About Us

The Stanford Global Studies Division (SGS) is the university’s hub for education, research, and community engagement centered on exploring issues, societies, and cultures in regional and global perspective. Drawing on its network of over 300-affiliated faculty across the university, SGS equips Stanford students with the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills essential to leading in a global context and fosters innovative research that deepens society’s understanding of critical regions and global issues.

SGS makes learning about and engaging with the world an integral part of a Stanford education providing pathways to global perspectives through the following curricular and co-curricular programs:

• Undergraduate Programs

• Graduate Programs

• Global Internships

• Language Fellowships

• Courses

Global Studies Minor
The Global Studies minor is available to Stanford undergraduates from any major, and is designed to provide students with the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary study in one of six specializations, including in-depth language study, while integrating this knowledge into a larger vision of global affairs:

• African Studies

• European Studies

• Iranian Studies

• Islamic Studies

• Latin American Studies

• South Asian Studies

Students who have participated or plan to participate in the Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP) are especially encouraged to enroll as most units earned through the BOSP program satisfy the Global Studies minor.

Global Studies Internship Program
The Stanford Global Studies Division offers highly qualified Stanford students an opportunity to extend classroom knowledge of the world to immersive cultural and working experiences every summer through the Global Studies Internship Program. Currently enrolled frosh, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and coterms at Stanford in all majors are eligible to apply, including students who are undeclared. For more information, visit: https://global-internships.stanford.edu/

Delivering Innovative Research
By facilitating research and data collection across fields as well as national and regional boundaries, SGS enables the next generation of scholars to creatively address regional and global issues and advance our understanding of the world.

• Research Initiatives

• Research Fellowships

• Student Research

• Research News

Promoting Community Engagement
The multitude of opportunities SGS creates to engage with global issues through conferences, lectures, performances, and other events contributes to a vibrant and diverse campus community. SGS is committed to sharing its expertise beyond the university, and partners with programs across campus to provide resources and professional development opportunities for K-14 educators in order to strengthen foreign language training and education about the world.

• Events

• News

• Community Outreach

Centers & Programs
The Stanford Global Studies Division is home to 14 centers & programs within the School of Humanities and Sciences.

• Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies

• Center for African Studies

• Center for East Asian Studies

• Center for Latin American Studies

• Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies

• Center for South Asia

• France-Stanford Center

• Global Studies Internship Program

• Center for Human Rights and International Justice

• Middle Eastern Studies Forum

• Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies

• Program in International Relations

• Taube Center for Jewish Studies

• The Europe Center

People

Browse the people who work for Stanford's Global Studies Division (SGS).

• Administration

• Directors

Connect with Us

Use these channels to learn more about our department and to reach out to us.

• Visit our website: http://sgs.stanford.edu

• Email us: stanfordglobalstudies@stanford.edu

• Call our main office: (650) 725-9317

• Fax our main office: (650) 723-3010

• Follow SGS on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube

• Subscribe to one of our newsletters

Find Us on Campus or Send Us Mail

Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way
Mail Code: 6045
Stanford, CA 94305