Program Overview
Global Impacts Pathway
Prepare to address global challenges through language study, service, experiential learning, and international engagement.
Global Experience
Build intercultural understanding through language study, service, and international experiences.
Purpose-Driven Learning
Combine academic study with experiential learning focused on education, healthcare, and environmental sustainability.
Leadership for a Global Community
Develop the knowledge, skills, and perspective to lead across cultures and address complex international challenges.
Why choose the Global Impacts Pathway?
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Combine coursework, service, and experiential learning to address real-world global challenges.
Build proficiency in a world language while strengthening intercultural competence.
Explore international issues through one of three focus areas: education, healthcare, or the environment.
Connect with Wooster faculty, staff, alumni, and community partners committed to international engagement and development.
Complete the College's official Peace Corps Prep program to strengthen your preparation for international service after graduation.
Join a community whose graduates continue to make an impact around the world through organizations such as the Peace Corps and the Fulbright Program.
Build the skills to make a global impact.
Students in the Global Impacts Pathway develop experience through a combination of coursework, service, leadership, and international engagement.
The pathway emphasizes:
- World language study
- Academic preparation in education, healthcare, or environmental sustainability
- Intercultural understanding
- Community engagement and service
- International experience
- Leadership development
Students interested in international service may also complete Peace Corps Prep by fulfilling a small number of additional requirements, including advanced coursework in their chosen sector, career preparation through APEX, and professional interview preparation. Students studying French or Spanish are especially well positioned for service in many Peace Corps host countries, and study abroad experiences further strengthen their preparation.
Ready to Make a Difference Around the World?
Whether you hope to serve with an international nonprofit, teach abroad, improve global health, protect natural resources, or pursue international development, the Global Impacts Pathway provides the foundation to turn your passion into action.
Career Opportunities
Students completing the Global Impacts Pathway are prepared for careers and graduate study in areas such as:
The pathway also provides valuable preparation for graduate study and internationally focused careers across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.
Key Areas
International development
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and international NGOs (INGOs)
Peace Corps and international service
International education
Global public health
Environmental sustainability
Humanitarian organizations
Government and diplomacy
