Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies

Study Group - California State University San Marcos

USA,California

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48 Months

Duration

CAD 18,160/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 70 FREE

Application Fee

Aug 2025

Apply Date

USA, California

Type: University

Location Type: Semi-Urban

Founded: 1989

Total Students: 16,000 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92096, United States

Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies

Program Overview

The Global Studies Program provides students with the opportunity to study international affairs from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Whether pursuing the major or the minor, students can choose from an approved list of courses from Anthropology, Communication, Economics, History, Liberal Studies, Literature and Writing, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Modern Language Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, and Women’s Studies. The program allows students to specialize in one of five geographic regions: the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, or Sub-Saharan Africa, and in two of five global issue areas: Foreign Policy, Global Conflict and Cooperation, International Law and Human Rights, Global Political Economy and Development, and Gender in Global Perspective.
Student Learning Outcomes

  • Describe and explain how their own culture is one of many diverse cultures and that alternate perceptions and behaviors may be based in cultural differences.
  • Analyze world geography, global issues, processes, trends and systems.
  • Compare and contrast global cultures beliefs, values, religions, arts, practices, and philosophies).
  • Interpret and analyze global issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives to think critically and solve problems.
  • Communicate in and use second-language skills (at an intermediate high proficiency level) in order to gain knowledge of other cultures to extend access to information, experiences, and understanding.