GEP Global Knowledge
Requirement (1 course designated as a GEP GK course or an academic course taken via study abroad, 0 additional credit hours)
- Choose one course from the university approved GEP Global Knowledge course list.
- Courses on additional GEP course lists that satisfy the Global Knowledge co-requisite will have a “GK” co-requisite indicator next to the course.
- Any academic course taken in a study abroad context may satisfy the GEP global knowledge requirement.
- Special Note: If a student changes a General Education course except for HES courses from a letter grade to credit-only (S/U), then the course will not satisfy the GEP requirements. Consult your academic advisor if you have questions.
Double-counting
- A course taken to satisfy another GEP category may also be used to satisfy the Global Knowledge co-requisite if the course also exists on the university approved GEP co-requisite course list.
Rationale
Global knowledge is necessary for students to understand the world and their place in it. The global knowledge requirement provides students the opportunity to explore the complex interrelationships among nations, to gain a deeper appreciation of other cultures and peoples, and to evaluate the impact of U.S. culture and policy on the rest of the world.
Category Objectives
Each course in Global Knowledge will provide instruction and guidance that help students to achieve goal #1 plus at least one of #2, #3, or #4.
- Identify and examine distinguishing characteristics, including ideas, values, images, cultural artifacts, economic structures, technological or scientific developments, and/or attitudes of people in a society or culture outside the United States. And at least one of the following:
- Compare these distinguishing characteristics between the non-U.S. society and at least one other society.
- Explain how these distinguishing characteristics relate to their cultural and/or historical contexts in the non-U.S. society.
- Explain how these distinguishing characteristics change in response to internal and external pressures on the non-U.S. society.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADN 275 | Survey of Fibers in Art and Design | 3 | VPA |
| AEC 245 | Global Conservation Ecology | 3 | IP |
| AEC 380 | Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy | 3 | IP |
| AFS 240 | African Civilization | 3 | HUM |
| AFS 275 | Introduction to History of South and East Africa | 3 | HUM |
| AFS 276 | Introduction to History of West Africa | 3 | HUM |
| AFS 342 | Introduction to the African Diaspora | 3 | HUM |
| AFS 475 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 | |
| AFS 476 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 | |
| AFS 479 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| AFS 575 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 | |
| AFS 576 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 | |
| AFS 579 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| ALS 494 | International Learning Experience in Agriculture and Life Sciences | 1-6 | |
| ANS 395 | Animal Science Study Abroad | 1-6 | |
| ANT 252 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 | SS |
| ANT 253 | Unearthing the Past: Introduction to World Archaeology | 3 | SS |
| ANT 261 | Technology in Society and Culture | 3 | IP, SS |
| ANT 315 | The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica | 3 | SS |
| ANT 325 | Andean South America | 3 | SS |
| ANT 330 | People and Cultures of Africa | 3 | SS |
| ANT 345 | Anthropology of the Middle East | 3 | SS |
| ANT 371 | Human Variation | 3 | |
| ANT 461 | Wealth, Poverty and International Aid | 3 | SS |
| ANT 471 | Understanding Latino Migration | 3 | IP, SS |
| ANT 561 | Wealth, Poverty and International Aid | 3 | SS |
| ANT 571 | Understanding Latino Migration | 3 | IP, SS |
| ARC 141 | Introduction to Architectural History | 3 | VPA |
| ARE 345 | Global Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE 494 | Agribusiness Study Abroad | 1-6 | |
| ARS 251 | The Arts of a World Capital: London | 3 | HUM, VPA |
| ARS 252 | The Arts of Vienna 1900 | 3 | VPA |
| ARS 353 | Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts | 3 | VPA |
| ARS 354 | The Arts and the Sacred | 3 | VPA |
| ARS 410 | Art and History of World Puppetry | 3 | VPA |
| COM 364 | History of Film to 1940 | 3 | VPA |
| COM 374 | History of Film From 1940 | 3 | VPA |
| COM 392 | International and Crosscultural Communication | 3 | USD, SS |
| COM 447 | Communication and Globalization | 3 | |
| CS 224 | Seeds, Biotechnology and Societies | 3 | IP |
| CS 230 | Introduction to Agroecology | 3 | IP |
| DAN 227 | African Dance I | 1 | HES |
| DAN 228 | African Dance II | 1 | HES |
| DAN 322 | Dance and Society | 3 | VPA |
| E 480 | Namibia Wildlife Aerial Observatory | 6 | IP |
| EC 449 | International Finance | 3 | |
| ECD 225 | Foundations of Cultural Competence | 3 | HUM, USD, , I, USD |
| ENG 219 | Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 220 | Studies in Great Works of Western Literature | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 221 | Literature of the Western World I | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 222 | Literature of the Western World II | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 223 | Contemporary World Literature I | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 224 | Contemporary World Literature II | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 246 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 255 | Beyond Britain: Literature from Colonies of the British Empire | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 275 | Literature and War | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 282 | Introduction to Film | 3 | VPA |
| ENG 326 | History of the English Language | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 329 | Language and Globalization | 3 | HUM, IP |
| ENG 364 | History of Film to 1940 | 3 | VPA |
| ENG 374 | History of Film From 1940 | 3 | VPA |
| ENG 378 | Women & Film | 3 | VPA |
| ENG 380 | Modern Drama | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 382 | Film and Literature | 3 | VPA |
| ENG 385 | Biblical Backgrounds of English Literature | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 390 | Classical Backgrounds of English Literature | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 392 | Major World Author | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 393 | Studies in Literary Genre | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 394 | Studies in World Literature | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 399 | Contemporary Literature | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 406 | Modernism | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 407 | Postmodernism | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 439 | Studies in English Renaissance Literature | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 451 | Chaucer | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 464 | British Literature and the Founding of Empire | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 465 | British Literature and the Dissolution of Empire | 3 | HUM |
| ENG 551 | Chaucer | 3 | HUM |
| ENT 207 | Insects and Human Disease | 3 | IP, NS |
| ES 100 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences | 3 | IP |
| ES 113 | Earth from Space | 3 | NS |
| ES 150 | Water and the Environment | 3 | IP |
| ES 200 | Climate Change and Sustainability | 3 | IP |
| ES 300 | Energy and Environment | 3 | IP |
| ES 449 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resources in Australia/New Zealand | 3 | IP |
| ES 450 | Sustaining Natural Resources in Australia/New Zealand | 3 | IP |
| FOR 414 | World Forestry | 3 | IP |
| FW 221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | IP, NS |
| GEO 220 | Cultural Geography | 3 | SS |
| HA 240 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 | HUM, IP |
| HI 207 | Ancient Mediterranean World | 3 | HUM |
| HI 208 | The Middle Ages | 3 | HUM |
| HI 209 | From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe | 3 | HUM |
| HI 210 | Modern Europe 1815-Present | 3 | HUM |
| HI 214 | History and Archaeology of Ancient Latin America | 3 | HUM |
| HI 215 | Colonial Latin America | 3 | HUM |
| HI 216 | Modern Latin America | 3 | HUM |
| HI 217 | Caribbean History | 3 | HUM |
| HI 221 | British History to 1688 | 3 | HUM |
| HI 222 | History of British Cultures and Societies From 1688 | 3 | HUM |
| HI 232 | The World from 1200 to 1750 | 3 | HUM |
| HI 233 | The World Since 1750 | 3 | HUM |
| HI 240 | Introduction to Visual Culture | 3 | HUM, IP |
| HI 263 | Asian Civilizations to 1800 | 3 | HUM |
| HI 264 | Modern Asia: 1800 to Present | 3 | HUM |
| HI 270 | Modern Middle East | 3 | HUM |
| HI 275 | Introduction to History of South and East Africa | 3 | HUM |
| HI 276 | Introduction to History of West Africa | 3 | HUM |
| HI 307 | Jewish History | 3 | HUM |
| HI 317 | Cuba Today: Historical and Sociopolitical Perspectives | 3 | HUM |
| HI 321 | Scientific Revolution and European Society, 1500-1800 | 3 | HUM, IP |
| HI 324 | History of Common Law and Constitution | 3 | HUM |
| HI 332 | Germany and the World Wars | 3 | HUM |
| HI 335 | The World at War | 3 | HUM |
| HI 338 | Empire, War, and Revolution in Russia | 3 | HUM |
| HI 340 | History of Agriculture | 3 | HUM |
| HI 342 | Global Environmental History | 3 | HUM, IP |
| HI 361 | Global History of American Food and Drink | 3 | HUM, IP |
| HI 370 | Modern Egypt | 3 | HUM |
| HI 371 | Modern Japan, 1850 to Present | 3 | HUM |
| HI 374 | Visual Culture of Modern South Asia | 3 | HUM |
| HI 375 | Global History of Travel and Tourism | 3 | HUM |
| HI 376 | Global Migrations | 3 | HUM |
| HI 377 | The Silk Road in the Medieval World | 3 | HUM |
| HI 381 | Changemakers: The Global Context of Activism | 3 | HUM |
| HI 402 | Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius | 3 | HUM |
| HI 407 | Islamic History to 1798 | 3 | HUM |
| HI 408 | Islam in the Modern World | 3 | HUM |
| HI 410 | Italian Renaissance | 3 | HUM |
| HI 411 | Trials of Faith: Religious Reformation in Early-Modern Europe | 3 | |
| HI 412 | The Sexes and Society in Early-Modern Europe | 3 | |
| HI 414 | From Kings to Revolution: The History of Early-Modern France | 3 | |
| HI 415 | The French Revolution | 3 | |
| HI 418 | Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany | 3 | |
| HI 419 | Modern European Imperialism | 3 | |
| HI 421 | European Intellectual History: The Eighteenth Century | 3 | |
| HI 422 | European Intellectual History: The 19th Century | 3 | |
| HI 423 | Women in European Enlightenment | 3 | |
| HI 425 | Tudor and Stuart England | 3 | |
| HI 429 | 20th Century Britain | 3 | HUM |
| HI 430 | Modern France | 3 | |
| HI 465 | Oil and Crisis in the Gulf | 3 | |
| HI 466 | History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict | 3 | |
| HI 467 | Modern Mexico | 3 | |
| HI 468 | Slavery in the Americas | 3 | |
| HI 469 | Latin American Revolutions | 3 | |
| HI 470 | Exploring World History | 3 | |
| HI 471 | Revolutionary China | 3 | |
| HI 472 | Fashion, Food, and Fun: Material Culture in Chinese History | 3 | |
| HI 473 | Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-1945 | 3 | |
| HI 474 | Modern India | 3 | |
| HI 475 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 | |
| HI 476 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 | |
| HI 477 | Women in the Middle East | 3 | |
| HI 478 | Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 | |
| HI 479 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| HI 483 | Science and Religion in European History | 3 | IP |
| HI 484 | Science in European Culture | 3 | IP |
| HI 486 | Science and Empire | 3 | HUM |
| HI 511 | Trials of Faith: Religious Reformation in Early-Modern Europe | 3 | |
| HI 512 | The Sexes and Society in Early-Modern Europe | 3 | |
| HI 514 | From Kings to Revolution: The History of Early-Modern France | 3 | |
| HI 515 | The French Revolution | 3 | |
| HI 518 | Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany | 3 | |
| HI 519 | Modern European Imperialism | 3 | |
| HI 521 | European Intellectual History: The Eighteenth Century | 3 | |
| HI 522 | European Intellectual History: The 19th Century | 3 | |
| HI 523 | Women in European Enlightenment | 3 | |
| HI 525 | Tudor and Stuart England | 3 | |
| HI 530 | Modern France | 3 | |
| HI 568 | Slavery in the Americas | 3 | |
| HI 569 | Latin American Revolutions | 3 | |
| HI 570 | Exploring World History | 3 | |
| HI 571 | Revolutionary China | 3 | |
| HI 573 | Japan's Empire in Asia, 1868-1945 | 3 | |
| HI 575 | History of the Republic of South Africa | 3 | |
| HI 576 | Leadership in Modern Africa | 3 | |
| HI 579 | Africa (sub-Saharan) in the Twentieth Century | 3 | |
| HI 583 | Science and Religion in European History | 3 | IP |
| HI 584 | Science in European Culture | 3 | IP |
| HI 586 | Science and Empire | 3 | HUM |
| HON 293 | Honors Special Topics - Interdisciplinary Perspectives/Global Knowledge | 3 | IP |
| HON 311 | Words through Space and Time | 3 | IP |
| HON 353 | Code Breakers: Unlocking the Mysteries of One Human Language | 3 | SS |
| HON 355 | Feelings of/from Technology: Analog Bodies in Digital Spaces | 3 | IP |
| HON 356 | Sweet: A Global History of Sugar | 3 | IP |
| HON 360 | Music and Resistance | 3 | IP |
| HON 390 | Music and the Celtic World | 3 | IP, VPA |
| HSS 392 | International and Crosscultural Communication | 3 | USD, SS |
| HUMG 295 | Humanities and Global Knowledge Special Topics | 3 | HUM |
| IDS 201 | Environmental Ethics | 3 | IP |
| IDS 220 | The Science and Art of Happiness | 3 | USD, IP |
| IDS 310 | Animals in the Global Community | 3 | IP |
| IPGK 295 | Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Global Knowledge Special Topics | 2-3 | IP |
| IS 200 | Introduction to International Studies | 3 | IP |
| IS 471 | Understanding Latino Migration | 3 | IP, SS |
| IS 571 | Understanding Latino Migration | 3 | IP, SS |
| MEA 100 | Earth System Science: Exploring the Connections | 4 | NS, IP |
| MUS 105 | Introduction to Music in Western Society | 3 | VPA |
| MUS 200 | Understanding Music: Global Perspectives | 3 | IP, VPA |
| MUS 201 | Introduction to Music Literature I | 3 | VPA |
| MUS 202 | Introduction to Music Literature II | 3 | VPA |
| MUS 215 | The Beatles and the British Invasion | 3 | HUM |
| MUS 310 | Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries | 3 | VPA |
| MUS 315 | Music of the 19th Century | 3 | VPA |
| MUS 320 | Music of the 20th Century | 3 | VPA |
| MUS 330 | Survey of Musical Theater | 3 | VPA |
| MUS 350 | Music of Asia | 3 | IP, VPA |
| NSGK 295 | Natural Sciences and Global Knowledge Special Topics | 3 | NS |
| NTR 220 | Food and Culture | 3 | |
| PRT 449 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resources in Australia/New Zealand | 3 | IP |
| PRT 450 | Sustaining Natural Resources in Australia/New Zealand | 3 | IP |
| PS 231 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 | SS |
| PS 236 | Issues in Global Politics | 3 | SS |
| PS 241 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 | SS |
| PS 335 | International Law | 3 | SS |
| PS 336 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 | SS |
| PS 339 | Politics of the World Economy | 3 | |
| PS 341 | European Politics | 3 | SS |
| PS 342 | Politics of China and Japan | 3 | SS |
| PS 345 | Governments and Politics in the Middle East | 3 | SS |
| PS 431 | The United Nations and Global Order | 3 | |
| PS 433 | Global Problems and Policies | 3 | |
| PS 441 | Politics and Policies of the European Union | 3 | |
| REL 200 | Introduction to the Study of Religion | 3 | HUM |
| REL 210 | Religious Traditions of the World | 3 | HUM |
| REL 220 | Religion in the Contemporary World | 3 | HUM |
| REL 230 | Asian Religions | 3 | HUM |
| REL 311 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 | HUM |
| REL 312 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 | HUM |
| REL 314 | Introduction to Intertestamental Literature | 3 | HUM |
| REL 317 | Christianity | 3 | HUM |
| REL 327 | Issues in Contemporary Religion | 3 | HUM |
| REL 331 | The Hindu Tradition | 3 | HUM |
| REL 332 | The Buddhist Traditions | 3 | HUM |
| REL 333 | Chinese Religions | 3 | HUM |
| REL 334 | Japanese Religions | 3 | HUM |
| REL 340 | Islam | 3 | HUM |
| REL 350 | Judaism | 3 | HUM |
| REL 383 | Religion, Globalism, and Justice | 3 | HUM |
| REL 402 | Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius | 3 | HUM |
| REL 407 | Islamic History to 1798 | 3 | HUM |
| REL 408 | Islam in the Modern World | 3 | HUM |
| REL 412 | Advanced Readings in the Christian Gospels | 3 | HUM |
| REL 413 | The Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul | 3 | HUM |
| REL 424 | Religion and Politics in Global Perspective | 3 | HUM |
| REL 482 | Religion and Conflict | 3 | HUM |
| REL 489 | Interpretations of Religion | 3 | HUM |
| SOC 220 | Cultural Geography | 3 | SS |
| SOC 261 | Technology in Society and Culture | 3 | IP, SS |
| SOC 342 | International Development | 3 | SS |
| SOC 351 | Population and Planning | 3 | SS |
| STS 302 | Contemporary Science, Technology and Human Values | 3 | IP |
| STS 320 | Cycling Cities: STS, the Bicycle and Urban Transportation | 3 | IP |
| STS 323 | World Population and Food Prospects | 3 | IP |
| SW 440 | International Learning Experience in Social Work | 6 | |
| SW 540 | International Learning Experience in Social Work | 6 | |
| WL 210 | Global Literature and Culture | 3 | HUM |
| WL 211 | Introduction to the French-speaking World | 3 | HUM |
| WL 216 | Art and Society in France | 3 | VPA |
| WL 218 | The Harlem Renaissance in Paris: Paris Noir | 3 | USD, , I, VPA |
| WL 219 | Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature | 3 | HUM |
| WL 220 | Studies in Great Works of Western Literature | 3 | HUM |
| WL 221 | Literature of the Western World I | 3 | HUM |
| WL 222 | Literature of the Western World II | 3 | HUM |
| WL 223 | Contemporary World Literature I | 3 | HUM |
| WL 224 | Contemporary World Literature II | 3 | HUM |
| WL 246 | Literature of the Holocaust | 3 | HUM |
| WL 250 | Austrian Culture Up Close | 3 | HUM |
| WL 275 | Literature and War | 3 | HUM |
| WL 392 | Major World Author | 3 | HUM |
| WL 393 | Studies in Literary Genre | 3 | HUM |
| WL 394 | Studies in World Literature | 3 | HUM |
| WL 406 | Modernism | 3 | HUM |
| WL 407 | Postmodernism | 3 | HUM |
| WLAR 318 | Egyptian Culture through Film | 3 | HUM |
| WLAR 320 | Arabic for Professional Purposes | 3 | |
| WLAR 351 | Modern Arab Popular Culture | 3 | HUM |
| WLCH 202 | Intermediate Chinese II | 3 | |
| WLCH 351 | Modern Chinese Popular Culture | 3 | HUM |
| WLCH 402 | Advanced Chinese: Readings in Literature and Science | 3 | HUM |
| WLCL 210 | Classical Mythology | 3 | HUM |
| WLCL 215 | The Ancient World in Modern Media | 3 | HUM |
| WLCL 320 | Masterpieces of Classical Literature | 3 | HUM |
| WLCL 325 | Gender, Ethnicity & Identity in the Ancient World | 3 | HUM |
| WLFR 202 | Intermediate French II | 3 | |
| WLFR 212 | French: Language, Culture, and Technology | 3 | IP |
| WLFR 301 | Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment | 3 | HUM |
| WLFR 302 | Survey of French Literature from Romanticism to the Contemporary Period | 3 | HUM |
| WLFR 315 | French Civilization and Culture | 3 | HUM |
| WLFR 318 | The Heritage of French Cinema | 3 | VPA |
| WLFR 425 | Literature, Cinema and Culture of the Francophone World | 3 | HUM |
| WLFR 525 | Literature, Cinema and Culture of the Francophone World | 3 | HUM |
| WLGE 202 | Intermediate German II | 3 | |
| WLGE 212 | German Language, Culture, Science, and Technology | 3 | IP |
| WLGE 315 | Germanic Civilization and Culture | 3 | HUM |
| WLGE 318 | New German Cinema and Beyond | 3 | HUM, VPA |
| WLGE 320 | Introduction to German Literature | 3 | HUM |
| WLGE 323 | Twentieth Century German Literature | 3 | HUM |
| WLGE 325 | German Lyric Poetry | 3 | HUM |
| WLGE 420 | Current Issues in German-Language Media | 3 | HUM |
| WLGE 440 | Green Germany: Nature and Environment in German Speaking Cultures | 3 | IP |
| WLGR 202 | Intermediate Greek II | 3 | |
| WLHU 202 | Intermediate Hindi-Urdu II | 3 | |
| WLHU 301 | Twentieth Century Hindi & Urdu Fiction | 3 | HUM |
| WLHU 302 | Modern Hindi & Urdu Poetry | 3 | HUM |
| WLHU 351 | Hindi-Urdu Popular Culture | 3 | HUM |
| WLHU 401 | Hindi Literature and South Asian Cultural Contexts | 3 | HUM |
| WLIT 202 | Intermediate Italian II | 3 | |
| WLIT 315 | Made in Italy: Where Heritage, Culture & Culinary History blend with Technological Innovation | 3 | HUM |
| WLIT 318 | Italian Society Through Cinema | 3 | HUM |
| WLJA 202 | Intermediate Japanese II | 3 | |
| WLJA 342 | Classical Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | HUM |
| WLJA 344 | Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | HUM |
| WLJA 345 | Modern Japanese Literature in Translation | 3 | HUM |
| WLRU 303 | Russian Literature in Translation: The Nineteenth Century | 3 | HUM |
| WLRU 304 | Russian Literature in Translation: The Twentieth Century | 3 | HUM |
| WLRU 318 | Russian Cinema and Society | 3 | HUM |
| WLSP 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 | |
| WLSP 212 | Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture | 3 | IP |
| WLSP 335 | Spanish for Native and Heritage Speakers | 3 | HUM |
| WLSP 340 | Introduction to Hispanic Literatures and Cultures | 3 | HUM |
| WLSP 343 | Literature and Culture of Spain III | 3 | HUM |
| WLSP 352 | Literature and Culture of Latin America II | 3 | HUM |