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Global Studies Inquiry Classes

»Global Studies Inquiry Classes

This page lists all the classes that you can take to fulfill the Global Studies (GC) Inquiry at Chapman University. The Global Studies Inquiry: is part of the Global Focus, a General Education requirement at Chapman; is designed to introduce you to social and environmental topics in our increasingly globalized world; requires 6 credits in total; can be completed through a full semester (fall or spring) in a Chapman-sponsored study abroad program offered through the Center for Global Education. Note that shorter Chapman-sponsored travel courses (offered over Interterm or summer) to locations abroad fulfill one course or three units of credit for this category.

AFST 304 Culture, Society and Education in Ghana
AFST 344 Black Music and the African Diaspora
AH 203 Arts of China and Japan
AH 205 Arts of the Ancient Americas
AH 323 Arts of Tenochtitlán-Mexico City
AH 324 The Visual and Material Culture of the Early Modern World (1450-1650)
AH 333 Modern Russian Art
AH 351 Brazilian Art: 1500-2000
AH 379 Rome: 3000 Years of the Eternal City
AMST 205 Chinese American History and Experience
AMST 342 Empire and Race in US History
AMST 380 Chop Suey to the Kogi Taco Truck: Asian American Food and Identity
ANTH 102 Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 205 Language and Culture
ANTH 335B The Anthropology of Space and Place: Ethnic Enclaves in Asian America
ANTH 335C Anthropology of Space and Place: Japan
ART 307 Witnessing Landscape
ART 388 Feminist Field Studies
ART 389 International Contemporary Art in Berlin and Venice
AVE 348 Animation Story Telling at Gobelins in the Heart of Paris
AVE 358 The Historic, Cultural, and Commercial Influence of Japanese Animation
BIOL 228 Travel Course to the Galapagos Islands
BUS 303 Israel: Business Innovation and Culture
BUS 486 Business Across Cultures
CCI 333 CCI and International Contexts
CES 102 Social Construction of Difference
CES 300 Valuing Differences in American Society
CES 304 Culture, Society and Education in Ghana
CHIN 101A Elementary Chinese I - Travel Course
CHIN 102A Elementary Chinese II - Travel Course
CHIN 201A Intermediate Chinese I - Travel Course
CHIN 301A Chinese Culture and Society -Travel Course
COM 102 Public Speaking in a Diverse Society
COM 111 We Are What We Speak: Communicating with Linguistic Diversity
COM 211 Intercultural Communication
COM 311 Gender and Communication
COM 330 The Origins of Western Civilization: Mathematics and Philosophy in Magna Graecia and Ancient Sicily
DANC 351 International Contemporary Dance
DANC 353 Dance in World Cultures
DOC 317 Global Documentary and Communication
DOC 323 Trans-Cultural Documentary
DOC 415 Discover Documentary
DSGN 308 Sustainable Design (London)
ECON 374 European Economic History
ECON 411 International Economics
ECON 441 Economic Development
ECON 465 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
ENG 302 Writing About Diverse Cultures
ENG 327 Multicultural Literatures of the U.S.
ENG 355 Theater in England
ENG 374 Environmental Rhetoric
ENG 380 Latinx and Indigenous Rhetorics
ENG 449 Literature in Translation
ENV 112 Introduction to Hazards and Global and Environmental Change
ENV 231 Observing Earth from Above: Using NASA Satellite Data for Real-Time Environmental Monitoring
FIN 410 International Financial Management
FREN 320 French Humor in Literature, Cinema and Society
FREN 350 French Poetry Across the Ages
FREN 353 Topics in Historical Tours: Paris, A Literary History
FREN 386 Images of Leadership in French Women Directors
FREN 353B Topics in Historical Tours: a Literary History of the French Riviera & Provence
FREN 353C Topics in Historical Tours: a Tale of Two Cities
FS 335 Exploring Korean Film Industry and Culture
FS 342K Latinx Films and Filmmakers
FS 443A Asian Cinema
FS 443B British Film and Television
FS 443C French Cinema
FS 443D Mexican Film
FS 443E German Cinema
FS 443F Italian Cinema: Politics, Art, and Industry
FS 443G Australian Cinema
FS 443H Survey of European Cinema
FS 443I East Asian Cinema
FS 443K Korean Cinema Today
FS 444A Black Cinema
FS 444C Queer Cinema
FS 444F Women in Film
FSN 201 International Nutrition: World Food Crisis
FSN 309 Topics in Food, Diet and Culture
FTV 353 Film Capitals of the World
FTV 393 Cross-Cultural Filmmaking
FTV 361I Structure of an International Film Festival
HIST 141 Food in World History
HIST 160 African Voices: African History to 1800
HIST 179 Gender, Sexuality, and Power in 19th and 20th Century Africa
HIST 180 Modern Latin American History
HIST 190 East Asia History and Popular Culture
HIST 205 Global Environmental History
HIST 210 Modern Middle East History
HIST 215 History of Palestinians and Israelis
HIST 220 The Vietnam Wars
HIST 221 Comparative Genocide
HIST 222 Apartheid and Resistance in South Africa
HIST 223 The Sixties
HIST 230 Chicano/a History & Culture to 1865
HIST 231 Chicano/a History & Culture 1848-Present
HIST 234 3,000 Years of Jewish History
HIST 252 History and Film
HIST 258 Latin American History Through Film
HIST 260 Asian History and Film
HIST 275 Modern Iran: A Century of Revolution
HIST 307 Germany and the Holocaust
HIST 310 Modern Europe
HIST 311 Russian History
HIST 312 History of Spain and Portugal
HIST 317 Migration in World History
HIST 322 Global History of U.S. Civil Rights Era and Decolonization 1940s-1980s
HIST 324 African History through Film, Literature and Music
HIST 325 Politics of the Contemporary Middle East
HIST 337 World War II
HIST 339 Immigration, Border Consciousness and the Chicano/a Experience
HIST 354 From Samurai to Pokemon: a Social History of Modern Japan
HIST 355 Disease, Power & Sex: Medicine & the Body in East Asia
HIST 363 The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
HIST 367 The Holocaust in Eastern Europe
HIST 372 Holocaust Justice
HIST 379 Queer Politics in Africa
HIST 396 Mexican History
HIST 365A Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers
HIST 365B The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories
HON 202 On Being Ethical in the World
HON 338 ThanaTourism: Traveling the "Dark Side"
HON 339 Perpetrators, Bystanders, and Moral Rebels
HON 347 Listening to Time: Area Studies in Ethnomusicology
HON 358 Geomyths and Fossil Folklore
HON 365 Copyright/Copywrong
HON 419 War Wounds: Vietnam
HON 448 The Beauty of Ideas: An Experience of Florence
HON 455 Interpreting the Past: an Experience of Rome
HUM 102 Introduction to Latinx and Latin American Studies
HUM 205 Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Studies
HUM 311 A Region of Fantasy: Journey through Emilia-Romagna, Italy
HUM 315 Paris and the Modern Experience
HUM 352C Topics in Law and the Liberal Arts
HUM 353C Topics in Historical Tours: A Tale of Two Cities
INTI 494 International Internship - Placement in Madrid
INTI 495 International Internship - Placement in Dublin
INTI 496 International Internship - Placement in Italy
INTI 490C International Internship - Placement in AUS, NZ, CHN, VNM, JPN
INTI 490D International Internship-Placement in Prague
INTI 490E International Internship - Placement in SK, TH
ITAL 301 Conversation and Composition: Italian Regional Culture and Tradition
ITAL 340 History and Culture of Food in Italy
ITAL 341 Italian Cinema: Politics, Art, and Industry
ITAL 345 Conversation and Composition: Introduction to Contemporary Italy
ITAL 377 The New Italians: Immigration and Globalization in Twenty-First Century Italy
ITAL 101A Elementary Italian I
ITAL 102A Elementary Italian II
ITAL 201A Intermediate Italian I
ITAL 301A Conversation and Composition: Italian Regional Culture and Tradition
ITAL 399A Individual Study
JPN 348 Reading Japanese History
LAT 340 Vergil and the Christian Poets
LEAD 310 Emotional Intelligence, Leadership and the Good Life
LEAD 315 Diversity and Inclusion in Leadership
LEAD 396 Gender and Leadership
LEAD 397 Leading as a Way of Serving: Pursuing Your Purpose in Life and Work
LEAD 410 Leadership in International Contexts: Travel Course
MATH 330 The Origins of Western Civilization: Mathematics and Philosophy in Magna Graecia and Ancient Sicily
MGMT 470 International Business Management
MKTG 406 International Marketing
MUS 122 Musical Cultures of the World
MUS 203 Global Popular Music
MUS 239 Film Music
MUS 326 Musical Cultures of the Caribbean and Latin America
MUS 332A Musical Cultures of Africa/Middle East
MUS 332B Musical Cultures of Asia/Pacific
MUS 332C Musical Cultures of the Americas
MUS 332D Folk and Traditional Musical Cultures of Europe
MUS 496D Seminar: Topics in World Music and Culture
PCST 215 History of Palestinians and Israelis
PCST 239 People With Disabilities in Politics and Society
PCST 251 Intercultural Conflict and Communication
PCST 257 Model United Nations I
PCST 319 Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years
PCST 320 International Law, International Organizations, and World Order
PCST 324 History on Trial: African Struggle for Truth and Justice
PCST 328 Human Rights Law
PCST 333 Global Conflict Analysis and Resolution
PCST 345 Gender in Peace and War
PCST 352 Race & Change in South Africa & USA
PCST 353 Ethnicity in the Middle East
PCST 356 The Psychology of International Conflict
PCST 357 Model United Nations II
PCST 358 Islam and the West
PCST 439 Disability, Policy, and the Law
PHIL 120 Global Ethics and Religion
PHIL 125 Philosophy of Religion
PHIL 303 Environmental Ethics
PHIL 319 Philosophy of Women/Women of Color
PHIL 326 Food Ethics
PHIL 327 Global Justice
PHIL 330 The Origins of Western Civilization: Mathematics and Philosophy in Magna Graecia and Ancient Sicily
POSC 210 Modern Middle East History
POSC 215 History of Palestinians and Israelis
POSC 239 People With Disabilities in Politics and Society
POSC 251 Intercultural Conflict & Communication
POSC 257 Model United Nations I
POSC 309 Sexual Politics in a Diverse Society
POSC 318 Women and Politics
POSC 319 Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years
POSC 320 International Law, International Organizations, and World Order
POSC 324 Asian Politics
POSC 326 Politics of the Contemporary Middle East
POSC 327 Latin American Politics
POSC 328 Human Rights Law
POSC 339 Climate Change and Security
POSC 349 Native American Law
POSC 352 Race & Change:South Africa/USA
POSC 353 Ethnicity in the Middle East
POSC 356 Psychology of International Conflict
POSC 357 Model United Nations II
POSC 358 Islam and the West
POSC 363 The Arab World: Colonialism to Revolution
POSC 377 Religion, War, and Peace
POSC 439 Disability, Policy, and the Law
POSC 378A The Politics of Climate Change
PRA 360 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
PSY 341 Cross-Cultural Psychology
PSY 344 Psychology of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
PSY 355 Diversity in Marital & Family Relationships
REL 115 Living Religions of the World
REL 120 Global Ethics & Religion
REL 125 Philosophy of Religion
REL 307 Germany and the Holocaust
REL 330 Gender and Religion
REL 333 Deconstructing Hogwarts: Religion, Race, and Gender in Harry Potter
REL 338 Asian Religions
REL 353 Religion and Medicine
REL 358 Islam and the West
REL 330A Gender and Religion: The Salem Witch Trials
REL 365A Topics in the Holocaust: Perpetrators, Witnesses and Rescuers
SCC 317 Global Documentary and Communication
SOC 281 Sociology of Sex & Gender
SOC 316 Immigration in Southern California
SOC 335 Society and the Environment
SOC 340 Black Music and African Diaspora
SOC 355 Borders and Migration
SOC 370 Race and Ethnicity
SPAN 326 Read & Interpreting Literature
SPAN 375 Literature and Culture of Spain I
SPAN 376 Literature & Culture of Spain II
SPAN 377 Literature & Culture of Latin America I
SPAN 378 Literature & Culture of Latin America II
SPAN 397 US Latino Literatures and Cultures
SPAN 440 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Spanish Bilingualism
SPAN 470 Techno Writing and Global Perspectives In Latin American Literature and Culture
SPAN 487 Hispanic Cinema and Globalization: Society, History and Culture
SPAN 101A Elementary Spanish I
SPAN 102A Elementary Spanish II
SPAN 201A Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN 202A Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN 343A Advanced Grammar and Composition in a Spanish-Speaking Country
SPAN 393A Advanced Spanish Language and Culture Abroad
SW 356 Hemingway in Europe: A Writing Workshop
TH 150 Theatre in World Cultures
TH 350 London Theatre Tour
WLC 310 Japanese Film History

Global Inquiry Learning Outcome


Students connect contemporary social and/or environmental topics to their origins and analyze their effects on our increasingly globalized world. [Revised spring 2019]

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