The Global Health, Development and Environment specialization is one of the three functional specializations offered in the International Studies major. This interdisciplinary concentration seeks to educate students in the issues, processes, and themes of global health, development and environment with course work in political science, history, business, and modern languages. Students are required to complete at least one semester abroad.
If you do not have a specialization listed in PAWS, complete a Specialization Declaration Form and submit it to Dr. Zakiya Adair, IS Program Director, at intst@tcnj.edu. If you have any questions about which specialization to choose, please set up a meeting with your advisor.
Major Requirements – 12 Course Units
Only 1 course at the 100-level may be counted toward a specialization.
INT 200 / International Studies – 1 Course Unit
ECO 102 / Principles of Macroeconomics – 1 Course Unit
Foreign Language – 2 Course Units at 200 Level or Above
Arabic
Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish
Health, Development & Environment Core – 2 Course Units
ANT 345: Politics of Climate Change
ANT/SOC 372: Global Public Health
HIS 388: Global Environmental History
POL 250: Politics and Society of Developing Countries
POL 352: Comparative Political Economy of Development
WGS 377: Gender Politics of Development in Africa
Humanities – 1 Course Unit
HGS 370: Topics in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (if relevant)
HIS 158: Colonial Latin America
HIS 161: History of Mexico
HIS 188: Environmental History
HIS 334: Modern East Asia
HIS 337: Twentieth-Century China
HIS 339: History of Modern India
HIS 342: Modern Middle East
HIS 352: Colonial and Modern Africa
HIS 354: South African History
HIS 359: Modern Latin America
HIS 383: United States since 1946
HIS 450: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Asia
HIS 452: Reading Seminar in History: Middle East
HIS 454: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Eurasia
HIS 456: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Africa
HIS 458: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Latin America
HIS 460: Reading Seminar in History: Modern North America
HIS 461: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Europe
HIS 464: Reading Seminar in History: Modern World
HIS 465: Reading Seminar South Asia
JPW 320: Health and Environmental Journalism
LIT 318: The History of Nature
PHL 255: Biomedical Ethics
PHL 265: Environmental Ethics
Social Science – 1 Course Unit
ANT 205: Human Evolution
ANT 240: Intro to Epidemiology
ANT 340: Social Change in Latin America
ANT 341: Environmental Anthropology
ANT 345: Politics of Climate Change
ANT 371: Culture, Health, and Illness
ANT 372: Global Public Health
POL 250: Politics and Society of Developing Countries
POL 352: Comp Pol Econ of Development
POL 355: Political Economy of Natural Resources
POL 370: Topics in Political Science (if relevant)
POL 390: Tutorial in Political Science (if relevant)
POL 498: Seminar in Political Science (if relevant)
SOC 370: Topics in Sociology (if relevant)
SOC 381: Economic & Social Development in China
WGS 377: Gender Politics of Development in Africa
Business – 1 Course Unit
ECO 320: Health Economics (prereq ECO 101)
ECO 335: Economics of Development (prereq ECO 101)
ECO 350: Economics of Environmental Quality (prereq ECO 101)
Health, Development & Environment Electives – 2 Course Units
AAS 375: Black Feminist Thought
ANT 205: Human Evolution
ANT 240: Intro to Epidemiology
ANT 246: Climate Justice and Social Action
ANT 340: Social Change in Latin America
ANT 341: Environmental Anthropology
ANT 345: Politics of Climate Change
ANT 371: Culture, Health, and Illness
ANT/SOC 372: Global Public Health
COM 415 International Communication
ECO 345: Comparative Economic Systems
ECO 350: Economics of Environmental Quality (prereq ECO 101)
HGS 370: Topics in Holocaust and Genocide Studies (if relevant)
HIS 187: Topics: World History (when relevant)
HIS 189: World History from the Margins: Imperialism and Colonialism
HIS 230: Modern World History & Geography (when relevant)
HIS 388: Environmental History
HIS 389: War in Western Society
HIS 352: Colonial and Modern Africa
HIS 450: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Asia
HIS 452: Reading Seminar in History: Middle East
HIS 454: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Eurasia
HIS 456: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Africa
HIS 458: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Latin America
HIS 460: Reading Seminar in History: Modern North America
HIS 461: Reading Seminar in History: Modern Europe
HIS 464: Reading Seminar in History: Modern World
HIS 465: Reading Seminar South Asia
JPW 320: Health and Environmental Journalism
LIT 227: Global Animated Film
LIT 233: World Drama
LIT 318: The History of Nature
PHL 255: Biomedical Ethics
PHL 265: Environmental Ethics
POL 130: International Relations
POL 150: Comparative Politics
POL 200: Political Analysis
POL 355: Political Economy of Natural Resources
POL 358: Latin American Politics
POL 370: Topics in Social Science (if relevant)
POL 380: International Political Economy
POL 390: Tutorial in Political Science (if relevant)
POL 498: Seminar in Political Science (if relevant)
SOC 345: Inequality, Pollution, and the Environment
SOC 370: Topics in Sociology (if relevant)
SOC 381: Economic & Social Development in China
WGS 365: Black Feminist Thought
WGS 374: Ecofeminism
WGS 377: Gender Politics of Development in Africa
INT 498 / Senior Seminar in International Studies – 1 Course Unit
Plus minimum of 1 semester study abroad experience (includes some courses which will fulfill above requirements). Courses in languages taken during study abroad (not offered at TCNJ) may be counted as electives toward this specialization. Topics courses must have a relevant topic to count towards the major.