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Below you will find the list of courses offered through the College's schools, departments, and programs. This list includes important information about each course, including the course description, credit hours, prerequisites, repeatability, and more. Use the filters to narrow your search.

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15 courses found. Showing results 1–10.
  • ⚠New course!SGIS-G 101 The Silk Roads: An Introduction to Regional and Comparative Social-Historical Studies (3 cr.) Introduces social and historical approaches to regional and comparative analysis. Through cases such as the Silk Roads, students examine how societies interact, exchange, and transform, learning comparative methods for studying institutions, cultures, and global connections.
  • ⚠New course!SGIS-G 102 Introduction to Regional and Comparative Humanities (3 cr.) Explores how human communities create and interpret meaning across cultures and traditions. Faculty approach shared questions through poetry, film, architecture, or narrative, cultivating regional literacy, comparative insight, and interpretive skills foundational to humanistic inquiry.
  • SGIS-S 102 Global Giving and Philanthropy (3 cr.) Introductory course on U.S. global philanthropy. Explores the roles played by various philanthropic actors and their impact on global challenges. Examines the impact of philanthropy on global foreign aid, the UN's sustainable development goals, impact investing, and future global challenges surrounding global giving and philanthropy.
  • SGIS-S 150 SGIS Seminar (1 cr.) P: Must be an HLS Living Learning Center Resident or direct admit to the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies. Allows SGIS Living Learning Center and SGIS Direct Admit students to create and sustain a community of active scholars who engage in meaningful discussions with regards to global affairs. Students will attend and participate in lectures by prominent speakers; will be exposed to and initiate leadership events; and will be informed about academic and career opportunities offered in the school. S/F grading.
  • SGIS-S 152 Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies Gateway to Career Readiness (1 cr.) This course deepens students' professional development by building networks, refining career goals, and exploring industry expectations. Through mentorship, applied assignments, and real-world exercises, students gain clarity in their professional identity and develop the tools and confidence to pursue internships, fellowships, and career opportunities in their chosen field. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 3 credit hours. S/F grading.
  • SGIS-S 200 Topics in Diplomatic Practice (1–4 cr.) Study of diplomatic practices in the U.S. and abroad. Emphasis may be given to ethical, legal, and economic variables in diplomacy. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 8 credit hours.
  • SGIS-S 201 Analysis & Visualization of International Data (3 cr.) Provides fundamental knowledge and skills to identify useful data sources, formulate relevant questions, develop hypotheses, and analyze, interpret, and communicate trends in quantitative data sets. Introduces the rationale for and basic principles of communicating data through graphic design.
  • SGIS-S 202 Artificial Intelligence and the Race to Rule the World (3 cr.) Explores the rapid improvement of Artificial Intelligence, the widespread use of AI in every sector of the economy and society, and the impact its adoption is having on global and international politics and economies. No prior knowledge of AI needed.
  • SGIS-S 300 Global Issues (1–3 cr.) Study of a variety of global issues related to security, technology, media, law, global careers, global and local community awareness, global languages and policy making. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
  • ⚠New course!SGIS-S 339 Innovation for Impact: Solving Critical Global Issues through Iterative Discovery and Design (3 cr.) Gives students hands-on experience tackling real global challenges in security, climate, and diplomacy. Working with government and public sector partners, teams rapidly discover stakeholder needs, design and test solutions, and present actionable outcomes-developing the skills to innovate at speed in complex, mission-driven environments. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.