Advanced Global Thinking

Prerequisite: GEOG 374 or GEOG 375 or GEOG 376 or GEOG 381 or GEOG 383 or GEOG 386 or GEOG 388 Advanced Global Thinking gives students in geography and related disciplines the opportunity to develop and apply their understanding of the geographic principles at a global scale. Students will investigate connections that migration, commerce and cultural exchange continue to create between the gateway communities of Massachusetts and other places throughout the world. They will apply critical perspectives from cultural, economic, political and environmental geography to current questions of international policy, especially as related to migration, climate change, trade and human development. Students will also gain an understanding of global institutions in which these perspectives may be applied, including intergovernmental agencies, military alliances, trading blocs and non-governmental organizations. Offered spring semester.