Required core courses for the Major
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IDS 3313 Global Studies I
(3 credits): Offers students an introduction to the issues,
frameworks, orientations, and methodological heuristics to understand core principles of
Global Studies as an academic field of inquiry including issues of regionalism,
transnationalism, and globalization from multiple disciplinary approaches. -
IDS 4315 Global Studies II
(3 credits): Offers students advanced theoretical,
methodological and research concerns related to Global Studies as an academic field
from multiple disciplinary approaches. -
IDS 4332 Cultural Studies of Globality
(3 credits): Offers students an introduction to the
issues, frameworks, orientations, and methodological heuristics to understand core
principles of cultural studies, which will assist students in negotiating, analyzing, and
participating within the increasingly globalized cultures and practices of the twenty-first
century. -
FOL 3880 Research and Bibliographic Methods
(3 credits): Offers students an orientation
to the nature and problems of academic research with special attention to providing tools
necessary to conduct and complete effect research projects. - 2 Language courses at the intermediate level or above (2220 and 2221 or 3000 level)
Experiential Learning
Study Abroad, Model United Nations, or internship in selected companies or NGOs (6 credits).
Students who are interested in studying abroad should contact the program coordinator as well as the Center for Global Engagement. Various study abroad programs are available and a variety of scholarships too.
The experiential learning requirement can also be fulfilled through the Model United Nations program. Interested students should contact Dr. Jeffrey Morton in the Department of Political Science: jmorton@fau.edu.
Students who do not choose the Study Abroad option have to complete 6 credits in internships (two internships: preferably one with a local scope and the other with a global scope). They are encouraged to contact the FAU Career Center in order to identify possible internships and discuss their choice with the program coordinator. For a tentative and incomplete list of possible internships, click here.
Students can also choose among the various options listed below (other opportunities can be discussed with the program coordinator)
ANT 4940; ANT 4970; ENG 4940; ENL 4957; POS 4941; INR 3403 and INR 4503; HIS 4944; HIS 4957; FOL 4957; COM 3945; COM 4957; PAD 4952; SYG 4957; and IDS 3949*
*Can satisfy both local and global requirement (please work with the FAU Career Center to discuss options)
Research
IDS 4915 Directed Independent Research
(3 credits): Independent research effort
overseen by faculty member of choice to meet the requirements of such courses per the
Office of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry.
