Global Studies Courses
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Fundamental aspects of globalization; how economic, political, and cultural globalism affects contemporary societies.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Introduction to key ideas surrounding the ways in which language and literature intersect with culture, gender, and power.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Spring 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Specific topics announced in Schedule of Classes each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).
General Education Requirements: HU
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Selected topics announced in Schedule of Classes each time course is offered.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: Open only to freshmen. Students may earn cr in just one L&S First-Year Sem (course numbers 192, 193, 194).
General Education Requirements: NS
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Link between International trade and environmental change; conditions related to global economy; political impact of environmental change; human dimensions of international trade and environmental change.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Globalization and information technology: history of and current trends in global transfer of technology; contemporary issues in information technology; media convergences and divisions.
Prerequisites: none.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Theories and approaches for understanding and managing conflict; skills and strategies for building peace.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: GLOBAL 203 and PEACEST 203 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another. Previously PEACEST 201.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of global studies in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.
Prerequisites: GLOBAL 101(P); 2.25 GPA, and consent of supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: Min 40 hrs in internship required for 1 cr. Retakable to 6 cr max.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires department associate dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one additional semester.
Prerequisites: none; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Last Taught: Spring 2013, Fall 2012, Spring 2012, Fall 2011.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Overview of the broad field of global health, using the United Nations (U.N.) Sustainable Development Goals as a framework for the class.
Prerequisites: none.
Course Rules: GLOBAL 301 and NURS 301 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1 cr. Undergraduate.
Professional development and career planning, with a focus on post-graduation paths for students with intermediate or higher proficiency in a language other than English. Includes professional correspondence, resume writing, interviewing and networking skills.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
How globalization can impact the success or failure of business decisions; how business decisions can impact globalization; management in a global context.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Explores the impact of global communications on languages and cultures; examines implications of globalization for technologically mediated forms of communication and related social practices.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Different answers to 'what is sustainability?' given by ecological and social thinkers.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Different answers to 'what is sustainability?' given by ecological and social thinkers.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2014.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Role of globalization in the projected extinction of a large number of the world's languages within the next century.
Prerequisites: junior standing; a course in social science; a course in linguistic anthropology; or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: AIS 362, ANTHRO 362, & GLOBAL 362 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Role of globalization in the projected extinction of a large number of the world's languages within the next century.
Prerequisites: junior standing; a course in social science; a course in linguistic anthropology; or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: AIS 362, ANTHRO 362, & GLOBAL 362 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2014, Spring 2012.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Basic concepts for international security in the age of globalization; sources of security and insecurity from a historical perspective.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Selected topics in Global Studies from a social sciences perspective.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing; HONORS 200(P); and consent of Honors College director.
Course Rules: May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.
General Education Requirements: SS
Last Taught: Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Environmental political theory from a global perspective, emphasizing the interlinked nature of security and sustainability.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: GLOBAL 383 and POL SCI 383 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Internationally focused comparative course on the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Movement in the United States and abroad, including the history of BLM, and how it has developed and been practiced in multiple locales.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
How and why globalization leaves different imprints on cities; how cities in turn constantly restructure the form of the global economy.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Contemporary global health through the lens of cultural anthropology and related social sciences; local communities' response to globally-directed intervention into disease.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: ANTHRO 439 & GLOBAL 439 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Contemporary global health through the lens of cultural anthropology and related social sciences; local communities' response to globally-directed intervention into disease.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Course Rules: ANTHRO 439 & GLOBAL 439 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2022, Fall 2021.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Anthropological study of global humanitarianism through specific case studies. Themes include politics of representation, intervention, war, genocide, trauma, child soldiers, and human trafficking.
Prerequisites: junior standing; previous completion of a social science course.
Course Rules: ANTHRO 442 & GLOBAL 442 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Anthropological study of global humanitarianism through specific case studies. Themes include politics of representation, intervention, war, genocide, trauma, child soldiers, and human trafficking.
Prerequisites: junior standing; previous completion of a social science course.
Course Rules: ANTHRO 442 & GLOBAL 442 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2019, Fall 2015.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Contemporary and past global forces re-configuring our world systems and economic and political orders.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Contemporary and past global forces re-configuring our world systems and economic and political orders.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Spring 2020.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Historical and theoretical context of human rights discourse; anthropology of human rights; case studies of efforts to protect human rights in particular social settings.
Prerequisites: junior standing; ANTHRO 102(R).
Course Rules: ANTHRO 447 & GLOBAL 447 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Historical and theoretical context of human rights discourse; anthropology of human rights; case studies of efforts to protect human rights in particular social settings.
Prerequisites: junior standing; ANTHRO 102(R).
Course Rules: ANTHRO 447 & GLOBAL 447 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2020, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Information equity and access in a globalized context, including issues of security, intercultural communication, and current uses of communication technologies.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Principles of environmental policy, governance, and management for global sustainability.
Prerequisites: junior standing; CES 210(P) or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: CES 461, FRSHWTR 461, & GLOBAL 461 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Principles of environmental policy, governance, and management for global sustainability.
Prerequisites: junior standing; CES 210(P) or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: CES 461, FRSHWTR 461, & GLOBAL 461 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2019.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Present-day strategies of those working to create or effect greater security in a global context.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
Last Taught: Fall 2019, Fall 2016, Fall 2014, Fall 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-9 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of global studies in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate work setting.
Prerequisites: junior standing; 6 cr Global 300-level or above; 2.5 GPA; and consent of supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: Credit granted for academic work based on 40 hours in internship for each credit. Retakable to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Fall 2023, Summer 2021, Spring 2018, Spring 2017.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-9 cr. Undergraduate.
Application of basic principles of global studies in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate work setting.
Prerequisites: junior standing; 6 cr Global 300-level or above; 2.5 GPA; and consent of supervising faculty member.
Course Rules: Credit granted for academic work based on 40 hours in internship for each credit. Retakable to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate.
Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared program course work.
Prerequisites: junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Last Taught: UWinteriM 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, UWinteriM 2024.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-6 cr. Undergraduate.
Course created expressly for offering in a specified enrollment period. Requires department and associate dean approval. In exceptional circumstances, can be offered in one additional semester.
Prerequisites: junior standing; additional prerequisites may be assigned to specific topic.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Last Taught: Fall 2021, Fall 2008, Fall 2005.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Business cultures around the world; the impact of cultural differences in international management and negotiations.
Prerequisites: junior standing, BUS ADM 330(P), and advanced to the Business major or Global Studies major.
Course Rules: BUS ADM 541 & GLOBAL 541 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Last Taught: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
An advanced seminar in interdisciplinary global studies research and theory.
Prerequisites: junior standing and satisfaction of OWC-A GER.
Course Rules: May be taken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
General Education Requirements: OWCB
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
An advanced seminar in interdisciplinary global studies research and theory.
Prerequisites: junior standing and satisfaction of OWC-A GER.
Course Rules: May be taken with change in topic to 6 cr max.
General Education Requirements: OWCB
Last Taught: Fall 2024, Fall 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate.
Explores the ethics and human rights issues related to disparities in financial, educational, technological, environmental, and political resources available to support healthy populations across the globe.
Prerequisites: none.
Last Taught: Spring 2022.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying or interning abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.
Prerequisites: junior standing; Global Studies or MSP advisor approval.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Last Taught: UWinteriM 2024, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying or interning abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.
Prerequisites: junior standing; Global Studies or MSP advisor approval.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Last Taught: UWinteriM 2024, Summer 2023.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
In-depth investigation of global food systems and their impact on food security and development.
Prerequisites: junior standing or greater, or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: GLOBAL 620 and NURS 620 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Historical evolution and mandate of global health institutions; changing role of key global actors in health governance; challenges and successes in responding to global health crises and pandemics.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: GLOBAL 690 and NURS 690 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
3 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Historical evolution and mandate of global health institutions; changing role of key global actors in health governance; challenges and successes in responding to global health crises and pandemics.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Course Rules: GLOBAL 690 and NURS 690 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying or interning abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.
Prerequisites: junior standing; Global Studies or MSP advisor approval.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-12 cr. Undergraduate/Graduate.
Designed to enable students studying or interning abroad to receive course credit at appropriate level.
Prerequisites: junior standing; Global Studies or MSP advisor approval.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/
1-3 cr. Undergraduate.
See Independent Study in current catalog. For further information, consult Global Studies Coordinator.
Prerequisites: junior standing, 2.5 GPA, and written consent of instructor, program coordinator, and Assistant Dean for Student Academic Services.
Course Rules: Retakable with change in topic to 9 cr max.
Last Taught: Spring 2016, Fall 2013, Summer 2013, Spring 2013.
Current Offerings: https://catalog.uwm.edu/course-search/