GLBL 499

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Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Selected reading and research in Global Studies. See schedule for current topics.

3 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated, if topics vary, in the same or separate terms to a maximum of 6 undergraduate or 8 graduate hours. Prerequisite: GLBL 100 or six hours of global studies, anthropology, social geography, political science, sociology, or economics; consent of instructor.

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GLBL 499 class schedule data for fall 2021
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
70675	Online	A	6:00PM -7:50PM	T	n.a.	Witt, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Global Information Society Section Info: This course examines the historical and contemporary transformations associated with globalization from the perspective of information as a core element of sociotechnical and political economic processes. Drawing on themes of empire, industrialization, big science and data, and ubiquitous information systems, students will focus on questions such as: how and why global social developments came to be centered around information? What role have information organization and communications technologies (ICTs) played historically? What challenges does a globalized and informationally dominated society pose to contemporary life, social stability, and the planet? This course offering is for Undergraduate Students Only. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
73832	Online	AB	5:30PM -8:30PM	W	n.a.	Wedig, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Study Abroad Project
72504	Lecture-Discussion	DC	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Chih, D	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/23/21-10/15/21 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 2 hours
72646	Online	SW	6:00PM -7:50PM	T	n.a.	Witt, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/21-12/08/21 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Global Information Society Section Info: This course examines the historical and contemporary transformations associated with globalization from the perspective of information as a core element of sociotechnical and political economic processes. Drawing on themes of empire, industrialization, big science and data, and ubiquitous information systems, students will focus on questions such as: how and why global social developments came to be centered around information? What role have information organization and communications technologies (ICTs) played historically? What challenges does a globalized and informationally dominated society pose to contemporary life, social stability, and the planet? This section is for Graduate Students only. There is a separate Undergraduate section. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.