Global Studies, Bachelor of Arts
Program Coordinator:
Mark Wolff (Modern Languages)
Faculty:
Mark Wolff (Modern Languages); Virginia Arreola (Spanish); Karina Walker (Spanish); Amy Forster Rothbart (Political Science); Jason Antrosio (Anthropology); Michael Woost (Anthropology); Connie Anderson (Anthropology); Jing Chen (Political Science); Sandy Huntington (Religious Studies); Lisle Dalton (Religious Studies); Mieko Nishida (History); Cherilyn Lacy (History); Douglas Zullo (Art History); Karl Seeley (Economics); Carlena Ficano (Economics); Kristin Jones (Economics); Laurence Malone (Economics); Pinki Srivastava, (Business Administration); Jeremy Wisnewski (Philosophy); Patricia Sagasti-Suppes (Director of Global Education)
Major
Global Studies
Concentrations
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
European Studies
Comparative Cultural Studies
Global Trade, Development, and Economic Policy
Global Educational
Global Social Justice
Asia Studies
Minor
Global Studies
Minor Concentrations
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
European Studies
Comparative Cultural Studies
Global Trade, Development, and Economic Policy
Global Educational Studies
Global Social Justice
Asia Studies
About
The Global Studies major and minor will enable students to thrive in a world of global interdependence by developing the skills necessary for pursuing international opportunities and finding solutions to global challenges. Students will communicate effectively in at least one language other than English, know how to navigate cultural diversity, recognize the interconnections between local and global issues, travel abroad to experience what they are learning, and make their own unique contributions to increased global understanding.
Students who have never studied a second language should register for a first-semester beginning course in any language offered by the College: students must complete a fourth-semester course (FREN/SPAN) to satisfy the language requirement for Global Studies. Students may fulfill the language requirement through study abroad with an approved affiliated program.
There are seven interdisciplinary concentrations in Global Studies at Hartwick: Latin American and Caribbean Studies; European Studies; Comparative Culture Studies; Global Trade, Development and Economic Policy; Global Education; Global Social Justice; and Asia Studies. Each concentration requires a specific distribution of course credits in the Arts and Humanities and in the Social Sciences, but these distributions are designed to be flexible and accommodate students’ interests. Students should fulfill the distribution requirements in order to prepare themselves for a successful off-campus program, service learning project, or internship that emphasizes practical global experience. Faculty will work closely with students to design a course of study that prepares them well for applying what they learn in the classroom to a constantly changing world.
Global Studies majors and minors will be prepared for interdisciplinary graduate study both here and abroad and for employment in international business, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the foreign service.