Fall 2019 Concentration Course List (Including Special Topics)
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
GGS 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East |
HIST 335 - The African American Experience in the United States: African Background to 1885 |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
ANTH 320 - Global Africa |
FREN 325 - Sub-Saharan African Authors |
FRLN 430-002 Diversity, Conflict, and Citizenship Africa |
HIST 387-003: Early Modern Atlantic World |
ANTH 309 - Peoples and Cultures of India |
ARTH 203 - Survey of Asian Art |
CHIN 310 - Survey of Chinese Literature |
CHIN 311 - Modern Chinese Literature in Translation |
GOVT 333 - Government and Politics of Asia |
GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia |
HIST 251 - Survey of East Asian History |
HIST 354 - Modern China |
HIST 357 - Postwar Japan |
JAPA 310 - Japanese Culture in a Global World |
RELI 212 - Religions of Asia |
RELI 314 - Chinese Philosophies and Religious Traditions |
RELI 315 - Buddhism |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
CHIN 320 - Contemporary Chinese Film |
CHIN 470-001: Food in Chinese Literature |
HIST 387-004: South Asia and the British Empire |
JAPA 360 - Intro to Japanese Popular Culture |
KORE 320: Korean Popular Culture in a Global World |
ARTH 360 - Nineteenth-Century European Ar |
GERM 340 - Topics in German Literature and Film |
GOVT 334 - GOVT/Politics of Europe |
GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia |
HIST 309 - Europe in Crisis: 1914-1948 |
HIST 314 - History of Germany |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
ENGH 333: British Novel 18th Century |
GGS 333: Geography of Eastern Europe |
HIST 301: Classical Greece |
HIST 387-003: Early Modern Atlantic World |
HIST 387-004: South Asia and the British Empire |
HIST 388-003: Post-Soviet Life |
ITAL 320 - Contemporary Italian Cinema |
BIOL 301 - Biology and Society |
ECON 335 - Environmental Economics (Note the prerequisites for this course) |
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 |
EVPP 423: Beekeeping and Sustainability |
INTS 311 - Animal Migration/Conservation |
ECON 310 Money and Banking |
ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas |
ECON 390 - International Economies |
FNAN 440 - International Financial Management |
GOVT 367 - Money Markets and Economic Policy |
MGMT 461 - Cross Cultural and Global Management |
MKTG 407 - Global Marketing |
MBUS 301 - Managing People and Organizations in a Global Economy |
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 |
COMM 305 Foundations of Intercultural Communication |
CRIM 405 - Law and Justice around the World |
CRIM 475 - Theory and Politics of Terrorism |
GOVT 342 - Diplomacy |
GOVT 347 - International Security |
GOVT 412 - Politics and the Mass Media |
GOVT 434 - Democracy in Global Perspective |
GOVT 446-001 - International Law and Organization (Arlington campus) |
GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics |
INTS 305 - Conflict Resolution and Transformation |
INTS 416 - Refugee and Internal Displacement |
SOCI 340 - Power, Politics, and Society |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
GLOA 400-004: Global Protests |
GOVT 333 - Government and Politics of Asia |
GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia |
GOVT 334: Government and Politics of Europe |
GOVT 340 - Central Asian Politics |
GOVT 345: Islam and Politics |
GOVT 444-004: Global Issues with UN Amb |
GOVT 444-009: Foreign Intel/ Civil Liberties |
GOVT 444-015: Global Security & Narco-Terrorism |
INTS 362 - Social Justice/Human Rights |
GLOBAL INEQUALITIES AND RESPONSES
ANTH 365 - Scientific Racism and Human Variation |
CONF 394 - Human Rights and Inequality |
CRIM 405 - Law and Justice around the World |
GCH 332 - Health and Disease |
INTS 304 - Social Movements and Community Activism |
INTS 416 - Refugee and Internal Displacement |
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 |
GLOA 400-004: Global Protests |
HIST 387-007: Global History of Disease |
INTS 362 - Social Justice/Human Rights |
INTS 417 - Human Trafficking |
PHIL 344 - Ethical Issues Global Health |
SOCI 394-001 - Sociology of Human Rights |
SOCI 332 - The Urban World |
SOCI 352 - Social Problems and Solutions |
SOCI 355 - Social Inequality |
ANTH 331 - Refugees |
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 347 - International Security |
INTS 305 - Conflict Resolution and Transformation |
INTS 416 - Refugee and Internal Displacement |
SOCI 320 - Social Structure and Globalization |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
INTS 417 - Human Trafficking |
PHIL 344 - Ethical Issues Global Health |
SOCI 332 - The Urban World |
SOCI 352 - Social Problems and Solutions |
ANTH 331 - Refugees |
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 446-001 - International Law and Organization (Arlington campus) |
HEAL 350 - Interventions for Populations and Communities at Risk |
INTS 416 - Refugee and Internal Displacement |
PHIL 344 - Ethical Issues in Global Health |
TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
ANTH 307 - Ancient Mesoamerica |
GOVT 331 - Government and Politics of Latin America |
HIST 271 - Survey of Latin American History |
HIST 365 - Conquest and Colonization in Latin America |
SPAN 388 - Introduction to Latina/o Studies (cannot count for both the Foreign Language and the concentration) |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
CONF 341 - Simulatn Globl Confl: US/Mexic |
HIST 387-008: Art and Culture of Ancient Americas |
SPAN 335-001: Latin American Film (cannot count for both the Foreign Language and the concentration) |
MEDIA, COMMUNICATION, & CULTURE
ANTH 332 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Globalization |
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 |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
AFAM 390-007: Race, Class, Media & Entertainment |
FAVS 300: Global Horror Film |
HIST 387-001: History at the Movies |
HIST 387-008: Art and Culture of Ancient Americas |
INTS 346 - Art as Social Action |
ITAL 320 - Contemporary Italian Cinema |
JAPA 360 - Intro to Japanese Popular Culture |
ARTH 318 - Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Egypt |
ARTH 320 - Art of the Islamic World |
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 |
HIST 462 - Women in Islamic Society |
RELI 211 - Religions of the West |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
GLOA 450-001: Globalization & Devel: MENA |
GOVT 444-001: Text, Film, and Arab Uprisings |
RELI 350 - Religion and History of Ancient Israel |
RELI 374 - Islamic Thought |
RELI 365 - Muhammad: Life and Legacy |
ENGH 362-003 - Global Voices: Film and Media in the Middle East |
GOVT 301 - Public Law and the Judicial Process |
GOVT 308 - The American Presidency |
HIST 352 - The South since 1865 |
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 |
GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia |
GOVT 340 - Central Asian Politics |
GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics |
HIST 328 - Rise of Russia |
HIST 329 - Modern Russia and the Soviet Union |
RUSS 326 - A Survey of Russian Literature |
RUSS 354 - Contemporary Post-Soviet Life |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
HIST 388-003: Post-Soviet Life |
March 25, 2019