Global Studies and International Relations, MS (Boston)

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Required Courses

GST 6100 — Globalization and Global Politics and Economics
GST 6101 — Global Literacy, Culture, and Community
GST 6109 — Research Methods
GST 6320 — Peace and Conflict

Regional Studies Courses

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- GST 6501 — Regional Studies: East Asia
- GST 6502 — Regional Studies: Middle East
- GST 6503 — Regional Studies: Sub-Saharan Africa
- GST 6504 — Regional Studies: Europe and Eurasia
- GST 6505 — Regional Studies: Southwest and Central Asia
- GST 6506 — Regional Studies: Latin America

Restricted Electives

From the catalog
Complete 3 semester hours from the following:
GST coursework from the concentrations of this program that do not apply to requirements of the student's declared concentration

Choose 3 semester hours from:
- GST 6515 — International Business
- GST 6535 — Science Diplomacy
- GST 6983 — Special Topics

Capstone

From the catalog
Complete one of the following:

One of:
- GST 6920 — Case Study in Global Studies
- GST 6990 — Thesis
- INT 6900 — International Field Study Experience

Electives Options

12 semester hours.

From the catalog
Complete any College of Professional Studies graduate-level courses or unused courses in the program or a combination of both in lieu of a concentration to meet program requirements.

Co-op

From the catalog
This option requires 1 additional semester hour of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

INT 6200 — Experiential Project Preparation
One of:
- COP 6945 — Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6946 — Global Co-op Work Experience—Full Time
- COP 6954 — Co-op Work Experience - Half-Time

Integrative Experiential Learning

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This option substitutes for 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits in programs that require at least 3 semester hours of restricted elective credits. If the student has already completed the program's restricted electives or the program does not have an elective requirement, this option requires 3 additional hours of credit and tuition in addition to this program's required credit hours.

INT 6943 — Integrative Experiential Learning

Concentrations (choose 1)

Conflict Resolution Concentration

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- GST 6300 — Security and Terrorism
- GST 6324 — Divided Societies in the Modern World
- GST 6326 — International Conflict and Cooperation
- GST 6327 — Conflict and Postconflict Development
- GST 6740 — Human Rights

Diplomacy Concentration

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- GST 6550 — U.S. Foreign Policy
- GST 6560 — Multilateral Diplomacy
- GST 6590 — Public Diplomacy
- GST 6600 — The Practice of Diplomacy
- GST 6740 — Human Rights

Global Health and Development Concentration

From the catalog
Complete 12 semester hours from the following:

Choose 12 semester hours from:
- GST 6340 — Poverty and Wealth: The Economics of Development
- GST 6350 — Global Economics of Food and Agriculture
- GST 6610 — Sustainable Development
- GST 6700 — Global Health and Development Perspectives
- GST 6710 — Critical Issues in Delivering Global Health

International Economics and Consulting Concentration

From the catalog
Any Restricted Elective course from the Required Courses section of this program or any GST course from another concentration of this program

GST 6102 — Global Corporate Social Responsibility
GST 6340 — Poverty and Wealth: The Economics of Development
GST 6580 — Opportunities in International Consulting

GPA requirements

34 total semester hours required Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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