Bachelor's in Critical Global Studies

Critical Global Studies is a Bachelor program taught at Pitzer College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Critical Global Studies major at Pitzer College combines interdisciplinary coursework, language study, and off-campus experiences to explore cultures, Indigenous communities, social movements, and nations. You learn to challenge and critique Eurocentric and other ethnocentric views and universalist claims, and you develop a topical or regional specialization during your studies.

Core courses include CGS 010 PZ – Introduction to CGS, CGS 050 PZ – Power and Social Change, and CGS 060 PZ – Interdisciplinary Knowledge & Global Justice, followed by CGS 190 PZ – Senior Seminar. The major includes a Social Justice Practicum course and an Indigenous Studies course. Students are expected to participate in a semester-long study abroad program relevant to their chosen regional emphasis.

Modules

• CGS 010 PZ – Introduction to CGS
• CGS 050 PZ – Power and Social Change
• CGS 060 PZ – Interdisciplinary Knowledge & Global Justice
• CGS 190 PZ – Senior Seminar
• CGS 199 PZ – Senior Thesis
• POST 194B PZ – International Studies Teaching Workshop

The minimum requirements for admission in Critical Global Studies at Pitzer College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Pitzer College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Pitzer College as pre-requiste for admission in Critical Global Studies.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Students with a cumulative and major GPA of 3.5 or higher may be considered for honors in International and Intercultural Studies. Honors candidates must write and successfully defend a senior thesis, generally while enrolled in CGS 199 PZ – Senior Thesis.

Admission and course participation are based solely on academic interest, performance, and declared major.

All academic programs and faculty welcome every student regardless of identity, background, or belief.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.pitzer.edu/academics/programs/critical-global-studies

• social justice movements
• education
• sustainable development
• human development
• social work
• human welfare
• labor organizing
• grassroots/community-based/non-profit organizations
• solidarity economics
• human rights organizations
• law
• public service

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.