HSC 062 - HSC History, Geography, World Problems

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: This course explores the historical and cultural context of current world problems.

Prerequisite: HSC 018 or ELA 018 with a C or higher (or concurrent enrollment).
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Evaluate how individuals and movements have shaped contemporary world issues.
Analyze how cultural identity can promote unity and division.
Evaluate ways of influencing national governments and international organizations to establish or preserve individual rights and/or promote the common good.
Explain how the geography of globalization affects local diversity.
Evaluate how human interaction with the environment has affected economic growth and sustainability.
Evaluate the ethics of current and future uses of technology based on how technology has shaped the world we live in.

Course Contents

Topics include, but are not limited to current global issues and their cultural, political, and/or geographic antecedents and effects.

Instructional Units: 5