1. Carolina Core (32-44 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• any CC-CMW courses

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-8 hours) 

• any CC-ARP courses

Note: Global Studies students pursuing the Leadership in the Global Economy concentration must select either MATH 122  or MATH 141  as one of their ARP-approved courses. Prerequisites may be applied to degree requirements, where appropriate.

Scientific Literacy — SCI (8 hours)

• Two 4-credit hour CC-SCI courses 

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the minimal passing grade on the exit examination in the 122 course is required. Students can demonstrate this proficiency by successfully completing Phase II of the Proficiency Test or by successfully completing the 122 course, including the exit exam administered as part of that course.

• CC-GFL courses

​It is strongly recommended that students continuing the study of a foreign language begin college-level study of that language in their first semester and continue in that language until their particular foreign language requirement is completed.

Note: Global Studies students must demonstrate proficiency in one modern foreign language, approved by the advisor, at the advanced level by completing 6 hours in language courses numbered 300 and above or the equivalent. Courses in that foreign language at the beginning or intermediate levels (100 or 200-levels), if needed as prerequisites, may be applied to Carolina Core or College requirements, where appropriate.

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

Select one from:

• ANTH 102 - Understanding Other Cultures  
• GEOG 121 - Globalization and World Regions  
• GEOG 210 - Peoples, Places, and Environments  
• LING 101 - Linguistics 1: Introduction to Language  
• POLI 101 - Introduction to Global Politics  
• RELG 101 - Exploring Religions  

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

• any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (15-18 hours)

Foreign Language (0-3 hours) 

• only if needed to meet 122-level proficiency

Note: Global Studies students must demonstrate proficiency in one modern foreign language, approved by the advisor, at the advanced level by completing 6 hours in language courses numbered 300 and above or the equivalent. Courses in that foreign language at the beginning or intermediate levels (100 or 200-levels), if needed as prerequisites, may be applied to Carolina Core or College requirements, where appropriate.

History (3 hours) 

The College of Arts and Sciences requires one U.S. History and one non-U.S. History course. Whichever is not fulfilled through the Carolina Core GHS requirement must be fulfilled through this college requirement. Accordingly, please select one of the following:

• One Carolina Core GHS-approved course primarily focused on U.S. History: HIST 111, 112, 214, or another GHS-approved course determined by the College of Arts and Science to fit this geographic category.

OR

• One Carolina Core GHS-approved course primarily focused on non-U.S. History: HIST 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, GERM 280, FAMS 300, or another GHS-approved course determined by the College of Arts and Sciences to fit this geographic category.

Social Science and Fine Arts or Humanities (12 hours)

Courses Acceptable for Social Science and Fine Arts or Humanities Credit in Degree Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences  (9 hours Fine Arts or Humanities)

Select one Social Science from:

• ANTH 102 - Understanding Other Cultures   
• GEOG 121 - Globalization and World Regions   
• GEOG 210 - Peoples, Places, and Environments   
• LING 101 - Linguistics 1: Introduction to Language   
• POLI 101 - Introduction to Global Politics  
• RELG 101 - Exploring Religions  

Note: Global Studies students pursing the Leadership in the Global Economy concentration must use ECON 224  to fulfill the Social Science requirement.

3. Program Requirements (25-49 hours)

Cognate or Minor (12-18 hours)

Cognate

The cognate is intended to support the course work in the major. The cognate must consist of twelve  (12) hours of courses at the advanced level, outside of but related to the major. The cognate may be taken in one or more departments or programs, depending on the interests of the student and the judgment of the advisor.

Courses offered by departments and programs that are acceptable for cognate credit are outlined in the section titled Courses Acceptable for Cognate Credit in Degree Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences .

For cognate course offerings in other colleges, consult the appropriate sections of this bulletin. Some major programs have specific cognate requirements.

It should be emphasized that the cognate is not a second set of elective courses to be chosen at random by the student. The cognate must be approved by the major advisor as being related to the major field of study. Students are urged to consult their major advisors for specific requirements in their major.

Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the cognate.

For Bachelor of Arts degrees, all cognate courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher.

Recommended Cognates:

Diversity

• AFAM 580 - Culture and Identity in the African Diaspora   
• PSYC 487 - Community Psychology   
• SOCY 308 - Community Organization   
• WGST 381 - Gender and Globalization  

Sustainability

• GEOG 321 - Sustainable Cities  
• ENVR 331 - Integrating Sustainability  
• ENVR 531 - Sustainability Management and Leadership Strategies  
• PHIL 322 - Environmental Ethics   

Tourism and Management

Prerequisite: HRTM 280 - Foundations of Tourism  

• HRTM 483 - Tourism Economics  
• HRTM 537 - Multi-Cultural Dimensions of the Hospitality Industry  
• HRTM 565 - International Lodging Management  
• HRTM 597 - Global Travel and Tourism   

Minor

In place of the cognate a student in the College of Arts and Sciences may choose a minor consisting of at least 18 credit hours of prescribed courses. (Some minors in the sciences require a minimum of 16 hours.) The subject area of the minor may be related to the major. Students pursuing interdisciplinary minors who wish to use courses in their major department for minor credit must petition the College Committee on Scholastic Standards and Petitions for permission to do so.

The minor is intended to develop a coherent basic preparation in a second area of study. It differs from the cognate inasmuch as the courses must be concentrated in one area and must follow a structured sequence. Interdisciplinary minors can be designed with the approval of the assistant dean for academic affairs and advising.

Courses applied toward general education requirements cannot be counted toward the minor. No course may satisfy both major and minor requirements. All minor courses must be passed with a grade of C or higher. At least half of the courses in the minor must be completed in residence at the University.

A list of minor programs of study can be found at Programs A-Z .

Electives (7-37 hours)

No courses of a remedial, developmental, skill-acquiring, or vocational nature may apply as credit toward degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences. The College of Arts and Sciences allows the use of the Pass-Fail option on elective courses. Further clarification on inapplicable courses can be obtained from the College of Arts and Sciences.

4. Major Requirements (24-33 hours)

Selection of major courses must include at least one Carolina Core Integrative course: ANTH 355 , ANTH 581 , ENGL 437 , ENGL 455 , HRTM 482 , LING 440 , POLI 315 , POLI 370 , POLI 374 , or a World Region course that is designated as Integrative.

Foreign language (modern) (6 hours)

Two 300 or above level language courses

Global Theme or Concentration (6-15 hours)

Students must complete one theme or one concentration from the following lists. Special topics courses with appropriate content may be applied to the global theme or concentration requirement with approval of the advisor.

Global Themes (6 hours)

Two courses selected from one of the following theme groups:

Global Development and Sustainability Studies

• ANTH 208 - Anthropology of Globalization and Development  
• ANTH 381 - Gender and Globalization  
• ANTH 556 - Language and Globalization   
• ANTH 569 - International Development and the Environment  
• ANTH 581 - Globalization and Cultural Questions  
• ECON 224 - Introduction to Economics  
• ECON 548 - Environmental Economics   
• ENVR 231 - Introduction to Sustainability Management and Leadership  
• ENVR 295 - Green Technology in Germany  
• ENVR 322 - Environmental Ethics  
• ENVR 331 - Integrating Sustainability  
• ENVR 548 - Environmental Economics  
• GEOG 311 - Cultural Geography  
• GEOG 313 - Economic Geography  
• GEOG 343 - Environment and Society  
• GEOG 347 - Water as a Resource   
• GEOG 348 - Biogeography  
• GEOG 512 - Migration and Globalization   
• GEOG 568 - Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change   
• GEOG 569 - International Development and the Environment  
• GEOG 581 - Globalization and Cultural Questions   
• GERM 295 - Green Technology in Germany  
• HIST 360 - Into the Wild: Global Conservation since 1800  
• HIST 448 - American Environmental History  
• HRTM 280 - Foundations of Tourism  
• HRTM 383 - Ecotourism  
• HRTM 482 - Sustainable Tourism Planning and Policy  
• HRTM 597 - Global Travel and Tourism  
• LING 556 - Language and Globalization   
• PHIL 322 - Environmental Ethics   
• POLI 380 - Comparative Politics of Developing Countries  
• POLI 433 - Economic Aspects of International Politics   
• RETL 485 - Multi-National Retailing  
• RETL 592 - Retailing/Fashion Merchandising Field Study  
• SOCY 315 - Global Population Issues  
• WGST 381 - Gender and Globalization  

Global Health Studies

• AFAM 365 - Medical Experimentation and the Black Body  
• ANTH 204 - Plagues Past and Present    
• ANTH 263 - Medical Experimentation and the Black Body    
• ANTH 388 - Cultures, Pregnancy, and Birth    
• ANTH 551 - Medical Anthropology: Fieldwork    
• ANTH 552 - Medical Anthropology  
• ANTH 565 - Health and Disease in the Past  
• ENHS 321 - Environmental Pollution and Health  
• ENHS 323 - Global Environmental Health  
• ENVR 321 - Environmental Pollution and Health  
• ENVR 323 - Global Environmental Health  
• EPID 410 - Principles of Epidemiology   
• HPEB 470 - Principles of Global Health  
• HPEB 551 - Medical Anthropology: Field Work   
• HPEB 552 - Medical Anthropology  
• HPEB 621 - Maternal and Child Health  
• HPEB 684 - HIV/STI Prevention  
• RELG 473 - Religions, Medicines, and Healing   
• SOCY 360 - Sociology of Medicine and Health    
• SOWK 306 - Social Work in Other Nations  
• SOWK 307 - International Social Work and Social Justice  
• WGST 113 - Women’s Health  
• WGST 388 - Cultures, Pregnancy, and Birth  
• WGST 621 - Maternal and Child Health  

Global Conflict and Security Studies

• ANTH 353 - Anthropology of Law and Conflict  
• ANTH 535 - Conflict Archaeology  
• ARMY 406 - American Military Experience   
• GEOG 330 - The Geography of Disasters  
• GEOG 530 - Environmental Hazards  
• HIST 335 - The History of Modern Russia and the Soviet Union    
• HIST 338 - Modern Germany  
• HIST 347 - The Middle East in Modern Times  
• HIST 352 - Africa since 1800    
• HIST 354 - Modern East Asia  
• HIST 356 - China Since 1949  
• HIST 358 - Japan since 1800  
• HIST 374 - Nationalism: Myth and Reality  
• HIST 376 - War and European Society, 1914-1945  
• HIST 396 - Evolution of Warfare I  
• HIST 397 - Evolution of Warfare II  
• HIST 406 - The United States and a World at War, 1917-1945  
• HIST 407 - United States History Since 1945  
• HIST 421 - Modern Latin America  
• HIST 465 - American Diplomatic History  
• HIST 466 - American Diplomatic History  
• HIST 468 - American Military Experience  
• LASP 342 - Modern Latin America  
• LING 240 - Language Conflict and Language Rights  
• POLI 330 - International Organization  
• POLI 340 - The Conduct and Formulation of United States Foreign Policy   
• POLI 341 - Contemporary United States Foreign Policy  
• POLI 342 - National Security Policies of the United States  
• POLI 383 - Genocide: A Comparative Perspective  
• POLI 416 - Revolution and Political Violence  
• POLI 417 - Theories of War in International Relations  
• POLI 420 - International Law  
• POLI 421 - Law and Contemporary International Problems  
• POLI 432 - Nationalism and Ethnicity in World Politics  
• POLI 442 - Globalization and Security  

Global Cultural Studies

• AFAM 202 - Introduction to African-American Studies: Arts and Cultural Foundations  
• ANTH 355 - Language, Culture, and Society    
• ANTH 381 - Gender and Globalization  
• ANTH 553 - Anthropological Approaches to Narrative and Performance  
• ANTH 556 - Language and Globalization  
• ANTH 581 - Globalization and Cultural Questions   
• ARTH 335 - History of 20th Century Art  
• CHIN 335 - Women in China   
• CPLT 270 - World Literature  
• CPLT 301 - Great Books of the Western World I  
• CPLT 302 - Great Books of the Western World II  
• CPLT 303 - Great Books of the Eastern World  
• EDUC 360 - Global and Multicultural Perspectives on Education in International Settings  
• ENGL 270 - World Literature    
• ENGL 390 - Great Books of the Western World I  
• ENGL 391 - Great Books of the Western World II  
• ENGL 392 - Great Books of the Eastern World  
• ENGL 437 - Women Writers  
• ENGL 455 - Language in Society  
• FAMS 240 - Film and Media Analysis  
• FAMS 300 - Film and Media History  
• FREN 397 - The French Film Experience   
• GEOG 311 - Cultural Geography   
• GEOG 581 - Globalization and Cultural Questions  
• GERM 280 - German Culture and Civilization    
• GERM 518 - German Sociolinguistics  
• LING 340 - Language, Culture, and Society  
• LING 440 - Language in Society   
• LING 545 - Anthropological Approaches to Narrative and Performance   
• LING 548 - German Sociolinguistics  
• RELG 333 - Sex, Gender and Religion  
• RELG 471 - Interfaith Dialogues in the 21st Century  
• WGST 381 - Gender and Globalization  
• WGST 437 - Women Writers  

Global Concentrations (12-19 hours)

Courses selected to fulfill one of the following concentrations:

Leadership in the Global Economy (15-18 hours)

Prerequisite: Students must select one of the following options (3-6 hours)

• ACCT 222 - Introduction to Accounting  
• RETL 261 - Principles of Accounting I  and RETL 262 - Principles of Accounting II  

Required courses: Students must select one course from four of the following categories (12 hours)

• Environmental Studies
  • ENVR 322 - Environmental Ethics  
  • ENVR 531 - Sustainability Management and Leadership Strategies  
  • ENVR 548 - Environmental Economics  
• Geography
  • GEOG 311 - Cultural Geography  
  • GEOG 312 - Geography and Global Geopolitics  (GLD)
  • GEOG 313 - Economic Geography  
  • GEOG 569 - International Development and the Environment  (GLD)
  • GEOG 581 - Globalization and Cultural Questions  
• Journalism
  • JOUR 541 - International Mass Communications   
  • JOUR 542 - Public Opinion and Persuasion  
• Management
  • MGMT 403 - Leadership in Organizations  
• Music
  • MUSC 580 - Music & Arts Entrepreneurship.  
  • MUSC 582 - Music and Money  ​
• Philosophy
  • PHIL 320 - Ethics  
  • PHIL 322 - Environmental Ethics  
  • PHIL 323 - Ethics of Science and Technology  
  • PHIL 324 - Business Ethics  
• Political Science
  • POLI 315 - International Relations  (GLD)
  • POLI 330 - International Organization  (GLD)
  • POLI 370 - Introduction to Public Administration   
  • POLI 371 - Politics of Taxing and Spending  
  • POLI 373 - Regulatory Policies  
  • POLI 374 - Public Policy   
  • POLI 433 - Economic Aspects of International Politics  
• Library and Information Science
  • SLIS 315 - Information Policy  
  • SLIS 410 - Knowledge Management  
  • SLIS 440 - Competitive Intelligence  
• Social Work
  • SOWK 306 - Social Work in Other Nations  
  • SOWK 307 - International Social Work and Social Justice   
• Women’s and Gender Studies
  • WGST 352 - Gender and Politics  
  • WGST 381 - Gender and Globalization  

World Region (9 hours)

Three courses selected from one of the following area studies groups.  See entries for minors in these areas in the undergraduate Bulletin for lists of approved courses.  Special topics courses with appropriate content may be applied to the world region requirements with approval of the advisor.

• African Studies
• Asian Studies
• European Studies
• Middle East and North Africa (Islamic World Studies)
• Latin American Studies
• Russian and Eurasian Studies

Major Electives (0-3 hours)

One course from any of the approved global theme, global concentration, or world region courses. Students completing a concentration are exempt from this requirement.

Note: Students are strongly encouraged to spend a period of time overseas, preferably in a country where they can develop their language skills. Participating in a study abroad program or an overseas work experience are two ways to gain an international experience. A period of a semester or full year is most beneficial. Approved study abroad courses may apply to some Global Studies major requirements, with permission of the advisor and the College.