POLS 2070 - Contemporary Social and Political Issues

4.5 Credits

This course examines the social and political issues relevant to the 21st century through reading, discussion, and media. The overall theme of the course is globalization and global understanding. Topics include peacemaking and nonviolence; women and world order; education, hunger, and food distribution; ecological balance; international law and organization; human rights and social justice; world political economy and economic justice; militarism and the arms race; religious perspectives on justice and peace; and culture, community values, and change.

Recommended: College-level reading skills

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Evaluate issues related to peacemaking and nonviolence.
Evaluate women and the world order.
Compare and contrast world order education and teacher training.
Correlate hunger and food distribution.
Evaluate ecological balance.
Discuss international law and organization.
Compare and contrast human rights and social justice.
Explain the connection between the world economy and economic justice.
Discuss militarism and the arms race.
Compare religious perspectives on justice and peace.
Compare culture, community, values, and change.

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