Fall 2018 Concentration Course Lists

This list is in addition to the courses listed for each concentration in the University Catalog. For the day, time and location of the course, see the current Schedule of Classes in Patriot Web. Some of these courses may have prerequisites and/or permission of instructor, check the course listing in the University Catalog for details (catalog.gmu.edu). Offerings may change through the enrollment period. Note that:
  • Any course counted toward a concentration cannot count toward any other requirement, including, for example, the Mason Core, a minor, a second major, or a second GLOA concentration.
  • Courses for which a section number is given (e.g. GLOA 450-002) are usually “special topics” courses and may not be offered on a recurring basis.
 

Africa

Asia

Europe

The Environment

Global Economy & Management

Global Governance

Global Inequalities & Responses

Human Security

International Development

Latin America

Media, Communication, & Culture

Middle East & North Africa

North America

Russia & Central Asia

 
 

Africa

HIST 262 - Survey of African History

GGS 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East

SPECIAL TOPICS

FREN 325 - Franco Sub-Saharan Writers

 

Asia

ARTH 203 - Survey of Asian Art

CHIN 310 - Survey of Chinese Literature

CHIN 311 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation

GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia

HIST 251 - Survey of East Asian History

HIST 353 - History of Traditional China

HIST 354 - Modern China

HIST 356 - Modern Japan

JAPA 310 - Japanese Culture in a Global World

JAPA 320 - Japanese Cinema

RELI 212 - Religions of Asia

RELI 315 - Buddhism

RELI 317 - Daoism

SPECIAL TOPICS

HIST 387-007: South Asia through Bollywood

HIST 393 - Hiroshima and the Cold War

JAPA 360 - Intro to Anime

 

Europe

ARTH 340 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy, 1300-1500

GOVT 334 - GOVT/Politics of Europe

GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia

HIST 308 - Nineteenth-Century Europe

HIST 314 - History of Germany

RUSS 353 - Russian Civilization

SPECIAL TOPICS

GLOA 450-002 - Rise of Nationalism & Populism in EU

ITAL 320 - Contemporary Italian Cinema

 

The Environment

BIOL 301 - Biology and Society

ECON 335 - Environmental Economics

EVPP 336 - Human Dimensions of the Environment

EVPP 361 or GOVT 361 - Introduction to Environmental Policy

EVPP 377 - Applied Ecology

GEOL 309 - Introduction to Oceanography

GGS 302 - Global Environmental Hazards

GGS 303 - Geography of Resource Conservation

GGS 307 - Sustainable Development

GGS 311 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

INTS 334 - Environmental Justice

TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism

SPECIAL TOPICS

EVPP 322 - Business and Sustainability

GGS 340: Health Geography

GLOA 450-003: Glob Iss with UN Ambassadors 

INTS 311 - Animal Migration/Conservation

INTS 362 - Sustainable Food Systems

 

Global Economy & Management

ECON 310 Money and Banking

ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas

ECON 390 - International Economies

GOVT 367 - Money Markets Economic Policy

FNAN 440 - International Financial Management

MGMT 461 - Cross Cultural and Global Management

MKTG 407 - Global Marketing

MBUS 302 - Managing Information in a Global Economy

MBUS 303 - Marketing in a Global Economy

MBUS 305 - Introduction to International Business

BULE 303 - Legal Environment of Business

BULE 402 - Commercial Law

SPECIAL TOPICS

GLOA 450-001 - Globalization and Development in the Middle East & N. Africa

 

Global Governance

COMM 305 Foundations of Intercultural Communication

CRIM 405 - Law and Justice around the World

CRIM 475 - Theory and Politics of Terrorism

GGS 301 - Political Geography

GOVT 342 - Diplomacy

GOVT 346 - American Security Policy

GOVT 347 - International Security

GOVT 412 - Politics and the Mass Media

GOVT 446-001 - International Law and Organization

GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics

SOCI 340 - Power, Politics, and Society

SPECIAL TOPICS

GLOA 450-001: Globalization & Devel: MENA

GLOA 450-002 - Rise of Nationalism & Populism in EU

GLOA 450-003: Glob Iss with UN Ambassadors 

GOVT 334: Government and Politics of Europe

GOVT 345: Islam and Politics

 

Global Inequalities & Responses

CONF 394 - Human Rights and Inequality

CRIM 405 - Law and Justice around the World

GCH 332 - Health and Disease

GGS 304 - Population Geography

GOVT 414 - Politics of Race and Gender

INTS 304 - Social Movements and Community Activism

INTS 416 - Refugee and Internal Displacement

SOCI 307 - Social Movements and Political Protest

SOCI 308 - Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World

SOCI 355: Social Inequality

WMST 100 - Representations of Women

WMST 200 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies

SPECIAL TOPICS

CRIM 308 - Human Rights and Justice

GGS 340: Health Geography

GLOA 450-002 - Rise of Nationalism & Populism in EU

GLOA 450-003: Glob Iss with UN Ambassadors 

INTS 417 -Human Trafficking and the International Community

PHIL 344 - Ethical Issues Global Health

SOCI 332 - The Urban World

SOCI 352 - Social Problems and Solutions

SOCI 355 - Social Inequality

 

Human Security

CONF 345 - Social Dynamics of Terrorism, Security, and Justice

CRIM 475 - Theory and Politics of Terrorism

ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas

EVPP 436 - Human Dimensions of Global Climate Change

GCH 332 - Health and Disease

GCH 405 - Global Health Interventions: History and Systems

GGS 311 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

GOVT 346 - American Security Policy

GOVT 347 - International Security

INTS 378 - Medicine, Justice, and Public Policy

INTS 416 - Refugee and Internal Displacement

SOCI 320 - Social Structure and Globalization

SPECIAL TOPICS

GGS 340: Health Geography

GLOA 450-003: Glob Iss with UN Ambassadors 

INTS 417 -Human Trafficking and the International Community

PHIL 344 - Ethical Issues Global Health

SOCI 332 - The Urban World

SOCI 352 - Social Problems and Solutions

 

International Development

ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas

GCH 205 - Global Health

GCH 405 - Global Health Interventions: History and Systems

GGS 303 - Geography of Resource Conservation

GGS 307 - Sustainable Development

GOVT 446-003 - International Law and Organization

HEAL 350 - Interventions for Populations and Communities at Risk

INTS 416 - Refugee and Internal Displacement

TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism

SPECIAL TOPICS

GLOA 450-001 - Globalization and Development in the Middle East & N. Africa

GLOA 450-003: Glob Iss with UN Ambassadors 

 

Latin America

ANTH 307 - Ancient Mesoamerica

ARTH 376 - Twentieth-Century Latin American Art

GOVT 331 - Government and Politics of Latin America

HIST 271 - Survey of Latin American History

HIST 364 Revolution and Radical Politics in Latin America

SPAN 388 - Introduction to Latina/o Studies (cannot count for both the Foreign Language and the concentration)

SPAN 390 - Introduction to Hispanic Literary Analysis (cannot count for both the Foreign Language and the concentration)

SPECIAL TOPICS

RELI 363 - Catholicism

SPAN 335-001: Latin American Film (cannot count for both the Foreign Language and the concentration)

SPAN 486: Topics in Latin American Literature I: Pre-colonial to Mid-19th Century  (cannot count for both the Foreign Language and the concentration)

 

Media, Communication, & Culture

ANTH 332 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Globalization

ANTH 380 - Language and Culture

COMM 202 - Media and  Society

COMM 305 - Foundations of Intercultural Communication

COMM 380 - Media Criticism

COMM 412 - Politics and the Mass Media

ENGH 315 - Folklore and Folklife

ENGH 362 - Global Voices

FRLN 331 - Topics in World Cinema

INTS 345 - Introduction to Multimedia

INTS 348 - Digital Futures

PSYC 379 - Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology

SOCI 314 - Sociology of Culture

THR 359 - World Stages

SPECIAL TOPICS

ENGH 362-003 - Global Voices: Film and Media in the Middle East

ENGH 472-001: Film and Colonialism

GOVT 444-001: Text, Film, and Arab Uprisings

HIST 387-007: South Asia through Bollywood

INTS 346 - Art as Social Action

ITAL 320 - Contemporary Italian Cinema

JAPA 320 - Japanese Cinema

JAPA 360 - Intro to Anime

SPAN 335-001: Latin American Film (cannot count for both the Foreign Language and the concentration)

 

Middle East & North Africa

ANTH 308 - People/Culture of Middle East

GGS 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East

GOVT 332 - Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa

GOVT 345 - Islam and Politics

HIST 281 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization

RELI 211 - Religions of the West

SPECIAL TOPICS

ENGH 362-003 - Global Voices: Film and Media in the Middle East

GLOA 450-001: Globalization & Devel: MENA

GOVT 444-001: Text, Film, and Arab Uprisings

RELI 374 - Islamic Thought

 

North America

GOVT 301 - Public Law and the Judicial Process

GOVT 307 - Legislative Behavior

GOVT 308 - The American Presidency

HIST 351 - History of the Old South

SPECIAL TOPICS

CRIM 401 - Policing in America

HIST 341 - History of Sport United States

HIST 373 - The Civil War & Reconstruction

INTS 336 - Poverty Wealth Inequality US

RELI 331 - Religion in America

 

Russia & Central Asia

GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia

GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics

HIST 329 - Modern Russia and the Soviet Union