Global and International Studies Program,
Office of the Provost,
Humanities and Social Sciences 3045;
Telephone (805) 893-7860
Chair: Mark Juergensmeyer
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Lawrence Badash, Ph.D. (History)
Marguerite Bouraad-Nash, Ph.D. (Political Science)
Juan Campo, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)
John Foran, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Walter Kohn, Ph.D. (Physics)
Peter H. Merkl, Ph.D. (Political Science)
John A. Ernest, Ph.D. (Mathematics)
Richard Flacks, Ph.D. (Sociology)
John Foran, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Jose Fulco, Ph.D. (Physics)
Edward Funkhouser, Ph.D. (Economics)
David Gold, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Tsyoshi Hasegawa, Ph.D. (History)
Richard D. Hecht, Ph.D. (Religious Studies)
R. Stephen Humphreys, Ph.D. (History)
Jacqueline A. Hynes, Ph.D. (Engineering)
Cynthia S. Kaplan, Ph.D. (Political Science)
Walter Kohn, Ph.D. (Physics)
Fernando Lopez-Alves, Ph.D. (Political Science)
Eric McFarland, Ph.D., M.D. (Chemical and Nuclear Engineering)
J. Marc McGinnes, J.D. (Environmental Studies)
Connie L. McNeely, Ph.D. (Sociology)
Mattison Mines, Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Cedric J. Robinson, Ph.D. (Black Studies)
Dan K. Smith, Ph.D. (International Students and Scholars)
Susan Stonich, Ph.D. (Anthropology and Environmental Studies)
A minor is offered in Global Peace and Security, offering students the opportunity of complementing their major in any other field with an interdisciplinary minor relating to contemporary international affairs and policy issues. Students also have the option of earning a certificate in Global Peace and Security Studies.
Preparation for the minor. There are no required courses in preparation for the minor.
Upper-division minor. Twenty-four units, distributed as follows: Eight units selected from Interdisciplinary Studies 197A, 197B, and 197C (same as Sociology 138G); 4 units selected from Interdisciplinary Studies 140, 194GP, 196GP, or 199GP; and 12 units selected from Anthropology 104H, 130A-B (same as Environmental Studies 130A-B), 142, 185 (same as Environmental Studies 185 - Environmental Justice); Engineering 101; Environmental Studies 104 (same as Anthropology 104), 130A-B (same as Anthropology 130A-B), 124, 131, 185 (same as Anthropology 185); History 105, 106D, 135C, 180A-B-C; Political Science 127, 128, 136, 143, 150A, 176; Religious Studies 131H (same as Sociology 131H); Sociology 130A, 130LA, 130ME, 134, 134T, 166W.
Note: Substitutions and waivers are subject to approval by the chair of the department. Please see the section on Academic Minors for special conditions governing minors in the College of Letters and Science.