GLOBAL STUDIES 99 – PSC 241 – International Politics, 4 credits – PSC 328 – Politics of Development, 4 credits – PSC 352 – U.S.-Foreign Policy, 4 credits – PSC 360 – International Security, 4 credits – PSC 441 – Ethics and International Relations, 4 credits – REL 340 – Ethics of Aid and Development, 4 credits – REL 348 – Ethics of Sustainable Community, 4 credits – REL 392 – Religion and World Affairs, 4 credits – SOC 312 – Global Development Issues, 4 credits – SOC 328 – Class, Race and Ethnicity, 4 credits – SPAN 386, PSC 386 – Modern Spain: A Critical Look (Segovia Program), 4 credits Students must complete seven distinct courses in the above three categories (one course cannot count in more than one category). • GS 410 – Global Studies Senior Seminar, 4 credits
Regional Studies Concentrations (four regional concentrations offered) Students pursuing these concentrations will focus their study in a particular geographical and cultural region. Attention will be devoted to exploring a region’s unique history, institutions, assumptions and practices. Students selecting this concentration will be expected to complete a language requirement linked to their particular region of study.
Major in Global Studies with an Asian Studies Concentration The requirements for a major in global studies with an Asian studies concentration are 32 credits plus the language requirement: • GS 117 – Systems, Policies and Institutions: An Introduction to Global Studies, 4 credits • GS 118 – Culture, Identity and Dialogue: An Introduction to Global Studies, 4 credits • GS 220 – Asia in a Global Age: An Introduction, 4 credits • 16 additional credits selected from the following courses. To fulfill these requirements, courses must be primarily focused on Asia; if comparative, a minimum of one-half of the course content addresses Asia and a comparison with Asia is integral to the course (courses must be selected from no fewer than three academic departments). – ART 369 – 18th and 19th Century Art In the East and West, 4 credits – ART 374 – Art and Religion, 4 credits – HIST 341 – Foundations of East Asian Civilization, 4 credits – HIST 342 – Modern East Asian History, 4 credits – HIST 344 – Women and Development: The Asian Experience, 4 credits – PHIL 314 – Asian Philosophy, 4 credits – PSC 332 – U.S.-China Relations, 4 credits – PSC 338 – Chinese Politics, 4 credits – REL 338 – Religions of East Asia, 4 credits – REL 387 – Religions of India, 4 credits – THR 335 – Non-Western Theatres and Cultures, 4 credits – India Program: Social Justice, Peace and Development: A Semester in India (16 credits available) – Kanda Program, Japan (12 credits available) • GS 410 – Global Studies Senior Seminar, 4 credits Language Requirement: • Demonstration of proficiency in an Asian language at the level of a 212 (fourth semester) language course. This may be fulfilled in the following ways: • Completion of Chinese 212 or higher course • Completion of Japanese 202 or higher course through the Tri-College (MSUM)
• Transfer of credit earned at another institution (for the study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Vietnamese or other Asian language) equivalent to the level of a 212 or higher course at Concordia. Recommended Study Abroad Options: • Social Justice, Peace, and Development: A Semester in India • United International College, Zhuhai, China • Sichuan International Studies University, Chongqing, China • World Christianity Semester, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Hong Kong, China • Kanda University, Chiba, Japan
Major in Global Studies with a European Studies Concentration The requirements for a major in global studies with a European studies concentration are 36 credits plus the language requirement: • GS 117 – Systems, Policies and Institutions: An Introduction to Global Studies, 4 credits • GS 118 – Culture, Identity, and Dialogue: An Introduction to Global Studies, 4 credits • 8 credits from courses that explore the question of Europe from historical and contemporary perspectives, chosen from the following: – HIST 131 – European History in Perspective to 1500, 4 credits – HIST 132 – European History in Perspective since 1500, 4 credits – PSC 241 – International Politics, 4 credits • 12 additional credits from courses that focus on European society and political perspectives. The question here is how one defines community in European context and what the issues are which either help provide cohesion whether on a regional, national or European-wide basis or place that sense of identity into question. – Students must take a minimum of 4 credits from each of the two areas listed below. – No more than one course may be taken within the same discipline. – Many of these electives require language proficiency at the 212 level or above. See catalog course descriptions for prerequisite information. Area 1: Defining Community through the Arts. Understanding the role of culture in providing a sense of identity. – ART 365 – Art of the Italian Renaissance, 4 credits – ART 367 – 20th Century Art, 4 credits – CRDO 131 – Germany, the Third Reich and the Holocaust, 4 credits – CRDO 232 – Arthurian Legends, 4 credits – ENG 326 – British Literature: Medieval to Renaissance, 4 credits – ENG 336 – British Literature: Restoration to Romanticism, 4 credits – ENG 346 – British Literature: Empire to Independence, 4 credits – ENG 401 – Shakespeare and the English Renaissance, 4 credits – FREN 410 – Introduction to French Literature through Poetry, 2 credits – FREN 411 – Development of French Theatre, 4 credits – FREN 412 – Development of French Prose, 4 credits – GER 321 – The Fine Arts in German Cultural History, 2 credits – GER 323 – Literature and Society, 4 credits – GER 360 – German Contribution to World Culture, 4 credits – GER 440 – Topics in German Film, 4 credits – PHIL 312 – Modern Philosophy, 4 credits – PSC 241 – International Politics, 4 credits – REL 324 – The Legacy of Luther, 4 credits – SCAN 337, HIST 337 – Reel Norden: Scandinavian History and Film, 4 credits – SPAN 421 – Peninsular Spanish Literature, 4 credits – SPAN 423 – Topics in Spanish Literature, 2 credits – THR 334 – Theatre History I: Origins to Romanticism, 4 credits – THR 336 – Theatre History II: Realism to Postmodernism, 4 credits