Course Description

[Lectures and tutorials of this course will be delivered online.]

This course explores how globalization affects developed and developing countries and cities around the world. It enables students to understand how their own lives and personal choices are shaped by market forces and global interconnectedness. This course provides an overview of globalization and asks critical questions about what it is, how it started, what drives globalization, what are major players and its positive and negative effects.  

Throughout the course, students will compare and analyze how diverse individuals’ lives are impacted by globalization. Major factors include market forces; global climate change; technology; education; and movement of cultures, values, religions, and ideologies… for better and for worse. Central to the course will be the question of how globalization has changed social life for individuals, communities, governments, and international organizations around the world. The cases invite students to reevaluate the major theoretical orientations to globalization discussed in the course, reflect on major debates about globalization, and hypothesize its future impacts.  

Course Learning Outcomes

On completing the course, students will be able to:

1. Compare and evaluate major theoretical orientations towards globalization.
2. Reflect on how diverse individuals’ lives and choices are impacted by global interconnectedness.
3. Hypothesize about the future impact of globalization and how to respond to it.

Offer Semester and Day of Teaching

Second semester (Wed)