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INST 200 – Interdisciplinary Approaches to Globalization uses the subject of globalization to familiarize students with the field and methods of International Studies. We will explore this subject through assigned readings, written work, lectures, discussion, and student presentations. This course will enrich your understanding of the world by deepening your knowledge base and broadening your perspective. It will cultivate your awareness of past and present world problems, and help you to appreciate the value of International Studies as an interdisciplinary approach to global subjects. In the process, this course will target critical analysis, creativity, group work, public speaking, discussion, debate, reading, writing, and research.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
This course meets the All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) requirements for Global and Cultural Awareness (Category 3E).
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Carmen López Ramirez was born and raised in Cadiz, Spain, where she completed a three-year program concentrating in business and tourism in 1994. After completing this program, she lived and worked in both England and Germany studying German and English as well as gaining a new appreciation for cultures different than her own. In 2005, she moved to Fort Collins. She has since graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in languages, literatures and cultures (with a concentration in Spanish) and a master’s degree in Spanish at CSU. While working at CSU, she has discovered her new passion in life: teaching.
Carmen enjoys sharing her culture and enthusiasm for foreign languages with her students. They have helped her to be patient, fun, enthusiastic and creative with the language. She was nominated in 2014 for the CSU Alumni Association Best Teacher Award, and is the recipient of the 2014 College of Liberal Arts Curricular Innovation Award.