About the Global Studies Program
Global Studies is a multi- and interdisciplinary program designed to increase knowledge
and understanding of the processes of globalization and their impacts on societies,
cultures, and environments around the world. The Global Studies program provides students
with a knowledge of critical issues that affect their lives and community, as well
as the affairs of other cultures, societies, and nations. An understanding of the
world’s social, political, economic, and natural systems and their increasing interdependence,
along with an appreciation of the diversity of human culture, will give students a
strong background for working in a global economy, for living in a multicultural society,
and for making intelligent decisions as global citizens.
The goal of the program is to prepare students for further work in international studies
and world affairs through the study of other cultures, world history, political and
economic systems, world geography and environment, cross-cultural communication and
conflict resolution, and modern languages. The Global Studies program is designed
to encourage students to become “global thinkers.” They learn how to relate their
knowledge of a particular part of the world to the larger trends and issues that affect
all societies: the transnational interactions of peoples, cultures, economies, and
politics; the globalizing processes of communication media; technological and environmental
changes; law and human rights; the sometimes violent political, ethnic, and religious
responses to what is perceived as cultural and economic homogenization on a global
scale; and the search for a just, sustainable, and peaceful world.
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Global Studies is a career education program that does not directly lead to transfer.
Students planning to transfer should talk immediately with an Academic Counselor to
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