Major Requirements

Credits Required: 

Total semester credits: 120

Semester credits in the major: 54

You officially begin the major by enrolling in GS 300: Major ProSeminar and GS 300L: Global Studies Lab where you work with the instructor to create or revise your Individual Learning Plan. That ILP maps out how you will achieve each of the Major Learning Outcomes designated below by successfully completing the listed courses or alternative assessment options. You conclude the major by completing the year-long GS capstone series - the GS 400: Capstone Proposal Seminar  and GS 401: Capstone Seminar  which involves producing a publicly presented project that displays your cumulative learning in the major. [Learn more at http://CSUMB.EDU/capstone].

MLO 1 Core Curriculum

Ability to comprehend and apply various concepts, sources of information and perspectives in the analysis and evaluation of the historical context, philosophical and epistemological dimensions, contemporary economic and political conditions of globalization. It will also address networks and skill-based service learning for effective global citizenship.

Required Courses

  • Lower division major requirement:
  • GS 206: Understanding Globalization (4 units)
  • GS 214: Global History I (3 to 4 units)
  • OR
  • GS 215: Global History II (3 to 4 units)
  • Upper division requirements:
  • GS 300/L: Major ProSeminar (4 to 7 units)
  • GS 316: Historical Approaches (4 units)
  • GS 330: World Views (4 units)
  • GS 370: Global Political Economy (4 units)
  • GS 390: Global Politics (4 units)

MLO 2 Global Area Focus

Ability to understand and analyze global theory and relevant research methods through an Area of Focus. Suggested Areas of Focus include but are not limited to Global Culture and Ideology, Global Politics, Global Political Economy, International Development, and Peace, Conflict and Humanitarian Action.

To complete your area of focus, you may take three upper-division GS courses, or two upper-division GS courses and any approved third upper-division course. You must also take one SBS research methods course.
 

Required Courses

  • Take one of the following SBS Research Courses:
  • SBS 361/L: Introduction to GIS (4 to 6 units)
  • SBS 362/L: Rsrch Mthd for SBS: Qual Emph (4 to 5 units)
  • SBS 366/L: Rsrch Mthd for SBS:Quant Emph (4 to 5 units)
  • Take two to three courses in the following suggested Areas of Focus:
  • Global Culture and Ideology
  • GS 316: Historical Approaches (4 units)
  • GS 330: World Views (4 units)
  • GS 332: Religion/Post Secular World (4 units)
  • GS 340: Social Medial and Global Comm (4 units)
  • Global Politics
  • GS 390: Global Politics (4 units)
  • GS 311: US/Foreig/Poli/Pac/Rim/3rd/Wrl (2 to 4 units)
  • GS 335: Comparative/Gov'ts & Politics (4 units)
  • GS 345: Glob Politcal Theory/Philosphy (4 units)
  • Global Political Economy
  • GS 370: Global Political Economy (4 units)
  • GS 375: Ecological Political Economy (2 to 4 units)
  • GS 385: Global Ecology (2 to 6 units)
  • International Development
  • GS 322: Dilemmas in Humanitarianism (4 units)
  • GS 350: Gender/Violence in Global Life (4 units)
  • GS 385: Global Ecology (2 to 6 units)
  • GS 340: Social Medial and Global Comm (4 units)
  • Peace, Conflict, Humanitarian Action
  • GS 320: Global Issues & 3rd World (4 units)
  • GS 350: Gender/Violence in Global Life (4 units)
  • GS 322: Dilemmas in Humanitarianism (4 units)
  • GS 360: Religion/Violence/Peacemaking (4 units)
  • GS 349: The West/Arab/Muslim World (2 to 3 units)

MLO 3 Global Competence

Global competence is an “appreciation of other cultures and the ability to interact with people from foreign lands. It is the ability to become familiar with an environment, not causing a rift while experiencing something new, and reflection upon the experience at its completion.” A globally competent person understands the interconnectedness of today’s world and the importance of responsible decision making.

Students meet their upper division service learning requirement for this MLO through an approved Service Learning course. In addition to the required Service Learning course, students can acquire more global competency through travel seminars, a semester abroad, or the courses below.

Recommended Courses

  • You may choose to take one of the following:
  • GS 349: The West/Arab/Muslim World (2 to 3 units)
  • GS 396: Field Studies (1 to 6 units)
  • GS 397: Independent Study (1 to 6 units)

MLO 4 Capstone

Students synthesize and evaluate their learning experiences associated with Global Studies and prepare a cumulative portfolio that demonstrates they have fulfilled their learning objectives. In addition, students synthesize, research and write a Capstone project that integrates experiential learning and knowledge of the theory, methods and philosophy of the major.

Required Courses

  • GS 400: Capstone Proposal Seminar (2 units)
  • GS 401: Capstone Seminar (2 units)

Concentrations