Missouri State University

Office of the Registrar

2011-2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Second Edition
published November 2011

Global Studies Program


Website: http://www.missouristate.edu/mcl/globalstudies.htm
Administrator: College of Arts and Letters

General Information

Administration of the Program: The program is administered by the College of Arts and Letters.

Program Advisors: Dr. Madeleine Hooper, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Letters; Dr. Stephen C. Berkwitz, Department of Religious Studies; and Dr. Victor Matthews, Dean, College of Humanities and Public Affairs.

Global Studies can broadly be defined as the study of global issues (i.e., population growth, poverty, diseases, environmental degradation, conflicts) and trends such as globalization and interdependence in their economic, political cultural and social dimensions, area studies, and the acquisition of foreign languages skills. As such, students pursuing a major in Global Studies and, for example, a minor in Area Studies, will become familiar with these issues, trends, and areas, and strive to acquire a high level of proficiency in a foreign language. More broadly, it means understanding the increasingly global nature of every aspect of life and how this affects the local environment in the United States as well as in other countries.

Majors

Global Studies (Non-Comprehensive)

Bachelor of Arts
  1. General Education Requirements - see General Education Program and Requirements section of catalog
  2. Major Requirements (45-51 hours)
    1. GBL 250(3)
    2. Complete four of the following courses: ANT 100(3); ECO 155(3); GRY 100(3); HST 200(3); PLS 232(3), REL 210(3); SOC 150(3)
    3. Complete 15 hours in one of the following focus areas, with courses with at least four different course prefixes:
      1. Language and Culture: ANT 226(3), 280(3), 320(3), 380(3), 490(3), 510(3)*; COM 360(3); ENG 283(3); GRY 320(3); IDS 397(3)*; MCL 550(3)*; MUS 239(3); PHI 115(3), 342(3)
      2. Business and Economics: AGB 514(3); AGR 100(3); ECO 346(3), 456(3), 565(3); FIN 582(3); GRY 308(3), 321(3); HST 340(3); IDS 397(3)*; MCL 550(3)*; MGT 447(3); MKT 474(3); PHI 342(3) 
      3. Politics, Society and Environmental Issues: CRM 420(3); ECO 540(3); GRY 108(3), 316(3), 322(3), 323(3), 351(3), 535(3); HST 200(3); IDS 397(3)*; MCL 550(3)*; PHI 302(3), 342(3); PLS 205(3), 232(3), 330(3), 437(3), 535(3), 546(3), 555(3), 561(3), 565(3); SOC 305(3), 336(3)

        *When applicable

    4. Complete 15 hours in Regional Studies with at least one course in each of the following five regions. The following courses may apply to various regions depending upon course content: ANT 330, ENG 362, or GRY 305.

      1. Africa: ANT 332(3); ART 273(3)*, 386(3); ENG 363(3); GRY 507(3); HST 323(3), 335(3); PLS 550(3)
      2. Asia: ART 274(3), 374(3); HST 381(3), 571(3); LLT 215(3); PHI 314(3); PLS 545(3); REL 355(3), 360(3)
      3. Europe: ART 272(3); ENG 361(3); HST 350(3), 353(3), 355(3), 361(3), 559(3); LLT 225(3); PLS 343(3), 547(3); REL 340(3)
      4. Latin America and Caribbean: ANT 331(3); ART 273(3)*, 385(3), 485(3); HST 350(3), 587(3), 588(3); PLS 548(3)
      5. Middle East: ANT 335(3); ART 382(3); HST 370(3), 371(3), 543(3); PLS 544(3); REL 330(3), 350(3)

        *ART 273 may satisfy only one requirement in the major, either Africa or Latin America/Caribbean region.
    5. Complete six hours beyond the 12-hour Bachelor of Arts foreign language requirement, for a total of 18 hours in one modern foreign language: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish. Other modern languages may be accepted upon the recommendation of the Head of the Modern and Classical Language department. The language requirement and language courses may partially or fully be fulfilled with courses taken as part of study-away programs or at another American university or college. Students also have the opportunity to acquire proficiency certificates reflecting their level of foreign language competency and, according to their level, will be able to test out of part or all foreign language requirements.
  3. Minor Required (or second major). Note: No more than nine hours may count toward both the major and a minor.
  4. Double Majors: Students wishing to pursue the Global Studies major and another major (no minor required) may only count up to nine hours in both majors.
  5. Specific Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Degree - see Degrees, Programs and Requirements section of catalog
  6. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements - see General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements section of catalog

Global Studies Courses

GBL 250 Introduction to Global Studies and Globalization

Provides students with the basic elements of global studies in order to make them educated persons who have a global awareness; and familiarizes them with the various trends or dimensions of globalization by focusing on geographic, cultural, political, and economic aspects of globalization. 3(3-0) F,S