South Asian Studies

The Brandeis-India Initiative encompasses a wide range of projects and events designed to strengthen ties with India, as well as promoting awareness of India and South Asian culture at Brandeis. This includes the new South Asian Studies minor. Learn more about the new South Asian Studies program...
International and Global Studies
Brandeis’s unique program in International and Global Studies (IGS) offers special opportunities to comprehend the rapidly changing world. It helps students understand what “globalization” means not just in economic and political terms, but also what it means for individuals, for nations and cultures, and for the environment. Also unique to the program is a required study abroad component. Learn more about the International and Global Studies Program...
Preparing Tomorrow's Leaders

Brandeis International Business School provides students with a transformational educational experience which prepares them to be professional managers, community leaders and global citizens.
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Schools, Departments and Programs
Programs with an international dimension are offered in the College of Arts and Sciences, and in three graduate schools: the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and the International Business School.
Undergraduate
Global Studies
- International and Global Studies
- Peace, Conflict and Coexistence Studies
- Health: Science, Society and Policy
Area Studies
- African and Afro-American Studies
- East Asian Studies
- European Cultural Studies
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
- Latin American and Latino Studies
- Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
- Russian and East European Studies
- South Asian Studies
Language, Culture and Literature
- Arabic Language and Literature
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Comparative Literature
- English, American and Anglophone Literature
- French and Francophone Studies
- German Language and Literature
- Hebrew Language and Literature
- Hispanic Studies
- Italian Studies
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Russian Language and Literature
- Yiddish and East European Jewish Culture
Other fields with an international dimension
- Anthropology
- Art History
- Business
- Economics
- Environmental Studies
- History
- Legal Studies
- Music
- Politics
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Women’s and Gender Studies
Graduate
Master’s
- Coexistence and Conflict (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
- Cultural Production (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
- Global Studies (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
- International Economics and Finance (International Business School)
- International Health Policy and Management (Heller School)
- Master’s of Business Administration (International Business School)
- Sustainable International Development (Heller School)
Doctoral
- Comparative History (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences)
- International Economics and Finance (International Business School)
Other graduate programs with an international dimension