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Global CitizenshipCoordinator: Andrew Latham (Institute for Global Citizenship) Steering Committee: Jim Dawes (English); Julie Dolan (Political Science); Dan Hornbach (Environmental Studies); David Chioni Moore (International Studies); Jane Rhodes (Dean for the Study of Race and Ethnicity); Michael Monahan (Director, International Center); Michael Porter (Director, Internship Program); Karin Trail-Johnson (Director, Civic Engagement Center). In the early 21st century, the concept of “global citizenship” has (re)emerged as an important framework for addressing the age-old (and fundamental) liberal arts questions “how should I lead my life?” and “how should we lead our lives together?” Put simply, this framework entails three core elements. First, it is based on an ethical claim that all human beings are ultimately members of a single moral community and that, as such, they have certain rights, responsibilities and duties. Second, it involves a judgment that this community faces a number of challenges that are increasingly global in character (including, but not limited to, environmental degradation, human rights violations, migration, poverty, social exclusion, economic exploitation, political violence, disease, humanitarian emergencies, and various “democratic deficits”), but that manifest themselves in distinctive ways in specific national/local contexts. Finally, it entails a conviction that addressing these challenges will ultimately require both an acceptance of our global ethical responsibilities and the development of institutional structures through which these responsibilities can be exercised at the transnational, national and local levels. The objective of this concentration is to provide students with an integrated curricular/co-curricular “pathway” (involving both course-work and experiential learning opportunities) that will allow them to explore/interrogate these claims—as well as what it means to be an ethical and effective “global citizen-leader”—in a structured, yet open-ended, way. The program is based on two premises. The first is that, at the most fundamental level, the education of global citizen-leaders necessarily begins with a strong liberal arts education that emphasizes critical thinking, self-examination, multiculturalism, internationalism and civic engagement. The second is that, for some students, going beyond this foundational level to engage in a more in-depth study of the “big questions” related to civic life, engagement and leadership at the local, national and international levels would be highly beneficial. To this end, this concentration threads together: Required courses that provide a framework for thinking about fundamental philosophical issues raised by the questions (a) “How should we live together under conditions of sometimes radical difference in a multicultural and globalizing world?’ and (b) “how should we conceptualize and practice effective and ethical ‘leadership’ in such a world”? Integrative courses that explore/interrogate (a) the particularities of civic life in the United States, (b) approaches to civic life beyond the US, (c) the intersection of science and civic life; Supporting courses that purposefully explore/interrogate key concepts related to civic life from an additional (inter)disciplinary perspective; Community-based learning experiences that provide practical experience with civic life on the local level; and, Study Away experiences that provide additional intellectual and/or experiential engagement with the big issues of civic life, leadership and engagement in settings beyond the Twin Cities. Given that it is possible to approach the study of civic life, engagement and leadership from variety of (inter)disciplinary perspectives, the program permits students to complete this concentration in conjunction with any of the majors offered by the College. The concentration also provides students with a pathway that allows them to complete the College’s distribution and diversity requirements in a thematically focused way. Structure of the Concentration A concentration in Global Citizenship consists of the following six courses: Required Courses —Political Science topics course, Paradigms of Global Citizenship —International Studies 480, Paradigms of Global Leadership Although this is not a strictly sequenced program of study, students are strongly encouraged to complete Paradigms of Global Citizenship (Political Science topics course 394) before enrolling in Paradigms of Global Leadership (International Studies 480). Integrative Courses —One American Studies course focused on issues of civic life, engagement and leadership within the United States; —One International Studies course focused on issues of civic life, engagement and leadership beyond the United States; —One “science and citizenship” course; Supporting Course —One “supporting” course offered by any academic department (this may also be fulfilled as part of a study away program) Students pursuing a concentration in Global Citizenship are also strongly encouraged to choose, in conjunction with a faculty advisor, a semester-long internship, civic engagement or similar field-based learning experience addressing the themes of the concentration as they manifest themselves in the Twin Cities. Concentrators can fulfill this requirement by: *completing a course that includes a structured field experience/service-learning/action-research component; *completing an appropriate independent academic internship; *participating in other credit- and non credit-bearing experiential learning programs focused on the Twin Cities, including the Lilly Summer Fellowship program, the Chuck Green Fellowship program, the Leaders in Service Program, the Off-Campus Student Employment Program, the Bonner Service Scholarship Program, and the Lilly Lives of Commitment Program. Students pursuing a concentration in Global Citizenship are also strongly encouraged to choose, in conjunction with a faculty advisor, a study away program involving an internship, civic engagement or similar field-based learning experience addressing the themes of the concentration. Explanation of Courses In order to satisfy the requirements of the concentration, a course must: —purposefully explore/interrogate key concepts related to civic life (on the local, national or international scales), examples of such concepts include “citizenship” (global, environmental, etc.), “rights” (human, civil, political, etc.), “justice” (social, racial, environmental, etc); “democracy” (social, political, etc.), “freedom”, “liberty”, “ethics” and “cosmopolitanism”; and/or, —cultivate in students an understanding of the scientific concepts needed to address the major social, political and ethical challenges confronting humanity today (including, but not limited to, public health, biodiversity, sustainability, energy, climate change, and genetic modification) The following is a partial (but suggestive) listing of American Studies courses that fulfill the curricular requirements of the proposed concentration. Many of these courses are cross-listed with other departments. 103 The Problem of Race in US Social Thought and Policy 140 Black Public Intellectuals 203 Race, Ethnicity and Politics 250 Race, Place and Space 285 Asian American Community and Identity 300 Junior Civic Engagement Seminar 331 Racial Formation, Culture and US History 370 Understanding and Confronting Racism The following is a partial (but suggestive) list of International Studies courses that fulfill the curricular requirements of the proposed concentration. Many of these courses are cross-listed with other departments. 110 Globalization—Homogeneity and Heterogeneity 113 Globalization in Theory and Context 114 International Codes of Conduct 245 Introduction to International Human Rights 275 Work, Ethics and Vocation in the Era of Globalization 345 Advanced Themes in Human Rights 367 Postcolonial Theory 485 Confronting Global Hatred 488 Universalism: Confronting Global Thought The following is a partial (but suggestive) list of Natural Science courses that fulfill the curricular requirements of the proposed concentration. Many of these courses are cross-listed with other departments. Only courses that count toward the College’s general distribution requirement in the natural sciences can satisfy this requirement of the concentration. Environmental Studies 120 Environmental Geology Environmental Studies 133 Environmental Science Environmental Studies 180 Ecology Biology 115 Global Diversity and the Biology of Conservation Biology 117 Women, Health and Reproduction Biology 161 Biotechnology and Human Society Biology 165 Human Diseases Physics 130 The Science of Renewable Energy The following is a partial (but suggestive) list of supporting courses that fulfill the curricular requirements of the proposed concentration. Many of these courses are cross-listed with other departments. Asian Studies 111 Introduction to Asian Studies Art 264 Contemporary Art and Critical Theory Anthropology 246 Refugees and Humanitarian Response Anthropology 364 Political Anthropology Classics 121 The Greek World Classics 122 The Roman World Economics 108 Quantitative Thinking for Policy Analysis Educational Studies 280 Re-envisioning Education and Democracy Educational Studies 460 Education and Social Change English 265 Justice English 382 Topics in African Diasporic Literature, Culture, Thought Environmental Studies 215 Environmental Politics and Policy Environmental Studies 229 Environmental Ethics Environmental Studies 237 Environmental Justice Environmental Studies 335 Science and Citizenship Environmental Studies 368 Sustainable Development and the Global Future Geography 112 Introduction to Urban Studies Geography 488 Cities of the 21st Century Geography 241 Urban Geography Geography 248 Political Geography Geography 232 People, Agriculture and the Environment Geography 341 Urban Social Geography German Studies 306 Introduction to German Studies German Studies 360 Proseminar in German Studies Hispanic Studies 442 Nation and Identity in the Hispanic World History 221 American Labor Radicalism History 235 Comparative Freedom Movements History 257 Empires Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies 110 Texts and Power Humanities and Media and Cultural Studies 126 Media Institutions Linguistics 103 Advertising and Propaganda Mathematics 108 Quantitative Thinking for Policy Analysis Philosophy 125 Ethics Philosophy 227 Bioethics Philosophy 301 Philosophy of Law Philosophy 368 Feminist Philosophies Political Science 160 Foundations of Political Theory Political Science 170 Theories of Rhetoric Political Science 206 US Constitutional Law and Thought Political Science 207 US Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Political Science 262 American Political Thought Political Science 271 Politics of Public Space Psychology 264 The Psychology of Gender Psychology 268 The Psychology of Multiculturalism Psychology 370 Understanding and Confronting Racism Religious Studies 123 Jesus, Dissent and Desire Russian Studies 364 Culture and Revolution Sociology 350 Public Life Theatre and Dance 210 Community-Based Theatre Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 310 Gender and Sociopolitical Activism Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 315 Comparative (Neo/Post) Modernities
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