Global Studies Minor ~ Degree Requirements
Total credits in the minor: 16
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Outcomes, Courses, and Assessment
The four outcomes listed below encompass the knowledge, skills and attitudes that students are expected to master to successfuly complete the Minor in Global Studies. Students must demonstrate competency in the following four outcomes:
LO 1 Understanding of globalization ~ ability to comprehend and apply various concepts, sources of information, and perspectives in the analysis and evaluation of the historical context, dimensions, contemporary conditions, and effects of globalization as well as the alternatives proposed by the opposing global struggle for social and environmental justice ~ ability to comprehend, analyze, and reflect critically upon the development, nature, and effects of the contemporary global system of economic, political, and social relations
LO 2 Understanding of global political economy ~ ability to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate the origins and workings of the global economy, including the gendered and informal sectors of this economy ~ ability to demonstrate understanding of major structures, processes, and effects of the evolving global economy--understanding of its historical development, patterns of change, effects on the quality of life, and solutions and alternatives to economic inequity; and ability to locate one's own place in the global economy
LO 3 Global Politics ~ ability to comprehend and apply key concepts and theories in the analysis and critical evaluation of the historical development, structure and transformation of international politics, and in the analysis and evaluation of the nature and effects of contemporary global political processes and issues ~ ability to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate gendered, radical, and non-Western perspectives on the politics of North-South relations, international trade and development, global environmental issues, intergovernmental organizations, and global security issues
LO 4 Elective
Students select one GS Major Learning Outcome that fits their particular interests and learning goals. These electives include but are not limited to:
GS 315; GS 320; GS 330; GS 350; GS 380S