BA Global Studies [Future Offering]

The Global Studies major is designed to help students think critically about global issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The major is structured around intellectual and experiential frameworks that empower students to analyze, adapt, communicate, problem-solve, and empathize in a variety of professional and personal networks. Students have the option to specialize in one of four areas: Global Cultures, Health & Development, Political Economy or Human Rights, Migrations & Social Movements.

Sample Courses

GEOG 357 Geographical Research Methods

PAH 372

Intercultural Competence: Culture, Identity, Adaptation, and Intercultural Relations.

GLS 250 Dimensions of Globalization: States, Societies, and Institutions

Learning Outcomes

ANTH 407

Ethnographic Field Methods

• Display familiarity with multi-disciplinary approaches to Global Studies.

• Articulate and critically evaluate the causes and consequences of globalizing forces.

• Identify and articulate how globalizing forces impact a major region of the world.

Career Paths

International Organizations & Business

Research Institutes Research Institutes

Foreign Affairs & Diplomacy

Possible Degree Pairings

Pairs well with undergraduate programs in Economics, Anthropology, Geography, and Political Science.