Global Studies

Major(s)

Global Studies (Comprehensive)

Bachelor of Arts

Major requirements (48 hours)

  1. GBL 250(3), GBL 397(3).
  2. Focus Area: 12 hours in one of the following focus areas, with courses with at least three different course codes:
    1. Language, Culture, and Geography: ANT 100(3), 303(3), 306(3), 312(3), 313(3), 315(3), 317(3), 318(3), 320(3), 330(3), 365(3), 380(3); COM 260(3), 360(3), 469(3); ENG 283(3), 296(3); GRY 100(3), 305(3), 310(3), 316(3), 320(3), 323(3), 429(3), 470(2); FRN 324(3); GST 400(3); HSP 325(3); IDS 350(3); IPE 377(3); LLT 296(3); MCL 100(3), 303(3), 550(3); MST 388(3); MUS 239(3); SOC 336(3); SPN 324(3).
    2. History, Society, and Religion: ANT 305(3), 340(3), 342(3); GRY 322(3); HST 323(3), 334(3), 335(3), 339(3), 340(3), 350(3), 351(3), 353(3), 354(3), 355(3), 356(3), 361(3), 362(3), 369(3), 370(3), 371(3), 380(3), 381(3), 382(3), 383(3), 395(3), 543(3), 559(3), 571(3), 587(3), 588(3); LLT 321(3), 325(3), 326(3); PHI 115(3), 342(3); REL 110(3), 330(3), 340(3), 350(3), 355(3), 357(3), 360(3), 370(3); SWK 219(3).
    3. Politics, Economics, and Environment: AGR 100(3); ANT 314(3), 355(3); BUS 303(3), 392(3); ECO 155(3); 345(3), 346(3), 456(3), 540(3), 565(3); FIN 583(3); GRY 108(3), 321(3), 351(3), 535(3); MGT 447(3); PHI 120(3); 302(3); PLS 205(3), 232(3), 320(3), 333(3), 338(3), 343(3), 437(3), 439(3), 443(3), 544(3), 546(3), 547(3), 548(3), 550(3), 555(3), 561(3), 563(3), 565(3); SOC 150(3), 319(3), 450(3).
  3. Regional Studies: 12 hours in regional studies with at least one course in each of the following four regions. With advisor approval, and depending on content focus, the following courses may count toward various regions: ANT 330; ART 273(3); ECO 397(3); ENG 362(3); FRN 326(3), 415(3); GRY 305; PLS 338(3); SPN 314(3).
    1. Africa: ANT 332(3); ART 486(3), ENG 363(3); FRN 326(3), 415(3); GRY 507(3); HST 323(3), 334(3), 335(3); PLS 334(3).
    2. Asia: ANT 334(3), 338(3); ART 274(3); HST 380(3), 381(3), 382(3), 571(3); LLT 215(3); PHI 314(3); REL 355(3), 357(3), 358(3), 360(3).
    3. Europe: FRN 326(3), 415(3); GRM 325(3); HST 351(3), 353(3), 354(3), 355(3), 356(3), 361(3), 559(3); IDS 350(3); LLT 225(3); REL 340(3); SPN 325(3).
    4. Latin America and Caribbean: ANT 336(3);  ART 485(3), 487(3); HST 350(3), 362(3), 383(3), 384(3), 395(3), 587(3), 588(3); PLS 548(3); SOC 350(3); SPN 326(3).
    5. Middle East: ART 471(3); HST 370(3), 371(3), 543(3).
  4. World Languages: Three hours beyond the 12-hour Bachelor of Arts foreign language requirement, for a total of 15 hours in a single language: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish. Other languages may be accepted upon the recommendation of the head of the Languages, Cultures and Religions Department.  Partial or full credit toward this requirement may be granted through the transfer evaluation of eligible education abroad coursework or through the Department's Credit for Prior Learning and Retroactive Credit Policies.
  5. Public Affairs Capstone Experience requirement: GBL 499(3).
  6. Double counting: Within this program, courses may not be double counted among the following categories: Global Studies Core, Focus Area, Regional Studies, and World Languages. There are no restrictions on applying courses counted in other programs, General Education or Core 42, and the specific Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements toward Global Studies major requirements.
  7. Specific Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

University level requirements:

  1. General Education Program and Requirements.
  2. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

Accelerated graduate program in International Affairs

Eligible Missouri State undergraduate students may apply for admission to the Master of International Affairs program and begin taking graduate course work as they complete the work for a bachelor’s degree. A maximum of 12 hours of graduate credit may be counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree (Mixed Credit). Refer to the Graduate Catalog for specific admission requirements.

Refer to Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Classes for additional information and procedures for obtaining permission for Mixed Credit.