Federated
Learning Community Minor On Globalization (GLS)
Fall 2003
WHAT IS A FEDERATED LEARNING
COMMUNITY-FLC?
The
Federated Learning Community on Globalization is a six-semester undergraduate
minor program that started in Fall 2001 and focuses on
issues of global importance in the 21st century. Students can
register for the program seminar FLC 301/FLC 302 (cross-listed with SOC 393-F
DEC) as a stand-alone-course or‚ if they are interested in a minor in
globalization‚ take the FLC 301/2 in combination with any of the federated
classes listed below. The program seminar focuses and integrates the material
of the federated classes in a small community setting of about 30 students. The
FLC on Globalization is ideal for continuing and transfer students interested
in understanding the cultural, political, economic, and ecological dimensions
of globalization. Students may join any semester.
|
FLC
301/SOC 393-F |
Program Seminar (required for minor
(3-credits) |
Hermann Kurthen |
TUTH 5: |
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FEDERATED CLASSES |
|
|
|
AFS 380-J |
|
Joy Mahabir |
MWF |
|
SOC 309-F |
Social Conflicts and
Movements |
Javier Auyero |
MW 2: |
|
POL 101-F |
World Politics |
Chuck Taber |
MW |
|
POL 372-J |
Politics in the |
Bahar Leventoglu |
TUTH 11: |
|
SOC 348-F |
Global Sociology |
Daniel Levy |
TUTH |
|
WST 395-J |
Topics in Global Feminism |
Lisa L. Diedrich |
TUTH |
|
PHI 367 |
Philosophy of War and Peace |
Eduardo Mendieta |
TUTH 2: |
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EGL 395 |
War Poets |
Adrienne Munich |
TUTH |
|
EST 201-H |
Technological Trends in
Society |
Glenn Smith |
TUTH |
|
BUS
110 (10) |
Business in the 21st
Century |
G. Jefferson |
M |
SPRING 2003 Theme: "Global
Identities, Civilizations, and Citizenship" (courses to be announced)
HOW DOES THE PROGRAM WORK?
Students
may enroll in the program seminar only and get 3-credits toward SOC 393 (F-DEC).
Or they can register for the minor program and take any of the listed federated
courses in addition to the required FLC 301 (Fall) and
FLC 302 (Spring) classes. Globalization minor students starting in Fall 2003 are advised to have all 24-credit courses
fulfilled by the end of the Spring 2004 semester because the program will be
discontinued. Signing-up for the FLC program seminar makes students eligible
for preferential admittance in federated classes with a waitlist. Students may
earn a minor in Globalization (GLS) by completing 24 credits with a grade of C
or better, including both program seminars FLC 301/FLC 302 (each 3 credits)
plus six federated courses.
The
GLS minor provides an excellent interdisciplinary foundation and preparation
for specialized graduate studies in fields such as law, international relations,
political science, sociology, economics/business management, history, education,
geosciences, environmental and Marine studies, engineering, technology and
society, music, anthropology, philosophy, regional planning, public health, American,
Africana, and women's studies. In addition, it prepares students for
internships with international organizations such as the United Nations,
transnational corporations, (non-) governmental organizations, or for future
participation in a study-abroad program.
ACTIVITIES PLANNED
A
goal of the FLC is to engage students in a holistic way that touches their
personal lives as well as their academic interests and allows them to gain a
hands-on experience combining theory and practice, including a variety of
extracurricular activities. Students will be engaged in group projects,
self-directed reading and writing, oral presentations, a field trip to the
United Nations Headquarters in NYC with an ambassador briefing, high school
participation, pizza parties, webpage design, community outreach assignments, and
guest lectures of experts.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For
more information contact FLC Director Prof. Hermann Kurthen, Department of
Sociology, SBS-S 443, (631) 632-7717, E-mail: hkurthen@ms.cc.sunysb.edu, or
visit the FLC website (www.stonybrook.edu/flcglobal).
You can register in person through the Registrar's Office or electronically
through the SOLAR system.
Why
you should participate in the
F FEDERATED
LEARNING COMMUNITY MINOR PROGRAME
IN
"GLOBALIZATION" C
(www.stonybrook.edu/flcglobal)
WHAT IS
IT ABOUT?
·
The Federated
Learning Community (FLC) on Globalization is oriented toward students who are
interested in understanding the diversity
of cultures, the globalization of
the economy, the interdependence of nations and peoples, and the growth of international
institutions. Issues include AIDS,
global warming, the internet, international drug cartels, the United Nations,
human rights, global protest movements, terrorism, global trade, poverty and
development, arms proliferation, tourism and the sex trade, etc.
·
So far the FLC on
Globalization covered the following themes: Global Identities, Cultures, and Institutions (Fall 2001), Global Techno-Science, Arms Control &
the Environment (Spring 2002), Human
Rights, Terrorism, and Transnational Movements (Fall 2002), Global
Economics, Development, and Political Governance (Spring 2003). In Fall 2003 the topic will be Global Trade, Arms
Proliferation, and Human Rights, and in Spring 2004 Global Identities, Civilizations, and
Citizenship.
·
The FLC is recommended for students majoring in social, health, and natural sciences,
such as environmental studies, sociology, economics, business management,
political science, philosophy, music, law, Africana studies, anthropology,
history, American studies, engineering, geosciences, geography, technology and
society, Marine sciences, public health, and women's studies.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS?
·
Students can take
popular courses in a variety of departments, fulfill necessary DEC courses towards their major and general education requirements,
and receive credit toward a minor in
Globalization ALL AT THE SAME TIME.
·
The FLC program
seminar and the federated courses are stimulating
classes taught by professors who are experts
in their fields. Extracurricular activities offered in the FLC 301/2 program
seminar (cross-listed with SOC 393-F) may include a discussion of world
problems with a United Nations
ambassador at the UN Headquarters in NYC, pizza parties, designing a web page, participating in diversity
events, writing articles for student papers, doing a student survey, preparing
a brochure, collaborating with high schools, making contact with internship
programs, preparing a student conference, making good friends ….
·
Taking program
seminar and registering for a minor in Global Studies will enhance student resumes and can improve future job-opportunities in a
globalizing world by preparing students for internships with international organizations, (non)
governmental agencies, and transnational corporations in the New York Metro area. It also is a good
training for study-abroad programs
and fosters an understanding of forces that shape our 21st century.
·
The Stony Brook
globalization minor program will terminate
after Spring 2004. But students can still join in Fall 2003 and collect all 24-credits toward a minor because the
federated courses are purposefully designed to maximize interdisciplinary connections.
WHO CAN
ENROLL AND WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?
·
The FLC is ideal for
transfer or continuing students. It is NOT
necessary to declare a minor in Globalization to participate in the
3-credit program seminar cross-listed with SOC 393 (F-DEC). But those who are
interested in the 24-credit minor in
Globalization need to take both FLC 301 and FLC 302 program
seminars AND any six additional federated
courses listed in the FLC program schedule. Once students have signed up
for the program seminar (FLC 301/2),
seats can be reserved in popular federated
courses with a waitlist.
·
Students can enroll for the FLC 301/FLC 302 and the
federated courses on their own by
contacting the Registrar's Office or
electronically through the SOLAR system. If you need more information or
encounter registration problems, please contact FLC Director Hermann Kurthen (hkurthen@ms.cc.sunysb.edu), or
call the Learning Community Program office at 631-632 4378 (Paula Feldman or
Evelyn Mc Parlin).