Do you want to make your education global? Are you interested in human rights across borders? Curious about developing economies or global markets? Passionate about gender and identity on the world stage? Consider these issues and more with the Global Liberal Studies minor.
With the Global Liberal Studies (GLS) minor, you have the opportunity to understand what globalization means in theory and practice.
The GLS Minor requires a total of four courses (16 credits), some of which could be taken while studying away. Up to one course may be double-counted for the minor.
*Special Note! For students who complete the LS Core, the Arts & Cultures/Global Works & Society/Global Cultures sequence already satisfies one elective for the minor. However, students who complete a Global Cultures course in partial fulfillment of the LS Core requirements cannot double-count that course as another elective for the minor. They do have the option to take an additional Global Cultures course that studies another region/culture as an elective toward the GLS minor.
Approaches to Global Studies is an introduction to the study of globalization, as well as the interconnections and interdependencies that increasingly characterize contemporary life. Explore widely debated questions surrounding globalization, such as its drivers, outcomes, and origins. Approaches to Global Studies is recommended as one of the first two courses in the minor.
Choose two courses from Global Topics, Global Cultures, Advanced Writing Studio, or Senior Seminar. Each curricular area offers courses specific to your interests.
Global Topics places topics of contemporary or historical interest into a global framework. Courses may include International Human Rights; Image Cultures: Photography in a Global Context; What is a Renaissance? The Cultural Rebirths of Florence, India
Global Cultures explores the cultural development of a particular region, with courses including Indigenous Cultures, African Cultures, Caribbean Cultures, East Asian Cultures, Latin American Cultures, Middle Eastern Cultures, and South Asian Cultures.
Advanced Writing Studio approaches writing as a tool for cultural expression and understanding, engaging students in studying examples and producing original works. Courses include Global Approaches to the Semi-Autobiographical Novel; Translation and Difference; International Short; Other Voices, Other Rooms: Autobiography, Memoir, and the Global Self; and more.
Senior Seminar examines world-spanning issues and phenomena through a particular aspect of global connection. Courses may include Earth on Fire: Political Ecology and History of the Environmental Crisis; Youth In Revolt: Case Studies in Global Activism; and Advertising: Selling to the 'Global Village'; among others.
Choose another Global Liberal Studies Elective, or any course taught at a NYU Away Site or Portal Campus that meets the GLS Advanced Global Topics requirement.
The GLS minor provides you with critical insights into an increasingly complex world. Offering an interdisciplinary exporation in Global Studies as it relates to contemporary cultural, social, political, and economic issues, the minor emphasizes critical analysis of a wide range of intersecting topics in a global context. The curriculum is interdisciplinary, preparing you to think about problems from different perspectives. Small classes and a dynamic teaching faculty further distinguish the GLS minor at NYU, which is the only Global Studies program open to all undergraduates.
Students can begin by registering for one of the many course options listed above, to experience the coursework. Manage your coursework with the GLS Minor Worksheet. GLS academic advisors are also available for questions at gls.advising@nyu.edu.
Want more GLS? Learn about the classes, experiential learning, language study, and study away opportunities available in the GLS major.
Contact gls.advising@nyu.edu to learn more.
