Enhance your degree with a global perspective and intercultural experience.
Why complete the Global Option?
Completing the CFAES Global Option (GO) strengthens your academic experience by developing global awareness, intercultural competence and career-relevant skills. Develop a global mindset to help you advance in an increasingly global world. Upon completion, you will receive the CFAES Global Option designation on your transcript.
How it works
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Requirements for the CFAES Global Option
To complete the Global Option, students must meet the following requirements.
Option 1: Education Abroad
Participate in any CFAES sponsored Education Abroad program. Other formal education abroad programs offered by The Ohio State University will be accepted upon petition. Other international experiences can be submitted for approval by petition. Approval is at the discretion of the CFAES Education Abroad Advisory Committee.
Option 2: International Students
International students at The Ohio State University may fulfill this requirement through their status as an international student. International students must submit a reflection paper prior to enrolling in the Global Option Capstone course. The international student reflection paper will ask students to compare their experience in the U.S. to experiences in their home country.
Option 1: Select one course from the list of approved CFAES courses with an international focus below.
Option 2: International Internship (1+ credit hour)
Option 3: Research project with an international focus (1+ credit hour)
Option 4: Formal international service-learning offered with OSU supplemental international insurance (such as Buck-i-Serv)
Students pursuing options 2-4 must receive approval to use the experience in their Global Option prior to departure. Students should submit a petition to the Global Education Manager at least 30 days prior to departure. Following completion of their approved experience, students must submit a report detailing and reflection on their experience. The report on an international learning experience must be submitted prior to enrolling in the Global Option Capstone Course.
| Department | Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEDECON | 2580 | Feast or Famine: The Global Business of Food | 3 |
| AEDECON | 4532 | Food Security and Globalization | 3 |
| AEDECON | 4534 | Comparative Challenges to Econ. Dev.: Africa, Latin America and China | 3 |
| AEDECON | 4535 | International Economic Development | 3 |
| AEDECON | 4537 | Middle Eastern Economic Development | 3 |
| AEDECON | 4540 | International Commerce and the World Economy | 3 |
| AEDECON | 4597 | Food Population and the Environment | 3 |
| AGRCOMM | 5170 | International Development Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ANIMSCI | 2400.07 | Global Dairy Industries | 1 |
| ANIMSCI | 3600 | Global Food and Agriculture | 3 |
| ANIMSCI | 5400.01 | Southern African Animals I | 2 |
| ANIMSCI | 5400.02 | Southern African Animals II | 2 |
| ENR | 3530 | Women, Environment and Development | 3 |
| ENR | 5211 | International Environmental Impact Assessment | 3 |
| ENR | 5480 | Local Peoples and International Conversation | 3 |
| HCS | 3380 | The Latino Workforce in Land-Based Industries | 2 |
| HCS | 5360 | Seed Production: Domestic & International Perspectives | 2 |
| RURLSOC | 3580 | Social Groups in Developing Societies | 3 |
| Any CFAES Ed. Abroad | #797 | Variable |
Option 1: Successfully complete (Grade of B or higher) an advanced (3000 or above) Education Abroad related to food, agriculture or environmental sciences.
Option 2: Complete a minor or demonstrate equivalent proficiency (validated by the appropriate Ohio State Language Department) in a world language other than English.
Option 3: Complete a minor in one of these subjects:
• International Studies
• International Economic Development
• World Literature
• World Politics
• Other minors by petition
Once students have completed the three requirements above they will need to enroll in the Global Option Capstone Course, FAES 4580. Students must complete the course with a grade of B or higher to successfully complete their Global Option. The capstone course is a 1-credit hour asynchronous online course.
As part of the Global Option, or an Education Abroad program, students will take the Cultural Quotient Indicator (CQI). Students will then take the assessment again as part of the Global Option Capstone course. During the Capstone course, students will also complete an e-portfolio showcasing the activities they completed as part of the Global Option.
Petition for Change in Global Option
To petition for other experiences or courses to count for your CFAES GO, click the button to access the petition for change in the Global Option form and submit the completed form to Elizabeth Shuman (shuman.29@osu.edu).
Petition for Global Option Change