About RCST

The major in Regional and Comparative Studies allows students to focus on the detailed study of one ("Regional Studies") or two ("Comparative Studies") world regions:

• Africa
• Asia
• Western Europe
• Latin America
• the Middle East
• the region comprising Russia, Eurasia, and Eastern Europe
• the United States (comparative studies only)
• the region comprising Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific (comparative studies only)

Sociology and anthropology provide the basic theoretical and methodological focus; students typically branch out into studying the theories and methods of another discipline or cluster of disciplines as well. Region-specific courses from a wide range of academic departments coupled with study of a relevant language allow majors to gain in-depth knowledge about their region(s) of interest.