BA in Global Studies - Geography

Florida International University - Shorelight

Global Studies is the interdisciplinary study of the interconnections among cultural, political, economic, and ecological dimensions of social life in an age of globalization. The curriculum provides rigorous theoretical and methodological training in social science appropriate to the changing global workforce of the 21st century. Geography focuses on understanding humanity's relations with the earth. One perspective addresses how humanity organizes the world spatially, from the level of the household to cities, countries, and the world. This includes questions of how we give meaning to places and how we create territory. Another approach addresses the two­ way interactions between humanity and nature. This includes questions of nature's effects on human societies and of humanity's role in transforming the earth. Geographic technologies provide important tools for social science inquiry. These include computer­ based geographic information sciences (GIS), remote sensing, and online, interactive mapping. People with geography majors often develop careers in fields like high-tech, real estate, public health, environmental management, education, disaster response, city and regional planning, community development, and many others.