Post Secondary Teaching and Learning - PSTL

Description:  Quality of human life?in terms of access to basic resources, health and economic living standard?varies dramatically across the globe. This interdisciplinary class uses social, ecological and quantitative perspectives to study the United Nations? Millennium Development Goals to reduce abject poverty and inequality across the world. International issues covered include deforestation, global warming, urbanization and women?s and children?s health. The Millennium Project charts pathways to global development that may provide a more equitable future for all of the world?s people. Students will be able to develop their own reaction to significant international issues. One of the interdisciplinary goals of this class is to provide students a means of improving their algebra skills in a meaningful, humanistic context. There is no math prerequisite.

Instructor:  Staats,Susan K