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Frequently Asked QuestionsHow can completing the Global Studies Certificate help me? As a student, you benefit from courses selected to reflect your interests in issues of importance to a specific preferred region. You will expand your knowledge of these issues and regions through your participation in the Global Studies Program. Upon completion of the certificate requirements, your transcript will bear a notation that you have specialized in Global Studies. As a job applicant, your credentials will show that you have completed a degree with an academic major as well as the Global Studies Certificate. Globalization, as reflected in policies, relations among groups, technology, and trade, is becoming increasingly important and affects a wide variety of careers. As a person, you will acquire an in depth understanding of contemporary issues in international affairs. You will also gain invaluable insight that comes from exposure to other cultures and obtain the global competency needed to succeed in our rapidly changing world. Completing the Global Studies Certificate does not require you to take a greater number of courses nor does it lengthen the time it takes to complete your degree, particularly if you start taking the language and other required courses early in your academic studies. Many of the Global Studies Certificate courses may count toward fulfilling General Education requirements. Starting early also gives you the advantage of applying for study abroad opportunities. The program is designed for undergraduate students with a strong interest in one or more regions of the world and an issue or theme that has emerged in the region(s). Requirements include: Five Global Studies courses: CAS 0150 Introduction to Global Studies, two courses in a global concentration, and two courses in one world region, with grades of C or better. Three courses must be taken in at least two departments other than the student's major. Language proficiency: two years (four terms) of college-level language appropriate to the regional concentration selected. Equivalent proficiency in the language may be proven through examination. Most definitely. Undergraduate students are encouraged to enroll in a study or service abroad program. The Study Abroad Office, the Global Service Center housed in the Office of Student Services, and the College of Arts and Sciences Internship Office can make these overseas opportunities more readily available. For some students, the Semester at Sea program is an attractive option. The Global Studies Certificate program enables undergraduate students to develop a global competence - the ability to work effectively in different international settings, an awareness of the major currents of global change and the issues arising from such changes, knowledge of global organizations and business activities, the capacity for effective communication across cultural and linguistic boundaries, and an adaptability to diverse cultures. The Global Studies Program offers four thematic concentrations. These include Sustainable Development; Globalized Economy and Global Governance; Changing Identities in a Global World; and Communications, Technology, and Society. To satisfy these concentrations, students may take such courses as Global Environmental Politics; Third World Women, Sexual Politics, and Colonialism; and The Economics of Technological Change. The Global Studies Certificate Program enables undergraduates to study regions not currently covered by the University Center for International Studies. With the guidance of the Global Studies Program advisor, the student may select courses, for example, on the Middle East. Complete a Global Studies application and make an appointment with a Global Studies Program academic advisor as soon as possible by contacting the Global Studies office. Undergraduate students should contact Elaine Linn. Graduate and BPhil students should schedule an appointment with Lisa Alfredson. |
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6/23/08
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