We live in a small world which grows smaller at an accelerated pace. Technology
has permanently transformed our planet and our economy is increasingly being
globalized. As a consequence, our students’ choice of career field and
future employment will continue to be affected. It is said that 83% of today’s
non-minimum wage jobs are related to an international market. A person working
in this area can expect to earn 18% more in salary than someone doing the same
job without an international connection. This is especially true for California
residents.
Our mission is to enable students to understand how this global system continues
to evolve and to provide the academic background which we believe will prepare
them most effectively to cope with and be a part of a very different future.
This is an interdisciplinary major because we believe no single academic discipline
has all the answers. It attempts to look at global problems from many points
of view:
•History allows us to learn about the evolution of our global civilization.
•Anthropology and the field of communication let us understand how any
given society evolved its own unique set of values and how it communi- cates
them.
•Economics and business ask us to understand how and why we trade and
have become increas- ingly interdependent.
•Environmental studies challenges us to explore the global impact of a
population explosion and the process of development.
•Philosophy helps us understand how belief systems compare and contrast.
•Political science examines the political systems by which global societies
are governed and through which global leaders define their national interest
and how to achieve it.
•Foreign languages help us understand other people and communicate more
effectively across cultural barriers.
We believe that only when these are combined do we really begin to understand
this rapidly changing global enterprise, and that’s the objective or our
program.
Faculty Coordinator
Peter O. Haslund (IDC-351, Ext. 2221)
Oscar Zavala, Counselor (SS-126, Ext. 2403)
Degree Awarded
Associate in Arts Degree, International & Global Studies
A.A. Degree Requirements
Department Requirements
Courses
INST 101 - Intro to Intern. Studies: Foundations of the Global Village and -
4
POLSC 121 - International Relations or - 3
POLSC 131 - Comparative Governments - 3
Electives: The student will select at least one course from each of
the following course groupings:
A. Cultural Diversity in Global Village
Courses - Units
ANTH 103 - Intro to Cultural Anthropology - 3
ANTH 109 - Comparative World Cultures - 3
COMM 151 - Intercultural Communications - 3
GEOG 102 - Cultural Geography - 3
PHIL 102 - Comparative World Religions - 3
PHIL 102HR - Comp. World Religions, Honors - 3
B. Global Historical Framework
Courses - Units
HIST 104 - History of Western Civilization - 3
HIST 113HR - History of Western Civilization, Honors - 4
HIST 130 - History of African Civilization - 3
HIST 132 - History of Modern China and Japan - 3
HIST 134 - History of Latin American Civilization - 3
HIST 138 - History of Modern Middle East - 3
C. Business/Economics
Course - Units
BUSAD 102 - International Business - 3
ECON 102 - Macroeconomics - 3
ECON 106 - International Economics - 3
D. World of Art, Music, Religion & Literature
Courses - Units
ART 104 - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern - 3
ART 104HR - History of Art: Renaissance to Modern, Honors - 4
ART 108 - History of Asian Art - 3
ART 111 - Survey of Tribal Arts - 3
ENG 232 - World Literature - 3
ENG 236 - Sacred Literature - 3
ENG 237 - Sacred Literature - 3
MUS 118 - World Music - 3
PHIL 102 - Comparative World Religions - 3
PHIL 102HR - Comp World Religions, Honors - 3
E. Global Environment
Courses - Units
EARTH 141 - Physical Geography - 3
ENVST 110 - Environmental Biology - 3
GEOG 101 - Physical Geography - 3
F. Process of Conflict Management
Courses - Units
POLSC 122 - U.N. in World Affairs - 4
POLSC 130 - Politics of Global Survival - 3
Foreign Language: Students must demonstrate a language competency
equal to a one-year sequence in a foreign language at the college level.
College Requirements
For complete information, see "Graduation Requirements" in the Catalog Index.
Preparation for Transfer
A number of colleges and universities have transfer programs in international
studies; others have programs in international relations within the political
science curriculum. Specific degree requirements differ. Information sheets
for majors, outlining transfer information, is available at the Counseling Center,
Room SS-120.
Special Programs
Students are encouraged to participate in any of our "Campus Abroad"
programs, which are intended to make use of an international setting as a global
class- room. Appropriate credit is given for International Studies majors. (See "Area Electives" for
course information.)
Student Programs
The International Studies Association is a student organization, which plans
regular programs designed to involve the larger student community in the issues
of our contemporary world. For further information, contact Dr. Peter Haslund,
Room IDC-351.
Course Descriptions
INST 101 - Introduction to International Studies: Foundations of the
Global Village (4) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110.
Fours lecture hours weekly.
Interdisciplinary and multi-faculty approach to introducing the field of International
Studies. An historical/thematic approach showing the evolution of the international
system using economic, political and cultural models of development, amplified
by guest lectures from a variety of other social and physical sciences.
POLSC 121 - International Politics (3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110.
Three hours lecture weekly.
Introduction to the field of international relations, including the nation-state
system, nationalism, colonialism, the role of ideology in the formulation of
foreign policy, international trade and economic development, alliance systems
and international organizations.
POLSC 131 - Comparative Politics (3) F, S - CSU, UC
Skills Advisories: Eligibility for ENG 110.
Course Advisories: PolSc 101.
Four hours lecture weekly.
Comparison between communist and Western democratic political systems. Study
of the interrelationships between major world ideologies (communism, socialism,
fascism, liberalism, conservatism) and the political institutions of selected
countries, such as Russia, China, Yugoslavia, Britain, France, Germany, Japan
and South Africa.
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