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Welcome to the Global Studies Program at Mission College!
Increasingly, educators at every level of instruction are acknowledging that their students can no longer be competitive, compassionate, and responsible citizens without a solid understanding of global issues. Whether students wish to embark upon careers in business, science, economics, the humanities or medicine, having the ability to contextualize other cultures and speak fluently about global issues and dilemmas would be advantageous.
The Global Studies Program at Mission College takes an interdisciplinary approach to increasing knowledge and understanding of contemporary global issues. Its aim is to provide students with a comprehension of the world's social and natural systems, appreciation of human cultures outside of their own, and knowledge of some of the most pressing problems facing our planet. Students who successfully complete the program should leave with a solid background for working in a global economy and living in a multicultural society. Those of us who believe in this program aspire to have our students take with them a skill set that extends beyond the workforce and marketplace. We want our students to feel connected to a global community. As members of this global community and citizens of a democratic society, students should develop skills that will make them vibrant, empowered members of this global community. Equipped with a grasp of how their choices effect their lives as well as those of others, they should be able with make intelligent decisions as voters and consumers.
As a faculty member of this program, I encourage students to contact me to learn more about Global Studies and its application to their own professional and personal growth goals. Students are welcome to email me at nesreen_khashan@wvm.edu.
Spatial perspectives to looking at Global Issues:
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What are the forecasts for Wealth Distribution in 2015?: Wealth_2015
How does that compare to Wealth Distribution in 1990?: Wealth_1990
What does that mean for your future? Take Global 006: The Global Economy to find out.
Why is this happening and who is benefiting? Take Global 004: The Developing World to find out.
Following are descriptions of courses I have taught or will be teaching. I teach online or hybrid classes only. This means a majority of our instruction occurs via the Angel online teaching interface. Online learning environments can be fun, engaging, and challenging. All who are up to this learning format are welcome but students must be aware that self-discipline is required.
GLOBL 003/SOCSC 003: Peace Studies
Advisory: Globl 001 or Globl 002. This course is
designed to introduce students to the multifaceted field of peace
studies. Students will be exposed to the political, social,
economic, and cultural foundations necessary for peace to
exist. CR/NC Option. (UC/CSU)
Being offered Spring 2008. Syllabus and Assignment Schedule Coming Soon
GLOBL 004/SOCSC 004: The Developing World
GLOBL 006/SOCSC 006: The Global Economy
About Me:
Nesreen Khashan is a
curriculum writer in Arlington, VA and a part-time faculty member of
the Department of Global Studies at Mission College. As a scholar of
the Middle East, she has studied how U.S. media represent the Arab
world and how the Arab world adapts Western influences into its media.
She is interested in exploring development issues, particularly the
questions of why countries rich in resources remain in abject poverty,
and how aid agencies will manage to boost the GDP of poor countries
while tackling issues of global warming. She is co-editor of Encounters with the Middle East: True Stories That Will Help You
Understand the Region, scheduled to be released November 2007. This
non-fiction current affairs title collects stories from travelers
living in the Western world who visit the Middle East. Their tales
reveal a shared humanity, as well as the manner in which our own
misconceptions color our observations to new places. A number of these
writers reveal these reflections but also shed them as their
experiences bring them closer to understanding more about the Middle
East, as well as about how it is constructed by Western media sources. Click Here for More information.EDUCATION &
AWARDS
MA in Near Eastern Studies, University of Arizona, December 2005
Foreign
Language and Area Studies Fellow, University of Arizona, 2003-2004, 2004-2005
academic years.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow. University of Arizona,
summer 2004. For study abroad at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
American Institute for Maghrib Studies Scholarship recipient, summer 2005.
Awarded through University of Texas, Austin. For study abroad at the Tangier
Summer Intensive Arabic Studies Program in Tangier, Morocco.
BA in Journalism,
San Francisco State University, May 1997 San Francisco State University, San
Francisco, CA:
Awarded Scholarship to attend World Affairs Council annual
Asilomar Conference. May, 1997.
LANGUAGES Colloquial Arabic dialects of Egypt
and Syria. Ability to read, write and speak Modern Standard Arabic at an
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