2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

Global Studies, B.A.

 

Dr. Sara Compion, Program Coordinator

Global Studies 

CAS 409
Email: scompion@kean.edu
Phone: 908-737-0426

 

General Education 41-42

Foundation Requirements: 13

 
GE 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

 

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

 

COMM 1402SPEECH COMMUNICATION AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2023RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).

ENG 1030: Requires a grade of C or better.

(Math 1016 is recommended)

Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29

Humanities 9

ENG 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

ENG 2403: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
Fine Arts or Art History

3

Philosophy or Religion

3

Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit)

3

Music or Theatre

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Social Sciences 9

HIST 1062WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS

3

SOC 1000INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY

3

HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.

Select One GE Approved course from areas below:
Economics or ES 1010 World Geography

3

Political Science

3

Psychology

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Interdisciplinary

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

Math or Computer Science 3
MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

OR

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

Select Two GE Approved Science courses from areas below; one must be a lab science
Biology

3-4

Chemistry or Physics

3-4

Astronomy, Earth Science, Geology or Meteorology

3,4

Interdisciplinary

3

Academic Major 39

All major courses including Capstone require a grade of C or better

Required Courses 9

ID 2500INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES

3

PS 2300INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS

3

SOC 2052METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH

3

Major Elective Courses 9

Select with approval of advisor.

Alternative advanced major elective course offerings vary by semester. Course substitutions are available with approval from Global Studies Director.

Select three courses from below: At least one at 4000-Level

AS 3416CHINESE POPULAR CULTURE AND FILMS

3

COMM 3530COMMUNICATING ACROSS CULTURES

3

ECO 3050COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

3

HIST 4850FREEDOM:BLACK AND JEWISH PERSPECTIVES

3

HIST4841WOMEN IN THE MODERN AGE

3

ID 3313JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS

3

PS 4400HONOR SEM INT/COMP POLITICS

3

PSY 3000CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

SOC 3350SOCIAL INEQUALITY IN AMERICA

3

Any 3000-4000 Level Foreign Language Course

Any 3000-4000 Level Research Methods Course

Suggested 3000/4000 Level Research Methods Courses (Other research course options may be permitted with advisor approval) SOC 3052, ECO 3200, ECO 4200, CS 4901, HIST 4991, PSY 3300, PSY 3200, MATH 3500, MATH 3570, MATH 3560 MATH 3700, MATH 3710, MATH 3760, or MATH 3780

Major Capstone Course 3

ID 4800CAPSTONE IN GLOBAL STUDIES

3

ID 4800: Writing Emphasis (WE) course required by Major.  This course requires a grade of C or better.

Thematic/Area Concentration 18

Select one Regional /Thematic Concentration, with advisement, from the following: Africana Studies, Asian Studies, Chinese Studies, Latin American Studies, Jewish Studies and World Affairs, Women's & Gender Studies, Environmental Justice, Human Rights or Activism.

Free Electives 39-40

Selected with advisement. At least 50% must be at 3000 level or above. (A Minor, Study Abroad, Travel Learn and Internship are encouraged).

 

  • GS 1996 (Optional) Freshmen may partner with faculty in research and earn 1 credit; may be taken up to 2 times
  • GS 3291, GS 3292, GS 3293 (Optional) 1-3 credit Internship courses; can be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credits.

 

Total Credit Hours: 120