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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Global Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: Environment and Sustainable Development
Sample Plan: Environment & Sustainable Development
Total Credits: 118.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
GLOS 3144 - Knowledge, Power, and the Politics of Representation in Global Studies : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Language (a language appropriate to their chosen regional concentration ) :5.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
CFAN 3900 - Topics in International Agriculture : 1.0 cr
ESPM 3271 - Environmental Policy, Law, and Human Behavior : 3.0 cr : CIV, SOCS
Regional Breadth Course 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Experiential Learning (study abroad, internship, or service learning)
Many students who study abroad for 1 semester fulfill Regional and Thematic requirements abroad.
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
GLOS 3145 - Global Modernity, the Nation-State, and Capitalism : 3.0 cr
GLOS 3305 - Science for Sale: Environment, Capital, and Medicine : 3.0 cr
Regional Elective Course 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
GLOS 4311 - Power, Justice & the Environment : 3.0 cr : DSJ
EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society : 3.0 cr : ENV
Regional Elective Course 3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
GLOS 3981W - Capstone Seminar : 3.0 cr : WI
Regional Elective Course 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr