SOC SCI 110 — Introduction to Global Studies
To prepare students for an increasingly interdependent world, this multi disciplinary core course cultivates an active conversation about the interconnected global context of our lives. The class examines shared and divergent histories, politics, aesthetics, communication practices, cultures, and economies, as well as human impact on the environment by paying close attention to contradictions among ethnic and religious identities, strong national affiliations, and the fluidity of nation-state borders. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.