Undergraduate Elective for Spring Semester 2015
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Professions
Globalization and Education
INTE-UE 11 (4 credits)
Lecture: Tues and Thurs, 2:00-3:15PM
Recitations: Thurs, 12:30-1:45PM or Thurs, 3:30-4:45PM
Professor Jonathan Friedman
All undergraduate students from all schools are welcome to enroll in this course. This course
satisfies a restricted elective requirement for the minor in Global and Urban Education Studies.
The course examines the conceptual and empirical work on the social, cultural, and economic
aspects of globalization and their implications for education. We shall explore education in light
of: 1) the increasing de-territorialization of cultural formations; 2) the emergence of global
markets along with the post-nationalization of the production and distribution of goods and
services, including knowledge-intensive work; 3) new information and communication
technologies which are reshaping the structure and meaning of work, belonging and community;
and 4) unprecedented population movements and immigration. We shall examine recent
conceptual work in globalization and its relationships to human experience with a focus on
educational institutions and youth.