Global Studies Major
Benefits and Distinctives
- Allows for dynamic, individualized learning experiences in classroom and field settings
- Offers a framework of study for those interested in the diverse and complex interrelations of peoples and nations
- Provides for the in-depth study of a particular region, country, urban center, or people group
- Includes a one- or two-semester study-service practicum in a different culture
Career Opportunities
- Managers/directors of inner-city programs and organizations
- International development workers
- World missions
- Community development
- International business
- Urban Policy studies
- Bilingual and/or multicultural education
- Public or foreign services
- Language education (e.g. TESOL)
What About Internship and Graduate School Oportunities?
Students complete service-learning projects in inner-city Los Angeles and international megacities in such venues as urban youth programs, legal advocacy centers, residential programs for teenage mothers, and public housing projects. Examples of projects abroad include work in medical clinics in the Ecuadorian rain forests; a Missionaries of Charity orphanage in Calcutta, India; and educational development centers in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. A significant percentage of graduates from this program pursue the next level of education at institutions such as seminaries, teacher education programs, and medical schools.
“Global studies has been the single most influential experience of my life. When I look back on college I will remember not a textbook, a classroom, or an amazing lecture, but an environment which taught me about global community.”
Kirsten Broughton ’06
Global studies
