Global Studies, BA
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Program | ||
| Understanding College (FS) | 1 | |
| Writing and Presentation (WRI1 & OC1) | 6 | |
| Mathematics (QR1) | 3-4 | |
| Information Literacy, Media, and Research (ITML) | 3 | |
| Creative Voices across Cultures (HCE) | 6 | |
| Social Justice Art in African Diaspora | ||
| Science at Work (NPW) | 6-10 | |
| Ethics, Reality and Logic (PEM) | 6 | |
| Individual and Societies (SEH) | 6 | |
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Our World, Past and Present (WHG) | 6 | |
| Peoples/Cultures of Contemp Asia/Africa World I | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of the Contemporary World II | ||
| Personal Wellness (FH) | 2-3 | |
| Religion and Culture (RS) | 3 | |
| Survey of the World's Religions | ||
| Global Studies Major | ||
| GLS-1101 | Introduction to Global Studies | 3 |
| HIS-1200 | Understanding the Human Rights | 3 |
| or PSC-1200 | Understanding the Human Rights | |
| HIS-1302 | Survey of World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| SOC-2020 | Global Migration | 3 |
| Select TWO of the following courses: | 6 | |
| World in the 20th and 21st Century | ||
| Latin American History | ||
| Women in the Twentieth Century World | ||
| Survey of United States Foreign Relations | ||
| The Atlantic World | ||
| Select TWO of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Comparative Government | ||
| International Relations | ||
| The United Nations | ||
| Select TWO of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Money and Banking | ||
| Political Economy of Development | ||
| European Economies | ||
| Trckng the Economy & US Monetary Policy | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| The Chinese Economy | ||
| Gender and the Economy | ||
| International Economics, Trade, and Finance | ||
| GLS-4001 | Theories and Methods in Global Studies | 3 |
| Choose FOUR 2000 or 3000 level GLS courses | 12 | |
| GLS-4990 | Global Studies Internship Studies | 3 |
| GLS-4998 | Senior Thesis | 3 |
| Language Requirement | ||
| Choose ONE group (in sequence): | 6 | |
| Beginning Year French I | ||
| Beginning Year French II | ||
| Beginning Year Italian I | ||
| Beginning Year Italian II | ||
| Spanish for Global Communication | ||
| Upper Beginning Spanish | ||
| General Electives | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 121-127 | |
In keeping with our mission at St. Francis College, the courses you take courses across the liberal arts ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and building a foundation for future success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepares you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.
Institutional Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate sensitivity to creative expression
- Communicate ideas and information through written, oral, visual and digital media
- Employ critical and analytical skills
- Value diverse perspectives of the human experience
- Implement information, technology and media literacy
- Demonstrate quantitative literacy
Foundation Courses- First Year College (13-14 credits)
St. Francis College’s mission, emphasizing Franciscan education, highlights access and opportunities for all students. In your first year at SFC, you will combine key skill development with courses in the liberal arts and in your areas of interest. Each of these courses and categories is essential to your success in college and beyond. Our First Year Foundations program ensures that all students will be equitably prepared to excel and achieve their goals.
Bodies of Knowledge (35 credits)
At St. Francis College, our Franciscan mission states that we “educate the whole person for a full, relational life.” This means that we strive, by making certain you take courses across the liberal arts, to ensure that you are well-rounded, able to engage in meaningful thought and conversation both within and outside of your area of expertise, and create success by deepening and broadening your knowledge. Building on First Year Foundations and augmenting your major field of study, the combination of courses in the Bodies of Knowledge prepare you to meet the challenges the world presents to you with intelligence, clarity, and empathy. They will equip you to solve complex problems, contribute to your community, and improve the world you inhabit.