Welcome to Global Studies.
The Global Studies program offers a rigorous but flexible interdisciplinary major that focuses on important issues such as the origins and implications of diversity and interdependence among nations, cultures, regions and peoples. The major combines courses across departments and schools at the University of Richmond and at least a semester of study abroad. Students majoring in global studies select one of four concentrations, each coordinated by advisors with special expertise in the areas. The GS major and these concentrations provide a well-rounded liberal arts education, awareness of different nations, cultures, and global issues, and preliminary preparation for a variety of careers in the international arena.
Courses
The diversity of courses within the global studies discipline means that students are as likely to learn from a biology or literature professor as they are to learn from an economics, history or political science professor. In addition to the courses offered under global studies, additional coursework is required in other departments.
Major & Concentrations
Students majoring in global studies select one of four concentrations, each coordinated by advisors with special expertise in the areas. The GS major and these concentrations provide a well-rounded liberal arts education, awareness of different nations, cultures, and global issues, and preliminary preparation for a variety of careers in the international arena.