GL Discipline Specific Course List
The table below is a full listing of Global Learning Discipline Specific courses. Please see the current semester course lists here for current offerings.
*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken to satisfy either the GL Foundations course requirement orthe GL Discipline-Specific course requirement.
| Course Number | Course Title | Academic Department/College | Description | Semester Added as Global Learning Course | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABT 3502 | Arab Literatures and Cultures in Global Perspective | Modern Languages | Introduces students to literatures, movies, creative arts, media produced in the Arabic speaking world in the Arab Diaspora (South America-US-Europe). | Fall 2011 | |
| AFA 4243 | Global Capitalism and the African Diaspora in the Modern World System | African & African Diaspora Studies | Surveys the emergence and evolution of the African Diaspora in relationship to changes in the global capitalist economy, and the manner in which history continues to shape material conditions of African descendants | Summer 2014 | |
| AFA 4370 | Global Hip Hop | African & African Diaspora Studies | Examines the global, transnational and Africana dimensions of Hip Hop. | Fall 2012 | |
| AFA 4372 | Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Hip Hop | African & African Diaspora Studies | Examination of racial, gender, and sexuality constructions within the context of Hip Hop Culture in the United States and its influences on global identities. | Fall 2011 | |
| AFH 4100 | History of Africa I | History | African history from the origins of humanity to the nineteenth century. Topics include the rise of centralized societies, the Atlantic slave trade, early Christianity and Islam. | Spring 2017 | |
| AFH 4254 | History of Postcolonial Africa | History | To understand Africa's role in the world today by examining the social, cultural, political, and economic forces that have shaped Africa since 1950. | Spring 2017 | |
| AFH 4450 | History of South Africa | History | Examines the development of the South African nation in terms of its African and European heritage from the early Khoisan societies through apartheid and Mandela's election. | Spring 2019 | |
| AFS 3011 (formerly AFA 3153) | African Civilizations, Religions and Philosophy | African & African Diaspora Studies | An introductory level overview of ancient African origins of civilizations, religions, and philosophy | Spring 2013 | |
| AFS 3331 (formerly AFA 3339) | Women and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa | African & African Diaspora Studies | An examination of women's human rights in Africa in the context of global feminist social movements, evolving norms, institutions, and practices. | Fall 2012 | |
| AFS 3332 (formerly AFA 3353) | Gender and Sexualities in Sub-Saharan African Contexts | African & African Diaspora Studies | An examination of gender and sexuality in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa, including notions of gendered and sexualized identifications and key aspects of personhood in Sub-Saharan African societies. | Fall 2012 | |
| AFS 4210 (formerly AFA 4301) | African Visual Arts | African & African Diaspora Studies | Overview of Africana, African, and or African Diaspora visual aesthetics. It examines relationships between Africana visual arts and other creative forms. | Fall 2013 | |
| AFS 4265 (formerly AFA 4247) | Latin America and the Caribbean in Africa: South-South Interactions | African & African Diaspora Studies | An introduction to the historical and dynamic relationships that have unfolded since the 1500s between Latin America and the Caribbean, on one side, and Sub-Saharan Africa on the other. | Fall 2012 | |
| AMH 3310 | Social Movements in Modern United States History | History | The course examines social movements including the Civil Rights, Feminist, and Black Power Movements within a broader context of Cold War anticolonial activism. | Summer 2016 | |
| AMH 3314 | Public Health & Medicine in U.S. History | History | Explores the central themes and questions pertaining to the history of medicine, public health, and health care in the United States. | Fall 2017 | |
| AMH 3341 | United States Food History | History | History of food production and consumption in the United States from the 19th through the 20th centuries. Uses historical evidence to evaluate contemporary debates about food systems. | Spring 2017 | |
| AMH 4573 | African American History from the Late 19th Century to the Present | History | Examines the experience of African Americans from the emergence of Jim Crow to the Black Power Movement. Topics include the Great Migration, Marcus Garvey, the Civil Rights and Black Power Movements. | Fall 2018 | |
| AMH 4671 | Race, Gender, and Science in the Atlantic World | History | Examines the ways in which scientists and physicians in the Atlantic World categorized, defined, and assigned meaning to racial and gendered differences. | Fall 2011 | |
| ANT 3212* | World Ethnographies | Global & Sociocultural Studies | Introduces students to ethnography, which is the art of writing culture. Teaches students to compare and contrast cultures through ethnographic reading, writing, and critiques. | Fall 2010 | |
| ANT 3241* | Myth, Ritual, and Mysticism | Global & Sociocultural Studies | Surveys anthropological approaches to the study of myth, ritual, and mysticsm, as religious and symbolic systems. The social and psychological functions of myth and ritual in small-scale and complex societies will be compared | Spring 2012 | |
| ARH 4470 | Contemporary Art | Art & Art History | A survey of art from 1945 to the present. | Spring 2015 | |
| ARH 4520 | African Art | Art & Art History | A study of the visual arts in Africa from the ancient world to the present. It focuses on the historical transformation and regional variability in art forms and their meanings on the Continent. | Spring 2016 | |
| ART 3820 | Visual Thinking I | Art & Art History | A beginning studio-based course with a strong theoretical component where concepts are examined through a variety of approaches and media. For Visual Arts majors only. | Spring 2012 | |
| ASH 3380 | Consumer Culture in Asia | History | Covering the development of 20th century East Asian consumer culture through related events, ideas, and legacies of: work; leisure; family life; social relations; media; advertising; and technology. | Summer 2016 | |
| ASH 3631 | The Pacific War in Asia | History | An exploration of the events, ideas and legacies of WWII in Asia; also an examination of the changing conduct of war, the image of the warrior, and issues concerning power, culture and ideology. | Summer 2016 | |
| ASN 3410* | Introduction to East Asia | Asian Studies | An overview of East Asia from traditional to modern times including the interaction among Asian cultures as well as between Asia and the world. | Fall 2010 | |
| BCN 3761 | Construction Documentation and Communication | Construction Management | Obtaining, writing, and transmitting construction documentation for technical and legal requirements for construction projects of a global scale. Course stresses the development of verbal and written communication skills. | Spring 2012 | |
| BME 4800 | Design of Biomedical Systems and Devices | Biomedical Engineering | Mechanical design and material choices of various biomedical systems and devices such as cardiovascular assist devices, total artificial heart, pulmonary assist devices, total hip prosthesis and other orthopaedic devices. | Fall 2017 | |
| BME 4908 | Senior Design Project | Biomedical Engineering | Customer needs; design requirements; biocompatibility; regulatory, ethical, societal, and environmental considerations; creativity; project management; prototype construction and testing; final report and presentation. | Fall 2017 | |
| BOT 4601 | General Plant Ecology | Biological Sciences | An examination of the ecology of plants at the individual, population, and community levels. | Summer 2019 | |
| CCJ 4694 | Human Trafficking | Criminal Justice | The course examines issues related to human trafficking and immigration from an international and global perspective. | Fall 2012 | |
| CES 3580 (formerly CES 4580) | Hurricane Engineering and Global Sustainability | Civil & Environmental Engineering | This course examines the impacts of hurricanes and explores the roles of engineers in achieving sustainable coastal communities around the globe. | Spring 2013 | |
| CGS 3095 | Technology in the Global Arena | Computer & Information Sciences | Legal, ethical, social impacts of computer technology on society, governance, quality of life: intellectual property, privacy, anonymity, professionalism, social identity in the U.S. and globally. | Summer 2012 | |
| CHI 3955 (Study Abroad) | Foreign Study: Language and Culture | Modern Languages | Four-week full-time study of Chinese language and culture (3 credit equivalent) in China. Prerequisite: Admission into the study abroad program in China. | Spring 2017 | |
| CJE 3444 | Security and Crime Science | Criminal Justice | Examines situational, social, and legislative approaches to the prevention of crime and delinquency. Emphasis on theories, implementation, and consequences of these approaches. | Spring 2019 | |
| CJE 4174 | Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | Criminal Justice | A comparative study of the major legal traditions (e.g., common law, civil law, socialist law) and analysis of the criminal justice system across the world, including police, courts, and corrections. | Fall 2011 | |
| CLP 4314 | Psychology of Health and Illness | Psychology | Course provides an overview of the field of health psychology and behavioral medicine with an emphasis on psychological, social, cultural, and global factors affecting health and health care/policy. | Fall 2011 | |
| COM 3417* | Communication in Film | Communication Arts | This course will examine the unique relationship between communication and film from the 1920s (era of the silent film) through today | Spring 2013 | |
| COM 3461* | Intercultural/Interracial Communication | Communication Arts | Students develop the skills to build and maintain relationships across cultures by focusing on similarities and differences in communication behaviors, perceptions, language usage and social practices. | Fall 2010 | |
| COM 4430 | International Business Communication | Communication Arts | This course will provide students with the theoretical and experiential framework for examining the meaning of communication in global business. | Summer 2013 | |
| COM 4731 (Study Abroad) | Cultural Communication Patterns of Europe | Communication Arts | This course will increase understanding of communication differences by contrasting and comparing communication patterns within European cultures | Spring 2013 | |
| CPO 3010 | Comparative Politics: Theory & Practice | Politics & International Relations | Examines major theories and methods of comparative politics, focusing on divergent political systems (Democracy, Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism). Countries/regions studied vary with instructor. | Fall 2011 | |
| CPO 3055 | Authoritarian Politics | Politics & International Relations | The purpose of this course is to identify the conceptual and empirical characteristics of authoritarian regimes. An ideal typical authoritarian regime will be established, followed by case study analyses of modern authoritarian systems, like those of Brazil, Mexico, and Portugal. The course is designed to analyze the circumstances giving rise to non-totalitarian modern dictatorships, their political dynamics, and their survival capability. | Spring 2012 | |
| CPO 4057 | Political Violence and Revolution | Politics & International Education | An examination of major historical instances and modern expressions of political violence; discussion of revolution from a comparative perspective. Attention will focus on the social origin and political determinants of such events. | Fall 2011 | |
| DIE 3434 (This course is only open to students fully admitted to the accredited Dietetics Track) | Nutrition Education | Dietetics & Nutrition | Planning for groups/individual basic nutrition and clinical nutrition education across regions and cultures, and working with the instructional media. | Spring 2012 | |
| DSC 4012 | Global Terrorism | Criminal Justice | Examines the nature and causes of terrorism and the national, regional and global effects of particular terrorist groups focusing on their collective behavior and objectives. | Fall 2011 | |
| ECO 4713 | International Macroeconomics | Economics | Analysis of output, inflation, business cycles and economic policy in open economy settings; exchange rate regimes (fixed versus flexible exchange rate); fiscal, monetary, and exchange rate policies. | Spring 2012 | |
| ECS 3021* | Women, Culture, and Economic Development | Economics | Analysis of problems facing women in developing countries, focusing on gender and cultural issues and their relationships to economic development. | Fall 2011 | |
| EDF 4604 | Cultural and Social Foundations of Education | Education – Leadership & Professional Studies | Examines the cultural and social realities of teaching and learning in the U.S. Questions of class, race, ethnicity, gender and language are discussed in relation to effective school, teacher, and student performance. Students will discuss how cultural identities connect to prevailing world conditions associated with local, global, international, and intercultural trends and systems. | Fall 2011 | |
| EDF 4953(Study Abroad) | Art Education Abroad in France | Education - Teaching & Learning | Development of international and cross-cultural understandings of educational philosophies and systems through planned travel and study abroad. | Fall 2012 | |
| EDF 4954 (Study Abroad) | Art Education Abroad in China | Education - Teaching & Learning | Development of international and cross-cultural understandings of educational philosophies and systems through planned travel and study abroad. | Fall 2012 | |
| EEC 3400 | Family Literacy and the Young Child | Education - Teaching & Learning | This course will provide an understanding of family literacy within the context of language and culture and introduce students and home based literacy methods. | Spring 2014 | |
| EEL 4920 | Senior Design I: Ethics, Communication, and Constraints | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Professional ethics, oral communications, project feasibility study, proposal writing, system design methodology, human factors, intellectual property, liability and schedules. | Fall 2012 | |
| EEL 4921 | Senior Design II: Implementation | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Design of a complete EE system including use of design methodology, formulation, specifications, alternative solutions, feasibility, economic, reliability, safety ethics, and social impact. | Fall 2012 | |
| EGN 4070 | Engineering for Global Sustainability and Environmental Protection | Civil & Environmental Engineering | This course examines the effects of modern humans on the environment and explores the role of engineers in creating an environmentally sustainable future. | Fall 2012 | |
| EML 4551 | Ethics and Design Project Organization | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Organization to include problem definition, goals, survey, conceptual and preliminary design, ethics and cost components, social and environmental impact, presentation to enhance communication skills. Students will analyze the global impact of engineering problems. | Fall 2011 | |
| EML 4905 | Senior Design Project | Mechanical & Materials Engineering | Project statement, in-depth survey, conceptual and structural design, analysis, statistical and cost analyses, ethical, societal and environmental impact, prototype construction, final presentation. Students will analyze the global impact of engineering problems. | Fall 2011 | |
| ENC 3378 | Writing Across Borders | English | This course explores the implications of both Western and Eastern rhetorical theories and practices for written communication in the age of globalization. | Summer 2016 | |
| ENL 4215 | Medieval Monstrosity | English | Examines the role of the monstrous in medieval literary imaginations and analyzes what monstrosity reveals about cultures of the Middle Ages and today. | Spring 2019 | |
| ENL 4324 | Global Shakespeares | English | Global Shakespeares examines the worldwide use, appropriation, and influence of Shakespeare's texts in other cultures. | Fall 2015 | |
| ENV 3001 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | Civil & Environmental Engineering | Introduction to environmental engineering problems; water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, noise, solid and hazardous wastes. Students will understand the interrelatedness of environmental problems around the world. | Fall 2011 | |
| EUH 3191 | The Black Death | History | Focuses on one epidemic--the Black Death of 1347-1350 in Western Europe--and the way it profoundly affected the lives of all those living in a society. We will consider the nature of the epidemic itself and the short and long term effects in areas such as the economy, religion, medicine, the treatment of minorities, and the arts. | Spring 2019 | |
| EUH 4185 | Viking History and Society | History | The political, cultural, economic, and religious development of Viking society, 600-1300 C.E. | Fall 2018 | |
| EUH 4384 | The Premodern Mediterranean | History | Explore the history of geographic region including three continents and numerous different cultures and religion, a preeminent site for exchange before the transatlantic or global exchange. | Summer 2016 | |
| EUH 4434 | Italy During the Renaissance | History | Examine the era of the Italian Renaissance, 1300 to 1500. Topics include the culture, politics, religion, and economy; intellectual and artistic movements; the Renaissance in historical understanding. | Fall 2018 | |
| EUH 4615 | Family, Love, and Marriage in Premodern Europe | History | Explore the structure and evolution of intimate personal relationships in Europe pre-1800. Examine these topics in their own right and in relation to changes in politics, religion, and economics. | Summer 2019 | |
| EVR 4272 | Agroecology | Earth & Environment | Application of ecological principles to farming systems to achieve goals of long term food production without depleting Earth's resources. | Summer 2018 | |
| EVR 4274 | Sustainable Agriculture | Earth & Environment | Analysis of sustainability of modern agricultural systems under a variety of ecological economic and cultural settings. Familiarizes students with socioeconomic, urban policy, sustainable agriculture. | Spring 2017 | |
| FIL 4827(Study Abroad) | Czech Film/Karlovy Vary Film Festival | English | This course will cover the Czech Film industry from its inception in the 1920's to the present day with side trips to the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic and Barrondov Studies in Prague. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. | Summer 2013 | |
| FIN 4604 | International Finance Management | Finance | Capital budgeting operational analysis and financial decisions in the multinational context. Working capital management and intra firm fund transfers. Measurement and evaluation of the risk of internationally diversified assets. | Fall 2011 | |
| FIN 4634 | International Banking | Finance | Capital budgeting operational analysis and financial decisions in the multinational context. Working capital management and intra firm fund transfers. Measurement and evaluation of the risk of internationally diversified assets. | Fall 2011 | |
| FOT 3930 | Latin Cinemas | Modern Languages | Examines the cinemas of Spain and Latin America in a national and transnational context. | Spring 2019 | |
| FRE 4390 | French and Francophone Cinema | Modern Languages | Introduces to Francophone cinema. While comparing movies from France and Francophone world, students explore various issues such as language, race, and postcolonial politics. | Spring 2015 | |
| FRE 4503 | La Francophonie | Modern Languages | Analysis of the different varieties of French spoken outside of France. Includes Quebec French, African French, and French Creoles. Also examines the political alliance of Francophone countries. Credit will not be given for both FRE 4503 and FRE 5508. | Fall 2011 | |
| GEA 3600 | Population and Geography of Africa | Global & Sociocultural Studies | Examines the structure of pre-conquest society and covers colonialism's effects on contemporary food production and ecological management. An overview of development issues in Africa. | Fall 2012 | |
| GEO 3001 | Geography of Global Change | Global & Sociocultural Studies | Explores the geography of change in contemporary world economy, politics, culture, and environment. Mapping and spatial analysis aid in understanding global change and effects on specific places. | Fall 2011 | |
| GEO 3502 | Economic Geography | Global & Sociocultural Studies | Explores spatial facets of the economy at the international level, including trade, development, manufacturing, multinational corporations and technology. | Fall 2011 | |
| GEO 3510* | Earth Resources | Earth & Environment | A course for non-majors dealing with the nature, origin, and distribution of mineral resources. Geology of petroleum, coal, metals, etc., and problems of their exploitation and depletion. | Fall 2011 | |
| GEO 4354 | Geography of the Global Food System | Global & Sociocultural Studies | Analyzes the spatial organization of the global food system and its importance to world economic development. Explores food security, trade, and environment. | Fall 2011 | |
| GLY 4734 | Changing Coastlines | Earth & Environment | Focus on the physical processes that shape coastlines and the consequences of those processes for human activities. | Spring 2014 | |
| GLY 4881 | Coastal Hazards | Earth & Environment | Focus on the processes responsible for tsunamis, storm surges, coastal erosion, land subsidence, sea level rise, etc., and their mitigation. | Fall 2013 | |
| HFT 3073 | Social Responsibility in the Hospitality Industry | Hospitality & Tourism Management | Examines hospitality companies' social responsibility to their communities and planet. This course examines hospitality's global companies and global issues that will affect their communities and business. | Spring 2012 | |
| HFT 3503 | Hospitality Marketing Strategy | Hospitality & Tourism Management | Examines marketing principles, theories and concepts and the use of management principles and techniques of analysis, planning, implementation and control to maximize marketing effectiveness in hospitality organizations in a global, intercultural environment. | Fall 2011 | |
| HFT 3603 | Hospitality Law | Hospitality & Tourism Management | A basic course in hotel, motel, and restaurant law emphasizing risk management and security. The student is introduced to the fundamental laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the hospitality industry. Case study approach is used to develop an awareness and understanding of the legal problems confronting the manager and executive in policy and decision making. | Fall 2014 | |
| HFT 3701 | Sustainable Tourism Practices | Hospitality & Tourism Management | In-depth study of contemporary issues pertaining to tourism based on the natural environment. Explores management strategies suitable for controlling a growing industry. | Fall 2014 | |
| HFT 3703(Study Abroad) | Adventure Tourism | Hospitality & Tourism Management | This travel study covers international issues in global development such as sustainability, environmental impacts of tourism and sociocultural issues. The course introduces students to the interrelatedness of tourism issues by examining the adventure tourism industry, adventure tourism products, and supply and demand site. | Summer 2013 | |
| HFT 3713 | International Travel and Tourism | Hospitality & Tourism Management | An introduction to the international scope of travel and tourism. A brief analysis of regional framework and specific regions of the world, the interrelationship between human society and the physical environment. Tourism as a factor in economic development and its cultural and sociological factors are explored. An analysis of the international organization of tourism and the facilitation procedures required for its successful implementations are highlighted. | Fall 2014 | |
| HFT 3894 | Global Food and Culture | Hospitality & Tourism Management | Study of the ways in which global issues influence how food functions in the global community | Summer 2013 | |
| HFT 4323 | Hospitality Facilities Environmental Systems | Hospitality & Tourism Management | A comprehensive survey of engineering, maintenance, and efficiency controls in hotels, restaurants. Emphasizes the importance of Operations Facilities Engineering Management and the environment will help students understand the global impact of climate change. | Fall 2011 | |
| HFT 4833 | Culinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Hospitality & Tourism Management | A unique course allowing the opportunity for students with advanced culinary skills to learn the art and science of managing culinary innovation and entrepreneurship. | Spring 2015 | |
| HIS 3304 | Blacks in Paris | History | Examines the experiences of African, African American, and Caribbean intellectuals in France. The course explores the way France functioned as both a haven and a site of anticolonial activism. | Summer 2016 | |
| HIS 3308 | War and Society in the 20th Century | History | An examination of the ways societies have organized themselves for external and internal wars. The course will also explore the changing conduct of war, the image of the warrior, and the ways in which military institutions have crystallized class structures. | Fall 2017 | |
| HIS 4400 | The Formation of Urban Society | History | A comparative study of the cultural, social, political and economic development of cities. Topics include: the ancient city, industrialization, immigration, poverty and urban planning. | Spring 2019 | |
| HSA 4113 | Global Issues and Trends in Healthcare | Health Services Administration | Issues and trends in policy questions involving health care organizations, financing, quality controls, and delivery of services are addressed. This is a Capstone course. | Fall 2012 | |
| HSA 4150 | Global Healthcare Systems and Policy | Health Services Administration | Community power structures are analyzed as to their function in politics and decisions governing health care. The health professional's role is studied with respect to the political process in health care. | Fall 2012 | |
| HUN 3191 | World Nutrition | Dietetics & Nutrition | Strategies for improving cross-cultural competence in conducting needs assessments, program planning, and implementation in nutrition services. | Fall 2011 | |
| IDH 3034 | Honors Seminar V: Aesthetics, Values and Authority | Honors College | The first of a two course sequence, this course examines the aesthetic undepinnings of culture, the foundations of what are commonly held as western values, and the power relationships that surround them. For Honors College students only. | Summer 2012 | |
| IDH 3035 | Honors Seminar VI: Aesthetics, Values, and Authority | Honors College | A continuation of Honors Seminar V, this course examines the interplay of various sources of authority in society and our system of values and aesthetics. Includes directed individual research projects. For Honors College students only. | Summer 2012 | |
| IDS 4174 | Mathematics and Philosophy in the Arts | Mathematics | A panorama and a study of the global interrelation of mathematics, philosophy, and visual arts with emphasis on the evolution of the role of geometry in depicting the perspective in arts. | Fall 2011 | |
| INR 3081 | Contemporary International Problems | Politics & International Relations | Examines selected world and regional issues and problems. Topics vary according to the instructor. | Spring 2015 | |
| INR 4075 | International Protection of Human Rights | Politics & International Relations | Development of the concern of the international community with the rights of individuals and groups and the institutional mechanisms which have been set up for their protection. | Spring 2015 | |
| ITA 3500 | Italian Culture and Society | Modern Languages | An overview of socio-cultural issues in Italy. | Spring 2016 | |
| JPN 3500 | Japanese Culture and Society | Modern Languages | To give students sociocultural knowledge and well-rounded understanding of the culture and society in Japan. Students also have an opportunity to experience Japanese traditional arts including Japanese Calligraphy | Spring 2013 | |
| JPN 3955(Study Abroad) | Foreign Study: Japan | Modern Languages | Five-week full-time study of Japanese language and culture in Kyoto, Japan. Prerequisite: Admission into the study abroad program in Kyoto, Japan. | Fall 2014 | |
| LAE 4405 | Children’s Literature | Education – Teaching & Learning | Focuses on the exploration of children's literature and its integration into the early childhood curriculum from a global perspective. | Fall 2011 | |
| LAH 3132 | The Formation of Latin America | History | An examination of Latin America in the colonial period, focusing on conquest, Indian relations, the landed estate, urban functions, labor, and socioeconomic organization from the 15th through the 18th Centuries. | Fall 2018 | |
| LAH 3200 | Latin America: The National Period | History | Trends and major problems of Latin American nations from independence to the present. | Spring 2019 | |
| LAH 4483 | Cuba Since 1959 | History | Cuba from the triumph of the Revolution to the present. Examines "the Revolution" as a contested historical process. Focuses on intersection of political conflict, culture, ideas, & human experience. | Fall 2019 | |
| LAH 4600 | History of Brazil | History | Origins of Portuguese rule and African slavery; crisis of colonialism and transition to independence; coffee, abolition, and the Brazilian Empire; Republican Brazil and the Revolution of 1930; postwar developments. | Summer 2016 | |
| LAH 4634 | Politics of Race and Nation in Brazil | History | An examination of the historical importance of race to nation-building in 19th and 20th century Brazil, looking both at ideological constructs as well as political projects and social experiences. | Summer 2017 | |
| LAH 4721 | History of Women in Latin America | History | Examines women's roles in indigenous societies, in the colonial period, during independence, and in the 19th century. Also explores women and slavery, populism and popular culture, and the rise of the feminist movement. | Fall 2018 | |
| LAH 4722 | Health, Medicine and Disease in Latin American Social History | History | Examines social/cultural history of medicine to illustrate larger trends, power relations/inequalities, and intersections of state and society. Themes include: citizenship, internationalization, gender, race, and ethnicity. | Summer 2017 | |
| LAH 4734 | Latin American History Through Film | History | Introduces students to central events in the history of colonial and modern Latin America through the use of films. Looks at central historical figures and focuses on critical issues of the period. | Fall 2018 | |
| LAH 4737 | Music, Modernity, and Identity in Latin America | History | Cultural and intellectual history of 19th/20th century Latin America with focus on nation-building, identity and race. Music is a central pedagogical tool in readings, lectures and discussions. | Spring 2019 | |
| LAS 3002 | Introduction to Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Interdisciplinary study of Latin America and the Caribbean, its key regions, historical periods, and concepts. Will alternately be taught in Spanish. | Fall 2019 | |
| LBS 3001* | Labor and Globalization (formerly Introduction to Labor Studies) | Labor Research and Studies | History and development of labor, with emphasis on union development as a response to global industrialization and technological change. Includes the impact of "globalization" on jobs, the structure and function of worker organizations, the impact of technology, the struggle for working class and low-wage workers, and the impact of cross-national shifts of jobs and labor. | Fall 2010 | |
| LBS 3468 | Introduction to Mediation | Labor Research and Studies | An introduction to the principles of mediation. | Spring 2017 | |
| LBS 3480 | Introduction to Conflict Resolution | Labor Research and Studies | Explores the emergence and management of human conflict at different levels of analysis and alternative methods of dispute resolution. | Spring 2017 | |
| LBS 4154 | Workers and Diversity | Labor Research and Studies | The theoretical debates surrounding the workforce participation of women and minorities as well as the historical position of these groups in the labor force are studied. | Fall 2013 | |
| LBS 4210 | Women and Work | Labor Research and Studies | The role of women in the workforce and issues for women in worker organizations with special emphasis examining the additional impact of race, class and sex on the economic and social standing of women at work. | Summer 2016 | |
| LBS 4484 | Applying Conflict Resolution Techniques | Labor Research and Studies | Investigate conflict and violence, and help students to develop strategies to defuse them in the classroom. | Spring 2017 | |
| LBS 4610 | Cross Cultural Dimensions of Latin American Labor Relations | Labor Research and Studies | A survey of the issues, techniques, and professional competencies required to effectively understand and contribute to furthering fluid and productive labor management relationships in the hemisphere. | Spring 2017 | |
| LBS 4654 | Comparative and International Labor Studies | Labor Research and Studies | Study of labor issues from a comparative and international perspective with emphasis upon the impact of international organizations on labor relations systems and labor relations models. | Spring 2013 | |
| LEI 3707 | Inclusive Recreation Services | Education- Professional Leadership and Studies | Course is designed to provide Parks and Recreation Management majors with opportunities to enhance knowledge of the characteristics and leisure needs of individuals with disabilities and knowledge of accessibilities issues. | Summer 2013 | |
| LIN 4640 | Languages and Cultures of the World | English | Investigation of the major language families of the world, evolution of human language, and sociocultural, political, and historical influences on languages and language families. | Fall 2013 | |
| LIT 3671 | Global Issues in Literature | English | Examination of aspects of story, author, character, and contexts affected by migration, exile, global trade, or other transnational forces. | Fall 2011 | |
| LIT 4023 | Around the World in Short Stories | English | Short narratives from around the world, thematically grouped | Spring 2018 | |
| LIT 4364(Study Abroad) | Post-totalitarian Literature | English | Covers the major literary works which have been published in the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the fall of Communism there in 1989. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. | Summer 2013 | |
| LIT 4950(Study Abroad) | Czech Study Abroad | English | Covers the major literary movements and figures in the Czech Republic and Slovakia that have influenced the Western literary canon. This course is taught by FIU and Czech faculty. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. | Summer 2013 | |
| MAE 4394 | Perspectives on Mathematics and Science Education | Education – Teaching & Learning | This course will help students to develop understanding of theoretical frameworks and multiple perspectives underpinning mathematics and science education. | Fall 2011 | |
| MAN 4720 | Strategic Management | Management & International Business | Capstone integration of real organizational situations. Decision making applied to business/corporate level strategy concepts, firm performance and global citizenship. | Fall 2011 | |
| MAR 3023 | Introduction to Marketing | Marketing | A descriptive study emphasizing the functions and institutions common to global marketing systems. | Fall 2012 | |
| MAR 4712 | Health and Fitness Marketing | Marketing | Analyze, design, and implement marketing strategies unique to promoting health, fitness, and positive behavioral change for organizations, educational systems, industries, and society as a whole. | Fall 2017 | |
| MCB 3007 | Living With Microbes | Biological Sciences | Explore the intricate relationship between human and planetary well-being and the microbes that inhabit us, both inside and outside our bodies. | Summer 2017 | |
| MHF 3404 | History of Mathematics | Mathematics | Development of mathematical thought through the ages. Topics may include equation solving, trigonometry, astronomy, and calculus. | Fall 2011 | |
| MHF 4401 | Methods in the History of Modern Mathematics | Mathematics | Riemannian geometry, relativity and other topics at discretion of instructor. | Fall 2012 | |
| MMC 3303 | Global Media and Society | Journalism-Mass Communication | The course will familiarize the student with a multi-cultural global perspective of a multi-media world. The aim of the course is to create a foundation of global media literacy. | Fall 2011 | |
| MMC 4304 | Communications Seminar: Multicultural Marketing Communications | Journalism-Mass Communication | The focus of this course will be to understand the elements of effective communications in a multicultural as well as global environment, with a special focus on the Hispanic market. | Spring 2012 | |
| MUH 3514 | Music of the World | Music | Survey of folk, popular and classical musical traditions from around the world. Examination of musical style and social context with film and performance demonstrations. | Fall 2011 | |
| NUR 3666 | Evidenced-based Nursing and Research | Nursing | Develop research knowledge and skills for evidence-based nursing care delivery at the local, state, national, and global levels. | Fall 2011 | |
| NUR 3821 | Professional Nursing Leadership | Nursing | Introduction to professional nursing with a focus on leadership skills for care delivery at local, state, national, and global levels. | Spring 2018 | |
| NUR 4667 | Nursing in Global Health Systems | Nursing | Develop basic knowledge of global healthcare systems and models. | Fall 2011 | |
| OCE 3014* | Oceanography | Earth and Environment | The ocean origin, physical properties, salinity, temperature, sound. Radiative properties, heat budget, and climatic control. | Fall 2013 | |
| PAD 3034 | Policy Development and Implementation | Public Administration | Examines the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of governmental efforts to address global problems at federal, state, and local levels. | Fall 2011 | |
| PAD 3800 | Managing Global Cities | Public Administration | Introduction to principles of urban governance in order to manage specific development problems of global cities. | Spring 2012 | |
| PAD 3802 | Introduction to Urban and Regional Studies | Public Administration | An integrated approach to the problems and prospects of metropolitan areas with emphasis on economic, political, social and administrative facets of the urban setting, and how global developments shape the challenges of local governance. | Fall 2011 | |
| PCB 4467 | Marine Protected Areas | Biological Sciences | Introduction to the theory and methods for the design and management of Marine Protected Areas. Students will understand the interrelatedness of issues pertaining to managing protected areas on a global scale. | Fall 2011 | |
| PCB 4553 | General Population Genetics | Biological Sciences | Analysis of gene and genotype frequencies in theoretical and real populations. Topics include genetic drift, mutation, and selection. Students will understand patterns of diversity in human populations across the globe. | Fall 2011 | |
| PHI 3640 | Environmental Ethics | Philosophy | Examines philosophical and ethical perspectives on human interaction with the natural world. Course designated as a Global Learning course. | Fall 2011 | |
| PHM 4362 | Global Justice | Philosophy | An examination of philosophical perspectives on the problems of global justice. | Fall 2011 | |
| POR 3500 | Luso-Brazillian Culture | Modern Languages | Open to any student who understands Portuguese. The development of Portuguese speaking civilizations, with emphasis on either Portugal or Brazil: history, art, music, daily life, impact on other cultures. | Fall 2011 | |
| PRT 3510 | Witnessing War in Lusophone Cultures | Modern Languages | Introduction to Witness Literature in Portuguese-speaking cultures (Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique) with a focus on challenges and dilemmas of the act of witnessing war. | Fall 2013 | |
| REE 4956 | International Real Estate | Finance | Focus on characteristics of international real estate environment include: inbound and outbound transactions, accounting practice, tax law, legal constraint, global strategic plan, foreign exchange, global financing, and cultural issues. | Fall 2011 | |
| REL 3075 | Magic and Religions | Religious Studies | Examines the role of magic, ecstatic religious experience, and the supernatural in a variety of religions and cultures. | Fall 2014 | |
| REL 3076 | New Religious Movements | Religious Studies | Explores the human tendency to generate new and synthetic Religious movements and examines a variety of these global sects and cults. | Spring 2015 | |
| REL 3111 | Religion in Film | Religious Studies | Students examine religious themes, images, symbols and characters in various feature and short films, a specific method of critical analysis, and the religious and societal effects of contemporary films. | Summer 2016 | |
| REL 3185 | Healers and Mediums | Religious Studies | Religious studies scholarship using sociological method/theory to explore major themes in pre-modern, modern, and postmodern religion, with special focus on religious ritual for healing and afterlife | Fall 2013 | |
| REL 3194 | The Holocaust | Religious Studies | Examines different aspects of the Holocaust as well as issues and events that led to and arose from the World War II Experience. Special attention is given to Jewish-Christian relations, thought and ethics before, during and after the Holocaust. | Spring 2019 | |
| REL 3308* | Studies in World Religions | Religious Studies | Examines the origins, teachings, and practices of selected world religions. The specific religions selected for examination may vary from semester to semester. | Fall 2010 | |
| REL 3330 | Religions of India | Religious Studies | The myriad religions of India, from prehistoric origins to contemporary politicized Hinduism. Schismatic movements (Buddhism, Jainism) and ¿Indianized¿ extrinsic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism). | Spring 2019 | |
| REL 3340 | Survey of Buddhism | Religious Studies | The course will explore the central themes of the main schools of Buddhism developed in India, Tibet, China, Japan, and Korea. The themes will be examined from religious, historical, and philosophical points of view. | Spring 2015 | |
| REL 3367 (previously REL 3362) | Islamic Faith & Society | Religious Studies | A survey of the main facets of Islamic religion and societies from the time of Muhammad to the present. | Fall 2014 | |
| REL 3398 | Rhythms of the Sacred | Religious Studies | Explores how music has been a powerful and essential part of mystical experience in the world's religious traditions, how it becomes religion and how religion influences music. | Spring 2019 | |
| REL 3492 | Earth Ethics | Religious Studies | This course will explore resources from philosophy and religion that could contribute to a solution of the current environmental crisis. Ethical issues of the environment will especially be examined in the light of these resources. | Spring 2012 | |
| REL 4363 | Sufism: Islamic Mysticism and Spirituality | Religious Studies | Explores the depth and breadth of the mystical tradition of Islam (Sufism) through primary and secondary texts which look at the esoteric dimensions of mystical practice in the Islamic World. | Spring 2019 | |
| REL 4364 | Interpreting the Quran: Gender and Jihad | Religious Studies | Introduces students to the history, interpretation and translation of the Quran through a close examination of passages related to issues of gender and jihad. | Spring 2019 | |
| SCE 4194 | Perspectives on Mathematics and Science Education | Education – Teaching & Learning | This course will help students to develop understanding of theoretical frameworks and multiple perspectives underpinning mathematics and science education. | Fall 2011 | |
| SOP 4731 | Global Psychology | Psychology | Examination of cultural contexts informing human behavior and psychological well internationally. Students will examine psychology research through direct application to global phenomena. | Fall 2011 | |
| SOW 3233 | Social Welfare Policy | Social Work | This course examines the frameworks and methods used to analyze social welfare policy and programs. Special attention is paid to current policy issues in the Social Welfare system and strategies that can be used to achieve policy change. | Fall 2011 | |
| SOW 3620 | Social Work and Human Diversity | Social Work | Prepares students for generalist social work practice with diverse populations focusing on knowledge, attitude, and skills. A global learning course. | Fall 2011 | |
| SPN 3343 | Advanced Spanish for Heritage Speakers | Modern Languages | Improve literacy skills through grammar review, composition, and selected readings of representative Hispanic writers. For heritage speakers. | Fall 2018 | |
| SPN 3444 | Spanish for Business in Latin America | Modern Languages | Provides students with a background in Spanish at the advanced level, a foundation in the vocabulary used in the business world, and experience writing essays in Spanish on business and economics topics. | Summer 2014 | |
| SPN 4500 | Spanish Culture | Modern Languages | Open to any student who understands the target language. The development of a particular civilization. Emphasis on the evolution of a society, its ideas and its values. | Summer 2018 | |
| SPN 4520 | Spanish American Culture | Modern Languages | Introduction to the major artistic and cultural phenomena in Latin America. Art, music, film, and literature will be discussed in their cultural context. Prerequisite: Ability to understand Spanish at advanced level. | Fall 2012 | |
| SPW 4397 | Tradition and Modernity in Latin American Cinema | Modern Languages | Survey of Latin American Film. Topics include: relations between cinema and the state, ideology, national identity, class, race and ethnicity, gender, and political memory. | Spring 2018 | |
| SSE 4118 | EEC Social Studies | Education – Teaching & Learning | Develops skills, understandings, and dispositions for teaching social studies to young children from diverse cultural backgrounds. This course has a field component. Students should apply to Office of Clinical Experiences of SOE to be placed in a school. | Summer 2017 | |
| SSE 4380 | Developing a Global Perspective | Education – Teaching & Learning | Theory, content, and practice. Introduction and utilization of learning materials and teaching strategies in Global Education for K-12. | Fall 2011 | |
| STA 3951 | Oral Presentations in Statistics | Statistics | Students are required to communicate orally all stages of a simple statistical analysis through a formal presentation in front of a group of faculty and students. | Spring 2012 | |
| SYD 4451 | Japanese Society in Global Perspective | Asian Studies | Examines Japanese society in comparative and global perspective, emphasizing issues such as social class, gender, ethnicity, migration, state policy, and transnational culture. | Fall 2013 | |
| SYP 3456 | Societies in the World | Global & Sociocultural Studies | An introduction to the study of local societies in worldwide perspective. Addresses local-global issues such as gender, social class, economy, politics, migration, and environmental destruction. | Fall 2011 | |
| THE 4110 | Theatre History I | Theatre | The development of the theatre from its origins to the early 19th century, and the global cultural contexts that gave rise to these works. | Fall 2011 | |
| TSL 3080 | ESOL Principles and Practices I | Education - Teaching & Learning | Introduces issues, principles, and practices of teaching English to speakers of other languages to develop the conceptual understandings that form the foundation of knowledge necessary to successfully meet the needs of lingustically and culturally diverse students. | Summer 2012 | |
| TSL 4081 | ESOL Principles and Practices II | Education - Teaching & Learning | Provides understandings, skills, and dispositions needed to select, evaluate, and apply, TESOL strategies in multicultural elementary classrooms. | Summer 2012 | |
| TSL 4324 | ESOL Issues and Strategies for Content Area Teachers | Education - Teaching & Learning | Analysis, application, and adaptation of ESOL methods and materials to enhance instruction for lingustically and culturally diverse students. | Summer 2012 | |
| TSL 4340 | ESOL Methods Grades K-12 | Education - Teaching & Learning | Development of instructional skills, techniques, and strategies for teaching English to non-native speakers in grades K-12; required for area of concentration in TESOL and the Florida Add-on ESOL Endorsement. | Summer 2012 | |
| VIC 3400 | Visual Design for Globalized Media | Journalism-Mass Communication | An exploration of messages, combining words and visual images and their relation to content in print, broadcast and on-line media. | Spring 2012 | |
| WOH 3244 | World War II: A Global History | History | Examines the origins, experiences, and legacies of the Second World War as a global phenomenon. It also examines the relationship between popular and historical accounts of the war. | Spring 2019 | |
| WOH 4206 | Global History of Domestic Violence | History | Explores violence against intimate partners from late Roman antiquity until the present, looking at Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the United States. | Fall 2018 | |
| WOH 4264 | Global Indigenous-Imperial Encounters 1500 to the Present | History | This course examines how indigenous peoples and imperial settlers interacted across the globe from the fifteenth century to the present, using both indigenous and imperial sources and perspectives. | Summer 2016 | |
| WST 3015 | Introduction to Global Gender and Women's Studies | Women's & Gender Studies | Considers the interdisciplinary study of women in today's world. Focuses on the interconnected social issues women face through the life course on a global scale and examines the debates on women's studies in the university. | Spring 2013 | |
| WST 3106 | Introduction to Global Diversity | Women's & Gender StudiesWomen's Studies | Evaluates diversity across the globe in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, culture, gender, age, sexuality, ability, and status to access systems of inequality and privelage. | Spring 2014 | |
| WST 3114 | Sex Trafficking: Building Solutions | Women's & Gender Studies | This course will provide an overview of all forms of sex trafficking and examine the issue through a historical, theoretical and social justice lens focusing on creating solutions. | Fall 2018 | |
| WST 3120 | Global Women's Writing: Gendered Experiences Across Societies and Cultures | Women's & Gender Studies | Provides a critical introduction to global women's writing, examining the literary representation of gendered experiences of societies and cultures across the globe. | Spring 2015 | |
| WST 3641* | LGBT and Beyond: Non-Normative Sexualities in Global Perspective | Women's & Gender Studies | Introduction to gay and lesbian life in the United States and abroad, focusing on historical antecedants to the contemporary gay and lesbian movement, religion, health issues, lifestyle, and the arts. | Spring 2012 | |
| WST 4115 | Gender Violence and the Law: Global Perspectives | Women's & Gender Studies | Critical analysis of power dynamics generating gender violence across gender, race, and class globally. Focus will be on existing legal framework locally and internationally to address these crimes. | Fall 2018 |