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Global Studies Program 's Three Concentrations
Global Studies Program offers a diverse and broad curriculum designed to equip students with the English proficiency, media literacy, and cross-cultural understanding skills necessary to investigate the issues of globalization, to understand the process of communication and artistic creation, and to be able to actively participate in the shaping of the global society of the future.
Overview
The Global Studies Program provides students with a diverse and wide-ranging curriculum through which to explore the challenges of globalization, to develop their understanding of processes of communication and the creative arts, and to gain the English language competencies, media literacies, and cultural navigational skills required to play an active role in shaping the global societies of the future.
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International Relations
The Global Relations concentration requires students to consider how local, national, regional, and international interests are intertwined, using the tools of political science. Courses will focus on building understanding of the institutional frameworks for addressing transnational issues, unpacking global civics, and envisioning global futures. -
Global Communication Studies
With applied linguistics as its disciplinary foundation, Global Communication Studies explores how human beings exchange ideas and information and how psychological and interpersonal, social and political, environmental and technological contexts influence the dynamics of communication in today's globalized world. -
Global Cultural Studies
The Global Cultural Studies concentration trains students to critically analyze cultural products and practices that have transcended national borders. Courses in this concentration will also foster a deeper understanding of race, gender, and sexuality from a global perspective, in addition to familiarizing students with cross-cultural perspectives on Japan.