政治科学与地理学系提供地理和环境可持续性，全球事务，政治学以及政治与法律的文学学士学位。政治，地理和可持续发展学位具有社会研究教学的轨迹。该部门还为未成年人提供地理和环境可持续性，全球事务，情报和安全研究，政治学以及政治和法律方面的服务。包括核心课程要求在内的全球事务文学学士学位课程要求的最低学期学时数为120。该学位课程所要求的总学期学分时数中的39分必须为高年级。完成全球事务专业至少需要39个学期的全球事务课程学分。39小时的总时间被认为是最低的，并且鼓励学生通过认真分配选修学期学分的时间来加深和拓宽
UTSA's Global Affairs degree will allow you to develop analytical skills to understand different regions of the world and the interactions that take place between people, states, international organizations and private entities. Your classes will give you the opportunity to learn about transnational crime, terrorism, trafficking, pandemics, global development, human rights and environmental issues such as global warming. This program aims to provide skills for a variety of careers in government jobs in international affairs or international law, international business, and military and intelligence.<br>UTSA is all about your success. Our experiential learning initiative takes what you learn in the classroom and helps you apply it to real life. As a student in the College of Liberal & Fine Arts (COLFA), you will explore, engage and reflect on your experiences to launch your career in a global society. The COLFA Student Success Center is a one-stop resource to help you achieve your academic, personal and professional goals. Receive tutoring, find internships, connect with industry professionals for job opportunities, and enhance your professional development skills through the center's comprehensive programming.<br>As part of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts Signature Experience, which seeks to offer students opportunities to apply ideas and knowledge in real-world settings, the Department encourages students to enroll in mentorship courses such as an Internship, Independent Study, Study Abroad, and Research Practicum. Majors may apply 3 or 6 semester credit hours of internship study to their baccalaureate program. Internships entail supervised workplace experience, allowing the integration of academic and practitioner learning. The internship coordinator of the Department of Political Science and Geography oversees placement. Department faculty members provide supervision and grade internship performance. Further information can be obtained from the internship coordinator.