Student Research
All Global Studies majors are required to undertake an independent research project during the senior year. These projects, which typically involve research conducted in conjunction with off-campus study, require the student to bring comparative and/or transnational analysis to bear on her/his two chosen areas of geographic concentration. Regular projects are completed during one semester under the supervision of a Global Studies faculty member. Honors projects (an option for students who maintain a 3.5 GPA in the major and a 3.2 GPA overall) are two semesters in length and involve close work with three faculty members, two from Global Studies and one from outside the department.
Students may apply for various types of funding to support research for their senior project.
Past Global Studies Honors Projects (more on the way!)
Daniel Shafer, “The Reality of Humanitarian Work: A Dynamic Exploration Into the Militarization of Foreign Aid in East Africa Through Private Security Firms” (2008).
Thomas Simunovic, “The Politics of Memory: Spain and the Law for the Recuperation of Historical Memory” (2008).
Sean Watkins, “Facebook: An Uncritical Space” (2007).
Katie Nelson, “Are We Really Changing Anything? The Role of Humanitarian NGOs Working in Kenya During the New Age of Globalization” (2006).
Jenna Stearns, “The Feminization of Labor and Migration in the Capitalist World Economy: The Case of Lavapies” (2005).
Laura Woltag, “Exploring Youth Identities: The Akwesasne Creative Writing Class” (2005).