全球发展 Studies is an interdisciplinary, pre-professional program that combines liberal arts classes in global issues with applied learning from courses in business, 健康科学, economics and a required internship supervised by an SPU faculty advisor. You will understand challenges for society and the means to resolve them at both the local and global levels from a Christian perspective.
As a 全球发展 Studies major you will:
- 开发 applied skills in writing, research, analysis, program management, and statistics.
- 理解 the relationship of the Gospels to global development.
- 成长 in understanding cultures different from your own.
- 锐化 your knowledge of current events, as well as political and economic forces that affect human well being.
- 工作 with a team of students to construct a business plan for a social venture project.
全球发展 Studies graduates have gone on to positions with nonprofit organizations, 基金会, 教堂, 政府, and mission work overseas.
Find out more about this program’s mission, vision, and learning outcomes.
The 全球发展 Studies major prepares you for vocations in global development through applied skills training and direct, cross-cultural experiences.
- A minimum 75 credits are required for this major, including 42 upper-division credits.
- This major requires that you complete an internship appropriate to nonprofit or social-venture work.
- Study abroad can, with advisor approval, satisfy the cross-cultural category, as long as at least two disciplines in the category are represented.
Additional competencies and requirements
Spreadsheet competency requirement
Demonstration of spreadsheet competency, 详细说明 on the website of the School of Business, 政府, 和经济学, is required of all students graduating with this major. You can document this by passing BUS 1700 or by scoring at least 60 percent on the basic Microsoft 办公室 Specialist exam for Microsoft Excel 2013, 2016, 或晚.
New majors dessert attendance
Newly admitted students of majors in Business; 会计; 经济学; 全球发展; and Politics, 哲学, 和经济学 are required to attend an orientation event typically held in February each year. Admission to the major is conditional upon attendance.
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES admission data
Admission to the 全球发展 Studies major is selective and based upon prior academic performance. Recent admission data is depicted below.
| 学年 |
2018–19
|
2019–20 |
2020–21 |
| Average GPA of Admitted Students |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
| Lowest GPA of Admitted Students |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
| 申请人数 |
24 |
12 |
6 |
| 承认数量 |
20 |
12 |
6 |
ENTERING AND COMPLETING the major
Formal application and admission to the 全球发展 Studies major is required prior to enrollment in many upper-division courses.
To meet the minimum requirements for admission, you must:
- Complete at least 10 credits in the 全球发展 Major (5 credits for transfer juniors and seniors).
- 至少有2分.70 cumulative GPA and 2.在SPU的专业绩点是70. Attainment of the minimum GPA standards does not guarantee admission as the total number of students admitted is limited by capacity.
- 提交一个 online Major application 12月20日至1月20日. SBGE does not accept major applications outside this window.
- The University requires a grade of C- or better in all classes that apply to a major or minor; however, programs may require higher minimum grades in specific courses. You may repeat an SPU course only once for a higher grade.
- To advance in this program, meet with your faculty advisor regularly to discuss your grades, 课程进展, and other indicators of satisfactory academic progress. If your grades or other factors indicate that you may not be able to successfully complete the major, your faculty advisor can work with you to explore options, which may include choosing a different major.
- You must complete the major requirements in effect in the SPU 本科目录 for the year of admittance to the major.