Melinda Negron-Gonzales
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
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Melinda Negron-Gonzales
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James Ramsay
PROFESSORChair, Department of Business, Politics and Security Studies
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
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
Curriculum & Requirements
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| PS 520 | Globalization: Politics, Economics and Culture | 4 |
| Select four approved courses in at least two of the following thematic pillars: | 16 | |
| I. Governance & Conflict | ||
POLT 403 | United States in World Affairs | |
HLS 580 | Environmental and Human Security | |
PS 505 | Political Violence and Terrorism | |
PS 509 | Political and Social Change in Developing Countries | |
PS 511 | Women and War | |
PS #512 | People on the Move: Immigration and Refugee Policy in Global Perspective | |
PS 514 | Model United Nations | |
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) | |
PS 651 | Selected Topics: Public Service (International Human Rights) | |
PS 702 | International Relations: Interdisciplinary Approach | |
PS #703 | Dictatorship and Democracy | |
| II. Culture & Society | ||
ANTH 411 | Global Perspectives on the Human Condition: An Introduction to Anthropology | |
ARTS 480 | Introduction to Art History | |
ENGL 514 | British Literature III: Revolts, Renewals, Migrations | |
ENGL 581 | Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures in English | |
ENGL 681 | Introduction to African Literatures in English | |
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 | Regional Geography of the Western World | |
GEOG 402 | Regional Geography of the Non-Western World | |
HLS 580 | Environmental and Human Security | |
PS 510 | Politics of Food | |
PHIL 450 | Environmental Ethics | |
| 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 | |
PS 702 | International Relations: Interdisciplinary Approach | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |
For more information contact Melinda Negron-Gonzales, minor supervisor, at Melinda.Negron@unh.edu.
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