Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies (B.A.)
Program Options: Major, Minor
You’re stepping into a world that is more connected than ever before. Where cultures, economies, and ideas intersect every day. At Colorado Christian University, the Global Studies major prepares you to understand that world and make a meaningful impact in it. You’ll learn how to thoughtfully engage global challenges while using your knowledge, faith, and leadership to influence communities both at home and abroad.
Through an interdisciplinary approach, you’ll explore subjects like cultural anthropology, geopolitics, history, economics, business, linguistics, and missiology. These perspectives come together to give you a deeper understanding of how nations, cultures, and global systems interact. At CCU, this knowledge is grounded in a Christian worldview, equipping you to engage other cultures with wisdom, conviction, and compassion.
With a Global Studies degree, you can pursue careers in diplomacy, international business, law, foreign service, journalism, missions, anti-trafficking efforts, or nonprofit and international organizations. You’ll graduate prepared to think critically, communicate clearly, and step confidently into a global calling engaging the world with both grace and truth.
What Global Studies Graduates Will Be Able To Do:
- Articulate a Christian, conservative, pro-Western worldview, defending it against alternative ideologies, including neo-Marxism and Critical Theory.
- Utilize an interdisciplinary approach to analyze the complexities of globalization and its social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions, connecting these global issues to local and regional contexts.
- Demonstrate intercultural communicative competence, cultural intelligence, and second language skills to communicate effectively with people from diverse cultures and worldviews, facilitating evangelism and understanding in both local and global contexts.
- Apply critical thinking, analytical, and writing skills to explain how local circumstances influence global events and vice versa, enabling informed discussions about contemporary issues.
- Design a thoughtful post-graduation vocational plan that reflects a commitment to engaging with global issues, guided by a Christian perspective and a vision for impacting the world with grace and truth.
Interesting Classes You Might Take
- Exploring World Cultures series – Classes on the Middle East, Asia, Russia and its neighbors, Africa, and Latin America, focusing on history, culture, and current events.
- Second Language Acquisition – Learn theories of language acquisition and leverage them toward accelerated study of a language of your choosing.
- Cultural Anthropology – A deep dive into worldviews beyond our own, with emphasis on effective communication with those from other cultures.
Course Catalog
About the School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is united by a commitment to academic scholarship and the integration of faith into the learning process, helping you become an informed Christian scholar who is ready to lead and to make an impact on the world as you prepare for a career in humanities or social sciences. Academic programs provide excellent in-class instruction as well as relevant and experiential assignments designed to help you gain the skills and knowledge required for your chosen career.
The Humanities and Social Sciences faculty is dedicated to you as an individual student. Our professors are intelligent scholars and gifted teachers, but they are also mentors who care about helping you grow. You'll take courses in communication, psychology, and social science and will be able to apply what you are learning in the classroom by participating in academic clubs, attending professional and academic conferences, taking advantage of internship opportunities, and by studying abroad.