课程简介
The program offers a major and minor intended to equip students with a broad understanding of the contemporary global context and its implications for human experience and action. It will help students gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of at least one culture other than their own, and will also equip students with critical tools in analysis, criticism, and communication that they can use to assess and navigate cultural differences.Each of us belongs to several diverse communities whether at work, at school, at home or at leisure. In the decades ahead we will interact with even more people as our society becomes more complex. The range of cultural diversity in American society and the world beyond demands that people in an ever-growing range of careers possess the knowledge, understanding, intercultural sensitivity, and analytical tools to perform effectively.<br><br>The Cultural and Global Studies curriculum draws from disciplines across the University to give students the knowledge and the theoretical and methodological skills necessary to understand our complex and rapidly changing world.<br><br>We are all citizens of a global community. The range of cultural diversity in American society and the world beyond demands that people in an ever-growing range of careers have the knowledge and communication skills to navigate cultural differences. Students in this major will choose a particular cultural or global area to study in depth. Possible areas of focus include African and African Diaspora studies, American Indian studies, cultural competency, East Asian studies, European studies, Latin American and Latino studies, and Middle East and Islamic studies, and social justice and global health.
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