600 - International Economics Credits: 3.00
HIST 27800 - Money, Trade, And Power: The History Of Capitalism Credits: 3.00
MGMT 41500 - International Financial Management Credits: 3.00
MGMT 42210 - International Marketing Credits: 3.00
MGMT 44310 - China, America And Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3.00
MGMT 45900 - International Management Credits: 3.00
POL 23500 - International Relations Among Rich And Poor Nations (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
TECH 33000 - Technology And The Global Society Credits: 3.00
TLI 45570 - Global Human Resources Credits: 3.00

Theme D: Global Science and Environment

AGRY 35000 - Global Awareness Credits: 1.00 to 3.00
ANTH 21200 - Culture, Food And Health Credits: 3.00
ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health Credits: 3.00
CNIT 32000 - Policy, Regulation, And Globalization In Information Technology Credits: 3.00
EAPS 12000 - Introduction To Geography (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
EAPS 20000 - Water World: Processes And Challenges In Global Hydrology (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
EAPS 42000 - Global Change Modeling Credits: 3.00
ENGL 34100 - Topics In Science, Literature, And Culture Credits: 3.00
ENGL 34400 - Environmental Ethics, Policy, And Sustainability Credits: 3.00
ENGR 31000 - Engineering In Global Context (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
FNR 23000 - The World’s Forests And Society (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
FNR 30200 - Global Sustainability Issues Credits: 2.00
HIST 10500 - Survey Of Global History (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 30105 - Big History: Time And Scale Credits: 3.00
HIST 38400 - History Of Aviation (UCC: HUM/STS) Credits: 3.00
HIST 38700 - History Of The Space Age (UCC: HUM/STS) Credits: 3.00
PHIL 27000 - Biomedical Ethics (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
PHIL 28000 - Ethics And Animals (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
PHIL 29000 - Environmental Ethics (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
POL 32300 - Comparative Environmental Policy Credits: 3.00
POL 32700 - Global Green Politics (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
POL 42300 - International Environmental Policy Credits: 3.00
SYS 30000 - It’s A Complex World - Addressing Global Challenges (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00
TECH 33000 - Technology And The Global Society Credits: 3.00
AGRY 12500 - Environmental Science And Conservation (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00 or
EAPS 12500 - Environmental Science And Conservation (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00 or
FNR 12500 - Environmental Science And Conservation (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00 or
NRES 12500 - Environmental Science And Conservation (UCC: STS) Credits: 3.00

Track 2: Area Studies Concentration

Four courses in one of the areas listed below

A. Africa and the Middle East

ARAB 23900 - Arab Women Writers (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ARAB 28100 - Introduction To Islamic Civilization And Culture Credits: 3.00
ARAB 33400 - North African Literature And Culture Credits: 3.00
HEBR 28400 - Ancient Near Eastern History And Culture Credits: 3.00
HEBR 38000 - Israel And The Modern World: Cinema, Literature, History And Politics (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 21000 - The Making Of Modern Africa (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 24600 - Modern Middle East And North Africa (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 25000 - United States Relations With The Middle East And North Africa (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 34505 - Arabs in American Eyes Credits: 3.00
HIST 44100 - Africa In The Twentieth Century Credits: 3.00
PTGS 23500 - Luso-Brazilian Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
PTGS 33000 - Brazilian, Portuguese, And African Cinema Credits: 3.00

B. Asia

CHNS 28000 - Topics In Chinese Civilization And Culture (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
CHNS 28100 - Introduction To Chinese Food Culture Credits: 3.00
CHNS 33000 - Introduction To Chinese Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 24000 - East Asia And Its Historic Tradition (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 24100 - East Asia In The Modern World (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 24300 - South Asian History And Civilizations (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 33900 - Traditional China Credits: 3.00
HIST 34000 - Modern China (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 34300 - Traditional Japan (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 34400 - History Of Modern Japan (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 43900 - Communist China Credits: 3.00
LC 23500 - East Asian Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
PHIL 23000 - Religions Of The East (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
POL 33500 - China And The Challenges Of Globalization (UCC: BSS) Credits: 3.00
POL 34800 - East Asian Politics Credits: 3.00
REL 23000 - Religions Of The East (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
SOC 36900 - Religion And Chinese Society Credits: 3.00

C. Latin America & The Caribbean

AD 34400 - Latin American Art Since 1900 Credits: 3.00
HIST 27100 - Introduction To Colonial Latin American History (1492-1810) (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 27200 - Introduction To Modern Latin American History (1810 To The Present) (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
LALS 25000 - Introduction To Latin American And Latino Studies Credits: 3.00
POL 34700 - Introduction To Latin American Politics Credits: 3.00
PTGS 33000 - Brazilian, Portuguese, And African Cinema Credits: 3.00

D. Europe

FR 23000 - French Literature In Translation Credits: 3.00
FR 33000 - French Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
FR 38000 - Special Topics In French Culture And Civilization Credits: 3.00
GER 23000 - German Literature In Translation (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
GER 33000 - German Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 32105 - Spain: The First Global Empire, 1469-1713 Credits: 3.00
HIST 32300 - German History (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 32400 - Modern France (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 32900 - History Of Women In Modern Europe (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
HIST 40300 - Europe In The Reformation Credits: 3.00
HIST 40500 - The French Revolution And Napoleon Credits: 3.00
HIST 40600 - Rebels And Romantics: Europe 1815-1870 Credits: 3.00
HIST 40700 - Road To World War I: Europe 1870-1919 Credits: 3.00
HIST 40800 - Dictatorship And Democracy: Europe 1919-1945 Credits: 3.00
HIST 41300 - Modern European Imperialism: Repression And Resistance Credits: 3.00
HIST 41505 - Gender And Politics In Early Modern Europe Credits: 3.00
HIST 42300 - Advanced Topics In Modern Germany Credits: 3.00
HIST 45000 - The English Landscape:Integrating History, Horticulture & Landscape Architect Credits: 3.00
ITAL 28000 - Italian Culture And Civilization (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 28100 - The Italian Renaissance And Its Scientific And Cultural Impact On Western Civilization (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 33000 - The Italian Cinema (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 33300 - The Spirit Of Italian Comedy (UCC: HUM) Credits: 3.00
ITAL 39300 - Special Topics In Italian Literature Or Cinema Credits: 3.00
ITAL 49300 - Advanced Topics In Italian Literature Or Cinema Credits: 3.00