Requirements
Students with a Global Politics major must complete: Total 39 units
- Lower Division Global Politics (POL 2, 3 units)
- One language course beyond the MSMU general education requirement (3-4 units)
- Section A from Global Politics (9 units)
- Section B from Global Politics (15 units)
- Section C as listed below (9 units)
Section A: (9 units)
| GLP 131 | International Relations Theory | 3 |
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| POL 131 | International Relations | 3 |
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| GLP 128 | Politics of Globalization and Interdependence | 3 |
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| POL 128 | Politics of Globalization and Interdependence | 3 |
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| GLP 151 | Humanitarian Intervention | 3 |
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| POL 151 | Humanitarian Intervention | 3 |
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| GLP 135 | Selected Topics in International Organizations | 0.0-3.0 |
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| POL 135 | Selected Topics in International Organizations | 0.0-3.0 |
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| GLP 148 | Refugees and International Migration | 3 |
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| POL 148 | Refugees and International Migration | 3 |
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| GLP 193 | Current Topics in Globalization | 1.0-3.0 |
| POL 132 | Political and Economic Development | 3 |
| POL 114 | The Politics of Democratization and Social Policy | 3 |
Section B:** (15 units)
| POL 143 | Terrorism and Political Violence | 3 |
| POL 154 | U.S./Mexican Relations | 3 |
| POL 125 | U.S Foreign Policy | 3 |
| POL 147 | Women and Development | 3 |
| POL 132 | Political and Economic Development | 3 |
| POL 136 | Revolutions and Social Movements | 3 |
| POL 137 | Ethnic Conflict and Civil War | 3 |
| POL 138 | International Law | 3 |
| POL 122 | Middle East Politics | 3 |
| POL 123 | African Politics | 3 |
| POL 124 | Latin American Politics | 3 |
| POL 144 | Politics of Europe and the European Union | 3 |
| POL 145 | Southeast Asian Politics | 3 |
| POL 152A | Politics of Modern Japan | 3 |
| POL 152B | Politics of Modern China | 3 |
| POL 126 | Politics of the Former Soviet Union | 3 |
| POL 138 | International Law | 3 |
| POL 127 | Politics of the Global Environment | 3 |
| HIS 112 | World Economic History | 3 |
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| ECO 112 | World Economic History | 3 |
| HIS 25 | Cultural and Historical Geography | 3 |
| ECO 2 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
| CUL 107A | Theory and Practice of Culture | 3 |
| RST 161 | World Spiritualities: World Religions | 3 |
| PHI 180 | The Philosophy of Change | 3 |
| BIO 155 | Cancer and Society | 3 |
| BIO 67 | Environmental Science | 3 |
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| BIO 167 | Advanced Topics in Environmental Science | 3 |
**Students who opt for Study Abroad can apply units taken at host institution towards Section B. Study Abroad units must be pre-approved by Global Politics Advisor.
Section C: (9 units)
| POL 101 | Research Methods | 3 |
| GLP 198 | Global Politics: Learning in Global Context | 3 |
| GLP 199A | Senior Project: Independent Research Project | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 39 |
Global Womens Studies Concentration Only
Students with a Global Women's Studies Concentration must complete: Total 39 units
- Lower Division Global Politics (POL 2, 3 units)
- One language course beyond the MSMU general education requirement (3-4 units)
- Section A from Global Politics (9 units)
- Section C** from Global Politics (see above) must be completed with a focus on Women Studies. (9 units)
- Section D as listed below (15 units)
**Paper in POL 101, international experiential learning component and senior project must focus on an issue related to women.
Section D: (6 units)
| GLP 147 | Women and Development | 3 |
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| POL 147 | Women and Development | 3 |
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| GLP 109 | Global History of Women's Movements | 3 |
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| HIS 109 | Global History of Women's Movement | 3 |
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| GLP 110 | History of Political Feminist Theory | 3 |
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| HIS 110 | History of Political Feminist Theory | 3 |
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| GLP 187 | Gender in a Global Context | 3 |
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| HIS 187 | Gender in a Global Context | 3 |
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| WST 193 | Current Topics in Women's Studies | 3 |
Plus 9 units from the following list of electives:****
| POL 102 | Gender and the Law | 3 |
| HIS 107 | History of Women in Europe Finding a Voice | 3 |
| HIS 192A | Women of Color in the U.S. | 3 |
| HIS 192B | Women of Color in the U.S. | 3 |
| HIS 192C | Women of Color in the U.S. | 3 |
| CUL 117 | Women's Literature in Translation | 3 |
| ENG 123 | Women's Voices in Literature | 3 |
| RST 135 | Sacred Thought: Women and Christianity | 3 |
| RST 23 | Women, Spiritualities, and Empowerment | 3 |
| RST 123 | Women, Spiritualities, and Empowerment | 3 |
| BUS 140 | Women's Issues in Business and Economics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 39 |
****9 units of electives may be transferred from Study Abroad host institution if the student chooses the Study Abroad option from Learning in a Global Context.
Plus
General Education requirements and electives totaling 124 semester units.
*GLP 199A fulfills the capstone requirement for Global Politics.