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 Spring 2022
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 103 Introduction to Africa GE3H GE3S
AAAS 105 Introduction to African History GE11 GE3H
AAAS 160 Introduction to West African History GE3H AE42
AAAS 203/204 Culture and Health AE42
AAAS 303 Peoples & Cultures of North Africa & Middle East
AAAS 320/520 African Studies In: AE42
AAAS 372 Religion, Power, and Sexuality in Arab Societies
AAAS 415 Women and Islam
AAAS 432 Francophone African Literature GE3S AE42
AAAS 543 Language and Culture in Arabic-Speaking Communities GE3S AE42
AAAS 550 Senior Seminar in: African Social & Political Development AE61
AAAS 583 Migration, Diasporas & Development
AAAS 598 Sexuality & Gender in African History AE42
American Studies
AMS 332 The United States in Global Context 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 303 Peoples & Cultures of North Africa & Middle East
ANTH 320 Language in Culture and Society AE41 AE61
ANTH 372 Religion, Power, and Sexuality in Arab Societies
ANTH 389 The Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male, and Beyond GE21 GE3H
ANTH 484 Magic, Science, and Religion
ANTH 570 Anthropology of Violence
ANTH 583 Love, Sex, and Globalization
Communication Studies
COMS 246 Introduction to Intercultural Communication
COMS 557 East Asian Communication
East Asian Languages & Cultures
EALC 105 Asian Religions GE3H AE42
EALC 130 Myth, Legend, and Folk Beliefs in East Asia AE42
EALC 331 Studies In:
EALC 362/562 Post-Colonial Korea
EALC 373 Modern Korean Art & Culture AE42
EALC 388/588 Modern and Contemporary Visual Arts in Japan
EALC 420/620 Daily Life in China from the Opium War to 1911 AE42
EALC 509 Religion in Japan AE42 GE3H
EALC 543 Contemporary Japanese Film AE42
EALC 590 Topics in East Asian Lang. & Cultures:
EALC 642 Chinese Thought GE3H AE42
Eastern Civilization
ECIV 104/304/305 Eastern Civilizations AE42
Economics
ECON 582 Economic Development
ECON 584 Economic Development of Latin America
ECON 604 International Trade
ECON 605 International Finance
European Studies
EURS 302 European Culture and Society 1945 to Present AE42
EURS 604 The European Union
Environmental Studies
EVRN 142/145 Global Environment II: Ecology of Human Civilization GE3S
EVRN 148 Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies GE3N
EVRN 320 Environmental Policy Analysis
EVRN 386 Sociology of Global Food
Film and Media Studies
FMS 302 Iran through Literature & Film AE42
FMS 312 History of the International Sound Film to 1950
FMS 322 Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema
FMS 543 Contemporary Japanese Film AE42
French
FREN 150 Zombies, Aliens, Monsters GE11
FREN 152 France and the French GE3H AE42
FREN 326 Introduction to French Literature GE3H AE42
FREN 432 Francophone African Literature GE3H AE42
Geography
GEOG 100 World Regional Geography AE42
GEOG 102 People, Place, and Society GE3S AE42
GEOG 142/145 Global Environment II: Ecology of Human Civilization GE3S
GEOG 148 Scientific Principles of Environmental Studies GE3N
GEOG 201/202 Culture and Health
GEOG 321 Climate and Climate Change
GEOG 373 Political Geography
GEOG 553 Geography of African Development GE3H GE3S AE42
GEOG 577 Human Dimensions of Global Change
GEOG 583 Migration, Diasporas & Development
German
GERM 475 Topics in German Study
Global and International Studies
GIST 205 Muslim Lives: Politics, Culture, and Society AE51
GIST 210/211 Culture and Health/Honors AE42
GIST 304 Global and Afro-Brazilian Culture GE3S
GIST 308 Key Themes in Modern Global History
GIST 335 Iran through Literature & Film
GIST 355 International Women's Rights
GIST 495 Global Internship
GIST 501 Topics in GIST:
GIST 503 Advanced Topics in Middle East Studies
GIST 529 Globalization
GIST 550 Issues in Global Studies:
GIST 577 Human Dimensions of Global Change
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 347/547 Ceramics of East Asia
HA 363 Modern Korean Art & Culture AE42
HA 388/588 Modern & Contemporary Visual Arts in Japan
History
HIST 104 Introduction to African History GE11 GE3H
HIST 124 Latin American Culture & Society AE42
HIST 142/145 Global Environment II: Ecology of Human Civilization
HIST 160 Introduction to West African History GE3H AE42
HIST 308 Key Themes in Modern Global History
HIST 394 Made in China: Chinese Business History AE42
HIST 480 Travelers’ Tales of the Middle East
HIST 598 Sexuality & Gender in African History AE42
International Business
IBUS 410 Introduction to International Business AE42
IBUS 462 Comparative and Cross-Cultural Management AE42
IBUS 480 International Management
Jewish Studies
JWSH 300 Topics in Jewish Studies
JWSH 325 Introduction to Judaism
JWSH 329 Politics & Conflict in Israel & Palestine
JWSH 420 Politics & Government in Israel
JWSH 681 Regimes in Middle East & North Africa
Latin American & Caribbean Studies
LAC 100 Latin American Culture & Society AE42
LAC 300 Interdisciplinary Themes in Latin American Studies GE52
LAC 302 Topics in Latin American Area Studies:
LAC 311 Topics in LAC – History
LAC 315 Topics in LAC - Film, Music, Arts
LAC 318 Topics in LAC - Transatlantic & Transnational
LAC 332 Language and Society in Latin America AE42
LAC 501 Multilingualism and Multicultural Latin America
Peace and Conflict Studies
PCS 120/221 Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies GE11 GE3H
PCS 555 Topics in Peace & Conflict Studies:
Political Science
*POLS 125 Introduction to Intelligence and Statecraft
*POLS 325 Intelligence Analytics
*POLS 345 Counterintelligence
POLS 350 Contemporary Issues in Comparative Politics
POLS 582 Transnational Terrorism
POLS 625 Extremist Groups & Government Response
POLS 643 The European Union
POLS 659 Political Dynamics of Latin America
POLS 661 Politics of the Middle East
POLS 663 Populism and Nationalism
POLS 667 Islam and Politics
POLS 669 Topics in Comparative Politics:
POLS 673 International Organization
POLS 674 Global Justice & Foreign Policy
POLS 689 Topics in International Relations:
Russian & East European Studies
REES 110/111/310/311 Understanding Russia and Eastern Europe AE42
REES 220/221 Societies and Cultures of Eurasia AE42
Religious Studies
REL 106 Asian Religions GE3H AE42
REL 130 Myth, Legend & Folk Beliefs in East Asia AE42
REL 325 Introduction to Judaism GE3H AE42
REL 509 Religion in Japan GE3H AE42
Slavic Language and Literature
SLAV 145 Survey of Russian Literature in Translation GE3H AE42
SLAV 148/149 Introduction to Slavic Folklore GE3H AE42
SLAV 205 Muslim Lives: Politics, Culture, and Society AE51
SLAV 230 Vampires in Literature, Film, and Television AE51
SLAV 320 Graphic Novel As Memory GE21
SLAV 322 Soviet & Post-Soviet Russian Cinema
SLAV 330 Russian Business Culture
SLAV 340 Language Landscape of East Europe GE3H AE42
SLAV 379 Topics in:
SLAV 540 Language and Identity in Eastern Europe
SLAV 679 Topics in:
Sociology
SOC 332 The United States in Global Context AE42
SOC 386 Sociology of Global Food
SOC 425 Sociology of Global Health
SOC 529 Globalization
Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
WGSS 321 From Mystics to Feminists GE11 GE3H AE42
WGSS 355 International Women's Rights
WGSS 366 Fat, Food & Body in Global Perspective
WGSS 389 The Anthropology of Gender: Female, Male, and Beyond GE21 GE3H GE3N AE42
WGSS 583 Love, Sex, and Globalization
WGSS 598 Sexuality & Gender in African History AE42
* 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.)
