Global Studies is a field that focuses interdisciplinary research and teaching on issues that affect the world’s diverse populations at local, national, regional, and global levels. The Masters in Global Studies program is designed to produced broadly educated and well-trained scholars, practitioners and professionals. This program's aim is to capitalize on scholarly synergies across campus, provide new educational pathways across disciplines, and develop students who will be future leaders with global impact. Every program graduate will be able to:
- Draw on the literature to develop an understanding of globalization and the framework of Global Studies.
- Think critically about how globalization impacts global order, welfare and legitimacy.
- Become familiar with the historical, ethical and philosophical questions underlying research in the field of Global Studies.
- Gain practical experience of collecting, analyzing and evaluating data on a key global challenge of the 21st century.
- Observe the analysis of and solutions to research problems that may arise when conducting research that is global in scale and scope.
- Gain practical experience based on the understanding and application of theoretical knowledge in the field of Global Studies.
- Translate the skills and knowledge students have gained in the classroom into professional experience exploring Global Studies phenomena or problems.
- Observe the analysis of and solutions to problems arising in professional work settings.