GLOB 4000 - Global Studies Capstone Course

(3) Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Students must be approved participants of the Global Studies Certification Program. Additionally, they must have completed all other requirements of the program: 1) two 3000 or 4000 level i-courses. 2) a two-course sequence in foreign language (or the equivalent as satisfied by testing), and 3) at least 3 credit hours earned as part of a study abroad program. Prerequisites may overlap. For example: Two i-courses taken in a study aboard program would satisfy requirements 1 and 3.
The interdisciplinary field of Global Studies examines the increasing interconnectedness of the world’s governments, industries, movements, systems, communities, and individuals. In the Global Studies Capstone course, student will increase their intercultural competency while examining multinational regions and transnational issues from U.S. and non-U.S. perspectives. Additionally, students will do a research or service project involving an international organization or partnership or a multinational corporation based in Georgia. Students will be expected to approach global issues using perspectives and methodologies acquired in their major programs. Note: Pre-registration for the Capstone Course signals the completion of all other Global Studies Certification Program requirements.