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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Global Studies B.A.
Sub-plan: Political Economy and Environmental Change
Sample Plan: Political Economy and Environmental Change
Total Credits: 120.0
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: 14.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
CLA 1001 - CLA First-Year Experience I 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
CLA 1002 - CLA First-Year Experience II 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
GLOS 3144 - Knowledge, Power, and the Politics of Representation in Global Studies : 3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Language :5.0 cr
GLOS 3145 - Global Modernity, the Nation-State, and Capitalism : 3.0 cr
STAT 3011 - Introduction to Statistical Analysis : 4.0 cr : MATH
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
GLOS 3415W - Global Institutions of Power: World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
ESPM 3251 - Natural Resources in Sustainable International Development : 3.0 cr : GP
Regional Breadth Course 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :1.0 cr
Experiential Learning (study abroad, internship, or service learning)
Many students who study abroad for 1 semester fulfill Regional and Thematic requirements abroad.
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
GLOS 3305 - Science for Sale: Environment, Capital, and Medicine : 3.0 cr
Regional Elective Course 3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
EEB 3001 - Ecology and Society : 3.0 cr : ENV
Regional Elective Course 3.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :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 (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr