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Global Studies and Social Impact, B.A., B.S.

Format: Face To Face Credits: 120

Global studies and social impact (GSI) addresses the world's greatest challenges  food, security, climate change, human rights, religious freedom, and conflict  by placing contemporary issues center stage, and preparing students to be creative, flexible thinkers within local and global communities.

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Program Overview

Students earn a B.A. or B.S. in GSI by taking courses organized around interdisciplinary global themes. Students also choose two world regions to study in more depth.

Why Pursue Global Studies and Social Impact at Grand Valley?

  • Plan a course of study around global and social justice issues such as immigration, human trafficking, and geotourism.
  • Learn to think in an integrated, interdisciplinary way about issues affecting people across the globe.
  • Develop aptitude in intercultural competency and communication through experiential learning.
  • Gain important foreign language capabilities.
  • Build skills in research methods and statistics.

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Location & Format

Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus.

Format:
  • Face To Face

Coursework

Through courses drawn from across the university, students learn how to explore problems and solutions through a variety of academic and professional lenses. Topics students explore include:

  • Global systems, such as health care, food, and economics
  • The movements of people and ideas across the globe such as immigration, human trafficking, and geotourism
  • Cultural, religious, or gender identities and expressions
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Combined Degree Programs

This undergraduate degree can be combined with a master's degree to save you time and money, and get you into the workforce sooner. On average, students save $8,500 in our combined degree programs and take up to four fewer classes than if earning the degrees separately.

You can even build your own combined degree from programs in different disciplines to further personalize your education and meet specific career goals.

Admission Requirements

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For More Information

School of Interdisciplinary Studies

Global Studies and Social Impact
gvsu.edu/gsi
117 Lake Ontario Hall
(616) 331-8110
[email protected]

Admissions and Recruitment Office

gvsu.edu/admissions