Global Studies, AA-T to Global Studies, B.A.

Required Courses

• Complete all of the following courses:

• GS 300 - Major ProSeminar Units: 3
• GS 362 - Global Literatures Units: 3
• GS 403 - Capstone Proposal Units: 3
• GS 445 - Capstone Seminar Units: 3

•  

• Complete one of the following Service Learning course or course combinations:

• GS 339S - Sweat/Service/Solidarity SL Units: 5
• HCOM 340S - Topics in Social Movements Service Learning Units: 5

•  

• SL 490 - Participatory Action Research Methods Units: 3   and
• SL 492S - Participatory Action Research Practicum Units: 2

•  

• Complete one of the following UDD Integrated Social Science GE courses:

• GS 327 - Politics of the Middle East Units: 3
• GS 336 - Cultural Geography: Place, Power, and Positioning Units: 3
• GS 342 - Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations Units: 3
• GS 363 - Comparative Settler Colonialism: Land, the ‘Logic of Elimination,’ and Structures of Race Units: 3
• SBS 345 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3

•  

• Complete one of the following UDB Integrated Scientific Inquiry & Quantitative Reasoning GE courses:

• ENSTU 309 - Climate Change Science and Solutions Units: 3
• GS 318 - Quantitative Reasoning in Global Perspectives Units: 3
• SBS 321 - Survey Research in the Social Sciences Units: 3
• SBS 361 - Introduction to GIS Units: 3

•  

• Complete one of the following global culture and representation courses not previously taken

• GS 336 - Cultural Geography: Place, Power, and Positioning  Units: 3
• GS 350 - Global Gender Issues Units: 4
• GS 360 - Relig’n/Violence/Peacemaking Units: 4
• GS 363 - Comparative Settler Colonialism: Land, the ‘Logic of Elimination,’ and Structures of Race  Units: 3
• HCOM 348 - Race, Colonialism, and Film Units: 4

•  

• Complete one of the following global politics courses not previously taken:

• GS 317 - Global Migrant Workers: Ethnic Experiences, Resistance, and Empowerment Units: 4
• GS 323 - International Law Units: 4
• GS 327 - Politics of the Middle East  Units: 3
• GS 335 - Comparative Governments and Politics Units: 4
• GS 390 - Global Politics Units: 4

•  

• Complete one of the following global political economy courses no previously taken:

• GS 318 - Quantitative Reasoning in Global Perspectives  Units: 3
• GS 342 - Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations  Units: 3
• GS 351 - Global Econ: Theory & Ethics Units: 3
• GS 370 - Global Political Economy Units: 4
• GS 379 - Ethics of Corporate Social Responsibility Units: 3

•  

• Complete one of the following historical foundations courses not previously taken:

• GS 316 - Approaches/ Global Histories Units: 4
• GS 325 - Geography of International Development Units: 3
• GS 331 - Global Social Protest Units: 4
• GS 385 - Global Ecology Units: 4
• HCOM 451 - Transnational Migrations Units: 4

General Education and University Requirements

To satisfy requirements of the degree, student must successfully complete all Undergraduate Requirements .  Several of these (UD-B, UD-D, Upper division Service Learning, and GWAR) are embedded in the major curriculum.

Select and complete coursework to meet the following requirements:

• Upper division GE C area   
• American Institutions   
• World Culture & Language  

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.