BA Global Studies at Texas A&M University

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies (GLST) prepares students to take on global challenges in a workforce that needs people who can speak with nuance, clarity and confidence about social and cultural issues at home and abroad. Global Studies is a humanities-oriented major that emphasizes cultural literacy, integrative thinking and the development of solutions-oriented understandings and approaches to complex global issues.

Faculty: College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Global Languages and Cultures | Duration: 120 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: College Station, TX, United States

What you will study

The study of languages and culture is the foundations of Global Studies. Courses focus on making connections across human and natural systems and how people experience the cultures they live in. Course list includes ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric; GLST 201 Introduction to Global Studies 1; GLST 300 International Experience 6; GLST 485 Directed Studies; GLST 481 Seminar 1,8. The plan of study totals 120 semester credit hours.

Career pathways

A major in Global Studies prepares students for careers in education, international development, nonprofit agencies and NGOs, translating and interpreting, public relations and marketing, government service, international law, international business, engineering, global health and research.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

First-year students can enter in Fall or Spring; transfer students can enter in Spring, Summer or Fall (Summer and Fall cannot both be applied for in the same year).

First-year, College Station: Fall applications open August 1 and close December 1 (additional required and optional documents due December 15); Spring applications close October 15. McAllen: Fall deadline March 1, Spring deadline October 15. Galveston: Fall deadline May 1, Spring deadline December 1. The non-refundable application fee is $75. Applications are made through Common App or ApplyTexas. Texas A&M is test optional: ACT or SAT scores are not required for first-year applicants.

Transfer applicants: Spring applications open August 1 and close October 15 (College Station, McAllen, Fort Worth) or December 1 (Galveston). Summer and Fall applications open January 1; the Fall deadline is March 1 (College Station, Fort Worth, McAllen) or July 1 (Galveston); the Summer deadline for Galveston is May 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.tamu.edu/

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