Global Politics Advising

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In a recent survey by the World Economic Forum, 86 percent of respondents said there is a leadership shortage in the world. To overcome today’s challenges, the world needs strong political, nonprofit, and business leaders who can facilitate cooperation between business, government, academic, and civil society. The W. P. Carey business degree in global politics prepares you to do just that, delivering skills and knowledge for tomorrow’s agents of change.

Academic Advising Catalog Years 2023-2024 and Prior

Major Requirements

The Global Politics concentration requires 18 credit hours of coursework (at least 12 hours must be ASU credit):

  • POS 350: Comparative Politics- 3 credits
  • POS 360: World Politics - 3 credits
  • International Relations and Global Issues Concentration - 6 credits
  • Comparative Politics and International Political Theories Concentration - 6 credits
Sequencing
Global Politics Concentration
Global Politics Concentration
POS 350 
Global Politics Concentration 
POS 360 
Global Politics Concentration 

 

Business (Global Politics) Degree Courses

POS 350  Comparative Politics
POS 360  World Politics

International Relations and Global Issues Concentration Electives (6 credits, choose two)

POS 260 Current Issues in International Politics
POS 300  Contemporary Global Controversies
POS 361  American Foreign Policy 
POS 364  National Security, Intelligence, and Terrorism 
POS 367  World Politics and Global Inequalities
POS 368 Ethics and Human Rights
POS 378 Religion, War and Peace
POS 394 Topic: America’s Guerilla Wars
POS 394/SGS 394 Topic: History and Politics of the United Nations (Model I or II)
POS 467 International Security
POS 486  International Political Economy
POS 494/SGS 494 Topic: Diplomacy/Policy Design Studio I
SGS 101  Thinking Globally: The Individual and Authority
SGS 321 International Institutions and Global Governance
SGS 330 Globalization and Environment
SGS 340 Violence, Conflict, and Human Rights
SGS 341 Humanitarian Crisis and International Intervention
SGS 344 Facing the Past: Truth & Memory after Atrocities
SGS 350 Economic Development and Globalization
SGS 379 Geopolitics

Comparative Politics and International Political Theories Concentration Electives (6 credits, choose two)

CEL 320 Modern Political Thought: Origins and Debates about Modern Liberty
CEL 394 Left and Right Around the World
CEL 475 Statesmanship and American Grand Strategy
CEL 494 Political Thought: Islam Hinduism Confucianism
POS 210 Political Ideologies
POS 341 History of Political Philosophy II
POS 348 Do You Want to Build a Nation
POS 351 Democratization
POS 352 European Democracies
POS 353 Comparative Politics of the Middle East
POS 356 European Union
POS 359 African Politics and Society
POS 358 Southeast Asia
POS 379/SGS 379 The Resource Curse
POS 394/SGS 394 Topic: Democracy Beyond Borders
POS 452  China
POS 453  Latin America
POS 454 Mexico
POS 494/SGS 494 Topic: Democratic Erosion

Advising

Global Politics major advising is available on the Tempe campus. If you would like to schedule an advising appointment but are located on a different campus, you are welcome to schedule a phone advising appointment, meet with the concentration advisor at the Tempe campus, or meet with a W. P. Carey advisor located on your home campus. Appointments may be scheduled online using Advising SOS.

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