SOSC 301 - Globalization and World Diversity

3 Credits
This course introduces students to socioeconomic, political and cultural dimensions of globalization. While employing an interdisciplinary approach, students explore the aspects and driving forces of globalization. Students analyze how macro globalization processes that transcend national boundaries, such as democratization, human rights, global finance, terrorism, pandemics, and environmental changes, impact lives of individuals in various regions of the world. The students critically assess the current and future impacts of issues, payoffs, dangers, and paradoxes of people’s choices about the global issues while emphasizing an institutional approach to resolving global problems.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 109 and SOSC 201
Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Understand the major topics and aspects of globalization.
2. Analyze the driving forces of globalization.
3. Evaluate the macro globalization processes that transcend national boundaries.
4. Assess the impact of macro globalization processes on people from various regions of the world.
5. Analyze the complexity of interdependence the social, economic and political links between nations and individual people, and the impact that changes have on each other.
6. Identify individual, national, and institutional approaches to resolving global problems.
7. Synthesize approaches to sustainable and peaceful global future.