POL 2200 The Global Citizen

This course provides students core knowledge and skills for engaged citizenship in a global age. Students will examine community problems and civic life in the context of national and international events and agencies. They will explore traditional notions of citizenship, governance and policy-making while considering the global character of the political, economic and environmental challenges affecting local citizens the world over. Students will conduct applied research in the study of specific contemporary public policies determined by faculty expertise (i.e. human rights, the environment, the global south, war, immigration, sexual violence, education, poverty, etc.) and explore community/citizen efforts to influence policy outcomes. Additionally, students will develop a detailed policy brief outlining their own position and a civic-based political strategy plan to achieve policy goals in the context of decision-making processes.
Credits: 3.0