How an International Approach Can Help Your Degree
From the sociology of outsourcing in Bangalore to understanding marital therapy in Mexico
In addition to allowing candidates in individual disciplines to graduate with an emphasis in global studies, UCSB offers a two-year master's that prepares students for careers in the global nonprofit or government sectors. When she receives her degree this spring, Flora Ferati, originally from Kosovo, will look for a position with an organization working toward conflict resolution and human-rights protection. Eddie Saade, also in his second year, is interested in bloggers in the Middle East.
The program, with students with differing concerns from all over the world, is itself a model for cooperation, he finds. "We all support rather than compete with or undercut each other. We ask questions, share information, and help each other," he says. Could there be a better goal for global education?
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