International and Global Studies (IGS)
Mission
The central mission of the International and Global Studies Program (IGS) is to provide a structured context in which to study international and global topics and problems that link and transcend traditional disciplinary parameters. In the framework of one of three interdisciplinary Program concentrations,* students cultivate a range of skills of particular value in professional and personal endeavors where an understanding of other societies and cultures, global processes, and foreign languages is important. IGS students are strongly encouraged to participate in study abroad opportunities as well as to take part in extra-curricular activities with an international or global focus as complementary means to enhance their appreciation of other peoples and lands and to enrich their overall undergraduate experience.
* International and Global Affairs and Development, International and Global Arts and Belief Systems, and Regional Studies (European, Russian, Latin American and Caribbean, Asian, African)
Objectives
- Research and Organize: Students will be able to locate and organize meaningfully a broad range of information and source material related to international and global studies.
- Synthesize and Evaluate: Students will be able to synthesize and critically evaluate scholarly literature related to international and global studies.
- Application in Writing: Students will be able to present clear and persuasive arguments in writing on international and global topics.
- Application in Speaking: Students will be able to present clear and persuasive oral arguments on international and global topics.
- Foreign Language: Students will attain a third-year-level college proficiency in a foreign language.
- Intercultural sensitivity: Students will demonstrate intercultural sensitivity and cross-cultural competency skills.