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Carleton’s Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGInS) program takes advantage of Carleton’s strengths and location to provide an undergraduate education in global and international issues that can give you an advantage in today’s job market. The program has four interconnected components. The core course sequence provides all students with a common multidisciplinary foundation in global and international studies. The 17 specializations cover specific international and global themes or geographical areas, giving you the opportunity to focus your studies according to your interests.

A second-language requirement and an international experience requirement are included so that you can graduate not only with new knowledge and skills, but also an expanded worldview. The BGInS program draws upon the two distinct but interrelated concepts of the “international” and the “global.” Scholars with an “international” focus tend to look at the world in and through the nation-state. They address issues relating to economics, law and politics, the international state system, and associated issues of trade, human rights and conflict. Scholars with a “global” focus look primarily at the shifting meanings of identity and belonging in the global community, especially in the face of the many changes wrought by globalization. They draw upon insights from the humanities (literature, religion, history and the arts) to look at the world outside and beyond the state, while problematizing the distinction of state and society in multiple ways.

The BGInS program is the first in Canada to emphasize both global and international approaches to the study of the world. It places these two viewpoints in creative tension with each other, allowing students to acquire a nuanced understanding of the world in which we live. It is multidisciplinary in that it examines the world through many different disciplinary perspectives; it is interdisciplinary in that it places these disciplinary perspectives in creative dialogue with each other.

Specializations

Specializations allow students to acquire deeper knowledge in one area of global and international studies which interests them. All students entering the BGInS program must select one specialization at the time of admission, although it is possible to change specializations after entering the program. 10 of the 13 specializations are thematically defined, while the other three are defined in terms of geographic areas of the world. Half the specializations are multidisciplinary, drawing on several academic disciplines to explore a theme or geographic area; the rest of the specializations are disciplinary, exploring the global and international dimension of a single academic discipline.

• Africa and Globalization
• Europe and Russia in the World
• French and Francophone Studies
• Global and Transnational History
• Global Development
• Global Genders and Sexualities
• Global Inequalities and Social Change
• Global Law and Social Justice
• Global Literatures
• Global Media and Communication
• Global Politics
• Globalization and the Environment
• Globalization, Culture, and Power
• International Economic Policy
• Latin American and Caribbean Studies
• Migration and Diaspora Studies
• Teaching English in Global Contexts