Spring 2020 Concentration course list

Spring 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 instructor - check the course listing in the University Catalog for details (catalog.gmu.edu). Offerings may change through the enrollment period.

Note that:

  1. 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

Russia & Central Asia

 

Africa

ARTH 206 - Survey of African Art

HIST 261 - Survey of African History

SPECIAL TOPICS

 

Asia

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 252 - Survey of East Asian History

HIST 358 - Post-1949 China

JAPA 320 - Japanese Cinema

RELI 212 - Religions of Asia

RELI 313 - Hinduism

RUSS 353 - Russian Civilization 

SPECIAL TOPICS

GGS 317 - Geography of China

GOVT 444-005: History of Taiwan

JAPA 240-001: Introduction to Japanese Culture

KORE 320-001: Korean Pop Cult in Global Wrld

 

Europe

ARTH 362 - Twentieth-Century European Art

ENGH 361 - Continental Fiction, 1880-1950

GERM 325 - Major Writers

GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia

HIST 306 - The Reformation

RUSS 353 - Russian Civilization

SPECIAL TOPICS

GGS 333 - Geography of Eastern Europe

ITAL 325 - Food and Italian Identity

 

The Environment

BIOL 301 - Biology and Society

ECON 335 - Environmental Economics

ECON 435 - Economics of Energy

EVPP 336 - Human Dimensions of the Environment

EVPP 361 Introduction to Environmental Policy

EVPP 377 - Applied Ecology

EVPP 475 - Global Biodiversity Governance

GGS 303 - Geography of Resource Conservation

GGS 307 - Geographic Approaches on Sustainable Development

GOVT 362 - Intermediate Environmental Policy  

or EVPP 362 - Intermediate Environmental Policy

INTS 334 - Environmental Justice

PHIL 243 - Global Environmental Ethics

TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism

SPECIAL TOPICS

GOVT 490-005: God, Gaia, and Government

 

Global Economy & Management

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

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

GOVT 467 - Current Issues in Economic Policy 

 

Global Governance

COMM 305 - Foundations of Intercultural Communication

CRIM 405 - Law and Justice around the World 

CRIM 475 - Theory and Politics of Terrorism

EVPP 475 - Global Biodiversity Governance

GGS 301 - Political Geography

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

GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics

SPECIAL TOPICS

CONF 399: Democracy & Development

GOVT 444-002: Diplomatic Simulations

GOVT 444-006: Foreign Intelligence & Civil Liberties

GOVT 444-011: Global Security and Narco-Terrorism

GOVT 490-008: Politics and Polarization

 

Global Inequalities & Responses

CRIM 405 - Law and Justice around the World

GCH 332 - Health and Disease

GCH 450 - Culture, Sexuality and the Global AIDS Epidemic

GGS 304 - Population Geography

INTS 304 - Social Movements and Community Activism 

SOCI 307 - Social Movements and Political Protest

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

CONF 399: Migration & Migrant Struggles

CONF 399: Democracy & Development

GOVT 444-004: Human Rights and Transitional Justice in Latin America

GOVT 444-011: Global Security and Narco-Terrorism

 

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 - The Human Dimensions of Global Climate Change

GCH 332 - Health and Disease

GGS 311 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

GOVT 346 - American Security Policy

GOVT 347 - International Security

INTS 305 - Conflict Resolution and Transformation

SOCI 320 - Globalization and Social Change 

SPECIAL TOPICS

GOVT 444-006: Foreign Intelligence & Civil Liberties

GOVT 444-011: Global Security and Narco-Terrorism

NUTR 318: Global Nutrition/Food Security

SOCI 332: The Urban World

 

International Development

ECON 360 - Economics of Developing Areas

ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America

EVPP 475 - Global Biodiversity Governance

GCH 205 - Global Health

GGS 303 - Geography of Resource Conservation

GGS 307 - Geographic Approaches on Sustainable Development

GOVT 446 - International Law and Organization

TOUR 340 - Sustainable Tourism

SPECIAL TOPICS

CONF 399: Democracy & Development

 

Latin America

ECON 361 - Economic Development of Latin America

GGS 316 - Geography of Latin America

HIST 272 - Survey of Latin American History

SPAN 325-001: Hispanic/Latinx LA & NYC

SPAN 390 - Introduction to Hispanic Literary Analysis

SPAN 466 - Latin American Civilization and Culture

SPECIAL TOPICS

GOVT 444-004: Human Rights and Transitional Justice in Latin America

RELI 320 - Religion/Revolution Latin America

 

Media, Communication, & Culture

ANTH 332 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Globalization 

ANTH 395 - Work, Technology, and Society: An IT Perspective 

COMM 305 - Foundations of Intercultural Communication 

COMM 380 - Media Criticism

ENGH 315 - Folklore and Folklife

ENGH 362-001: Postcolonial Literature

FRLN 331 - Topics in World Cinema

INTS 348 - Digital Futures

PSYC 379 - Applied Cross-Cultural Psychology

SOCI 314 - Sociology of Culture

SPECIAL TOPICS

FAVS 225 - The History of World Cinema

FAVS 300 - 001 Global Horror Film 

GOVT 412 -  Politics and Mass Media

SOCI 395 - 003: Korean Pop Cult in the US

 

Middle East & North Africa

ARTH 319 - Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 

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

GOVT 345 - Islam and Politics

HIST 282 - Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization

RELI 211 - Religions of the West 

RELI 272 - Islam

RELI 352 - Judaism from Exile to Talmud

SPECIAL TOPICS

ARAB 360 or FRLN 331 - 003: New Arab Cinema 

GOVT 444-001: Pol/Econ/Cult Ldrshp MENA Rgn

GOVT 490-007: The Syrian Uprising

RELI 365 - Muhammed: Life and Legacy

 

Russia & Central Asia

GOVT 338 - Government and Politics of Russia

GOVT 447 - Revolution and International Politics

HIST 329 - Modern Russia and the Soviet Union

RUSS 326 - A Survey of Russian Literature

RUSS 353 - Russian Civilization

SPECIAL TOPICS