The globalization and society minor provides students with an understanding of the complex phenomenon of globalization. By using the disciplinary perspectives of anthropology, communication, economics, literature and sociology, the minor provides students with two things. One, it expands their disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge. Second, it makes them better prepared for employment opportunities in an inter-connected world.

The minor is offered jointly by the department of Literature, Language, Writing and Philosophy and the department of Social Sciences and History.

Since most theorization of globalization is rooted within the sociological perspective, students are required to take SOCI 2248 Globalization, Culture, and Identity and five other courses from the following list, making selection from at least two different disciplines.
 

Anthropology

• ANTH1202 Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH2001 Kinship and Geneology
• ANTH3349 Anthropology of War

Communication

• COMM3019 Global Communication

Economics

• ECON3310 Current Economic Problems

English

• LITS3303 World Folk Literature: Tales of Wonder
• ENGL3044 SS: The Environment in Literature and Culture
• ENGL3045 Myth
• ENGL3065 Contemporary World Literature
• ENGL3066 Nobel Literature
• ENGL3070 Women Writers
• ENGL4435 Children's Literature

History

• HIST1201 Ancient Civilizations
• HIST1202 Medieval World
• HIST2368 Survey of India
• HIST3318 History of the Vietnam Conflict
• HIST3322 The Roman Empire
• HIST3326 Islam & Christianity in Africa
• HIST3343 20th-century Revolutions
• HIST3347 History of Modern China
• HIST3349 Modern Middle East
• HIST3366 Modern Japan: Perry to Pearl Harbor

Philosophy

• PHIL2205 Social and Political Philosophy

Political Science

• POLS1220 Comparative Government
• POLS2223 Conflict Resolution in the Middle East
• POLS2230 International Relations
• POLS2313 Intergovernmental Relations
• POLS3320 Chinese Politics
• POLS3321 Russian Politics
• POLS3323 Middle East Politics
• POLS3329 Japanese Politics
• POLS3336 War, Peace and Arms
• POLS3337 Low-intensity Warfare
• POLS3338 India and its Neighbors

Sociology

• SOCI2248 Globalization and Culture
• SOCI2319 SS:Nationalism and Ethnicity
• SOCI2950 Identity Puzzle
• SOCI3001 Minorities in the Middle East
• SOCI3337 Social Movements and Social Change
• SOCI3354 Conflict in Social and Cultural Perspectives
• SOCI3501 Globalization and World Citizenship
• SOCI3365 Sociology of Religion
• SOCI 4430 Comparative Studies of Middle East Constitutions