GSG Major

GSG Major (GSG Major: Total 127/128 Credits)

Specialized Tracks 1. International Relations & Comparative Politics 2. International Security & Strategic Studies 3. Public Policy & Governance 4. Global Media and International Communications 5. Socio-political Economy of Development 6. Ecological Governance 7. Independent Track

Curriculum Structure

• 14 Foundation Courses (14 x 2/3 = 40/41 credits)

• 11 Core Courses (11 x 3= 33 credits)

• 5 Specialized Track Courses (5x3= 15 credits)

• 7 Elective Courses (7x3= 21 credits)

• Senior Project/ Internship (3x1=3 credits)

• Minor (from any discipline, 5 x3 = 15 credits)

Courses for all Global Studies & Governance (GSG) Majors
  • Core courses: 33 Credits (All courses are mandatory for all GSG majors)

Course Code

Course Title

GSG101

Introduction to Global Studies

GSG102

Introduction to Governance Studies

GSG103

Theories and Methods of Interdisciplinary Studies

GSG201

Theories of International Relations

GSG202

Global History: 20th Century and beyond

GSG203

Security Studies: military, economic, political, social, human

GSG304

Research Methodology: Qualitative and Quantitative

GSG305

Politics and Government in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Bangladesh

GSG306

Dynamics of International Organizations

GSG402

Theories of Socio-Political Economy of Development

GSG403

Global Ecology: Culture, Demography & Resources

  • Specialized Track courses: 18 Credits (any 6 courses, 2 from 200-level, 2 from 300-level and 2 from 400-level)

GSG 210

Foreign Policy Analysis 

GSG 220

Theories of War and Conflict

GSG 221

Surveillance, Intelligence and National Security 

GSG 230

Comparative Public Policy

GSG 231 

Cultural Governance and Soft Power

GSG 251

Gender, Equality and Development

GSG 260

Human Geography & Global Demography

GSG 261

Resource Governance

GSG 360

Environmental Conscience-building

GSG 310

Introduction to International Law

GSG 311

Political Ideologies

GSG 320

Ethnic Conflict and Counterinsurgencies

GSG 321

International Terrorism and Counterterrorism

GSG 331

Public Policy Making in Bangladesh

GSG 351

Regional Economic Integration and Rural Development

GSG371

Sustainable Development: Local and Global context

GSG 410

Political Institutions

GSG 420

Strategic Studies & Human Security

GSG 450

International Economic Institutions & Global Poverty 

GSG 440

Global Communication & Public Diplomacy

GSG460

Climate Change Governance: Performance Monitoring

GSG470

Development Planning & Project Management

  • GSG Elective A (Regional Studies) : 6 Credits (Any two from the followings, at 1 from 200-level courses and 1 from 300 level courses)

GSG280

South Asian Politics

GSG282

China in International System

GSG380

Middle Eastern Studies

GSG381

North American Studies

GSG382

East Asian Studies

GSG383

European Studies

GSG386

Latin American Studies

GSG387

Southeast Asian Studies

  • GSG Elective B: Specialized Courses: 9 Credits  (Any 3 from the followings)

GSG480

Contemporary Bangladesh Society

GSG483

Peace & Conflict Studies

GSG484

Mass Violence, Genocide and Social Memory

GSG485

 Ethics and Morality in Politics

GSG 490

Global Environmental Politics

GSG 491

 Global Public Health

GSG492

Citizenship, Statelessness and Refugee Crisis

GSG495

Advanced Statistics 

  • Elective C (Foreign Language): 3 Credits

GSG497

Language Study
  • Internship/Senior Project (Thesis): 3 Credits (Any 1 from the followings)

GSG498

Internship

GSG499

Senior Project/Thesis

*** Besides this, all GSG Majors have to take a Minor to earn 15 Credits (Students  have to take any 5 suggestive courses from any one department or program within IUB)