The Global Studies Minor Program is interdisciplinary and provides opportunities for students from any discipline or major. Students in the program develop an understanding and appreciation of how and why interactions across national and ethnic borders are shaped by language, culture, politics, economic development, and conflict. Currently, the Global Studies Minor Program is comprised of four minors and a number of specialization tracks which address issues from the perspective of different disciplines.
The program is comprised of a number of specialization tracks which address issues from the perspective of different disciplines. Requirements in each track allow students to choose from among a set of approved courses from different disciplines. All students choose one course from a set of "signature" courses outside of their chosen track for exposure to major global issues addressed by the other Global Studies Minors. The minors provide an opportunity for an experiential component within a student's elective courses, including a study abroad experience.
The Global Studies Minor Program includes special activities that involve students across the minors, such as special speaker forums, participation in major events, and experiences in Washington, DC.
My favorite class is 'The Practise of Terrorism Studies'. I take the work that I do [in my research internship] at START in maritime piracy, then I came into class, and we discuss the linkages between policymaking and research...that's one of the main purposes of research, to influence policy and inform other individuals who are in position to change things.
— Nikita K., Global Terrorism, Class of 2012