Global Issues and Problems

Catalog description

This course examines contemporary social, economic, political, cultural and environmental change in a global context. It introduces students to the origins, current status and future trends of transnational issues confronting the global community, explores the emergence of global economy, new systems of world order, transnational social movements, global governance, and collective global responsibilities. Through the examination of specific global problems such as economic inequality, population trends, human rights, conflict, security and environmental problems we will consider the impact of globalization around the world.