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Thomas Aylesworth
Adjunct Faculty -
Jeffrey Dade
Adjunct Faculty -
Maeve Dion
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR -
Anthony Schilling
LECTURER -
Sonic Woytonik
LECTURER
Global Studies (Minor)
Global Studies (Minor)

Focus on the myriad ways that people, markets, organizations and governments have been linked across national borders throughout history
What is global studies?
Globalization is a complex web of interwoven processes that affect virtually all facets of our daily lives, from pop culture to economics, politics to climate and everything in between. Many of the pressing problems of the 21st Century—climate change, environmental sustainability, terrorism, pandemics, etc.—transcend national boundaries and will need to be solved as a global community. The global studies minor explores the challenges and opportunities that arise from living in an increasingly inter-connected world and cultivates cross-cultural awareness by encouraging students to view issues from different cultural perspectives.
Why study global studies at UNH Manchester?
The global studies minor at UNH Manchester has four thematic pillars: culture and society, governance and conflict, economics and interdependence, and environment and health. You’ll explore the challenges of global governance in an increasingly inter-connected world; the values and norms of culture around the world and throughout history; human security issues like food security and climate change; politics of international trade and much more. Focused on the myriad ways that people, markets, organizations and governments have been linked across national borders throughout history, this minor adds breadth to any degree program.
Potential career areas
- Economics
- Environmental security
- Homeland security
- Intelligence
- International affairs
- Law enforcement
- Law or legal support functions
- National security policy/analysis
- Politics
- Research and education
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Curriculum & Requirements
Globalization is a complex web of interwoven processes that affect virtually all facets of our daily lives, from pop culture to economics, politics to climate and everything in between. Many of the pressing problems of the 21st Century – climate change, environmental sustainability, terrorism, pandemics, etc. – transcend national boundaries and will need to be solved as a global community. The Global Studies minor explores the challenges and opportunities that arise from living in an increasingly inter-connected world and also cultivates cross-cultural awareness by encouraging students to view issues from different cultural perspectives.
The Global Studies minor has four thematic pillars: culture & society, governance & conflict, economics & interdependence, and environment & health.
Governance & Conflict: explores the challenges of global governance in an increasingly inter-connected world of societies with different political and economic systems; analyzes the causes and effects of conflict and examines techniques for conflict resolution
Culture & Society: explores the values, norms, art and literature of different cultures around the world and throughout history, and their inter-relatedness
Environment & Health: explores human security issues, such as food security, health and disease, environmental sustainability and climate change
Economics & Interdependence: explores the politics, policies and practices of international trade and finance, and the development and effects of economic interdependence
All five courses applied to the Global Studies minor must be completed with a minimum grade of C- and an overall GPA of 2.0. Students must take at least three 500-level or above courses to complete the minor.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Select five approved courses in at least two of the four pillars: | 20 | |
I. Governance & Conflict | ||
POLT 403 | United States in World Affairs | |
HLS 505 | Political Violence and Terrorism | |
HLS 555 | Comparative Homeland Security Systems | |
HLS 580 | Environmental and Human Security | |
HLS 656 | Comparative Homeland Security Systems Lab | |
PS 509 | Political and Social Change in Developing Countries | |
PS 511 | Women and War | |
PS 520 | Globalization: Politics, Economics and Culture | |
POLT 560 | World Politics | |
POLT 559 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | |
HIST 600 | Explorations (European Crisis 1900-1945) | |
HIST 600 | Explorations (Justice, Violence and Society) | |
GCHS 710 | Conflict & Human Security | |
GCHS 720 | Global Governance & Human Security | |
HUMA 730 | Special Studies (Justice, Violence and Society) | |
II. Culture & Society | ||
ANTH 411 | Global Perspectives on the Human Condition: An Introduction to Anthropology | |
ARTH 480 | Introduction to Art History | |
ENGL 514 | British Literature III: Revolts, Renewals, Migrations | |
ENGL 581 | Reading the Postcolonial Experience | |
ENGL 681 | Contemporary African Literature | |
ENGL 693 | Special Topics in Literature | |
HIST 421 | World History to the 16th Century | |
HIST 422 | World History in the Modern Era | |
HIST 425 | Foreign Cultures | |
HIST 435 | Origins of European Society | |
HIST #656 | Twentieth Century Europe | |
HUMA 411 | Humanities I | |
HUMA 412 | Humanities II | |
III. Environment & Health | ||
BIOL 520 | Our Changing Planet | |
BSCI 421 | Diseases of the 21st Century | |
BSCI 620 | Global Science Exploration | |
ESCI 401 | Dynamic Earth | |
GEOG 401 | World Regions: Europe and the Americas | |
GEOG 402 | World Regions: Asia and Africa | |
HLS 580 | Environmental and Human Security | |
PS 510 | Politics of Food | |
PHIL 450 | Environmental Ethics | |
GCHS 730 | Good Governance & Human Security | |
IV. Economics & Interdependence | ||
POLT 403 | United States in World Affairs | |
BUS 665 | International Marketing Strategy Management | |
ECN 411 | Introduction to Macroeconomic Principles | |
PS 509 | Political and Social Change in Developing Countries | |
PS 510 | Politics of Food | |
POLT 560 | World Politics | |
Total Credits | 20 |
For more information, contact Melinda Negron-Gonzales, minor supervisor, at Melinda.Negron@unh.edu.