About the course

Global Studies was established as an interdisciplinary major within the Global and International Studies Program in 1998. It provides an undergraduate major that is distinctive in its emphasis on transnational processes and interactions that bring the world together across traditional national boundaries. It is one of the first programs in the nation to offer a degree with contemporary as well as historical globalizing trends as the central organizing them . The major includes two introductory gateway courses in global history, culture, and ideology and on global socioeconomics and politics and is built around three upper-division core courses that provide a coherent introduction to global culture and ethics, global ideologies and world order, and global economy and development. Through its elective requirements, the major also affords students an opportunity to take additional courses offered by other departments and programs in the university: three in global issues and another three in one particular region of the world (Africa, the Middle East, South/Southeast Asia and the Pacific, East Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America, or North America). Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: US$119,016

Intake	Location
Winter (January), 2021	Santa Barbara
Winter (January), 2023	Santa Barbara
Fall (September), 2024	Santa Barbara
Fall (September), 2025	Santa Barbara

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for University of California - Santa Barbara

Freshman applicants are students who have:

　　Completed their secondary education and have earned a certificate of completion which enables them to be admitted to a

　　university in their home country

　　Never been enrolled as a university student

　　Take the ACT with Writing Test, SAT with Writing or SAT with Essay by December of your last year at secondary school

　　Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) examination:

　　Internet-based test (iBT): Minimum score of 80 or better

　　Paper-based test (completed prior to Oct. 2017): Minimum score of 550 or better

　　Revised paper-delivered test (completed Oct. 2017 or later): Minimum score of 60 or better

　　International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examination (academic modules): Accepted with a 6.5 or better

　　band score (academic modules).

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at University of California - Santa Barbara. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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