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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This course allows faculty participating in the Global Studies Program to offer courses on special topics that are not covered by existing courses.

This course offers an independent program of research under the direction of a faculty sponsor leading to a major research paper.