Course variations

Course summary

This program is designed to produce graduates who are globally literate, open to diverse societies and cultures, and skilled in a modern, foreign language. Such majors have a unique opportunity to combine a major or minor in Global Studies with minors in Latin American Studies, European Studies, Global Agriculture, and/or many of the currently existing majors at SDSU.

Program modules

Students will have their Lower Division courses in Geog 210, World Regional Geography, Econ 101, Global Economy, polS 165, Political Ideologies, ABS 203, Global Food Systems, Lower Division Culture: Anth 210, Cultural Anthropology (3), Engl 212, World Literature II (3), Phil 215, Intro to Social-Political Philosophy (3), Rel 250, World Religions (3). Upper Division – 15 credits: Upper Division Globalization: Econ 405, Comparative Economic Systems (3), Econ 440, Economics of International Sector (3), Econ 460, Economic Development (3), PolS 350, International Relations (3). Upper Division Societies – 6 credits. Please select two of the following six courses from at least two different disciplines: EurS 301, Topics in European Society (3), LAAS 302, Latin American Societies (3), PolS 454, International Law and Organization (3), GEOG 400, Cultural Geography (3), Geog 415, Environmental Geography (3), Geog 425, Population Geography (3). Upper Division Culture - 6 credits: Fren 333, Topics in Francophone Culture (3), LAAS 301, Latin American Cultures (3), EurS 300, Topics in European Cultures (3), GER 434, German Civilization II (3), Span 433, Spanish Culture and Civilization I (3), Span 435, Spanish American Culture and Civilization I (3), Hist 418, History of Latin America (3), Hist 420, Contemporary Europe (3), PHIL 424, Modern Political Philosophy (3).

Entry requirement for international students

Students applying for Bachelors degree must have an advanced coursework in high school and offer credit, where appropriate, for demonstrated prior learning at the college level. They must complete the following required courses with a cumulative grade point average of a C or higher 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. They are 4 years of English, 3 years of Advanced Mathematics 1, 3 years of Laboratory Science 2, 3 years of Social Science, 1 year of Fine Arts for students graduating from South Dakota high schools. International students generally need to have a secondary or college transfer grade point average of 2.5 for engineering or a 2.25 for other majors. Transfer students from academic programs at other U.S. institutions must have completed at least 25 consecutive semester credits 37.5 quarter credits at a single institution. A minimum score of 500 on the TOEFL is required for non-native speakers of English (minimum is subject to change). Applicants whose native language is English or those who are from a country where English is the only language is not required to submit results from a TOEFL.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

South Dakota State University

Department name

College of Arts and Sciences, Global Studies Program