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Global and International Studies

As business goes global, more employers are looking for international experience. If you're interested in gaining an edge, Â鶹´«Ã½'s global and international studies program is for you.

WMU runs one of the largest and oldest transnational education programs and was the first American university to require all Â鶹´«Ã½s to study the non-Western world. Staying true to its strong international roots, the University offers a global and international studies program that will prepare you to function in a complex global arena.

WMU's case-studies approach produces current material, and its broad pool of course offerings allows you to customize your education. Your studies may be focused in one of several different areas, including:

  • Anthropology
  • Comparative religion
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • History
  • Political science
  • Sociology

Although not required, it is strongly recommended that you supplement this major with a foreign language minor.

Beyond the classroom

As a Â鶹´«Ã½ in WMU's global and international studies program, you'll be strongly encouraged to take advantage of study abroad Â鶹´«Ã½ available through WMU's Haenicke Institute for Global Education—and you won't be alone. Hundreds of WMU Â鶹´«Ã½s study abroad in 30-plus countries each year. With more than 70 foreign study programs to choose from, the possibilities are endless. You can study abroad for a few weeks, or stay up to an entire academic year. Scholarships are available.

After you graduate

Recent WMU graduates with degrees in global and international studies are working as:

  • Teachers
  • Politicians
  • Researchers
  • Politicians
  • Government workers

Among the organizations they work for are:

  • Businesses
  • Schools and universities
  • Political organizations
  • Travel agencies

For Â鶹´«Ã½s interested in advanced studies, WMU also offers graduate programs in international studies. The master's program in development administration is for Â鶹´«Ã½s who plan to work in a developing nation or a global development organization. The optional Peace Corps track gives Â鶹´«Ã½s an opportunity to combine coursework with two years of practical field experience as a Peace Corps volunteer. The University also offers a graduate certificate program in ethnohistory, which is open to any Â鶹´«Ã½ already enrolled in a degree-granting graduate program at WMU.

Where is the program offered?
  • Kalamazoo
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