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Global Studies

  • Major
  • Major
  • Minor
  • BA
  • BA

Academic Requirements

Effective Fall 2027: Students have the option to choose a concentration. 

Students must fulfill the major requirements below in addition to meeting the General Education requirements and other degree requirements.

  1. LBS1500/Interdisciplinary Foundations of Global Studies (3 credits)
  2.  LBS2017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines (3 credits)
  3. LBS3029/Collaboration and Adaptive Leadership OR AMG3035/Intercultural Leadership and Management (3 credits)
  4. Five upper-level Global Studies Core (3000-4000 level except LBS30029) or designated cognate courses (15 credits) from list below.

5.LBS3880/Capstone Proseminar (4 credits)
6.CAP4800/E Portfolio Capstone (4 credits)

Total Credits: 32

Optional Concentration Requirements:

A complete list of requirements for the Global Studies concentrations are found on the following pages:

Notes:

  • A minimum grade of C- is required for all classes applied towards major requirements.
  • Prerequisite LBS2017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines (Minimum grade of C-)

For students entering the program Fall 2025:

Students must fulfill the major requirements below in addition to meeting the General Education requirements and other degree requirements.

  1. LBS1500/Interdisciplinary Foundations of Global Studies (3 credits)
  2. LBS2017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines (3 credits)
  3. LBS3029/Collaboration and Adaptive Leadership OR: AMG3035/Intercultural Leadership and Management (3 credits)
  4. Five upper-level core LBS prefix courses (3000-4000 level except LBS3029) or designated cognate courses (15 credits) See Cognate course list below.
  5. LBS3880/Capstone Proseminar (4 credits)
  6. CAP4800/E Portfolio Capstone (4 credits) 

Total Credits: 32

 

Students enrolled in the program prior to Fall 2025 are subject to the following requirements under Liberal Studies:

Effective Fall 2024, the name of the Liberal Studies program has changed to Global Studies.

  1. LBS 3017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines (4 credits)
  2. 5 upper-level core LBS courses* (20 credits)
  3. LBS 3880/Junior Seminar (4 credits)
  4. CAP/4800 Senior Capstone (4 credits)

Notes:

  • As of fall 2023, Structured Inquiry has changed from a 3000 level to a 2000 level course, with credit units reduced from 4 to 3 credits
  • A minimum grade of C- is required for all classes applied towards major requirements.
  • Prerequisite LBS2017/Structured Inquiry Across the Disciplines (Minimum grade of C-)
  • * For students entering the program prior to 2021, 6 upper-level core LBS courses (24 credits) are required.