Global Studies A/T
Are you looking for a course that…gives you a greater understanding of yourself, your culture and your values? Provides you with a sound general knowledge of relationships among countries and citizens of the World? Gives you the skills to analyse and critically evaluate these relationships? Encourages you to develop a world view? Gives you a chance to look into politics and international relations?
Global Studies would be valuable for students who have an interest in politics, philosophy, journalism, diplomacy, cultural studies, science, legal studies, languages, humanities, economics, the arts, international relations, the United Nations and global citizenship.
Course Patterns
- Minor: 2 to 3 units
- Major: 3.5 or 4 units
Units
Global Actors
Students learn about the distinctive nature and origin of actors within contemporary global politics. They reflect on their own role as a citizen giving legitimacy to global actors through their decisions and beliefs. The choice of actors for study will include a range from different locations and spheres of influence such as terrorist groups, UN, Greenpeace.
Global Processes
Students critically analyse the purpose, nature, and origins of global processes in the international order, and how these facilitate or impede relationships among global actors in many communities. Students reflect on their place, and their communities’ role, in global processes in working towards the common good. The World Bank, WHO, IMF and First Nation claims to sovereignty are some areas which may be explored.
Global Opportunities
Students analyse what progress and change can be achieved by global political action. They examine how the global system is perceived and used to improve lives for individuals and communities. Students evaluate possible pathways for progress and consider to whom current reform processes bring benefits. Students consider their preferred future, the actions necessary to achieve it, and why it would be better. Free Trade agreements, Sustainable Development goals and micro-financing are some areas for study.
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Negotiated Study
This extra unit unit is available to students who indicate by results that they are equipped to succeed.
Global Classroom (Extra– curricular)
Global Classroom (R unit) is a registered unit (students are given credit points towards their Senior Secondary Certificate.
Run exclusively at UCSSC LG in conjunction with the Scottish Department of Education, the program consists of a net-work of international schools committed to Global education.
International excursions
Excursions are arranged to enable participation in the Global Classroom Conference every year