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The Global Communications track focuses on technology, media, communications, information science and technology transfer and their intersection with language, culture, and identify. Students build technical competencies along with a broader understanding of technology’s impact on human lives. This track prepares students for careers in fields such as marketing, international business, advertising, information technology, new media, and translation.

Students who complete 21 or more of their elective credits in information sciences will have their Global Studies degree jointly awarded by the College of Letters & Science and the College of Community Engagement & Professions.

If you are interested in this track and are an enrolled 51ÁÔÆæ student, use the button to start the declaration of major process. Students are strongly encouraged to declare before earning 75 credits.

Major Requirements

To earn the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies, students in all tracks must complete 120 credits, including a minimum of 36 credits in upper-division courses (numbered 300 or above), while fulfilling the requirements below. GPAs of at least 2.000 overall and 2.500 in the selected track are required for graduation. Students also are responsible for completing the University-wide .

Beyond the University-wide General Education requirements, students must also complete an additional 6 credits of Humanities GER courses and an additional 6 credits of Social Science GER courses, some of which are required or elective courses in the major.

Global Studies Core
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý101Introduction to Global Studies I: People and Politics (SS)3
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý201Introduction to Global Studies II: Economics and the Environment (SS)3
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý202Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology (SS)3
Global Studies Capstone 1
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý550Advanced Seminar in Global Studies:3
World Regions
Select one of the following:3
³Ò·¡°¿³ÒÌý110The World: Peoples and Regions (SS)
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý132World History Since 1500 (HU)
±Ê°¿³¢Ìý³§°ä±õÌý106Politics of the World's Nations (SS)
Foreign Language
Six semesters (or equivalent) of a single foreign language with passing grades
International Experience
Students will be required to complete 2 of the options below:
Option 1: 3-9 credits of study abroad
Option 2: 1-6 credits of an international internship
Option 3: 1-6 credits of a domestic internship with a global organization or clear international focus
Total International Experience Credits12
Tracks
Select one of the following tracks:
Global Communications
Global Health
Global Management
Global Security
Global Sustainability
Total Credits27
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³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý550 is required for all tracks except Global Management, which has a separate capstone experience.

Global Communications Track

To earn the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies through the Global Communications track, students must complete the following requirements.

Global Communications Track Core
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý103Principles of Microeconomics3
·¡°ä°¿±·Ìý104Principles of Macroeconomics3
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý351Language, Media, and Social Practice in Global Communications3
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý451Access, Security, and Intercultural Contexts in Global Communications3
Select two of the following:6
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý230Introduction to Information Technology Management
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý103Public Speaking
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý105Business and Professional Communication
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý205Business Writing 1
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý206Technical Writing 1
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý214Writing in the Professions: (with appropriate subtitle) 1
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý431Topics in Advanced Communications: (with appropriate subtitle) 1
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý435Rhetoric and Professional Writing 1
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý436Technical Documentation 1
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý449Internship in the Humanities 1
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý201Media Writing 1
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý110Introduction to Information Science and Technology
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý250Introduction to Network and Systems Administration
Global Communications Track Electives
Select 27 credits (see below)27
Total Credits45
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At least one writing course must be selected.

Global Communications Electives

Students must complete 27 credits from the following lists of courses, with a minimum of 15 credits taken from List A. There is no minimum number of credits that must be selected from Lists B-E. Electives from Lists C-E should be courses about the country or region in which the student will pursue language study and/or study abroad. Any individual course may count only once toward degree requirements. Students in this track who are awarded their degree by L&S only must complete at least 36 credits in L&S upper-division (numbered 300 or above) courses.

List A

(A minimum of 15 credits must be completed from the following):

´¡²Ñ³¢³¢°äÌý216Survey of Civilization: (with appropriate subtitle)3
´¡±·°Õ±á¸é°¿Ìý349Seminar in Ethnography and Cultural Processes3
ANTHRO/LINGUIS 570Issues in Bilingualism3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý227Design Workshop: (with appropriate subtitle)3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý327Digital Media Workshop: (with appropriate subtitle)3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý309Issues in Contemporary Art:3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý230Introduction to Information Technology Management (if not selected above)4
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý335Introduction to Business Application Development3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý360Principles of Marketing3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý465International Marketing3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý467Marketing Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý495Special Topics in Business: (with appropriate subtitle)1-3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý496International Business3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý530Privacy and Information Security for Business3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý532Web Development for Open Business Systems3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý533Introduction to Connected Systems for Business3
°ä±á±õ±··¡³§·¡Ìý441Business Chinese3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý192First-Year Seminar: ("The Digital Mirror" subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý313Human Communication and Technology3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý350Intercultural Communication3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý370Quantitative Research in Communication3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý402Gender and Communication3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý410Organizational Communication Technology3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý413Rhetoric and the Internet3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý450Cross-Cultural Communication3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý550International and Global Communication3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý655Cultural Training and Adjustment3
°ä°¿²Ñ²Ñ±«±·Ìý665Introduction to Mediation3
¶Ù´¡±·°ä·¡Ìý122African Dance & Diaspora Technique I2-3
¶Ù´¡±·°ä·¡Ìý370World Movement Traditions:2-3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý214Writing in the Professions: (with appropriate subtitle) (if not selected above)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý431Topics in Advanced Communications: (with appropriate subtitle) (if not selected above)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý435Rhetoric and Professional Writing (if not selected above)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý436Technical Documentation (if not selected above)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý437Project Management for Professional Writers3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý439Information Design3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý449Internship in the Humanities (if not selected above)1-4
¹ó±õ³¢²ÑÌý203Media Workshop: (with appropriate subtitle)3
¹ó±õ³¢²ÑÌý222Digital Filmmaking3
¹ó±õ³¢²ÑÌý255Introduction to Digital Arts3
³Ò·¡°¿³ÒÌý215Introduction to Geographic Information Science3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý425Introduction to German Translation3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý474German for Professional Purposes3
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý311Contexts for Global Management3
³Ò³¢°¿µþ´¡³¢Ìý541Cross-Cultural Management3
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý313Translation: Italian-English, English-Italian3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý101Introduction to Mass Media3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý201Media Writing (if not selected above)3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý204News Writing3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý207Introduction to Advertising and Public Relations3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý231Publication Design3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý232Photojournalism3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý262Principles of Media Studies3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý307Persuasive Media Writing and Production:3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý320News Reporting3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý336Media Graphics3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý524Advertising and Public Relations Campaigns3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý562Media Studies and Culture3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý110Introduction to Information Science and Technology (if not selected above)3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý120Information Technology Ethics3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý240Web Design I3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý310Human Factors in Information Seeking and Use3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý330Electronic Information Retrieval Systems3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý340Introduction to Systems Analysis3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý410Database Information Retrieval Systems3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý430Multimedia Application Development3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý440Web Application Development3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý420Introduction to Second Language Acquisition3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý430Language and Society3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý441Introduction to TESOL Methods3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý510Methodologies in English Language Teaching3
±Ê·¡´¡°ä·¡³§°ÕÌý203Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies3
¸é±«³§³§±õ´¡±·Ìý419Introduction to Translation: Russian to English3
³§°¿°ä±õ°¿³¢Ìý327Data, Technology, and Society3
³§±Ê´¡±·±õ³§±áÌý348Introduction to Translation: English to Spanish3
°Õ¸é±·³§³¢°Õ±·Ìý201Introduction to Translation and Interpreting Studies3
°Õ¸é±·³§³¢°Õ±·Ìý400Introduction to Interpreting3
°Õ¸é±·³§³¢°Õ±·Ìý411Ethics in Translation and Interpreting3
°Õ¸é±·³§³¢°Õ±·Ìý422Advanced Interpreting3
°Õ¸é±·³§³¢°Õ±·Ìý450Community Interpreting and Translation3
List B

Topical Electives:

´¡±·°Õ±á¸é°¿Ìý441Nature, Knowledge, and Technoscience in Anthropological Perspective3
´¡±·°Õ±á¸é°¿Ìý543Cross-Cultural Study of Religion3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý118Digital Arts: Culture, Theory, Practice3
´¡¸é°ÕÌý3173D Environments and XR3
ARTHIST/ENGLISH/FILMSTD 111Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý330Organizations3
µþ±«³§Ìý´¡¶Ù²ÑÌý436Systems Analysis and Design3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý350Topics in Comparative Literature: (with appropriate subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý365Literatures and Cultures of the Americas: (with appropriate subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý461Film-Fiction Interaction: (with appropriate subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³§°ä±õÌý112Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³§°ä±õÌý113Introduction to Web Document Production3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³§°ä±õÌý251Intermediate Computer Programming4
ENGLISH/ARTHIST/FILMSTD 111Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý192First-Year Seminar: (with appropriate subtitle)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý210Global Englishes3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý253Science Fiction: (with appropriate subtitle)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý290Introduction to Film Studies3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý291Introduction to Television Studies3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý316World Cinema: (with appropriate subtitle)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý320Studies in Film and Television Authorship: (with appropriate subtitle)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý394Theories of Digital Culture: (with appropriate subtitle)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý404Language, Power, and Identity3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý434Editing and Publishing3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý465Women Writers: (with appropriate subtitle)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý627Seminar in Literature and Culture: (with appropriate subtitle)3
·¡±·³Ò³¢±õ³§±áÌý630Seminar in Literature and the Other Arts: (with appropriate subtitle)3
¹ó±õ³¢²ÑÌý116Listening and Recording3
FILMSTD/ARTHIST/ENGLISH 111Entertainment Arts: Film, Television, and the Internet3
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý372Topics in Global History: (with appropriate subtitle)3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý150Introduction to Information Resources on the Internet3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý210Information Resources for Research3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý250Introduction to Network and Systems Administration3
±õ±·¹ó°¿³§°ÕÌý691Special Topics in Information Science: (with appropriate subtitle)3
±õ±·°Õ³¢³§°ÕÌý550Senior Seminar in International Studies: (with appropriate subtitle)3
´³´¡±Ê´¡±·Ìý331Reading Japanese Short Stories3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý111Gender and the Media3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý113Internet Culture3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý116Journalism, Documentary, and Democracy3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý280Selected Topics in Mass Communication: (with appropriate subtitle)3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý450Race and Ethnicity in the Media3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý460History of Mass Media3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý559Freedom of Expression in the Digital Age3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý614Seminar in Media and Public Opinion3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý615Seminar in Media and Politics3
´³´¡²Ñ³§Ìý620Seminar in Global Media3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý100The Diversity of Human Language3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý210Power of Words3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý350Introduction to Linguistics3
³¢±õ±·³Ò±«±õ³§Ìý468Language in its Various Forms: (with appropriate subtitle )3
²Ñ±«³§±õ°äÌý327Studio Techniques3
²Ñ±«³§±õ°äÌý328Interactive Electronic Music3
³§±Ê´¡±·±õ³§±áÌý341Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics3
List C

Area Studies Electives:

´¡¹ó¸é±õ°äÌý232Survey of African Societies and Cultures3
´¡¹ó¸é±õ°äÌý311African Religious Thought and Social Organizations3
´¡¹ó¸é±õ°äÌý320Black Cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean3
´¡¹ó¸é±õ°äÌý450Cultural Transmissions: Black Africa and Black America3
´¡±·°Õ±á¸é°¿Ìý320Peoples and Cultures of Africa3
´¡±·°Õ±á¸é°¿Ìý322Europe in Anthropological Perspective3
´¡±·°Õ±á¸é°¿Ìý325Japanese Culture and Society3
´¡±·°Õ±á¸é°¿Ìý326Peoples and Cultures of South Asia3
´¡¸é´¡µþ±õ°äÌý390Islam: Religion and Culture3
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý282The Modern Middle East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries3
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý378Revolution in China3
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý392The History of Southern Africa3
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý393History of Mexico3
±á±õ³§°ÕÌý395History of Japan Since 16003
´³·¡°Â±õ³§±áÌý328The Arab-Israeli Conflict3
´³·¡°Â±õ³§±áÌý358The Jews of Modern Europe: History and Culture3
´³·¡°Â±õ³§±áÌý379Introduction to Jewish History3
List D

Foreign Language Electives - Up to 6 credits beyond those taken to meet the foreign language requirement of upper-division courses (300 level or fifth semester and above) on contemporary culture or literature in a foreign language may count as electives for this track, provided that the language of instruction is not English. The following are recommended; however, see language program listings in this catalog for a complete list:

°ä±á±õ±··¡³§·¡Ìý320Contemporary Chinese Societies through Film3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý324Contemporary French Language and Culture3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý426Growing Up French3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý427Advanced Written Expression3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý431Seminar in Literature of the Francophone World: (with appropriate subtitle)3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý432Seminar in French and Francophone Cultures: (with appropriate subtitle)1-3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý450Institutions and Culture of Contemporary France3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý592Seminar in French Language: (with appropriate subtitle)3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý145Views of Germany:3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý331German Grammar in Practice3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý332Presentation and Composition3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý333Texts and Contexts3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý334Introduction to German Studies3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý360German for the Global World3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý415Topics in German Studies: (with appropriate subtitle)3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý474German for Professional Purposes3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý489Internship in German, Upper Division1-6
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý312Contemporary Italian Language and Culture3
±Ê°¿¸é°Õ±«³Ò³§Ìý360Luso-Brazilian Culture: (with appropriate subtitle)3
³§±Ê´¡±·±õ³§±áÌý470From the Middle Ages to Modernity: The Rise of the Hispanic World3
³§±Ê´¡±·±õ³§±áÌý472Contemporary Literature and Culture of Latin America3
³§±Ê´¡±·±õ³§±áÌý474Contemporary Literature and Culture of Spain3
³§±Ê´¡±·±õ³§±áÌý491Topics in Hispanic Culture:3
List E

Literature-in-Translation – Credits in 100-level courses may be elected only prior to the student's study abroad:

°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý208Global Literature from the 17th Century to the Present: (subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý230Literature and Society: (with appropriate subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý233Literature and Film: (with appropriate subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý360Seminar in Literature and Cultural Experience: (with appropriate subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý365Literatures and Cultures of the Americas: (subtitle)3
°ä°¿²Ñ±Ê³¢±õ°ÕÌý457Topics in French and Francophone Studies in Translation: (subtitle)3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý145Views of France: (subtitle)3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý357Literature of the French-Speaking World in Translation: (subtitle)3
¹ó¸é·¡±·°ä±áÌý451Cinema of the French-Speaking World: (with appropriate subtitle)3
³Ò·¡¸é²Ñ´¡±·Ìý112German Life and Civilization: Part II:3
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý145Views of Italy: (with appropriate subtitle)3
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý245Italy and Its Global Fictions: (with appropriate subtitle)3
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý258Contemporary Italian Society and Culture3
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý329Italian Cinema3
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý357Topics in Italian Culture in Translation: (with appropriate subtitle)3
±õ°Õ´¡³¢±õ´¡±·Ìý457Topics in Italian Literature and Culture in Translation: (with appropriate subtitle)3
´³´¡±Ê´¡±·Ìý200Japanese Culture and Its Effect on Language3
±Ê°¿³¢±õ³§±áÌý236Polish Culture in its Historical Setting3
±Ê°¿¸é°Õ±«³Ò³§Ìý225Understanding Brazil: (with appropriate subtitle)3
¸é±«³§³§±õ´¡±·Ìý245Russian Life and Culture3
¸é±«³§³§±õ´¡±·Ìý350Dostoyevsky and Tolstoy in Translation: Major Works3
¸é±«³§³§±õ´¡±·Ìý391Russian Literature and Culture in Translation:3
³§±Ê´¡±·±õ³§±áÌý225Understanding the Hispanic World:3
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Prospective Undergraduate Students (not yet enrolled at 51ÁÔÆæ)

Prospective students, contact our admissions counselor at let-sci@uwm.eduÌý´Ç°ùÌý414-229-7711.

Current Undergraduate Students

General questions such as how to declare, how to change a major, general education requirements, etc. should be directed to the college advising office at ls-advising@uwm.eduÌý´Ç°ùÌý414-229-4654.

Specific questions about Global Studies, such as research opportunities, internship opportunities, major requirements, etc., should be directed to Christine Wolf.