Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Global Citizenship Certificate (Graduate)


Overview

Global Studies at SJSU is an interdisciplinary program that encourages students to look at the world holistically. The tremendous international migrations of people, movements of goods, technology transfers, and mixing of cultures makes it important to study the world as a human community in ways we haven’t considered in the past. The program is designed to train future leaders to grapple with some of the most pressing issues of our time, from a global perspective. The focus of our program on studying global issues from multiple perspectives provides students the intellectual foundation and the analytical and communication skills to prepare for careers in government, education, NGOs, international development agencies, international philanthropic organizations, law, consulting, global health organizations, writing, and graduate study. We are the only Global Studies program in the San Francisco Bay Area and one of the few in the CSU system that offers an interdisciplinary program that includes a suite of core courses in Global Studies. Global Studies is a relatively new field and our program is at the leading edge of shaping this field for the future.

Global Citizenship is an interdisciplinary certificate program, offered by the Department of Environmental Studies , intended to assist students and members of the non-student community in understanding the interconnectedness of peoples, genders, cultures, and societies and celebrating the richness of human diversity in a global context. The program complements SJSU’s goals of globalizing the campus and graduating students who are globally responsible citizens. Students will examine questions of meaning and value associated with citizenship in today’s increasingly connected world. Students will also develop their own understanding of personal, social, and corporate responsibility to the global community. In a rapidly changing world, it is necessary for college students to acquire the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to adapt and thrive in the enlarged and evolving global context.

Certificate Requirements (15 units)


Upper Division Electives (6 units)


Note: Students who have not satisfied the prerequisites for SJSU Studies will select the 3 courses that are not SJSU Studies Courses. Alternatively those students may wait to satisfy this requirement until completion of SJSU Studies prerequisites.

Complete two courses from:

Additional Requirements (3 units)


Note: Students may take GLST 189  either for a volunteer or internship abroad or for working with a local community with approval of the Global Studies advisor. A semester abroad or FLP summer class may also be substituted for this requirement.

Complete one course from:

Total Units Required (15 units)