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Global Studies

Award: Certificate
Total Credits for Award: 18.00

Description:

The Global Studies Certificate explores how the earth and its people affect each other. Courses use interdisciplinary approaches to connect facts and ideas. Whether you plan to work in journalism, banking, biology or other fields that affect people or the earth, this certificate provides a foundation for you to become a productive citizen and a leader.

All courses in this certificate will apply toward the Associate of Arts degree in Global Studies.


COURSE REQUIREMENTS: FIRST SEMESTER: 

COURSE #

TITLE

CREDITS

GOAL AREA(S)

 GLOS 1500

 Introduction to Global Studies

3

 5,8

 ANTH 2105

 Globalization and Culture Change

3

 5,8

 ENGL 1110 Or

 ENGA 1110 Or

 CMST 2012

 College Composition

 Or

 Intercultural Communication

3

1

 BIOL 1136* Or

 WGSS 2212 Or

 PHIL 2171

 Environmental Science

 Gender, Health and the Environment

 Environmental Ethics

3

 

 6,10

6,9

 Global Studies Electives: Choose 6 credits from the following list

 BUSN 2270

 ENLT 2225

 ENLT 2226

 HIST 1010

 HIST 1020

 PSCI 1104

 PHIL 1190

 Introduction to International Business

 World Literature: Asia and Middle East

 World Literature: Europe, Africa and Latin America

 World History 2

 Contemporary World History: Issues and Themes

 World Politics

 World Religions

6

 

6,8

6,8

5,8

5,8

5,8

6,8

 

TOTAL CREDITS: 

18

 

BIOL 1136* MnTC 3 required both lecture and lab.

All students pursuing this award should work closely with their advisor to ensure proper selection of required program courses, if applicable program electives, required Minnesota Transfer Curriculum courses, and MnTC electives. You are expected to meet with your advisor on a regular basis to ensure courses are taken in an order that will lead to efficient and successful completion of the required coursework.