Education 225. Global Education for Intercultural Competence
This course is intended to introduce students to the fundamental
concepts associated with intercultural competence. It is also
intended to make them more aware of the skills, attitudes and
knowledge necessary for global citizenship as they embark on a
cross-cultural immersion experience. Its central premise is that
our past, present and future raise questions that can only be
understood when we look beyond our borders. As such, success in
negotiating this increasingly complex, interdependent and
interconnected world requires that we understand these issues
and the forces that shape them. Students will be introduced to
theories of globalization and cross-cultural communication. They
will also explore how the values they hold complement or diverge
from the global processes at work and in the end, have a more
developed sense of their obligations as global citizens.