global studies
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Skills Associated Global Studies Majors: Specialist Interpreter/Translator Labor Relations Specialist Lawyer Legal Assistant Legislative Aide Licensing Specialist Lobbyist Market Research Analyst Missionary Newspaper/Magazine Journalist Peace Corps/VISTA Volunteer Political Scientist Public Relations Specialist Researcher Sales Representative Securities Broker Shipping Broker Social Worker Trader Travel Agent Tutor/Teacher University Administrator Writer/AuthorTRANSCRIPT
What Can I Do With a Major in…
Global Studies? Global Studies investigates globalization. Very simply, globalization is the process by which the world has become increasingly connected in an economic, political, cultural, and environmental sense. Time and space have been compressed as a result of trade, travel, and virtual communication. While you can argue that globalization is an old process, globalization has accelerated dramatically in the past 50 years. The major studies the new world system that is now with us. Global Studies is an emergent inter-disciplinary field in the social sciences. It includes economics, anthropology, political science, but also religious studies, history, and even biology. Globalization in all its cultural, political, environmental and economic aspects is highly complex which is why the major requires a strong, interdisciplinary academic education.
Skills Associated Global Studies Majors:
Effective verbal and written communication skills Ability to analyze and evaluate ideas from several perspectives
Ability to work in a self-directed manner Strong cross-cultural understandings
Perceiving and defining cause and effect relationships
Sample Career Titles**: Ambassador Border Agent Congressional Aide Consultant Customs Officer Economist Foreign Service Officer Historian International Adoption
Specialist International Banker International Business
Specialist International Trade
Specialist Interpreter/Translator Labor Relations Specialist Lawyer Legal Assistant Legislative Aide Licensing Specialist Lobbyist Market Research Analyst Missionary Newspaper/Magazine
Journalist Peace Corps/VISTA
Volunteer
Political Scientist Public Relations Specialist Researcher Sales Representative Securities Broker Shipping Broker Social Worker Trader Travel Agent Tutor/Teacher University Administrator Writer/Author
**Some careers may require further training and/or educational degree.
Some Employers of Global Studies Majors: Business and Industry Colleges/Universities State/Federal Government Non-Profit Organizations Newspapers and Magazines Advertising/Public Relations Firms
Professional Organizations for Global Studies Majors:
American Foreign Service Association www.afsa.org
Institute for International Education
www.iie.org
US Travel Association www.ustravel.org
Institute of World Affairs
www.iwa.org
Websites for Global Studies Majors:
The College Central Network www.collegecentral.com/cedarcrest
O*NET OnLine
www.onetonline.com
Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/ooh
CIEE www.ciee.org
Government Jobs
www.governmentjobs.com
Federal Government Jobs www.usajobs.gov
International Career Employment Center
www.internationaljobs.org
Overseas Job Network www.overseasjobs.com
Peace Corps
www.peacecorps.gov
Spotlight on Careers www.spotlightoncareers.org
For More Information on Global Studies Careers Visit: Career Planning Center Allen House 610-606-4648 [email protected] www.cedarcrest.edu/career
For More Information on Majoring in Global Studies Visit: Dr. Allen Richardson Curtis Hall 237 610-606-4666 ext. 3320 [email protected]
bit.ly/CCC-globalstudies