Global Studies

On our BA Global Studies degree you study topics from a range of subjects to develop global perspective and a wide understanding of complex global issues. The challenges facing today's world are profoundly international. From the migrant crisis to global warming, contemporary challenges require graduates who bring a global perspective and broad skills to the workplace.

Our BA Global Studies is designed for just this purpose – you study topics from a range of subjects so that you can develop a wide understanding of complex global issues. A core part of the course are modules from history and politics which explore international relations and global history, plus you choose from additional topics in areas including: This is an amazing place to study a course like this one. Since its foundation Essex has had a distinctly international character.

Our departments include academics specialising in many diverse regions of the world, so you experience the very best of the University's expertise in global issues. Globalisation is seen by many as the defining issue of our age, and we live in a world which is connected as never before. This is your opportunity to understand it, and to help shape it.

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