Global Citizenship

Catalog description

Global citizenship is often described as a duality between an awareness of the interconnectedness among people on a global scale and a responsibility to a global society. This course delves into the meaning and practice of global citizenship in a multi-faceted and connected world. Using this global citizenship framework, we will discuss how global citizenship impacts you, your local community, your host country, and the broader world, including the inherent inequities in common dialogues around global citizenship. We will broadly explore global citizenship's cultural, economic, political, environmental, and ethical aspects, how social media and constant news impact cultural competency, and how a global perspective engages local communities. You will also have the opportunity to explore your own cultural competency by completing the Intercultural Development Inventory, using this tool to explore yourself and the methodology used in measuring cultural competency. The course will culminate with our critically analyzing, through writing and presenting, an aspect of or perspective on cultural competency or global citizenship. Counts as a Understanding Global Perspectives course.