Global Studies

This course introduces cultural identity, core values, group norms, communication, and language. Designed for students who may or may not have had any previous experience or exposure, this course will answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the...

International business is the field of study that focuses on business activities that cross national boundaries. It includes exports and imports – the subject of traditional international trade discussions – as well as foreign direct investment, international banking, the international...

A study of cultures, comparative message systems and principles of cross-cultural communication. A focus on current issues having to do with cultural interactions. Students analyze cultural dynamics through ethnographic projects, films and simulations. This course is designed as preparation for...

Factors in international economic relations; international trade theory; balance of international payments; foreign exchange; commercial policy of the United States and other countries; foreign investment and economic development; international economic cooperation. Prerequisite: Econ 200

Provides a general overview of the development field and surveys major issues from a range of viewpoints. Topics include trade and financial problems faced by developing countries, evaluation of various models of development and application of economic techniques to development...

Study of literature written in English outside of the United Kingdom and the United States that deals in a significant way with the intersection of cultures, particularly postcolonial literature from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America. Prerequisites: CORE 110.

The study of the sound system, history, and varieties of the English language, followed by exploration of current developments in sociolinguistics, dictionaries, and word formation. The course cultivates an informed attitude toward English usage. Prerequisite: Core 110 or equivalent.

(Cross-listed with Educ 322) Primary topics addressed are theories of language learning, general TESOL approaches, methods for the teaching of specific language skills, materials preparation, and assessment issues in ELL. An ESL tutoring assignment (teaching English to a nonnative speaker)...

In the sequential SST format: This is the introductory course that is taken on campus and orients the students for their immersive courses and to the theme for the sequence of courses. It may introduce the students to an aspect...

In the sequential SST format: Students learn from a variety of perspectives as they relate to a new culture in an immersive context and, in the process, learn about themselves. This course develops understanding and skills for communicating and working...

In the sequential SST format: This course includes a volunteer placement in an immersive community setting with an organization that serves the community, plus reflection on learnings and an immersive community reasech project. This real world mode of learning will...

In the sequential SST format: This is the capstone course for sequential SST and includes a final capstone project. It will focus on one local theme or issue shaped by global forces. Students will explore a topical question historically, politically,...

Exploration of Chinese history with a view to understanding contemporary political, social, and economic developments. About one-third of the course looks at traditional Chinese society and culture, and the remainder examines developments since 1911 and especially since the establishment of...

A study of the history of Latin America, with special emphasis on different regions and time periods according to the expertise of the professor.

(Cross-listed from Soc 315) An analysis of the social, cultural and political contexts that profoundly affect religious institutions and expressions, and upon which religion has an influence. Course includes such topics as meaning and belonging, modern individualism, dynamics of religious...

Focuses on three contemporary theologies of liberation (Latin American Liberation Theology, Black Theologies and Feminist Theologies) as they are developing in the Americas. The course examines similarities and differences among these three theologies – in conversation with Womanist and Latina...

An introduction to Islamic religion, culture and civilization. An historical survey will introduce the origins and early development of Islam, its rapid spread and flourishing and its interactions with the Western world. A thorough understanding of the core religious beliefs...

An introduction to ethnographic methods and cultural analysis. The course will operate on two interrelated dimensions, one focused on the history of ethnography and cultural analysis in anthropology and sociology, the other focused on practical techniques of qualitative research, including...

A study of the current development and modernization of the nations and peoples of Sub-Sahara Africa. After brief attention to the geographic, historical and anthropological factors underlying Africa’s development, the major focus will be on the current social and political...

A survey of the diversity and shared patterns of Native American societies and their development from the first settlements of North America until the present day. The course aims to foster a broad and sensitive understanding of the history, lifeways...

An analysis of the social, cultural and political contexts that profoundly affect religious institutions and expressions, and upon which religion has an influence. Course includes such topics as meaning and belonging, modern individualism, dynamics of religious collectives and the impact...

A survey of environmental sociology including theories of human-environment interaction, a history of various environmental movements and other developments with significant ecological implications, cross cultural comparisons of human-environment relations, and questions of justice with relation to who decides about resource...

A study of race/ethnic group interaction, gender and class dynamics focusing on marginalized groups in the U.S. Attention is given to social class, power and majority-group dominance as factors in assimilation and culture-loss or collective self-determination and maintenance of cultural...