IGS Major Concentrations
IGS Majors will chose a concentration in one of three areas:
- Global Health and Development
- International Order
- Law, Justice, and Human Rights
Students will choose their concentration when they declare their IGS Major with the IGS Undergraduate Advising Head. The IGS major requires students who entered Brandeis fall 2022 or later to complete 6 elective courses within their chosen concentration.**
Review each concentration below:
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Global Health and Development is the study of how societies can sustainably provide their people with the means to thrive: steady and equitable economic growth; a healthy environment; public health, and education.
A Global Health and Development concentration may lead students to careers with agencies of the United Nations or non-governmental aid programs, advocacy groups, or other institutions promoting global well-being.
Professor Elanah Uretsky is the advisor for the Global Health and Development concentration
Popular courses within this concentration include:
- HS 110a Wealth and Poverty
- ENVS 18b Global Sustainability and Biodiversity Conservation
- ANTH 55a – Anthropology of Development
Please check the University Bulletin to see the frequency that courses will be offered.
International Order is the study of the international system, especially institutions of politics and economics, and how these systems are responding to changes in the global distribution of wealth and power.
An International Order Concentration may lead students to careers in business, diplomacy, journalism, or any other field in which a knowledge of how the world’s institutions work is useful.
Lucy Goodhart is the advisor for the International Order concentration.
Popular courses within this concentration include:
- ANTH 70a Business, Culture and Society
- HIST 80b East Asia in the Modern World
- POL 160a The War on Global Terrorism
Please check the University Bulletin to see the frequency that courses will be offered.
Law, Justice, and Human Rights is the study of concepts of justice and how nation-states can cooperate to pursue them. Major topics will include comparison of legal and ethical traditions, the rights of migrants and refugees, as well as sex and gender rights.
A Law, Justice, and Human Rights concentration may lead students to careers in the law, international advocacy, management consulting, and other fields where experience handling complex social issues is vital.
Kristen Lucken is the advisor for the Law Justice, and Human Rights concentration.
Popular courses within this concentration include:
- LGLS 123b Immigration and Human Rights
- WGS 5a Women, Genders, and Sexualities
- REL 107a Introduction to World Religions
Please check the University Bulletin to see the frequency that courses will be offered.
**Students who entered Brandeis prior to fall 2022 have the option of following earlier program requirements according to the University Bulletin from the year they entered Brandeis. This IGS Major curriculum comparison sheet is a resource to review the different requirements side by side.
Please contact the Registrar or Brandeis IGS Administrator with questions as needed.