This track will prepare students for leadership in international and domestic careers in non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government, business, and transnational organizations. This track is based on interdisciplinary and professional knowledge, as well as conceptual frameworks, analytic tools, and methodologies from multiple fields. This track integrates students’ specialized skills within the broader interdisciplinary, intellectual, and public policy demands of the challenges confronting the world’s populations. Relevant topical areas that include environmental issues, health and food, international development, and social movements. Students in this pathway are interested in careers in sectors like political science, international and postsecondary education, sociology, policy analysis, diplomacy, humanitarian affairs, environmental policy, public and social affairs, human rights, international affairs, and communications.

Electives in Global Governance

Below is a non-exhaustive list of approved electives. 

Many other courses are available to students through searching the Course Catalog and getting approval by the MSGS Academic Program Coordinator. Students are also encouraged to meet with the Coordinator to discuss various courses. 

Please note that while we do our best to keep this list updated, due to courses and credits constantly changing, it is ultimately the responsibility of the student to ensure the course(s) taken counts towards their MS in Global Studies and track - even if the course is listed below. 

Elective Courses

ACE 406 Environmental Law 
ACE 411 Environment and Development 
ACE 451 Agriculture in Intl Dev 
ACE 516 Environmental Economics 
ACE 531 Impact Evaluation 
ACE 557 Food, Poverty and Development 
ACE 559 Food, Trade and Development 
AFST 522 Development of African Studies 
ANTH 420 Case Studies in Global Heritage 
ANTH 485 Anthropology of Policing 
ANTH 560 Anthropology and Law 
ATMS 507 Climate Dynamics 
ECON 415 Environmental EconomicsOffered Online
ECON 418 Health Economics 
ECON 420 International EconomicsOffered Online
ECON 450 Development Economics 
ECON 455 Economics of Poverty Allev. in Dev. Countries 
EPOL 410 Racial and Ethnic FamiliesOffered Online
EPOL 524 Education and Human RightsOffered Online
GGIS/GEOG 465 Transportation & Sustainability 
GGIS/GEOG 466 Environmental Policy 
GLBL 440 Global Health: Interventions and EvaluationOffered Online
GLBL 499 Special TopicsOffered Online
GLBL 501 Perspectives on Global StudiesOffered Online
HIST 400 War, Soc, Politics & Culture 
HIST 411 20th Century Africa Intellectual History 
HIST 491 Directed Research in Digital History 
HIST 507 Prob in Latin American History 
HK 408 (CHLH 469) Environmental HealthOffered Online
HK 414 (CHLH 415) International Health 
LER 566 International HR ManagementOffered Online
NRES 454 GIS in Natural Resource ManagementOffered Online
PS 415 Europe and the Mediterranean 
PS 546 Comparative Political Behavior 
PS 584 International Cooperation 
REES 495/550 - Seminar 
RST 570 Cultural Aspects of Tourism 
SOC 447 Environmental Sociology 
SOC 470 Social Movements 
SOCW 436 International SW & DevelopmentOffered Online
SOCW 456 Philanthropy & Social JusticeOffered Online
SOCW 473/SOC 473 Immigration, Health & Society 
SOCW 510 Theories of Diversity, Inequality, and Social ChangeOffered Online