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GBS

3 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 200Introduction to Black Studies3

Serving as a required introductory course for the Global Black Studies minor program, this course introduces students to the political economy that created the push for the discipline, details the creation and institutionalization of the discipline, and explores the development and future of the discipline. The mission, mores, and goals of the discipline are examined and emphasized. The expansion of Black Studies to Africa, Central America, and South America are also explored (Liberal Studies P4).

Subject
GBS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wcu.edu
GBS 300Key Paradigms and Theories in Black Studies3

Serving as a required course for the Global Black Studies, Minor program, this course introduces students to the key methodology and analytical paradigms used to develop and produce advanced knowledge in the discipline. This course also prepares students to maximize multidisciplinary opportunities in research, analysis, and praxis.

Subject
GBS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wcu.edu
GBS 400Research, Methodologies and Writing in Black Studies3

Serving as a required course for the Global Black Studies, Minor program, this course functions as a guided and mentored research capstone project. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of the program, the research projects can be written or visual, based on the student’s major and approval from the instructor.

Subject
GBS
Credits (min)
3
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
CURRENT 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Source
catalog.wcu.edu
Prerequisite
GBS 300 or permission of instructor. Credits: 3

Source: Western Carolina University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61