Nov 14, 2024

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 [Archived Catalog]

Global Studies—Europe Major (B.A.)

Major code BA4407

Center for International Studies
Yamada International House 213
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.1840
Fax: 740.593.1837
international.studies@ohio.edu
www.ohio.edu/cis/

Dr. Joshua Hill, contact person
hillj6@ohio.edu

Program Overview

The Global Studies-Europe major is designed to prepare students to understand the changing nature of European economics, culture and politics. Europe maintains vital cultural and political influence on a global scale. The interdisciplinary nature of the program provides students with a broad understanding of Europe applicable for a wide variety of professions.

Majors are required to study one European language for three years and study abroad or intern in Europe. Students must consult with their advisor and the Office of Global Opportunities before committing to an internship or study abroad program.

*This program is being replaced by BA5238 - International Studies (approved by ODHE on 8/21/23) starting with the 2023-24 Academic Year.

Admissions Information

Freshman/First-Year Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Change of Program Policy

No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission

No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation

Global Studies–Europe alumni find meaningful post-baccalaureate opportunities in their chosen fields of education, the non-profit world, public policy, the business sector and more.

Requirements

Universitywide Graduation Requirements

Ohio University requires the completion of a minimum of 120 semester hours for the conferral of a bachelor’s degree. This program can be completed within that 120-hour requirement. For more information on the minimum hours requirement and other universitywide requirements, please review the Graduation Requirements – Universitywide page.

Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirement

View the College and Liberal Arts and Sciences Distribution Requirements .

International Studies Core Requirements

Complete 42 hours, in addition to the language requirement, including the following courses:

ANTH 1010 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 2400 - Environmental Geography Credit Hours: 3
INST 1010 - Understanding the World Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2500 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
Complete one of the following Economics courses:
ECON 1000 - Survey of Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1030 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 1040 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3

Global Communications

Complete one of the following courses in Global Communications:

COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures Credit Hours: 3
INST 2700 - Social Media and Global Change Credit Hours: 3
INST 3600 - Global Citizen Journalism Credit Hours: 3
JOUR 1050 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 2012 - Media, Communication and Social Change Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 3150 - Global Media Systems Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 4170 - Media and the Muslim World Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 4176 - Technology, Communication, and Culture Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4650 - Global Media Politics Credit Hours: 3

Global Studies Electives

Complete 9 hours from the following courses (GLC courses for GLC students only):

AAS 3640 - Comparative Study of Injustice Credit Hours: 3
AH 2110 - From Caves to Calligraphy: Global Art + Design I Credit Hours: 4
AH 2130 - From Gutenberg to Google: Global Art + Design II Credit Hours: 4
ANTH 3010 - Visual Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3400 - Applied Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3450 - Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3490 - Life History: The Individual and Culture Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3500 - Economic Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3510 - Political Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3530 - Anthropology of Violence and Peace Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3550 - Medical Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3570 - Anthropology of Religion Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3590 - Before the Sickle and Plow: Archaeology of Foraging Societies Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3600 - Origins of Food Production Credit Hours: 3
BA 4920 - International Business Experience Credit Hours: 6
BIOS 2750 - Ecology in the 21st Century Credit Hours: 3
BUSL 3850 - International Business Law Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2400 - Introduction to the Study of Religion Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2410 - The Global Occult: Ghosts, Demonology, and the Paranormal in World Religions Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3030 - Political Islam Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3210 - Religion and Violence Credit Hours: 3
COMS 1100 - Communication Among Cultures Credit Hours: 3
DANC 2550 - Dance Cultures of the World I Credit Hours: 3
DANC 4750 - Dance in Non-Western Expressive Cultures Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3120 - Economics of Poverty Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3130 - Economics of the Environment Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3350 - Economics of Energy Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3400 - International Trade Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3410 - International Monetary Systems Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3500 - Development Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3510 - Agricultural Development Credit Hours: 3
EDLE 4200 - Comparative Cultures and Education Credit Hours: 3
EDTE 2500 - Issues in Global Education Credit Hours: 3
ENG 3550 - Global Literature Credit Hours: 3
FILM 2010 - Introduction to Film: History of World Cinema Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 1310 - Globalization and the Developing World Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3150 - Landforms and Landscapes Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3160 - Biogeography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3210 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3220 - Geography of Religious Space and Place Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3260 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3290 - World Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3400 - Geography of Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3410 - Geography of Hunger and Food Security Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3430 - Global Issues in Environment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3440 - Agricultural Ecosystems Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4170 - Landscape Ecology Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4450 - Gender, Environment, and Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4480 - Migration and Development Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4520 - Environmental and Sustainability Planning Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2110 - Introductory Oceanography Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2150 - Environmental Geology Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 2310 - Water and Pollution Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 3300 - Principles of Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3
GLC 2010 - Building Cross-National Alliances Credit Hours: 4
GLC 2020 - Business and Communication in Transitional Societies Credit Hours: 4
GLC 3010 - Global Economic Trends and Strategic Alliances Credit Hours: 4
GLC 3020 - Global Competition and Industry Trends Credit Hours: 4
HIST 1320 - Introduction to World History Before 1750 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 1330 - Introduction to World History Since 1750 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2200 - A Global Military History from Antiquity to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2600 - Soccer and World History, 19th Century to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2905 - History of Technology in Society Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3164 - History of U.S. Involvement in World Affairs, 1945-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3270 - Slavery in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3330 - Oil, the Persian Gulf, and World Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3500 - Science and Society in the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3550 - The Age of Darwin, 1800-Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3790 - History of Sea Power Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2190 - Introduction to Immigrant & Migrant Health Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2210 - Introduction to Global Health Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2215 - Medical Humanities: Global Health and Literature Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2235 - Cross Cultural Issues in Tropical Diseases Credit Hours: 3
IHS 2290 - Global Health in Film & Theater Credit Hours: 3
IHS 3222 - Comparative Health Systems Credit Hours: 3
IHS 4303 - Secondary data analysis in global health and development Credit Hours: 4
INST 1001 - Cross Cultural Preparation for Study Abroad Credit Hours: 1
INST 2900 - Special Topics in International Studies Credit Hours: 1 - 15
INST 3700 - Global Governance Credit Hours: 3
INST 4950 - War and Peace Studies Seminar Credit Hours: 3
LING 2750 - Introduction to Language and Culture Credit Hours: 3
MDIA 4170 - Media and the Muslim World Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3600 - Introduction to International Business Credit Hours: 3
MGT 3650 - International Market Assessment and Entry Credit Hours: 3
MGT 4640 - Cross-Cultural Leadership and Management Credit Hours: 3
MKT 4410 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3
MUS 1210 - Introduction to World Music Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 4400 - Contemporary Social Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2300 - Democracies and Dictatorships Around the World Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3520 - International Peace Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3540 - Different Approaches to American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4225 - Law and Colonialism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4270 - Theories of American Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4400 - The Politics of Developing Areas Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4415 - Religion and Global Politics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4465 - Gandhi and King: Nonviolence as Philosophy and Strategy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4480 - Comparative Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4490 - Nationalism/Ethnic Conflict Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4550 - International Law Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4560 - International Organization Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4565 - International Human Rights Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4590 - Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4600 - International Political Economy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4640 - Global Humanitarianism Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4710 - Contemporary Radical and Critical Theories Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4738 - The Politics of Race in Global Context Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4765 - Postcolonial Politics Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4140 - Contemporary Social Movements Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4210 - Comparative Studies of Family Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4680 - Crimes Against Humanity Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4810 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4100 - Global Feminisms Credit Hours: 3
WGSS 4110 - Women and Globalization Credit Hours: 3

European Studies Core Course

Complete the following course:

INST 1400 - European Studies Credit Hours: 3

European Studies Electives

European Studies Courses

Complete 12 hours from the following courses. Courses must be from three different departments.

AH 3200 - Greek Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3210 - Roman Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3220 - Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3230 - Italian Renaissance Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3260 - Baroque and Rococo Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3270 - 19th-Century Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 3520 - Medieval Architecture Credit Hours: 3
AH 3530 - Early Modern Architecture: 15th - 18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
AH 4221 - Romanesque and Gothic Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 4241 - Northern Renaissance Art Credit Hours: 3
AH 4250 - Art of High Renaissance and Mannerism Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 3820 - Cultures of the Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2010 - Greek Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2020 - Roman Archaeology Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2100 - Classical Athens Credit Hours: 3
CARS 2110 - Rome Under the Caesars Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3420 - Women in the Ancient Mediterranean Credit Hours: 3
CARS 3430 - Roman Social History Credit Hours: 3
ECON 3530 - European Economic History Credit Hours: 3
FR 3215 - French for Business Credit Hours: 3
FR 3348 - French Civilization and Culture I Credit Hours: 3
FR 3349 - French Civilization and Culture II Credit Hours: 3
FR 3540 - Introduction to Reading French Literature Credit Hours: 3
FR 3550 - Introduction to Prose Credit Hours: 3
FR 3560 - Introduction to Drama and Poetry Credit Hours: 3
FR 3910 - Internship in French Credit Hours: 1 - 4
FR 4334 - French Through Film Credit Hours: 3
FR 4502 - 16th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
FR 4503 - 17th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
FR 4504 - 18th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
FR 4505 - 19th-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
FR 4506 - 20th- and 21st-Century French Literature Credit Hours: 3
FR 4514 - Early Modern Non-Fiction Prose: 16th-18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
FR 4515 - Early Modern Poetry: 16th-18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
FR 4516 - Prose Fiction of the 17th and 18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
FR 4517 - Drama of the 17th and 18th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
FR 4518 - Prose Fiction of the 19th Century Credit Hours: 3
FR 4519 - Poetry of the 19th and 20th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
FR 4520 - Drama of the 19th and 20th Centuries Credit Hours: 3
FR 4521 - Prose Fiction of the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
FR 4930 - Independent Study in French Credit Hours: 1 - 3
GEOG 3300 - Geography of Europe Credit Hours: 3
GER 3215 - Business German Credit Hours: 3
GER 3348 - German Culture and Civilization Credit Hours: 3
GER 3550 - Introduction to German Literature I Credit Hours: 3
GER 3560 - Introduction to German Literature II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2220 - Europe in the Twentieth Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3291 - Ancient Greece Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3292 - Ancient Rome Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3293 - World of Late Antiquity: Culture and Society in the Late Roman Empire Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3531 - Vikings - Saxons - Franks: Western Europe, 476-1066 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3542 - The European Reformation Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3560 - The Italian Renaissance Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3641 - Contemporary Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3680 - Germany in the 19th- Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3681 - Germany in the 20th Century Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3682 - Nazi Germany Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3683 - Germany between East and West since 1945 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3715 - Sex, Crime and Deviance in Europe, 1200-1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3741 - Origins of World War II, 1914-1941 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3750 - World War I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3770 - The Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3820 - History of Russia Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3821 - Russia: Road to Revolution 1825-1917 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3822 - Soviet Union Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3823 - The USSR in World War II Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3831 - Modern Poland: War, Revolution and Peace from 1905 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3865 - Churchill’s Britain Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4536 - Eternal Rome: Piety and Power Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4770 - Perspectives on the Holocaust: Sources and Interpretation Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4907 - Colloquium in East Asian History Credit Hours: 3
ILML 2902 - Italian Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
ILML 2904 - French Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
ILML 2905 - German Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
ILML 2906 - Russian Literature in English Credit Hours: 3
INST 4910 - Internship Credit Hours: 1 - 10
ITAL 2930 - Independent Study in Italian Credit Hours: 1 - 2
ML 2300 - French Gastronomy: An Introduction to the History and Development of French Gastronomy Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 4280 - Continental Rationalism Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 4590 - Contemporary French Philosophy Credit Hours: 3
POLS 3700 - The Enlightenment and its Critics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4300 - Politics in Western Europe Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4310 - Politics in Eastern Europe Credit Hours: 3
POLS 4390 - Government and Politics in France Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4110 - Intensive Portuguese Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4120 - Intensive Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
RUS 3348 - The Cultural History of Russia I Credit Hours: 3
RUS 3349 - The Cultural History of Russia II Credit Hours: 3
RUS 3550 - Introduction to Russian Literature I Credit Hours: 3
RUS 3560 - Introduction to Russian Literature II Credit Hours: 3
RUS 4437 - Applied Phonetics Credit Hours: 3
RUS 4439 - Structure of Modern Russian Credit Hours: 3
RUS 4441 - Stylistics Credit Hours: 3
RUS 4519 - 19th-Century Russian Literature Credit Hours: 3
RUS 4529 - Russian Literature in the Soviet Era Credit Hours: 3
RUS 4900 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3215 - Business Spanish Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3348 - Spanish Civilization and Culture Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3550 - Introduction to Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4375 - History of Art in Spain - 1500-present Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4438 - Hispanic Dialectology and Sociolinguistics Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4457 - History of the Spanish Language Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4555 - Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4558 - Don Quijote de la Mancha Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4565 - 20th-Century Spanish Literature Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 4570 - Contemporary Spanish Literature Credit Hours: 3

European Language Courses

In combination with your B.A. language requirement, complete a total of 3 years (6 semesters) or equivalent in one European language. Choose from the following European languages:

FR 1110 - Elementary French I Credit Hours: 4
FR 1120 - Elementary French II Credit Hours: 4
FR 2110 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3
FR 2120 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3
FR 3110 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I Credit Hours: 3
FR 3120 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II Credit Hours: 3
GER 1110 - Elementary German I Credit Hours: 4
GER 1120 - Elementary German II Credit Hours: 4
GER 2110 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 3
GER 2120 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 3
GER 3110 - Advanced Conversation and Composition Credit Hours: 3
GER 3120 - Advanced Conversation and Composition Credit Hours: 3
ITAL 1110 - Elementary Italian I Credit Hours: 4
ITAL 1120 - Elementary Italian II Credit Hours: 4
ITAL 2110 - Intermediate Italian I Credit Hours: 3
ITAL 2120 - Intermediate Italian II Credit Hours: 3
ITAL 3110 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I Credit Hours: 3
ITAL 3120 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3110 - Portuguese I Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3120 - Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3180 - Portuguese III Credit Hours: 3
PORT 3190 - Portuguese IV Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4110 - Intensive Portuguese Credit Hours: 3
PORT 4120 - Intensive Portuguese II Credit Hours: 3
RUS 1110 - Elementary Russian I Credit Hours: 4
RUS 1120 - Elementary Russian II Credit Hours: 4
RUS 2110 - Intermediate Russian I Credit Hours: 3
RUS 2120 - Intermediate Russian II Credit Hours: 3
RUS 3110 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I Credit Hours: 3
RUS 3120 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 1110 - Elementary Spanish I Credit Hours: 4
SPAN 1120 - Elementary Spanish II Credit Hours: 4
SPAN 2110 - Intermediate Spanish I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 2120 - Intermediate Spanish II Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3110 - Advanced Conversation and Composition I Credit Hours: 3
SPAN 3120 - Advanced Conversation and Composition II Credit Hours: 3

Education Abroad/Internship

Complete one advisor-approved education abroad or internship experience which complements area and language of study; and is at least 5 weeks in duration.

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