Department of Global Interdisciplinary Studies

About Us

Welcome to the Institute for Global Interdisciplinary Studies at Villanova University! The Institute is comprised of two major academic units--the major in Global Interdisciplinary Studies, and the minors in Critical Language and Cultural Studies, which include Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian studies. in addition to these are other affiliated interdisciplinary programs which include Africana Studies, Irish Studies, and Sustainability Studies. Please feel free to browse our web site to learn more about our programs.

Please see each specific program for details.

Critical Language/Cultural Studies

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Our Objectives

The objectives of our institute are to foster:

Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Responsible Global Citizenship

+-CAMPUS Speak-In

Please join us on December 12 at 4 PM in the Garey Hall Alumni Event Room for a Campus Speak-In sponsored by IGIS.

+-IGIS Global Impact Series for 2016-2017

The Institute for Global Interdisciplinary Studies will host Author Xialong Qiu for our first event of the 2016-2017 Global Impact Series on Tuesday, November 15 at 4pm in the Garey hall Alumni Event Room.

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About Villanova

Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.