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 directed readings course may be taken with permission of the director of the Global Studies Program for a course of study not otherwise offered at Loyola that is relevant to the Global Studies Program and addresses at least one of the program's learning outcomes. Students must arrange this course of study with a faculty mentor of their choosing and in conversation with the GLST director. The faculty mentor, who can come from any department or school at Loyola University Chicago, should send the syllabus to the director of the Global Studies Program for approval at least one month before the start of the term in which the student plans to undertake their course of study. Normally, students should complete a substantial research project or a paper of approximately 20,000 words (about forty double-spaced pages) that they work on over the course of the entire semester with their faculty mentor.

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.

This course examines global economic relations with a focus on the movement of three items across borders: the movement of goods (trade), the movement of money (finance), and the movement of people (migration). The course aims not only to help students become more informed consumers of the news and events of the day, but also to enable them to critically evaluate and understand these events in their own terms.

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 is a variable topics course. Specific topics vary from semester to semester.