Nov 05, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Global Studies Minor


MICHAEL O’SULLIVAN, Ph.D., Coordinator

Global Studies is an interdisciplinary program intended to prepare students to live and work in, and make sense of, an increasingly interdependent and multicultural world. Students with an interest in international studies, as well as in careers in business, communications, education, environmental science, history, and politics, are encouraged to consider the Minor as a supplement to their major. Courses in the Minor focus on the critical study of cultures and systems outside of the United States, as well as on the political, economic, social, and cultural interrelationships within the contemporary global system.

In addition to the required academic coursework and experience in world languages and cultures, the program actively encourages students to expand their global interests with a regional specialization in their Core and Major courses, and with participation in the Marist International Club, the Marist Foreign Film program, and in community or international organizations. Advanced students have the opportunity to give formal lectures on campus about their global projects or commitments and to link non-classroom international experiences with their chosen field of study. The Global Studies program also works closely with the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures to offer customized support for language study; with the Study Abroad Program to integrate new destinations; and with the Graduate School and Fellowship Advisor to prepare for post-graduation work in international fields.

Requirements for a Minor in Global Studies


Five qualifying electives chosen from at least three different disciplines: 15 cr


(e.g., Business, Foreign Language, Political Science)

Total Credits: 18 cr


Other Requirements:


Foreign Language requirement. Students must demonstrate the equivalent of one year of successful college-level study in a foreign language. They can do this by either (i) taking two college-level foreign-language courses at the elementary level, or one intermediate-level course, which would count as electives for the Minor, or (ii) getting approval by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures to waive the requirement by demonstrating the equivalent of one year of college-level study in a foreign language.

An approved “international experience.” In this component of the Minor, students must take part in an experiential project which is international in scope and will normally include foreign travel. The Marist Abroad program experience is strongly recommended, but not required. Other options for the international experience requirement must be approved by the Program Coordinator in consultation with the Global Studies Committee members. These may include independent work abroad with a humanitarian organization; study abroad during a leave of absence; or fluency in a culture other than North-American from extended living abroad. Participation in the experience must be certified by appropriate documentation.

Regular Offerings Acceptable for the Global Studies Minor

Internships


INTERNSHIPS in any discipline may be eligible for GBST approval as an elective if a component of significant global relevance can be documented. Please contact the GBST coordinator to obtain approval.

Other courses to be approved in advance by the Global Studies Committee.

Art

Foreign Language and Culture

  • All foreign language, culture, and civilization courses, including foreign literature in translation courses.
Honors

  • HONR 340 - Honors Seminar in Global Engagement
  • HONR 341 - Honors Seminar in Global Engagement
  • HONR 342 - Honors Seminar in Global Engagement
  • HONR 343 - Honors Seminar in Global Engagement
Media Arts