Through this combined major, successful undergraduates will develop an awareness of the international issues that influence the scientific, cultural, societal, political, and economic aspects of the world’s environmental problems and the ways in which such environmental challenges can be ameliorated and/or solved.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Environmental Studies Requirements
Code | Title | Hours |
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Introductory Courses | ||
Choose one introductory science course: | 4-5 | |
Environmental Science | ||
Dynamic Earth and Lab for ENVR 1200 | ||
Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences and Lab for ENVR 1400 | ||
Choose one introductory social science course: | 4 | |
Peoples and Cultures | ||
Food Justice and Community Development | ||
Environmental Ethics | ||
Environment and Society | ||
Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Global Climate Change | ||
Food Security and Sustainability | ||
Water Resources | ||
Human Foundations of Environmental Systems | ||
Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
Sustainable Development | ||
Environmental Health | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Skills Course | ||
ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300 | 5 |
Electives | ||
Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher: | 16 | |
Information Design History | ||
The Consulting Environment | ||
Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media | ||
Ecology and Lab for EEMB 2302 | ||
Disease Ecology | ||
Desert Ecology | ||
Energy in the Desert Ecosystem | ||
Environmental Planning | ||
Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions | ||
Advanced Spatial Analysis | ||
Urban Ecology | ||
Climate Adaptation and Nature-Based Solutions | ||
Sustainability in the Business Environment | ||
Science Writing | ||
Introduction to Law, Policy, and Society | ||
Environmental Ethics | ||
Introduction to Global Health | ||
Principles of Epidemiology in Medicine and Public Health | ||
Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
International Environmental Policy | ||
Environment, Technology, and Society |
International Affairs Requirements
Courses used to fulfill major requirements may not be used to satisfy the global dynamics requirement. See department for additional courses.
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Required Courses | ||
INTL 1101 | Globalization and International Affairs | 4 |
INTL 3400 | International Conflict and Negotiation | 4 |
POLS 1160 | International Relations | 4 |
International Experiential Learning | ||
Complete at least one “international semester” via study abroad, international internship, international co-op, or two short-term programs. |
International Affairs Elective
Code | Title | Hours |
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Complete one of the following courses: | 4 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Women and World Politics | ||
Race and Global Human Mobility | ||
Global Philanthropy | ||
Cities in a Global Context | ||
International Law | ||
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | ||
Security, Culture, Power | ||
Global Political Economy | ||
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons | ||
International Human Rights Law and Policy | ||
Climate and Development |
Global Dynamics Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete two of the following courses. Courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements. | 8 |
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Environment | ||
Global Climate Change | ||
Sustainable Development | ||
Food Security and Sustainability | ||
Climate and Development | ||
International Environmental Policy | ||
or PPUA 5268 | International Environmental Policy | |
Environment and Society | ||
Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance | ||
Global and Intercultural Communication | ||
Women and World Politics | ||
or WMNS 2480 | Women and World Politics | |
Global Political Economy | ||
International Human Rights Law and Policy | ||
Comparative Politics | ||
International Relations | ||
Religion and Politics | ||
International Political Economy | ||
International Law | ||
Model United Nations | ||
Human Rights and Social Justice | ||
Gender and Reproductive Justice | ||
Gender and Sexuality in World History | ||
Women and World Politics | ||
or WMNS 2480 | Women and World Politics | |
International Human Rights Law and Policy | ||
Global Justice | ||
Conflict and Security | ||
Global Criminology | ||
Political Crime and Terrorism | ||
Security in the 21st Century | ||
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture | ||
History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II | ||
History of Espionage 2: Cold War Spies | ||
The Global Far-Right since 1945: Politics, Culture, Violence | ||
The Global Cold War | ||
Assassinations in World History | ||
History of Modern Terrorism | ||
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | ||
Security, Culture, Power | ||
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | ||
or INTL 3300 | Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | |
Global Justice | ||
The Holocaust and Comparative Genocide | ||
Nationalism | ||
U.S. National Security Policy | ||
Terrorism and Counterterrorism | ||
Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | ||
or INTL 3430 | Revolution, Civil War, and Insurrection | |
Model NATO | ||
Globalization | ||
Issues in Race, Science, and Technology | ||
Global Markets and Local Culture | ||
Religion and Modernity | ||
History of the Global Economy | ||
International Economics | ||
Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues | ||
The World Since 1945 | ||
Colonialism/Imperialism | ||
Cultural Aspects of International Business | ||
Women and World Politics | ||
or WMNS 2480 | Women and World Politics | |
Cities in a Global Context | ||
Global Political Economy | ||
International Relations | ||
Religion and Politics | ||
International Political Economy | ||
International Law | ||
Population, Migration, and Diaspora | ||
Introduction to Global Health | ||
or PHTH 1270 | Introduction to Global Health | |
Epidemiology of Pandemic Diseases and Health Disparities in the African Diaspora | ||
Peoples and Cultures | ||
Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804 | ||
History of Global Pandemics | ||
Race and Global Human Mobility | ||
Cities in a Global Context | ||
Forced Migration: Refugees, Exiles, and Displaced Persons | ||
Introduction to World Religions | ||
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
Development | ||
Global Markets and Local Culture | ||
Development Economics | ||
International Food Policy | ||
A Critique of Capitalism | ||
Sustainable Development | ||
Capitalism and Business: A Global History | ||
Global Social Enterprise | ||
International Business and Global Social Responsibility | ||
or INTB 1209 | International Business and Global Social Responsibility | |
Global Philanthropy | ||
Global Political Economy | ||
Climate and Development | ||
Global Health | ||
Politics of Developing Nations | ||
Communication and Media | ||
Global and Intercultural Communication | ||
Cultural Aspects of International Business | ||
Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | ||
or INTL 3300 | Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media | |
Global Reporting | ||
Global Media |
Regional Analysis Requirement
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete two regional analysis courses, both of which must be in one region, from the following lists. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty adviser. See department for additional courses. | 8 |
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Africa | ||
Introduction to African Studies | ||
Africa Today | ||
Swahili, Culture, and Politics in Kenya | ||
Contemporary Government and Politics in Africa | ||
Community Health, Culture, and Development in Kenya | ||
Ethnography of Southeast Asia | ||
Anthropology of Africa | ||
African History | ||
Business Economic History of South Africa | ||
Natural Resources and Sustainable Development | ||
or AFRS 2464 | Natural Resources and Sustainable Development | |
Asia | ||
Culture and Politics in Modern India | ||
East Asian Studies | ||
or HIST 1150 | East Asian Studies | |
Modern Chinese History and Culture | ||
Introduction to Chinese Popular Culture | ||
Introduction to Japanese Pop Culture | ||
World War II in the Pacific | ||
Japanese Literature and Culture | ||
Modern Chinese History and Culture | ||
Modern Japan | ||
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond | ||
Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ||
Japanese Buddhism | ||
East Asian Politics | ||
China: Governance and Foreign Policy | ||
Europe | ||
Introduction to French Culture | ||
Introduction to Italian Culture | ||
Cultural History of Spain | ||
Europe: Empires, Revolutions, Wars, and Their Aftermath | ||
Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500 | ||
History of the Soviet Union | ||
Renaissance to Enlightenment | ||
The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain | ||
Russian Foreign Policy | ||
or POLS 3455 | Russian Foreign Policy | |
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union | ||
Latin America | ||
Latin American Society and Development | ||
Latin American Film | ||
Introduction to Arabic Culture | ||
Latin American Culture, History, and Politics | ||
New Narratives: Latin America after 1989 | ||
Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin America | ||
Latin American Literature | ||
Economic History of the Middle East | ||
Introduction to Middle Eastern History | ||
Introduction to Latin American History | ||
Latin American History through Film | ||
Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies | ||
Middle East | ||
The Mediterranean World: An Overview | ||
Middle East Studies | ||
America and the Middle East | ||
Democracy and Development in North Africa and the Mediterranean | ||
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates | ||
Jewish Religion and Culture | ||
Government and Politics in the Middle East |
International Affairs Foreign Language Requirement
Complete coursework in a language through at least intermediate-level two (course number 2101 or higher). Note: Completing this requirement satisfies the language requirement for the BA degree.
Integrative Courses
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Integrative Courses | ||
ECON 1711 | Economics of Sustainability | 4 |
or ECON 3290 | History of the Global Economy | |
or ECON 3423 | Environmental Economics | |
INTL 4700 | Senior Capstone Seminar in International Affairs | 4 |
or ENVS 4997 | Senior Thesis | |
PHTH 4120 | Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health | 4 |
or INTL 5100 | Climate and Development | |
or ENVR 3151 | Food Sustainability in the Mediterranean - Abroad | |
or ENVR 3201 | Coastal Sustainability: Ecology and Coupled Human-Natural Systems in Southeast Asia | |
or ENVR 3202 | Coastal Sustainability: The Blue Economy of the Gulf of Maine | |
or ENVR 4000 | Science Communication and Professional Development | |
or HIST 2211 | The World Since 1945 | |
or HIST 2311 | Colonialism/Imperialism |
Environmental Studies and International Affairs Combined Major Credit Requirement
Complete 81 semester hours in the major.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
Year 1 | |||||||
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Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
ENGW 1111 | 4 | ENVR 1110 | 4 | Foreign Language Course 1 | 4 | INAF Global Dynamics 1 | 4 |
ENVR 1101 | 4 | ENVR 2515 | 4 | Foreign Language Course 2 | 4 | ||
INTL 1101 | 4 | POLS 1160 | 4 | ||||
SOCL 1246 | 4 | ENVR elective; 1 of 4 | 4 | ||||
ENVR 1000 | 1 | ||||||
17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | ||||
Year 2 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
HIST 2211 | 4 | EESC 2000 | 1 | Foreign language course 3 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | 5 | ENVR elective; 3 of 4 | 4 | INAF Global Dynamics 2 | 4 | ||
ENVR Elective; 2 of 4 | 4 | ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301 | 5 | ||||
INAF regional analysis course 1 | 4 | ENVR elective; 4 of 4 | 4 | ||||
INAF regional analysis course 2 | 4 | ||||||
17 | 18 | 8 | 0 | ||||
Year 3 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
Co-op | 0 | International experiential learning | 16 | INAF Global Dynamics 3 | 4 | Co-op | 0 |
Quantitative methods course | 4-5 | ||||||
0 | 16 | 8-9 | 0 | ||||
Year 4 | |||||||
Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
ECON 3423 | 4 | ||||||
ENGW 3308 or 3315 | 4 | ||||||
INTL 3400 | 4 | ||||||
INTL 4700 | 4 | ||||||
0 | 16 | ||||||
Total Hours: 128-129 |