Introduction to Global Studies examines how globalization operates as a set of interconnected economic, political, cultural, ecological, and technological systems. Using world-systems analysis as an organizing framework, the course explores how global interdependence is structured, how inequality is produced and reproduced, and how moments of crisis reveal underlying power relations.

The course emphasizes critical and creative thinking, systems analysis, and real-world application rather than memorization. Students will connect historical processes to contemporary global challenges in order to better understand—and critically engage with—the world they inhabit.