Program: Global Studies, Global Political Economy Concentration, BA - Hope College

Apr 05, 2025

2023-2024 Catalog

The global studies major, with a global political economy concentration, consists of 36 credits plus a fourth-semester global language.

Core Global Studies

ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
POL 151 - Introduction to Global Politics Credits: 3
GLBL 400 - Global Studies Capstone Seminar Credits: 3
At least one semester in a study abroad program

Foreign Policy (1 course)

HIST 355 - United States Foreign Policy, 1898-Present: Power, Promise, and Peril Credits: 3
POL 378 - United States Foreign Policy Credits: 3

Global Studies Elective (1 course)

POL 160 - Women in a Global Society Credits: 3
REL 281 - Introduction to World Religions Credits: 3
SOC 151 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3

Fourth-Semester Global Language

One of the following courses:

CHIN 202 - Chinese IV Intermediate Chinese Credits: 3
FREN 250 - French IV Advanced Language and Culture Credits: 3
GERM 202 - German IV Credits: 3
GRK 371 - Classical Greek Prose Credits: 3
JAPN 202 - Japanese IV Credits: 3
LATN 371 - Latin Prose Credits: 3

Or Two Semesters of Spanish-Speaking World

SPAN 250 - The Spanish-Speaking World: Northern Hemisphere Credits: 3
SPAN 251 - The Spanish-Speaking World: Southern Hemisphere Credits: 3

Global Political Economy Concentration

ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
POL 352 - Global Political Economy Credits: 3

Global Political Economy Electives (2 courses)

The electives chosen must be from different departments.

ECON 304 - Economic Growth and Development Credits: 3
ECON 318 - International Economics Credits: 3
HIST 120 - Introduction to World History to 1500 Credits: 3
HIST 121 - Introduction to World History since 1500 Credits: 3
HIST 218 - The Middle Ages: Europe, Byzantium and Islam Credits: 3
HIST 221 - Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa: African Perspectives on Colonialism Credits: 3
HIST 242 - Twentieth Century Europe Credits: 3
HIST 260 - History of Latin America Since 1810 Credits: 3
HIST 263 - Colonial Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 268 - Russian History from Peter the Great to the USSR Credits: 3
HIST 270 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIST 272 - Social History in Early Modern Europe: Wanderers, Warriors, and Witches Credits: 3
HIST 280 - Modern Imperialism Credits: 3
HIST 314 - The History of Japan and Korea since 1600: At the Origins of Modernity Credits: 3
HIST 321 - The Making of Modern Africa Credits: 3
HIST 344 - Genocide in the Modern World Credits: 3
HIST 364 - Latino Identities: Ethnic Diversity in Latin American and United States History Credits: 3
HIST 365 - Gender and Power in Latin American History Credits: 3
HIST 370 - Modern Middle East Credits: 3
HIST 371 - Paris and Shanghai: A Tale of Two Cities Credits: 3
POL 201 - Political Geography Credits: 3
POL 251 - International Relations Credits: 3
POL 262 - Latin American Politics Credits: 3
POL 303 - Asian Politics Credits: 3
POL 304 - Politics and Society of the Middle East Credits: 3
POL 305 - African Politics Credits: 3
POL 350 - The United Nations Credits: 3
POL 351 - International Law and Organization Credits: 3

Global Studies, Global Political Economy Concentration, BA