GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING
Explore the world from ECU!
WHY TAKE GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING?
The Global Understanding course is taught in a shared virtual classroom with students and faculty from more than 50 institutions, in more than 30 countries. Bi-weekly live videoconference discussions, chats, and collaborative student projects provide personal, global experiences that open student perspectives about other cultures and build the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to thrive in a global multicultural society.
Engage in real-time discussions with students from around the world.
- Network and build relationships as you collaborate on projects.
- Develop skills essential for career readiness in an interconnected world.
- Enhance your resume with global experience – without leaving campus!
- Earn Humanities or Social Sciences credit.
- Check with your advisor to see which GU course is right for you!
Global Understanding is a dynamic set of courses offered through multiple departments each semester. In these classes you will interact with students at ECU partner universities around the world to learn from and with each other.
Past courses have included: ANTH 1050 • COMM 1050 • ENGL 1000 • ETHN 2001 • GEOG 1000 GLST 1060 • HIST 1030 • HMGT 3200 • HNRS 2011 • MGMT 3552 • PHIL 1176 • PSYC 1070 • SOCI 1050