Minor in global service at Oregon
The Department of Global Studies, housed within the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, offers a minor in global service. This minor gives students from any field the opportunity to develop leadership, communication and intercultural skills, and to develop a specialty in service unique to their own interests, expertise, and career goals. Students can choose concentrations in education, health, environment, agriculture, youth in development, or community economic development. Students enhance professional skills, and intercultural competence, and many also develop language proficiency. They also gain experience through hands-on practice related to their professional goals.
Curriculum overview
Students gain professional development as part of their minor requirements, including practice in writing resumes, interviewing for jobs, and using career guidance services.
Students can select a regional concentration in Latin America or West Africa to further refine their specialty.
The Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages has connections to many opportunities for practical experience, such as internships and volunteer activities both local and abroad.
Careers in global service
The global services minor complements any major, and prepares students for a variety of careers in our rapidly changing world.