4 Global Studies Course Programs in USA

The Program in Global Nineteenth-Century Studies is designed to enable students to combine courses offered in several departments/programs with independent work to explore the long nineteenth century, from the beginnings of the American Revolution to the First World War, and to consider the transformative impact of the period through a multidisciplinary lens.

The Global Studies Minor (GSM) is an innovative, individualized, and interdisciplinary program which builds a formally recognized intercultural, globally-engaging experience into a student’s degree. Through the GSM, students examine pressing issues confronting today's world and relate them to the full range of their overall studies, personal interests, and future goals.

The Middle School Social Science Program promotes a deepened understanding of the heritage of civilization, cultural diversity, democracy and civic responsibility, global interdependence, and relationships between humans and their natural environments.

Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria. Every 20 seconds an individual dies from tuberculosis. Millions of other people die each year from AIDS, cancer, heart disease, dysentery, influenza, cholera, and other diseases. At Cedar Crest College, you can take the first step toward improving health and mortality rates around the world by enrolling in our minor in global diseases, which can be linked with virtually any major on campus. This minor is designed with few prerequisites, so it won’t tax your credit load.