INT 200 - The World and the West:Contemporary Issues

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CUNY College of Staten Island

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Description:

4 hours; 4 credits This interdisciplinary course will analyze contemporary issues in the dynamic relationship between countries and cultures described as "the West" and the "non-West." Social, cultural, historical, political, and economic factors affecting this relationship will be considered. This course provides students the opportunity, skill, and knowledge to acquire and interpret information necessary for comparing and analyzing alternative models of “the West” and the rest of the world, and the dynamicrelationship between them. Students will examine news reports of current international issues involving such regions as Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia. (cont. wld.) (p&d) Prerequisites: ENG 151 and COR 100

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csi.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 982-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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