Global Studies (B.A.)
Play a critical role in shaping our world.
In SDSU’s global studies program, students engage critically with global issues, hone verbal and written communication skills essential in a global marketplace and society, and develop intercultural competence necessary to make a positive difference in the world. The interdisciplinary global studies major combines a set of required core courses, a modern language series and a diverse series of electives from disciplines such as modern languages, economics, English, geography, history, philosophy, political science, religion and sociology. These electives are designed to educate students in the complexity of the numerous cultural, political, social, environmental and religious interactions that comprise our modern world. As a global studies major, your examination of current issues will be enhanced by a credit-bearing cross-cultural experience outside of the United States. You can spend a summer, semester or academic year participating in a study abroad program or completing an international internship. The global studies major offers flexibility and can easily be combined with another major, several minors or teaching certification.
- Want to travel, broaden your horizons and engage with diversity.
- Enjoy learning about global cultures and hope to work internationally.
- Are interested in global issues and how the world is impacted by globalization.
- Seek to gain proficiency in a second language, hone your communication skills or develop your intercultural competence.
- Diplomacy or government: foreign service, civil service, international organization
- Healthcare: doctor, nurse, physician’s assistant, Doctors Without Borders
- International Business: sales, trade, management
- International Development: public health, community education, human rights, nonprofit organization, NGO
- International Education: teaching ESL, nonprofit organization, NGO
- Law: international law, immigration law, human rights law
- Tourism: director, hotel management, tour guide
- Translator or Interpreter: public or private sector
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- New York Civil Liberties Union
- Sioux Falls School District
- Youth development and after-school programs in the U.S. and overseas
- Teaching English as a Second Language in the U.S. and overseas
- Nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and overseas
- Dental and medical clinics overseas
- U.S. Department of State
- Global Studies Club
- International Relations Club
- Spanish, French, German Clubs
