Global Studies Course List
Spring 2021
Additional courses may be reviewed and petitioned for a category when the course content is consistent with the objectives of the major. Email Dr. Paul Gellert at pgellert@utk.edu for more information.
*** Indicates petition paperwork is required, but course will be accepted. Email Emilie Aslinger at easlinge@utk.edu for assistance.
Prerquisite
- GLBS 250 - Intro/Global Studies
Regional Studies
- **AFST/ANTH 315 – The African Diaspora
- AFST/ENGL 335 – African Literature
- **AFST/HIST 372 – African History since 1880
- AFST/POLS 452 – The Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
- **ANTH 321 – Anthropology of South Asia (ENGL 102 prerequisite)
- **ARAB/CNST 320 – Middle Eastern Film
- **ASST/ANTH 301 – South Asian Cinema, Bollywood and Beyond
- **CNST/JAPA 314 – Food, Fiction, and Film in Modern Japan
- **CNST/JAPA 321 – Japanese Graphic Novel/Anime
- **GEOG 350 – Geography of Human Rights: Africa and the Americas
- GEOG 375 – Society and Spaces of South Asia
- **HIAS 393 – History of Modern Japan
- **HIEU 320 – Contemporary Europe
- POLS 454 – Government and Politics of China and Japan
- **REST 280 – Religions of Asia
- REST 305 - Contemporary Religious Thought and Practice
- REST 383 – Japanese Religion
- SPAN 489 - Topics in Hispanic Civilization
- SPAN 331 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture
- SPAN 333 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature: 1700-Present
Society/Culture
- AFST/ANTH 315 – The African Diaspora
- **AFST/MUCO 413 – Music and the African Diaspora
- ANTH/AMST 314 – Latinos in the U.S.
- ANTH 413 – Dynamics of Health and Illness
- **CNST 420 – French Cinema
- **GEOG 341 – Contemporary Urban Spaces
- GEOG 345 – People and Environment
- **GEOG 452 – Geographies of Race and Racism
- **MEST/REST 335 – Islam and the Body
- **MUCO 380 – Music in World Cultures
- SOCI/REST 232 – Religions in a Global Perspective
- SOCI 342 – Globalization and Justice
- **REST 309 – Religion and the Workplace
- **REST 320 – Gender and Religion
- **SPAN 331 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture
- **SPAN 333 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature: 1700-Present
Politics/Economy
- FWF 420 – International Natural Resource Issues
- GEOG 441 – Cities as Economic Engines
- GEOG 444 – The Age of Migration
- GEOG 449 – Geography of Transportation
- POLS 249 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POLS 265 – Introduction to International Relations
- POLS 350 – Political Change in Developing Areas
- **POLS 370 – Contemporary International Problems
- POLS 461 – Comparative Public Policy
- POLS 471 – International Political Economy
- POLS 474 – International Organization
**SOCI 363 – Food, Agriculture, and Society - SOCI 442 – Comparative Poverty and Development
- SOCI 446 – The Modern World System
- **SOCI 460 – Capitalism and Racism
Methods
(or 300-level + course taught in foreign language of study)
- GEOG 320 – Cultural Geography
- POLS 301 – Research Methods
- SOCI 331 – Sociological Research