The program offered by the Castleton University?requires coursework that will train you to analyze the world in a variety of contexts?geographic, historical, economic, environmental, political, cultural, social, religious, philosophical, and aesthetic.You will have the opportunity to take classes with professors who are experts in the cultures, languages, histories, economics, politics, societies, and geographies of the world and committed to understanding the systems and networks that connect them all. These faculty mentors are your Castleton anchor when you study abroad. They can guide you as you assimilate to a new culture and help you interpret the career benefits of your experiences when you return home.

Whether you are interested in global studies as a major, minor, or certificate you will have the opportunity to concentrate your learning in a particular region. Additionally, you will gain at least an intermediate competency in Spanish, French, Chinese, or Arabic, or use Castleton?s Rosetta Stone program to learn a language of your choice. The programs thematic concentrations will prepare you for a specific career path in either the cultural, environmental, or political sector.

Career prospects

Many careers today require skills that are based on international and global contextual knowledge. In the Global Studies Program, we develop your skills in research, writing, analysis, and problem solving to succeed in our global economy. Global Studies provides effective preparation for further academic pursuits in the many arenas in which a broad knowledge of the world beyond our borders is crucial ? including law, business, communications, diplomacy, and government work to name just a few.

We also offer a certificate in Global Studies, through which you become involved with people and regions in need around the world, applying your coursework with globally oriented experiential learning. A certificate in Global Studies provides an excellent additional credential for students majoring in business, nursing, health science, athletic training or any other professional discipline. Employers in a wide variety of fields are eager to hire graduates who possess an understanding of global issues.