GLBL 499

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Selected reading and research in Global Studies. See schedule for current topics.

3 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated, if topics vary, in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 undergraduate or 8 graduate hours. Prerequisite: GLBL 100 or six hours of global studies, anthropology, social geography, political science, sociology, or economics; consent of instructor.

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GLBL 499 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			72151	Independent Study	MM	12:00PM -1:20PM	TR	11 Psychology Building	Marshall, M	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Research Design & Writing Section Info: This practical course will take students through the process of writing up area and global studies research with the goal of making significant progress on a major piece of academic writing, such as a thesis or research paper. In the first half of the course, students will learn about the main elements of academic published work (such as topics and questions, backgrounds and literature review, and methods) while generating their own questions, arguments, and bibliographies and planning out their written project. The second half of the course is dedicated to getting to work on writing and learning techniques to communicate effectively and efficiently in writing. Through weekly assignments, discussions, editing, critiques, and revisions, students will sharpen their ability to write with clarity while making progress on their own written research project. This course is open to students in African Studies; European Union Studies; Global Studies; Latin American and Caribbean Studies; Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies; and South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Restriction(s): Restricted to students in the European Union Center, Center for African Studies, Illinois Global Institute, Russian,E European,Eurasn Ctr, Global Studies Prog & Courses, Latin American & Carib Studies, or Ctr S. Asian & MidEast Studies department.