AMST 1100 - Future Shock and Survival

Institution:

Minneapolis Community and Technical College

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Description:

3.00 credits (3.00 lec) This course focuses on the study of social, cultural, economic, ecological, technological, institutional, and psychological needs, demands and issues as American society hurries toward the future. Accelerated change and the overstimulation of high-speed life in America are examined. The "limits to growth" debate on projections of the interrelationship of population, food, industrialization, pollution and the consumption of nonrenewable resources is analyzed. Fulfills MnTC Goal Area 5 Prerequisites: Placement into READ 0200 or placement into ESOL 0052 or completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.minneapolis.edu

Phone Number:

(612) 659-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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