A Career in Navigating Cultural Difference
Is this Your Mission?
Community Service Officer, Public Policy Director, Public Relations Specialist, Missionary, Community Developer, Human/Civil Rights Officer, Conflicts Analyst, Conflict Specialist, Conflicts Researcher, Public Policy Journalist, Media Specialist, Research Assistant, Civil Rights Advocate, Mediator, Ombudsman.
Degree Program Highlights
The Bachelor of Intercultural Studies in Diaspora Studies program is a humanities-based interdisciplinary, degree program.
The program provides students with the tools to study, encounter, and engage with immigrants, internationals, and refugees across the globe.
Transnational migration is becoming a day to day phenomenon across cultures. According to data from the Migration Policy Institute (2016), the net migration to the United States between 2010 and 2015 was about 5 million. Recent events in Western Asia and Europe illustrate the plight of millions of displaced people.
Diaspora Sudies enable students to examine both natural and man-made causes of population migration at various levels. It also examines processes as well as the challenges people face as they try to adjust to the new destinations. Knowledge of the diverse nature of population movements together with intercultural skills in engaging internationals, immigrants, and refugees opens doors for missional and career opportunities.
