Why Major in Global Studies?

Develop global competence through interdisciplinary coursework, foreign language, and study abroad

As a global studies major, you will learn to engage effectively and critically with global issues and their implications for communities, governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. You will acquire theoretical and historical knowledge about globalization, learn how to behave and communicate appropriately across cultures, gain research skills to investigate social, economic, and cultural issues from a global perspective, develop the capacity to combine multiple disciplines to solve problems of global significance, and cultivate an ethics of global citizenship. Small classes and active learning are hallmarks of this major.