Global Experiences (GE)

These courses examine the interconnectedness of human communities and diversity of cultural traditions that have shaped the world in the past and present. Students will learn to observe, describe, and analyze human cultures and societies in their variety.

Rationale

Global Experiences courses support the curricular goal of appreciating “diversity and the ethical and environmental responsibilities of local and global citizenship.” The study of unfamiliar cultures and societies also promotes analysis of information and the development of critical and historical analysis.

Goals

The purpose of global experiences courses is for students to examine the interconnectedness of human communities and diversity of cultural traditions that have shaped the world in the past and present and learn to observe, describe, and analyze human cultures and societies in their variety.

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Course Criteria

A course must meet the following criteria in order to be designated as fulfilling the Global Experiences requirement.

Courses must include a majority of the content outside of a U.S. context.

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Courses must be comparative, transnational, or case-oriented in their geographical approach.

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Courses must introduce students to a variety of cultural, environmental, historical, political, or social conditions and provide frameworks that enable them to critically analyze these conditions.

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Learning Outcomes

Students will meet one or more of the following learning outcomes.

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Students will be able to examine the way societies and cultures are influenced by specific geographical contexts, histories, ideologies, and belief systems.

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Students will be able to recognize relationships among local, national, and global events.

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Students will be able to compare, contrast, and classify two or more communities, states, or global regions, at least one of which is outside of the United States.

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Students will be able to evaluate transnational issues and the way they impact a variety of communities, states, or regions.

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Students will be able to demonstrate a nuanced, comprehensive understanding of a single community, state, or global region outside of the United States.

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