Global Studies
Professor Bernd K. Estabrook (German)
Professor Steven M. Gardner (Spanish)
Professor Margaret A. Marek (Spanish)
Professor Winston R. Wells (Political Science)
Associate Professor Devin Bryson (French)
Associate Professor Diana Grullón-García (Spanish) Assistant Professor Emily Adams (French)
Assistant Professor Gwendolyn Gillson (Asian Studies)
Instructor Kanji Kitamura (Japanese)
The Global Studies major helps students develop an awareness of both the diversity and the interconnectedness of the world’s peoples and their cultural, economic, linguistic, political, and religious systems. Students in Global Studies also acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand global problems and evaluate possible solutions.
Language learning is included among these skills. As students in Global Studies learn to speak, read, and write in a language other than English, they gain direct experience of foreign cultures that deepens their understanding of the world. In turn, this close engagement with different cultures encourages students to reexamine their own cultural experiences, applying the unique insights that each language offers across cultural boundaries.
Global Studies majors choose an area of concentration that corresponds to their interests and professional plans. The concentration provides students with in-depth cultural and social knowledge in a specific region of the world or a particular field in Global Studies. Students select from Asian Studies, Caribbean Studies, European Studies, International Relations, or Spanish.
The Global Studies major prepares students to interact professionally with a greater diversity of people, as they incorporate themselves into an increasingly globalized society. Students are encouraged to be interdisciplinary and study across various cultures and global issues, which prepares them for careers in international development, health, politics, and science, as well as professions in their local communities that require interaction with people of various cultural backgrounds.
Students must earn a ‘C’ (2.0) or better in each course to be applied to the major or minor.
The Department of Global Studies offers five minors: French, German, Global Studies, Japanese, and Spanish. A minor consists of 20 hours.
Majors & Programs
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Global Studies, Major -
French in Global Studies, Minor -
German in Global Studies, Minor -
Global Studies, Minor -
Japanese in Global Studies, Minor -
Spanish in Global Studies, Minor -
Spanish Teaching License, Teaching Licensure