GLS promotes small seminar-size classes in which students will have ample time for discussion and writing. Core courses include: Introductory Seminar, Ancient Civilizations, Critical Thought and Expression, Intellectual Tradition, Global Culture and Ideology, Global Governance and Society, The Global Economy, and The Global Environment.

GLS students can take a variety of English-medium classes from other majors in the School of Global Studies. Elective courses include: Glocal Studies in Japan, History of Modern Japan, Lecture on Foreign Policy, International Development Policy, Changes in English, Understanding Fiction, Drama, and Poetry, Comparative Thought (East and West), Workshop in Intercultural Communication Research, Special Topics in Global History, Special Topics in International Politics, Special Topics in International Development Studies, Special Topics in English Linguistics, Special Topics in Philosophical Anthropology, Literature and Media for Children and Young Adults, English Project Workshop, Media Literacy, Special Topics in English Literature and Culture.

Along with core and elective courses the School of Global Studies offers a World Language Program whereby GLS students earn 36 or more credits of Japanese language education. Our program is designed for students who have never learned Japanese or are at a beginner’s level to understand Japanese linguistic structures and learn useful daily expressions and basic phrases step by step. By the time they graduate, they will be able to comprehend short articles written for native Japanese speakers and to communicate orally according to various situations and types of people.