Degrees

Global Politics Course Requirements (Total 39 units)

Prerequisites:

POL 2 - World Politics (3 units)

*Need a 3.0 in lower division prerequisite to continue to upper division coursework.

*Language: Global Politics majors are required to take one semester of language above the Mount general studies requirement (3 units)

Upper division requirements from Sections A, B and C (33 units)

Section A: (9 units)

• GLP/POL 131 - International Relations Theory (3 units)
• GLP/ POL 128 - Globalization and Interdependence (3 units)
• GLP/ POL 151 - Humanitarian Intervention(3 units)
• GLP 193 - Current Topics in Globalization (3 units)
• GLP 194 - International Organization/Diplomacy (3 units)
• GLP/ POL 148 - Refugees and International Migration (3 units)

Section B: (12 units)

• POL 143 - Terrorism and Political Violence
• POL 154 - U.S./Mexican Relations
• POL - U.S./Latin American Relations
• POL 125 - U.S. Foreign Policy
• POL 147 - Women and Development
• POL 132 - Political and Economic Development
• POL 137 - Ethnic Conflict and Civil War
• POL 138 - International Law
• POL 122 - Middle East Politics
• POL 123 - African Politics
• POL 124 - Latin American Politics
• POL 144 -Politics of Europe and European Union
• POL 145 - Politics of South East Asia
• POL 152A - Politics of China
• POL 152B - Politics of Japan
• POL - Politics of the former Soviet Union
• POL 138 - International Law
• HIS 112 - Economic History of Europe
• HIS 25 - Cultural and Historical Geography
• ECO 2 - Macroeconomics
• CUL 107 - Theory and Practice of Culture
• RST 161 - World Religion
• PHI 180 - Chinese Philosophy

**Students who do study abroad can apply 3-9 units taken at host institution towards Section B; must be pre-approved by Global Politics Advisor.

Section C: Required (12 units)

• GLP/ POL 101 - Research Methods (3 Units)
• GLP 197 - Global Politics Research Seminar (3 units)(Focus is on qualitative research skills (including interview techniques, field work, the comparative method)
• GLP 199A - Global Politics: Learning in Global Context (3 units) (Students are required to complete study abroad/experiential learning trip/internship and complete a research paper analyzing their experience within the framework of the their academic coursework)
  1. Learning in a Global Context must be either a Study Abroad experience, a local or national internship, or an international experiential trip abroad
  2. All internships must be for a group/organization/government office with some focus on a global issue or topic
  3. All study abroad/internships/course trips or international experiential trips must be pre-approved by the director of the Global Studies major advisor
  4. Approved course trips currently include: US/Mexican Relations Border Trip and Global Brigades Ghana/Honduras/Panama
  5. Study abroad/exchange programs though Mount St Mary's College are approved for the Learning in a Global Context course credit. If students choose to transfer courses from host institution for the Global Politics major, pre-approval by Global Politics Advisor is required
• GLP 199B - Senior project: Independent research project (3 units) (Senior project course designed with the goal of creating interest in research related fields, deepening critical thinking skills, demonstrating an mastery of the theoretical approaches in the field,and connecting theory and policy)

Section D: (6 units from the list below)

• GWS/POL 147 - Women and Development
• GWS/HIS 102 - Global History of Women's Movements (new course)
• GWS/HIS 103 - History of Political Feminist Theory (new course)
• GWS104/HIS - Gender in a Global Context (new course)
• GWS 193 - Current Topics in Women's Studies (new course)

Plus 3 units from the following:

• POL 102 - Women and the Law
• HIS 107 - History of Women in the Middle Ages: Finding a Voice
• HIS 192 - Women of Color in the US
• CUL 117 - Women's Literature in Translation / ENG 123 Women Voices in Literature
• RST 135 - Women and Christianity
• RST 23 - Spiritual Journeys of Women
• BUS 140 - Women's Issues in Business and Economics

****3 units may be transferred from Study Abroad host institution if the student chooses the Study Abroad option from Learning in a Global Context.

Global Women's Studies Concentration Only

GWS students must complete a total of 39 units

Prerequisites for Global Studies:

• POL 2 (3 units)
• One language course beyond the MSMC general studies requirement (3 units)
• Section A from Global Studies (9 units)
• Section C from Global Studies (12 units) - must be completed with a focus on Women Studies
• Section D (12 units)

**Paper in Global Research Methods, international experiential learning component and senior project must focus on an issue related to women.