Academic Catalog

Global and Intercultural Studies, B.A. (GIST)

Core Courses:
ANTH 130Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology3
or ANTH 130H Honors: Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
or ANTH 240 Peoples of the World
COMM 204Media Self-Identity & Society3
HIST 104Modern World Civilization3
or HIST 125 World Regional Geography
POSC 202Comparative Government3
GIST Foundation Courses:
GIST 150Introduction to Global and Intercultural Studies3
GIST 250Approaches to Global & Intercultural Studies3
GIST 280Global Studies Major & Career Pathways1
GIST 320Theories & Methods in Global & Intercultural Studies3
GIST 401Global & Intercultural Studies Senior Seminar3
Global Experience
Language Component (Choose One):3
Any SPAN 2XX/3XX Course
Independent Study
Study Abroad
Experiential Learning Component:3
Choose One:
Internship
Independent Study
Travel Course To:
Global Issues and Sustainable Solutions6-7
(3 crs must be upper level and no more than 1 course per course prefix)
Anthropology
Ecological Disaster and Cultural Imagination
Anthropology of Refugees and Displacement
Global Health
Community Health
Economics
Environmental Economics
Environmental Studies
Honors: Environmental Sustainability
Politics and Environmental Policy
Environmental Economics
Finance
FINC 341 Money, Banking and Global Financial Markets
Global and Intercultural Studies
Special Topics in Global Issues & Sustainable Solutions
History
War, Science, and Society
Human Heritage
Introduction to Latinx Studies
Interdisciplinary Studies
Introduction to Urban Studies
Honors: Introduction to Urban Studies
Human Trafficking
Refugees and Global Mobility
Representing Migration
Political Science
Topics in Global Political Science
Latin American Politics and Society
The Politics of War and Conflict
Political Economy
Model United Nations
US Foreign Policy
Science and Technology
Energy and the Environment
Sociology
Latinas in US Society
Race and Ethnic Relations
Global Ethics and Social Justice6
(3 credits must be upper level and no more than 1 course per prefix)
Anthropology
Cross-Cultural Documentaries
Culture, Health and Illness
Culture, Power and Protest
Gender and Health
Global and Intercultural Studies
Special Topics in Ethics & Social Justice
History
Reformers, Rebels, Revolutionaries in East Asia
Interdisciplinary Studies
Introduction to Cross-Cultural & Social Justice Studies
Honors: Introduction to Cross-Cultural and Social Justice
Youth Social Movements
Introduction to Critical Ethnic Studies
Honors: Introduction to Critical Ethnic Studies
Race and Racism from a Global Perspective
Environmental Justice
Decolonizing Healthcare in the U.S.
Philosophy
Social and Global Justice
Global Philosophy Through Thought Experiment
Business Ethics
Ethics, Animals and the Environment
Ethics and Animals
Honors: Ethics and Animals
Political Science
Inequality and Social Policy
Race and Ethnic Politics
Social Work
Inequality and Social Policy
Community Organizing
Global Knowledge and Intercultural Communication6
(3 crs must be upper level and no more than 1 course per prefix)
Anthropology
Culture and Conflict in Africa
Culture in India
Gender Roles and Culture
ANTH 395 Special Topics (Culture and the Brain)
Honors: Religion and Ritual
Communications
Global Issues in Communication
Intercultural Communication
From Semiotics to Significations
English
Introduction to Visual Culture
Honors: Introduction to Visual Culture
African American Literature
Global Anglophone Literary Survey
The Story of English
Visions and Voices: American Ethnic Literature and Art
Faulkner and the Global South
Global and Intercultural Studies
Special Topics in Global Knowledge & Intercultural Communication
History
Topics in Asian History
Topics in Latin American History
Topics in the Middle East and Muslim World
Topics in African History
Interdisciplinary Studies
Topics in Culture and Society
Modern Language
The Idea of Latin America
Language & Indigeneity in Latin America
Philosophy
Introduction to Philosophy
Spanish
SPAN 310
SPAN 370
Special Topics in Latin American/Latinx Culture and Society
Social Work
Intergroup Dialogue
Total Hours49-50