Gain global competency as you learn about diverse global institutions and their political, economic, social, and cultural impacts on the world.
About the Emphasis
This emphasis examines the global mechanisms of order and disorder, of cooperation and conflict within the human community. It also explores the major types of formal organizations including nation-states, international or transnational organizations, and non-government organizations (NGOs).
You will gain knowledge of diverse global institutions and their political, economic, social, and cultural impacts on the world. You'll also develop “global competency” by obtaining the necessary skills for engaging in problem solving across boundaries.
Courses
Majors with the Political Economy emphasis complete the core major requirements and also select 15 units of courses from disciplines such as Economics, History, and Political Science.
Course options include:
ANTH 331: Anthropology and Development (Crosslisted: LAS)
AREC 360: The Poverty and Development of Nations
BNAD 301: Global and Financial Economics and Strategies
ECON 205: The Ethics and Economics of Wealth Creation (Crosslisted: PA/PHIL/PPEL)
ECON 331: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy
ENVS 462: Environmental Soil and Water Chemistry
GEOG 304: Water, Environment, and Society
GEOG 305: Economic Geography
GEOG 373: Political Geography (Crosslisted: POL)
GWS/HIST/POL 386 Race/Gender: Geneaologies, Formations, Politics
HIST 314B: Europe Since 1945
HIST 332: Vietnam and the Cold War
HIST 425: History of the Soviet Union
JOUR 402: Media and Terrorism
JUS 377: Modern Israel (Crosslisted: HIST/MENA/POL)
LAS 312: U.S. - Latin America Relations: Trade, Security and Power (Crosslisted: PA/POL)
LAS 348: Drug Wars and Oil Fortunes in Latin America (Crosslisted: ANTH/POL
LAS 356: Indigenous Resistance in Latin America (Crosslisted with PA/POL)
MAS 369: Mexico Since Its Independence (Crosslisted: HIST/LAS)
MENA 380: The Middle East and North Africa since the "Arab Spring" (Crosslisted: HIST)
MENA 385: Introduction to Political Islam (Crosslisted: HIST/POL)
MENA 473: History of Modern India and Pakistan: 1750-Present (Crosslisted: HIST)
POL 202: International Relations
POL 204: Comparative Politics in the Age of Globalization (Crosslisted: LAS)
POL 347: Politics of Latin America