The Global Studies GE Minor expands your worldview through increased awareness of the art, science, politics, foodways, religions, and economic systems of the world. You will learn to communicate across cultures and appreciate the challenges posed by unequal regional development. This minor is broadly applicable to students across majors and fosters global citizenship through knowledge of the world’s cultures and languages. Students are encouraged to study abroad and may apply up to nine study abroad units toward the minor.
Students who are already completing the associated General Education Global Studies upper-division Pathway can earn the minor by taking six courses from different GE Areas. Students who complete all courses in the minor will meet the University’s U.S. Diversity (USD) and Global Cultures (GC) requirements, as well as at least one upper-division Writing (W) course.
Course Requirements for the Minor
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this minor.
Students can earn the minor by taking six courses from different GE Areas. Students who complete all courses in the minor will meet the University’s U.S. Diversity (USD) and Global Cultures (GC) requirements, as well as at least one upper-division Writing (W) course.
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Units |
| INST 110W | Introduction to International Engagement (W) | 3 |
| 1 | 6 |
| Survey of Arts of the Americas, Oceania, and Africa | |
| Beginning Arabic I | |
| Beginning Arabic II | |
| Intermediate Arabic I | |
| Intermediate Arabic II | |
| English as a Foreign Language 2 | |
| World Literature (W) | |
| First-Semester French | |
| Second-Semester French | |
| Third-Semester French | |
| Fourth-Semester French | |
| First-Semester German | |
| Second-Semester German | |
| Third-Semester German | |
| Fourth-Semester German | |
| First-Semester Italian | |
| Second-Semester Italian | |
| Third-Semester Italian | |
| Fourth-Semester Italian | |
| First-Semester Japanese | |
| Second-Semester Japanese | |
| Third-Semester Japanese | |
| Fourth-Semester Japanese | |
| First-Semester Spanish | |
| Second-Semester Spanish | |
| Third-Semester Spanish | |
| Spanish for the Professions I | |
| Spanish for Spanish Speakers | |
| Fourth-Semester Spanish | |
| Spanish for Spanish Speakers | |
| Politics of the Developing World | |
| Women Internationally | |
| 3 | 9 |
| Global Nutrition | |
| Justice and Global Issues (W) | |
| World Religions and Global Issues | |
| Africa: Continuity and Change (W) | |
| Anthropology of the Islamic World (W) | |
| Total Units | 18 |
