GCS 425 - Global Cultural Studies Practicum

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

GLOBAL CULTURAL STUDIES

Description:

The Global Cultural Studies practicum is designed around connecting GCS majors with internship opportunities at a range of social and/or environment justice oriented organizations in and around Pittsburgh. The practicum will enable students to productively apply many of the skills they learn in GCS courses in professional and political settings beyond the university's campus. They will in turn strengthen these skills and develop new capacities as they learn the practical realities of some of the Global Cultural Studies' curriculum's principle themes. Students enrolled in the practicum will work under the joint supervision of a GCS faculty member and a participating organization. In addition to the tasks of the practicum itself, students will write reflexive critical analyses of their experience and a theoretically informed research paper. They must secure an internship from one of the organizations we have already designated as appropriate to GCS majors before they enroll in the course. Prerequisites: GCS 175 and at least Junior Standing. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Apply and strengthen written communication skills (2) Apply and strengthen oral communication skills (3) Apply and strengthen analytical and critical thinking skills (4) Articulate, in writing, a deepened understanding of the ways in which cultural, political, and economic processes intersect with one another at local, national, and/or global scales (5) Articulate, in writing, a deepened understanding of how these processes contribute to social inequalities (6) Demonstrate, in writing and in action, a commitment toward issues of social and/or environmental justice

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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