Global Studies

The certificate focuses on three main competencies: International Awareness, Area Studies, and Global Communication. This multi- and interdisciplinary certificate increases knowledge and understanding of the processes of globalization and their impacts on societies, cultures, and environments around the world. It 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, supplies students with a strong background for working in a global economy, for living in a multicultural society, and for making intelligent decisions as global citizens.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to do the following:

• Recognize the interconnectedness of local, national, and global issues.
• Summarize the uniqueness of the region studied.
• Apply communication skills when operating in a culture other than their own.

Course Requirements