WMU Essential Studies

Global Aware

Are you curious about the forces that shape the world. Do you wish you knew more so you can professional solve problems that rely on global knowledge? If you seek to learn from, engage with and be empathetic toward others from diverse backgrounds, choosing some of the courses below will aid your understanding and application of new global awareness as you fulfill your essential studies requirements.

Western Michigan University's current semester courses and descriptions are listed below. Enrolled students can also access descriptions by logging into GoWMU and accessing Degree Works.

Courses designated as ^DI fulfill the Diversity and Inclusion requirement.
Courses designated as ^PS fulfill the Planetary Sustainability requirement.

Global Awareness SLO (GAL)

AAAS 3900 - Women Writers Contem Black Lit^DI
ANTH 3580 - African Diaspora: The Americas
ART 4210 - Medieval Foreign Encounters^DI
BUS 3961 - Sustainability Study Abroad^PS
FCS 3150 - Global Ecology Of The Family^DI
GEOG 3820 - Mexico & Caribbean^PS
GEOG 3860 - Geography of Africa^PS
GWS 3200 - Wom, Multicult/Soc Chng^DI
GWS 3480 - Gender & Plastic Bodies^DI
HIST 3300 - Canadian History & Culture
HIST 3310 - Queer History^DI
HNRS 4102 - Film Adaptations
LANG 3750 - Dostoevsky & the Existentialis
PHIL 3110 - Political Philosophy
REL 3180 - Death, Dying and Beyond
REL 3190 - Religion and Health^DI
SOC 3350 - Mod Latin Amer Soc^PS
SPAN 3220 - Life-Cult Of Spain^DI
Courses designated as ^DI fulfill the Diversity and Inclusion requirement.
Courses designated as ^PS fulfill the Planetary Sustainability requirement.

Colton

Colton is an aviation flight science major who ultimately hopes to fly internationally for a major airline someday and chose the following WMU Essential Studies elective courses as a way to increase his global knowledge and understanding:

Oral/Digital Communications: COM 2040 Workplace and Professional Communication
Inquiry and Engagement: PHIL 2200 Critical Thinking
World Language and Culture: GIST 2000 Global & International Studies
Artistic Theory and Practice: ART 2210 History of Art
Societies and Cultures: GEOG 1020 World Geography Though Maps/Media
Global Perspectives: GEOG 3900 China, Japan, and Korea
Local and National Perspectives: PSCI 3040 Intro to Public Policy