Degree Requirements
| Core Courses | 12 | |
| Global Society | 4 | |
| Methodologies of Global Studies | 4 | |
| Choose one of the following (each student will declare a track upon admission to the program): | ||
| Institutions of Global Governance (Required for Global Leadership and Governance Track) | 4 | |
| Energy and Global Security (Required for Global Security and Threat Reduction Track) | 4 | |
| Gender Relations & International Development (Required for Gender, Policy, and Global Development Track) | 4 | |
| Data Visualization (Required for Global Data Analytics and Policy Track) | 4 | |
| Professional Development Courses | 4 | |
| Choose one of the following: | ||
| Global Studies Practicum | 4 | |
| Global Studies Project | 4 | |
| (The advisor may approve a professional development course that includes a written paper on a study as an alternative to a project or practicum.) | ||
| Track Elective Courses (Advisor approval is required for all electives) | 16 | |
Elective Courses
(Additional 4 credit hours total of GLBL 572 and GLBL 573 may be applied as a Track Elective.) | ||
| Total | 32 | |
Other Requirements and Conditions
- A minimum of 20 credit hours must be taken from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus.
- A minimum of 12 500-level credit hours is required for graduation.
- Each student must demonstrate knowledge of a second language through at least the level of a third year of instruction, with non-native English speakers exempt from this requirement. For students not admitted with this level of second language knowledge, this requirement can be completed through an elective language course, reading and writing activities in association with meeting the Professional Development requirement, or through another advisor-approved method aimed at advancing language and/or area studies proficiency.
- No courses used to fulfill any degree requirement may be taken using the “Credit/No Credit” option.
- Students must maintain the minimum program GPA of a 3.0.