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Interdisciplinary Major - Global Studies

University of Virginia-Main Campus · Charlottesville, VA

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Program
Award
Interdisciplinary Major - Global Studies
Total credits (published)
120
Credits (computed from items)
1392.5
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
234076
CourseShelf checklist
CK_234076_46731924
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

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

Universal Curriculum Requirements

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    Program Requirements

    0 items

      Requirements for the Global Commerce in Culture and Society Concentration

      0 items

        Prerequisites (6 credits)

        4 items
        1. 3
        2. 3
        3. 3
        4. or: GSGS 3330 - Ecological Economics: Economics as if People and Thermodynamics Mattered
          4

        Core Courses (15 credits)

        6 items
        1. 3
        2. Note: To be taken in the first semester of the student’s third year.
          Not resolved to a course
        3. 3
        4. Note: To be taken in the first semester of the student’s third year
          Not resolved to a course
        5. 3
        6. Note: To be taken in the second semester of the student’s fourth year. Note: Each student will complete a major research paper.
          Not resolved to a course

        Requirements

        25 items
        1. 3
        2. 3
        3. 3
        4. 3
        5. 3
        6. 3
        7. 3
        8. 3
        9. 3
        10. 3
        11. 3
        12. 3
        13. 3
        14. 3
        15. 3
        16. Approved Topic: Cultures of 2nd-Hand Clothing Circ & Consumption
          Not resolved to a course
        17. 3
        18. 3
        19. 3
        20. 3
        21. 3
        22. 3
        23. 3
        24. 3
        25. 3

        Requirements

        17 items
        1. 3
        2. 3
        3. 3
        4. 3
        5. 3
        6. 3
        7. 3
        8. 3
        9. 3
        10. 3
        11. 3
        12. 3
        13. 3
        14. 3
        15. 3
        16. 3
        17. 3

        Methodologies Courses (6 credits)

        20 items
        1. 3
        2. 3
        3. 3
        4. 3
        5. 3
        6. 3
        7. 3
        8. 3
        9. 3
        10. 3
        11. 3
        12. 3
        13. 3
        14. 4
        15. 3
        16. 3
        17. 3
        18. 3
        19. 4
        20. 3

        Electives (9 credits)

        0 items

          Language Competency

          3 items
          1. Earn exemption by placing beyond the 2020 level by examination
            Not resolved to a course
          2. Take 14 credits, or four semesters of a language in the proper sequence typically finishing at the 2020 level
            Not resolved to a course
          3. After placement, complete the remaining courses in the sequence up to the fourth semester (usually 2020)
            Not resolved to a course

          Requirements for the Global Development Studies Concentration

          0 items

            Prerequisites (6 credits)

            9 items
            1. 3
            2. 3
            3. 3
            4. 3
            5. 3
            6. 4
            7. 3
            8. 3
            9. 3

            Core Courses (9 credits)

            5 items
            1. 3
            2. Note: To be taken in the first semester of the student’s third year.
              Not resolved to a course
            3. 3
            4. Note: To be taken in the first semester of the student’s third year. Note: Focuses on the practical, political and ethical issues that face development workers as they engage communities “on the ground” or “in the field.”
              Not resolved to a course
            5. 3

            Capstone Seminar (3 credits)

            2 items
            1. 3
            2. Note: To be taken in the second semester of the student’s fourth year. Note: Each student will complete a major research paper.
              Not resolved to a course

            Elective Courses (18 credits)

            120 items
            1. 3
            2. 3
            3. 3
            4. 3
            5. 3
            6. 3
            7. 3
            8. 3
            9. 3
            10. 3
            11. 3
            12. 3
            13. 3
            14. 3
            15. 3
            16. 3
            17. 3
            18. 3
            19. 3
            20. 3
            21. 3
            22. 3
            23. 3
            24. 3
            25. 3
            26. 3
            27. 3
            28. 1
            29. Approved Topic: Careers in Computing for Social Good
              Not resolved to a course
            30. 1
            31. Approved Topic: Foundations of Data Analysis
              Not resolved to a course
            32. 3
            33. 4
            34. 3
            35. 3
            36. 3
            37. 3
            38. 3
            39. 3
            40. 3
            41. 3
            42. 3
            43. 3
            44. 3
            45. 3
            46. 3
            47. 3
            48. 3
            49. Approved Topic: Global Democracy, Human Rights, and Advocacy Approved Topic: Environmental Justice Writing
              Not resolved to a course
            50. 3
            51. 3
            52. 3
            53. 3
            54. 4
            55. 3
            56. 3
            57. 3
            58. 4
            59. 3
            60. 2
            61. 4
            62. 3
            63. 3
            64. 3
            65. 3
            66. 3
            67. 3
            68. 3
            69. 3
            70. 3
            71. 2
            72. 3
            73. 3
            74. 3
            75. 3
            76. 3
            77. 3
            78. Approved Topic: Space of Race Approved Topic: Confronting Racialized Grounds
              Not resolved to a course
            79. 3
            80. 3
            81. Approved Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Approved Topic: Equity by Design: Transformative Social Enterprise Approved Topic: Impact Investing in Action: Appalachia
              Not resolved to a course
            82. 3
            83. 3
            84. 3
            85. 3
            86. 3
            87. 3
            88. 3
            89. 3
            90. 3
            91. 3
            92. 3
            93. 3
            94. 3
            95. 3
            96. 3
            97. 1
            98. Approved Topic: The Design of Protest
              Not resolved to a course
            99. 3
            100. 3
            101. 3
            102. 3
            103. 3
            104. 3
            105. 3
            106. 3
            107. Approved Topic: Inequalities: Causes and Consequences Approved Topic: Environmental Politics Approved Topic: The Politics of Climate Change Approved Topic: Environmental Politics in China
              Not resolved to a course
            108. 3
            109. 3
            110. 3
            111. 3
            112. 3
            113. 3
            114. 3
            115. 3
            116. 3
            117. 3
            118. 3
            119. 3
            120. or: SYS 3054 - Systems Case Studies
              3

            Language Competency

            3 items
            1. Earn exemption by placing beyond the 2020 level by examination
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Take 14 credits, or four semesters of a language in the proper sequence typically finishing at the 2020 level
              Not resolved to a course
            3. After placement, complete the remaining courses in the sequence up to the fourth semester (usually 2020)
              Not resolved to a course

            Requirements for the Global Sustainability Concentration

            0 items

              Prerequisites (6 credits)

              8 items
              1. 3
              2. One Methods/Quantitative approved elective; specific titles and course numbers vary from semester to semester, but below are accepted options:
                Not resolved to a course
              3. 3
              4. 4
              5. 3
              6. 3
              7. 4
              8. 4

              Foundation Course (3 credits)

              1 item
              1. 3

              Core Courses (9 credits)

              3 items
              1. 3
              2. or: RELG 2210 - Religion, Ethics, & Global Environment
                3
              3. or: ECON 3430 - Economics of Sustainability and the Environment
                3

              Elective Courses (15 credits)

              0 items

                Requirements

                66 items
                1. 3
                2. 3
                3. 3
                4. 3
                5. 3
                6. 3
                7. Approved topic: Ecocinema in the Global South
                  Not resolved to a course
                8. 3
                9. 3
                10. 3
                11. 3
                12. 3
                13. 3
                14. 3
                15. 3
                16. 3
                17. 3
                18. 3
                19. 3
                20. 3
                21. 3
                22. 3
                23. Approved topic: Plants and Empire
                  Not resolved to a course
                24. 3
                25. Approved topic: The Literature of Extinction
                  Not resolved to a course
                26. 3
                27. 3
                28. 3
                29. 3
                30. 3
                31. 4
                32. 1
                33. 3
                34. 3
                35. 3
                36. 3
                37. 4
                38. 3
                39. 2
                40. 3
                41. 3
                42. 1
                43. Approved topic: UVA in India: Urban Transformations: Exploring Sustainability Approved topic: UVA in Mexico City: Contemporary Culture, Development & Migration
                  Not resolved to a course
                44. 3
                45. Approved topic: Ecocinema in the Global South
                  Not resolved to a course
                46. 3
                47. 3
                48. 2
                49. 3
                50. 3
                51. 3
                52. 3
                53. 3
                54. 3
                55. 3
                56. 3
                57. 3
                58. 3
                59. 3
                60. 3
                61. 3
                62. 3
                63. 3
                64. 3
                65. 3
                66. 3

                Requirements

                40 items
                1. 3
                2. 3
                3. 3
                4. 3
                5. 3
                6. 3
                7. 4
                8. 3
                9. 2
                10. 1
                11. Approved topic: Community Development at the Black Power Station
                  Not resolved to a course
                12. 3
                13. 3
                14. 1
                15. Approved topic: eGlobal Part I Approved topic: eGlobal Part II
                  Not resolved to a course
                16. 1
                17. Approved topic: GPE Part I Approved topic: GPE Part II
                  Not resolved to a course
                18. 3
                19. Approved Topic: Refugee Resettlement
                  Not resolved to a course
                20. 3
                21. 3
                22. Approved Topic: Confronting Racialized Grounds
                  Not resolved to a course
                23. 3
                24. 3
                25. 3
                26. Approved Topic: Politics, Poverty and Health
                  Not resolved to a course
                27. 3
                28. 3
                29. 3
                30. 3
                31. 3
                32. Approved Topic: Democracy and Inequality Approved Topic: Inequalities: Causes and Consequences Approved Topic: Power, Violence & Inequality in the Global South
                  Not resolved to a course
                33. 3
                34. 3
                35. 3
                36. 3
                37. 3
                38. 3
                39. 3
                40. 3

                Requirements

                39 items
                1. 3
                2. 3
                3. 3
                4. Approved Topic: Money and Sustainability
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. 3
                6. 3
                7. 3
                8. 3
                9. 3
                10. 3
                11. 3
                12. 3
                13. 3
                14. 3
                15. 3
                16. 3
                17. 3
                18. 3
                19. 3
                20. 3
                21. 3
                22. 3
                23. 3
                24. Approved Topic: Corporate Social Responsibility Approved Topic: Equity by Design: Transformative Social Enterprise Approved Topic: Impact Investing in Action: Appalachia
                  Not resolved to a course
                25. 3
                26. 3
                27. 3
                28. 3
                29. 3
                30. 3
                31. 3
                32. 3
                33. 3
                34. Approved Topic: Inequalities: Causes and Consequences Approved Topic: Environmental Politics Approved Topic: The Politics of Climate Change
                  Not resolved to a course
                35. 3
                36. 3
                37. Approved topic: The Earth: Ethics, Politics & Economics
                  Not resolved to a course
                38. 3
                39. Approved topic: The Political Economy of Climate Change
                  Not resolved to a course

                Requirements

                18 items
                1. 3
                2. Approved Topic: The Culture of Rivers
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. 3
                4. Approved Topic: Climate Justice in Cities
                  Not resolved to a course
                5. 0.5
                6. Approved Topic: Engineering Social Justice
                  Not resolved to a course
                7. 3
                8. or: LAR 3500 - Special Tops in Landscape Arch
                  4
                9. Approved Topic: Space of Race
                  Not resolved to a course
                10. 3
                11. Approved Topic: Environmental Ethics
                  Not resolved to a course
                12. 3
                13. 1
                14. Approved Topic: Race,Redlining,& Redevlpmnt:LegacyRacializedCities Approved Topic: The Design of Protest
                  Not resolved to a course
                15. 3
                16. Approved Topic: Environmental Politics in China Approved Topic: Politics of Air Pollution
                  Not resolved to a course
                17. 3
                18. 3

                Capstone Seminar (3 credits)

                1 item
                1. 3

                Language Competency

                3 items
                1. Earn exemption by placing beyond the 2020 level by examination
                  Not resolved to a course
                2. Take 14 credits, or four semesters of a language in the proper sequence typically finishing at the 2020 level
                  Not resolved to a course
                3. After placement, complete the remaining courses in the sequence up to the fourth semester (usually 2020)
                  Not resolved to a course

                Requirements for the Global Middle East and South Asia Concentration

                0 items

                  Prerequisites

                  0 items

                    Co-requisite

                    0 items

                      Requirements (30 credits total)

                      0 items

                        Requirements

                        4 items
                        1. 3
                        2. 3
                        3. Note: To be taken in the second semester of the student’s fourth year.
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. Elective Courses: Three courses (9 credits) from the Global Studies course list, including GSGS, GDS, GSVS, GSSJ, GPH/PHS and other globally-focused classes around Grounds. Additional courses may be approved with advisor permission.
                          Not resolved to a course

                        Requirements

                        2 items
                        1. Completion of a 3020 or equivalent Middle Eastern (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian) or South Asian (Hindi, Urdu) language.
                          Not resolved to a course
                          3
                        2. Four non-language courses (12 Credits) from MESALC, Religious Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, and Media Studies amongst others. Two of these courses (6 Credits) must be 3000 level or above. Additional courses may be approved with advisor permission.
                          Not resolved to a course

                        Other Requirements

                        4 items
                        1. A maximum of 12 study abroad and domestic transfer credits are allowed, with the permission of the major advisor.
                          Not resolved to a course
                        2. USEM credits do not count toward major requirements.
                          Not resolved to a course
                        3. Students who declare a major in any of the Global Studies tracks may not declare a major in another Global Studies track.
                          Not resolved to a course
                        4. Students may declare a major in both Global MESALC and any other MESALC degree (Middle East Studies, Middle Eastern Language & Literature, South Asian Studies, or South Asian Language & Literature).
                          Not resolved to a course

                        Requirements for the Global Public Health Concentration

                        0 items

                          Prerequisites (3 Credit Hours)

                          1 item
                          1. 3

                          Core Courses (9 credits)

                          0 items

                            Requirements

                            5 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3
                            5. 4

                            Required Courses (9 credits)

                            2 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3

                            Requirements

                            6 items
                            1. 3
                            2. 3
                            3. 3
                            4. 3
                            5. 3
                            6. Or another course approved by the students GS-GPH advisor.
                              Not resolved to a course

                            Capstone Seminar (3 credits)

                            1 item
                            1. 3

                            Elective Courses (9 credits)

                            1 item
                            1. These courses will be selected thoughtfully in consultation with a GS-GPH advisor, taking into account the student’s individualized global health focus. Students are also encouraged to take another available PHS course to fulfill an elective requirement. Titles and course numbers vary from semester to semester.
                              Not resolved to a course

                            Language Competency

                            3 items
                            1. Earn exemption by placing beyond the 2020 level by examination
                              Not resolved to a course
                            2. Take 14 credits, or four semesters of a language in the proper sequence typically finishing at the 2020 level
                              Not resolved to a course
                            3. After placement, complete the remaining courses in the sequence up to the fourth semester (usually 2020)
                              Not resolved to a course

                            Requirements for the Security and Justice Concentration

                            0 items

                              Prerequisites (3 Credit Hours)

                              1 item
                              1. 3

                              Foundation Course (3 credits)

                              2 items
                              1. 3
                              2. Note: Typically completed during the fall of third year.
                                Not resolved to a course

                              Core Courses (9 credits)

                              0 items

                                Requirements

                                9 items
                                1. 3
                                2. 3
                                3. 3
                                4. 3
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                                6. 3
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                                Requirements

                                6 items
                                1. 3
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                                6. 3

                                Requirements

                                5 items
                                1. 3
                                2. 3
                                3. 3
                                4. 3
                                5. 3

                                Electives (15 credits)

                                82 items
                                1. 3
                                2. 3
                                3. 3
                                4. 3
                                5. 3
                                6. 3
                                7. 3
                                8. 3
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                                69. 3
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                                75. 3
                                76. 3
                                77. 3
                                78. 3
                                79. 3
                                80. 3
                                81. 3
                                82. 3

                                Capstone Seminar (3 credits)

                                2 items
                                1. 3
                                2. Note: Typically completed during the spring of fourth year.
                                  Not resolved to a course

                                Language Competency

                                3 items
                                1. Earn exemption by placing beyond the 2020 level by examination
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                2. Take 14 credits, or four semesters of a language in the proper sequence typically finishing at the 2020 level
                                  Not resolved to a course
                                3. After placement, complete the remaining courses in the sequence up to the fourth semester (usually 2020)
                                  Not resolved to a course
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