International Studies

¹Students are encouraged to include a foreign language as part of their Global Studies program. While it is not required to complete this degree, many transfer institutions include a foreign language proficiency as part of their global studies degrees.

The Associate in Arts in Global Studies for Transfer (AA-T) degree may be obtained by completion of 60 transferable, semester units with a minimum overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.0, including (a) a minimum grade of "C" (or "P") for each course in the major or area of emphasis described in the Required Program, and (b) either the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education-Breadth Requirements.

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

• formulate a broad and cohesive understanding of global dynamics, issues, and events and incorporate that knowledge into their daily life and career.
• evaluate their role as a member of a global network of interdependent people and societies.
• analyze various multidisciplinary approaches that explain the causes and consequences of globalization.
• analyze local and regional societal, economic, political, and environmental issues within a global context.

¹Student must choose only 1 language to fulfill the 8 unit requirement.

The International Studies Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total. See SCC graduation requirements.

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

• evaluate, examine, and explain the role of the individual and society within the context of global interdependence.
• formulate a critical understanding of social, political, and economic global issues and problems within a global context that is relevant to local experience.
• evaluate, analyze, and critique various social science and humanities perspectives that explain human and environmental history in a global context.
• investigate, analyze, and describe the causes and consequences of economic, political, and cultural globalization through a variety of social science perspectives.
• detect, analyze, and discuss human difference, including difference based on socio-economic, political, cultural, and geographic status.
• investigate, analyze, and discuss the effects of power imbalance in social and political contestation, historically and contemporaneously, with a focus on the experiences of actors who wield relatively less power in specific global contexts.
• demonstrate basic oral and writing skills in a second language.

The International Studies degree is designed to facilitate students’ successful transfer to B.A. programs and, in so doing, prepare them for advanced study in a variety of graduate programs. Careers can be found in Foreign Service, Governmental Relations, Public Affairs, International Trade, Civil Service, Lobbying, Law, Fiscal Analysis, Teaching, Non-Governmental Organizations, Language Specialization, International Advocacy, and International Consultancy.