Globalization and Culture

Description
The globalization and culture concentration offers students the opportunity to increase their understanding of the cultural dimensions of globalization, in the context of economic, political and social changes in the world today. The program provides an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the phenomenon of globalization, including the historical, political, cultural and social forces that shape contemporary globalized society. This program draws on courses from several colleges and academic units and emphasizes studies related to the history and culture of globalization, conflict and contact between regions of the world, and questions related to language and identity.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
• A minimum 12 upper division hours must be taken in courses offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Core Course (Choose one) -- 3 credit hours

SGS 360: Cultural Aspects of Globalization (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

SLC 425: What is Globalization? A History of Contact and Conflict (HU & G) (3)

Culture Course Elective (Choose one) -- 3 credit hours

RUS 323: Russian Literature and Revolution: The Twentieth Century ((L or HU) & G) (3) (Pre-requisites: Credit is allowed for only RUS or SLC 323)

SLC 120 / CHI 120: Introduction to Chinese Culture (L or HU) (3) (Pre-requisites: credit is allowed for only CHI 120 or SLC 120)

SLC 321 / KOR 321: Modern Korean Literature (HU) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only KOR 321 or SLC 321)

SLC 331 / ARB 331: Arabic/Islamic Culture and Literature (HU & H & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only ARB 331 or SLC 331)

SLC 333 / CHI 333 / HST 383: China (SB & H) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only CHI 333, HST 383 or SLC 333)

SLC 347 / ENG 347 / HEB 347 / JST 347: Modern Israeli Literature in Translation (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only ENG 347 or HEB 347 or JST 347 or SLC 347 or ENG/HEB/JST/SLC 394 (Modern Hebrew Literature in Translation))

SLC 348 / HEB 348 / JST 348: Israeli Society and Culture (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Credit is allowed for only HEB 348 or HEB 394 (Israeli Culture and Society) or JST 348 or REL 311 or SLC 348)

Politics and Globalization Electives (Choose two) -- 6 credit hours

HST 391 / SGS 381: Modern Southeast Asia (SB & G & H) (3) (Pre-requisite(s): Minimum 30 hours; Credit is allowed for only HST 391 or SGS 381)

JUS 325 / SGS 325: Globalization and Socio-Economic Justice (SB & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 24 hours; minimum 2.00 GPA; Credit is allowed for only JUS 325 or SGS 325 or SOC 325)

POS 352: European Democracies (3) (Pre-requisite:  Minimum 25 hours. Credit is allowed for only POS 394 (European Pol Democracies), 498 (European Democracies), or POS 352)

POS 353: Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3) (Prerequisite(s): junior standing or minimum 45 hours; Credit is allowed for only POS 353 or POS 360 (Politics of the Middle East))

POS 356: European Union (SB & G) (3)

POS 357: South Asia Politics (SB & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

POS 358: Southeast Asia (SB & G) (3)

POS 359: African Politics and Society (SB & G) (3)

POS 367: World Politics and Global Inequalities (G) (3) (Pre-requisite: Minimum 25 hours; Credit is allowed for only POS 360 (Current Issues International Politics), (International Security), (Organizational Studies) or POS 367)

POS 368: Ethics and Human Rights (3)

POS 388 / REL 388: Religion, Ethics, and International Politics (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum junior standing; Credit is allowed for only POS 388 or REL 388)

POS 452: China (SB & G) (3)

POS 453: Latin America (SB & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 25 hours)

POS 454: Mexico (SB & G) (3)

POS 465: International Organization and Law (SB & G) (3)

REL 107 / SGS 107: Religion and Globalization (HU & G) (3) (Credit is allowed for only REL 107, 194 (Religion and Globalization) or SGS 107)

REL 379 / SGS 343: Religion, Nationalism, and Ethnic Conflict (HU & G) (3) (Prerequisite(s): Minimum 24 hours; Credit is allowed for only REL 379 or SGS 343)

SGS 303: Global Trends (SB) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

SGS 330: Globalization and the Environment: Problems and Solutions (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours)

Culture and Globalization Related Area (Choose one) -- 3 credit hours

ASB 378 / TCL 378: Globalization: Migration, Mass Media, McDonald's ((L or SB) & C) (3)

ENG 435: Literatures and Cultures of Immigration and Diaspora (3)

GCU 241: The Global Economy in Transition (SB & G) (3)

GCU 323: Geography of Latin America (SB & G) (3) (Pre-requisite: Minimum 45 hours)

GCU 325: Geography of Europe (SB & G) (3)

GCU 328: Geography of Middle East and North Africa (SB & G) (3)

GCU 350: The Geography of World Crises (SB & G) (3)

GCU 432: Geography of China (SB & G) (3)

TCL 314: Transborder Latin American Migration to the U.S. ((L or SB) & H & C) (3) (Prerequisite(s): minimum 45 hours; Credit is allowed for only SOC 314 or TCL 314)

Upper-Division Foreign Language Elective -- 3 credit hours
In consultation with an academic advisor in the School of International Letters and Cultures, students choose a target language appropriate to their course of study. Students must complete one upper-division language course in the target language for which 202 or the fourth semester level of the language is a prerequisite. ARB OR BCS OR CHI OR FRE OR GER OR GRK OR HEB OR HIN OR ITA OR IDN OR JPN OR KOR OR LAT OR PLC OR POR OR RUS OR SPA OR VTN Upper Division Elective (3)

Notes: Some upper-division language courses are more than 3 credits. Other languages may be used with the approval of an academic advisor in the School of International Letters and Cultures.