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Bachelor's

Global Studies BA

University of California, Los Angeles College of Letters and Science 170 courses

About This Program

The Global Studies major is a designated capstone major. As students progress through the major, they move from a set of broad themes, theories, and perspectives to a more specialized focus about which they develop a specific research expertise and write a thesis. In completing the capstone, students should demonstrate an appropriate mastery of a specialized area of global studies and a critical understanding of current scholarly concerns, literatures, and debates. They should also be able to identify and analyze primary sources and use those sources and appropriate scholarly literature to design and carry out a research project.

Degree Requirements

Preparation for the Major

Complete Global Studies 1 with a grade of B or better, one methods course, demonstrated proficiency equivalent to level 6 at UCLA in one modern foreign language, and five additional courses as follows:

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 1 Introduction to Globalization 5

Preparation for the Major: Foreign Language

Demonstrate proficiency equivalent to level 6 at UCLA in one modern foreign language.

Preparation for the Major: Additional Courses

Select five courses; one course from each category and the remaining two courses, taken from two separate categories, may be selected from any list.

Preparation for the Major: Additional Courses: Culture and Society

Only one course from each pair of Comparative Literature 1C or 2CW, 1D or 2DW, and 4CW or 4DW may be applied.

Code Course Title Credits
ANTHRO 3 Culture and Society 5
ANTHRO 4 Culture and Communication 5
COM LIT 1D Great Books from World at Large 5
COM LIT 2CW Survey of Literature: Age of Enlightenment to 20th Century 5
COM LIT 2DW Survey of Literature: Great Books from World at Large 5
COM LIT 4CW Literature and Writing: Age of Enlightenment to 20th Century 5
COM LIT 4DW Literature and Writing: Great Books from World at Large 5
ETHNMUS M25 Global Pop 5
GENDER 10 Introduction to Gender Studies 5
GEOG 3 Cultural Geography 5
GEOG 6 World Regions: Concepts and Contemporary Issues 5
INTL DV 1 Introduction to International Development Studies 5
WL ARTS 20 Culture: Introduction 5
WL ARTS 33 Colonialisms and Resistance 5

Preparation for the Major: Additional Courses: Culture and Society: Additional Culture and Society Courses

One course from the following list may be applied toward the culture and society category:

Code Course Title Credits
ASIA AM 10 History of Asian Americans 5
ASIA AM 20 Contemporary Asian American Communities 5
ASIA AM 20W Contemporary Asian American Communities 5
CCAS 10B Introduction to Chicana/Chicano Studies: Social Structure and Contemporary Conditions 5
CLUSTER M27B Global Islam 6
FRNCH 14 Introduction to French Culture and Civilization in English 5
FRNCH 14W Introduction to French Culture and Civilization in English 5
HIST 8A Colonial Latin America 5
I A STD 31 Introduction to Southeast Asia 5
I A STD 33 Introduction to East Asia 5
I A STD 50 Introduction to Latin America 5
ITALIAN 42A Italy through Ages in English: Saints and Sinners in Early Modern Italy 5
ITALIAN 42B Italy through Ages in English: Modern and Contemporary Italy 5
ITALIAN 46 Italian Cinema and Culture in English 5
M E STD M50CW Making and Studying Modern Middle East 5
RUSSN 90A Introduction to Russian Culture 5
RUSSN 90B Russian Culture in 20th Century 5
RUSSN 90BW Russian Culture in 20th Century 5
SPAN 42 Iberian Cultures 5
SPAN 44 Latin American Cultures 5

The Major

Complete nine courses, the summer Global Learning Institute, and the capstone requirement as follows:

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 102 Globalization: Markets and Resources 5
GLBL ST 103 Globalization: Governance and Conflict 5
GLBL ST 104 Globalization: Culture and Society 5

The Major: Electives

Select six elective courses, two from each of the following categories:

The Major: Electives: Culture and Society

Code Course Title Credits
ANTHRO 146 Urban Anthropology 4
ANTHRO M148 (When) Do Leaders Make Differences? 5
ASIA AM M130C Chinese Immigration 4
ASIA AM 170 Transnational Perspectives on Asian America 4
ASIA AM 172C Transnational Bollywood 4
ASIA AM 178 Critical Refugee Studies 4
ASIAN 135 Asian Foodways across Borders 4
CCAS 120 Immigration and Chicano Community 4
CCAS 143 Mestizaje: History of Diverse Racial/Cultural Roots of Mexico 4
CCAS CM147 Transnational Women's Organizing in Americas 4
COM LIT 100 Introduction to Literary and Critical Theory 5
COM LIT M148 Contemporary Arab Film and Song 4
EDUC 109A Globalization and Learning 4
ENGL 130 Introduction to Postcolonial Literatures 5
ENGL 131 Studies in Postcolonial Literatures 5
ENGL 133 Transatlantic Literatures and Cultures 5
ENGL 134 Nationalism and Transnationalism 5
FILM TV 106C Third Cinema and Its Legacies 6
FILM TV 112 Film and Social Change 6
FILM TV M124 Sex, Race, and Difference in Transnational Film 6
FRNCH 121 Studies in Francophone Cultures and Literatures 4
FRNCH 142 Francophone Cinema 4
GENDER 102 Power 4
GENDER M147C Transnational Women's Organizing in Americas 4
GENDER M162 Sociology of Gender 5
GEOG 141 Cultural Geography of Modern World 4
GEOG 151 Uneven Development Geographies: Prosperity and Impoverishment in Third World 4
GEOG 175A Japan in World: Culture, Place, and Global Connections 4
GEOG 175B Contemporary China 4
GLBL ST 125 Los Angeles as Global City: Exporter and Importer of Global Culture 4
GLBL ST 140 Hollywood and the Immigrant Experience in America 4
GLBL ST 141 Hollywood and Tales of Underrepresented Communities 4
HNRS 138 Empire, Border Crossing, and Multiethnic Literature of the U.S. 5
KOREA 153 Korea West Encounters 4
POL SCI M184A Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean I 4
RELIGN M107 Islam in West 5
SEASIAN C150 Indigenous Peoples of Southeast Asia 4
SEASIAN 157 Gender Issues in Southeast Asia 4
SOC GEN 134 Food and Health in Global Perspective 4
SOCIOL 151 Comparative Immigration 4
SOCIOL 152 Comparative Immigrant Integration in the U.S. 4
SOCIOL 154 Race and Ethnicity in Latin America 4
SOCIOL M162 Sociology of Gender 5
SOCIOL 191F Undergraduate Seminar: Sociology of Globalization 5

The Major: Electives: Governance and Conflict

Code Course Title Credits
ASIA AM 171A Critical Issues in U.S.-China Relations 4
ASIA AM M171D Critical Issues in U.S.-Philippine Relations 4
ASIA AM 171E Critical Issues in U.S.-Vietnam Relations 4
CCAS 151 Human Rights in Americas 4
ENVIRON M125 Environmentalism: Past, Present, and Future 4
GEOG M131 Human Impact on Biophysical Environment 4
GEOG 148 Political Geography 4
GEOG 149 Border Studies: Globalization, Nation, Identity 4
HIST 121E History of Modern Europe: Era of Total War, 1914 to 1945 4
HIST 121F History of Modern Europe: World War II and Its Aftermath, 1939 to Present 4
HIST 144 America in World 4
HIST 176B History of Southeast Asia: Southeast Asia since 1815 4
INTL DV 140 Decolonizing Political Economy: Colonialism and Development 4
POL SCI 120A Foreign Relations of U.S. 4
POL SCI M122B Global Environment and World Politics 4
POL SCI 123A International Law 4
POL SCI 123B International Organizations 4
POL SCI 125A Arms Control and International Security 4
POL SCI 126 Peace and War 4
POL SCI 132A International Relations of Middle East 4
POL SCI M132B International Relations of Middle East 4
POL SCI 137A International Relations Theory 4
POL SCI 169 Special Studies in Comparative Politics 4
SOCIOL 182 Political Sociology 4
URBN PL M165 Environmentalism: Past, Present, and Future 4

The Major: Electives: Markets and Resources

Code Course Title Credits
ANTHRO 143 Economic Anthropology 4
CCAS M119 Chicano/Latino Community Formation: Critical Perspectives and Oral Histories 4
CCAS M125 U.S./Mexico Relations 4
CCAS 176 Globalization and Transnationalism: Local Historical Dynamics and Praxis 4
ECON 111 Theories of Development 4
ECON 113 Globalization and Gender 4
ECON 121 International Trade Theory 4
ECON 122 International Finance 4
ENVIRON 134 Environmental Economics with Data Analysis 4
GEOG M127 Global Environment and Development: Problems and Issues 4
GEOG 135 Africa and African Diaspora in Americas 4
GEOG 145 Slavery and Human Trafficking 4 to 5
GEOG 150 Economic Geography 4
GLBL ST 120 Introduction to International Business 4
GLBL ST 145 Rethinking Global Capitalism: Race, Class, Gender, History 4
HIST 120A East-Central Europe: Long 19th Century, 1780 to 1914 4
INTL DV M120 Political Economy of Development 4
I M STD 155 Theory, Research, and Methods in Study of International Migration 4
POL SCI 124A International Political Economy 4
POL SCI 151B African Politics: Political Economy of Africa 4
POL SCI M167C Political Economy of Development 4
POL SCI 167D Political Institutions and Economic Development 4
PUB AFF 111 Microeconomics: Market Failures and Inequality 4
SPAN 135 Topics in Early Modern Studies 4
SOCIOL 183 Comparative and Historical Sociology 4

The Major: Required Summer Global Learning Institute

After successful completion of two courses from Global Studies 102, 103, 104, students are expected to attend a summer Global Learning Institute at one of several locations around the world in which they enroll in one of the following options:

The Major: Required Summer Global Learning Institute: Option 1

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 110A Globalization in Context 5
GLBL ST 110B Globalization in Context Research Seminar 5

The Major: Required Summer Global Learning Institute: Option 2

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 112AD Globalization in Context: Markets and Resources 5
GLBL ST 112BD Globalization in Context Seminar: World Markets and Resources 5

The Major: Required Summer Global Learning Institute: Option 3

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 113AD Globalization in Context: Governance and Conflict 5
GLBL ST 113BD Globalization in Context Seminar: World Governance 5

The Major: Required Summer Global Learning Institute: Option 4

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 114AD Globalization in Context: Culture and Society 5
GLBL ST 114BD Globalization in Context Seminar: World Culture and Society 5

The Major: Required Capstone

During their senior year, students must also take two capstone courses—Global Studies 191 and research/field experience practicum: International and Area Studies 195CE or Global Studies 199 or 199A.

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 191 Variable Topics Research Seminars: Global Studies—Senior Seminar 4
I A STD 195CE Community and Corporate Internships in International and Area Studies 4
GLBL ST 199 Directed Research in Global Studies 4
GLBL ST 199A Directed Research in Global Studies 4

Honors Program

In addition to completing all courses required for the major, students must take courses 199A and 199B, in which they research and write an honors thesis. One of these courses may also satisfy the capstone requirement.

Code Course Title Credits
GLBL ST 199A Directed Research in Global Studies 4
GLBL ST 199B Directed Individual Research in Global Studies 4

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