Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
Global Studies and Social Impact Major, B.A., B.S.
Name: __________________________________ Date: __________Advisor: ________________________
Students majoring in Global Studies and Social Impact are required to complete at least 39 credit hours.
CORE COURSES: ALL REQUIRED (9 credits needed)
______ GSI 201-(Dis)Order and (In)Justice: An Introduction to Global Studies
______ GSI/HST 202-History of Global Change and Social Transformation
______ GSI 495-Global Studies and Social Impact
AREA STUDIES COURSES (12 credits needed) Students choose 2 areas (MES, LAS, AAA, EAS) and take 2 courses from the
list of courses available from each area. In case of Honors college sequences, students need to take the entire 4-course
sequence to earn credit for that area.
AAA ELECTIVES
EAS ELECTIVES
____AAA 300-US-Africa Relations
____AAA 319-African Politics
____AAA 355-History of the Underground Railroad
____AAA 341-Civil Conflicts in Africa
____AAA 337-Contemporary Black Literature
____GPY 351-Geography of Africa
____HNR 254/255-African Civilization Sequence AND
____HNR 274/275-African Civilization Sequence
____HST 335-Africa Before 1870
____HST 336-Africa After 1870
____EAS 301-Masterpieces of East Asian Literature
____GPY 354-Geography and Globalization of Asia
____HNR 256/257-Focus on East Asia AND
____HNR 276/277-Focus on East Asia
____HST 240-A History of East Asia to 1800
____HST 333-Modern China
____HST 342-History of East Asian Religions
____PHI 306-Eastern Great Philosophers
____PLS 283-Chinese Politics and US-China Relations
LAS ELECTIVES
MES ELECTIVES
____CFV 376-Latin American Cinema
____GPY 352-Geography of Latin America
____HST 330-Colonial Latin America
____HST 331-Modern Latin America
____HST 334-The Making of the Caribbean
____HST 372-From Slavery to Freedom
____LAS 320-Model Org. of American States (can be
used as experiential learning course)
____LAS 374-Revolution in the Americas
____PLS 284-Latin American Politics
____HST 336-Africa After 1870
____ANT 350-Archaeology of the Middle East
____GPY 355-Geography of the Middle East
____HNR 209/210-The Islamic Middle East AND
____HNR 219/220-The Islamic Middle East
____HST 337-The Age of Islamic Empire
____HST 338-Modern Middle Est
____HST 339-Modern Iran
____MES 350-Islam
____MES 370-The Model Arab League (can be used as
experiential learning course)
____PLS 320-Comparative Politics of the Middle East
OVER 
CLUSTER COURSES (18 credits needed) Students choose 2 courses from each of the 3 clusters. No more than 2 courses
from each discipline. GS 490 may only be taken once for credit.
Cluster 1: Places, Movements, Encounters
____AAA 302-African Diaspora
____COM 378-Intercultural Communication
____GPY 335-Globalization and Development
____GSI 490-Internship
____HTM 368-Geotourism
____LAS 373-Latinos in West Michigan
____LIB 319/HST 319-Human Traffic and Trafficking
____LIB 350-The Immigrant Experience in the US
____MES 202-Arab Americans
____SOC 355-Sociology of Work and Employment
Cluster 2: Expressions and Identities
____AAA 351-Perspectives on African American Males
____ANT 340-Culture and Environment
____ANT 345-Perspectives on Globalization
____COM 372-Global Communications
____CFV 375-World Cinema
____GSI 490-Internship
____LIB 335-LGBTQ Identities
____REL 300-Cont. Theories & Issues in Religious Std.
____WGS/AAA 352-Black Women’s Cult. & Comm.
____WRT 354-Writing in the Global Context
Cluster 3: Systems and Actions
____AHS 330-Health Care: A Global Perspective
____BIO 319-Global Agricultural Sustainability
____ECO 365-Comparative Economic Systems
____GPY/ENS 412-Global Environmental Change
____GSI 490-Internship
____LIB 342-Food Matters
____LIB 400-Global Visionary Thinkers/OR
____LIB 402-Feminist Visionary Thinkers
____PLS 313-International Organizations
____PLS 316-Human Rights in International Politics
____SOC 377-Globalization: Structures and Movements
____WGS 450-Global Feminisms
COGNATE (Select from B.A. or B.S. option)
□ B.A. 4th-semester proficiency in a foreign
□ B.S. Candidates for the B.S. degree must complete the following:
language
____202 Course
OR
____Pass Proficiency Exam
____STA 215
____LIB 301
____HST 290
And one of the following: Cannot be the same methods course selected above.
____ AHS 301 ____ANT 300 ____COM 375 ____ HST 290 ____LIB 301
____ PLS 300 ____STA 216 ____STA 314 ____ STA 314 ____STA 318
____STA 340 ____STA 341 ____STA 301 ____WGS 300
TOTAL NUMBER OF
CREDITS
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Experiential learning or study abroad: students are required to complete either an
experiential learning course or study abroad. An experiential learning course takes the
place of one cluster course. Study abroad course takes the place of one AS course.
This form is a planning tool and does not constitute an agreement regarding program requirements. It is imperative that you meet with an academic
advisor early and often in your career.
Brooks College Office of Integrative Learning and Advising
133 Lake Michigan Hall, 616-331-8200
[email protected] www.gvsu.edu/integrativelearning
3/24/16