Examines social, environmental, political, and economic challenges on a global scale. Focuses on democratic citizenship, ecological literacy, and ethical decision-making.Includes a community-based action research project on topics like consumerism, poverty, human rights, and more.
Students explore the social, political, environmental, and economic impacts of various contemporary and emerging global issues. Their investigations center on questions of quality of life at local, national, and global levels. The course is grounded in the principles of active democratic citizenship, ecological literacy, critical media literacy, and ethical decision-making. It aims to integrate knowledge from different disciplines to empower students as agents of change for a sustainable and equitable future. An integral part of the course involves planning and executing a community-based action research project. Key topics of inquiry include media, consumerism, environmental challenges, poverty, globalization, Indigenous peoples, peace and conflict, and human rights.