GBST477L - Global Studies Capping

As the culmination of the Global Studies major, each student will develop and complete a project. The project will integrate and apply the theoretical, methodological, and intellectual underpinnings of global studies, as well as develop students’ research, writing, and presentation skills. It is required that the students taking this class are Global Studies majors with senior standing.

The objective of this course is to understand and to address major trends of the early 21st century. The global problems that affect the future of humanity include globalization generally, and more narrowly traditional and non-traditional security threats ranging from proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, ethnic tensions, and global terrorism to environmental degradation, food shortages, energy insecurity, epidemics, economic instability and inequality, etc. Accompanying these crises is the fear that existing institutions and policies are unable to cope with weakening state structures, eroding social safety nets and commitments to alleviate poverty, and failing respect for human rights in an increasingly interdependent world.

Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing