Global Markets & Society Minor
for the Undergraduate Minor in Global Markets & Society
The LAS Global Markets and Society Minor enables students at Illinois to gain interdisciplinary knowledge of global market-society relations through historical and global perspectives that emphasize the social, political, and economic forces that shape market institutions and practices. The minor requires 18-21 hours of coursework completed through six courses, with a minimum of six hours at the advanced level (300- or 400-level). A professional development capstone experience course is optional and can be met by completing an internship or participating in a research experience and/or written project. The LAS Global Markets and Society Minor is open to undergraduate students in any major at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
Applications Requirements and Procedures
Completion of 30 hours of undergraduate coursework by the end of the Spring semester of application.
Students are admitted by application into the LAS Global Markets and Society Minor. Interested students will be asked to demonstrate a commitment to the program through (a) completing an application to the program, including a written statement of goals for participation in the program and/or evidence of or commitment to participation in activities designed to enhance leadership, and (b) developing a program plan with the program coordinator and/or their academic advisor prior to admission.
Only students officially admitted into the LAS Global Markets and Society Minor may earn the minor.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Global Markets & Society
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GLBL 270 | Introduction to Global Markets and Society | 3 |
| Core Courses | 6 | |
| Choose 2 from the following list (Courses used in the core cannot be used again in your Specialization Track) | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Intro Computing: Non-Tech | ||
| Microeconomic Principles | ||
| Business Location Decisions | ||
| 20thC World from Midcentury | ||
| Intro to Public Policy | ||
| Industrial Org Psych | ||
| Global Ineq and Social Change | ||
| Specialization Track | 9 | |
| Choose three courses in your track. At least 2 of the 3 courses must be at the 300- or 400-level. Alternate courses may be considered on a case-by-case basis. | ||
| Global Markets and Governance | ||
| 'America' in the World | ||
| International Business | ||
| Governance | ||
| Global Capitalism in History | ||
| US in an Age of Empire | ||
| IntroPolitics of Globalization | ||
| Intro to Public Policy | ||
| Governing Globalization | ||
| Principles of Public Policy | ||
| Politics in Intl Development | ||
| Comparative Political Economy | ||
| Intl Political Economy | ||
| Politics of Globalization | ||
| Science, Technology, and Markets | ||
| Anth of Science and Technology | ||
| Economic Anthropology | ||
| Cities of the World | ||
| Business Location Decisions | ||
| Geography of Health Care | ||
| Transportation &Sustainability | ||
| Advanced Topics in GIS | ||
| Technology in Western Society | ||
| Social Aspects Info Tech | ||
| Introduction to Energy Sources | ||
| Physics of Societal Issues | ||
| Technology and Society | ||
| Global Encounters | ||
| Talking Culture | ||
| Language in Culture | ||
| Global Consciousness and Lit | ||
| Themes in Narrative | ||
| Modern China | ||
| History of Russia | ||
| History of Brazil from 1808 | ||
| India from Colony to Nation | ||
| Markets, Development, and the Environment | ||
| Climate Change & Civilization | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Case Studies Global Heritage | ||
| Class, Culture and Society | ||
| Public Sector Economics | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| Development Economics | ||
| Economics of the Digital Economy | ||
| Topics in Literature and the Environment | ||
| Earth Systems | ||
| Global Development & Environment | ||
| Social & Environmental Issues | ||
| Environment and Society | ||
| Green Development | ||
| Development | ||
| Poverty in a Global Context | ||
| Poverty Interventions and Evaluation | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| Impacts of Globalization | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| The Global Workforce | ||
| Class, Culture and Society | ||
| Intro to Organizational Comm | ||
| Intro to Intercultural Comm | ||
| Adv Organizational Comm | ||
| Economics of Labor Markets | ||
| Int Diplomacy and Negotiation | ||
| US Work Class Hist Since 1780 | ||
| Industrial Org Psych | ||
| Organizational Psych | ||
| Analytical Approaches & Languages | ||
| Principles Bus Comm | ||
| Principles Tech Comm | ||
| Persuasive Writing | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Strategies of Persuasion | ||
| Argumentation | ||
| Organizational Comm Assessment | ||
| Intro Computing: Non-Tech | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| French for the Professions | ||
| Commercial & Econ French II | ||
| German for Business | ||
| German for Economics | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Geographic Information Systems II | ||
| Digital Cartography & Map Design | ||
| Advanced Topics in GIS | ||
| Oral History Methods | ||
| Business Hindi | ||
| Intro to Social Statistics | ||
| Social Research Methods | ||
| Spanish in the Professions | ||
| Spanish for Business | ||
| Spanish and Entrepreneurship | ||
| Statistical Analysis | ||
| OPTIONAL Professional Development Capstone Experience (3 hours) | ||
| Choose one option in consultation with the Global Markets and Society minor advisor: | ||
Internship or Field Experience in a market-focused organization | ||
Research Experience with a faculty member | ||
Analytical/Research Paper with faculty guidance | ||
Credit is awarded for each of these three options on the basis of an analytical/research paper written by the student under the supervision of a faculty adviser | ||
| Total Minimum Hours | 18 | |
for the Undergraduate Minor in Global Markets & Society
Students in the LAS Global Studies Global Markets and Society minor will be able to:
- Identify how complex, interdependent global systems—natural, environmental, social, cultural, economic, and political—affect and are affected by the local identities and ethical choices of individuals and institutions.
- Develop social scientific skills to explain these interconnections through data collection and analysis, building familiarity with academic literature, and written assignments.
- Reinforce the practical importance of skills and knowledge from traditional liberal arts disciplines in business, government, non-profit, and non-governmental sectors.
- Gain social awareness and cultural understanding of the ways in which markets, societies and associated institutions interact to produce outcomes at the local, national, and global levels.
- Integrate the minor with their current major(s) to add depth and sophistication to their understanding of global interconnections with their primary academic/professional field. The minor will provide a foundation for increased complexity of engagement with interdisciplinary fields, projects, and intellectual inquiry.
for the Undergraduate Minor in Global Markets & Society
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