Overview

Narrative

To meet the need for graduates who are able to function effectively in an interconnected society, the Global Studies program offers a liberal arts education, focused on international relations, area studies, and/or the environment, with a choice of cultural experiences and languages. The program will serve students who wish to transfer to a four-year institution as well as students who wish to work in local businesses with a global reach, or government agencies and non-profit organizations serving diverse populations from other countries.

Graduates of the program will be exposed to a wide diversity of knowledge, be asked to do practical thinking and problem-solving, and offered opportunities to explore global challenges and changes through international trips and exchanges.

Features

Foundational courses in communication, statistics, science, and political science will be complemented with courses in cultural anthropology and world geography. Contextual courses will help the student begin to build competency in the environment, or political science, or area studies, and their elective and language choices will allow them to further specialize in a region or culture. Study Abroad spring break courses, while not explicitly included in the course of study, are an advantageous complement to the core and directed studies.

Transfer Possibilities

Lehigh University - Global Studies

Temple University - Global Studies

Drexel University - Global Studies

Penn State University - Global Studies

Cedar Crest College - Global Studies

Muhlenberg College - International Studies

Albright College - International Relations

Dickinson College - International Studies

Kutztown University - International Studies Minor

East Stroudsburg University - International Relations w/in Political Science