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HOD-833 Global Systems

4 semester credits
This course is an interdisciplinary inquiry into rapid developments and responses to them that now shape the interrelatedness of people and places around the world.  Economic, political, and cultural developments have resulted in outcomes unimaginable some years ago. They include, for example, economic globalization that has produced transnational corporations headquartered in countries not their own and transnational migration of labor; armed conflicts and militarization that are resulting in casualties and displacement of people in epic proportions; and US, Asian, and European non-profit organizations and government donor agencies that profoundly influence people and countries in the global South. Thus, organizations and professionals must be prepared to understand and address complexity, uncertainty, and emerging problems and opportunities creatively, sustainably, and ethically.  In this knowledge area, students explore and illuminate our understanding of boundary-less global phenomena such as trade and economic linkages, environmental degradation, epidemic disease, mass migration, human rights, peace, conflict, and others as they emerge and practice domains that can more fully address the needs and interests of various people and organizations.
Pre-requisites: One of the following: HOD-806 , ELC-724 , IECD-566 , equiv in MEDIA
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Outcome(s):
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the historical trajectory of globalized and globalizing social, economic, technological, political, and cultural forces currently shaping the world.
  • Critically evaluate various theoretical explanations for those forces including the cultural biases of the theories.
  • Identify and analyze the differential impacts on people and the physical environment across and within regions of the world including the relationship between globalization and various forms of structural inequality.
  • Recognize and understand different forms and origins of resistance and social action and activism aimed at creating a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
  • Recognize, understand, and act out of one’s social location and related responsibilities and accountabilities as a privileged ”global citizen.”



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