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Program checklist · Global Studies

Global Studies

Swarthmore College · Swarthmore, PA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Global Studies
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
216287
CourseShelf checklist
CK_216287_f8b86d40
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

The Academic Program

0 items

    Course Minor

    11 items
    1. Introduction to Global Studies (GLBL 015.)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. A minimum of four credits in core and paired courses:
      Not resolved to a course
    3. These four credits should come from at least two different divisions.
      Not resolved to a course
    4. More than one course in the same Department/Program is not permitted to count toward the four credit requirement.
      Not resolved to a course
    5. Two of these four credits must come from the core courses
      Not resolved to a course
    6. A maximum of one of these credits may be taken off-campus at Bryn Mawr, Haverford, or on an approved study abroad program, upon petition to and approval by the coordinators.
      Not resolved to a course
    7. Foreign language study
      Not resolved to a course
    8. Students placed at the 1st - 3rd semester-level must complete through the 3rd semester of that language.
      Not resolved to a course
    9. Students placed at the 4th semester-level must complete that level.
      Not resolved to a course
    10. Students placed above the 4th semester-level must complete one advanced course in that language.
      Not resolved to a course
    11. Students who wish to declare English as their foreign language must meet with the program coordinators.
      Not resolved to a course

    Honors Minor

    0 items

      Individualized Major

      9 items
      1. Introduction to Global Studies (GLBL 015)
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Foreign language study
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Additional required elective courses vary by theme (see specific thematic concentration requirements below)
        Not resolved to a course
      4. GLBL 015
        Introduction to Global Studies
        As published: “Introduction to Global Studies. We strongly advise students take this course in their first two years as it will provide a synthetic overview of different topics and will enable them to discover their interests, thereby helping with the thematic organization of their elective courses.”
        1
      5. Foreign language study
        Not resolved to a course
      6. 8 to 9 credits of “core” or “paired” GLBL-eligible courses organized around a theme, with the theme justified in the student’s Sophomore Pathway paper and later revisited in the student’s Senior Reflection Exercise.
        Not resolved to a course
      7. The student is allowed to take up to three (3) credits of the above electives in affiliated institutions Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and UPenn) or another institution with the Coordinators’ permission, including from study abroad.
        Not resolved to a course
      8. It is the student’s responsibility to take all prerequisites for any suggested courses.
        Not resolved to a course
      9. We encourage the students to explore a wide variety of thematic and methodological courses, so they may use no more than 2 credits from any one department or program outside of Global Studies, which includes GLBL-cross-listed courses, towards their individualized major. (as of 11/14/25)
        Not resolved to a course

      Global Studies Courses

      12 items
      1. GLBL 010
        1
      2. GLBL 015
        1
      3. GLBL 016
        1
      4. GLBL 017
        1
      5. GLBL 020
        1
      6. GLBL 038
        1
      7. GLBL 052
      8. GLBL 054
        1
      9. GLBL 065
        1
      10. GLBL 078
        1
      11. GLBL 081
        1
      12. GLBL 090
        1

      Asian Studies

      1 item
      1. ASIA 015
        1

      Asian American Studies

      2 items
      1. ASAM 047A
        1
      2. ASAM 047B
        1

      Ancient History

      6 items
      1. ANCH 031
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ANCH 032
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ANCH 056
        1
      6. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      Anthropology

      22 items
      1. ANTH 003G
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ANTH 009C
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ANTH 020J
        1
      6. ANTH 023C
        1
      7. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ANTH 039C
        1
      9. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      10. ANTH 043E
        1
      11. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ANTH 044
        1
      13. ANTH 049B
        1
      14. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      15. ANTH 053B
        1
      16. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      17. ANTH 072C
        1
      18. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      19. ANTH 122
        2
      20. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      21. ANTH 133
        2
      22. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Arabic

      7 items
      1. ARAB 021
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ARAB 022
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ARAB 023
        1
      6. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ARAB 035
        1

      Art History

      23 items
      1. ARTH 001S
        1
      2. ARTH 002
        1
      3. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      4. ARTH 005
        1
      5. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      6. ARTH 013
        1
      7. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      8. ARTH 016
        1
      9. ARTH 026
        1
      10. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      11. ARTH 046
        1
      12. ARTH 048
        1
      13. ARTH 052
        1
      14. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      15. ARTH 065
        1
      16. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      17. ARTH 072
        1
      18. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      19. ARTH 073
        Global History of Architecture: 1800-Present
        Not resolved to a course
      20. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      21. ARTH 083
        1
      22. ARTH 094
        1
      23. ARTH 160
        2

      Biology

      8 items
      1. BIOL 034
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. BIOL 036
        1
      4. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      5. BIOL 037
        1
      6. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      7. BIOL 137
        1
      8. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Black Studies

      12 items
      1. BLST 006A
        1
      2. BLST 006B
        1
      3. BLST 006C
        1
      4. BLST 007C
        1
      5. BLST 008B
      6. BLST 020
        1
      7. BLST 028
        1
      8. BLST 033
      9. BLST 039
        1
      10. BLST 041
        1
      11. BLST 054B
        1
      12. BLST 115
        Honors Seminar: Representation of Blackness in French
        Not resolved to a course

      Chemistry

      3 items
      1. CHEM 003B
        1
      2. CHEM 015
        1
      3. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Chinese

      4 items
      1. CHIN 015
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. CHIN 065
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      Classics

      1 item
      1. CLST 030
        1

      Comparative Literature

      2 items
      1. CPLT 021
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      Dance

      12 items
      1. DANC 004
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. DANC 019
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. DANC 021
        1
      6. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      7. DANC 022
        1
      8. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      9. DANC 025A
        1
      10. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      11. DANC 028
        1
      12. DANC 052

      Economics

      23 items
      1. ECON 015
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ECON 051
        1
      4. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ECON 054
        1
      6. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      7. ECON 055
        1
      8. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      9. ECON 074
        1
      10. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      11. ECON 075
        1
      12. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      13. ECON 079
        1
      14. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      15. ECON 081
        1
      16. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      17. ECON 082
        1
      18. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      19. ECON 083
        1
      20. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      21. ECON 084
        1
      22. ECON 151
        2
      23. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Educational Studies

      4 items
      1. EDUC 064
        Comparative Education
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. EDUC 104
        2
      4. EDUC 152

      English Literature

      29 items
      1. ENGL 002M
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENGL 047A
        1
      4. ENGL 047B
        1
      5. ENGL 047D
        1
      6. ENGL 047E
        1
      7. ENGL 050R
      8. ENGL 057A
        1
      9. ENGL 072
        1
      10. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      11. ENGL 074A
        1
      12. ENGL 074B
        1
      13. ENGL 076
        1
      14. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      15. ENGL 079P
        1
      16. ENGL 084
        1
      17. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      18. ENGL 089
        1
      19. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      20. ENGL 089E
        1
      21. ENGL 092
        1
      22. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      23. ENGL 096A
        1
      24. ENGL 096B
        1
      25. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      26. ENGL 117
        2
      27. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      28. ENGL 121
        2
      29. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Engineering

      4 items
      1. ENGR 007
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. ENGR 010
        1
      4. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Environmental Studies

      20 items
      1. ENVS 010
        1
      2. ENVS 021
        1
      3. ENVS 022
        1
      4. GLBL-Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. ENVS 023
        1
      6. ENVS 028
        1
      7. ENVS 032
        1
      8. ENVS 035
        1
      9. ENVS 040
        1
      10. ENVS 042
        1
      11. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      12. ENVS 043
        1
      13. ENVS 047
        1
      14. ENVS 050
        1
      15. ENVS 056B
        1
      16. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      17. ENVS 060
        1
      18. ENVS 063
        1
      19. ENVS 089A
        1
      20. ENVS 089B
        1

      Film and Media Studies

      6 items
      1. FMST 025
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. FMST 050
        1
      4. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      5. FMST 051
        1
      6. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      French and Francophone Studies

      11 items
      1. FREN 015
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. FREN 045A
        1
      4. FREN 045B
        1
      5. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      6. FREN 045D
        1
      7. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      8. FREN 111
        2
      9. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      10. FREN 115
        2
      11. FREN 116
        2

      Gender and Sexuality Studies

      2 items
      1. GSST 056
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      German Studies

      8 items
      1. GMST 009
      2. GMST 010
        1
      3. GMST 020
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. GMST 038
        1
      6. GMST 051
        1
      7. GMST 056
        1
      8. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      History

      43 items
      1. HIST 001W
        1
      2. HIST 002A
        1
      3. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      4. HIST 003A
        1
      5. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      6. HIST 003B
        1
      7. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      8. HIST 004
        1
      9. HIST 006B
        1
      10. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      11. HIST 007B
        1
      12. HIST 008A
        1
      13. HIST 008B
        1
      14. HIST 008C
        1
      15. HIST 025
        1
      16. HIST 026
        1
      17. HIST 030
        1
      18. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      19. HIST 036
        1
      20. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      21. HIST 038
        1
      22. HIST 050
        1
      23. HIST 060
        1
      24. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      25. HIST 061
        1
      26. HIST 064
        1
      27. HIST 064A
        1
      28. HIST 065
        1
      29. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      30. HIST 066
        1
      31. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      32. HIST 067
        1
      33. HIST 067T
        1
      34. HIST 080B
        1
      35. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      36. HIST 080C
      37. HIST 090T
      38. HIST 126
        2
      39. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      40. HIST 143
        2
      41. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      42. HIST 149
        2
      43. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      Japanese

      3 items
      1. JPNS 036
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. JPNS 073
        1

      Latin American and Latino Studies

      1 item
      1. LALS 054
        1

      Linguistics

      12 items
      1. LING 002
        1
      2. LING 008
      3. LING 026
        1
      4. LING 030
        1
      5. LING 031
        Modality in Language: Mandarin and ASL as examples
        Not resolved to a course
      6. LING 034
        1
      7. LING 042
        1
      8. LING 063
        1
      9. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      10. LING 073
        1
      11. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      12. LING 082
        1

      Literatures in Translation

      23 items
      1. LITR 009G
      2. LITR 010G
        1
      3. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      4. LITR 014R
        1
      5. LITR 015CH. Introduction to East Asian Humanities
        Not resolved to a course
      6. LITR 018FJ. Manga, Bande Dessinée, and the Graphic Novel: A Transnational Study of Graphic Fictions
        Not resolved to a course
      7. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      8. LITR 023R
        1
      9. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      10. LITR 026R
        1
      11. LITR 033R
        1
      12. LITR 037R
        1
      13. LITR 038G
        1
      14. LITR 043R
        1
      15. LITR 051G
        1
      16. LITR 052S
        1
      17. LITR 056G
        1
      18. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      19. LITR 073J
        1
      20. LITR 075S
        Debates in Latinx Culture: Today and Tomorrow
        Not resolved to a course
      21. LITR 077F
        1
      22. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      23. LITR 078F
        1

      Music

      12 items
      1. MUSI 005A
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. MUSI 006D
      4. MUSI 008B
        1
      5. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      6. MUSI 008D
      7. MUSI 009B
        1
      8. MUSI 022
        1
      9. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      10. MUSI 026
        1
      11. MUSI 100
        1
      12. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Peace and Conflict Studies

      13 items
      1. PEAC 017
        1
      2. PEAC 021
        1
      3. PEAC 030
        1
      4. PEAC 036
        1
      5. PEAC 038
        1
      6. PEAC 039
        1
      7. PEAC 042
        1
      8. PEAC 043
        1
      9. PEAC 045
        1
      10. PEAC 071B
        1
      11. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      12. PEAC 135
        2
      13. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Philosophy

      6 items
      1. PHIL 021
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. PHIL 035
        1
      4. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      5. PHIL 039
        1
      6. Paired
        Not resolved to a course

      Physics

      2 items
      1. PHYS 001C
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Political Science

      47 items
      1. POLS 003
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. POLS 004
        1
      4. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      5. POLS 031
        1
      6. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      7. POLS 035
        1
      8. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      9. POLS 045
        1
      10. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      11. POLS 048
        1
      12. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      13. POLS 051
        1
      14. POLS 054
        1
      15. POLS 056
        Patterns of Asian Development (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      16. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      17. POLS 057
        Latin American Politics (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      18. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      19. POLS 058
        Contemporary Chinese Politics (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      20. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      21. POLS 059
        Middle East Politics (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      22. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      23. POLS 061
        American Foreign Policy (IR)
        Not resolved to a course
      24. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      25. POLS 063
        African Politics (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      26. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      27. POLS 064
        African American Political Thought (TH)
        Not resolved to a course
      28. POLS 066
        International Political Economy (IR)
        Not resolved to a course
      29. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      30. POLS 068
        1
      31. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      32. POLS 075
        Causes of War
        Not resolved to a course
      33. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      34. POLS 079
        Islam, Race, and Empire (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      35. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      36. POLS 080
        Civil Wars (IR)
        Not resolved to a course
      37. POLS 081
        1
      38. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      39. POLS 082
        1
      40. POLS 085
        U.S. National Security (IR)
        Not resolved to a course
      41. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      42. POLS 108
        Comparative Politics: East Asia (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      43. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      44. POLS 109
        Comparative Politics: Latin America (CP)
        Not resolved to a course
      45. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      46. POLS 113
        International Politics: War, Peace, and Security (IR)
        Not resolved to a course
      47. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Psychology

      3 items
      1. PSYC 034
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. PSYC 037
        1

      Religion

      13 items
      1. RELG 005
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      3. RELG 008
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. RELG 022
        1
      6. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      7. RELG 024
        1
      8. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      9. RELG 027
        1
      10. RELG 031
        1
      11. RELG 034
        1
      12. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      13. RELG 065
        1

      Russian

      10 items
      1. RUSS 014
        1
      2. RUSS 018
      3. RUSS 023
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. RUSS 026
        1
      6. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      7. RUSS 033
        1
      8. RUSS 037
        1
      9. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      10. RUSS 043
        1

      Sociology

      10 items
      1. SOCI 020C
        1
      2. SOCI 025C
        1
      3. SOCI 028
        1
      4. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      5. SOCI 035D
        1
      6. SOCI 048K
        1
      7. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      8. SOCI 071B
        1
      9. SOCI 135
        2
      10. SOCI 145
        2

      Sociology and Anthropology

      4 items
      1. SOAN 020D
        1
      2. SOAN 026
        1
      3. SOAN 041
        1
      4. SOAN 100
        1

      Spanish

      17 items
      1. SPAN 012
        1
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. SPAN 023
        1
      4. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      5. SPAN 050
        1
      6. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      7. SPAN 051
        1
      8. SPAN 052
        1
      9. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      10. SPAN 061
        1
      11. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      12. SPAN 075
        1
      13. SPAN 076
        1
      14. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      15. SPAN 087
        1
      16. SPAN 088
        1
      17. SPAN 103
        2

      Statistics

      2 items
      1. STAT 041
        1
      2. Core
        Not resolved to a course

      Theater

      8 items
      1. THEA 009D
      2. Paired
        Not resolved to a course
      3. THEA 011B
        1
      4. THEA 015
        1
      5. Core
        Not resolved to a course
      6. THEA 033
        1
      7. THEA 106
        2
      8. Core
        Not resolved to a course
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