Our Planet Is Heating Up. Why Are Climate Politics Still Frozen?
Writing for the New Yorker, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Olufemi O. Taiwo sheds light on the links between our history, modern global trade, and the climate crisis.
History
Georgetown is a leader in global, trans-regional, and comparative history.
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M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History
This master's program is sponsored by the Department of History. Students both delve deeply into the history of a particular world region and situate that same region within a broader context through the study of transnational, comparative, and thematic trends.
Ph.D. in History
The Department of History sponsors this doctoral program with strengths in the history of the United States, early modern and modern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and the Soviet Union, and East Asia.
Major in History
Georgetown's Department of History sponsors this major in history for undergraduate students who want to improve their critical reading, writing, and analytical abilities and develop strong research skills as they learn more about many and diverse world regions and time periods.
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The Georgetown Institute for Global History provides a forum for scholarly exchange and public debate about the historical roots of globalization and the world we live in.
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Caves of the Thousand Buddhas: Art and Buddhist Devotion Along the Silk Roads
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Asian Embodiment of a White Canon: Shakespeare and the Sinophone World
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A.B. Language/M.A. in German and European Studies
Accelerated B.A./M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History
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B.S. in Foreign Service/M.S. in Foreign Service
Certificate in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies
Certificate in European Studies
Graduate Certificate in Arab Studies
Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies
Graduate Certificate in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies
J.D./M.A. in German and European Studies
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Government
M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in History
M.A. in Arabic and Islamic Studies
M.A. in Art and Museum Studies
M.A. in German and European Studies
M.A. in German and European Studies/Master of Public Policy
M.A. in German and European Studies/Ph.D. in Government
M.A. in German and European Studies/Ph.D. in History
M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History
M.A. in Latin American Studies/Ph.D. in Government
M.S. in Foreign Service/M.A. in Global, International, and Comparative History
Major in Global Medieval Studies
Major in International History
Minor in Global Medieval Studies
Minor in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs
Minor in Russian Literature and Culture
Minor/Certificate in Medieval Studies