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

If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T certified student in Global Studies, you must complete the following courses for the bachelor’s degree in Global Studies. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

Required Courses

Complete all of the following courses:
GS 300 - Major ProSeminar Units: 4
GS 330 - World Views Units: 4
GS 336 - Cultural Geography: Place, Power, and Positioning Units: 4
GS 351 - Global Econ: Theory & Ethics Units: 4
GS 362 - Global Literatures Units: 4
GS 390 - Global Politics Units: 4
GS 403 - Directed Reading Units: 1-2
GS 445 - Capstone Seminar Units: 4
Complete one of the following courses:
GS 339S - Sweat/Service/Solidarity SL Units: 5
GS 380S - Building an Int’l NGO Units: 5
Complete at least 10 units from the following elective course options. Students are strongly encouraged to complete coursework from at least two area foci.
Area Focus 1: Global Culture and Ideology
GS 316 - Approaches/ Global Histories Units: 4
GS 317 - Global Migrant Workers: Ethnic Experiences, Resistance, and Empowerment Units: 4
GS 331 - Global Social Protest Units: 4
GS 340 - Social Media and Global Communication Units: 4
GS 349 - The West and Arab and Muslim World - Soliya Connect Units: 2-4
GS 350 - Global Gender Issues Units: 4
Area Focus 2: Global Politics/Peace & Conflict
GS 321 - Negotiation Simulations Units: 3
GS 323 - International Law Units: 4
GS 327 - Politics of the Middle East Units: 3
GS 335 - Comparative Governments and Politics Units: 4
GS 360 - Relig’n/Violence/Peacemaking Units: 4
Area Focus 3: Global Political Economy
GS 318 - Quantitative Reasoning in Global Perspectives 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: 4
GS 370 - Global Political Economy Units: 4
GS 385 - Global Ecology Units: 4
Area Focus 4: International Development/Humanitarian Issues
GS 322 - Dilemmas in Humanitarianism Units: 4
GS 325 - Geography of International Development Units: 4
GS 334 - Global Movements: Migrations, Refugees, & Diasporas Units: 4
GS 379 - Ethics of Corporate Social Responsibility Units: 3

General Education and University Requirements

The State of California requires completion of a 48 unit General Education Breadth program, including 9 units of upper division GE in areas B, C, and D in order to meet graduation requirements. CSUMB also requires campus-specific University Requirements .

Students select and complete coursework in the following areas to satisfy their degree requirements:

the CSU’s upper division GE B area requirement
the CSU’s upper division GE C area requirement
the CSU’s upper division GE D area requirement; [met in major requirements]
- the CSU’s American Institution’s requirement
the CSU’s Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR); [met in major requirements]
CSUMB’s upper division Service Learning requirement; [met in major requirements]
CSUMB’s World Culture & Language requirement ;

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