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Gain a Global Perspective

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Globalization Studies opens doors to unlimited career opportunities. Make yourself invaluable with a degree in Globalization & International Relations.

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Welcome!

Welcome to the Institute for Globalization Studies (IGS), which, among other things, offers a new BA in Globalization Studies and International Relations (GLI). Check out this video about the GLI major:

  • For information about the Institute, contact the Director of the IGS, Dr. Sophie Raynard-Leroy: sophie.raynard@stonybrook.edu.

  • For more information about the GLI degree (major or minor), contact the Undergraduate Program Director, Dr. Andrea Fedi: andrea.fedi@stonybrook.edu. To officially declare the major or minor, go to SOLAR and submit the online form.

  • At IGS, Dr. Rosabel Ansari's role is to build and promote intellectual life through events planning. Contact  her: rosabel.ansari@stonybrook.edu

Add a GLI focus to your MA in another discipline

The "Competence in Globalization" focus is a new microcredential that you can obtain through GLI in order to make your MA more marketable.

You can earn a Master of Arts with a Focus in Globalization Studies and International Relations with one of the following MA programs:

To learn more about this microcredential, click here


Virtual Office Hours for GLI Majors/Minors

Undergraduate Program Director, Andrea Fedi
Email: andrea.fedi@stonybrook.edu            

(Zoom link will be sent via email upon request)


GLI Checklist for Majors and Minors

The latest GLI checklists for majors and minors are now available.

Checklists are available down below:

Degree Works tracks students' progress towards completion of the GLI major and minor. 

Major/Minor Info


Opportunities!

Scholarships, internships, and other opportunities for GLI students. Also read about our Study Abroad opportunities.

See a complete list of past and present scholarship/internship opportunities here.

News and Announcements

 

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AMBASSADORS FOR A GLOBAL FUTURE PROGRAM

A Bold New Approach - Applications now being accepted for individuals aged 18-25

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Study abroad 

Information on funding your study abroad trip can be found using this link.

 


Fulbright U.S. Student Program 

Juniors, seniors, masters students, PhD students & recent alumni: Nationally competitive awards for a year of overseas study, research, or teaching. All majors/disciplines are eligible and foreign language proficiency not necessarily required.

Check out Stony Brook University's Fulbright information.

 

GLI STUDENT MIXER with joseph kim

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The spring student mixer on March 1, 2023 gave GLI majors and minors an opportunity to meet Joseph Kim, former U.S. State Department Foreign Service Officer.

In this meet and greet, Joseph Kim went over:

  • the major career tracks of the Foreign Service (political, economic, management, public affairs, and specialist)
  • how to join the State Department
  • scholarship/internship programs for university students
  • his personal story from student to diplomat
  • Q & A with students

More News and Achievements

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IGS Faculty Spotlight

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The Desertmakers: Travel, War, and the State in Latin America

Javier Uriarte (Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature) is a co-instructor for GLI 320: Global Cultural and Environmental Issues (Spring 2021).

Bangkok is Ringing: Sound, Protest, and Constraint

Benjamin Tausig (Associate Professor in the Department of Music) is a member of IGS Advisory Board.

The Last Good Neighbor

Eric Zolov (Associate Professor in the Department of History) is a member of IGS Advisory Board.

The Origins of Cocaine: Colonization and Failed Development in the Amazon Andes

Liliana Davalos (Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolution) is a member of IGS Advisory Board and a co-instructor for GLI 320: Global Cultural and Environmental Issues (Spring 2021).