Federated Learning Community Minor On Globalization (GLS)
Spring 2004
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 ends in Spring 2004. The FLC program focuses on issues of global importance in the 21st century. Any Stony Brook student can enroll in the program seminar and get 3-credits toward SOC 393 (F-DEC) without being required to sign up for the minor. Students who registered in previous semesters for the 24-credit FLC minor in Globalization, however, should enroll in the Spring FLC 302 in combination with any of the federated classes listed below to collect their remaining credits because the FLC minor program will be discontinued. The program seminar focuses and integrates the material of the federated classes in a small community setting of about 30 students. The FLC 302/SOC 393 is ideal for continuing and transfer students interested in understanding the cultural, political, economic, and ecological dimensions of globalization.
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FLC 302/SOC 393-F |
Program Seminar (required for minor, 3 credits) |
Hermann Kurthen |
TU |
5:20-8:10 pm |
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FEDERATED CLASSES |
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PHI 105-G |
Politics and Society |
Chad Kautzer |
MF |
12:50-2:10 pm |
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AAS 392-F |
Language & Communication in South Asia |
Shikaripur Sridhar |
MW |
2:20-3:40 pm |
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AFS/HIS 221-J |
Intro to Modern African History |
Olufemi Vaughan |
MW |
6:50-8:10 pm |
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HIS 300-F |
Global History International Law & Institutions |
Susan Hinely |
MWF |
11:35-12:30 pm |
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EST 201-H |
Technological Trends in Society |
Glenn Smith |
TUTH |
2:20-3:40 pm |
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AAS/LIN 250-F |
Language & Cultures of Asian Americans |
Kamal Sridhar |
TUTH |
2:20-3:40 pm |
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POL 372-J |
Politics in the Third World |
Sanser Yener |
MWF |
8:30-9:25 am |
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POL 336-F |
U.S. Foreign Policy |
Helmut Norpoth |
MWF |
9:35-10:30 am |
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HIS 281-H |
Global History and Geography |
Wolf Schafer |
TUTH |
8:20-9:40 am |
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MUS 319-J |
Music in Latin America |
Frederick Moehn |
TUTH |
11:20-12:40 pm |
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WST 395-J |
Topics in Global Feminism |
Angela Cotten |
TUTH |
12:50-2:10 pm |
BENEFITS OF THE PROGRAM
The FLC 302/SOC 393 program seminar and the Stony Brook Globalization minor provide 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 program seminar 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, a semester-end student conference, and guest lectures by experts on global issues.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For more information contact FLC Director Professor Hermann Kurthen, Department of Sociology, SBS-S 443, (631) 632-7717, E-mail: hkurthen@notes.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 FLC 302/SOC 393 PROGRAM SEMINAR E
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(www.stonybrook.edu/flcglobal)
WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
· The Federated Learning Community (FLC) Program 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),. Global Trade, Arms Proliferation, and Human Rights (Fall 2003), and Global Identities, Civilizations, and Citizenship in Spring 2004.
· 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 federated courses with a global focus in a variety of departments, fulfill necessary DEC courses towards their major and general education requirements, and--if they previously registered for the FLC minor--will receive credit toward their 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 the program seminar or 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 it fosters an understanding of the forces that shape our 21st century.
· The Stony Brook globalization minor program will terminate after Spring 2004. Students who registered for the Globalization minor in previous semesters should fulfill their 24-credit requirements toward the minor by Spring 2004.
WHO CAN ENROLL AND WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS?
· The FLC is ideal for transfer or continuing students. Students do NOT have to register for the FLC 302 or the Globalization minor to participate in the program seminar. They can choose to take the class as a SOC 393 (F-DEC) course and receive their regular 3-credits from the Sociology Department.
· Only those students who previously registered for the 24-credit minor in Globalization need to enroll in the FLC 301/2 program seminars AND collect credits from any six additional federated courses listed in previous and present FLC program schedules.
· Students can enroll in the FLC 302, SOC 393, or any 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@notes.cc.sunysb.edu), or call the Learning Community Program office at 631 632-4378 (Paula Feldman).