SYE 4019 - Globalization, Society, and Individuals

Hours: 4
Today our lives are deeply affected by a wide variety of forces of globalization. We cannot fully understand any of the issues on the American political, economic, social, and technological scenes without understanding the forces of globalization and America’s engagement in the global system. The same is true for citizens of every country. Everyone is embedded, for good or bad, in the global system, one that is constantly changing. This course examines a wide variety of forces of globalization, that is political/legal, economic, socio-cultural, environmental, and technological dimensions of globalization, and their impacts on societies and individuals. Therefore, this course emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach, encompassing economics, political science/international relations, business/global business, IT, environmental science, law, humanities, and sociology. This course provides the necessary conceptual and theoretical foundations to understand today’s global challenges, but focuses heavily on analyzing empirical evidences (i.e. contemporary issues and debates caused by deepening worldwide integration and interconnectedness that are defined as globalization). This course is based on the premise that reasoning based on solid analytics and rigorous empirical evidences will lead to better choices and decisions in connection with globalization and, thus, better outcomes for global human well-being. The purpose of this course is not to resolve the disputes surrounding globalization, but to provide students with the theatrical and empirical tools necessary to construct their own interpretations of what globalization is and what it means, engaging effectively with diverse, competing views on various issues of globalization. In essence, this course aims to supply the tools needed to elaborate well-developed opinions on the enormously complex issues that globalization will create over a student’s lifetime, with special emphasis on the role of each student as a global citizen and leader. This course challenges students to pull together their knowledge and skills in ways that they can apply what they have learned to contemporary issues and challenges, take time to reflect on their education as a whole and its future uses, and identify and use resources as they move towards the tradition to life beyond college.

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SYE 4019 - Globalization, Society, and Individuals