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
Juan Boungou '22
Global Studies
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 is a cornerstone for me because it’s a very welcoming university.
Naw Moo Moo Paw
Global Studies
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.
We are used to living in a conflict area, used to running around bullets.
Najifa Tanjeem '25
Global Studies
Najifa Tanjeem came to UML to work with a psychology professor.
I was fascinated by her activist and feminist research.
Elsabel Rincon '25
Global Studies
Elsabel Rincon started a nonprofit to help immigrants.
Over and over, whether in domestic violence or housing, barriers around immigration kept coming up.