The Center for Global Studies is housed in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle. The mission of the Center is to create new programs that will produce teachers, government servants, leaders and citizens capable of understanding the complexities, opportunities, dilemmas, threats, and beliefs that characterize the world in the 21st century. Through a myriad of programs and activities, the Center provides resources to teachers, the public, the business community, local media and others while educating students to live and work effectively in the internationalized economy of our region and nation.
The Center for Global Studies (CGS) possesses an extraordinary breadth of faculty, staff, and student expertise on different parts of the world and an institutional commitment to connecting the events of particular moments in time and particular parts of the world to the larger forces that shape our present and future. The faculty associated with the ISC use their fluency in foreign languages and extensive field experience to teach students, conduct research, train other teachers, and inform the public about the complexity of historically momentous events, processes, and crises in the rapidly changing world.
The CGS is expanding its intellectual reach and impact by leading a campus-wide effort to bring UW's extraordinary range of expertise across the social sciences to bear upon the study of Global Security and Global Religions. Through these themes we will support new initiatives in teaching, teacher training, professional development, outreach, and course development. Through our affiliated academic program, the International Studies Program, we offer an undergraduate major, undergraduate minor, and a master's degree offered jointly with six professional schools. Our more than 150 faculty members from 24 departments and schools within the University offer a comprehensive selection of 393 international and comparative courses from which to choose. The program also teaches 38 languages on a regular basis.
Covering Global Health - A Primer for Journalists
Friday-Saturday
May 2-3, 2008
South Campus Center
University of Washington