Curriculum Notice: Faculty in Global Studies are engaging in a comprehensive redesign of this curriculum. Students who began their studies in the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students (Adult Bachelor's Program) before the fall 2026 semester can continue in or add this major. Students who begin their studies in the Adult Bachelor's Program in fall 2026 or after will still be able to take courses in this subject area and can pursue it through minors, electives, or broader Liberal Arts study.
Curriculum
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Studies in the Adult Bachelor's Program requires completion of 120 credits, including specific credits for the major as described below. All Global Studies students should consult Ryan Loritz, a Student Success advisor, on specific requirements for completing their degree.
Only designated courses satisfy major requirements, including Global Studies electives, and only approved
fieldwork experiences satisfy the Global Engagement requirement. The thematic clusters for electives are Places, Peoples, and Encounters; Markets and States; Rights, Justice, and Governance; and Urban, Media, and Environment. Courses and thematic
clusters should be chosen in consultation with an advisor.
Students are encouraged to download the Requirement Worksheet for Global Studies to track their progress. Students must receive
grades of C or above in all courses taken to fulfill major or minor requirements.
Global Studies also offers a minor (6 courses).
Table caption| Introductory Courses | Credits |
|---|
| UGLB 2110 (Dis)Order and (In)Justice | 3 |
| UGLB 2111 Global Economics | 3 |
| Two Knowledge Base Electives | 6–8 |
| Five Global Challenge Electives (at least three in one cluster; at least three at 3000 level or above) | 15–20 |
| Collaborative Research Seminar | 3–4 |
| UGLB 3903 Global Engagement Colloquium (experiential requirement) | 2 |
| UGLB 4710 Senior Capstone Research Seminar | 1–4 |
| Four foreign language courses or proficiency exam (not all levels of foreign languages are offered each term) | 0–16 |
| UGLB 4710 Senior Capstone Research Seminar | 1–4 |
| Total | 33–64 |