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UNIV 190

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An introductory, interdisciplinary study of a specific problem or series of ideas in the liberal arts. May be repeated for credit with different topics.

Distribution Area Prerequisites Credits
1/2-1 course

Spring Semester information

Michael Boyles

190A: Tps:Intro to Data Visualization


Manal Shalaby

190B: Tps:Global Studies and the Liberal Arts

It's an exciting time to be alive! A random post on Facebook can prompt you to transfer money to a wildlife organization located in Australia to save the polar bears in the Arctic. Yet, a basic t-shirt you order from Amazon can further encourage forced labor in a third world country. Whether you like it or not, you are part of a highly complex maze of entangled global connections and forces shaping your world, and acknowledging your role as a global citizen is no longer a luxury but a responsibility.

This course aims at providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the much debatable and rapidly shifting process of globalization. The course is designed as an introduction to the discipline of Global Studies, not just as a field of knowledge with historical and theoretical frameworks but also as a set of tools and skills that will help you comprehend the nature of global interconnectedness and navigate the political, social, economic, environmental and cultural relations governing the world today.


Harry Brown

190C: Tps:Game Design and the Liberal Arts