Global Citizenship Cohort | Courses (2026/2027)
Schedule of first-year courses (the usual course load is 5 courses per semester).
Dealing with Disagreement and Polarization Theme Courses
Fall 2026
Knowledge and Liberal Education – LBED 1000A, MWF 09:00-10:15: Brendan Cummins
why? Liberal Education 1000 will help you develop skills such as critical thinking, numeracy, oral and written communication, and research. It’s more than just skills, though; this course will integrate ideas from all areas and help you see the connections and questions that influence these ideas.
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Global Citizenship I - LBED 1150B, W 15:00-16:15: Kat Stevens
why? This half-course, for GCC students only, will meet once a week to plan cohort activities, discuss connections across cohort courses, and hear guest speakers of interest to our theme.
Religion, Worldviews, and Identity - RELS 2001, MW 10:30-11:45: James Linville
why? This course invites you to explore how religion shapes — and is shaped by — worldviews, cultures, and personal identities. You'll engage with big questions about the role of religion in society, its boundaries with other aspects of life, and whether religion can be fully explained through social or psychological frameworks. This course helps you develop critical thinking, communication, and research skills while encouraging you to make connections across disciplines and cultures.
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Winter 2027
Critical Thinking - LOGI 1000, MW 12:00-13:15: Kat Stevens
why? The Introduction to Critical Thinking will teach you how to identify, evaluate and, by extension, create arguments. Arguments are the tools with which we make our reasons available for scrutiny - not only to others, but also to ourselves. And so the ability to deal with them is fundamental in our attempts to figure out what we ought to believe and do.
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Global Citizenship II - LBED 2150, W 1500-16:15: Kat Stevens
why? This half-course, for GCC students only, will meet once a week to plan cohort activities, discuss connections across cohort courses, and hear guest speakers of interest to our theme. You will also work on your cohort project in your second semester, giving you the chance to put your learning and connections to work.
The Anthropological Perspective - ANTH 1000, TR 10:30-11:45: James MacKenzie
why? This course introduces you to the diverse ways humans live, think, and relate to one another across time and place. Through the lens of anthropology, you’ll explore how material, social, and cultural conditions shape human life — locally and globally. Along the way, you’ll build critical thinking, communication, and research skills as you examine the methods and theories anthropologists use to understand human diversity. This course encourages you to make connections between global issues and everyday life, helping you ask thoughtful questions about what it means to be human.
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Environment & Society Theme Courses
Fall 2026
Knowledge and Liberal Education – 1000A, MWF 0900-1015: Brendan Cummins
why? Liberal Education 1000 will help you develop skills such as critical thinking, numeracy, oral and written communication, and research. It’s more than just skills, though; this course will integrate ideas from all areas and help you see the connections and questions that influence these ideas.
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Global Citizenship I - LBED 1150A, W 1500-1615: Ken Vos
why? This half-course, for GCC students only, will meet once a week to plan cohort activities, discuss connections across cohort courses, and hear guest speakers of
interest to our theme.
The Physics of Everyday Life - PHYS 2020A, TR 12:00-13:15: Ken Vos
why? The course investigates the connection between science and the world in which we live. Science, the environment and society all impact and influence the other two. Often in unforeseen ways. The connection and interplay between the three will be explored. A part of this study involves an exploration of the science behind objects, devices, and technologies upon which we all depend upon in our everyday lives.
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Winter 2027
Fundamental of Environmental Science - ENVS 2000, MW 1030-1145: TBA
why? The Introduction to Critical Thinking will teach you how to identify, evaluate and, by extension, create arguments. Arguments are the tools with which we make our reasons available for scrutiny - not only to others, but also to ourselves. And so the ability to deal with them is fundamental in our attempts to figure out what we ought to believe and do.
Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Global Citizenship II - LBED 2150A, T 1500-1615: Ken Vos
why? This half-course, for GCC students only, will meet once a week to plan cohort activities, discuss connections across cohort courses, and hear guest speakers of interest to our theme. You will also work on your cohort project in your second semester, giving you the chance to put your learning and connections to work.
Introduction to Human Geography - GEOG 1200A, TR 1630-1745: Julie Young
why? This course introduces you to the diverse ways humans live, think, and relate to one another across time and place. Through the lens of anthropology, you’ll explore how material, social, and cultural conditions shape human life — locally and globally. Along the way, you’ll build critical thinking, communication, and research skills as you examine the methods and theories anthropologists use to understand human diversity. This course encourages you to make connections between global issues and everyday life, helping you ask thoughtful questions about what it means to be human.
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