SST 201 - Introduction to the Social Studies.

Open to all students in any discipline. (3) S.

Seminar introducing social studies to teacher candidates and social sciences to all students. Develops critical thinking skills through exploration of different types of sources of knowledge and information; explores multiple perspectives within and among disciplines. Global or U.S. focus, or focus on the U.S. with ties to global context. Possible topics include global environment, immigration and refugees, human rights, global economy, war and peace; the topic for 2013-2015 is food and hunger.