RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

Global Studies (GS)Program DirectorAssistant Professor of Anthropology Chanasai Tiengtrakul, Ph.D.The Global Studies major is interdisciplinary in scope and is designed to give students aworking knowledge of world systems (cultural, political, economic, and historical), competencyin a second language sufficient for use in study, dialogue, diplomacy and travel,and the opportunity for international experience or in-depth local work on internationalissues, so that graduates are prepared to assume leadership roles in the 21st century.The program goals of the Global Studies major outline the skills and habits of mindthat students will be guided to develop. The program goals are:1. Students will be able to evaluate global issues and their impact on local, regional,national, and international circumstances and events from a variety of disciplinaryperspectives.2. Students will be able to identify and explain the similarities and differencesamong cultures and to describe how individual identities, attitudes, and valuesare products of those cultures. A working knowledge and appreciation of howculture impacts behavior and creative expression will allow students to reflect ontheir own culture and to interact with sensitivity and alertness as citizens of theworld.3. Students will be able to evaluate the role and effectiveness of both market andnon-market institutions within the relevant political and economic contexts.4. Students will be able to communicate in a second language at the highest levelpossible in recognition of the intrinsic link between language and culture and theimportance of intercultural skills in an increasingly interdependent world.5. In the spirit of the Jesuit tradition, students will be empowered by a global educationto become a force for positive change, conscious that all of their personaldecisions have moral implications for themselves and others.Major Field of ConcentrationThe major program in Global Studies requires completion of GS 1000 Introduction toGlobal Studies; a Statistics course (BUS 2200, PY 2100, or MT 3400); EC 2000 Principlesof Macroeconomics; GS 3850 Intercultural Experience; and GS 4940 Global StudiesCapstone; as well as demonstrating proficiency in a second language. In addition, studentscomplete 18-hours of upper-division credit hours (six courses) distributed across the threeelective course groupings described below. The student must also complete 12 hours ofrelated upper-division coursework or fulfill the requirements for a minor or second major.Coursework should be chosen in consultation with the Program Director. It is also recommendedthat students enroll in PS 1000 Introduction to Politics; World Civilizations(HS 1701 or 1702); World Literature (EN 2740, 2760, or 2900-2989); BL 4810/4811Ecology; NS 1210/1220 Environmental Science; and courses in the Women’s Studiesprogram.126