This thematic and comparative course surveys broad patterns of human development across cultures, the ways in which civilizations interacted, and recurring processes and problems encountered in global history up to 1500 C.E. Central themes are agricultural revolution, development of global trade networks, and the significance of disease in world history. Students will investigate social, cultural, religious, and political aspects of the different periods covered. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA

The story of civilization in the West from about 1600 to the present, including the Enlightenment; the social, political, and industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries; and the two great wars of the 20th century. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA

The story of civilization in the Mediterranean area and Europe from the earliest civilization of Egypt and Mesopotamia, through Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation to about 1600. Restricted to students with freshman and sophomore standing. HA

Independent reading and/or research under the guidance of a global citizenship faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. Independent study contract is required. May be repeated for credit.

Viterbo University global citizenship related topics offered on the basis of need, interest, or timeliness. Prerequisites as determined by the instructor. Restricted to students with junior standing or higher. May be repeated for credit. See registrars office current class schedules Web page for specific semester description.

This course explores the importance of understanding others in a global world. What does it mean to be a global citizen among people of varying worldviews Students will learn what it means to be a global citizen and explore global issues, including those that foster cooperative action to promote "a more just and humane world."

This course examines the internal motivation for global citizenship. Neuroscience has demonstrated that social emotional learning is necessary to understanding and acting on inequalities and promoting empathy towards others in a global context. Ones motivation towards enacting change and understanding of others is examined through an epistemological and social emotional learning development lens. Students will also learn how systems thinking is needed to understand the complex nature of global challenges and relationships. Restricted to students in the bachelor completion programs.

In an increasingly globalized and rapidly changing world questions are often raised on what constitutes meaningful citizenship, as an individual, as a part of a group, and within the context of a global identity This course is designed to explore the concepts of global citizenship and identity from global perspectives via an individual lens.

The course presents an interdisciplinary approach to exploring the history and contemporary challenges of global citizenship. A brief survey of past engagement with the concept provides historical context for modern consideration of such themes as migration, identity, and the relationship between personal liberty and communal responsibility. Analysis of varying sources will focus on the possibility that global citizenship may be the most promising model with which to tackle such ongoing complex problems as global pandemics, racial injustice, and climate change.

The purpose of this course is to give adult students an introduction to critical sociological ways of thinking that apply explicitly to real world settings. The course will accomplish this by focusing on the institutions of criminal justice, education, the workplace, and health care. These institutions have been chosen for their breadth and because they connect more directly to the lives of students-as most work, have dealings with healthcare and education, and have had some direct or indirect experience with the criminal justice system).