At the end of GL 201 and/or with the help of their global studies advisor, students will select three elective courses.
No more than one course from a student's major will count towards this minor.
Students will be advised to combine courses that focus on the global organization of power in and through governments; the geographic, social, economic and technological pressures of the modern world and intercultural communication theory (in political science, economics, journalism, geography, sociology and linguistics) with courses that allow for study of specific communities (in languages, linguistics, anthropology and history, for instance), in order to investigate the tension and interplay of local and global forces in communities.
More specifically, students will select from courses that will complement and extend the foundational ideas they encounter in GL 201. Through their selection of courses, students will acquire an understanding of communities through learning what creates, builds (and rebuilds), sustains, threatens and destroys communities of all types and sizes.
For instance, courses in journalism, sociology and political science will provide opportunities for students to develop a heightened awareness of media systems and communication models as well as a deepened understanding of the social, political and economic processes and institutions. Courses in languages, linguistics, anthropology and history, for instance, will provide the opportunity for students to become sensitive, informed global communicators, to explore the conflicting as well as complementary relationships between language, culture and community as they encounter the pressures of globalization. Through a careful combination of globally and regionally focused courses, students will learn to take responsibility for the ways in which they contribute to the development and integrity of the global village. One-credit Applied Language Components (ALC) will be included to help students with their post-proficiency language use.
For a current list of elective courses and for advising, please contact:
Jon Hyde
Director, Global Studies Program
Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
B.A. Carleton College; M.A., Ph.D. New York University
Bergeron Center 111
Phone: 802.654.2258
Box 284
E-mail: jhyde2@smcvt.edu