Major Requirements
The major in Global Environments + Sustainability requires 30 credits plus two prerequisite courses and a language competency as defined below.
Download a copy of the GSVS Advising Sheet here.
PRE-REQUISITES (6 CREDITS) students may apply before completing the prereqs.
- Global Humanities, History or Culture course
- Courses vary by semester: GSGS 3030/ENGL 3610: Global Cultural Studies; GSGS 3100 (was GSGS 2559): Critical Conceptions of the Global; HIST 2001: Global History; HIST 2002: The Modern World - Global History since 1760; ANTH 2250: Nationalism, Racism, Multiculturalism; GSGS 2010: Global Commerce in Culture; ANTH 1010: Introduction to Anthropology; ANTH 1050: Anthropology of Globalization
- Global Studies Methods or Quantitative course
- Courses vary by semester: GSGS 3111: Global Studies Epistemology, Methodology & Methods; ECON 2010: Microeconomics; STAT 2120: Intro to Statistical Analysis; STAT 2020: Statistics for Biologists; EVSC 3020: GIS Methods
- Courses vary by semester: GSGS 3111: Global Studies Epistemology, Methodology & Methods; ECON 2010: Microeconomics; STAT 2120: Intro to Statistical Analysis; STAT 2020: Statistics for Biologists; EVSC 3020: GIS Methods
CORE COURSES (15 CREDITS) each course is offered once per academic year
- GSVS 2150 / ARCH 2150 / COMM 3880: Global Sustainability (fall)
- GSVS 2210 / RELG 2210: Religion, Ethics & Global Environments (spring)
- ECON 3430: Economics of Sustainability & the Environment (fall)
- GSVS 3310: Sustainability Policy at Home & Abroad (fall) Note: listed as GSVS 3559: Natural Resource Poliicy in Fall 2021. EVSC 1080: Resources & the Environment or EVSC 1450: The Inconvenient Truce only count for this requirement if taken before Fall 2021.
- GSVS 4991: Capstone Research Seminar (spring)
ELECTIVE COURSES (15 CREDITS)
- 5 elective courses from the approved list that must include:
- 3 courses from the “Environment” category (may petition for different distribution)
- 1 course from the “Equity” category
- 1 course from the “Economy & Policy” category
LANGUAGE COMPETENCY (one of the below)
- One (1) course beyond the 2020 level of any language taught at UVA (or in an approved study-abroad program)
- If a student has reached the 2020 level in one language but does not want to go further with that language, the student may satisfy the requirement by studying a second language and reaching the 1020 level.
OTHER
- Students may count 4 of their major courses (12 credits) taken in other UVA schools as 'inside' the College (per CEPC approval on 12/8/2015)
- Credits applied toward a major may not also count toward completion of a minor. See rules for College minors here.
- Within allowable UVA limits and in consultation with track director Prof. Phoebe Crisman, students may do the following:
- apply before completing the prerequisites
- double-count up to 3 courses toward the interdsiciplinary GSVS major and another UVA major
- count UVA Transfer Credit toward coursework required for the major
- count a UVA Direct Credit Study Abroad class toward the major
- count UVA approved Transfer Credit from a Study Abroad program toward the major
- create an independent study course in Global Studies – Environments + Sustainability
- receive 1 credit for an internship. See detail here.