Students complete a service activity in the community in conjunction with the content of a three-credit co-requisite course. Course may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

This course is designed to give Altman Scholars the information and skills necessary to make the most out of their Rising Sophomore Study Abroad Experience. Through this experience, students will cultivate intercultural communication skills, enhance their knowledge of an important emerging market, be pushed out of their comfort zone, and provide meaningful public service in an international context. This course will equip students with the skills to maximize these outcomes through classroom learning, experiential reflection assignments, and research projects.

Special Topics

Perspectives on Global Citizenship urges students to consider their role in their local environments as they prepare for and embark on their education abroad journey. Together, we will examine the methods available to study abroad students to learn about and exist within the various cultures that comprise our everyday locales. We will also deconstruct the notion of a “global citizen” in order to redefine the many ways that one can become a global citizen in our modern, interconnected world. In addition to identifying and sharpening the tools and skills available to Altman Scholars in their quest to become global citizens, the course also considers the various assets and limits all people have as they work, migrate, travel and live in the world. By the conclusion of the course, students will define their specific goals in terms of becoming a global citizen. They will also understand how geography, socioeconomics, media, politics and history all converge to shift the tools to which people around the world have access, including the scholars themselves, on the quest for global citizenship.

Students complete a service activity in the community in conjunction with the content of a three-credit co-requisite course. Course may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Open to Altman scholars only, this course will utilize interdisciplinary and experiential approaches to explore of debates surrounding globalization. PSDV majors or minors may substitute ISIB 3010 for PSDV 2400.

Students complete a service activity in the community in conjunction with the content of a three-credit co-requisite course. Course may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Utilizing approaches to learning that are theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary, this course will assess contemporary global dilemmas in a variety of developing and developed world regions and the corresponding role of the states in combatting political, ecological, economic insecurity. The course is taught by faculty in various social sciences and humanities disciplines.

The course an experiential quasi-independent study that affords graduating seniors an opportunity to critically reflect upon the knowledge and skills gained through the Altman curriculum and their study abroad experiences. Students will assess the “higher level learning” and personal transformation that took place during their junior year abroad experiences. They will also attend scholarly events rooted in liberal arts and business disciplines and utilize the methodological approaches and theoretical content gained through the Altman Program to critically the theoretical and empirical questions presented at these events.