Bachelor in Global Studies

Global Studies In Global Studies we investigate a broad range of cultural, political, religious, economic, and environmental questions that arise when we think of the world as an interconnected whole. This interdisciplinary major will allow you to treat questions that are not limited to one country or region, but to think about your questions from a global perspective in one of four tracks: National and Identities, Global Cities, Human Security, and Arts and Exchange.

The Global Studies major has four tracks, for more information about each track click on the box below:

Nations and Identities track

Study the construction and function of nations, as well as newer, transnational forms of identity. Emphasis on history and government, with courses in literature, culture, and the arts.

Global Cities track

Study the history of urbanization and the global interconnection by understanding socio-cultural, economic, and political complexities of the nature and evolution of major cities.

Human Security track

Study global violence (e.g., discrimination, war, displacement, genocide, disease, poverty, environmental stress) through the lens of the individual with particular emphasis on vulnerable and marginalized communities.

Arts and Exchange track

Understand how economic systems, international organizations, the movement of people, and the commodification and commercialization of cultural practices affect artistic production, notions of ownership, and meaning across borders.

Lawrentians sometimes pair global studies with

• Economics
• Government
• History
• Languages: Chinese and Japanese; French & Francophone Studies; German, Russian, Spanish

Top Ranked Private Residential Liberal Arts Experience

Lawrence University is a top-ranked private residential liberal arts college and conservatory of music that is devoted exclusively to undergraduate education. Located in the welcoming Midwestern the state of Wisconsin, with 15% of its 1,500 undergraduates coming from more than 50 countries beyond the U.S., the Lawrence community is one of the most internationally diverse in the country. A proud member of the Colleges That Change Lives the organization, Lawrence is devoted to an engaged learning approach that develops abilities that are highly valued by graduate schools and employers.

Programs

• Bachelor of Arts with 44 areas of study
• Bachelor of Music with 4 overall majors and two areas of emphasis
• 5-year Double Degree Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music

Engaged Learning at Lawrence

Engaged learning involves challenging and meaningful personal learning experiences with faculty and peers in class sizes averaging 15 students. These active skills of exploring, debating, researching, and creating, will prepare you to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing world.

At Lawrence, our 1,500 students come from the world’s largest cities and smallest towns to form a cohesive residential community within a welcoming and safe city. Lawrence students are academically, socially, culturally and economically diverse. They are intelligent, friendly and they thrive on collaboration.

Beyond the main campus, Lawrence offers campus experiences at our serene 441-acre Bjorklunden campus, a retreat just 160 kilometers northeast of Appleton, and our London Centre, nestled in the heart of London U.K., one of the world’s most exciting global cities.