GLST 101 - Introduction to Global Studies

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-D1-2
Introduction to the interdisciplinary field of global studies. Examination of globalization, the interdependence of people, nations and institutions through the lenses of history, geography, politics, anthropology, and economics. Overview of major processes and outcomes of global interaction, cooperation and conflict.

Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid or Online Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-D1-2 - Lower Division Social Sciences
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

define and explain essential terms and concepts in global studies;
analyze globalization from a holistic perspective;
examine the cultural, historical, political, economic, linguistic, and ecological dimensions of globalization;
discuss the contributions of the social sciences (specifically, anthropology, economics, environmental studies, history, geography, linguistics, and political science) to the study of globalization; and
analyze and evaluate arguments in debates over various issues related to globalization (e.g., free trade, global warming).

D1-2. Lower-division Social Science Electives Learning Outcomes

specify how social, political, economic, and environmental systems and/or behavior are interwoven;
explain how humans individually and collectively relate to relevant sociocultural, political, economic, and/or environmental systems-how they produce, resist, and transform them;
discuss and debate issues from the course’s disciplinary perspective in a variety of cultural, historical, contemporary, and/or potential future contexts; and
explore principles, methodologies, value systems, and ethics employed in social scientific inquiry.