Minors
Global Studies Minor
The global studies minor is a multidisciplinary program that adds a rich, experience-based intercultural emphasis to any student’s major course of study. Whereas global studies majors complete both the Los Angeles Term (domestic/multicultural) and the Global Learning Term (international/cross-cultural) programs, minors choose one of the two programs with the guidance of their faculty advisor. They then take a combination of “common” and “track” specific courses. Why a regional program in a global curriculum? The simple answer is that global learning can no longer be defined either by the exoticness of cultures or geographic distance from home. The realities of L.A. and the wider world—whether cultural, economic, political or environmental—interpenetrate and mutually define each other. Students opting for the L.A. Term track interact with peoples and cultural forms from throughout the world, even as students who choose the GLT track encounter peoples and places abroad that are profoundly shaped by financial flows and cultural products originating in cities like Los. Angeles.
Program requirements include:
| Requirements for the Global Studies Minor | 25-27 units | |
|---|---|---|
| Common courses required for both tracks | ||
GLBL 301 Anthropology for Everyday Life | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
POLI 320 Comparative Politics | 3 | |
POLI 385 Politics of Developing Countries | 3 | |
POLI 390 History and Politics of the Non-Western World | 3 | |
| Choose one of the two tracks listed below | ||
| Los Angeles Term Track (see above for details) | 15 | |
GLBL 320 Global Engagement in the 21st Century | 3 | |
GLBL 420 Sustainable Societies | 3 | |
| Global Learning Term Track | ||
| Global Learning Term (see above for details) | 9 | |
HIST 210 World Geography | 3 | |
GLBL 305 Peoples and Places | 3 | |
GLBL 425 Integration and Formation Seminar | 1 | |
GLBL 465 Globalization and Development | 3 | |
**Meets a General Studies elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-division Writing Intensive requirement.
Sociology Minor
| Sociology Minor Requirements | 21 units | |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 6 units | |
SOC 120 Introduction to Sociology* | 3 | |
SOC 298 Basic Sociological Theory | 3 | |
| Sociology Electives | 15 units | |
| Select electives for the sociology minor from the list of sociology major elective courses. In addition, elective choices for the minor include PSYC 299, SOC 471, and SOC 472. | ||
*Meets a General Studies core or elective requirement.
^Prerequisite: PSCY110
The TESOL Minor
- Prepares students to teach English as a second language in public adult schools, private language schools, and developing countries.
- Prepares students for service in the U.S. among refugees, immigrants, and international students, and also for mission opportunities abroad.
- Prepares students to pursue graduate studies in TESOL or applied linguistics. TESOL minors who pursue graduate studies in TESOL at APU will already have completed two of the required courses for the M.A. in TESOL.
- Enhances students’ prospects for employment or acceptance to a graduate program, including their changes of obtaining a teaching assistantship at a university. In particular, students with the minor are prepared for the California Designated Subject (ESL) Adult Education Teaching Credential.
- Facilitates the development of public speaking and general classroom management skills.
| Requirement Units | 21 units | |
|---|---|---|
ENGL 402 Principles of Language | 3 | |
ENGL 404 Approaches to Grammar | 3 | |
ENGL 406 Advanced Composition*** | 3 | |
TESL 545 Second-language Pedagogy I^ | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
TESL 456 Teaching Practicum | 3 | |
TESL 557 Reflective Teaching^ | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
ENGL 435 Social and Psychological Aspects of Language | 3 | |
TESL 505 Second-language Acquisition^ | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
ENGL 405 American English Language History | 3 | |
GLBL/COMM 310 Intercultural Communications** | 3 | |
**Meets a General Studies elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-division Writing Intensive requirement.
^Senior Standing Required
