Global Affairs Concentration

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This concentration prepares students to plan, implement, and evaluate policies that either address global, international, and transnational issues or that are applied in international contexts. Graduates will be equipped with the theoretical concepts, analytical skills and empirical knowledge necessary to produce and analyze evidence to inform policy development and decision-making on these issues. This degree prepares students for positions in local, state and national government; international organizations; international development and humanitarian aid; academic institutions; think tanks; and consulting firms.

Concentration Electives (12-15 Hours)

Select four or five courses from the following:

GLOS 6210 - Global Issues in Social Psychology 3 Hours
GLOS 6211 - Psychology of Terrorism 3 Hours
or
GLOS 8211 - Psychology of Terrorism 3 Hours
GLOS 6220 - Refugees and Forced Migration 3 Hours
or
GLOS 8220 - Refugees and Forced Migration 3 Hours
GLOS 6225 - Development and Conflict 3 Hours
or
GLOS 8225 - Development and Conflict 3 Hours
GLOS 6230 - Global Water Policy and Governance 3 Hours
or
GLOS 8230 - Global Water Policy and Governance 3 Hours
GLOS 6490 - The Anthropology of Globalization 4 Hours
or
GLOS 8490 - The Anthropology of Globalization 3 Hours
GLOS 6560 - International Field Experience in Global Studies 1 to 9 Hours
or
GLOS 8560 - International Field Experience in Global Studies 1 to 9 Hours
GLOS 8650 - Special Topics in Global Studies 3 Hours
GLOS 6761 - Directed Study in Global Studies 1 to 4 Hours
or
GLOS 8761 - Directed Study in Global Studies 1 to 4 Hours
GLOS 6990 - Topics in International Development Methods 1 to 3 Hours
or
GLOS 8990 - Topics in International Development Methods 1 to 3 Hours
ECON 8470 - International Public Economics 3 Hours
PMAP 8201 - International Development and Assistance NGOs 3 Hours
PMAP 8941 - Internship 3 Hours