A requirement for graduation from Florida International University, global learning (GL) courses seek to address three fundamental principles of global perspective, global awareness, and global engagement. Graduates of the Global Learning Medallion, in addition to completing the standard two GL courses, must take a total of four GL courses. Below are the major projects and coursework I've completed in my GL courses. The names of the courses lead to course description pages. Click the "Global Learning Courses" title header to learn more.
This course aimed to explore the effects of the digital world on society and the disruptive effects of technology on a global scale. The final project involved creating a digital campaign through construction of a website, social media account, and Wikipedia submission. While the social media account is no longer active, the website remains online.
Power of Play required anthropological and business minded analyses of play within the human experience since mobile games now make up a multibillion-dollar industry. One of the final projects was to design a board game in accordance with course principles. The second project was to use Fusion 360 to model an object to be printed in the Edge Lab.
This course sought to redefine the common perception of literacy and examined the evolution of literacy throughout history. 21st century literacy skills were identified in order to navigate the new digital era. These literacy skills include media literacy, multicultural literacy, digital literacy, and many more outlined in the infographic project.
In order to understand the path that Black music paved in modern society, its history must first be understood. This history, deeply intertwined with American history, was analyzed in depth to better understand the evolution of Black music from spirituals to gospel to hip-hop.
Introduction to East Asia was my steppingstone to the Asian Studies Minor. The culture and societies of China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan were examined alongside the histories of these regions to understand the consequences of imperialism, globalization, and modernization.
Introducing the basic concepts of the biology of microorganisms, MCB2000 presented the global relationships between human affairs and pathogenic microorganisms, microbiological diseases and socioeconomics, and the ramifications of microbiological findings on the globe. This course served as the foundation for my knowledge and skills going into MCB3020: General Microbiology.
REL2011 taught the basic concepts of theology and explored the concepts of deity, theodicy, cosmology, ritual, as well as the effects of religion on society. This writing heavy course also included field research in the form of a "site visit" that involved attending religious services outside of my religion.
Introduction to Environmental Science tackled the topics of environmental degradation, the effects of humanity on the environment, the natural ecosystems of the Earth, ecosystem services, and ways to address environmental issues. One of the final assignments of this course was to calculate the ecological footprint of my household and reflect on methods to introduce more sustainable ways of living.