Here you will find a reference list of current and past course offerings that count toward the GIST Major and Minor. Please click on the appropriate tab to the left. If you have any questions, please contact the GIST advisor, Jordan Clark (jtclark@ku.edu).
For Fall 2021
GIST Approved Elective Courses – Organized by Department
Global Issues Courses in Red
RELEVANT KU CORE CODES:
GE11 – core goal 1.1 (critical thinking)
GE3H – core goal 3 Humanities
GE3S – core goal 3 Social Sciences
GE3N – core goal 3 Natural Sciences
AE41 – core goal 4.1 (cultural diversity)
AE42 – core goal 4.2 (global awareness)
AE51 – core goal 5.1 (ethics)
AE61 – core goal 6 (capstone)
* Indicates required admission into the specific program that provides the course.
(To enroll in the undergraduate certificate in intelligence and national security studies, contact iccae@ku.edu.)
African and African American Studies
AAAS 102: Arabic and Islamic Studies GE3H GE3S AE42
AAAS 103: Introduction to Africa GE3H GE3S
AAAS 105/115: Introduction to African History GE11 GE3H
AAAS 160: Introduction to West African History GE3H AE42
AAAS 203/204: Culture and Health AE42
AAAS 300: African Traditional Religion & Thought
AAAS 305/307: Modern Africa AE42
AAAS 320/321: African Studies In:______ AE42
AAAS 349: Islam GE3S AE42
AAAS 351: Africa’s Human Geographies GE3S AE42
AAAS 450: Popular Culture in the Muslim World
AAAS 510: Global Ethnic and Racial Relations AE42
AAAS 520/52 : African Studies In:______ AE42
AAAS 555: African Film
American Studies
AMS 332: The United States in Global Context AE42
AMS 534: Global Ethnic and Racial Relations AE42
Anthropology
ANTH 100: General Anthropology AE42 GE3S
ANTH 160/162/360: The Varieties of Human Experience GE3H GE3S AE42
ANTH 293: Myth, Legend, and Folk Beliefs in East Asia AE42
ANTH 308: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology GE3S AE42
ANTH 320/321: Language in Culture and Society AE41 AE61
ANTH 325: Language, Gender and Sexuality GE3S
ANTH 389: The Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male, and Beyond GE21 GE3H
ANTH 484: Magic, Science, and Religion
ANTH 583: Love, Sex, and Globalization
Communication Studies
COMS 246: Introduction to Intercultural Communication
COMS 503: Post-Soviet Communication
COMS 547: Communication & Culture
East Asian Languages & Cultures
EALC 130: Myth, Legend, and Folk Beliefs in East Asia AE42
EALC 142: Ethics in Chinese Philosophy AE51
EALC 315: Survey of Japanese Film AE42
EALC 325/610: Minorities in Japan
EALC 360: Buddist Art of Korea
EALC 367: Art and Culture of Japan AE42 GE3H
EALC 373: Modern Korean Art & Culture AE42
EALC 378: Art and Culture of China AE42 GE3H
EALC 585: Reform in Contemporary China AE42
EALC 590: Topics in East Asian Lang. & Cultures:______
EALC 656: Government and Politics of East Asia AE42
Eastern Civilization
ECIV 104/304/305: Eastern Civilizations AE42
Economics
ECON 510: Energy Economics
ECON 550: Environmental Economics
ECON 604: International Trade
ECON 605: International Finance
European Studies
EURS 511: Topics in European Studies:______
EURS 565: The Literature of Human Rights
Environmental Studies
EVRN 140/144: Global Environment I GE3N
EVRN 148: Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies GE3N
EVRN 371: Environmental Geopolitics
EVRN 385: Environmental Sociology
EVRN 550: Environmental Economics
EVRN 620: Environmental Politics and Policy
Film and Media Studies
FMS 315: Survey of Japanese Film AE42
FMS 322: Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema
FMS 544: African Film
French
FREN 326: Introduction to French Literature GE3H AE42
Geography
GEOG 100: World Regional Geography AE42
GEOG 102/103: People, Place, and Society GE3S AE42
GEOG 140/144: Global Environment I GE3N
GEOG 148: Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies GE3N
GEOG 201/202: Culture and Health
GEOG 321: Climate and Climate Change
GEOG 351: Africa’s Human Geography GE3H GE3S AE42
GEOG 354: Globalization: a Geographic Approach
GEOG 358: Principles of Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 370: Introduction to Cultural Geography GE3S
GEOG 371: Environmental Geopolitics
GEOG 396: East Asia GE3H GE3S AE42
GEOG 601: Indigenous Peoples of the World
German
GERM 315: German Literature & Modern Era
Global and International Studies
GIST 139: The Global Cold War
GIST 177: First Year Seminar GE11
GIST 210/211: Culture and Health/Honors AE42
GIST 303: Language, Gender and Sexuality GE3S
GIST 354: Globalization: A Geographic Approach
GIST 355: International Women's Rights
GIST 371: Environmental Geopolitics
GIST 495: Global Internship
GIST 501: Topics in GIST:______
GIST 503: Advanced Topics in Middle East Studies
GIST 529: Globalization
GIST 535: Literature & Society in the Contemporary Middle East
GIST 560: The Literature of Human Rights
GIST 585: Transnational Terrorism
GIST 601: Indigenous Peoples of the World
GIST 624: Social Movements in the Middle East
History of Art
HA 166: The Visual Arts of East Asia GE3H AE42
HA 354/554: Japanese Prints
HA 361/561: Buddhist Art of Korea GE3H AE42
HA 363: Modern Korean Art & Culture AE42
HA 367: Art and Culture of Japan GE3H AE42
HA 368/468: Art & Culture of China GE3H AE42
HA 363: Modern Korean Art & Culture AE42
HA 367: Art and Culture of Japan GE3H AE42
HA 368/468: Art & Culture of China GE3H AE42
History
HIST 104/111: Introduction to African History GE11 GE3H
HIST 124: Latin American Culture & Society AE42
HIST 140/144: Global Environment I GE3H
HIST 160: Introduction to West African History GE3H AE42
HIST 300/307: Modern Africa AE42
HIST 324: History of Women and the Body
HIST 397: From Mao to Now: China’s Red Revolution GE11 AE42
HIST 399: The Samurai GE11 AE42
HIST 510: Topics in Non-Western History:______
HIST 580: Economic History of Latin America
International Business
IBUS 410: Introduction to International Business AE42
IBUS 480: International Management
Jewish Studies
JWSH 305: Language, Gender and Sexuality GE3S
JWSH 329: Politics & Conflict in Israel & Palestine
JWSH 361: Jewish Film
JWSH 422: Topics in Israeli Society:______
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
LAC 100: Latin American Culture & Society AE42
LAC 177: First Year Seminar GE11
LAC 311: Modern Latin America
LAC 314: Latin American Immigration in Literature
LAC 317: Politics, Society, Business and Economy
LAC 332: Language and Society in Latin America AE42
LAC 561: Indigenous Development in Latin America AE42
Peace and Conflict Studies
PCS 120/221: Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies GE11 GE3H
PCS 555: Topics in Peace & Conflict Studies:______
PCS 565: The Literature of Human Rights
Political Science
*POLS 125: Introduction to Intelligence and Statecraft
*POLS 325: Intelligence Analytics
*POLS 345: Counterintelligence
POLS 350: Contemporary Issues in Comparative Politics
POLS 563: Comparative Political Economy
POLS 582: Transnational Terrorism
POLS 624: Environmental Politics and Policy
POLS 645: Corruption, Crisis and Scandal
POLS 648: Western European Politics
POLS 656: Government and Politics of East Asia AE42
POLS 660: Politics and Problems of Developing Countries AE42
POLS 668: Reform in Contemporary China AE42
POLS 676: International Relations of Asia
POLS 679: International Conflict
POLS 684: International Law: State & Individual
Russian & East European Studies
REES 177: First Year Seminar GE11
Religious Studies
REL 130: Myth, Legend & Folk Beliefs in East Asia AE42
REL 350: Islam
REL 450: Popular Culture in the Muslim World
REL 510: Religion in Korea GE3H AE42
REL 511: Buddhist Art of Korea
Slavic Language and Literature
SLAV 140/141: Understanding Russia GE3H AE42
SLAV 148/149: Introduction to Slavic Folklore GE3H AE42
SLAV 177: First Year Seminar GE3H AE42
SLAV 305: Language, Gender and Sexuality
SLAV 310: Modern Turkey: Culture & Society
SLAV 322: Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema
SLAV 503: Post-Soviet Communication
SLAV 679: Topics in: Russian Queer Novels
Sociology
SOC 332: The United States in Global Context AE42
SOC 385: Environmental Sociology
SOC 400: Israeli History, Politics & Culture
SOC 450: Gender and Society AE41
SOC 529: Globalization
SOC 534: Comparative Racial and Ethnic Relations
Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
WGSS 324: History of Women and the Body
WGSS 325: Language, Culutre and Sexuality GE3S
WGSS 333: The Politics of Physical Appearance GE11 AE41
WGSS 355: International Women's Rights
WGSS 389: The Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male, and Beyond GE21 GE3H GE3N AE42
WGSS 583: Love, Sex, and Globalization
* Indicates required admission into the specific program that provides the course. (To enroll in the undergraduate certificate in intelligence and national security studies, contact iccae@ku.edu.)
