This major is designed for students who are interested in a liberal arts degree with a concentration in global studies. Featuring both active and collaborative classroom experiences in addition to intensive study abroad/实习 experiences, the program is designed for students who wish to develop a set of analytical and interpersonal skills that will prepare them for entry-level employment in a wide range of government and non-profit organizations and agencies and in businesses and industry. Because of the flexible and broad nature of the degree, students might also use this major as preparation for graduate or professional school in business, 法律, 或者社会科学. This program differs most notably from traditional majors in international/global studies by requiring core courses in world literature and intercultural communication, while retaining the traditional foreign language, 历史, and political science emphasis of most other programs. Study abroad and an 实习 with an international organization are also important features of this degree.
For the Bachelor of Arts degree 全球研究, a minimum of 120 credits is required:
要求 | 学分 |
通识教育 |
45 |
选修课 |
6-9 |
Bachelor of Arts Degree 要求s |
24 |
专业要求 |
45-48 |
3 of the 24 credits for Bachelor of Arts Degree 要求s are included in the 专业要求, 通识教育, 选修课和0-12
credits are included in 选修课 if foreign language proficiency is demonstrated by examination.
专业要求: 45 credits
Including 24 credits at the 400 level (9-12 credits of which are included in the prescribed courses, the remaining 400-level courses must be chosen from the Global Regions and Issues requirements below). A minimum of 3 credits of study abroad (meeting any requirement) and 3 credits of INTST 495 are required for the completion of this degree. Course meeting major requirements may be taken abroad; however, typically courses taken abroad will qualify to meet a student’s option, 实习, 和/或语言要求. Students are required to take a minimum of 18 credits at the 400 level at the Berks campus.
Prescribed 专业要求: 15-18 credits
PLSC 014 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; IL (3) (Sem:1-4)
HIST 320W CONTEMPORARY WORLD HISTORY (3) (Sem: 5-8)
ENGL 403 LITERATURE AND 文化 (3) (Sem: 7-8)
PLSC 440 GLOBALIATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS (3) (Sem: 5-8)
INTST 495 INTERNSHIP (3-6) (Sem: 5-8)
要求s for Global Regions and Issues: 30 credits
Select 3 credits from either CAS 271 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION or INTST 100 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (Sem 1-4)
Select 6 credits from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East Regions:
历史181中东的历史, RLST 107伊斯兰, CMLIT 3 INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN LITERATURES, 历史192现代非洲, PLSC 443非洲的种族冲突, PLSC 454 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA, HIST 175 HISTORY OF MODERN EAST ASIA, CMLIT 4 INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN LITERATURES, ECON 473 CHINA IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: HISTORY, 文化, 和社会, 182亚洲贸易:经济, 工业化, 亚洲的资本主义(Sem: 1-8)
Select 6 credits from Europe Region:
GER 100 GERMAN 文化 AND CIVILIZATION, HIST 120 CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN HISTORY, PLSC 413 RISE AND FALL OF THE SOVIET UNION, FR 139 FRANCE AND THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD, HIST 435 TOPICS IN EUROPEAN HISTORY (Sem: 1-8)
Select 6 credits from Latin America Region:
HIST 179 MODERN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY, HIST 250 INTRODUCTION TO THE MODERN CARIBBEAN, HIST 467 US-LATIN AMERICA RELATIONS, 历史468墨西哥和加勒比海, SPAN 131 INTRODUCTION TO IBERO-AMERICAN STUDIES, 跨越297个专题, SPAN 253W INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURE, SPAN 497主题(Sem: 1-8)
Select 9 credits from International and Transnational Issues:
CMLIT 153 INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE AND FILM, PLSC 412 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY, PLSC 487 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ORGANIZATIONS, 国际农业100强, 英语182文学与帝国, 美国外交史,
Ib 303国际商务, PLSC 439 POLITICS OF TERRORISM (cross-listed with CRIMJ 439) (Sem: 1-8)