Globalization

globalization

The Globalization Pathway will encourage students to think critically about global issues that transcend beyond geographic and political boundaries. Students will have the opportunity to explore the increasing interconnectedness of people, places and ideas around the world. Political, economic, socio-cultural, and historical issues will be examined in relation to a global environment. The interdisciplinary courses offered will address global issues and how they start from a local perspective. This pathway is intended to prepare students to fully participate in a global society.

Objectives

  • Students will be able to define Globalization and its key concepts.
  • Students will explore how the world is becoming more connected through technology and how this promotes a cross-cultural exchange.
  • Students will develop an understanding of the cultural expressions and histories of societies and diverse groups from around the world.
  • Students will be able to analyze the effects of Globalization on their own lives and the impact it has on their communities.

 

Courses

B.5 Implications and Explorations in Mathematics and Natural Sciences:

  • GEOG 328 Global Change and Environmental Systems
  • GEOG 329 Cities and Nature
  • HIST 331/LBST 331 History of Science: Copernicus to the Present
  • PHIL 333/ LBST 333 Evolution and Creation

C.3 Explorations in the Arts and Humanities:

  • AFAM 314* Pan-African Dance and Movement
  • ANTH 311* Culture and Communication
  • ASAM 320* Asian American Creative Expression
  • ASAM 322* Asian Pacific Americans and Religion
  • ASAM 327* Asian American Literature
  • CHIC 302* Ancient Mexican Culture
  • CHIC 340* Mexican/Chicano Intellectual Thought
  • CHIN 315* Introduction to Chinese Civilization
  • CHIN 325 Contemporary Chinese Culture
  • ENGL 381* African Literature
  • FREN 315* Origins of Modern France
  • FREN 325* Contemporary French Civilization
  • FREN 375 Explorations in Literature
  • GRMN 315* Introduction to German Civilization
  • GRMN 325* Current Trends in Culture of German-Speaking Peoples
  • GRMN 335 Introduction to Literature
  • JAPN 315* Introduction to Japanese Civilization
  • JAPN 325* Modern Japan
  • JAPN 375 Introduction to Literary Forms
  • JAPN 390 Japanese Culture and Society: Anime
  • LBST 323* Cross-Cultural Humanities
  • PORT 320* Introduction to Luso-Brazilian Culture and Civilization
  • PORT 325 Contemporary Brazilian Civilization
  • RLST 337* American Indian Religions and Philosophy
  • RLST 341* Hindu Tradition to 400 BCE
  • RLST 342* Hindu Tradition from 400 B.C.E.
  • RLST 352* History and Development of Modern Christian Thought
  • RLST 361* History and Development of Jewish Thought: Biblical & Rabbinical
  • RLST 362* History and Development of Jewish Thought: Medieval & Modern
  • RLST 367* Religion in Latino/a Life
  • RLST 371* History and Development of Islamic Thought: The Beginning to 1258
  • RLST 372* History and Development of Islamic Thought: 1259 to Modern
  • RLST 373* Women in Islam
  • RLST 374* Issues in Contemporary Islam
  • SPAN 315* Introduction to Spanish Civilization
  • SPAN 316* Introduction to Spanish-American Civilization
  • SPAN 375 Introduction to Literary Forms
  • SPAN 390 Spanish Culture through Cinema and Literature
  • VIET 315 Vietnamese Civilization
  • VIET 325 Introduction to Vietnamese Culture
  • VIET 375 Introduction to Vietnamese Literature
  • WMST 320 Gendered Techno-Culture

D.5 Explorations in the Social Sciences:

  • AFAM 311* Intracultural Socialization Patterns
  • AMST 300 Introduction to American Popular Culture
  • AMST 395* California Cultures (3)
  • ANTH 300* Language and Culture
  • ASAM 300* Introduction to Asian Pacific American Studies (3)
  • ASAM 340* Asian American Communication (3)
  • ASAM 342* Asian Pacific American Families (3)
  • ASAM 344* Asian Pacific American Families (3)
  • ASAM 346* Asian American Psychology (3)
  • ASAM 360* Multiple Heritage Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
  • ASAM 362* Filipina/o American Experience (3)
  • ASAM 364* The South Asian American Experience (3)
  • ASAM 366* The Korean American Experience (3)
  • ASAM 370* The Chinese American Experience (3)
  • CHIC 303* Chicano/Mexican Cultures
  • EUST 315* A European Tour / LBST 315*
  • GEOG 332* United States and Canada
  • GEOG 333* Latin America
  • GEOG 340* Asia
  • GEOG 342* The Middle East
  • GEOG 345* China
  • GEOG 350 Nature and Society
  • HIST 320 Modern European History 1789- Present
  • HIST 350 History of Latin American Civilization
  • HIST 382/ASAM 382 World War II Japanese American Evacuation
  • LTAM 300* Topics in Latin America
  • POSC 310 Political Behavior and Motivation
  • POSC 330 Politics in Nation â€" States
  • POSC 350 World Politics in the 21st Century
  • POSC 352 American Foreign Policy
  • RLST 325* African-American Religions & Spirituality
  • RLST 333* Religion and Sexuality
  • SOCI 356* Social Inequality
  • SOCI 361 Population and the Environment
  • SOCI 365 Law and Society
  • SOCI 371 Sociology of City Life
  • WMST 302* Introduction to Women’s Studies
  • WMST 355 Economics of Gender and Work
  • WMST 360* Politics of Sexuality
  • WMST 485 Women and Politics

E. Lifelong Learning and Self-Development:

  • ANTH 308* Culture and Aging: Anthropological Gerontology
  • ANTH 332* Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective
  • GEOG 353 Geography of Illegal Drugs
  • GEOG 355 Global Cuisines
  • PHIL 312 Business and Professional Ethics
  • RLST 306 Contemporary Practices of the World’s Religions
  • RLST 380* Religion and Violence
  • SOCI 341 Social Interaction
  • WMST 330* Women in Leadership

* Satisfies cultural diversity requirement- category Z