International Studies Minor

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Maybe you’ve been everywhere from Trinidad to Budapest, or maybe you’ve never left your home state. No matter your previous traveling experience, if you’re curious about other cultures, you’ll find a home in our international studies program.

As an international studies minor, you will have the option to study in a variety of locations around the globe. Goshen College offers a unique three-month immersion program called Study-Service Term (SST), which will take you to far-away places to study a foreign language, live with a host family and complete a service assignment, like teaching English or working in a medical clinic.

During May term or summer, you will also have unique options for studying abroad in such 3-week classes as Arts in London, Business in Spain or China, Economics in Ecuador, Communications in Kenya, Nursing in Nepal, and more.

Even on-campus classes can lead you to new and unfamiliar territory. You’ll explore other belief systems and cultural differences with courses on Latinos in the Midwest, African history, Asian thought, and race, class and ethnic relations.

Your experiences at GC will not only improve your resume (our grads have been hired and accepted into graduate school specifically because of their unique Study-Service Term experience), they will also enrich your life and teach you what it really means to be a global citizen.

News & Events

SST campus conference looks at past, present and future of study abroad

March 8, 2019

Goshen College hosted a two-day conference March 5-6, 2019, Titled “Global Education for All: Renewing Our Vision,” examining the history and considering the future of the college’s transformative Study-Service Term (SST) program through panels, workshops, lectures and more.

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Study-Service Term locations: Cambodia, China, Peru, Senegal, Tanzania

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of Goshen College students study abroad

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Best Study Abroad Program in the U.S.
– BestCollegeReviews.com

Learn more about Goshen College's exceptional academic outcomes and national rankings.

Students & Alumni

History Major, Global Economics Minor

Jacob Yoder '14

Jacob Yoder graduated from Goshen College with a history major and a global economics and international studies minor in 2014. Along with being a top student, he played on the GC men's soccer team for all four years.

Jacob's story

English Writing Major

Armarlie Grier '16

Armarlie Grier, a 2016 graduate of English writing from Rockford, Illinois, calls herself a xenophile—a person who is attracted to foreign cultures. That’s why she minored in international studies, philosophy and TESOL.

Armarlie's story

Bible and Religion

Philip Thomas ’87

With more than 25 years of experience in conflict prevention, transformation and peacebuilding, Philip Thomas ’87 has dedicated his life to helping facilitate peace and reconciliation.

Philip's story

Adjunct Professor of Spanish

Nayo Ulloa

Nayo Ulloa is passionate about teaching Latino arts and performing music. He specializes in the music of the Andes, especially Peru, where he is from.

Nayo's story

Associate Professor of Spanish (Retired)

Dean Rhodes

Associate Professor of Spanish Dean Rhodes enjoys leading students on a May term class to Spain and Morocco and seeing their world open up to them.

Dean's story

Peace, Justice & Conflict Studies Major

Sam Carlson '16

Sam Carlson was a peace, justice and conflict studies major with a minor in women’s and gender studies who takes his PJCS studies seriously. In the summer of 2014, he served at a conflict resolution center in Palestine.

Sam's story

Faculty & Staff

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