Goal 8. Global Perspective
Goal: To increase students' understanding of the growing interdependence of nations and peoples and develop their ability to apply a comparative perspective to cross-cultural social, economic and political experiences.
LEP Objective: Develop a comparative perspective and understanding of one’s place in a global context. Students can meet this requirement through 1 approved course or experience.
Students will be able to:
Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.
Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution.
Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.
Consistent with LEP Student Learning Outcomes, students will also demonstrate their ability to:
Explain how they are connected and related to people elsewhere in the world.
Describe similarities and differences among global places and populations.
Analyze how political, economic or cultural elements influence relations among the world’s states, peoples, or societies.
Analyze specific international issues and propose and evaluate responses.
Articulate a vision of their individual roles and responsibilities in a common global future.
The following courses are pre-approved to fulfill this goal requirement and further indicate what other goal area(s) or Diversity courses of the Liberal Education Program (LEP) or Racial Issues Graduation Requirements (RIGR) the course fulfills.
Requirements: (1 course)
Anthropology
course (5) (Diversity); Introduction to Anthropology, 3 Cr.
course (5); Introduction to Medical Anthropology, 3 Cr.
course (5) (Diversity); Introductory Cultural Anthropology, 3 Cr.
Art
course (6) (Diversity); Introduction to the Visual Arts of the World, 3 Cr.
course (6); Art History Survey I, 3 Cr.
course (6) (Diversity); Asian Art History, 3 Cr.
course (6) (Diversity); African Art History, 3 Cr.
course (6) (Diversity); Art History of the Americas, 3 Cr.
Art Education
course (6) (Diversity); Folk, Ethnic, and Indigenous Art, 3 Cr.
Astronomy
course (3) (Diversity); Archaeoastronomy, 3 Cr.
Atmospheric, Earth, and Geospatial Science
course (Diversity); Introduction to Global Geography, 3 Cr.
Biology
course (3) (Diversity); Cultural Botany, 3 Cr.
Child and Family Studies
course (Diversity); Children in a Changing World, 3 Cr.
Communication Studies
course (Diversity); Intercultural Communication, 3 Cr.
Community Studies
course (5); Cities, Suburbs, and Small Towns, 3 Cr.
Economics
course (Diversity); Economics of Developing Countries, 3 Cr.
Entrepreneurship
course; Principles of Entrepreneurship, 3 Cr.
French
course (6); Elementary French I, 4 Cr.
course (6); Elementary French II, 4 Cr.
course (6); Intermediate French I, 4 Cr.
course (6); Intermediate French II, 4 Cr.
History
course (5); Studies in World History, 3 Cr.
course (5) (Diversity); Historical Studies, 3 Cr.
course (5); Western Civilization I: Antiquity to 1500, 3 Cr.
course (5); Western Civilization II: 1500-Present, 3 Cr.
Information Science
course (Diversity); Social Media in a Global Context, 3 Cr.
Japanese
course (6) (Diversity); Elementary Japanese I, 4 Cr.
course (6) (Diversity); Elementary Japanese II, 4 Cr.
Languages and Cultures
course (6); Elementary Foreign Language I (Topical), 4 Cr.
course (6); Elementary Foreign Language II (Topical), 4 Cr.
course (6); Intermediate Foreign Languages I (Topical), 4 Cr.
course (6); Intermediate Foreign Languages II (Topical), 4 Cr.
Mass Communications
course; Peace for our Planet, 3 Cr.
Marketing and Business Law
course; Contemporary Business Concepts, 3 Cr.
Political Science & International Relations
course; Political Ideas and Institutions, 3 Cr.
course; Introduction to World Politics, 3 Cr.
course; Latin American Government and Politics, 3 Cr.
course; Middle East Government and Politics, 3 Cr.
course (Diversity); African Government and Politics, 3 Cr.
course (Diversity); Emerging Political Issues in the Nonwestern World, 3 Cr.
course (Diversity); Politics of the Arab Peninsula, 3 Cr.
Spanish
course (8): Elementary Spanish I, 4 Cr.
course (8): Elementary Spanish II, 4 Cr.
course (8): Introduction to Spanish Speaking Cultures, 3 Cr.
course (8): Intermediate Spanish I, 4 Cr.
course (8): Intermediate Spanish II, 4 Cr.