GLOBALIZATION, POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: A A E 101 (215 prior to Fall 2024), ECON 101 , 102 , or 111 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an informed perspective on economic drivers of globalization over the past 30 years and the links between globalization, economic development and poverty in low-income countries. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Gain familiarity with ongoing debates concerning economic policy in developing countries and the role of international institutions in influencing those decisions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Learn multiple sources of information regarding economic circumstances of poverty-vulnerable countries. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use Excel and other computational tools to analyze and interpret large, multi-dimensional datasets. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate competence in writing about economic issues through reflections on topic reading assignments and in academic style in two longer writing assignments. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop an informed perspective on economic drivers of globalization over the past 30 years and the links between globalization, economic development and poverty in low-income countries. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Gain familiarity with ongoing debates concerning economic policy in developing countries and the role of international institutions in influencing those decisions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Learn multiple sources of information regarding economic circumstances of poverty-vulnerable countries. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use Excel and other computational tools to analyze and interpret large, multi-dimensional datasets. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Demonstrate competence in writing about economic issues through reflections on topic reading assignments and in academic style in two longer writing assignments. Audience: Undergraduate