AN 201 - Global Issues

Credit Hours: 3

A cultural perspective on critical issues influencing current trends in worldwide societies, such as child labor, technological, environmental, and economic development, armed conflicts, poverty, health, and the variety of programs designed to deal with these issues.

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Social Sciences.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

analyze, in cross cultural perspective, selected elements of the historical and current complexity confronting the global community;
evaluate, in light of cultural issues, the role of economic, political, and social issues; and
analyze the different cultural, governmental, and agency responses made by groups who are attempting to influence historical transformation and globalization.

Prerequisites: AN 102, SO 100
F/S (S)