This minor introduces students to the study of global issues and transnational processes and allows them to explore such themes as:
- peace
- conflict, and security
- international economics and development
- natural resources and the environment
- global health
- comparative cultures, arts, and identities
This minor is housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is administered by the Individualized and Interdisciplinary Studies Program with oversight by the Global Studies Minor Committee. For more details, including the approved courses list, see the Global Studies minor website. For more information, visit iisp.uconn.edu/global-studies-minor or contact IISP staff at iisp.uconn.edu/contact.
Requirements
Students must complete a total of 18 credits, 15 of which must be at the 2000 level or higher.
Introduction to Global Studies Courses (3 credits)
Select one course that serves as an introduction to Global Studies, drawn from the following list:
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| 3 |
| Peoples and Cultures of the World | |
| Globalization | |
| Modern World History | |
| Global Sustainable Natural Resources | |
| Introduction to International Relations | |
| Society in Global Perspective | |
| Gender and Globalization | |
| Total Credits | 3 |
Theme Courses (9 credits)
Three courses at the 2000-level or higher selected from a single theme from the approved courses list. The themes are:
- peace, conflict, and security;
- international economics and development;
- natural resources and the environment;
- global health; and
- comparative cultures, arts and identities
Other Required Courses (6 credits)
Two other courses at the 2000 level or higher. These courses may come from the approved courses list, or may be regionally-focused courses. If both courses are regionally-focused, they must be from two different regions. Regions are defined as:
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Middle East and North Africa
- South Asia
- Central Asia
- Southeast Asia
- East Asia
- Europe
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Oceania
Education abroad courses, special topics courses, and variable topics courses may count towards the minor when these courses focus on one of the regions defined above or global issues, processes, trends, and systems. Three credits of independent study may be included when the independent study is focused on a global theme or one of the regions defined above.
No more than six credits may be taken in any one department or overlap with the plan of study of any one other major or minor.
International Experience Requirement
Participation in an approved Education Abroad program that includes at least six weeks residence in a country other than the United States.
With the approval of the Global Studies Minor Committee, this requirement may also be satisfied by an extended period of residence abroad or period of service learning abroad. For more information, contact IISP staff at iisp.uconn.edu/contact
Students pursuing this minor should select their program of study in close consultation with a minor advisor.
