LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

2024-2025 CATALOG

The Academic Catalog is the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago. It is published every year in advance of the next academic year.

Global Studies (GLST)

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GLST 101  Introduction to Global Studies  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course serves as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of global studies. It provides an overview of the major disciplines represented in the program, introduces the main regions covered in the program, and discusses important global issues.
Interdisciplinary Option: African Studies and the African Diaspora, Asian Studies, European Studies, Global Studies, Islamic World Studies, Latin American Studies  
By analyzing various topics in global studies, students will gain an understanding of the different regions of the world and the ways that different disciplines contribute to this interdisciplinary field

Outcomes

By analyzing various topics in global studies, students will gain an understanding of the different regions of the world and the ways that different disciplines contribute to this interdisciplinary field
GLST 301  Capstone in Global Studies  (3 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: Course requires permission of instructor; GLST will enroll approved students directly (no self-enrollment or non-GLST advisors); Course is open only to junior and senior majors and minors  
This course focuses on an important global issue or set of issues relevant to the concerns of the Global Studies program. Students who choose to take the capstone course will normally complete a very substantial research project that they work on over the entire semester.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Students will improve their research and writing skills and will acquire an in-depth knowledge of an issue critical to a comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary field of global studies

Outcomes

Students will improve their research and writing skills and will acquire an in-depth knowledge of an issue critical to a comprehensive understanding of the interdisciplinary field of global studies
GLST 302  States and Firms  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course focuses on the relationship between multinational corporations and the state. It explores the origin of firms, as well as issues such as corruption, tax policy, bailouts, and economic development. It also examines the development of private military contractors and their relationship to state security.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various relations between multinational corporations and states as well as private military contractors and states

Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the various relations between multinational corporations and states as well as private military contractors and states
GLST 303  Technological Change and Society  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course explores how changes in technology affect society in four broad areas: its impact on how we communicate, on the workplace, on regulatory issues surrounding technology firms, and on humanity itself.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various relations between technology and society

Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various relations between technology and society
GLST 304  Global Civil Society and Social Movements  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course focuses on global civil society groups (both advocacy groups or apolitical) and on social movements that seek to fight injustices. We discuss a variety of examples of civil society projects ranging from monitoring government corruption and promoting micro-credit to organizing transnational protest campaigns.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Course equivalencies: X-GLST 304/SOCL 304  
Students will demonstrate a comprehension of the dynamics of global civil society and social movements, both for cases discussed in class and to material from outside class

Outcomes

Students will demonstrate a comprehension of the dynamics of global civil society and social movements, both for cases discussed in class and to material from outside class
GLST 305  Globalization and Environmental Sustainability  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course introduces students to social, political and economic factors that have contributed to globalization, development and their impact on the environment. It provides students with the background and conceptual tools to understand global environmental challenges and questions.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Students will develop a fundamental knowledge of the study of global development and environmental challenges and develop analytical skills to assess the tradeoffs involved in economic development and environmental sustainability

Outcomes

Students will develop a fundamental knowledge of the study of global development and environmental challenges and develop analytical skills to assess the tradeoffs involved in economic development and environmental sustainability
GLST 306  International Development  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course provides an interdisciplinary overview of the international development system and issues related to development in those countries variously referred to as third world, developing, underdeveloped, or peripheral countries.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Course equivalencies: X-GLST 306/SOCL 306  
Students will be able to demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of the various factors that are considered to help or hinder development

Outcomes

Students will be able to demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of the various factors that are considered to help or hinder development
GLST 370  Internship in Global Studies  (3-6 Credit Hours)  
Pre-requisites: Open to all GLST major and minors but requires instructor permission to enroll  
Students enrolled in this course must secure an internship relevant to the field of global studies. Students not only engage in regular workplace activities but also attend class meetings, complete writing assignments reflecting on their internship placements, write a final paper, and submit a final evaluation from their workplace supervisor.
Interdisciplinary Option: African Studies and the African Diaspora, Asian Studies, European Studies, Global Studies, Islamic World Studies, Latin American Studies  
This course satisfies the Engaged Learning requirement.  
Students will obtain practical experience in a professional work setting relevant to their future career paths and will engage in academic reflection on that experience

Outcomes

Students will obtain practical experience in a professional work setting relevant to their future career paths and will engage in academic reflection on that experience
GLST 398  Topics in Global Studies  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course allows faculty participating in the Global Studies Program to offer courses on special topics that are not covered by existing courses.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Students will obtain in-depth knowledge of a unique topic in the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies

Outcomes

Students will obtain in-depth knowledge of a unique topic in the interdisciplinary field of Global Studies
GLST 399  Directed Readings in Global Studies  (3 Credit Hours)  
This course offers an independent program of research under the direction of a faculty sponsor leading to a major research paper.
Interdisciplinary Option: Global Studies  
Students will hone research and writing skills in close collaboration with a faculty sponsor

Outcomes

Students will hone research and writing skills in close collaboration with a faculty sponsor