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First Year Seminar Human Rights & Social Justice Activism And Awareness (GEN-110)

Semester:	Fall 2024
Number:	0952-110-044
Instructor:	Rita Verma
Days:	Tuesday Thursday 8:00 am - 9:15 am
Note:	Traditional In-Person Class
Location:	Garden City - Hagedorn Hall of Enterprise 209
Credits:	4
Course Materials:	View Text Books
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Description:	This course examines the challenges we face and have faced in efforts to promote justice and explores the ways that people, acting together, have changed the world. We will look at both local and global human rights issues. Our specific focus will be on globalization and human rights around the world with the goal of developing enhanced global citizenship skills.
Learning Goals:	* demonstrate heightened awareness of challenges we face nationally and globally and their historical roots* describe the global economic pressures that lead to increased movement of people * compare and contrast different human rights issues around the world * describe steps they have taken to become better global citizens *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

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