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New IGS Major Concentration
This fall 2025, the International and Global Studies program will introduce a new concentration: Global Cultures and Societies. If this concentration interests you, please plan to enroll in its research seminar this fall.
The Global Cultures and Societies track gives students the chance to study how cultures affect the nature and functioning of countries, both inside and out. Do cultures affect how people understand and judge each other's behavior? Can we identify cultural issues in some of the world’s long-standing conflicts? How do societies and their cultures change? How do societies affect each other's cultures?
IGS 106b – the Research Seminar in Cultures and Societies – will train students in methods to study and compare how cultures shape politics, social policy, even economics. It will be taught by Chandler Rosenberger, a comparative and historical sociologist with a special interest in nationalism, especially in Eastern Europe and Asia. The class will be offered on Tuesdays and Fridays from 12:45 -2:05 pm.
To ensure that IGS juniors have access to this class, instructor permission is required. If you are interested in this class, please enroll early so we can get an accurate count.
Keep up with the latest news and accomplishments from IGS students, alumni and faculty through these two pages:
January 18, 2022
IGS has revamped the IGS major with the establishment of three new concentrations:
- Global Health and Development
- International Order
- Law, Justice, and Human Rights
Students who declare the major will select a concentration, and will be required to complete 6 electives within the concentration. This will allow undegraduates to gain expertise in the concentration area, which will be helpful as students pursue career opportunities after graduation.
Please note, students who entered Brandeis University prior to Fall 2022 have the option of fulfilling the IGS elective requirements under the previous Major requirements, which can be found on the University Bulletin.
You may compare and contrast the curriculum prior to fall 2022 with the new curriculum through this pdf document.
To learn more about the concentrations, visit this IGS webpage.
December 6, 2021
Students may review IGS program requirements on the University Bulletin page:
Please feel free to contact IGS Faculty and Staff for additional assistance.