About the Program

Within the Department of Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Programs (AIP), students may focus specifically on International and Global Studies as a major or minor. The International and Global Studies Program allows students to incorporate international and global dynamics into their major course of study. The Program draws on the rich diversity of City College's student body as well as on the academic, institutional, and cultural resources of New York City to give students the skills and experience necessary to engage with the most pressing international and global issues of our day.

The International and Global Studies (INTL) major offers a flexible curriculum, in which students take classes with faculty across many departments and programs at CCNY, including Anthropology, Black Studies, Economics, History, Latin American and Latino Studies, Political Science, and Sociology.

In the program, students develop expertise in one of two areas of concentration:

♦  Global Issues:
Students in this concentration investigate the history and contemporary reality of sociocultural, political, and economic dynamics across the globe. Many students with a concentration in Global Issues go on to pursue careers in fields such as education, human rights, journalism, law, sustainable development, policy, non-profits, and NGOs.

♦  International Relations:
This concentration focuses on the interactions between nation-states and within international political institutions such as the United Nations. Students with a concentration in International Relations often go on to pursue careers in international governance, law, and diplomacy.

Faculty Advising and Mentoring

International and Global Studies students become part of our academic community and are supported and encouraged by faculty advisors. As with every discipline in the Humanities and Social Sciences, professors provide guidance for research, seeking academic resources, applying to graduate schools, and mentorship in post- graduate endeavors. 

Career Opportunities

The International and Global Studies Program is perched at an exciting and vital moment in higher education, as it prepares students with the cross-cultural and global perspective necessary for a range of careers from diplomacy and global governance to NGOs and multinational corporations.

Prepare for Graduate School

The International and Global Studies Program serves majors and minors by providing a firm foundation for graduate school. Most importantly, it provides all students with a framework for understanding themselves in the context of their community, nation, and world.

If you are interested in a Master's Degree, check out the M.A. International Affairs program through the Political Science department.

Looking to study abroad? Learn more about CCNY's Study Abroad opportunities.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Undergraduate B.A. Major

The City College of New York offers a Bachelors of Arts in International and Global Studies, with basic and advanced courses, along with independent studies and courses on selected topics.

¹Choose ONE concentration theory course:
Global Issues:
- ANTH 20100 Cross-Cultural Perspectives
- INTL 31108 Transnational Feminisms
- PSC 20200 International Political Economy
OR
International Relations:
- PSC 25000 Contemporary International Politics

²Choose ONE methods class:
- INTL 30800 Research Methods in International and Global Studies
- ANTH 24800 Fieldwork Methods in Cultural Anthropology
- ECON 20150 Principles of Statistics
- PSY 21500 Applied Statistics
- SOC 23200 Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research

³Request permission to enroll in either capstone course:
- INTL 32100 Senior Seminar
- INTL 32200 Senior Essay

⁴The six courses must be distributed across three different departments or programs and must be 20000-level or higher.

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