Courses

This course introduces the student to contemporary issues in international affairs. It is designed for those who have no prior knowledge of international relations or global issues. We will examine some of the most pressing, political, environmental and economic problems currently facing the global community today.

This course introduces students to contemporary issues in global affairs. It assumes no prior knowledge of international relations. The course examines problems facing the global community, as well as the prospects for governments, individuals, and international groups to address those problems. The course has three broad areas: the global political economy; human development, inequality, and rights; and global institutions and security.

This course offers a survey and analysis of the multiple dimensions (economic, political, cultural, environmental, urban, ideological) of globalization and its role in shaping contemporary world geographies. The course will situate globalization in the context of capitalism's historical and geographical development and will focus on the changes and processes that have shaped world geographies since the late 1960s.

Examines the impact of globalization on cultural identity, assesses how economic globalization has influenced the autonomy of the nation-state, and surveys the institutional innovations that have emerged in response to increasing global interdependency.

Within the framework of intercultural competency, this course will focus on the applicability of language study beyond the undergraduate classroom in future professional career paths. Students will learn how to highlight and market their developing language skills to future employers, and will gain firsthand knowledge about the relevancy and competitive edge their language skills provide as tools of intercultural communication.

This course introduces opportunities and international strategies employed in the global marketplace. Topics include: the environment of international marketing, analyze international marketing opportunities, international market entries, design an international marketing strategy, and career paths in international marketing.

This course is designed to enhance understanding of diverse national media systems and information flows around the world. It examines the concept of globalization and changing media dynamics led by technological development.

Beginning skills of golf to include grip, stance, address position, chipping, pitching, full swing and putting; safety; rules; etiquette; and strategy.

Review and refinement of beginning skills; sand trap shots; uphill, downhill, and sidehill lies; swing analysis; intentional hooks and slices, rules, etiquette, and strategy.

A survey of the major theories of organizational design and behavior with an emphasis on comparisons of public, private, and nonprofit agencies.