Minor Requirements

In order to declare the minor, a student must receive a B grade or better in one of the two required lower division courses. The Global Security minor consists of six (6) courses, eighteen (18) credits. These include

• two required introductory-level courses:
  1. either PSC 124 - International Relations  (or PSC 139  Honors section) or HST 122 - Global History 1750 to Present  to contextualize state security issues, and
  2. either ANT 185 - Global Encounters:Comparing World Views & Values Cross-Culturally  or GEO 171 - Human Geographies  to highlight human and environmental security issues, plus
• 12 credits in courses numbered 300 or above. To maintain a balanced focus on the different dimensions of security, these upper division courses must include two (2) courses from List A, which focus on traditional issues of state security and two (2) courses from List B, which focus on human and environmental security.

This is not a complete list of courses that can be applied to the minor. A full list of on-campus courses that are approved each semester for the minor (including special and selected topics) as well as courses through Syracuse Abroad and Maxwell in Washington can be found by going to the International Relations website.