Degree Requirements - 126 credits
Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree with this major
Global Cultural Studies Major Requirements: 12-14 courses, 42 credits
Core Requirements (5 courses, 14 credits)
CAS-201 | College to Career: Explore Your Options and Find Your Path | 1 |
CAS-H201 | Honors College to Career: Explore Your Options and Find Your Path | 1 |
CJN-216 | Intercultural Communication | 4 |
GCS-110 | Reading the World: Global Awareness Through Art and Literature | 4 |
GCS-511 | Professional Development | 1 |
Students in the Honors Program have the option of completing the Honors version of a course.
Choose one of the following courses:
HST-122 | World History II | 4 |
HST-149 | Empires and Globalization in World History I | 4 |
HST-150 | Empires and Globalization in World History II | 4 |
POLS-115 | Evolution of the Global System | 4 |
Note: students concentrating in Global Business may also choose EC-102 to fulfill this requirement.
Elective (1 course, 4 credits)
- | Choose one additional 4-credit course from any of the concentration course listings | 4 |
Concentration Requirement (6-8 courses, 24 credits)
Choose one of the following areas of concentration:
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Culture, Conflict, & Communication
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Global Business
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Interdisciplinary Arts
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Regional Practices
Residency Requirement Policy: In the College of Arts and Sciences, a two-course (8 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for completion of a minor and a four-course (16 credit) residency requirement must be satisfied for the completion of a major.
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Concentrations
Culture, Conflict, and Communication Concentration: 6 courses, 24 credits
Core Requirements (3 courses, 12 credits)
CJN-315 | Conflict, Negotiation, and Mediation | 4 |
CJN-470 | Rhetoric and Global Context | 4 |
CJN-482 | Cultural Theory and Social Justice | 4 |
Electives (3 courses, 12 credits)
Choose three additional 4-credit courses from the following:
ADPR-435 | Advocacy and Public Policy | 4 |
CJN-301 | Documentary Film and the Image of Conflict in the Middle East | 4 |
CJN-H301 | Honors Documentary Film and the Image of Conflict in the Middle East | 4 |
GCS-503 | Internship | 4 |
GCS-510 | Independent Study | 4 |
GCS-H510 | Honors Independent Study | 4 |
POLS-307 | Globalization of Gender Politics | 4 |
POLS-309 | Transitional Justice | 4 |
POLS-H309 | Honors Transitional Justice | 4 |
POLS-463 | The International Legal System | 4 |
SOC-329 | Sociology of Globalization | 4 |
Global Business Concentration: 7-8 courses, 24 credits
Core Requirements (3 courses, 9 credits)
SBS-101 | Business Foundations: Navigating the Fast-Paced Business Landscape | 3 |
SBS-H101 | Honors Business Foundations: Navigating the Fast-Paced Business Landscape | 3 |
SIB-101 | Globalization | 3 |
SIB-H101 | Honors Globalization | 3 |
SIB-321 | Introduction to International Business | 3 |
Students in the Honors Program have the option of completing the Honors version of a course.
Electives (4-5 courses, 15 credits)
Choose one of the following:
BLE-214 | Principles of Business Law | 3 |
EC-101 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
EC-H101 | Honors Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
EC-102 | Global Macroeconomics | 3 |
EC-H102 | Honors Global Macroeconomics | 3 |
MKT-210 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
MKT-H210 | Honors- Principles of Marketing | 3 |
MGT-217 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
MGT-H217 | Honors in Organizational Behavior | 3 |
Choose 12 credits from the following:
BLE-317 | Managing in the Global Legal Environment | 3 |
EC-312 | Intermediate Macro Theory | 4 |
EC-430 | International Trade Theory and Policy | 4 |
EC-442 | International Monetary Economics | 4 |
ENT-354 | Global Entrepreneurship | 3 |
FR-210 | Business French in a Communicative Context | 4 |
MGT-313 | Global Human Resource Management | 3 |
MGT-322 | Managing Across Differences | 3 |
MGT-401 | Negotiations | 3 |
MKT-421 | Global Marketing | 3 |
MKT-H421 | Honors Global Marketing | 3 |
MKT-423 | Global Retail Strategy | 3 |
SIB-520 | Strategy and International Business Internship | 3 |
SIB-550 | Global Travel Seminar | 3 |
SPAN-315 | Spanish for the Professions | 4 |
Interdisciplinary Arts Concentration: 6 courses, 24 credits
Choose six of the following courses, with two from each of the three areas of disciplinary studies (History of Art and Design; History of Cinema, Music, and Performing Arts; Literary Studies). Students may also choose GCS-503, GCS-510, or GCS-H510 for 4 credits to count toward fulfillment of the concentration requirements.
History of Art and Design
ADG-224 | History of Graphic Design | 4 |
ARH-101 | Art History I | 4 |
ARH-102 | Art History II | 4 |
ARH-203 | Arts of Asia | 4 |
ARH-303 | Art of the Early Renaissance in Italy | 4 |
ARH-304 | Art in the Age of Michelangelo: The High and Late Renaissance in Italy | 4 |
ARH-308 | Art of the Baroque and Rococo | 4 |
ARH-309 | Art of the 19th Century | 4 |
ARH-310 | Modernism in Art | 4 |
ARH-312 | Art of the Northern Renaissance | 4 |
History of Cinema, Music, and Performing Arts
CJN-225 | World Cinema | 4 |
CJN-281 | Asian Popular Culture | 4 |
CJN-292 | Film History: From Silent Cinema to the Modern Era | 4 |
SPAN-426 | Latin American Theater and Society | 4 |
THETR-265 | Introduction to Theatre: Prehistory to Melodrama | 4 |
THETR-266 | Intro to Theatre: 20th Century | 4 |
Literary Studies
ENG-123 | Great Books of the World I | 4 |
ENG-135 | World Literature in English | 4 |
ENG-H135 | Honors World Literature in English | 4 |
ENG-317 | Classical Mythology | 4 |
ENG-392 | Readings in Post-Colonial Literature | 4 |
ENG-490 | Imperial Rome | 4 |
SPAN-300 | Intro to Cultural Texts | 4 |
WGS-325 | Global Women's Fiction | 4 |
WGS-H325 | Honors Global Women's Fiction | 4 |
WGS-330 | Furies to Femi-Nazis: A History of Modern Anti-Feminism | 4 |
Regional Practices Concentration: 6 courses, 24 credits
Guided by the cluster groups below, students may create an area of focus or comparative studies through the advising process. The requirements for the concentration are as follows:
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Take at least one course in History (HST) from among those listed in the clusters below
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Take at least one course in Political Science (POLS) from among those listed in the clusters below
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Take at least one language course in addition to language courses or other credentials counted toward fulfilling general education requirements for the BA degree. See the Language Course Options below
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At least two courses must be at the level of 300 or higher
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One of the six courses may be GCS-510 or GCS-H510 if taken for 4 credits
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One of the six courses may be GCS-503 if taken for 4 credits
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Other courses may be chosen from any of the clusters or language course options below
Cluster 1: Africa
BLKST-225 | West African History Through Film and Literature | 4 |
EC-151 | Economic and Human Geography | 4 |
HST-268 | History of the Mediterranean | 4 |
POLS-383 | African Politics | 4 |
Cluster 2: Asia
AS-100 | Introduction to Asian Studies: Culture, People, Ideas | 4 |
HST-103 | Cultures and Social Transformations in Asia | 4 |
HST-251 | Modern East Asia | 4 |
HST-256 | Exploring Asia | 4 |
HST-260 | Asian Peoples and Cultures | 4 |
HST-465 | Monumental Women: Female Public Space | 4 |
HST-H465 | Honors Monumental Women: Female Public Space | 4 |
PHIL-262 | Buddhism | 4 |
PHIL-267 | Chinese Philosophy | 4 |
POLS-389 | Politics of China | 4 |
RS-112 | Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions | 4 |
Cluster 3: Europe
HST-268 | History of the Mediterranean | 4 |
HST-275 | Women in 20th-Century Europe | 4 |
HST-340 | Europe in the 20th Century | 4 |
HST-357 | Spain's Ancient to Early Modern Societies and Realms | 4 |
HST-358 | Spanish Society and the State, From Absolutism to Democracy? | 4 |
POLS-367 | Politics of Spain | 4 |
POLS-382 | Crisis and Integration in Europe | 4 |
RS-111 | Introduction to World Religions: Western Traditions | 4 |
Cluster 4: Latin America and the Caribbean
EC-151 | Economic and Human Geography | 4 |
SPAN-302 | Indigenous and Colonial Latin America | 4 |
Cluster 5: The Middle East
EC-151 | Economic and Human Geography | 4 |
HST-268 | History of the Mediterranean | 4 |
RS-111 | Introduction to World Religions: Western Traditions | 4 |
Language Course Options
Note: These courses cannot double count with language courses taken for the BA degree requirements or with other credentials accepted as counting for the BA degree requirements
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Global Cultural Studies Major Learning Goals and Objectives
Learning goals and objectives reflect the educational outcomes achieved by students through the completion of this program. These transferable skills prepare Suffolk students for success in the workplace, in graduate school, and in their local and global communities.
Learning Goals |
Learning Objectives |
Students will… |
Students will be able to… |
Understand cultural issues and the power dynamics inherent in transnational and intercultural relations |
- Think critically and with an informed historical perspective about a range of global and regional issues
- Identify historical, social, cultural and political interrelationships among different cultures and worldviews
- Identify similarities and differences among various cultures and analyze how and why certain similarities and differences exist |
Enhance their cross-cultural competency and will broaden their outlook on local and regional issues through theoretical and practical opportunities |
- Participate in cross-cultural exchanges through study abroad or internships
- Acquire competency in at least one foreign language
- Exercise effective intercultural communication skills |
Understand what “global” is from an interdisciplinary perspective |
- Reflect on their global citizenship and engage effectively in situations that involve cultural diversity
- Think critically about a range of global and regional issues from a variety of perspectives |
About the Global Cultural Studies Major
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