Global and Regional Studies (GRS)

Courses

GRS 1010. Topics In: First-Year Seminar. 3 Credits.

Intensive first-year seminar focused on specific themes and/or disciplinary perspectives. Emphasis on developing critical reading and writing skills, substantive revision, information literacy, and analytical thinking. First-year seminars are frequently organized to meet one of the disciplinary Catamount Core requirements. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years.

GRS 1020. Topics In: LASP Writing. 3 Credits.

Intensive course in a broad disciplinary area (humanities, social sciences, arts, or natural sciences). Part of an integrated first-year experience in which students take 2-4 classes exploring aesthetic, humanistic, social, linguistic, environmental, or scientific issues. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Co-requisite: Enrollment in the appropriate Liberal Arts Scholars Program.

GRS 1025. Topics In: LASP Seminar. 3 Credits.

Intensive course in a broad disciplinary area (humanities, social sciences, arts, or natural sciences). Part of an integrated first-year experience in which students take 2-4 classes exploring aesthetic, humanistic, social, linguistic, environmental, or scientific issues. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Co-requisite: Enrollment in the appropriate Liberal Arts Scholars Program.

GRS 1105. Topics In: Connecting Cultures. 3 Credits.

Online component of select UVM Abroad programs. Course materials promote thoughtful reflection about our individual roles as members of a diverse and interconnected world community, together with readings and tools to deepen students' own cross-cultural engagement over the course of the semester. May repeat for credit with different content. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Co-requisite: Enrollment in the appropriate UVM Abroad program. Catamount Core: GC2.

GRS 1500. Intro to Global Studies. 3 Credits.

An interdisciplinary introduction to the social, political, economic, natural, and cultural dimensions of globalization and transnational interdependencies. Catamount Core: D2, SU.

GRS 1990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles.

GRS 2990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

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GRS 3990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

GRS 3991. Internship. 1-18 Credits.

On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

GRS 3993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.

A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisites: Minimum Junior standing and permission of Program Director.

GRS 3995. Undergraduate Research. 1-18 Credits.

Undergraduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion. Prerequisites: Minimum Junior standing and permission of Instructor.

GRS 4500. Topics In: GRS Senior Seminar. 3 Credits.

An advanced interdisciplinary seminar that examines the social, political, economic, natural, and cultural dimensions of globalization and transnational interdependencies. Topics vary by offering; periodic offering at intervals that may exceed four years. Prerequisites: Global Studies major; minimum second-semester Junior standing. Catamount Core: D2.

GRS 4990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.

See Schedule of Courses for specific titles. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.

GRS 4994. Teaching Assistantship. 1-3 Credits.

Undergraduate student service as a teaching assistant, usually in an introductory-level course in the discipline, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.

GRS 4996. Honors. 1-6 Credits.

College honors thesis or other department/program honors, under the supervision of a faculty member. Offered at department discretion.