Program Areas & Curriculum

Graduate students in GLOBES enroll in a home department in which they pursue their Ph.D. degrees. Participating Notre Dame departments include:

The Department of Anthropology is also an active participant in GLOBES, and has recently announced the launch of a PhD program with the first cohort of students due to enroll in 2014. Interested students should visit the department website.Morning Camp Site Ashley Baldridge in China Dr. Austin Demby at NDEER

In addition to fulfilling the PhD requirements of their home departments, GLOBES fellows participate in:

  • Field research projects that group students and faculty into interdisciplinary research teams investigating issues concerning environmental health, infectious diseases, and invasive species on-site at locations in North America, China, West Africa, Bali, and Haiti.

  • A new series of multidisciplinary gateway courses and seminars covering such topics as "Environment, Human Well-being and Governance," "Human Culture and Genes," "Disease Ecology," "Biodiversity and Law," and "Science, Technology and Values."

  • Cross-training modules that provide practical knowledge and hands-on experience by faculty experts in fields of study outside of the students' primary discipline. Topics range from genomics and ecology practicums to policy, ethics, economics, and risk assessment analysis.

  • Workshops on campus and in Washington, D.C. to hone teaching, communication, policy, and leadership skills.

  • Student-led seminars and symposia organized around seminal GLOBES topics dealing with issues in human and environmental health.

The GLOBES curriculum leads to a myriad of educational experiences and career opportunities for students. On the ground, with boots on, participants face the realities of addressing critical environmental and health problems. They acquire real-world knowledge and skills as well as a fluency in the languages of biology, the social sciences and the humanities. Armed with a global perspective and the ability to engage in meaningful dialogue at many levels, GLOBES students are well prepared to be tomorrow's leaders.