Global Security Studies Minor

Required Courses

• GSS 2010 - Introduction to Global Security Study 3
• GSS 3020 - Global Strategic Studies 3
• POLS 3070 - Theories of International Relations 3

Guided Electives

Select three (3) courses from the list below:

Note: While there is no required course distribution across disciplines, the student should work with advisors to select courses which lend depth and breadth to their studies.

• AAST 3500 - Race, Gender and Sexuality 3
• AAST 4050 - The Social Meaning of Race 3
• AGRI 4110 - Agro-Terrorism 3
• COMM 3090 - International Communication 3
• CRJ 3100 - Fundamentals of Cybercrime 3
• CRJ 4030 - Comparative Criminal Justice/Homeland Security 3
• CRJ 4040 - Global Jihad and U. S. Homeland Security 3
• CRJ 4140 - Homeland Security Law 3
• CRJ 4420 - International Terrorism 3

• or
  POLS 3060 - Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism  3

• CSCI 4612 - Securing Cyber Space (Web, DB, and Platform) 3
• ECON 4610 - International Economics 3
• ENGL 340N - LGBTQ Literature Across Cultures 3
• ENGL 360H - Literature and Film Across Cultures 3
• FIN 3510 - International Finance 3
• GEOG 3940 - Technological Hazards in the Environment 3
• GEOG 4180 - Climatology 3
• HHP 2050 - Community and Environment Health 3
• HHP 4070 - Human Health and Disease 3
• HHP 4500 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3
• HIST 4026 - European Military History 1789-1945 3
• HIST 4790 - The Military Nontraditional Roles 3
• LDSP 3040 - Global Logistics 3
• LDSP 3050 - Cultural Diversity in Organizations 3
• MGT 3200 - Global Business 3

• or

  GB 3110 - Global Business

• MGT 4110 - International Management 3
• MKT 3410 - International Marketing 3
• PHIL 4015 - War and Ethics 3
• PM 3003 - Managing At Risk Populations in Emergency Situations 3
• PM 3006 - Weapons of Mass Destruction 3
• PM 4090 - Comparative Public Administration 3
• POLS 2070 - International Politics 3
• POLS 3090 - The United Nations 3
• POLS 3300 - International Political Economy 3
• POLS 4170 - Power, Morality, International Relations 3
• PSYC 4380 - Introduction to Military Psychology 3
• PSYC 4444 - Cross Cultural Psychology 3
• SOC 3250 - Social Institutions 3
• SOC 3750 - Population Dynamics 3
• SOC 3810 - Globalization and Social Movements 3
• SOC 4420 - Environmental Justice 3
• SOC 4400 - Environment and Society 3
• SW 4050 - International Social Work 3
• WGS 2060 - Introduction to LGBTQ Studies

Program Total: 18 Credit Hours

Students completing this minor are strongly recommended to take HIST 2320  and World History II in their general education core. Students should recognize that a foreign language and/or a study abroad/intern experience will significantly enhance their qualifications in this field.