Interdisciplinary Study of Global Challenges

As the world becomes more globalised, more and more institutions are teaching truly interdisciplinary degrees focused on global challenges that require an interdisciplinary approach to solve, rather than studying one subject area.

There isn't a standard name for degrees in this field, but good key search terms are "Global", "Challenge", "Sustainability", "Development". In the USA, "Self-Designed" or "Student-designed" majors can allow you to create your own version.

Good to Know

There aren't any helpful overview sites for this field, because there is too much variety. So, we've put the links to the most innovative and interdisciplinary degrees we know of and that St. Clare's Students apply to, in the links section.

Skills

Common Degree/Major Names

BSc	Climate Science
BA/BSc	Development Economics
BSc	Earth, Climate and Environmental Change
BA/BSc	European Studies
BA/BSc	Global Affairs
BASc	Global Challenges
BA/BSc	Global Challenges
BA	Global Development
BSc	Global Sustainability Science
BASc	Global Sustainable Development
BA/BSc	Globalisation
BA/BSc	Government
BA/BSc	International Development

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Useful Skills

	Aiming High
	Analytical
	Attention to Detail
	Creativity
	Data Manipulation
	Design Mindset
	Empathy
	ICT
	Idea Visualisation
	Leadership
	Listening
	Mathematical
	Note Taking

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FIND OUT MORE

Global Challenges At UC Leiden

Global Sustainable Development

Global Challenges at Brunel University London

DEEPER SUBJECT EXPLORATION

Access resources for you to "Read" around your subject from books, to blogs, taster lectures and events.

This is a great way to help you decide whether this subject area is really something you would want to study at the depth of a degree.

FIND UNIVERSITIES

Explore universities from our search engine that offer degrees within this field to get you started.

You can also use the degree names listed above when searching for courses on other sites

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further resources

Universities

Universities Offering Degrees within Accounting and Finance

Institution	Country	Campus Type	Size	Education Model	Selectivity
Durham University	UK	City Campus, City Island Campus, Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000 A high volume of applications means a number of programmes can be more selective than others	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Vocationally Focused Institution (multiple integrated internships)	Extremely Selective (<10% admitted)
Carleton University	Canada	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Carleton College	USA	Rural Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model)	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Queens University	Canada	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Medical-Doctoral Research University	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
York University	Canada	City Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Single Focus Institution (e.g. Business School, Researched Focused Institution	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted) Admission requirements vary by programs.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Techonology	Hong Kong, China	City Island Campus, Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Single Focus Institution (e.g. Business School, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution, Vocationally Focused Institution (multiple integrated internships)
The London Interdisciplinary School	UK	City Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Teaching Focused Institution	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Sciences Po	France	City Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	https://www.sciencespo.fr/en/education/education-glance	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Duke Kunshan University (DKU)	China with a semester in the United States	City Island Campus	Small Institution <5000	Unique, new mutli-disciplinary model that results in both a Duke (US) degree and DKU (China) degree.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Bard College Berlin	Germany	City Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model)	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Amsterdam University College (AUC)	The Netherlands	City Campus, City Island Campus	Small Institution <5000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model)	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Bryant University	USA	Suburban Campus	Small Institution <5000	Business and Arts/Sciences	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted) Average GPA 3.4/4.0 and SAT 1220
University of Essex	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Brunel University London	UK	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees, Researched Focused Institution, Teaching Focused Institution	Selective (25-50% admitted) Admissions rate varies by subjects, with Medicine and Healthcare subjects extremely selective
California State University, Long Beach	USA	Suburban Campus	Very Large Institution >30,000	Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model): Accessible, Practical, Affordable	Selective (25-50% admitted)
Minerva University	USA, South Korea, India, Germany, Argentina, UK and Taiwan.	City Campus	Small Institution <5000	Fully active learning in every class. Small, engaging seminar format.	Extremely Selective (<10% admitted) - https://www.minerva.kgi.edu/undergraduate-program/admissions/applicant-qualifications/
University of Warwick	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single Subject Focus (Joint degrees available), Liberal Arts and Science (Major/minor Model), Integrated or Thematic degrees	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
New College of the Humanities	UK	City Campus	Small Institution <5000	We teach interdisciplinary humanities degrees inspired by the Liberal Arts model.	Selective (25-50% admitted) - We use interviews as part of our admissions process
Tilburg University	The Netherlands	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Tilburg University offers singe subject focus degree, such as Economics or Psychology, as well as interdisciplinary, such as Global Management of Social Issues or Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, and an even more flexible Liberal Arts & Sciences program.	Less Selective (>75% admitted)
Maastricht University	The Netherlands	City Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Education system is Problem-based Learning. For BA’s we have three liberal arts degrees and 16 focused degrees.	Less Selective (>75% admitted) , Selective (25-50% admitted)
University of Sussex	UK	Suburban Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Single and Joint Honours but a new Liberal Arts degree and keenly promote an interdisciplinary approach encouraging students to take subjects outside of their own where possible.	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted)
Hampshire College	USA	Rural Campus	Small Institution <5000	Students design customized programs of study in collaboration with hand-picked faculty committees.	Somewhat Selective (50-75% admitted) - No minimum grade requirements; applicants are assessed in a comprehensive, holistic review process.
University of Southern California (USC)	USA	City Island Campus	Large Institution 15,000-30,000	Liberal Arts Foundation with Subject Focus	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Wake Forest University	USA	Suburban Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Liberal Arts: Professors are teacher/scholars - they get to know who you are.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted)
Johns Hopkins University	USA	City Island Campus	Medium Institution 5000-15,000	Hopkins is a research university with a liberal arts curriculum.	Highly Selective (10-25% admitted) - We are looking for students who have taken a challenging course of study and who have succeeded.

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