Global Studies

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Equality Beyond Borders

Travel the world, pursue your passions, explore new interests, research global problems, and develop skills for a globalizing world with a major or minor.

Why Major or Minor in Global Studies at Lehigh?

The Global Studies (GS) program provides students with the chance to understand the complex processes of globalization and the multifaceted nature of current global social problems, such as climate change, disease epidemics, refugee crises, and increasing economic inequality. GS is an interdisciplinary program, where students learn directly from professors across fields of history, political science, language, sociology, anthropology, and beyond. The Global Studies major and minor is built around intellectual curiosity, not disciplinary walls. Our undergraduate alumni have careers in international organizations, global marketing, public health, sustainable development, transnational project management, foreign policy, education, global media, the arts, technology, and law.

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Meet our Faculty

As mentors, instructors, and professionals, the Global Studies program faculty makes students feel welcome and challenges them to broaden their horizons.

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