YOU WILL EXAMINE:

• How our globally interdependent world has developed
• How different societies and political systems deal with domestic and world issues
• How countries interact in the global arena
• How?political systems?of the different countries around the world vary
• How people are influenced by their physical, cultural and political environments
• How major civilizations respond to the?changes associated with modernity and global engagement
• How states conduct?diplomacy in international relations
• Why?international actors engage in conflict?and how they promote peace
• The intricacies of today?s international political economy

As a Global Studies major, you?ll develop an expertise in the politics, geography and history of a specific region, choosing from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America?or the Middle East. You?ll also develop proficiency in a foreign language related to your area of interest.