Department website: https://guq.qatar.georgetown.edu/academics/majors/science-technology-and-international-affairs-stia/
Address the most pressing challenges of a technology-driven world.
Now more than ever, science and technology are at the heart of international affairs. By applying cutting-edge science to complex political, social, and ethical issues, the STIA major prepares you to be a leader on the issues shaping global international affairs.
Science Fundamentals
STIA majors are required to develop a grounding in at least one field of science, along with an additional course in research or analytic methods. This requirement can be met by taking foundational sequences of laboratory-based, natural, or computer science. You are strongly encouraged to complete these requirements during your first and second years, and to develop a deeper background in science and technology through additional related coursework.
STIA Fundamentals
STIA majors must complete the following courses in the major:
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Core Curriculum Requirements
All GU-Q students complete the same core curriculum requirements as students in Washington, D.C. There are, however, some slight differences in the sequencing of certain core courses at the Doha campus.
GU-Q students fulfill the core Writing and core Humanities: Art, Literature, and Cultures (HALM) requirements in one of the following ways:
- Take WRIT 1155 (Fall Year 1) followed by WRIT 1165 (Spring Year 1) or
- Take WRIT 1155 (Fall Year 1) followed by any HALM course (before Fall Year 3)
HALM courses cannot double count between the core and any other academic program.
GU-Q students must fulfill the core government requirement as follows:
- GOVT 1400 Comparative Political Systems (Spring Year 1)
- GOVT 1600 International Relations (Fall Year 2)
Failure to complete the core government sequence as described above will adversely affect a student’s ability to declare the IPOL major and/or register for upper-level courses in government and politics.
GU-Q students are required to take two Engaging Diversity courses, one domestic and one global. At GU-Q, domestic diversity is defined as pertaining to the Arab World and global diversity is defined as pertaining to the rest of the world.
Students are expected to complete most of the core curriculum courses during their freshman and sophomore years.
