Fall 2020 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 the instructor - check the course listing in the University Catalog for details (catalog.gmu.edu). Offerings may change through the enrollment period.
Note that:
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.
GGS 325 - Geography of North Africa and the Middle East |
HIST 262 - Survey of African History |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
ANTH 320 - Global Africa |
FREN 325 - Major African Writers |
HIST 387-003: History of Foreign Intervention in Africa |
ARTH 385 - Arts of Japan |
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 |
GOVT 341 - Chinese Foreign Policy |
GOVT 433 - Political Economy of East Asia |
HIST 251 - Survey of East Asian History |
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 317 - Daoism |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
ANTH 330-003: Sinophone Ppls & Chinese Ppls |
CHIN 325 - Major Chinese Writers |
CHIN 470 - Arts of China |
GGS 317 - Geography of China |
HIST 388-002: South Asia and the British Empire |
JAPA 360 - Intro to Anime and Manga |
KORE 320 - Korean Pop Culture in Global World |
ARTH 340 - Early Renaissance Art in Italy, 1300-1500 |
GOVT 334 - Government and Politics of Europe |
GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia |
HIST 304 - Western Europe in the Middle Ages |
HIST 308 - Nineteenth-Century Europe |
HIST 314 - History of Germany |
SPAN 483 - Medieval and Early Modern Literature of Spain |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
HIST 388 - Topics in European History |
GGS 333-001: Geography of Eastern Europe |
ITAL 320 - Italian Society |
BIOL 301 - Biology and Society |
ECON 335 - Environmental Economics |
EVPP 336 - Human Dimensions of the Environment |
EVPP 377 - Applied Ecology |
GEOL 309 - Introduction to Oceanography |
GGS 302 - Global Environmental Hazards |
GGS 303 - Geography of Resource Conservation |
GGS 307 - Geographic Approaches on Sustainable Development |
GGS 311 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
GOVT 361 - Introduction to Environmental Policy or EVPP 361 - Introduction to Environmental Policy |
PHIL 343 - Topics in Environmental Philosophy |
TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
EVPP 423: Beekeeping and Sustainability |
EVPP 432: Energy Policy |
INTS 334 - Environmental Justice |
ECON 310 - Money and Banking |
ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas |
ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America |
ECON 390 - International Economics |
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 |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
GOVT 433 - Political Economy of East Asia |
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 344 - American Foreign Policy |
GOVT 346 - American Security Policy |
GOVT 347 - International Security |
GOVT 412 - Politics and the Mass Media |
GOVT 446 - International Law and Organization |
SOCI 340 - Power, Politics, and Society |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
GOVT 444-001: Terrorism and Counterterrorism |
GOVT 444-009: Foreign Intelligence & Civil Liberties |
GOVT 444-015: Global Issues with UN Ambassadors |
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 |
SOCI 308 - Race and Ethnicity in a Changing World |
SOCI 315 - Contemporary Gender Relations |
SOCI 355 - Social Inequality |
WMST 100 - Global Representations of Women |
WMST 200 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
GLOA 450 - Ethical Issues Global Health |
INTS 362 - Social Justice and Human Rights |
CONF 345 - Social Dynamics of Terrorism, Security, and Justice |
CRIM 475 - Theory and Politics of Terrorism |
ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas |
EVPP 436 - The 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 |
SOCI 320 - Globalization and Social Change |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
INTS 362 - Social Justice and Human Rights |
INTS 371 - Food Systems and Policy |
GLOA 450 - Ethical Issues Global Health |
ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas |
ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America |
GCH 205 - Global Health |
GCH 405 - Global Health Interventions: History and Systems |
GGS 303 - Geography of Resource Conservation |
GGS 307 - Geographic Approaches on Sustainable Development |
GOVT 446 - International Law and Organization |
HEAL 350 - Interventions for Populations and Communities at Risk |
INTS 401 - Conservation Biology |
PHIL 344:Ethical Issues Global Health |
TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
INTS 362 - Social Justice and Human Right |
SOCI 326-DL1: Conflict, Violence, and Peace |
ARTH 204 - Survey of Latin American Art |
ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America |
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 325-DL1: Moving Stories |
SPAN 388 - Introduction to Latina/o Studies |
SPAN 390 - Introduction to Hispanic Literary Analysis |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
SPAN 430: Spanish in the US |
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 |
FRLN 331 - Topics in World Cinema |
INTS 348 - Digital Futures |
PSYC 379 - Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology |
THR 359 - World Stages |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
ANTH 308 - Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East |
FAVS 225 - The History of World Cinema |
FAVS 399:DL2 - Afrofuturism |
INTS 346 - Art as Social Action |
ARTH 320 - Art of the Islamic World |
ANTH 308 - Peoples and Cultures of 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 |
ARAB 325: Major Arabic Writers |
HIST 387-007: Modern Middle East |
GOVT 444-017: Jihad in Islam in Theory/Practice |
RELI 374 - Islamic Thought |
GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia |
HIST 327 - The Soviet Union and Russia Since World War II |
HIST 329 - Modern Russia and the Soviet Union |
RUSS 326 - A Survey of Russian Literature |
RUSS 470 - Topics in (Post) Soviet Film |
SPECIAL TOPICS |
GOVT 444-016: Russian Foreign Policy |