Thematic Elective Index

Students must take 27 credits in elective courses, of which 9 (three courses) should be from foundational and 18 (six courses) from thematic electives. Of the 27 elective credits:

  • no more than 12 credits may be from the same department
  • at least 9 credits must be upper-level

Please note: Because the Global Studies curriculum draws from over 24 departments and programs, it is impossible to note all the prerequisites in the course index or to guarantee that a course will be offered in a certain regularity. It is your responsibility to consult the UMBC catalog for the most up to date list of any prerequisites that may be required before taking particular upper-level courses.

When selecting thematic electives, you may choose to focus on certain themes such as: Culture, Place, and Identity;  Development, Health, and the Environment; Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society; or you may choose to organize your own electives from a combination of the above mentioned themes.

Global Theme Recommendations:

Health, Development and the EnvironmentHealth, Development and the Environment
Culture, Place and IdentityCulture, Place and Identity
Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil SocietyGlobal Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

Thematic electives by department:

AFST 312 – West African History Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

AFST 314 – Islam in Africa Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

AFST 320 – Contemporary African Politics Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

AFST 323 – Economic Development in Africa Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

AFST 368/ RLST 370 – African Religions in Africa and the Diaspora Culture, Place and Identity

AFST 370/ GWST 370 – Black Women: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Culture, Place and Identity

AFST 411 – American Foreign Policy and Africa Health, Development and the Environment

AFST 420/ HIST 405 – Comparative Slavery: Africa and the New World Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

AFST 430 – Health Care in Africa Health, Development and the Environment

AFST 439 – Women in Africa and the Diaspora Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

AFST 442/ MUSC 468 – African-Caribbean Music Culture, Place and Identity

 

AMST 352 – American Culture in Global Perspective Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

AMST 372 – American Food Culture, Place and Identity

AMST 375 – Studies in Asian American Culture Culture, Place and Identity

AMST 464 – Narratives of Contemporary U.S. Immigration Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

ANCS 301 Ancient Civilizations  Culture, Place and Identity

ANTH 311 – Urban Anthropology Health, Development and the Environment

ANTH 312 – Medical Anthropology Health, Development and the Environment

ANTH 316 – Anthropology of Religion Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ANTH 318 – Anthropology of Science and Technology Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ANTH 367 – The Anthropology of Gender Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ANTH 382 – Global Flows in Local Worlds: The Anthropology of Globalization Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Health, Development and the Environment Culture, Place and Identity

ASIA 300 – Topics in Asian Studies Health, Development and the Environment Culture, Place and Identity

DANC 301 special Studies in Dance: Caribbean Dance Culture, Place and Identity

ECON 380 – The Global Economy Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ECON 382 – Asian Economic History Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ECON 385 – Economic Development Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ECON 387 – Economic Development of Latin America Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ECON 439 – Environmental Economics Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ECON 442 – European Economic History Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ECON 481 – International Trade Theory Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ECON 482 – International Finance Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

ENGL 318/ LING 342 Myth and Literature Culture, Place and Identity

ENGL 366 World Literature Written in English Culture, Place and Identity

GES 328 – Environmental Policy Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GES 329 – Geography of Disease and Health Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GES 330 – Geography of Economic DevelopmentHealth, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

GES 363 – World Regions: Contemporary International Issues Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GES 435 – Global Patterns of Production and Trade Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GES 436 – Global Environmental Change Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

GES 437 – Conservation & Development in the Tropics Health, Development and the Environment

GES 440: Global Poverty (contingent on UGC approval) Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GLBL 386 – The Politics of Development Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GLBL 401 – Individual Study in Global Studies Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GLBL 409 – Selected Topics in Global Studies Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GLBL 410 -I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GLBL 483 – International Negotiation Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

GWST 320 – Transnational Feminist Film Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

GWST 333/ SOCY 333 – Human Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective

GWST 342 – Gender in Modern South Asia Culture, Place and Identity

GWST 343 – Gender, Human Rights, and Political Violence in Latin America Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

GWST 344 Transnational Femininities Culture, Place and Identity

GWST 367/ ANTH 367- The Anthropology of Gender Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

GWST 370 -Black Women: Cross Cultural Perspectives

GWST 380/HIST 380 Women and Gender in Asia  Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

GWST 433/ SOCY 433 – Gender, Work, and Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective Health, Development and the Environment

GWST 439 – Women in Africa and the Diaspora

HIST 303 – The Second World War Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

HIST 306 – The First World War Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

HIST 327 – Modern Latin American History Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

HIST 328 Colonial Latin American History Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 340 – Atlantic Revolutions Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 354/ AFST 312 West African History Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 360/ AFST 314/ RLST 314 Islam in Africa Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 362 Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean World Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 364 Rise of Islam Culture, Place and Identity

HIST/JDST 373 Hist of the Holocaust Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

HIST 382 – Pacific Crossings: Race, War, and Gender in Asian Migrations Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 405/ AFST 420 Contemporary Slavery: Africa and the new World Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 406: The Atlantic World: The Shared History of the Europeans, Africans, and Native AmericansHealth, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

HIST/JDST/RLST 463 Jews Christians and Muslims  in the Middle Ages

HIST 487 Europe, 1815-1914 Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

HIST 488 – Europe, 1914 to the Present Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

JDST 321/ MLL 321 Jewish Writing in World Literature Culture, Place and Identity

JDST 373/ HIST 373 History of the Holocaust Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

JDST 410/ POLI 485 Dynamics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

JDST 463 Jews Christians and Muslims in the Middle Ages

MCS 334 – Media & Globalization Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

MCS 390 – Transcultural Studies in Global Television Culture, Place and Identity

MLL 306 – Intercultural Communication: Issues Confronting Immigrant and Heritage Communities (4.00) Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

MLL 311 – Introduction to Korean Culture Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

MLL 320 – Transnational Feminist Film

MLL 321 – Jewish Writing in World Literature

MLL 342 – Myth and Literature

MLL 410 – I’m a Cyborg, but That’s OK

MLL 480 – Transcultural Studies in Global Television

PHIL 322 History of Philosophy: Modern Culture, Place and Identity

PHIL 334 Asian Philosophy Culture, Place and Identity

PHIL 357 – Philosophy and Human Rights

PHIL456 – Justice and Climate Change

POLI 337 – Comparative Justice Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

POLI 371 – Comparative Asian Politics Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 373 – Comparative Middle Eastern and North African Politics Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

POLI 374 – European Politics Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 377 – Latin American Politics Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 378/AFST 320 – Contemporary African Politics Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 381 – International Relations of the Asia-Pacific Region Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 384 International Organizations Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 384L Model United Nations Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 386/GLBL 386 – The Politics of Development Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

POLI 390 – American Foreign Policy Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 437 – International Human Rights Law Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 470 – Politics of Human Rights Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

POLI 471 – Globalization and Transitional Justice Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

POLI 482 – International Law Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 483/GLBL 483 – International Negotiation Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 486 – Middle East International Relations Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 487 – International Political Economy Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

POLI 488 – Politics and International Relations of South Asia Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

PBHL 280 – Global Issues in Health and Disease Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

PBHL 329 – Geography of Disease and Health

RLST 314 – Islam in Africa

RLS 316 – Anthropology of Religion

RLST 370 – African Religions in Africa and the Diaspora

RLST 463 – Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the Middle Ages

SOCY 333 – Human Sexuality in Cross-Cultural Perspective Culture, Place and Identity

SOCY 335 Terrorism and Social Violence Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

SOCY 433 – Gender, Work, and Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society Culture, Place and Identity

SOWK 374 Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees Health, Development and the Environment Global Governance, Human Rights, and Civil Society

SPAN 308 – Latinoamérica y sus Culturas I Culture, Place and Identity

THTR 310 History of the Theatre Culture, Place and Identity

ART 325 History of Film and Video: 1965 to Present Culture, Place and Identity

ART 327 History and Theory of Photography Culture, Place and Identity