Minor in Global Politics and Society
Minor in Global Politics and Society (GPS)
The GPS minor (18 credits) prepares engineers and scientists with the knowledge and experience they need to tackle complex global issues and become leaders in their professional and personal lives within their own countries and in the global community. Drawing primarily from the social sciences, our classes link theories with real-world problems while enhancing students’ analytical and communication skills. Courses provide the political, social, and historical contexts to better understand world regions, particularly ones with significant natural resource endowments. Topics include war, trade, energy, corruption, and religion. Fitting the Mines’ mission, our courses bring a stronger focus to natural resources and energy issues than similar programs at other universities.
Required Course: One of the following two courses
| HASS460 | GEOPOLITICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES | 3.0 |
| HASS344 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3.0 |
Electives
The remaining credits must come from the following courses. AT LEAST one must be a 400-level class.
Regional Focus | ||
| HASS339 | MIDDLE EAST: POLITICS & SOCIETY | 3.0 |
| HASS411 | LITERATURES OF THE AFRICAN WORLD | 3.0 |
| HASS437 | ASIAN DEVELOPMENT | 3.0 |
| HASS439 | MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENT | 3.0 |
Global Focus | ||
| HASS307 | EXPLORATIONS IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE | 3.0 |
| HASS431 | MORAL PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION, AND AMERICAN SOCIETY | 3.0 |
| HASS490 | ENERGY AND SOCIETY | 3.0 |
Politics and Policy Focus | ||
| HASS486 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY | 3.0 |
| HASS488 | GLOBAL WATER POLITICS AND POLICY | 3.0 |
| HASS491 | ENERGY POLITICS | 3.0 |
Foreign Languages | ||
| LIFL1XX | FOREIGN LANGUAGE Up to six hours | 3-6 |
PRIMARY CONTACT
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Department