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GPS 0217 - Contemporary Global Issues

Credits: 3

This student-centered course examines contemporary global events, controversies, challenges, and problems facing the increasingly interconnected world. The students explore the general global landscape along with in-depth explorations of specific topics which include North-South relations, globalization, population dynamics and migration, natural resource pollution and depletion, climate change, energy, poverty, conflicts and war on terror, cyber warfare, and sustainability, among others. Beyond the presentations given in class, the students are also required to investigate current world events through a variety of news media by evaluating news for content, fact, opinion, reliability, and validity.

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.
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