Global Studies BA

Global actors and the relationships between them have a tremendous impact on everyday life. Multinational corporations, nongovernmental organisations, international organisations, transnational networks, and national governments interact in ways that profoundly shape our local settings. Since interactions among these actors are complex, it is impossible to understand their effects or to develop appropriate policy responses through the traditional disciplines working in isolation from one another. Tomorrow's leaders and global citizens need to think about issues that transcend national borders and must develop perspectives that cross disciplinary boundaries. The Global Studies major offers an opportunity to gain rigorous and broad-based skills in thinking about contemporary global issues.