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Global Studies Departments and Programs
CANADA:
University of Windsor
The Social Justice and Globalization Data Archive
Dr. Suzan Ilcan
is the Director of the Social Justice and Globalization Data Archive at
the University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada. The Data Archive aims to achieve
three major benefits:
- to help facilitate critical awareness of issues related to social justice and/or globalization;
- to allow for researchers worldwide to access and contribute to a shared electronic resource which will support greater exchange and collaboration;
- and to provide new avenues to further networks of research and social change.
The Data Archive houses a wide selection of data and research on policy-relevant social justice and/or globalization issues, including historical, contemporary, case study, and ethnographic data. It is one of the first data archives on social justice and globalization studies in Canada and it will become a vital access point for students, faculty, and researchers seeking research documents on questions in this field.
The Archive software allows visitors to browse, search, and analyse the data they have requested, through a user-friendly web interface. Data and research can be deposited and published onto the data archive for access by a limited and identified person or group, or it can be deposited for open access; this is determined by the depositor of the data.
Visit the Social Justice and Globalization Data Archive at:
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions contact Dr. Suzan Ilcan via email (silcan@uwindsor.ca) or phone (519-253-3000 ext. 2208).
York University, Toronto, Ontario
The York Political Science Department
The York
Political Science Department has a reputation for research excellence and
is noted for its committment to teaching. Our object is to expand critical
awareness of political problems and to help overcome the barriers that separate
politics from social life and the University from the community.
Our approach to the study of Politics has implications for education. A democratic education is education for democracy. Above all, it requires a dialogue in which students and teachers critically assess their own assumptions and beliefs about politics and society. Since none of us has all the answers, this dialogue must take place within a community where everyone's ideas are taken seriously and critically. This is what is meant by a community of scholars. This is what we have tried to create in the York University Department of Political Science.
York Political Economy, or YPE, is a long-term initiative whose purpose is to bring together teaching, research and discussion of political economy at York University. The initiative is housed at the Department of Political Science, one of the world’s leading centres for the study of heterodox and radical political economy. We also draw on various resources from across the University, as well as on many national and global links.
Read more about The York Political Science Department at:
http://www.arts.yorku.ca/politics
JAPAN:
Tama University
Liberal Arts Education for Four Years Entirely in English!
We are creating a dynamic university campus in the greater Tokyo area. The educational environment is modeled on renowned universities in the United States, Europe, Oceania, and Asia, and promotes a creative, interactive and relevant education in the 21st century global community. Unique within Japan, at this School of Global Studies, a four year Division of a university, the academic and administrative activities will be conducted in English.
The School of Global Studies welcomes and actively sponsors the faculty members' engagement in distinctive research projects. Each faculty member is encouraged to integrate contemporary research findings into the classroom environment, and further, to present those research endeavors in the University's Division forum, which is open to a public audience.
The co-educational enrollment of 150 students per year will reflect diversity of nationality and heritage. Enrollees from international high schools in Japan will join overseas exchange students, although it is anticipated that Japanese speaking high school students will initially constitute approximately two thirds of the student enrollment.
The academic operation of The School of Global Studies will commence on April 1, 2007, at 802 Engyo, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa-ken, 252-0805 Japan.
Visit the Tama University website at http://sgs.tama.ac.jp/english/
UNITED STATES:
California State University at Monterey Bay
CSUMB
includes a strong commitment to global education in its Vision Statement.
The Department for Global Learning (DGL) in keeping with the mission of
CSUMB promotes understanding and appreciation of the peoples, natural environment,
cultures, economies, and diversity of the world.
The BA degree in Global Studies contributes directly to the development of competent cross-cultural citizenship in a pluralistic and global society. The program meets the needs of the State of California by providing students an education that prepares them for professional roles the 21st Century. Through intensive, diverse studies the Department for Global Learning enables students to engage in the critical analysis of world affairs and gain knowledge and methods for implementing theory into practice.
Read more about the Department for Global Learning at:
http://global.csumb.edu/index.html
Hamline University, Minnesota
One hundred fifty-three years ago, Methodist pioneers founded Hamline University as the first institution of higher education in the state. Today, Hamline is a high-quality, nationally ranked, comprehensive university with more than 4,000 students in its undergraduate college, law school, and graduate schools.
The Global Studies Program provides a sound general education, grounded in an interdisciplinary approach, for students interested in the complex political, cultural, social, biological, and economic connections and interrelationships that exist among peoples of the world. Through its focus on global issues as they play out in varied local settings (both domestic and international), the major seeks to overcome provincialism and to further the college’s mission of preparing compassionate citizens of the world.The program provides background for graduate study, professional studies, and careers in the public and private sectors wherever there is a need for international and intercultural expertise.
Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Hamline is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and offers courses and degree programs in Saint Paul and Minneapolis.
Visit the Global Studies Program at Hamline University website now for more information!
Penn State Berks College, Pennsylvania
The Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies program offered by Penn State Berks is designed for students who are interested in a liberal arts degree with a concentration in global studies. Featuring both active and collaborative classroom experiences in addition to intensive study abroad and internship experiences, this program is designed for students who wish to develop a set of analytical and interpersonal skills that will prepare them for entry-level employment in a wide range of government agencies, non-profit organizations, industries, and businesses.
Because of the flexible and broad nature of the degree, students might also use this major as preparation for graduate or professional school in business, law, or the social sciences. This program differs most notably from traditional majors in international/global studies by requiring core courses in world literature and intercultural communication, while retaining the traditional foreign language, history, and political science emphasis of most other programs. Study abroad and an internship with an international organization are also important features of this degree.
For more information about our Global Studies program, please contact program coordinators: Dr. Randall Fegley, 610-396-6092, E-mail: raf8@psu.edu or Dr. Kirk Shaffer, 610-396-6258, E-mail: krs14@psu.edu
St. Lawrence University, New York
The
Global Studies Department at St. Lawrence University offers an interdisciplinary
approach to key global issues such as economic globalization, political
violence, migration, and environmental degradation. Students who major in
Global Studies do a comparative senior project analyzing the impact of global
processes on specific phenomena connected with, across and between geographical
areas. Located in 82 Park St., Global Studies also incorporates study-abroad
experiences, foreign language study, and issues of global multiculturalism.
Global Studies faculty have collective expertise in a number of academic
disciplines and geographic areas.
Read more about the St. Lawrence University Global Studies program at:
University of California - Santa Barbara
Global
Studies was established as an interdisciplinary undergraduate major in the
College of Letters and Science at UCSB in 1998. The major is one of the
first in the nation to offer a program of international studies with contemporary
globalizing trends as a central organizing theme, and is distinctive in
its emphasis on the transnational processes and interactions that are bringing
the world together across traditional national boundaries.
The goal of the Global Studies major is to prepare students for further graduate study in international studies and world affairs, and give them a solid Liberal Arts background for positions that involve decision-making in a changing world. It seeks to instill in the student a solid knowledge of particular cultures, while also providing training in the analysis of global trends --- a way of thinking that will be consistent with the world of the 21st century. Global Studies majors are encouraged to become "global thinkers:" they learn how to relate their knowledge of a particular part of the world to the larger trends and issues that affect all societies: the transnational interactions of peoples, cultures, economies, and polities; the globalizing processes of the communications media; technological and environmental changes; the search for world order, law and human rights; and the sometimes violent political, ethnic and religious responses to what is perceived as cultural and economic homogenization on a global scale.
Read more about UCSB Global Studies at:
University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign
Center for Global Studies (CGS)
The
Center for Global Studies (CGS) at the University of Illinois, Urbana -
Champaign (UIUC) campus promotes and supports innovative research to define
what globalization as a contested notion is, to identify the multiple and
cumulative impacts of the powerful forces driving this process, and to make
this knowledge known to interested parties around the globe, most notably
to Americans in all walks of life.
The CGS also works closely with UIUC's nine colleges, multiple disciplinary and professional units, and faculty and students to globalize the research, teaching, and engagement missions of the university.
The CGS works to make the knowledge and teaching programs on all aspects of globalization available to teachers and students in Illinois and elsewhere around the country from K-16. These resources are also accessible to business, professionals, media, governmental agencies, civic organizations, and all members of the interested public concerned with global problems and how to solve them for the benefit of the American people - and peoples everywhere.
The CGS, a unit of International Programs and Studies, is designated a National Resource Center for the study of globalization under a Title VI grant of the Department of Education. The initiatives and resources of the Center are described in more detail in the options listed on its home page.
Read more about the Center for Global Studies at:
http://www.cgs.uiuc.edu/about/-home-/index.html
University of Illinois, Urbana - Champaign
Master of Education in Global Studies
The College of Education and the Department of Educational Policy Studies announces the launch of the newest On-line Master Program, Global Studies in Education (GSE On-line).
GSE On-line has been developed to support the efforts that most schools in Illinois are making to internationalize their programs. These efforts in turn are responding to recent world events and to the recognition that the world is now inextricably interconnected and interdependent. This has created the need for teachers to better understand the changing economic, political and cultural context within which education takes place, and engage with global issues that affect us all.
The program has been developed to meet the professional development needs of teachers in schools, helping them to engage with global issues and to explore the ways in which global perspectives can be incorporated into existing curricula and pedagogies. The program is structured around six themes: curriculum; educational policy; learning and classroom management; technology; identity and culture; and organizational change. Students will also have an opportunity to participate in a four-week study tour abroad, and to conduct a school-based project to allow students to apply the course concepts.
This program, which is unique in both form and content, has been designed specifically to assist in the internationalization of our educational system. For more information on the program, please contact us at gse@uiuc.edu or (217) 333-5875.
Dr. Fazal Rizvi
Professor and the Director of the GSE On-line Program
Department of Educational Policy Studies
377 Education Building
1310 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
Read more about the Master of Education (Ed M) in Global Studies at:
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Center for International Education (CIE)
The CIE brings together two previously
separate administrative units on the UWM campus: the Office of International
Studies and Programs (OISP) and the Center for International Studies (CIS).
It is the umbrella for internationally focused central university functions,
including
- International Student and Scholar Services
- Overseas Programs and Partnerships
- Academic and Outreach Programs
In addition to these ongoing services and programs, CIE has also been designated as the central organizing point for many new initiatives, such as the Milwaukee Idea's "Global Passport Project" and the new Bachelors degree in Global Studies.
In all of our endeavors, CIE seeks to foster a new, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and cooperative approach to international education at UWM, bringing together international and Milwaukee-based scholars and students, fostering a global perspective on local concerns, and linking Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Idea to the world. We hope to accomplish this ambitious agenda by expanding opportunities for study abroad, increasing the number of international students and faculty on campus, and offering an array of scholarly and curricular programs focused on international issues.
For more information, please see:
www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/Center/aboutcie.html
Robert J. Beck, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Technology
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Center for
International Education
P.O. Box 413
Garland Hall Room 102
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: 414-229-5974
Fax: 414-229-3626
e-mail: rjbeck@uwm.edu
web: http://www.uwm.edu/~rjbeck/
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Bachelor’s Degree in Global Studies
The Bachelor’s Degree in Global Studies at UW-Milwaukee is a new interdisciplinary undergraduate program which combines the strengths of a liberal-arts education with pre-professional training and international experience.
Administered by the University’s Center for International Education (CIE), which has been designated a Title VI National Resource Center, Global Studies at UW-Milwaukee is based on a philosophy of experiential learning. We believe that studying abroad, mastering a foreign language, learning about globalization, and exploring career prospects do not have to be discrete endeavors; in fact, students are best served when all of these elements support each other.
Global Studies at UW-Milwaukee embraces interdisciplinarity, drawing upon coursework across disciplinary lines and linking the resources of the School of Letters & Science with those of the University’s professional schools. Degree candidates in Global Studies develop specialized expertise by focusing their studies in one of five tracks: Global Classrooms, Global Cities, Global Communication, Global Management, or Global Security.
For more information contact:
Nan Kim-Paik
Global Studies Coordinator
Center for
International Education
Garland Hall, Rm 110
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Tel: (414) 229-2976
Fax: (414) 229-3626
Winona State University, Minnesota
Bachelor’s Degree in Global Studies
Founded in 1858, Winona State University is a comprehensive, regional public university with over 8,000 students. The oldest member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, Winona State offers 80 undergraduate, pre-professional, licensure and graduate programs on its three campuses: the original Main Campus in Winona, the West Campus in Winona, and Winona State University-Rochester Center.
The Global Studies Major at Winona State University takes a multidisciplinary approach to understanding the growing interconnectedness between people of, and interdependence among, the countries of the world. Courses in this major explore the causes and consequences of this multi-faceted phenomenon and examine the various responses to it. Global Studies examines change at the global and local level. In this program, humanities, social and natural science courses provide a foundation for the understanding of global change, the varied human reactions to this change, and the possibility that this change can have a positive impact on humanity as a whole. Global Studies thus covers a field of study that cannot be adequately captured by one discipline or field of knowledge. Students majoring in Global Studies gain a sound understanding of the forces shaping our world and lives so that students are prepared to participate effectively in the world they encounter after graduation, whether they decide to work in the US or abroad.
Because this program contains many courses that are drawn from different disciplines, students will find that it is a major that can be taken either independently, or combined fairly conveniently with another major or minor. Several University Studies Program (General Education) courses also fulfill the requirements of this major, thus enabling the students to complement it with another major or minor of their interest. Alternatively, students with a strong preference for other majors will find it useful to have Global Studies as a minor that can provide a global context for the area of knowledge they have acquired.
This major has two parts. Part I provides the students with a general framework that organizes the different aspects of globalization. Part II offers the students an opportunity to gain an in-depth knowledge about a region of the world, North America or Asia. The expectation is that they will examine the impact of global changes on the region they choose to study, and conversely, the impact of regions in influencing the global forces. The emphasis upon global –regional interaction is the distinguishing feature of this program.
For more information contact:
Director: Dr. Yogesh Grover
122 Minne Hall
Phone 507-457-5415
ygrover@winona.edu
Office Manager: Michelle Huling Halverson
120 Minne Hall
Phone 507-457-5500, Fax 507-457-2621
mhuling@winona.edu