Global Studies Minor

Program Advisor: Professor Mills

  • IND120 Introduction to Global Studies (3)
  • 12 credits selected from the listing of Global Studies courses below. NOTE:
    • Maximum of 6 credits may be taken in any one department.
    • One language-learning course may be substituted in place of the course options listed below and with the permission of the Global Studies Program Director.
    • International Service Learning and local Service Learning experiences dealing with refugee/international populations may be applied toward the 12 credits with the approval of the Global Studies Program Director.
    • Additional studies may be allowed. Students wishing to take courses other than those on the listing below must submit his/her request, with rationale for the substitution, to the Global Studies Program Director. Substitutions are subject to the approval of the Global Studies Committee.
  • International Experience: All experiences are subject to the approval of the Global Studies Committee. Experiences will be submitted to the Global Studies Program Director. The international experience:
    • may be short or long term
    • may be credit bearing, volunteer, group or individual
  • Completion of a non-credit study abroad course is required prior to departure on the international experience. Consult the Global Studies Program Director for details.
  • Foreign Language studies are recommended but not required for the minor:
    • Study of the language of the nation of the international experience is encouraged – coursework at Daemen or through Daemen’s VLLP program is strongly recommended
    • Strongly suggested (as appropriate): CHI100 Survival Chinese (3); SPA110 Spanish for the Health Professions (3)
    • In-country language learning is highly encouraged.

GLOBAL STUDIES COURSES TO BE SELECTED FROM THE FOLLOWING:

  • BA201 Introduction to International Business (3)
  • BA220 Diversity and Cross-Cultural Management (3)
  • ECO206 The Economics of Sustainable Development (3)
  • ECO343 Global Economic Geography (3)
  • ENS/NSC205 Planet Earth I: Physical Features (3)
  • ENS/NSC206 Planet Earth II: Geographical Features (3)
  • ENS309 Population Dynamics (3)
  • ENS/SUST310 Global Water Issues (3)
  • FRE 299/399/499 Service Learning in French – see above for requirements (1-3)
  • GEO117 World Geography (3)
  • GVT 101 Comparative Politics (3)
  • GVT 121 International Relations (3)
  • GVT 210 Politics of Globalization (3)
  • GVT 213 Sustainability & Third World Development (3)
  • GVT/ECO 221 Political Economy of East Asia (3)
  • GVT 231 Global Governance (3)
  • GVT/ECO 232 International Political Economy (3)
  • GVT 238 Dictatorship and Democracy in World Politics (3)
  • GVT 315 Politics of Western Europe (3)
  • GVT 326 Politics of East Asia (3)
  • GVT 327 Politics of South Asia (3)
  • HCS201 Survey of Eastern and Western Complementary Medical Approaches (3)
  • HCS335 Critical Issues in Global Health (3)
  • HIS106 Introduction to World History II: From 1500 (3)
  • HIS 230 Problems of the Third World (3)
  • HIS 308 Modern Latin America (3)
  • HIS 312 Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
  • HIS 317 The Middle East (3)
  • HIS 324 Global Environmental History (3)
  • IND448 International Service Learning (1-3)
  • LNG309 Language in Society (3)
  • MGT306 International Management (3)
  • MKT310 Foreign Markets of International Business (3)
  • SPA 240 / 250 Grammar & Culture Workshop I & II (3/3)
  • SPA 299/399/499 Service Learning in French – see above for requirements (1-3)
  • SPA 315 Spanish Civilization & Culture (3)
  • SPA316 Spanish American Civilization & Culture (3)

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