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Undergraduate Certificate Combined with a BSBA DegreeOverviewGlobalization, as reflected in policies, relations among groups, technological innovations, and the physical world, has become increasingly important to how business is conducted. At the University of Pittsburgh, you have a rare opportunity to combine your specialized study of business with an interdisciplinary Global Studies Certificate, allowing you to gain expertise in both business and the complex global environment in which it is conducted. RequirementsWith careful planning, business students will find that they can overlap their Arts and Sciences general education requirements in literature, music/art, social science, and foreign culture with Global Studies requirements. However, business students pursuing the Certificate Program in International Business (CPIB) may not count any courses applying to the CPIB towards the completion of the Global Studies Certificate, with the exception of foreign language courses. Completion of either the CPIB or the Global Studies Certificate requires the students to complete through the fourth term of a foreign language at the college level. After discussing your interests with your business school advisor, your next step is to contact the Global Studies Program. Students work closely with a Global Studies academic advisor to identify six courses that will develop a coherent program of study. Students complete ARTSC 0150 Introduction to Global Studies, three courses in a chosen global concentration, two courses in a chosen regional concentration, and second year proficiency in a language spoken in the chosen region. Students must complete a Capstone Research Paper on their global concentration for one of their courses, and maintain grades of C or better in relevant coursework. Students may study any one of the six global concentrations offered by the Global Studies Program. Each concentration impacts upon the business environment in a variety of ways. Sustainable Development explores challenges and solutions to improving quality of life without increasing the use of natural resources beyond environmental capacity or compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It addresses issues such as global population growth, economic and human development, global resource management, environmental change, and international environmental law. Global Economy and Global Governance explores the changing reach and nature of economic flows and political organization under conditions of globalization, raising issues such as international economic growth and crisis, global competition, the United Nations and human rights, global civil society and international non-governmental organizations, and state sovereignty in global relations. Changing Identities in a Global World asks how our understanding of who we are changes under globalization, exploring issues such as race, religion, nationality, and gender. It considers how identities are affected by changing patterns of human interaction, the evolution of culture and cultural clashes, the interchange of ideas between cultures, movements of people, international rights, and other factors impacting cultural development in different parts of the world. Communication, Technology, and Society addresses how technological change creates new kinds of global connectedness, exploring the international impact of the communications revolution, the role of the media in international relations, technology, and the arts, and implications for issues ranging from work to politics to leisure. Global Health explores the risks and opportunities of globalization for the health of the world population, including the increased spread of diseases across borders and oceans, and the enhanced ability to alert populations and health organizations about epidemics. It addresses major global epidemics such as HIV/AIDS and SARS, as well as international emergency response systems for health epidemics in different parts of the world. Conflict and Conflict Resolution explores the causes and consequences of international, ethnic, and religious conflicts, and considers ways of preventing and resolving conflicts, including negotiation and fostering of deeper cross-cultural understanding. It raises issues such as the role of the United Nations, peacekeeping and armed intervention, non-governmental organizations and humanitarian relief, terrorism, international law, and diplomacy. Our list of approved courses, updated each term, is organized by the above six Global Studies concentrations. Many of the courses fulfill both College of Business Administration and Global Studies Program requirements. Students may choose to study a region represented by UCIS (Africa, East Asia, Latin America, Russia, and Eastern or Western Europe) or, with the approval of the Global Studies academic advisor, may choose another region of the world (such as the Middle East) if appropriate language instruction and courses are available. Students are encouraged to enroll in a study or service abroad program for the Global Studies Undergraduate Certificate. The Study Abroad Office, the CAS Office of Experiential Learning, or the Amizade Global Service-Learning Consortium tell you about all the overseas opportunities. Scholarships are available from the Nationality Rooms, the Study Abroad Office, and other sources.
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* * * Global Studies Program This page last updated:
6/23/08
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