Graduate Certificate in Global Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

An add-on interdisciplinary graduate certificate on global subjects, drawing on faculty across departments at the intersection of social sciences and humanities. Topics include political economy, migration, human rights, climate change, public health, diasporas and development.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: Global Studies (interdisciplinary) | Duration: 12 graduate credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Students complete 12 graduate credit hours across two sub-fields, politics and economy and society and culture, with courses from Anthropology, English, Geography, History, World Languages and Cultures, Music, Political Science, Sociology and Agriculture. At least 9 hours must be at 500-level or above, and students write a research paper reviewed by two faculty and present it at a colloquium.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Apply through the Office of Graduate Admissions with a letter of application and transcripts sent to the Global Studies programme chair. Intended for graduate students concurrently enrolled in a master's or doctoral programme in another discipline at UT Knoxville; students are generally admitted before completing six certificate credit hours. A minimum 3.00 graduate GPA must be maintained.

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.

Duration: 12 graduate credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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