Overview
Narrative
To meet the need for graduates who are able to function effectively in an interconnected society, the Global Studies program offers a liberal arts education, focused on international relations, area studies, and/or the environment, with a choice of cultural experiences and languages. The program will serve students who wish to transfer to a four-year institution as well as students who wish to work in local businesses with a global reach, or government agencies and non-profit organizations serving diverse populations from other countries.
Graduates of the program will be exposed to a wide diversity of knowledge, be asked to do practical thinking and problem-solving, and offered opportunities to explore global challenges and changes through international trips and exchanges.
Features
Foundational courses in communication, statistics, science, and political science will be complemented with courses in cultural anthropology and world geography. Contextual courses will help the student begin to build competency in the environment, or political science, or area studies, and their elective and language choices will allow them to further specialize in a region or culture. Study Abroad spring break courses, while not explicitly included in the course of study, are an advantageous complement to the core and directed studies.
Transfer Possibilities
Lehigh University - Global Studies
Temple University - Global Studies
Drexel University - Global Studies
Penn State University - Global Studies
Cedar Crest College - Global Studies
Muhlenberg College - International Studies
Albright College - International Relations
Dickinson College - International Studies
Kutztown University - International Studies Minor
East Stroudsburg University - International Relations w/in Political Science
Courses
First Semester
| COLS101 | College Success | 1 credits |
| CMTH102 | Introduction to Communication | 3 credits |
| ENGL101 | English I | 3 credits |
| GLBL130 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 credits |
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| SOCA102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 credits |
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| SOCA103 | Principles of Sociology | 3 credits |
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| GEOG121 | Environmental Sustainability | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second Semester
| ENGL151L | English II | 3 credits |
| GEOG101 | World Geography | 3 credits |
| MATH | Mathematics Elective (QL) | 3/4 credits |
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| GEOG210 | Weather and Climate | 4 credits |
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| GEOL201 | Physical Geology | 4 credits |
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| POLS101 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16-17 |
Summer Semester
Summer Study Abroad or
Field Experience & Academic Research in Global Studies ++
Third Semester
| CISC101 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 credits |
| POLS202 | International Relations | 3 credits |
| Directed Elective +++ | 3 credits |
| MDLA | Modern Language + | 3 credits |
| HUMA150 | Nature of the Environment | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Fourth Semester
| GLBL230 | Global Studies Capstone | 3 credits |
| GEOG140 | Investigating Climate Change | 3 credits |
| Mathematics (QL) or Science (SCI) Elective | 3/4 credits |
| MDLA | Modern Language + | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12-13 |
Total Credit Hours: 62-64
- One course must be designated Diversity and Global Awareness (D).
- Two courses must be completed as a Writing Intensive (WI).
+ Two courses (6 credits) of the same Modern Language are required for graduation.
++ Not all study abroad courses may run every summer. Options include: INTS200 (for a total of 3 credits), INTS201, INTS202, INTS250, POLS150, POLS170, GLBL160, SOCA268.
+++Directed Electives: ARTA101, ENGL215G, ENGL250G, ENGL251G, ENGL257G, ENGL260G, ENGL264G, ENGL265G, HUMA140G, PHIL121, PHIL201, PHIL204