Global Studies
Global Studies is a multidisciplinary department concerned with the study of the issues, people, and events that shape today's
increasingly globalized world. The department offers a four-year BA in a single
or combined honours program. We cultivate an environment that fosters
high academic achievement, while also preparing students for a range of professional careers after graduation.
Global Studies is
organized along three key areas of inquiry: "comparative development," "peace
and conflict," and "globalization and cultures." In addition to progressively
developing their knowledge in one or more of these areas, Global Studies
students are also challenged to apply a multidisciplinary range of theoretical
and methodological tools to think in critical, ethical, and creative ways.
Students are also required to develop a degree of second language competency,
and are encouraged - through the innovative Global Studies Experience (GSE)
program - to complement classroom learning with experiential learning through an
international volunteer placement.
Honours BA, Option and Minor:
- Joanne Benham Rennick, PhD
- Timothy Donais, PhD, Chair
- John Ejobowah, PhD
- Sheri Lynn Gibbings, PhD
- Shahnaz Khan, PhD
- Alex Latta, PhD
- Sara Matthews, PhD
- Tanya Richardson, PhD
- Alicia Sliwinski, PhD, Undergraduate Advisor
- Ali Zaidi, PhD
- Honours BA Global Studies
- Honours BA Global Studies in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Research Specialization Option
- Social Entrepreneurship Option
- Global Studies Minor
| Course # | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GS101 | Introduction to Global Studies | 0.5 |
| GS201 | Theories in Global Studies | 0.5 |
| GS202 | Methods in Global Studies | 0.5 |
| GS211 | Theories of Development [1] | 0.5 |
| GS212 | Practices of Development | 0.5 |
| GS220 | Being Human: Cultural Analysis in a Global Age [2] | 0.5 |
| GS221 | Globalization and Cultures: The Cosmopolitan Village? | 0.5 |
| GS222 | Contemporary Western Societies: Globalization and Cultures | 0.5 |
| GS224 | World Religions in Cultural Context [3] | 1.0 |
| GS231 | War, Culture and Conflict [4] | 0.5 |
| GS232 | Peace and Conflict Transformation: An Introduction | 0.5 |
| GS300 | Global Studies Fieldwork | 0.5 |
| GS302 | Global Studies: A Case Study | 0.5 |
| GS305 | The Individualized World | 0.5 |
| GS310 | Field Course in Global Studies | 0.5 |
| GS311 | Neoliberalism and its Critics | 0.5 |
| GS323 | Global Migrations, Refugees and Diasporas | 0.5 |
| GS325 | Religion, Culture and Society [5] | 0.5 |
| GS327 | Tourists, Tourism and the Globe | 0.5 |
| GS331 | Contemporary Global Conflicts and the Search for Peace: A Case Study Approach [6] | 0.5 |
| GS333 | War, Memory and Popular Culture [7] | 0.5 |
| GS335 | Peacebuilding in the Shadow of War | 0.5 |
| GS340 | Special Topics in Global Studies | 0.5 |
| GS342 | Civil Society, Social Movements and Globalization | 0.5 |
| GS350 | Directed Studies | 0.5 |
| GS351 | Nature, Culture and Development [8] | 0.5 |
| GS355 | Indigenous Peoples in Global Context [9] | 0.5 |
| GS361 | Disasters and Development [10] | 0.5 |
| GS398 | Global Studies in Practice | 0.5 |
| GS399 | Post-Field Placement | 0.5 |
| GS400 | Seminar in Global Studies | 1.5 |
| GS405 | Special Topics in Global Studies | 0.5 |
| GS410 | Senior Field course in Global Studies [11] | 1.0 |
| GS411 | Global Justice | 0.5 |
| GS412 | Africa in a Changing World [12] | 0.5 |
| GS421 | Ethical Encounters | 0.5 |
| GS422 | Dialogue and Critique in an Age of Terror | 0.5 |
| GS425 | The Global Lives of Natural Resources [13] | 0.5 |
| GS431 | Narratives Of/About Violence | 0.5 |
| GS435 | Disarming Conflicts | 0.5 |
| GS441 | Ecological Citizenship | 0.5 |
| GS450 | Directed Studies | 1.0 |
| GS451 | City Worlds | 0.5 |
| GS453 | Human Rights in Global Context [14] | 0.5 |
| GS461 | Global humanitarianism: The paradoxes of giving | 0.5 |
Senate/Editorial Changes
Senate Revision May 28, 2015: GS211 Description and prerequisite change; effective September 1, 2015.
Senate Addition May 28, 2015: GS220 New course; effective September 1, 2015
Senate Addition May 28, 2015: GS224 New cross-listing with RE212; effective September 1, 2015
Senate Revision May 28, 2015: GS231 Title, description, prerequisite and exclusion change; effective September 1, 2015.
Senate Revision May 28, 2015: GS325 Title and description change; effective September 1, 2015.
Senate Revision May 28, 2015: GS331 Title and description change; effective September 1, 2015.
Senate Addition May 28, 2015: GS333 New course; effective September 1, 2015
Editorial Revision July 3, 2015: GS351 Exclusion deleted; effective January 1, 2015.
Senate Addition May 28, 2015: GS355 New course; effective September 1, 2015
Editorial Revision January 20, 2016: GS361 Exclusion deleted; effective May 1, 2015.
Senate Revision May 28, 2015: GS410 Credit weight change; effective September 1, 2015.
Senate Addition May 28, 2015: GS412 New course; effective September 1, 2015
Senate Addition May 28, 2015: GS425 New course; effective September 1, 2015
Senate Addition May 28, 2015: GS453 New course; effective September 1, 2015
