Global Studies is committed to the university core values of intellectual engagement, community, integrity, innovation, and inclusiveness as well as the University?s mission and core values. The Global Studies Student Learning Outcomes (see below) clearly demonstrate that the Global Studies program promotes a diversity and multiculturalism. The program?s curricular goals help to advance the university?s mission of responding to the needs of a diverse student body and providing ?competencies and experiences needed in a global society experiencing technological, social, and environmental change.? Further, Global Studies supports the university?s value of inclusiveness, by promoting ?individual and cultural diversity? and ?multiple perspectives.?

Global Studies Student Learning Goals:

• Describe and explain how their own culture is one of many diverse cultures and that alternate perceptions and behaviors may be based in cultural differences.
• Analyze world geography, global issues, processes, trends and systems.
• Compare and contrast global cultures (beliefs, values, religions, arts, practices and philosophies).
• Interpret and analyze global issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives to think critically and solve problems.
• Communicate in and use second-language skills (at an intermediate high proficiency level) in order to gain knowledge of other cultures to extend access to information, experiences, and understanding.