Contemporary Issues

Catalog description

A thematic introduction to contemporary global issues with the ultimate objective of developing the awareness, analytical tools, and action toward global citizenship. Special attention is given to issues of poverty, conflict, peace, and rights. Through this course students will identify and analyze contemporary global issues from a variety of perspectives while reflecting on related experiences and materials in class discussions, readings, and assigned films. In order to do this, international students will apply academic English skills such as reading university-level texts in English, discussing university-level texts in class, taking notes, writing reflective blogs, writing researched term papers, presenting on course material, collaborating on academic assignments, among others.