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GEC101 Contemporary World
Liberal Arts & Business Program
Madrid, Spain
Dates: 8/30/16 - 12/17/16
GEC101 Contemporary World
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Nebrija
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Cultural Studies
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: TBD
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
DESCRIPTION
Study of the history of the 20th century, along with an analysis of the contemporary world from a multicultural perspective. The course will help the student to analyze and understand historical processes of the contemporary age from different perspectives (cultural, political, economic, sociological). It attempts to give the student the the tools for understanding the present through a knowledge of the past. It examines the principal developments and events from the beginnings of the twentieth century until the present time with analysis of important figures and forces. Study of the political changes and cultural tendencies following the great conflicts of the century and the processes of decolonization and social development; study of the factors which have defined the contemporary world: ideologies, new social and economic norms, technological innovations and cultural changes.