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Advising Information and Course Offerings for Fall 2025

 

Advising Notes for Students:

Students are encouraged to contact the Director of the Global Studies Program, Dr. Donna Lybecker, at donnalybecker@isu.edu for more information about these courses. You may reach out by email to ask questions or to schedule an advising appointment.

 

Fall 2025 Course Offerings

 

GLBL 1107: Nature of Language (Objective 7)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online | TR 4-5:15pm on Zoom with Dr. Liz Redd (CRN: 13145)

General survey of structure and use of natural and constructed languages. Topics include language origins, language structures, including sound systems and word- and sentence-building, language and culture, and language use in community. Taught in English. Satisfies Objective 7 of the General Education Requirements. Equivalent to ANTH 1107 and ENGL 1107. F, S.

 

GLBL 2202: The World Today: Introduction to Global Issues (Objective 9)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 11794)

Section 03: Full Term | TR 9:30-10:45am In Person with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 13144)

Section E3: Full Term | Reserved for High School students only |TR 9:30-10:45am In Person with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 14576)

This course takes a thematic approach to highlight major Global issues including health, politics, sports, terrorism, women's empowerment, human rights, science, technology, poverty, etc., and how various regions of the world have responded to the stress and storm that often characterize these life challenges with particular focus on the past two decades. Students will critically analyze how cultural, social, economic, and/or environmental exchanges between people from different regions interact in our globalized world today. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements. F, S, Su.

 

GLBL 2203: International Organizations Today: Conflicts and Cooperation (Objective 6)

Section 01: Full Term | MWF 10-10:50am In Person with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 11795)

Section E1: Full Term | Reserved for High School students only | MWF 10-10:50am In Person with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 12100)

Section E3: Full Term | Reserved for High School students only | Fully Online | MWF 10-10:50am on Zoom with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 12861)

This course examines the role of international organizations in resolving conflicts and promoting cooperation among countries. Students will take a behind the scenes look at international organizations such as the United Nations, NATO, World Bank, WTO, OPEC, etc. We will explore their impact on peace, human rights, trade, and development via current events. Partially satisfies Objective 6 of the General Education Requirements. F, S, Su.

 

GLBL 2209: Cultures of East Asia (Objective 9)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 13147)

Section E1: Full Term | Reserved for High School students only | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 14840)

Overview of the cultures of China, Japan, and Korea, intended to help the student understand each within the framework of East Asian civilization, their historical importance and the crucial role they play in the world today. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements.

 

GLBL 2270: World Regional Geography and Cultures (Objective 9)

Section 02: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Ann Frazier (CRN: 13821)

This course provides an introduction to world regions with an emphasis on geography scholarship, regional analysis, and spatial thinking skills. Students will learn more about the diversity of contemporary global cultures and environments and gain a deeper appreciation of world regions through their environmental, social, cultural, geopolitical, and economic characteristics. Satisfies Objective 9 of the General Education Requirements. F, S.

 

GLBL 3300: Travel and Study Abroad (Upper Division)

Section 01: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Donna Lybecker (CRN: 14841)

Travel and study abroad through student exchange programs and other supervised experience.

PREREQ: Approval of the Director of International Studies. F, S, Su.

 

GLBL 3385: Internship in Global Studies (Upper Division)

Section 01: Full Term | Other with Dr. Donna Lybecker (CRN: 15466)

This course allows students to undertake a significant experiential learning opportunity, typically with a company, non-profit, governmental, or community-based organization. Through direct observation, reflection, and evaluation, students gain an understanding of the internship site's work, mission, and audience, and how these potentially relate to their academic study, as well as the organization's position in the broader industry or field. F, S, Su.

 

GLBL 3399: Frank Church Symposium (Upper Division)

Section 01: Full Term | MWF 12-12:50pm In Person with Dr. Colin Johnson (CRN: 14286)

Section 02: Full Term | Fully Online | MWF 12-12:50pm on Zoom with Dr. Colin Johnson (CRN: 14287)

Active participation in organizing the annual Frank Church Symposium for International Affairs, and attendance at the sessions. May be repeated for up to 9 credits. S.

 

GLBL 3399: ST: History of the Novel (Upper Division)

Section 03: Full Term | Fully Online, No Set Times with Dr. Alan Johnson (CRN: 15372)

This course introduces you to the history of the novel as a genre. If we think of the novel as a long and generally cohesive story, then we can see many versions of it across the globe, from ancient times to the present. But before the age of print, only the literate few had access to stories written on clay tablets, scrolls, papyrus, bamboo, and other such materials that needed to be handwritten. Only in the 1500s do we start to get large printings of long narratives, which, for example, Spanish writer Cervantes’ Don Quixote benefitted from in 1605. We will therefore begin this class with what many call the modern novel. By “modern” novel, we mean one that has ordinary, fallible characters whose individual lives nonetheless matter, whose thoughts and emotions we are able to follow, and who can participate in the making of history. We will read some representative works that will help us understand and enjoy the many styles, or sub-genres, of the novel, such as historical romances, realism, magical realism, and modernism. We will compare these different forms and their conventions, and look at some theories of the novel. Novels and novellas, and in some cases excerpts from these, that we’ll consider include Don Quixote, Wu Cheng’en’s Journey to the West (1592), Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719), Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813), Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (1899), Kafka’s The Trial (1925), and Morrison’s Beloved (1988).

 

GLBL 4420: Global Health and Policy (Upper Division)

Section 01: Full Term | TR 2:30-3:45pm In Person with Dr. King Yik (CRN: 14288)

This course is an examination of global social constructions of health and healthcare focusing on issues such as beliefs, governmental policies, approaches to curative medicine, and gender notions and their impact on healthcare. It introduces students to the culture of different societies and the effects on health. The course provides insights on the impact of culture, politics, economies, and gender relations on health policies. Repeatable with different content. F, S, Su.

 

GLBL 4493: Senior Thesis/Capstone (Upper Division)

Section 01: Full Term | Other with Dr. King Yik and Dr. Raphael Njoku (CRN: 11796)

Global Studies majors can either write and present a senior thesis under direction of one of the faculties affiliated with the Global Studies Program or prepare and present a capstone project outlining how their learning outcomes from coursework and study abroad or internships line up with professional goals. F, S

 

POLS 2221: Introduction to International Relations (Core Class)

Section 01: Full Term | TR 2:30- 3:45pm In Person with Dr. Donna Lybecker (CRN: 10626)

Section 02: Full Term | Fully Online | TR 2:30- 3:45pm on Zoom with Dr. Donna Lybecker (CRN: 12536)

Conceptual introduction to international relations, with emphasis on sovereignty, national interest, power, and balance of power. F, S

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