Students must work with advisors to determine whether courses on this list will work with their Major Plan of Study. Courses should be considered as options for students to consider with an advisor. All substitutions to your MPS must be approved by an advisor.
Global Studies Core Courses
Anthropology
Economics
- ECON 202 Economic Statistics I
- ECON 450 Development Economics
Geography & GIS
- GGIS 204 Cities of the World
- GGIS 210 Social & Environmental Issues
History
- HIST 258 20th Cent. World to Mid-Century
- HIST 274 US Foreign Relations Since 1917
Political science
- PS 240 Intro to Comp Politics
- PS 280 Intro to Intl Relations
- PS 282 Governing Globalization
Sociology
- SOC 226 Political Sociology
- SOC 270 Global Demography
Additional Options
- LING 222 Language in Globalization
Area Studies
East and South Asia
- EALC 212 East Asian Art History
- EALC 230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia
- EALC 250 Intro to Japanese Culture
- EALC 305 Japan Lit in Translation I
- EALC 367 History of Korea
- EALC 412 Mod Chinese Lit in Translation
- HIST 220 Traditional China
- HIST 325 History of Korea
- HIST 422 Soc-Econ Hist Modern China
- PS 343 Gov & Pol of China
- PS 345 Gov & Pol of SE Asia
- PS 359 Government and Politics of East Asia
- REL 214 Introduction to Islam
- REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam
- REL 287 Introduction to Buddhism
Additional Courses in this region
Latin America
- ANTH 370 Latina/o Ethnography
- HIST 200 Intro Hist Interpretation: Latinos, Labor, and Migration
- HIST 279 Mexican-American History
- LAST 445 Native Latin Amer Languages: Quechua
- LLS 230 Latina/o Genders & Sexualities
- LLS 235 Race and the Politics of Reproduction
- LLS 385 Theory and Methods in LLS
- LLS 387 Race, Gender and the Body
- PORT 404 Studies in Luso-Brazilian Culture
- PS 353 Gov & Pol of Latin America
- SPAN 232 Spanish in the Community
- SPAN 254 Approaches to Culture
- SPAN 307 Bilingualism
- SPAN 326 Latin America Cultural Studies II
- SPAN 466 Colonial Span Amer Studies
Additional Courses in this region
Russia and Eastern Europe
- RUSS 220 Golden Age of Russian Lit
- RUSS 290 Readings in Russian
Western Europe
- CLCV 203 Ancient Philosophy
- CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition
- FR 211 Introduction to Literary Studies
- FR 212 Introduction to Cultural Analysis: French Identities
- FR 337 Contemporary France
- FR 418 Language & Minorities in Europe
- GER 251 Grimm's Fairy Tales in Context
- GER 260 The Holocaust in Context - ACP
- GER 260 The Holocaust in Context – ACP
- HIST 252 The Holocaust
- HIST 353 European History 1918 to 1939
- HIST 355 Soviet Jewish History
- PS 348 Gov & Pol in Western Europe
- PS 385 Politics of the European Union
- SCAN 251 Viking Mythology
- SPAN 254 Approaches to Culture
- SPAN 307 Bilingualism
- SPAN 310 Premodern Spanish Literatures & Cultures
- SPAN 312 Modern Spanish Literatures & Cultures
- SPAN 320 Spanish Cultural Studies II
- SPAN 465 20th-21stC Spanish Studies
Middle East
- ANTH 272 Language and Culture in Turkey
- CWL 211 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- HIST 262 Zionism: A Global History
- HIST 337 Middle East Since World War I
- JS 212 Israeli Cinema and Television
- LA 222 Islamic Gardens & Architecture
- REL 214 Introduction to Islam
- REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam
- TURK 270 Language and Culture in Turkey
Africa
- AFRO 213 African Muslim Societies
- AFRO 243 Pan Africanism
- REL 214 Introduction to Islam
- SWAH 407 Topics Swahili Lang & Lit I
- SWAH 409 Adv Topics Swahili Lang & Lit I
Thematic Area
Cultures in Contact
- AAS 200 U.S. Race and Empire
- ANTH 209 Food, Culture and Society
- ANTH 210 Families in Global Perspective
- CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition
- CLCV 240 Gender & Sexuality in Greco-Roman Antiquity
- CMN 213 Small Group Communication
- CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm
- CMN 250 Social Movement Communication
- CMN 432 Gender Communication
- ENGL 285 Postcolonial Literature in English
- ENGL 325 Topics in LGBT Literature and Film
- EPOL 310 Race and Cultural Diversity
- EPSY 202 Exploring Cultural Diversity
- GWS 255 Queer Lives, Queer Politics
- HDFS 220 Families in Global Perspective
- HDFS 340 Gender, Relationshps & Society
- HDFS 401 Socialization and Development
- HDFS 425 Family Stress and Change
- HIST 200 Intro Hist Interpretation: Queer Sexualities
- HIST 200 Intro Hist Interpretation: Latinos, Labor, and Migration
- HIST 281 Constructing Race in America
- HIST 385 Transnational Sexualities
- HIST 390 Sport and Society
- INFO 303 Writing Across Media
- INFO 326 New Media, Culture & Society
- INFO 345 Digital & Gender Cultures
- JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism
- JS 209 Jewish American and US Minority Literatures in Dialogue
- KIN 249 Sport & Modern Society
- KIN 340 Soc & Psych of Phys Activity
- LAW 301 Introduction to Law
- LING 222 Language in Globalization
- LING 270 Language, Technology & Society
- MACS 320 Popular Culture
- MACS 326 New Media, Culture & Society
- MACS 345 Digital & Gender Cultures
- MACS 351 Social Aspects of Media
- MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media
- MUSE 200 Introduction to Museums
- NPRE 402 Nuclear Power Engineering
- PS 343 Gov & Pol of China
- PS 345 Gov & Pol of SE Asia
- PS 348 Gov & Pol in Western Europe
- PS 353 Gov & Pol of Latin America
- PS 359 Government and Politics of East Asia
- PS 385 Politics of the European Union
- PSYC 201 Intro to Social Psych
- PSYC 239 Community Psych
- REL 214 Introduction to Islam
- REL 260 Mystics and Saints in Islam
- SLCL 200 Topics of Global Culture
- SOCW 297 Asian Families in America
- SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues
- SOCW 321 Social Entre & Social Change
- THEA 304 Global Theatre Performance
Environment, Sustainability & Social Responsibility (ESSR)
- ACE 210 Environmental Economics
- ACE 251 The World Food Economy *
- ACE 406 Environmental Law *
- ACE 411 Environment and Development *
- ARCH 321Environment, Architecture and Global Health
- CMN 220 Communicating Public Policy
- CMN 250 Social Movement Communication
- CMN 321 Strategies of Persuasion
- DTX 455 Design for Social Impact
- ESE 200 Earth Systems
- ESE 320 Water Planet, Water Crisis
- GEOL 208 History of the Earth System
- GGIS 224 Environmental Data Science
- GGIS 379 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GLBL 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar (crn 65743)
- HORT 344 Planting for Biodiversity and Aesthetics
- HORT 360 Vegetable Crop Production
- INFO 303 Writing Across Media
- JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism
- LA 241 Landform Design & Construction
- LA 315 History of Modern Lndscpe Arch
- LAW 301 Introduction to Law
- NPRE 402 Nuclear Power Engineering
- NRES 219 Applied Ecology
- NRES 224 Social Justice and Environment
- NRES 403 Watersheds and Water Quality
- NRES 454 GIS in Natural Resource Mgmt
- SOC 447 Environmental Sociology
- SOCW 245 Doing Good through the Nonprofit Sector
- UP 246 International Environmental Planning and Governance
Global Health
- ACE 251 The World Food Economy *
- ACE 306 Food Law
- ARCH 321Environment, Architecture and Global Health
- CHLH 100 Contemporary Health @
- CHLH 101 Introduction to Public Health
- CHLH 200 Mental Health ~
- CHLH 206 Human Sexuality
- CHLH 210 Community Health Organizations
- CHLH 243 Drug Use and Abuse
- CHLH 244 Health Statistics
- CHLH 250 Health Care Systems
- CHLH 260 Introduction to Medical Ethics
- CHLH 274 Introduction to Epidemiology ~ @
- CHLH 304 Foundations of Health Behavior *
- CHLH 404 Gerontology ~
- CHLH 410 Public Health Practice ~
- CHLH 415 International Health ~
- CHLH 455 Health Services Financing ~
- CHLH 457 Health Planning ~
- CHLH 458 Health Administration ~
- CMN 220 Communicating Public Policy
- CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm
- CMN 250 Social Movement Communication
- CMN 260 Intro to Health Communication
- CMN 321 Strategies of Persuasion
- GGIS 379 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GLBL 240 Global Health
- GLBL 440 Global Health: Interventions & Evaluations
- HDFS 340 Gender, Relationshps & Society
- HIST 263 History of Medicine in the United States
- HIST 385 Transnational Sexualities
- IB 203 Ecology
- IB 204 Genetics
- IB 303 Anatomy
- IB 348 Fish and Wildlife Ecology
- IB 360 Evolution and Human Health
- IB 372 Ecology and Evolution
- IHLT 230 Leadership in Health
- IHLT 240 Aging and Health Policy
- INFO 303 Writing Across Media
- JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism
- KIN 249 Sport & Modern Society
- KIN 340 Soc & Psych of Phys Activity
- LAW 301 Introduction to Law
- LLS 235 Race and the Politics of Reproduction
- LLS 387 Race, Gender and the Body
- LLS 479 Race, Medicine, and Society
- MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media
- NRES 224 Social Justice and Environment
- NRES 403 Watersheds and Water Quality
- PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics
- PSYC 239 Community Psych
- SOC 280 Intro to Social Statistics
- SOC 380 Social Research Methods
- SOCW 245 Doing Good through the Nonprofit Sector
- SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues
Governance, Conflict and Resolution (GCR)
- ACE 203 Intro Public Policy and Law
- ANTH 246 Forensic Science
- CHLH 250 Health Care Systems
- CHLH 415 International Health ~
- CMN 212 Intro to Organizational Comm
- CMN 220 Communicating Public Policy
- CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm
- CMN 250 Social Movement Communication
- CMN 321 Strategies of Persuasion
- CMN 323 Argumentation
- GGIS 379 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GLBL 220 Governance
- GLBL 499 Special Topics (crn 70675)
- HIST 262 Zionism: A Global History
- HIST 311 Global History of Intelligence
- HIST 390 Sport and Society
- INFO 303 Writing Across Media
- JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism
- LAW 301 Introduction to Law
- NPRE 402 Nuclear Power Engineering
- NPRE 481 Writing on Technol & Security
- PHIL 436 Phil of Law and of the State
- PS 220 Intro to Public Policy
- PS 231 Strategic Models
- PS 240 Intro to Comp Politics
- PS 270 Intro to Political Theory
- PS 280 Intro to Intl Relations
- PS 281 Intro to Intl Relations-ACP
- PS 282 Governing Globalization
- PS 343 Gov & Pol of China
- PS 345 Gov & Pol of SE Asia
- PS 348 Gov & Pol in Western Europe
- PS 353 Gov & Pol of Latin America
- PS 359 Government and Politics of East Asia
- PS 380 International Cooperation
- PS 385 Politics of the European Union
- PS 386 International Law
- PS 390 American Foreign Policy
- PS 396 International Conflict
- SOC 226 Political Sociology
- SOC 479 Law and Society
- UP 203 Cities: Planning & Urban Life
Human Rights
- ANTH 246 Forensic Science
- CHLH 250 Health Care Systems
- CHLH 415 International Health ~
- CLCV 224 American Race and Ethnicity in the Classical Tradition
- CMN 220 Communicating Public Policy
- CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm
- CMN 250 Social Movement Communication
- CMN 321 Strategies of Persuasion
- DTX 455 Design for Social Impact
- GGIS 379 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GLBL 499 Special Topics (crn 70675)
- GWS 255 Queer Lives, Queer Politics
- HIST 200 Intro Hist Interpretation: Queer Sexualities
- HIST 200 Intro Hist Interpretation: Latinos, Labor, and Migration
- HIST 385 Transnational Sexualities
- HIST 390 Sport and Society
- INFO 303 Writing Across Media
- JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism
- LAW 301 Introduction to Law
- LLS 479 Race, Medicine, and Society
- MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media
- NRES 224 Social Justice and Environment
- PHIL 214 Biomedical Ethics
- PHIL 436 Phil of Law and of the State
- PS 280 Intro to Intl Relations
- PS 281 Intro to Intl Relations-ACP
- PS 385 Politics of the European Union
- PS 386 International Law
- PS 390 American Foreign Policy
- PS 396 International Conflict
- SOC 226 Political Sociology
- SOC 479 Law and Society
- SOCW 245 Doing Good through the Nonprofit Sector
Knowledge, Communications and Information Systems (KCIS)
- ADV 150 Introduction to Advertising
- ADV 310 Intro to Public Relations
- AGCM 220 Communicating Agriculture
- BTW 250 Principles of Bus Comm *
- BTW 261Principles Tech Comm *~
- BTW 271 Persuasive Writing *
- CMN 211 Business and Professional Communication
- CMN 212 Intro to Organizational Comm
- CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm
- CMN 312 Communicating for Innovation
- CMN 321 Strategies of Persuasion
- GGIS 205 Business Location Decisions
- GGIS 379 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GLBL 499 Special Topics (crn 70675)
- HDFS 340 Gender, Relationshps & Society
- HIST 200 Intro Hist Interpretation: Queer Sexualities
- HIST 265 Science in Western Culture
- HIST 385 Transnational Sexualities
- INFO 202 Social Aspects Info Tech
- INFO 303 Writing Across Media
- INFO 326 New Media, Culture & Society
- INFO 345 Digital & Gender Cultures
- IS 308 Race, Gender, and Information Technology
- IS 309 Computers and Culture
- JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism
- JOUR 205 History of American Journalism
- JOUR 210 Newsgathering Across Platforms
- LAW 301 Introduction to Law
- LER 320 Gender, Race, Class and Work
- LER 330 Comparative Labor Relations
- LING 222 Language in Globalization
- LING 270 Language, Technology & Society
- MACS 320 Popular Culture
- MACS 326 New Media, Culture & Society
- MACS 345 Digital & Gender Cultures
- MACS 351 Social Aspects of Media
- MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media
- MUSE 200 Introduction to Museums
- NPRE 481 Writing on Technol & Security
- PSYC 245 Industrial Org Psych
- SOC 280 Intro to Social Statistics
- SOC 380 Social Research Methods
- UP 418 GIS for Planners
Wealth and Poverty
- ACE 210 Environmental Economics
- ACE 240 Personal Financial Planning *
- ACE 251 The World Food Economy *
- CMN 232 Intro to Intercultural Comm
- CMN 312 Communicating for Innovation
- DTX 210 Introduction to Social Design
- DTX 455 Design for Social Impact
- GGIS 379 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- GLBL 350 Poverty in a Global Context
- GLBL 499 Special Topics (crn 70675)
- HDFS 340 Gender, Relationshps & Society
- INFO 303 Writing Across Media
- JOUR 200 Introduction to Journalism
- LAW 301 Introduction to Law
- LER 320 Gender, Race, Class and Work
- LER 330 Comparative Labor Relations
- LLS 479 Race, Medicine, and Society
- MACS 356 Sex & Gender in Popular Media
- NRES 224 Social Justice and Environment
- PS 282 Governing Globalization
- PS 390 American Foreign Policy
- PSYC 201 Intro to Social Psych
- PSYC 239 Community Psych
- SOC 226 Political Sociology
- SOC 479 Law and Society
- SOC 270 Global Demography
- SOCW 245 Doing Good through the Nonprofit Sector
- SOCW 300 Diversity: Identities & Issues
- SOCW 321 Social Entre & Social Change
- UP 203 Cities: Planning & Urban Life
- UP 260 Social Inequality and Planning
Research Courses
- HDFS 290 Intro to Research Methods
- NRES 454 GIS in Natural Resource Mgmt
- PS 231 Strategic Models
- SOC 280 Intro to Social Statistics
- SOC 380 Social Research Methods
- SOC 447 Environmental Sociology
- UP 418 GIS for Planners