The Department of Political Science (POL), in collaboration with other departments and programs in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), offers a minor in Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid (DRHA). Students must earn a grade of C- or higher in each course and an overall GPA of 2.0 to complete the DRHA minor. Any questions related to requirements should be directed to the Program Director and/or POL Director of Undergraduate Studies.
Curriculum Requirements
Required Introductory Course (3 credits)
Complete at least 1 of the following:
- POL 201 Introduction to American National Government
- POL 202 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POL 203 Introduction to International Relations
Required Public Administration and Policy Course (3 credits)
Complete at least 1 of the following:
- POL 319 Politics of the Administrative Process
- POL 321 Introduction to Public Policy
Required Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance Course (3 credits)
- POL 573 Disasters and Humanitarian Assistance
Electives (9 credits)
Complete at least 3 of the following:
- GHS 312 People, Plagues, and Pandemics
- or GEG 312 People, Plagues Pandemics
- GEG 336 Hazards and Disasters: The Nature-Society Interface
- or ECS 325 Hazards and Disasters: The Nature-Society Interface
- GEG 337 Climate Change, Sea Level Rise and Society
- GEG 359 Resilience Economics
- GHS 440 Global Health Response to Disasters: From Management to Recovery and Reconstruction
- GHS 573 Disasters, Terrorism and Global Public Health
- INS 544 Energy Security Environmental Sustainability
- INS 545 Human Security: Prevention Mitigation
- POL 583 Civil Security Preparedness and Management
Other Requirements
-A minimum final grade of C- in all courses
-A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses
-A minimum of 9 credits must be earned in residency at the University of Miami; thus, only a maximum of 9 credits may be transferred from other institutions as eligible credits
