College Global Education Requirement for the B.A.

The college curriculum provides a framework for students to gain knowledge about individuals, societies, and cultures. All students in Anthropology, Communication, Economics, Journalism, Legal Studies, Political Science, Sociology, and Social Thought and Political Economy are required to satisfy the Global Education requirement, which will provide exposure to diverse cultural perspectives essential to the development of an understanding of society and oneself. Graduates who are more knowledgeable about society and its problems are better prepared to be intelligent and committed citizens of the Commonwealth and the world. There are four options for completion. All options require the completion of at least 15 credits. In general, all options require at least six college-level credits in a foreign language; foreign language coursework must begin at a level beyond high school achievement. Students must declare an option with a college adviser in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Advising Center, at the time they declare a major in the college, by completing a “Requirement and Option Declaration Form.” The completed form must be submitted to the Social and Behavioral Sciences Advising Center. Students who do not declare a Global Education option at the time they declare their major will have an option selected for them by the Associate Dean. The option choice may be changed at any time, at the same office.

Notes on the Global Education Requirement
a. All credits earned to satisfy the Global Education requirement, except those credits earned to meet the Certificate Option (#4, above), must be in addition to credits earned to satisfy General Education and major requirements, and may not be graded on a Pass/Fail basis.
b. Students with documented learning disabilities which impair language acquisition, and students who are certified by the Disability Services Office as having a significant hearing impairment that seriously limits the auditory reception of language, may substitute non-language courses for language courses. The course substitutions must be approved by the college’s Associate Dean for Undergraduate Advising.
c. Whether foreign language courses are beyond high school achievement levels will be determined by university placement exams.
d. Credit earned through Advanced Placement, CLEP, an SAT II exam, or university foreign language placement testing may be applied to the Global Education requirement.
e. Double-major students will not be subject to the Global Education requirement if their primary major is in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Engineering, the Isenberg School of Management, the School of Nursing, or the School of Public Health and Health Sciences. Double-major students should consult with a Global Education adviser as early as possible in their studies.

1. Foreign Language Option: 15 credits of one foreign language beyond high school achievement levels.

2. Regional Study Option: Six credits of one foreign language starting at a level above current ability, as defined previously, and nine credits, in any combination of additional regional foreign language courses or approved courses taught in English which focus on the contemporary culture of the region of the world where the language studied is used. These 9 credits may be chosen from courses in the language department, or in the departments of History, Economics, Anthropology, Political Science, or a related department. The regions, and their approved associated languages and courses, are listed below. The courses listed for this option focus on contemporary cultural understanding and are regularly offered. Experimental, special topics and Five College courses are not included in this list, but may be used to fulfill this requirement with the approval of the Associate Dean. Additionally, all courses offered by the foreign language departments that are conducted in the foreign language may be applied to the regional study option as long as they are within the same regional area. (Even though these language courses are not individually listed, no special approval is required.)

See the lists of approved courses for each regional study option, below.

3. Individualized Regional or International Study Option: Students can create a regional or international study option different from the choices listed above. This must include six credits of one foreign language starting at a level above current ability, as defined previously, and nine credits, in any combination of additional foreign language courses, or courses that focus on a region or country or on international topics. This option requires that the student create a plan of study and receive prior approval from the Associate Dean.

4. Certificate or Minor Option: Successful completion of a University of Massachusetts Amherst or Five College Area Studies or International Relations certificate program, or Modern European Studies Minor program which requires foreign language proficiency. Students may choose from the following certificate programs: African Studies Certificate, Asian and Asian American Studies Certificate, Latin American Studies Certificate, International Relations Certificate or Modern European Studies Minor.

All language, literature or cultural courses conducted in Arabic, French or Portuguese, and the following courses taught in English.

Anthro 104 Culture, Soc. & People

Anthro 105 Language, Culture & Communication

Anthro 106 Culture through Film

Art Hist 324 Modern Art 1880-present

Comm 212 Cultural Codes in Communication

Comm 340 History of Film to 1950

Comm  397VV - ST-Cinema From The African Diaspora

Comp-Lit 121 Int’l Short Story

Comp-Lit 122 Spiritual Autobiography

Comp-Lit 131 Brave New World

Comp-Lit 233 Fantasy & World Lit.

Comp-Lit 355 Modern African Lit.

Econ 121 International Economics

Econ 305 Marxian Economics

Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment

Econ 321 International Economic Theory

Econ 322 International Trade

Econ 366 Economic Development

Econ 367 Development Post-Independence Africa

English 144World Literature

English 205 Intro to Post Colonial Studies

Educ 229 International Education

Educ 396E International Education

FoodSci 102 World Food Habits

GeoSci 102 Human Landscape

History  161 - Hst-Africa Snc 1500

History 260 Power/ Violence in S. Africa

Honors 291I International Issues

Honors 295C Study Abroad (1 cr.)

Honors 491G X Cultural/Re-entry & ISP Project

Honors 495A Leadership /Global Community (1 cr.)

Labor 190A Labor & a Global Economy

Linguist 101 People and their Language

Music 150 Lively Arts

Plsoilin 190C Cultural Entomology

Plsoilin 297 C Traditional Herbal Medicine(1 cr.)

Plsoilin 297J Clinical Herbalism (1 cr.)

PoliSci 111 Comparative Politics

PoliSci 121 World Politics

PoliSci 252 Globalization, Gov.& World Order

Polisci  343 - 01   Gov&Pol East Africa

Polisci 351 International Security Policy

PoliSci 356 International Law

Polisci 359 International Political Economics

Polisci 393A Nationalism, Ethnicity, Governance

Res-Econ 121 Hunger in a Global Economy

Soc 360 Urban Sociology

Wost 201 Gender and Difference, Critical Analyses

Wost 301 - Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power

All language, literature or cultural courses conducted in Chinese or Japanese, and the following courses taught in English.

Anthro 104 Culture, Soc. & People

Anthro 105 Language, Culture & Communication

Anthro 106 Culture through Film

Art Hist 324 Modern Art 1880-present

Asian St 397B Bridging Asian & Asian American

Chinese 136 Intro Chinese Cinema

Chinese 140 Chinese Script

Chinese 153 - Chinese Literature: Poetry

Comm 212 Cultural Codes in Communication

Comm 340 History of Film to 1950

Comp-Lit 121 International Short Story

Comp-Lit 122 Spiritual Autobiography

Comp-Lit 131 Brave New World

Comp-Lit 141 Good & Evil, East/West

Comp-Lit 233 Fantasy & World Lit.

Econ 121 International Economics

Econ 305 Marxian Economics

Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment

Econ 321 International Monetary Theory

Econ 322 International Trade

Econ 366 Economic Development

Educ 229 International Education

Educ 396E International Education

English 144World Literature

English 205 Intro to Post Colonial Studies

FoodSci 102 World Food Habits

GeoSci 102 Human Landscape

History  247 - Empire, Race, and the Philippines

History 269 The American War in Vietnam

History 291E Intro to S. Asia History & Culture

History 345 - China In 19Th Century

Honors 291I International Issues

Honors 295C Study Abroad (1 cr.)

Honors 491G X Cultural / Re-entry & ISP Project

Honors 495A Leadership /Global Community (1 cr.)

Japanese 135 Japanese Art & Culture

Japanese 144 Modern Literature in Japan

Japanese 197C Intro to Japanese Religions

Japanese 197M Study Abroad in Japan

Japanese 235 Performing Arts in Japan

Japanese 391S Women Writers of Japan

Japanese 392M Japan Buddhism & Arts

Labor 190A Labor & a Global Economy

Linguist 101 People and their Language

Music 150 Lively Arts

Plsoilin 190C Cultural Entomology

Plsoilin 297C Traditional Herbal Medicine (1 cr.)

Plsoilin 297J Clinical Herbalism (1 cr.)

PoliSci 111 Comparative Politics

PoliSci 121 World Politics

PoliSci 356 International Law

Res-Econ 121 Hunger in a Global Economy

Soc 360 Urban Sociology

Wost 201 Gender and Difference, Critical Analyses

Wost 301 - Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power

All language, literature or cultural courses conducted in Spanish or Portuguese, and the following courses taught in English.

Anthro 104 Culture, Soc. & People

Anthro 105 Language, Culture Communication

Anthro 106 Culture through Film

Art Hist 324 Modern Art 1880-present

Art-Hist 385 Great Themes in Art -Chicana

Comm 212 Cultural Codes in Communication

Comm 340 History of Film to 1950

Comp-Lit 121 Int’l Short Story

Comp-Lit 122 Spiritual Autobiography

Comp-Lit 131 Brave New World

Comp-Lit 233 Fantasy & World Lit.

Econ 121 International Economics

Econ 305 Marxian Economics

Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment

Econ 321 International Monetary Theory

Econ 322 International Trade

Econ 366 Economic Development

Educ 229 International Education

English 144 World Literature

English 205 Intro to Post Colonial Studies

FoodSci 102 World Food Habits

GeoSci 102 Human Landscape

History 120 – Latin Amer Civ: Colonial Period

History 352 - Topics: Latin American History

History 354 History of Mexico

Honors 291I International Issues

Honors 295C Study Abroad (1 cr.)

Honors 491G X Cultural/Re-entry & ISP Project

Honors 495A Leadership/Global Community (1 cr.)

Labor 190A labor & a Global Economy

Linguist 101 People and their Language

Music 150 Lively Arts

Phil 336 Existential Philosophy

Plsoilin 190C Cultural Entomology

Plsoilin 297C Traditional Herbal Medicine (1cr)

Plsoilin 297J Clinical Herbalism (1 cr.)

PoliSci 111 Comparative Politics

PoliSci 121 World Politics

PoliSci 245 Politics of English Speaking Crb

Poli-Sci 253 International Environmental Policy

Poli-Sci 356 International Law

Poli-Sci 391E Rules of War

Res-Econ 121 Hunger in a Global Economy

Soc 360 Urban Sociology

Wost 201 Gender and Difference, Critical Analyses

Wost 301 - Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power

Wost 393C Caribbean Wm Writing Resist

All language, literature or cultural courses conducted in Arabic or Hebrew, and the following courses taught in English.

Anthro 104 Culture, Soc. & People

Anthro 105 Language, Culture & Communication

Anthro 106 Culture through Film

Art Hist 324 Modern Art 1880-present

Comm 212 Cultural Codes in Communication

Comm 340 History of Film to 1950

Comp-Lit 121 Int’l Short Story

Comp-Lit 122 Spiritual Autobiography

Comp-Lit 131 Brave New World

Comp-Lit 233 Fantasy & World Lit.

Comp-Lit 319 Representing Holocaust

Econ 121 International Economics

Econ 305 Marxian Economics

Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment

Econ 321 International Economic Theory

Econ 322 International Trade

Econ 366 Economic Development

Educ 229 International Education

Educ 396E International Education

English 319 Representing the Holocaust

FoodSci 102 World Food Habits

GeoSci 102 Human Landscape

Honors 291I International Issues

Honors 295C Study Abroad (1 cr.)

Honors 491G X Cultural/Re-entry & ISP Project

Honors 495A LeadershipGlobal Community (1 cr.)

Judaic 102 Jewish People II

Judaic 319 Representing the Holocaust

Judaic 344 Film and Society in Israel

Judaic 350 Jewish Law and Society

Judaic 363 Negotiating Religion and State

Judaic 374 Culture and Immigration in Israel

Labor 190A Labor in a Global Economy

Linguist 101 People and their Language

Music 150 Lively Arts

Plsoilin 190C Cultural Entomology

Plsoilin 297C Traditional Herbal Medicine (1cr)

Plsoilin 297J Clinical Herbalism (1 cr.)

PoliSci 111 Comparative Politics

PoliSci 121 World Politics

Poli-Sci 253 International Environmental

Policy Poli-Sci 333 Gov’t &  Politics of the Mid-East

Poli-Sci 356 International Law

Poli-sci 391E Rules of War

Res-Econ 121 Hunger in a Global Economy

Soc 360 Urban Sociology

Wost 201 Gender and Difference, Critical Analyses

Wost 301 - Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power

All language, literature or cultural courses conducted in Dutch, German or Swedish, and the following courses taught in English.

Anthro 104 Culture, Soc. & People

Anthro 105 Language, Culture & Communication

Anthro 106 Culture through Film

Art-Hist 323 European Art 1780-1880

Art Hist  324 Modern Art 1880-present

Comm 212 Cultural Codes in Communication

Comm 340 History of Film to 1950

Comp-Lit 121 International Short Story

Comp-Lit 122 Spiritual Autobiography

Comp-Lit 131 Brave New World

Comp-Lit 141 Good & Evil: East & West

Comp-Lit 233 Fantasy & World Lit.

Comp-Lit 319 Representing Holocaust

Comp-Lit 381 Self-Reflective Avant-Garde Film

Comp-Lit 391D War Stories

Econ 121 International Economics

Econ 305 Marxian Economics

Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment

Econ 321 International Monetary Theory

Econ 322 International Trade

Econ 366 Economic Development

Educ 229 International Education

Educ 396E International Education

English 319 Representing the Holocaust

Food-Sci 102 World Food Habits

Geo-Sci 102 Human Landscape

German 323 Modern German History

German 363 Witches/ Myth, Reality

German 372 Vienna 1890-1914

German 391G - German Studies Junior Seminar

History 101 Western Thought Since 1600

History 111 - Wrl&Ris Wst,1450-Prs

History 297K 20th Century Europe

Honors 291I International Issues

Honors 295C Study Abroad (1 cr.)

Honors 491G X Cultural/Re-entry & ISP Project

Honors 495A Leadership/Global Community (1 cr.)

Judaic 102 Jewish People II

Judaic 363 Jewish Negotiate Religion/State

Labor 190A Labor in a Global Economy

Linguist 101 People and their Language

Music 150 Lively Arts

Phil 336 Existential Philosophy

Plsoilin 190C Cultural Entomology

Plsoilin 297C Traditional Herbal Medicine(1 cr.)

Plsoilin 297J Clinical Herbalism (1 cr.)

Poli-Sci 111 Comparative Politics

Poli-Sci 121 World Politics

Poli-Sci 253 International Environmental Policy

Poli-Sci 356 International Law

Poli-sci 391E Rules of War

Res-Econ 121 Hunger in a Global Economy

Soc 360 Urban Sociology

Wost 201 Gender and Difference, Critical Analyses

Wost 301 - Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power

All language, literature or cultural courses conducted in Polish, Russian or Yiddish, and the following courses taught in English.

Anthro 104 Culture, Soc. & People

Anthro 105 Language, Culture & Communication

Anthro 106 Culture through Film

Art-Hist 323 European Art 1780-1880

Art Hist 324 Modern Art 1880-present

Comm 212 Cultural Codes in Communication

Comm 340 History of Film to 1950

Comp-Lit 121 International Short Story

Comp-Lit 122 Spiritual Autobiography

Comp-Lit 131 Brave New World

Comp-Lit 141 Good and Evil, East & West

Comp-Lit 233 Fantasy & World Lit.

Comp-Lit 319 Representing Holocaust

Comp-Lit 381 Self-Reflective Avant-Garde Film

Comp-Lit 391D War Stories

Comp-Lit 393R Polish & Russian Writers

Econ 121 International Economics

Econ 305 Marxian Economics

Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment

Econ 321 International Monetary Theory

Econ 322 International Trade

Econ 366 Economic Development

Educ 229 International Education

Educ 396E International Education

English 319 Representing Holocaust

FoodSci 102 World Food Habits

GeoSci 102 Human Landscape

German 363 Witches/ Myth, Reality

History 101 West Thought Since 1600

History 111  Wrl & Rise West,1450-Prs

History 315 Tsarist Russia

History 393C 1000 Years Polish History

History 297K 20th Century Europe

Honors 291I International Issues

Honors 295C Study Abroad (1 cr.)

Honors 491G X Cultural/Re-entry & ISP Project

Honors 495A LeadershipGlobal Community (1 cr.)

Judaic 102 Jewish People II

Judaic 319 Representing the Holocaust

Judaic 363 Jewish Negotiate Religion/State

Labor 190A Labor in a Global Economy

Linguist 101 People and their Language

Music 150 Lively Arts

Phil 336 Existential Philosophy

Plsoilin 190C Cultural Entomology

Plsoilin 297C Traditional Herbal Medicine (1cr)

Plsoilin 297J Clinical Herbalism (1 cr.)

Poli-Sci 111 Comparative Politics

Poli-Sci 121 World Politics

PoliSci 253 International Environmental Policy

PoliSci 356 International Law

Polisci 391E Rules of War

Res-Econ 121 Hunger in a Global Economy

Russian 197S Russian Songs

Russian 250 Russian Culture

Soc 360 Urban Sociology

Wost 201 Gender and Difference, Critical Analyses

Wost 301 - Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power

All language, literature or cultural courses conducted in French, Greek, Italian, Latin, Portuguese or Spanish, and the following courses taught in English.

Anthro 104 Culture, Soc. & People

Anthro 105 Language, Culture & Communication

Anthro 106 Culture through Film

Anthro 397ES - Ethnography of Spain

Art-Hist 323 European Art 1780-1880

Art-Hist 324 Modern Art 1880-Present

Comm 212 Cultural Codes in Communication

Comm 340 History of Film to 1950

Comp-Lit 121 International Short Story

Comp-Lit 122 Spiritual Autobiography

Comp-Lit 131 Brave New World

Comp-Lit 141 Good and Evil, East & West

Comp-Lit 233 Fantasy & World Lit.

Comp-Lit 319 Representing Holocaust

Comp-Lit 350 French Film

Comp-Lit 381 Self-Reflective Avant-Garde Film

Comp-Lit 391D War Stories

Econ 121 International Economics

Econ 305 Marxian Economics

Econ 308 Political Economy of the Environment

Econ 321 International Monetary Theory

Econ 322 International Trade

Econ 366 Economic Development

Educ 229 International Education

Educ 396E International Education

English 319 Representing the Holocaust

Food-Sci 102 World Food Habits

French 350 French Film

Geo-Sci 102 Human Landscape

German 363 Witches/Myth, Reality

History 101 West Thought Since 1600

History 111 Wrl Rise of the West 1450-present

History 247 - Empire, Race, and the Philippines

History 297K 20th Century Europe

Honors 291I International Issues

Honors 295C Study Abroad (1 cr.)

Honors 491G X Cultural/Re-entry & ISP Project

Honors 495A Leadership/Global Community (1 cr.)

Judaic 102 Jewish People II

Judaic 319 Representing the Holocaust

Labor 190A Labor in a Global Economy

Linguist 101 People and their Language

Music 150 Lively Arts

Phil 336 Existential Philosophy

Plsoilin 190C Cultural Entomology

Plsoilin 297C Traditional Herbal Medicine(1 cr)

Plsoilin 297J Clinical Herbalism (1 cr.)

PoliSci 111 Comparative Politics

PoliSci 121 World Politics

PoliSci 253 International Environmental Policy

PoliSci 356 International Law

Polisci 391E Rules of War

Res-Econ 121 Hunger in a Global Economy

Soc 360 Urban Sociology

Span 397PP Spanish Cinema

Wost 201 Gender and Difference, Critical Analyses

Wost 301 - Theorizing Gender, Race, and Power