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Global Studies Program
Luis A. Vivanco
Program Director
Department of Anthropology
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lvivanco@uvm.edu
Global
Studies is an interdisciplinary field whose primary focus is
globalization, which are the social, political, economic, natural, and
cultural relationships that extend beyond the boundaries of
nation-states. Global Studies explores issues that increasingly affect
all societies, such as:
- rapid and far-reaching environmental and technological
changes, such as those related to global warming;
- the proliferation and impacts of communications media and
other technologies;
- transnational economic interactions, including trade,
capital, and labor flows;
- the quest for world order, law, and human rights through
global political institutions and processes;
- the circulation of principles like universal human rights,
democracy, gender equality, and racial/ethnic equality;
- processes of cultural, social, economic, religious, and
linguistic homogenization and differentiation;
- diasporas and transnational migratory movements and
processes;
- the health and environmental consequences of transnational
political, economic, and social processes;
- bioregional approaches to environmental management such as
transfrontier conservation areas
A
central goal of the Global Studies Program is to help students develop
cross-border and holistic perspectives on global interconnections and
interdependencies. At the same time, they also develop an appreciation
of how globalization processes affect and express themselves in
particular regions and localities, primarily through case studies,
advanced language and literature study, and optional, but highly
recommended, study abroad.
What fields can I go into
with a Global Studies major?
Students
who major in Global Studies learn to see complex connections through
systemic and holistic thinking. They also master interdisicplinary
research skills and a foreign language. All of these skills are useful
in these careers:
- Foreign Service/State Department
- International
business, including working for a domestic American corporation in
their international operations, or working for a corporation abroad
- Entrepreneurialism
- International law
- International development and sustainable development
- International non-profit work or activism on environment,
human rights, social justice, etc.
- Journalism and other communications media
- Education, especially teaching and administration at the
high school level and above
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Description of Global Studies Major (Available to students in
the College of Arts and Sciences ONLY):
30
credit hours, including GRS 001 (Introduction to Global
Studies);
GRS 200 (Seminar in Global Studies); and four core courses drawn from
disciplines relevant to Global Studies. To fulfill these core
requirements, students shall take one course from each of the following
three thematic areas, and a fourth core course in the thematic area of
their choice.
Political-Economic Perspectives on Globalization:
POLS 051, EC 040, CDAE 002
Human and Environmental Perspectives on Globalization:
ANTH 021, GEOG 050, ENVS 002
Humanities Perspectives on Globalization:
HST 010, WLIT 020
Remaining
twelve credits for the major should be drawn from the list of Global
Studies electives each semester, study abroad program, or in
consultation with the GS advisor. Nine of these elective credits must
be at the 100-level or higher. No more than nine credits used toward
the major may be taken from any one discipline. In addition, majors
must complete either four courses at or above the 100-level in any
foreign language OR a minor in a foreign language.
Description of Minor (Available to ALL UVM students):
Eighteen
credit hours, including GRS 001 (Introduction to Global Studies) and
six credits drawn from list of core courses (ANTH 021; CDAE 002; EC
040; ENVS 002; GEOG 050; HIST 010; POLS 051; WLIT 020). Remaining nine
credits should be drawn from the list of Global Studies electives each
semester, study abroad program, or in consultation with the GS advisor,
and must be at the 100-level or higher. No more than six credits used
toward the minor may be taken from any one discipline.
Participating Faculty
Founding
Director, 2009-2012: Luis Vivanco, Associate Professor, Anthropology
Saleem Ali, Associate Professor, Rubenstein School and Environmental
Studies Program
Dan Baker, Assistant Professor, Community Development and Applied
Economics
Caroline Beer, Associate Professor, Political Science
Megan Cope, Assistant Professor, Geography
Sasha Davis, Assistant Professor, Geography
Moustapha Diouf, Associate Professor, Sociology
Cheryl Dunkley, Assistant Professor, Geography
Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Associate Professor, Geography
Glen Elder, Associate Professor, Geography
Elizabeth Fenton, Assistant Professor, English
Robert Gordon, Professor, Anthropology
Ignacio Lopez-Vicuña, Assistant Professor, Romance Languages
Thomas Macias, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Paul Martin, Assistant Professor, English
Edward McMahon, Research Associate Professor, Community Development and
Applied Economics/Political Science
V. Ernesto Mendez, Assistant Professor, Plant and Soil Science and
Environmental
Studies Program
Gayle Nunley, Associate Professor, Romance Languages
Reecia Orzcek, Assistant Professor, Geography
Donna Ramirez-Harrington, Assistant Professor, Economics
Helen Scott, Associate Professor, English
Stephanie Seguino, Professor, Economics
Richard Sicotte, Assistant Professor, Economics
Jonah Steinberg, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Alex Stewart, Associate Professor, Music
Jennifer Strickler, Associate Professor, Sociology
Luis A. Vivanco, Associate Professor, Anthropology
John Waldron, Assistant Professor, Romance Languages
Beverly Wemple, Associate Professor, Geography
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