About Global Studies
If you enjoy learning about different cultures, traveling the world, and immersing yourself in meaningful work to address global challenges, then a major in Global Studies is for you.
Global Studies is an excellent major for students thinking about careers that value intercultural competency and problem solving. Our majors gain interdisciplinary skills from across the social sciences and humanities, laying the groundwork for innovative thinking and action throughout their lives and careers.
Our graduates change the world!
They work for:
- US State Department and FEMA in Washington, DC
- Center for Migration in Innsbruck, Austria
- Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
- High Country Community Health in Boone, NC
They earn graduate degrees in:
- Public Health
- Global Ethics
- Conflict Analysis and Resolution
They win:
- Fulbright Fellowships
- Critical Language Scholarships
- John Barnhill Civic Trailblazer Award
Want to learn more? Email gls@appstate.edu
Global learning is important because it teaches you how to engage with different cultures in a way that remains sensitive yet curious. Global learners are always asking questions about why our global systems are the way they are and how we can make them better.
— Sadie Strong, Global Studies BA, 2025