A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- Minor
- Total credits (published)
- 15
- Credits (computed from items)
- 18
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 232186
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_232186_72679ef3
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 59
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Required Course
4 items
- Select one course from the following:Not resolved to a course3
- As published: “Introduction to Global Affairs (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Introduction to International Politics (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Introduction to Global History (Mason Core)”3
Electives
electives · 1 item
- Select five electives from at least two of the following fields: 1Not resolved to a course15
Field A: Government, geography, and administration of justice
12 items
- As published: “Introduction to International Politics (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Introduction to Comparative Politics (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Grand Challenges to Human Security (Mason Core) (if not used for the requirement above)”3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- As published: “Law and Justice around the World (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Major World Regions (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Political Geography (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Geography of Resource Conservation (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Population Geography (Mason Core)”3
- 3
Field B: Economics, anthropology, regional studies, marketing, history, and sociology
20 items
- 3
- As published: “Immigration Politics (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 1-3
- As published: “Political Anthropology (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- As published: “Economics of Developing Areas (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Economic Development of Latin America (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “African Economic Development (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Economies in Transition (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- As published: “Topics in Global History (Mason Core)”3-6
- 3
- As published: “The Urban World (Mason Core)”3
Field C: Environmental science, global health, systems engineering, urban and suburban studies, civil and infrastructure engineering
11 items
- As published: “Introduction to Technology Policy (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- 3
- GOVT/EVPP 361Introduction to Environmental PolicyNot resolved to a course
- GOVT/EVPP 362Intermediate Environmental PolicyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- 3
- As published: “Environmental Issues and Solutions Around the World (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- As published: “Global Health (Mason Core)”3
- 3
Field D: Modes of communication
8 items
- As published: “Foundations of Intercultural Communication (Mason Core)”3
- 3
- GOVT/COMM 412Media and Political ControversyNot resolved to a course
- 3
- As published: “Global Dance Perspectives I (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Musics of the World (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “Music History in Society III (Mason Core)”3
- As published: “World Stages (Mason Core)”3
Source. George Mason University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.gmu.edu/colleges-schools/policy-government/global-systems-minor/. Captured page pages/0475.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.