Global Studies offers an interdisciplinary education that provides students with the tools to develop a sophisticated understanding of, and creative solutions to, multiple global challenges from climate change to migration and conflict.
Graduates of the Global Studies program will be able to:
- Utilize qualitative and/or quantitative methods to conduct research on major issues of contemporary global significance.
- Understand policies key to addressing critical global problems, ranging from migration to conflict and climate change.
- Publicize best practices and innovative findings through teaching, presentations, and publications in various formats.
Meet Some of Our Students
![Ardeth Thawnghmung walks with Naw Moo Moo Paw](/Images/naw-moo-moo-paw-env_tcm18-340890.jpg?w=m)
UML faculty sprang into action to help clear a path for Naw Moo Moo Paw’s arrival from her native to Myanmar to come to UMass Lowell to pursue a Ph.D. in Global Studies.
![Global Studies doctoral student Juan Boungou gives a presentation](/Images/juan-boungou-1600_tcm18-307136.jpg?w=m)
Juan Boungou, a former Fulbright Fellow, started a nonprofit for underprivileged youth in the Republic of the Congo. Now he’s earning his Ph.D. in global studies to expand his learning and his impact.
![UMass Lowell student Elsabel Rincon talks with Professor Angélica Durán-Martínez](/Images/Elsabel-Rincon-1400_tcm18-346013.jpg?w=m)
Elsabel Rincon started a nonprofit to help immigrants.
![Najifa Tanjeem headshot](/Images/Najifa-Tanjeem-1400_tcm18-353829.jpg?w=m)
Najifa Tanjeem came to UML to work with a psychology professor.