Catalog 73 - National University

College of Letters and Sciences• Demonstrate a high level of proficiency in the various dimensionsof academic writing – research, organization, conceptualization,and exposition.Degree RequirementsTo receive a Bachelor of Arts in General Studies degree, studentsmust complete at least 180 quarter units as articulated below, 90 ofwhich must be completed in the Arts and Sciences, 45 of which mustbe completed in residence at National University and 76.5 of whichmust be completed at the upper-division level. In the absence oftransfer credit additional general electives may be needed to fulfillunit requirements for the degree.In addition to the above general education requirements, twoconcentrations are required. A concentration for the General Studiesdegree program is defined as 22.5 quarter units in a given discipline.A General Studies concentration differs from a major in the reducednumber of credits that are required. The first concentrationrequirement is fulfilled by acquiring 22.5 quarter units in an Arts andSciences discipline such as natural sciences, mathematics, literature,history, or social science, and nine of the quarter units must becompleted at the upper-division level. For example: If a student waspursuing a literature concentration, they would need five courseswith a Literature prefix. The second concentration requirement isfulfilled by completing 22.5 quarter units in either a single AppliedStudies or Arts and Science discipline, with at least nine of thequarter units completed at the upper-division level. If a studentselects the second concentration in the Applied Studies discipline,such as management, law, accounting, or marketing, all five coursesmust have the same prefix such as MGT if the managementdiscipline was selected. However students do have the option ofselecting a second concentration in Arts and Sciences rather thanApplied Studies. If a second concentration in Arts and Sciences isselected, then students have the option of choosing five courses fromvarious disciplines within the Arts and Sciences area. Studentsshould refer to the section on undergraduate admission proceduresfor specific information on admission and evaluation.Concentration Requirement(10 courses; 45 quarter units)Each student in the BAGS program is required to complete twoconcentration requirements of 22.5 units each. Each of theconcentration requirements must include at least nine-quarter unitsof upper-division work. Students can choose from a variety of subjectareas to satisfy the Arts and Sciences concentration requirements.These courses could be used alone or in combination with coursestaken at other institutions. Listed below are examples of subject areasthat can be used to fulfill a concentration requirement:Arts and Sciences(5 courses; 22.5 quarter units)LiteratureEnvironmental StudiesFine and Performing Arts (including Art and Music)HistorySocial Sciences (including Sociology and Political Science)PsychologySpanishArabicPersianChineseNatural SciencesCommunicationGlobal StudiesHuman BehaviorPhilosophyApplied Study(5 courses; 22.5 quarter units)Students can also use courses from the listed areas to satisfy theconcentration requirement in Applied Study. These courses could beused on their own or in combination with related courses at otherinstitutions.LawManagementEconomicsAccountingInformation Technology ManagementCriminal Justice AdministrationMarketingPublic AdministrationLeadershipFinancePortfolio Requirement(1 course; 4.5 quarter units)BGS 499Portfolio ProjectAll students must complete a final portfolio project under thesupervision of a faculty member. During this portfolio project,students map out the mosaic of their academic accomplishments andfind the internal coherence of their intellectual explorations. To fulfillthe portfolio requirement, students need to save and maintain a fileof all papers for their classes, which will be revised and included inthe portfolio.Upper-Division Electives(5 courses; 22.5 quarter units)To fulfill their unit requirements, students can choose electives fromany 300-, 400-, or 500-level courses for which they meet prerequisites.◆ MAJOR IN GLOBAL STUDIES (610-107)Faculty Advisor: Daniel Thorburn • (209) 475-1443 • dthorbur@nu.eduOffered only online, the Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies degreeprogram provides a flexible integration of skills and competenciesthat prepares students for a variety of international careers as well asgraduate studies in business, technology, education, social science,government, media and law. In short, the program provides studentswith the ability to think and act “globally.”The global environment in which economics, culture and technologyconverge is diverse, changing, complex and interdependent. Bycombining a variety of disciplines, this program provides aframework in which to understand and effectively negotiate globalrealities, whether they are economic, political, cultural, or ecological.The program encourages students to apply cultural understandingand explore and develop potential markets for their ideas and talent.Students in this program learn to use global communications andinformation technologies to conduct research in a variety ofelectronic databases. Global Studies majors become knowledgeablein the cultures and practices of the world’s communities. Graduatesunderstand the roles that ecology, gender, race, class, religion, andethnicity play in cultural environments and apply theirunderstanding to everyday interactions among diverse cultures.Graduates also produce a portfolio that enables them to integrate theskills they have acquired and apply them to the solution of a realworldproblem. This portfolio, which graduates post on a website oftheir own design, includes individual projects and a final, full-lengthproject.94