Global Studies — ABM

Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Curriculum for Global Studies

The Accelerated Bachelor’s/Master’s Program (ABM) offers outstanding undergraduate students in Global Studies an opportunity to earn both the bachelor's degree and continue on to the Master of Development Practice degree in less time and at less cost than usual. The ABM in Global Studies degree program provides an opportunity for highly motivated and academically strong students to gain a depth of understanding of global development issues beyond that of typical bachelor's level graduates and allows these exceptional students to count up to nine hours toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees. 

Students with at least 45 credit hours but no more than 96 and a 3.4 GPA are eligible to apply for the program. Applications for the ABM Program consist of plans of study for both the Bachelor of Science in GSHS and the Master of Development Practice (MDP) and an essay detailing how the program fits into the student's academic and professional goals. Applications are due October 1 in the Fall of the Junior Year. Upon approval by the Undergraduate Program Coordinator and the Graduate Program Officer, students are admitted to the accelerated program and may register in the 6000+ level courses at the appropriate time in their plan of study. This begins in the spring of the junior year of their undergraduate program and continues until the last semester in the normal bachelor's degree program at which time the B.S. degree will be awarded.

The Master of Development Practice can be completed in one calendar year after completion of the BS degree. Nearing or on completion of the BS degree, students must apply to the Graduate School and be accepted into the MDP program. All undergraduate students enrolled in the program will be required to meet with the undergraduate program coordinator each semester before registering.  

Below is a chart of all the approved courses that can be taken in the ABM program. GSHS 6050 can replace GSHS 5050 in the bachelor's degree. Other graduate-level classes on this list can replace elective credit in the bachelor's program.

 Select nine hours of the following courses to meet the BS/MDP requirements (minimum grade of B):

Code	Title	Hours
GSHS 6050	Design Thinking in Global Studies in Human Sciences	3
GSHS 7040	Protocol for MDP Graduate Study	1
GSHS 7850	Research Seminar for MDP Program	1
CADS 7100	Environmental Design Theories and Applications	3
NTRI 7850	Research Seminar for Master's Program	1
HDFS 6930	Society and Health	3
HDFS 6200	Applied Research and Evaluation Methods	3
HUSC 6940	Study and Travel in Human Sciences	1

Junior & Senior Year for Students in ABM-Global Studies Program 

MDP Plan of Study