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IGS majors are immersed in the politics, history, language and philosophies of various global
communities.
WHAT IS IGS?
From knowing what “globalization” actually means to understanding what it takes to be
“interculturally competent” or simply to being able to identify the presidents of China,
Russia, and France, students pursuing a major in IGS are distinguished by their
commitment to become engaged global citizens who can analyze and respond appropriately
to international and global issues from as many complementary perspectives as possible:
political, social, economic, historical, geographical, environmental, artistic, religious,
cultural, linguistic…
Our 21st-century world seems to become more interconnected with every passing
minute. Increased worldwide economic transactions and integrated decision-making structures,
strengthened and proliferating international governmental and non-governmental organizations,
new and ever faster communication and transportation technologies, alarming changes across the
global environmental commons… all of these developments—and others—have challenged the
idea and value of state borders while creating unprecedented links among diverse societies,
regionally and across the globe. They have also engendered an urgent need for men and women
who are able to engage both the “international” and the “global” meaningfully and appropriately
in their academic, professional, and personal lives.
International and Global Studies at UNCG is a distinctly interdisciplinary program designed to
empower students to expand their knowledge of issues and processes affecting societies beyond
US borders and across the globe through the social sciences and humanities in such discipline
areas as political science, sociology, history, economics, public health, geography, anthropology,
religious studies, and foreign languages. Students who major in IGS also develop a variety of
vital skills, including the ability to conduct research, to analyze and evaluate information
critically, to express thoughts clearly and persuasively both orally and in writing, and to use a
modern foreign language at an advanced level. In addition, they develop the invaluable
dispositions that come with being interculturally competent by participating in the Program’s
rich co-curriculum, by completing an international/global experience through study abroad, and
often by volunteering or interning with one or more non-profit organizations serving immigrants
and refugees in our community.
Equipped with such knowledge, skills, and dispositions, IGS majors are especially well suited for
a variety of public- and private-sector careers where these qualities and experiences are valued,
as well as for graduate and professional studies in fields with an international or global focus.
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Phone: 336.334.5560 | Fax: 336.334.4260 | Email: ylmatlos@uncg.edu
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