Global and Cross-Cultural Studies

Kenneth R. Berthel

Jason A. Carbine, Program Coordinator

Rosemary P. Carbine

Lizardo M. Herrera

Lana Nino

Rebecca Overmyer-Velázquez

The Global and Cultural Studies (GCS) major immerses students in the world of the 21st century by encouraging them to explore contemporary problems and issues from a number of different perspectives and points of view. The GCS major offers students an opportunity to concentrate on a specific area of interest within a broad interdisciplinary framework thereby ensuring that they get breadth of knowledge as well as depth of understanding on a particular issue or area. Each student selects a concentration, which then structures the individual’s pathway through the major.

Students begin with an introductory course on globalization that explores the concept from multiple points of view (historic, political, economic, sociological) and interrogates its impact on particular countries and cultures. Students should select their concentration in consultation with their GCS advisor, as this decision will guide subsequent curricular decisions, including the selection of the methods course, electives, cultural immersion and the paper in the major. In the junior year students in the major will participate in a cultural immersion experience, which can consist of a semester-long study abroad, internship, or other options, in order to get first-hand knowledge of their area of concentration. A senior capstone seminar enables students to integrate study abroad/cultural immersion experience with their culminating research project and presentation.

Programs

Major

Global and Cultural Studies, B.A.

Minor

Global and Cultural Studies Minor

Catalog

Global and Cross-Cultural Studies

Programs

Courses