Never before has the world been as connected as it is today. Understanding this hyperconnected world starts in our own communities. In the interdisciplinary minor in Global Engagement and Research, global is not defined as international, but more broadly, as a mode of inquiry and exploration that includes Houston and its region, the nation and the world. Through meaningful engagement with the communities they are studying and seek to understand, students develop a global focus that explores the question: “What difference does ‘here’ make?” How does a specific place and its physical, political, economic, social, historical and cultural topography matter to people, their values and their relationships? The Global Engagement and Research minor is open to baccalaureate students in all majors and degree programs.

Consistent with the co-curricular nature of global engagement, each elective course approved for the minor includes a significant experiential learning component. This component — including learning abroad/learning away experiences, service learning and community research — differentiates the minor from a classroom-delimited approach to global and international studies.

Declare Global Engagement and Research Minor