Global Studies

• Faculty
• Global Studies Program
• Global Studies Minor-Suspended
• Student Learning Outcomes

Faculty

Deborah Augsburger, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Karl Bahm, Professor, History
Maria Cuzzo, Professor, Legal Studies
Khalil (Haji) Dokhanchi, Professor, Political Science
Eric Edwards, Associate Professor, Sociology
Olawole Famule, Professor, Art History
Hilary Fezzey, Associate Professor, English
Cheong Soon Gan, Assistant Professor, History
James Geidner, Associate Professor, Early Childhood
Vanessa Hettinger, Assistant Professor, Psychology
Brett Jones, Associate Professor, Music
Meghan Krausch, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Sakib Mahmud, Assistant Professor, Sustainable Management
Daniela Mansbach, Associate Professor, Political Science
Rubana Muhjabeen, Assistant Professor, Economics
Ephraim Nikoi, Associate Professor, Communicating Arts
Joel Sipress, Professor, History
Richard Stewart, Professor, Transportation Logistics
Priscilla Starratt, Professor, History
Shin-Ping Liu Tucker, Professor, Information Technology
Michael Waxman, Professor, Chemistry

Global Studies Program

A 24-credit minor is available in Global Studies. It is coordinated and led by the Global Studies coordinator and by the Global Studies Advisory Committee, a free-standing committee made up of interested faculty and staff.

The Global Studies undergraduate minor was approved in 2009. The minor is interdisciplinary with courses offered by a number of academic departments and programs. Members of the Global Studies Committee serve as faculty contacts for this minor. Students choosing this minor must take 24 credits from courses in the approved list in consultation with a Global Studies faculty advisor.

The mission of the Global Studies Program is to offer a "window on the world" and strengthen global awareness. Students studying Global Studies will gain knowledge, experience and skills for global citizenship through various courses from multiple disciplines. The core courses provide conceptual foundations to think globally. The elective courses enable students to explore their own interests in various pedagogical paths, including study abroad, language acquisition, area study, and issue-specific study. Students are encouraged to consider multiple perspectives and ideas and to advance their critical thinking skills by taking courses from multiple disciplines.

Global Studies Minor-Suspended

No admission to this program as of November 3, 2017.  Program has been suspended.  Current students in good standing have until December 23, 2022 to complete the program.

24 total credits

A minimum of 9 credits must be 300 level or higher.

9 credits from three different disciplines required

Global Studies Capstone (0 credits required):

Introduction to the Global Society required course (3 credits required):

Contemporary Global Issues required courses (3 credits required):

Comparative Studies of Culture and Society required course (3 credits required):

Elective courses (15 credits from at least three different disciplines and 9 credits must be above 300 level):

Up to six credits of college or university-level second language coursework that are not applied to other major/minor requirements may be counted toward the Global Studies minor. The second language means any second language other than the student's own primary language(s).

Study abroad courses may be counted toward the Global Studies minor as long as those courses meet one of the criteria for elective courses and with an approval by the Global Studies advisory committee.

1. At least half of the course materials approach a subject comparatively across different regions in the world or deal with global or international phenomena that have local implications; and
2. The course focuses on the development of skills and abilities needed for meaningful cross-cultural and transnational interactions, active involvement with global issues and cultivation of global citizenship.)

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Student Learning Outcomes

• Become able to demonstrate increased: 1) basic knowledge of global geography and history; 2) basic knowledge of the global political/economic/social structures and institutional processes that link the globe; 3) basic methodological knowledge that fosters appreciation of other cultures (INFORMATION)
• Develop knowledge and skills for democratic communication across cultures (COMMUNICATION)
• Become actively involved in global issues and cultivate the sense of global citizenship (INVOLVEMENT)