Global and Regional Studies, Global Studies Track, Global Justice Concentration, BA

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Global Studies - Major Requirements

Lower Division

Students must complete the following five lower-division courses:

Global Studies track:

POL 004 - Introduction to International Politics

Regional Studies track:

POL 001 - Introduction to Comparative Politics

Upper Division

Students must complete the following three upper-division courses:

Additional upper-division courses

Students in the Global Studies track complete six additional upper-division courses - two in each of three groups: Group A (Intellectual Traditions), Group B (Issues and Topics), and Group C (Regional Studies), as follows:

Group A

Group B

Group C

Concentration Requirements

Global Studies track students may opt for a concentration in global justice studies. The concentration requirements are:

complete POL 115 - Theories of Justice
complete an internship with a local organization or business while focusing on a global justice issue (may be completed in conjunction with an independent study course that counts as a Group B course).
write the senior thesis on a global justice topic (approved by the instructor).

Note:

Any course listed for this major that requires a prerequisite assumes a grade of C- or better in the prerequisite course. In addition, C is the minimum acceptable grade in GRS 100 and GRS 196 for credit toward the major.