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ACE Catalog Volume 60 - May 19, 2025 
    
ACE Catalog Volume 60 - May 19, 2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOSC4003 - Global Skills and Cultural Awareness

Credits: 3
This course is designed to help students learn to communicate effectively across borders, navigate cultural differences, and hone skills that will help them succeed globally. They will learn what it means to be culturally competent and culturally responsible. Hallmarks of cross-cultural communication are considered. Additionally, ways to harness the power of a workforce, along with suggestions on how to develop a global mindset, are presented. Ethnocentrism and the challenges associated with it are examined. Students will leave the course with a better understanding of where they fit in the world on a global scale and practical steps they can take to improve their chances for success in the global economy.