Program Overview

Do you aspire to a career in international service? Immerse yourself in the language, history, culture and traditions of other countries to understand their unique needs. Global Studies critically looks at global issues from the lens of many disciplines. This Bachelor of Arts relies on intellectual and experiential frameworks to instill in students the ability to communicate, problem-solve and empathize. The Human Rights, Migrations and Social Movements emphasis shines a light on global movements and struggles. Students learn about human rights as a lived reality, as an ethics of state power and as a tool for social activism and political emancipation. A range of theoretical approaches encourages exploration of race, class, gender, sexuality, language and power as expressed in collective mobilizations across borders. Coursework spans from anthropology and sociology to history and geography.

Learning Outcomes

• Concentration Specific Outcomes; 1. Global Cultures: Students will analyze how local, regional, and/or national cultures have been impacted by globalizing forces. 2. Global Health: Students will Identify and assess how the health of humans and human communities have been impacted by globalizing forces. 3. Political Economy and Institutions: Students will explain how globalizing political-economic and institutional forces shape order/disorder and cooperation/conflict around the world. 4. Global Societies: Students will articulate how globalization has impacted identities, cultures, and local/national communities in ways that generate social stability and instability.
• Foreign Language; Global Studies students will communicate in a foreign language commensurate with a sixth-semester proficiency
• Globalization in Regional Context; Global Studies students will identify and articulate how globalizing forces impact a major region of the world
• Globalizing Forces; Global Studies students will articulate and critically evaluate the causes and consequences of globalizing forces
• Multi-Disciplinarity; Global Studies students will demonstrate familiarity with multi-disciplinary approaches to Global Studies
• Verbal and Written Communication; Global Studies students will demonstrate success in expressing themselves effectively in written and verbal communication