Contemporary World Issues Course Overview

Taught by: Steven Welckle

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This course is designed to increase the students' awareness of current world problems, to help them develop a global perspective, and to utilize investigative and analytical skills needed to study controversial issues. The course introduces the concept of "global community" as related to questions of over-population, rural underdevelopment, urban migration, poverty, health care, hunger, child labor, illiteracy, war and regional conflict.

Texts: Assorted texts; Assorted periodicals and other material.

Prerequisite: 11th or 12th grade standing.