{"id":5871,"date":"2019-10-04T15:01:05","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T19:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/?page_id=5871"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:02:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:02:12","slug":"second-year-of-bgins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/second-year-of-bgins\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Year of BGInS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Second Year of BGInS\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>In the second year of the BGInS degree, students will normally take 5.0 credits of courses, including 1.5 credits GINS core courses, up to&nbsp;2.5 credits Specialization courses, up to 1.0 credit language courses, and the remainder elective courses.&nbsp; Details are below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Core Courses<\/strong>: All BGInS students&nbsp;must take the three 0.5 credit second year core courses.&nbsp; Consult the <a title=\"Core Courses\" href=\"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/bgins\/core-courses\/\">Core Courses<\/a> page for a listing of all BGInS core courses across the four years of the program, including course descriptions.&nbsp; The three second year courses are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright wp-image-6217 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Dingle-Ireland2-400x247.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Dingle-Ireland2-400x247.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Dingle-Ireland2-160x99.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Dingle-Ireland2-240x148.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Dingle-Ireland2-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Dingle-Ireland2-360x222.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Dingle-Ireland2.jpg 784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">International Exchange &#8211; Dingle, Ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/GINS\/\">GINS 2000<\/a> Ethics and Globalization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/GINS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GINS 2010<\/a> Globalization and International Economic Issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/courses\/GINS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GINS 2020<\/a> Global Literatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specialization Courses:<\/strong>\u00a0BGInS students should take the second year course or courses\u00a0in their Specialization.\u00a0 \u00a0Depending on the Specialization, this could mean 1.0 to\u00a02.5 credits.\u00a0 There is more choice at the second year level, so frequently second year course selection in the Specialization involves selecting from a list of courses in a certain thematic area.\u00a0 Consult the <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/specializations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Specializations and Streams <\/a>page for the full course listings for each Specialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright wp-image-6219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Haley-Temple-Donovan-China-CRCC-Asia-3-400x344.jpg\" alt=\"Image of student and architecture in China while on an International Placement\" class=\"wp-image-6219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Haley-Temple-Donovan-China-CRCC-Asia-3-400x344.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Haley-Temple-Donovan-China-CRCC-Asia-3-160x138.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Haley-Temple-Donovan-China-CRCC-Asia-3-240x207.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Haley-Temple-Donovan-China-CRCC-Asia-3-768x661.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Haley-Temple-Donovan-China-CRCC-Asia-3-360x310.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/Haley-Temple-Donovan-China-CRCC-Asia-3.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">International Placement &#8211; Beijing, China<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Language Courses<\/strong>: BGInS students who do not expect to be exempted from taking language courses should take an additional 1.0 credit in language courses in their second year.\u00a0 Normally, successful completion of these courses will mean successful completion of the BGInS language requirement.\u00a0 Consult the <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/language-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Language Requirement <\/a>page for complete details on the BGInS language requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elective Courses:<\/strong> The remainder of the 5.0 credits second year program can be chosen from among elective courses of students&#8217; choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the second year of the BGInS degree, students will normally take 5.0 credits of courses, including 1.5 credits GINS core courses, up to&nbsp;2.5 credits Specialization courses, up to 1.0 credit language courses, and the remainder elective courses.&nbsp; 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