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Proposal:
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The Global and Foreign Policy major is an interdisciplinary major collaboratively offered by the School of Public Policy, the School of Languages, Literatures, and Culture, the Department of History, and the Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics. Students enrolled in the major will leverage insights from international policy, history, language and cultural studies, and economics to gain an understanding of the forces shaping global and foreign policy challenges, and options for advancing solutions to such challenges. This interdisciplinary approach is anchored by the belief that diversity in outlook, in research expertise, in background, and beyond will empower students to tackle the grand global challenges of today and tomorrow. To these ends, the major offers (1) foundational classes that equip students with the frameworks, tools, and techniques needed to unpack global and foreign policy debates and solutions, alongside (2) targeted classes enabling students to concentrate in one of three substantive areas (Security, Conflict, Diplomacy; Human Security and Migration; Development and Sustainability). Classroom experience is supplemented by an array of experiential learning opportunities. Ultimately, the major will prepare students for careers in government, the private sector (especially businesses with a strong global focus), non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international institutions, think tanks, and beyond while connecting students to a robust network of partners eager to help them prepare for a career in the global and foreign policy space. |
