Berkeley City College's Associate in Arts in Global Studies for transfer program is designed for students planning to transfer into several related majors such as Global Studies, Global Politics, International Relations, International Studies, and Comparative Government. Through interdisciplinary coursework, students will gain exposure to the global scope of contemporary and historical issues. Global Studies focuses on topics such as geographical and cultural diversity, economic interdependence and inequality, global political institutions, international environmental challenges, and global citizenship.

Students pursuing this program in Global Studies will study the development of global ideas, organizations, and actors; global interdependence at different points in human history; diverse practices in human civilization across time and space; and interdisciplinary research methods and modes of inquiry.

Students who successfully complete this transfer program in Global Studies earn specific guarantees for transfer to the California State University (CSU) system: admission to a CSU with junior status and priority admission to a CSU campus and to a program or major in Global Studies or a similar major. Students transferring to a CSU campus will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor’s degree.

Students who complete the program will be able to: • Define concepts in global studies (e.g., globalization, interdependence, development, regional and cultural diversity, inequality, world problems, states and international organizations). • Identify, analyze, and discuss the global dimensions to various cultural, social, geographic, economic, and/or political issues, past and present. • Demonstrate skills in the methods and theories used to study global topics.