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    The Contemporary World COURSE OUTLINE

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    This course introduces students to the contemporary world through examining globalization across various disciplines of the social sciences. It aims to provide an overview of debates around global governance, development, and sustainability. The course also seeks to develop a sense of global citizenship and responsibility. It includes mandatory topics on population education in the context of demography. By the end of the course, students will be able to distinguish approaches to globalization, describe emerging global systems, analyze drivers of globalization, understand issues facing nation-states, and assess globalization's effects on different groups through writing a research paper.

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    This course introduces students to the contemporary world through examining globalization across various disciplines of the social sciences. It aims to provide an overview of debates around global governance, development, and sustainability. The course also seeks to develop a sense of global citizenship and responsibility. It includes mandatory topics on population education in the context of demography. By the end of the course, students will be able to distinguish approaches to globalization, describe emerging global systems, analyze drivers of globalization, understand issues facing nation-states, and assess globalization's effects on different groups through writing a research paper.

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    This course introduces students to the contemporary world through examining globalization across various disciplines of the social sciences. It aims to provide an overview of debates around global governance, development, and sustainability. The course also seeks to develop a sense of global citizenship and responsibility. It includes mandatory topics on population education in the context of demography. By the end of the course, students will be able to distinguish approaches to globalization, describe emerging global systems, analyze drivers of globalization, understand issues facing nation-states, and assess globalization's effects on different groups through writing a research paper.

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    The Contemporary World

    No. of Units : 3 Units

    Course Description: This course introduces students to the contemporary world by examining the
    multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the various disciplines of the social sciences, it
    examines the economic, social, political, technological, and other transformations that have created an
    increasing awareness of the interconnectedness of peoples and places around the globe. To this end,
    the course provides an overview of the various debates in global governance, development, and
    sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a
    sense of global citizenship and global ethical responsibility.

    This course includes mandatory topics on population education in the context of population and
    demography.

    Learning Outcomes:

    At the end of the course the students should be able to:

    A. Competencies

    1. Distinguish different interpretations of and approaches to globalization 2. Describe the emergence of


    global economic, political, social, and cultural systems 3. Analyze the various contemporary drivers of
    globalization 4. Understand the issues confronting the nation-state. 5. Assess the effects of globalization
    on different social units and their responses

    B. Skills

    1. Analyze contemporary news events in the context of globalization 2. Analyze global issues in relation
    to Filipinos and the Philippines 3. Write a research paper with proper citations on a topic related to
    globalization

    C. Values

    1. Articulate personal positions on various global issues 2. Identify the ethical implications of global
    citizenship

    Course Outline:

    Weeks 1-2

    Orientation

    Introduction to Globalization

    Defining globalization

    Weeks 3-5:

    The Structures of Globalization - The Global Economy - Market Integration - The Global Interstate
    System - Contemporary Global Governance

    Week 6- Prelim
    Week 7-9:

    A World of Regions - Global Divides: The North and the South - Asian Regionalism

    Weeks 10-11:

    A World of Ideas

    - Global Media Cultures - The Globalization of Religion

    Week 12 - Midterm

    Weeks 13-14:

    Global Population and Mobility - The Global City - Global Demography - Global Migration

    Weeks 15-16: Towards a Sustainable World - Sustainable Development - Global Food Security

    Weeks 16-17: Conclusion - Global Citizenship - Research paper writing

    Week 18 – Final Exam

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