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U21 Global Issues Programme

Enrich your undergraduate degree by completing the U21 Global Issues Programme while you study!

The Global Issues Programme is a multi-disciplinary programme offered by the Universitas 21 network to the students of the Universities of British Columbia (Canada), Hong Kong (China), Melbourne (Australia) and Nottingham (United Kingdom).

Global connections
Students complete fifty per cent of the programme through at least one other partner university, whether online or during an exchange semester. With four universities to choose from, students can take advantage of the programme’s innovative structure, learning about global issues in a truly global context.
Global context
The programme is a formal course of study that will give you a global context to your degree. It will help you understand topics of critical importance in this globally-connected world; it will allow you to develop your understanding of these topics with fellow students from other countries, cultures, religions, and ethnicity. It will give you an added advantage in seeking jobs after graduation, particularly with companies that have an international outlook.

Global studies
The Global Issues Programme includes approximately 100 subjects to choose from, including 20 offered online. Students complete one core subject and three electives, selecting either online or campus-based subjects, depending on their plans. Some of the subjects offered in 2008 include:

Subject / module

Description

Perspective of Global Citizenship (online)

Taught by the University of British Columbia

Just what does it mean to be a "global citizen"?  When few people even agree on what "global citizenship" means, this idea is murky, even if a more just and tolerant future world is compelling.  In this highly interactive, interdisciplinary and fully online course, you will consider themes relating to global citizenship through debate, discussion and critical analysis
Asia, the Pacific & the West in History (online)

Taught by the University of Melbourne

From Burma to Japan, Manchuria to Thailand, the Cook Islands to Cambodia and Tibet, this subject will explore histories of Asia, the Pacific and the West's involvement in these areas from the 16th century to the present, with an emphasis on 20th century history.
The Contemporary World Since 1945 (online)

Taught by the University of Nottingham

The module surveys and analyses some of the main developments in world affairs since the end of the Second World War.  This includes major international events, particularly the course and aftermath of the Cold War, as well as national and regional histories, especially in Europe, East Asia and the Middle East.  Attention is paid to political and economic forces.

More information
Interested students can contact the exchange or mobility office at their home university, or email the U21 Global Issues Programme Co-ordinator directly at jessiem@unimelb.edu.au