The Global Studies program at Appalachian State University is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary academic program devoted to the understanding of historical, social, political, geographic, cultural, and artistic dimensions of international, transnational, and global processes.  The program has been in existence since 2008 and has already close to 100 majors-- you can take a look at student and faculty activities in the most recent 2011 newsletter!

Global Studies is a degree program that includes a Bachelor of Arts degree in Global Studies as well as a minor in Global Studies.  In this program, students and faculty have a variety of options for focus areas, including (but not limited to):East Asian Studies, South Asian, Middle Eastern Studies, Latin American Studies,Francophone Studies, German Studies, Third World Studies, Global Arts, Development and Globalization, Postcolonial and Diaspora Studies. Read more about our current activities in the 2009-2010 newsletter. (link below)

We have over 60 Global Studies faculty members, drawn from 12 different departments across the university, with representation from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Fine and Applied Arts, The Walker College of Business, and the Hayes School of Music.

UPDATE!! Celebrate our December 2011 graduates! (minor in parentheses)

Ashley Bamford:  German Studies (German) with a double major in Political Science
Lindsay Brost: Development and Globalization (Spanish)
Michele Grooters: German Studies (German) with a double major in International Business
Camille Hesterberg*: Eastern European Area Studies (Spanish)
Katherine Horine: Latin American Studies with a double major in Spanish
Christina Jozefiak: Development and Globalization (Spanish)
Timothy Moss: East Asian Studies (Chinese)
Kristin Pollock*: World Cultures (German) with a double major in English
Abigail Semon: Peace, Conflict and Human Rights with a double major in Spanish
Nozomi Shikauchi: East Asian Studies (Chinese)
Erica Zielinski: Peace, Conflict and Human Rights (French)

*Graduating with Honors in Global Studies!

UISFL International Teaching Partners 2011-2012: Read up on our activities under the curriculum tab!

Office hours for Dr. Hellenbrand in Spring 2012:

TR 11am-3pm, W 1-3pm and by appointment (call the Global Studies office at 262-7225 or send an email to hellenbranda@appstate.edu)