Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies - Self Designed Regional or Topical

University of Illinois at Springfield

The Global Studies Bachelor's Degree provides you with the necessary tools to help solve the problems confronting the global community. As a global studies student you will study the interactions and inter-relations among countries and peoples across the globe in a comparative and interactive way.Global Studies is an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to global learning. The courses are designed to introduce you to thinking about the world in an interdisciplinary fashion and help you understand how the parts are interrelated. The curriculum requires course work that introduces both international and comparative methods of analysis and consists of courses in economics, history, political science, and world cultures. Students are able to customize their degree through a concentration in: Globalization, Politics and Diplomacy, or a self-designed concentration with the consultation of their advisor.