Global Studies Degree Requirements

Overview

  • 120 total units to compete degree; 42 which are upper-division units total
  • 37 units in the major; 18 of which are upper-division
  • Minor (or dual-major) in language or area studies program
  • Elective credit to reach 120/42 may be required

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Foundations

  • 1st Year English or equivalent
  • Math: PHIL 110, LING 123, MATH 107, 112 or higher
  • 4th semester second language proficiency however, 6th semester is required for the major.

General Education 

4th Semester of SECOND LANGUAGE 

 

UNIV 101: Intro to the Gen Ed Experience 

 

Exploring Perspectives (EP) Gen Eds

Artist 

Humanist 

Natural Scientist 

Social Scientist

 

Building Connections (BC) Gen Eds

(Take 3 Classes)

 

UNIV 301: The Gen Ed Portfolio

  • 6 units Tier 1 Individuals & Societies
  • 6 units Tier 1 Traditions & Cultures
  • 6 units Tier 1 Natural Sciences
     
  • 3 units Tier 2 Arts
  • 3 units Tier 2 Individuals & Societies or Tier 2 Humanities
  • 3 units Tier 2 Natural Science
  • 3 units Diversity Emphasis Course (can be fulfilled with General Education Courses)

GLS Core I

Required:

Identify and assess global trends in political, financial and social areas and become an empowered leader who communicates and inspires across cultural boundaries. Global Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to thinking critically about global issues. This Bachelor of Arts is structured around intellectual and experiential frameworks that empower students to analyze, adapt, communicate, problem-solve and empathize. The Global Political and Economy emphasis examines the mechanisms of order and disorder, and cooperation and conflict among humans. It also explores the major types of formal organizations, including nation-states, international or transnational organizations, and nongovernment organizations. Students gain knowledge of diverse global institutions and their political, economic, social and cultural impacts on the world. They also develop ""global competency"" by obtaining the necessary skills for engaging in problem-solving across boundaries.

This course explores literary, artistic, philosophical, and critical approaches to major topics in Global Studies, examining questions such as: What affects the terms and outcomes of cultural encounters? How are values and beliefs defined and transformed? What do writing, translation, literature, and other areas studied in the humanities teach us about global studies? What doors open when a person can study a language deeply?

GLS Core II

Choose three:

  • ANTH 200: Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH 202: Apply Anthropology in a Global Context
  • GEOG 210: The Political & Cultural Geography of Globalization
  • GEOG/LAS/MENA 251: World Regions: Comparative and Global Perspectives
  • POL 202: International Relations
  • POL/LAS 204: Comparative Politics in the Age of Globalization

Communication Methods

Choose one (3 Units)

  • COMM/PR 119: Public Speaking
  • ENGL 307: Business Writing
  • ENGL 308: Technical Writing
  • ESOC 300: Digital Storytelling and Culture
  • PAH 372: Intercultural Competence: Culture, Identity, Adaptation, and Intercultural Relations
  • SBS 350: Introduction to Adobe Creative Cloud for Multimedia Projects

Analytical Methods

Choose one (3 Units)

  • ANTH 407: Ethnographic Field Methods
  • GEOG 222: Working with Numeric, Spatial, and Visual Data: Fundamental Geographic Techniques
  • GEOG 357: Geographical Research Methods
  • HIST 301: Introduction to the Study of History
  • SBS 200: Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
  • SOC 375: Quantitative Reasoning in Sociology

Thematic Emphasis

Complete 15 units in 1 thematic area. Choose from:

  • Global Cultures
  • Health & Development
  • Human Rights, Migrations & Social Movements
  • Political Economy

International Immersion

Students can fulfill the international immersion requirement in one of three ways:

  1. Study abroad for a minimum of four weeks;
  2. Complete two semesters of language study in same language, in addition to Foundations Second Language Requirement;
  3. Complete a 3-unit internship with international component or focus

Senior Capstone (3 units)

A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.

Minor

Minor or second major in second language or area studies program required. 

Choose from the following area studies:

American Indian Studies, Africana Studies, East Asian Studies, Judaic Studies, Latin American Studies, Mexican American Studies, Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Or choose from the following languages

Arabic, Chinese, Critical Languages, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish