By becoming a Global Studies major, you’ll gain the tools to better understand other cultures and countries, how history shapes the present, and how interdisciplinary insight can change the future.

Two Year Academic Roadmap

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  • Fall Junior

    Course AreaCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotesRequirements MetGE Categories
    Global Studies or Political Science or Free ElectiveGLST 200 or POLS 103 or Free electiveGLST 200 - Intro to GLST or POLS 103 - International Relations3If GLST 200 & POLS 103 completed, take a free elective courseMajor or free elective
    Language or free electiveLanguage 101Student Choice4An intermediate level of a language other than English is required. If introductory course taken, take an advanced course or free electiveMajor or free elective
    Global StudiesGLST 300Writing in Global Studies3MajorGWAR
    Upper Division Major Elective/Upper Division General Education-CUpper DivisionStudent Choice/Discipline Area 13Students have to take 7 upper division electives across at least 3 discipline areas; some choices are UDGE-C. It is recommended you choose an option that double counts with the UDGE-C* requirement.Major & GEUDGE-C
    Upper Division Major ElectiveUpper DivisionUpper division elective/discipline area3Students have to take 7 upper division electives across at least 3 discipline areas - refer to catalogMajor

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    • Notes: *The following courses double count with the UDGE-B: BIOL 333, BIOL 335 or BIOL 433
      **The following courses count for multicultural perspectives: ANTH 442, ART 332, CHS 401, PAMU 332, ENGL 355, ENGL 356 or PSY 344

    Spring Junior

    Course AreaCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotesRequirements MetGE Categories
    Upper Division Major ElectiveUpper DivisionUpper division elective/discipline area 23Students have to take 7 upper division electives across at least 3 discipline areas - refer to catalogMajor
    Language or free electiveLanguage 102Student Choice4An intermediate level of a language other than English is required. If introductory course taken, take an advanced course or free elective or free electiveMajor or free elective
    US History or Free ElectiveStudent ChoiceSee Catalog for course titles descriptions.3If needed, take a free elective, if U.S. History requirement has been metAmerican Institutions Requirement or unit requirement
    Upper Division Major Elective/Upper Division General Education-DUpper DivisionStudent Choice/discipline area 33Students have to take 7 upper division electives across at least 3 discipline areas; some choices are UDGE-D. It is recommended you choose an option that double counts with the UDGE-D* requirement.Major & GEUDGE-D
    POLS 150 or free electivePOLS 150 or Student ChoiceStudent Choice3If needed, take a free elective, if American Government requirement has been metAmerican Institution Requirement or unit requirement

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    • Recommendations: study Abroad - connect with major advisor
    • Notes: *The following courses double count with the UDGE-D: ANTH/ESRM 332, ANTH 442, CHS 401, POLS 334, PSY 344 or SOC 448* (*note that starting Fall 2021, Soc 448 will no longer count for UDGE-D)
  • Fall Senior

    Course AreaCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotesRequirements MetGE Categories
    Geography or Free ElectiveGEOG 201 or student choiceCultural and Historical Geography of the World3If GEOG 201 completed, take a free elective courseMajor or unit requirement
    Language or free electiveLanguage 201Student Choice4An intermediate level of a language other than English is requiredMajor or unit requirement
    Upper Division Major Elective/Upper Division General Education-BUpper DivisionStudent Choice3Students have to take 7 upper division electives across at least 3 discipline areas; some choices are UDGE-D. It is recommended you choose an option that double counts with the UDGE-B* requirement.Major & GEUDGE-B
    Upper Division Major ElectiveUpper DivisionStudent Choice3Students have to take 7 upper division electives across at least 3 discipline areas - refer to catalogMajor
    Multicultural Perspectives or Free ElectiveStudent ChoiceStudent Choice3If needed, take free elective if multicultural perspectives course met**Multicultural Perspectives and unit requirement

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    • Notes: *The following courses double count with the UDGE-B: BIOL 333, BIOL 335 or BIOL 433
      **The following courses count for multicultural perspectives: ANTH 442, ART 332, CHS 401, PAMU 332, ENGL 355, ENGL 356 or PSY 344"

    Spring Senior

    Course AreaCourse NumberCourse TitleUnitsNotesRequirements MetGE Categories
    Global StudiesGLST 499Global Studies Capstone3Major
    Upper Division Major ElectiveUpper DivisionStudent Choice3Students have to take 7 upper division electives across at least 3 discipline areas - refer to catalogMajor
    Free ElectiveStudent ChoiceStudent Choice2-3Elective and unit requirement
    Language or free electiveLanguage 201Student Choice4

    An intermediate level of a language other than English is required

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