BGA Course Lists

Below are lists of courses currently recognized as satisfying five Dikran Izmirlian Program in Business and Global Affairs degree requirements. The lists serve as guides for planning purposes and do not represent guarantees that specific listed courses will be offered in specific academic years. In addition, students may petition the BGA Curriculum Committee to consider a non-listed course to be recognized as fulfilling a BGA requirement.

Quantitative Methods

Business Statistics (OPAN 2101)
Statistical Models for Business (OPAN 2102)
Economic Statistics (ECON 2110)
Quantitative Methods in International Affairs (INAF 3200)
Analysis of Political Data I (GOVT 2201)
Probability and Statistics (MATH 1040)
Intro Math Statistics (MATH 2140)

Quantitative Analysis

Modeling Analytics (OPAN 2201)
Business Forecasting (OPAN 3274)
Intro to Econometrics (ECON 2120)
Big Data in Business, Economics, and Society (GBUS 4401)
Marketing Intelligence (MARK 3101)

International Law, Policy, and Governance
International Law (GOVT 2603)

History of Globalization

To be offered during the Fall 2025 semester:

History of Globalization (HIST 3106)
Global Age of Revolution (HIST 4102)

• Students who would like to take an alternative 3-credit course should consult their academic advisor. Other courses which have been accepted in the past are:
  
  Comparative Empires
  Empires in History / Global History
  Global British Empire
  Corporations and Empire
  Globalization and Development in Latin America
  The Silk Road
  Capitalism in South Asia
  Capitalism/Community/Americas
  Spaceflight and Globalization

Regional History

• Students must take 3 credits chosen from courses with the ‘SFS/CORE History: Early Reg’ or ‘SFS/CORE History: Modern Reg’ attribute.
• International students without exposure to U.S. history may request approval to take US History (HIST 1801 or 1802)