May 02, 2025  
2025-2026 General Catalog [Effective Fall 2025] 
    
2025-2026 General Catalog [Effective Fall 2025]

Global Studies (Minor)

Location(s): Main Campus



Program Information

  • A minimum of six (6) credits of the total 18 credits required must be taken as upper-division classes.
  • Students must engage in a study or service abroad program lasting a minimum of seven (7) days.
  • Some courses in this minor require additional prerequisites not listed here. Students who select this minor are encouraged to contact the program faculty director, Dr. Kurt Harris, for advising.
  • Other courses may be selected for each dimenion if approved by the faculty director.

Global Studies Minor Curriculum (18-19 Credits)


Economic Dimension (3 Credits)


Complete 3 credits from the following:

Total Credits, Minor: 18-19


Program Learning Outcomes


  • Students demonstrate that they possess a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.
  • Students describe and analyze positions on ethical issues, apply reasoning about right and wrong human conduct, demonstrate ethical decision-making skills, and demonstrate an evolving ethical self-identity.
  • Students make connections among ideas and experiences and can synthesize and transfer their learning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus.