The Global Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program, requiring a minimum of three credits of study abroad, through which students can examine the pressing issues confronting today's world.
The Global Studies minor is open to all undergraduate students who wish to increase their knowledge and competencies by adding a formally recognized global dimension to their program of study. Students may use the Global Studies minor to help steer their choice of electives; to provide a global studies foundation associated with their major; or to expand their future opportunities on the basis of acquired international knowledge, intercultural proficiency, and global awareness.
Because the Global Studies minor builds upon the University's existing "Global Interdependencies" and language requirements, students need only 20 credits beyond the General Education requirements. Some or most of these credits may also count toward other General Education requirements or for a given student's major(s) and other minor(s).
The increasing interdependencies among societies around the world is indisputable. As a society, we are increasingly aware of the ways global trends and processes reach beyond the confines of local, regional, national, and even international boundaries. Binghamton University's Global Studies Minor offers students important academic preparation for recognizing and exploring the ways interrelated processes fit with the challenges of the 21st century. The Global Studies minor has a flexible curriculum aimed at preparing global graduates for entry into a diversified world full of complex challenges and opportunities.
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For more information on the Global Studies Minor, contact oipga@binghamton.edu
Presented by Dr. Stephen Straight at Binghamton University on November 19, 2008 as part of the International Week events on campus. View the Presentation.
