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Minor inGlobal Studies
WHY PURSUE A MINOR IN GLOBAL STUDIES?
• Gainadeeperunderstandingaboutaworld-areathroughthestudyofitshistory,culture,language,politics,environment,ecology,andsociety.
• Engagewithstudentsacrosstheglobalstudiescommunitythrougheventsandseminars.
• MaximizeyourBingOverseasProgramstudyabroadbyusingcreditstowardsaminor.
• ReceivepreferencefortheStanfordGlobalStudiesInternshipProgram.
• Becomeaninformedglobalcitizen.
Visit sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
Stanford Global Studies Division Stanford University
Encina Hall West, Room 216Stanford, CA 94305-6045
sgs.stanford.edu
http://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
Stanford Global Studies (SGS) is a division of Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences that provides students and scholars with unique opportunities to explore the complexities of our globalized world from multiple economic, politi-cal, social, technological, and cultural perspectives.
GLOBAL STUDIES MINORThe minor in global studies is available to all Stanford undergraduates from any major, and is designed to give students in-depth interdisciplinary study in one of six special-izations within a larger global context:• AfricanStudies• EuropeanStudies• IranianStudies• IslamicStudies• LatinAmericanStudies• SouthAsianStudies
All students will be required to complete 28 units, including a three-unit global studies gateway course, Global 101. The remaining 25 credits are unique to each specialization. Upon completion of the minor, students will present their capstone projects or overseas experience at a capstone seminar with other SGS minor participants. Students participating in the Bing Overseas Studies Program are encouraged to enroll.
LEARN MOREContact SGS Executive Director Katherine Kuhns, kkuhns@stanford.eduEncina Hall West, Room 212sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
South Asian Studies • AnintroductorycoursesuchasSouth Asia:
History,People,Politics.StudentscanalsotakeHistory 106A oranapprovedsubstitute.
• Twentyadditionalunitswithafocusonatheoreticalproblemorissueoftheregion.Allcourses,withtheexceptionofoverseascourses,mustbeatthe100-levelorhigher.
• Atleast10unitsmustbecompletedatStanford.
• IntermediateproficiencyinaSouthAsianlanguage.
• AcapstoneexperienceinSouthAsiasuchasstudyabroad,fieldresearch,aninternship,ora25-pageresearchpaper.
Contact Associate Director Sangeeta Mediratta at smedirat@stanford.edu.
Latin American Studies• AnintroductorycoursethatsurveysLatin
America,suchasIntroduction to Latin America: Cultural Perspectives,oranapprovedsubstitute.
• Twentyadditionalunitswithafocusonatheoreticalproblemorissueoftheregion.Allcourses,withtheexceptionofoverseascourses,mustbeatthe100-levelorhigher.Forapprovedcourses,seetheLatinAmericanStudiesRelatedCoursessectionoftheStanfordBulletin.
• Atleast10unitsmustbecompletedatStanford.
• AdvancedproficiencyinSpanishorPortuguese.
• ExperienceinLatinAmericasuchasstudyabroad,fieldresearch,oraninternshipisrecommended.
Contact Associate Director Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackermann at esaenz@stanford.edu.
Islamic Studies • AnintroductorycoursefocusingontheIslamic
world,suchasEthics of Jihad,Exploring Islam,orThe Islamic Republics.
• Twenty-fiveunitsfromtheannuallistofcourses,oranapprovedalternative.
• Atleastonecoursemustbefromeachofthefollowingareas:–IslamicArts,Literatures,andCultures–Islam,History,andPolitics–ReligionofIslam
• ThreecoursesinarelevantlanguagesuchasArabic,Persian,Turkish,OttomanTurkish,Urdu,Pashto,Kazakh,orSwahili.
• Acapstoneproject,suchasa25-pageresearchpaper,directedreadingandresearchwithafacultymember,oranapprovedoverseasstudy,internship,orlanguage-trainingprogram.
Contact Associate Director Burçak Keskin-Kozat at burcak@stanford.edu.
Iranian Studies• AnintroductorycoursethatdealswithIran
andtheMiddleEast,orHistory 106Bwiththefacultydirector’spermission.
• Fifteenunitsfromthelistofcorecourses,and10unitsfromthelistofapprovedelectives.
• Atleast10unitsneedtobecompletedatStanford;theremaining15unitscanbecom-pletedinanapprovedstudyabroadprogram.
• SuccessfulcompletionoftwoquartersofPersianlanguage,orprovenproficiencyinthelanguage.
• AcapstoneresearchprojectorpaperrelatedtoIran.
Contact Iranianstudies@stanford.edu.
European Studies • Afive-unitcorecourse,Introduction to
European Studies.
• Afive-unitsurveycourseonEuropeanhistoryorculture.
• FifteenunitsonvirtuallyanysubjectwithaninterdisciplinaryandcomparativefocusonEuropedevelopedwithanadvisor.
• Atleast13unitsneedtobecompletedatStanford.
• AdvancedproficiencyinamodernEuropeanlanguage.
• AcapstoneexperienceinEuropeanstudies,suchasanoverseasstudyprogramorinternshipinEurope,ora25-pageresearchpaper.
Contact Professor Kenneth Scheve at scheve@stanford.edu.
African Studies • Anintroductorycoursethatdealswithmore
thanoneregionofAfrica.
• Twenty-fiveunitsofAfrica-relatedcourses.
• Onequarterofasub-SaharanAfricanlanguage.
• A25-pageresearchpaper,withafocusonAfrica.
• Adesignatedfocusofstudy,eitherdisciplin-aryorregional,throughathree-courseconcentration.
Contact Associate Director Laura Hubbard at lhubbard@stanford.edu.
SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Visit sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
https://sgs.stanford.eduhttp://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minorhttp://africanstudies.stanford.edu/academics/minor_in_african_studies%3F1640212487%3D1http://tec.fsi.stanford.edu/node/219264/http://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/for_students/minor_programhttps://islamicstudies.stanford.edu/study/undergraduate-minorhttps://las.stanford.edu/programs/undergraduate-minor/requirementshttp://southasia.stanford.edu/content/stanford_global_studies_minor_with_specialization_in_south_asian_studies%3F501498412%3D1https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/bosphttps://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/bosphttp://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minorhttps://islamicstudies.stanford.edu/courseshttps://islamicstudies.stanford.edu/courseshttp://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/for_students/minor_programhttp://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/for_students/minor_programhttp://tec.fsi.stanford.edu/content/survey-courses-european-history-or-culturehttp://africanstudies.stanford.edu/content/african-studies-courses-2015-2016http://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
Stanford Global Studies (SGS) is a division of Stanford’s School of Humanities and Sciences that provides students and scholars with unique opportunities to explore the complexities of our globalized world from multiple economic, politi-cal, social, technological, and cultural perspectives.
GLOBAL STUDIES MINORThe minor in global studies is available to all Stanford undergraduates from any major, and is designed to give students in-depth interdisciplinary study in one of six special-izations within a larger global context:• AfricanStudies• EuropeanStudies• IranianStudies• IslamicStudies• LatinAmericanStudies• SouthAsianStudies
All students will be required to complete 28 units, including a three-unit global studies gateway course, Global 101. The remaining 25 credits are unique to each specialization. Upon completion of the minor, students will present their capstone projects or overseas experience at a capstone seminar with other SGS minor participants. Students participating in the Bing Overseas Studies Program are encouraged to enroll.
LEARN MOREContact SGS Executive Director Katherine Kuhns, kkuhns@stanford.eduEncina Hall West, Room 212sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
South Asian Studies • AnintroductorycoursesuchasSouth Asia:
History,People,Politics.StudentscanalsotakeHistory 106A oranapprovedsubstitute.
• Twentyadditionalunitswithafocusonatheoreticalproblemorissueoftheregion.Allcourses,withtheexceptionofoverseascourses,mustbeatthe100-levelorhigher.
• Atleast10unitsmustbecompletedatStanford.
• IntermediateproficiencyinaSouthAsianlanguage.
• AcapstoneexperienceinSouthAsiasuchasstudyabroad,fieldresearch,aninternship,ora25-pageresearchpaper.
Contact Associate Director Sangeeta Mediratta at smedirat@stanford.edu.
Latin American Studies• AnintroductorycoursethatsurveysLatin
America,suchasIntroduction to Latin America: Cultural Perspectives,oranapprovedsubstitute.
• Twentyadditionalunitswithafocusonatheoreticalproblemorissueoftheregion.Allcourses,withtheexceptionofoverseascourses,mustbeatthe100-levelorhigher.Forapprovedcourses,seetheLatinAmericanStudiesRelatedCoursessectionoftheStanfordBulletin.
• Atleast10unitsmustbecompletedatStanford.
• AdvancedproficiencyinSpanishorPortuguese.
• ExperienceinLatinAmericasuchasstudyabroad,fieldresearch,oraninternshipisrecommended.
Contact Associate Director Elizabeth Sáenz-Ackermann at esaenz@stanford.edu.
Islamic Studies • AnintroductorycoursefocusingontheIslamic
world,suchasEthics of Jihad,Exploring Islam,orThe Islamic Republics.
• Twenty-fiveunitsfromtheannuallistofcourses,oranapprovedalternative.
• Atleastonecoursemustbefromeachofthefollowingareas:–IslamicArts,Literatures,andCultures–Islam,History,andPolitics–ReligionofIslam
• ThreecoursesinarelevantlanguagesuchasArabic,Persian,Turkish,OttomanTurkish,Urdu,Pashto,Kazakh,orSwahili.
• Acapstoneproject,suchasa25-pageresearchpaper,directedreadingandresearchwithafacultymember,oranapprovedoverseasstudy,internship,orlanguage-trainingprogram.
Contact Associate Director Burçak Keskin-Kozat at burcak@stanford.edu.
Iranian Studies• AnintroductorycoursethatdealswithIran
andtheMiddleEast,orHistory 106Bwiththefacultydirector’spermission.
• Fifteenunitsfromthelistofcorecourses,and10unitsfromthelistofapprovedelectives.
• Atleast10unitsneedtobecompletedatStanford;theremaining15unitscanbecom-pletedinanapprovedstudyabroadprogram.
• SuccessfulcompletionoftwoquartersofPersianlanguage,orprovenproficiencyinthelanguage.
• AcapstoneresearchprojectorpaperrelatedtoIran.
Contact Iranianstudies@stanford.edu.
European Studies • Afive-unitcorecourse,Introduction to
European Studies.
• Afive-unitsurveycourseonEuropeanhistoryorculture.
• FifteenunitsonvirtuallyanysubjectwithaninterdisciplinaryandcomparativefocusonEuropedevelopedwithanadvisor.
• Atleast13unitsneedtobecompletedatStanford.
• AdvancedproficiencyinamodernEuropeanlanguage.
• AcapstoneexperienceinEuropeanstudies,suchasanoverseasstudyprogramorinternshipinEurope,ora25-pageresearchpaper.
Contact Professor Kenneth Scheve at scheve@stanford.edu.
African Studies • Anintroductorycoursethatdealswithmore
thanoneregionofAfrica.
• Twenty-fiveunitsofAfrica-relatedcourses.
• Onequarterofasub-SaharanAfricanlanguage.
• A25-pageresearchpaper,withafocusonAfrica.
• Adesignatedfocusofstudy,eitherdisciplin-aryorregional,throughathree-courseconcentration.
Contact Associate Director Laura Hubbard at lhubbard@stanford.edu.
SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS
Visit sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
https://sgs.stanford.eduhttp://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minorhttp://africanstudies.stanford.edu/academics/minor_in_african_studies%3F1640212487%3D1http://tec.fsi.stanford.edu/node/219264/http://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/for_students/minor_programhttps://islamicstudies.stanford.edu/study/undergraduate-minorhttps://las.stanford.edu/programs/undergraduate-minor/requirementshttp://southasia.stanford.edu/content/stanford_global_studies_minor_with_specialization_in_south_asian_studies%3F501498412%3D1https://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/bosphttps://undergrad.stanford.edu/programs/bosphttp://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minorhttps://islamicstudies.stanford.edu/courseshttps://islamicstudies.stanford.edu/courseshttp://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/for_students/minor_programhttp://iranian-studies.stanford.edu/for_students/minor_programhttp://tec.fsi.stanford.edu/content/survey-courses-european-history-or-culturehttp://africanstudies.stanford.edu/content/african-studies-courses-2015-2016http://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
Minor inGlobal Studies
WHY PURSUE A MINOR IN GLOBAL STUDIES?
• Gainadeeperunderstandingaboutaworld-areathroughthestudyofitshistory,culture,language,politics,environment,ecology,andsociety.
• Engagewithstudentsacrosstheglobalstudiescommunitythrougheventsandseminars.
• MaximizeyourBingOverseasProgramstudyabroadbyusingcreditstowardsaminor.
• ReceivepreferencefortheStanfordGlobalStudiesInternshipProgram.
• Becomeaninformedglobalcitizen.
Visit sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor
Stanford Global Studies Division Stanford University
Encina Hall West, Room 216Stanford, CA 94305-6045
sgs.stanford.edu
http://sgs.stanford.edu/gs_minor