Required Courses

In order to graduate, you will also need to complete your general education and university requirements.

Complete ALL of the following courses to meet MLO 1:

  • GS 206GS 206: Understanding Globalization

  • GS 300GS 300: Major ProSeminar

  • GS 300LGS 300L: Global Studies Lab

  • GS 316GS 316: Historical Approaches

  • GS 330GS 330: World Views

  • GS 370GS 370: Global Political Economy

  • GS 390GS 390: Global Politics

Complete ONE of the following course combinations to meet MLO 2:

  • SBS 361SBS 361: Introduction to GIS and SBS 361LSBS 361L: Introduction to GIS Lab

  • SBS 362SBS 362: Rsrch Mthd for SBS: Qual Emph and SBS 362LSBS 362L: Rsrch Mthd SBS: Qual Emph Lab

  • SBS 366SBS 366: Rsrch Mthd for SBS:Quant Emph and SBS 366LSBS 366L: Rsrch Mthd SBS:Quan Emph Lab

Complete THREE courses in the MLO 2 Area of Focus: 

The options listed here are only suggestions for clusters of GS courses. For your Area of Focus please consult GS faculty. 

Global Culture and Ideology 

  • GS 332GS 332: Religion/Post Secular World
  • GS 340GS 340: Social Medial and Global Comm
  • GS 349GS 349: The West/Arab/Muslim World
  • GS 350GS 350: Gender/Violence in Global Life

Global Politics 

  • GS 332GS 332: Religion/Post Secular World

  • GS 326GS 326: US Foreign Policy & Empire

  • GS 335GS 335: Comparative/Gov'ts & Politics

Global Political Economy 

  • GS 335GS 335: Comparative/Gov'ts & Politics

  • GS 375GS 375: Ecological Political Economy

  • GS 385GS 385: Global Ecology

International Development/Humanitarian Action 

  • GS 332GS 332: Religion/Post Secular World

  • GS 325GS 325: International Development

  • GS 349GS 349: The West/Arab/Muslim World

  • GS 350GS 350: Gender/Violence in Global Life

Religion, Peace and Conflict 

  • GS 332GS 332: Religion/Post Secular World

  • GS 349GS 349: The West/Arab/Muslim World

  • GS 360GS 360: Religion/Violence/Peacemaking

Complete the following course to meet MLO 3:

  • GS 380SGS 380S: Int'l Organizations & SL

In addition to the required Service Learning course, students may choose to acquire more global competency through travel seminars, a semester abroad, or a course such as:

  • GS 349GS 349: The West/Arab/Muslim World

  • GS 396GS 396: Field Studies

  • GS 397GS 397: Independent Study


Complete ALL of the following courses to meet MLO 4:

  • GS 400GS 400: Capstone Proposal Seminar

  • GS 401GS 401: Capstone Seminar