GBS 201Introduction to Global Studies3
GBS/SOC 243 Cultural Anthropology 3 123
- Subject
- GBS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.houghton.edu
Houghton University · Courses
GBS
6 courses with the subject GBS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
GBS 215Islam: A Christian Introduction
3-F25 An introduction to the beliefs and practices of Islam from a Christian perspective. Selected readings in the Qur'an and Hadith provide a foundation for understanding contemporary Muslims, Islam, and the different challenges that confront Muslims today. Emphasis on how Christians can thoughtfully engage with Islam and their Muslim neighbors.
- Subject
- GBS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-graduate
- Source
- www.houghton.edu
GBS 243Cultural Anthropology3
3-F&S Cultural and social aspects of human behavior; comparison of cultures. Fulfills half of General Education Social Science requirement or half of Global Competence requirement. Liberal Arts. GBS 291, 391, 491 Independent Studies 1, 2, 3, or 4-WSP Liberal Arts.
- Subject
- GBS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.houghton.edu
GBS 350Culture Change and Globalization2
3-S26 Globalization is spreading rapidly and is causing significant culture change to all societies from traditional to folk to contemporary. Focusing on historical and current case studies, this course makes students aware of current cultural changes and gives them the theoretical knowledge to understand, empathize with, and assist people wrestling with culture change. Fulfills part of General Education Global Competence requirement. Pre- or Corequisite: GBS/SOC 243. Liberal Arts. GBS 389, 489 Intercultural/International Development/Linguistics Internship 1–4-F&S, May, Summer A practical internship with an organization or ministry that connects service with an intercultural or multicultural setting. Students demonstrate the integration of learning and service. Possibility for intercultural, development, or linguistics credits. By application only. May be repeated.
- Subject
- GBS
- Credits (min)
- 2
- Credits (max)
- 2
- Type
- course
- Repeatable
- May be repeated.
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.houghton.edu
- Prerequisite
- Intercultural/Field Experience
GBS 480Senior Capstone in Global Studies3
3-F/S Capstone experience in the Global Studies major. Builds upon past coursework by asking students to do one of two things, depending on their interests and career goals: in their chosen area of regional focus, they will develop either (1) a sample course syllabus or (2) a practitioner’s workshop. Liberal Arts.
- Subject
- GBS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026
- Source
- www.houghton.edu
GBS 496Honors in Global Studies
4-S Liberal Arts.
- Subject
- GBS
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2025-2026-graduate
- Source
- www.houghton.edu
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