Concentration in Global & National Security
Undergraduate Degree Concentration
The Global and National Security (GNS) concentration is designed for students who wish to focus on major global, national and human security issues, ranging from intelligence gathering and cyberspace, to environmental sustainability, and conflict resolution. The emphasis is on acquiring skills in problem solving, research and analysis, technical subjects, policy-making and management, drawing from a wide variety of academic disciplines.
Careers you can pursue with this degree include:
military officer, intelligence analyst, law enforcement, homeland security official, cyber and human security, international business or law, intercultural communication, diplomacy, conflict resolution, international public health, geography, political science, environmental studies, economics, and teaching.
Graduation Requirements
Students must receive a grade of “C” or higher in all the following requirements:
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| Credit Hours |
| 1. | PHIL 1120 – Logic, Reasoning, and Critical Thinking | 3 hours |
| 2. | MATH 1350 or any Calculus-level MATH course | 3 hours |
| 3. | Any Computer Science (CS) course | 3 hours |
| 4. | GLNS 340 – Elements of Global & National Security | 3 hours |
| 5. | 9 Credit hours chosen from 3 of the following groups:
| 9 hours |
| 6. | Completion or testing equivalent of second-semester intermediate non-English language courses (i.e. 4th course in the sequence). | 3-12 hours |
7. | 21 hours of approved Global and National Security Electives with no more than 9 credit hours from any one area. | 21 hours |
| Total | 45-54 hours |
| Note, to satisfy the full degree requirements, in collaboration or addition to the courses above, a minimum of 45 hours of upper division credit must be earned. Pre-Requisites must be fulfilled when necessary (please refer to the course catalog for details) |
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List of upper division electives is also available here
Sample degree roadmap
