Global Studies, AA

Global Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to enhance student knowledge and understanding of global processes and their implications for societies, markets, governments, cultures, and environments around the world. The program also introduces students to the study of global issues and perspectives while providing the methodological tools and techniques necessary to analyze them at multiple (local, regional, and international) levels. An understanding of the world’s social, economic, political, cultural, and natural systems and their growing interdependence will not only enable students to think globally, but prepare them to live, work, and participate in an increasingly globalized world as well. The goal of the Global Studies Program at Irvine Valley College is to prepare students for further work in international studies and world affairs through the study of other cultures, social, economic, and political systems, world history and geography. The program is designed to encourage students to think beyond local perspectives and to think globally. Students will learn how to relate their knowledge of a particular part of the world to be larger trends and issues that affect the international community as a whole.

Complete the following core courses:

GLBL 1 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES 3 Units
GLBL 2 INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL ISSUES 3 Units
PS 14 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 Units
OR
PS 14H INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS HONORS 3 Units

Elective List A- Complete 6 units from the courses below:

ANTH 2 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3 Units
OR
ANTH 2H CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY HONORS 3 Units
GEOG 3 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY 3 Units
OR
GEOG 3H WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY HONORS 3 Units
ECON 2 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS - MACRO 3 Units
OR
ECON 2H PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS - MACRO HONORS 3 Units

Elective List B- Complete 6 units from the courses below:

ECON 6 ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS 3 Units
ECON 13 GLOBAL ECONOMICS 3 Units
GEOG 2 PEOPLE, PLACES, AND ENVIRONMENTS 3 Units
GEOG 20 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 3 Units
HIST 2 THE HISTORY OF WORLD CIVILIZATIONS SINCE 1500 3 Units
PS 12 COMPARATIVE POLITICS 3 Units
OR
PS 12H COMPARATIVE POLITICS HONORS 3 Units

Experiential Learning List C- Complete one of the following:

PS 21 MODEL UNITED NATIONS 3 Units
ECON 167 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: ECONOMICS 1 Unit
OR
ECON 167 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: ECONOMICS 2 Units
OR
ECON 167 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: ECONOMICS 3 Units
PS 167 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: POLITICAL SCIENCE 1 Unit
OR
PS 167 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: POLITICAL SCIENCE 2 Units
OR
PS 167 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: POLITICAL SCIENCE 3 Units
OR
PS 167 COOPERATIVE WORK EXPERIENCE: POLITICAL SCIENCE 4 Units

Total Units Required: 22-24

To earn the associate degree:

See Earning an Associate Degree for associate degree graduation requirements.

To transfer:

Courses required for the associate degree major at IVC may not be the same as those required for the major at a four-year school. If you plan to transfer, consult a counselor to identify the courses needed for the major at your transfer school and to develop a plan that will best meet your goals. View more information about transferring at Transfer to a Four-Year Institution .

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