GLB-301 Global Issues and Society

What will our world look like in 2025? This course examines the impact of The Seven Revolutions that are major forces at work shaping our world today: world population growth, scarce global resources, advancing technology and its diffusion, the flow of information and knowledge, global economic integration, the nature and mode of conflict and the challenges of governance. Students will be exposed to multiple academic fields of study. Students will develop both a comprehensive understanding of some of the major global issues and a heightened appreciation for how diverse topics are interrelated. The purpose of this course is to educate and encourage the development of globally competent citizens and leaders.

Advisory: To be successful in this course, students should have earned 6 credits in the social sciences.

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