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Program
- Award
- BA
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 44.0504
- Total credits (published)
- 8
- Catalog edition
- Catalog 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- Through this combined major, successful undergraduates will develop an awareness of the international issues that influence the scientific, cultural, societal, political, and economic aspects of the world’s environmental problems and the ways in which such environmental challenges can be ameliorated and/or solved.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 167358
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_167358_a8a17f6f
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Environmental Studies Requirements
0 items
Introduction to College
1 item
- As published: “Science at Northeastern”or: INTL 1000 International Affairs at Northeastern1
Experiential Learning Introduction
1 item
- 1
Introductory Courses
9 items
- Choose one introductory science course:Not resolved to a course4-5
- 4
- ENVR 1200and ENVR 1201Dynamic Earthand Lab for ENVR 1200Not resolved to a course
- ENVR 1400and ENVR 1401Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciencesand Lab for ENVR 1400Not resolved to a course
- Choose one introductory social science course:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Environment and Society”4
Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 4 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Human Foundations of Environmental Systems
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following: · 5 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Skills Course
1 item
- ENVR 3300and ENVR 3301Geographic Information Systemsand Lab for ENVR 3300Not resolved to a course5
Electives
Choose 4 of the following · Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher: · electives · 29 items
- Complete four of the following, three of which must be at the 3000 level or higher:Not resolved to a course16
- 4
- 4
- 4
- EEMB 2302and EEMB 2303Ecologyand Lab for EEMB 2302Not resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: ENVR 3150 Food Security and Sustainability4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
International Affairs Requirements
0 items
Required Courses
3 items
- As published: “Globalization and International Affairs”4
- 4
- 4
International Experiential Learning
0 items
Complete at least one “international semester” via study abroad, international internship, international co-op, or two short-term programs.
0 items
International Affairs Elective
Choose 1 of the following · Complete one of the following courses: · electives · 15 items
- Complete one of the following courses:Not resolved to a course4
- INTL 2600Artificial Intelligence and World PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- INTL 3255Democracy, Authoritarianism, and DevelopmentNot resolved to a course
Global Dynamics Requirement
Choose 2 of the following · Complete two of the following courses. Courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements: · 1 item
- Complete two of the following courses. Courses are divided into thematic groups to aid students in deciding which courses to take and have no bearing on major requirements:Not resolved to a course8
Environment
7 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: PPUA 5268 International Environmental Policy
- As published: “Environment and Society”4
Law, Diplomacy, and Global Governance
13 items
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Law and History”4
- or: WMNS 2480 Women and World Politics
- INTL 2600Artificial Intelligence and World PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- As published: “International Political Economy”4
- 4
Human Rights and Social Justice
8 items
- 4
- 4
- or: POLS 3100 Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism4
- or: WMNS 2480 Women and World Politics
- As published: “Global Justice”4
Conflict and Security
18 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: INTL 3300 Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
- As published: “Global Justice”4
- 4
Globalization
16 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- As published: “Origins of Today: Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues”4
- As published: “The World Since 1945”4
- 4
- 4
- or: WMNS 2480 Women and World Politics
- 4
- As published: “International Political Economy”4
Population, Migration, and Diaspora
13 items
- 4
- or: PHTH 1270 Introduction to Global Health4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Development
15 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: INTB 1209 International Business and Global Social Responsibility4
- INTL 3255Democracy, Authoritarianism, and DevelopmentNot resolved to a course
Communication and Media
6 items
- 4
- 4
- or: INTL 3300 Covering Conflicts: Peace, War, and the Media
- 4
Regional Analysis Requirement
1 item
- Complete two regional analysis courses, both of which must be in one region, from the following lists. Select courses taken during a semester study abroad or specific Dialogue of Civilizations courses may count as regional analysis courses pending approval of the international affairs head faculty adviser. See department for additional courses:Not resolved to a course8
Africa
7 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: AFCS 2390 Africa and the World in Early Times
- 4
Asia
17 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- or: HIST 1150 East Asian Studies4
- As published: “World War II in the Pacific”4
- 4
- JPNS 1260Japanese FilmNot resolved to a course
- JPNS 1700Introduction to Japanese Pop CultureNot resolved to a course
- 4
- 4
- or: ASNS 3482 East Asian Politics
Europe
11 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- HIST 2388World War II in Eastern EuropeNot resolved to a course
- or: POLS 3455 Russian Foreign Policy
- 4
- SPNS 1504Cultural History of SpainNot resolved to a course
Latin America
11 items
- 4
- INTL 4500Latin American Society and Development (course being reactivated)Not resolved to a courseor: ANTH 4500 Latin American Society and Development
- 4
- SPNS 1240Latin American FilmNot resolved to a course
- SPNS 1505Latin American Culture, History, and PoliticsNot resolved to a course
- SPNS 3240Social Justice in Latin American FilmNot resolved to a course
- SPNS 3715New Narratives: Latin America after 1989Not resolved to a course
- SPNS 3720Literature, Arts, and Poverty in Latin AmericaNot resolved to a course
- SPNS 4655Latin American LiteratureNot resolved to a course
Middle East
9 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- INTL 3470Arab-Israeli ConflictNot resolved to a courseor: POLS 3470 Arab-Israeli Conflict
Integrative Courses
0 items
Integrative Courses
3 items
- or: ECON 3290 History of the Global Economyor: ECON 3423 Environmental Economics4
- or: ENVR 4050 Solving Emerging Environmental Challenges through Capstoneor: ENVS 4997 Senior Thesisor: ENVR 4971 Junior/Senior Honors Project 24
- As published: “Global Perspectives on Discrimination and Health”or: INTL 5100 Climate and Developmentor: ENVR 2401 Food Justice and Community Developmentor: HIST 2211 The World Since 1945or: HIST 2311 Colonialism/Imperialism4
Writing Requirements
2 items
- or: ENGW 1102 First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers4
- or: ENGW 3303 Advanced Writing in the Environmental Professionsor: ENGW 3307 Advanced Writing in the Sciencesor: ENGW 3308 Advanced Writing in the Social Sciences4
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