GST 2010 - Introduction to Global Studies

1. Arts, literature, & culture
2. Conflicts & war
3. Ethics & global citizenship
4. Global environment & energy
5. Global health and disease
6. Global inequality & human rights
7. Globalization: definitions & interpretations
8. Identity politics : Religion & ideology
9. Introduction to the global nature of the world today
10. Local, regional, and transnational activism
11. Overview of global regions and current issues
12. Science and technology
13. Scope, methods, terminology, and approaches of the field of global studies
14. Transnational institutions
15. Transnational movements of capital, people, ideas

1. Explain the concept of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.
2. Analyze global problems and the cultural, economic, and political interactions that affect possible solutions
3. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements that influence relations among states, regions, and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions
4. Articulate an informed understanding of complex global/regional issues.
5. Respond critically to global issues that are fundamental to the health and survival of any society.
6. Discuss individual and human values within an historical and social context.

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