Topical Guide
The Environment
Urban Studies/Planning
Globalization
Public Health
Indigenous Issues
Anthropology
Social Justice and Human Rights
The Environment
IHP’s Rethinking Globalization allows
students the opportunity to investigate the phenomena commonly referred
to as “globalization” through a curriculum that
revolves around environmental issues. The Rethinking
Globalization program allows
students to earn 12 credits (32 credit total) in Environmental Studies over
the course of this full year program. Environmental Studies credit can also
be earned on IHP’s
Cities in the 21st Century program.
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Urban Studies/Planning
IHP’s Cities in the 21st Century program offers students an Urban Studies curriculum
in which all courses–Economic, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, and
Environmental Studies–revolve
around the significant issues currently being faced by urban society.
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Globalization
What is globalization? Is it something that we should be scared of or embrace?
What are its real impacts on people and the environment? These and many other
questions related to the phenomena commonly referred to as “globalization” are
explored in detail on IHP’s Rethinking Globalization.
Questions specific to the relationship of globalization to health and health
care will be addressed on IHP’s Health and Community.
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Public Health
IHP’s Health and Community program would
be of interest to all students considering a career in fields related to public
health and medicine.
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Indigenous Issues
IHP’s Nations and Identities engages students in the significant and difficult
issues related to struggle for sovereignty, self rule and tribal recognition
through an integrated curriculum that includes course work in Philosophy, Political
Science, Anthropology and Sociology.
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Anthropology
Students interested in earning credit in Anthropology will find unique opportunities
on IHP’s Rethinking Globalization, Cities
in the 21st Century, Nations and Identities,
and Health and Community programs.
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Social Justice and Human Rights
Students will find numerous opportunities to investigate issues related to
Social Justice and Human Rights through such courses as Comparative Social
Movements on IHP’s Rethinking Globalization and
Indigenous Movements on IHP’s Nations and Identities.
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