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Minor

Minor in Global Studies

Temple University College of Liberal Arts 136 courses 21 total credits

About This Program

Students interested in enhancing their degree program with a firm grounding in the understanding of globalization and its impact on national and international security, the globalized economy, global cultures, and Latin America may opt to declare a Minor in Global Studies, which is administered by the Global Studies Program. The minor includes the primary features of the major coursework, without the requirements for foreign language and regional enrichment.

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 21 credits

Requirements for the Global Cultures, Global Economy, and Global Security Paths

Code Course Title Credits
ANTH 2305 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
GBST 2001 Introduction to Global Studies 3
ECON 1103 Global Economics 3
POLS 1301 International Politics 3
Total 21 credits

Global Security Courses

Code Course Title Credits
CJ 3403 Organized Crime 3
CJ 3405 Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Global Security 3
GUS 3055 Environmental Hazards and Disasters 3
GUS 3071 Health Geography 3
HIST 2217 Vietnam War 3
HIST 2304 20th Century Europe: A Continent in Crisis 3
HIST 2317 Central Europe Through Wars and Revolution, 1848-1989 3
HIST 2513 Cold War Africa 3
HIST 2702 Imperialism, Race, and Empire 3
HIST 2804 Peace, Conflict, and Social Change 3
HIST 2811 World War I 3
HIST 2812 World War II 3
HIST 2817 Gender, War, and Society 3
HIST 3228 America's Rise to Globalism 3
HIST 3229 Superpower America 3
HIST 3433 Blood and Iron: 19th Century European Diplomacy 3
HIST 3572 Modern Middle East 3
POLS 2301 Theories of War and Peace 3
POLS 2311 Post-Cold War Security 3
POLS 2321 Politics of the Global Economy 3
POLS 2331 International Organization 3
POLS 2341 U.S. Foreign Policy 3
POLS 3332 Globalization: Politics and Political Economy 3

Global Cultures Courses

Code Course Title Credits
AAAS 2201 African Civilization 3
AAAS 3215 Languages and Cultures of West Africa 3
ARBC 2012 Modern Arabic Literature in Translation 3
ARBC 2021 Contemporary Arab Society in Film (in Translation) 3
ASST 2001 Practical Asian Society and Culture 3
ASST 2107 Asian American Experiences 3
ASST 2367 South Asia: Peoples, Culture, Experiences 3
ENG 2512 The Modern Novel 3
ENG 2601 Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures 3
ENG 2712 International Film 3
ENG 3513 Modern World Fiction 3
ENG 3522 Contemporary World Fiction in English 3
ENG 3610 Topics in Postcolonial Literature 3
GUS 3001 Images of the City in Popular Culture 3
GUS 3307 Transportation & Culture 3
HIST 2513 Cold War Africa 3
HIST 2515 Civilization and Modernity in the Caribbean 3
HIST 2516 Modern Islamic History 3
HIST 2611 Third World Issues through Film 3
HIST 2702 Imperialism, Race, and Empire 3
HIST 2703 African Diaspora 3
HIST 2705 Anti-Semitism/Holocaust/Racism 3
HIST 2817 Gender, War, and Society 3
HIST 2818 American Icons 3
HIST 3431 Women's Lives in Modern Europe 3
HIST 3564 Caliban's World: Cultural Politics in the 20th Century Americas 3
HIST 3572 Modern Middle East 3
HIST 3711 The City in History 3
LAS 2001 Introduction to Latin American Studies 3
LAS 2101 Latin America through Film and Fiction 3
LAS 3602 Caribbean Literature and Culture 3
REL 1001 Religion and Society 3
REL 2001 Women in Religion and Society 3
REL 2101 Indian Philosophies and Religions 3
REL 2102 Introduction to Buddhism 3
REL 2596 What Is Christianity? 3
REL 2606 Introduction to Islam 3
REL 2702 Religion in Contemporary Africa 3
REL 3011 Monks, Masters, and Magicians: Religion in Premodern Chinese Literature 3
REL 3101 Yoga & Tantric Mysticism 3
SOC 3209 Immigrant America: Belonging and Integration 3
SOC 3221 Global Development 3

Requirements for the Latin American Studies Path

Code Course Title Credits
GBST 2001 Introduction to Global Studies 3
LAS 2001 Introduction to Latin American Studies 3
LAS 2231 Comparative Political Systems in Latin America 3
LAS 2361 Peoples of Latin America 3
LAS 2514 Historical Continuity and Social Change in Latin America 3
AMST 3101 Latino Identity in the United States 3
ANTH 2169 South American Archaeology 3
ANTH 2173 Ancient Mesoamerica 3
ANTH 2361 Peoples of Latin America 3
ANTH 2525 Maya Language and Culture 3
HIST 2512 Mexican Migration to the United States 3
HIST 2514 Introduction to Latin America 3
HIST 2515 Civilization and Modernity in the Caribbean 3
HIST 3562 Contemporary Mexico 3
HIST 3563 Puerto Rican History 3
HIST 3566 Race, Gender, and Empire in the Iberian World 3
IB 2502 Fundamentals of Latin American Business 3
LAS 2010 Topics in Latin American Studies I 3
LAS 2072 Puerto Ricans in Philadelphia 3
LAS 2098 The Legacy of Mesoamerica 3
LAS 2101 Latin America through Film and Fiction 3
LAS 2169 Archaeology of South America 3
LAS 2173 Ancient Mesoamerica 3
LAS 2220 Special Topics - LASS Seminar 2-3
LAS 2362 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean 3
LAS 2502 Fundamentals of Latin American Business 3
LAS 2512 Mexican Migration to the United States 3
LAS 2515 Civilization and Modernity in the Caribbean 3
LAS 2525 Maya Language and Culture 3
LAS 3010 Topics in Latin American Studies II 3
LAS 3101 Latino Identity in the United States 3
LAS 3267 Sociology of Music: Nation, Race, Class and Gender in Argentina and Brazil 3
LAS 3561 History of Brazil 3
LAS 3562 Contemporary Mexico 3
LAS 3563 Puerto Rican History 3
LAS 3566 Race, Gender, and Empire in the Iberian World 3
LAS 3601 "Other Voices" in Latin American Literature 3
LAS 3602 Caribbean Literature and Culture 3
LAS 3801 African Culture in Brazil 3
LAS 4082 Independent Study 1-9
POLS 2231 Comparative Political Systems in Latin America 3
PORT 3101 Readings in Luso-Brazilian Literature 3
PORT 4000 Special Topics in Portuguese 3
PORT 4101 Brazilian Short Story 3
PORT 4102 Contemporary Portuguese and/or Brazilian Literature 3
REL 2702 Religion in Contemporary Africa 3
SOC 2163 Area Studies: Latin American Development 3
SPAN 3141 Introduction to the Literature of Latin America 3
SPAN 3142 Puerto Rican Readings 3
SPAN 3204 Latin America through Film 3
SPAN 3241 The Cultures of Latin America 3
SPAN 3243 The Culture of Puerto Rico 3
SPAN 3261 The Hispanic World: Race and Gender 3
SPAN 3960 Honors Special Topics 3
SPAN 4141 Survey of Latin American Literature 3
SPAN 4142 The Latin American Short Story 3
SPAN 4143 Latin American Novel 3
SPAN 4144 Latin American Poetry and Poetics 3
SPAN 4146 National Literatures of Latin America 3
SPAN 4148 Latin American Literature of Social Conflict 3
SPAN 4149 Colonial Latin American Literature 3
SPAN 4151 Caribbean Literature and Culture 3
SPAN 4152 U.S. Latino/a Studies 3
SPAN 4161 Hispanic Literature through Art 3
SPAN 4240 Topics in Hispanic Popular Cultures 3
SPAN 4242 Hispanic Influences in the U.S. 3
SPAN 4306 Spanish Sociolinguistics 3
Total Requirements for the Latin American Studies Path 21 credits

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