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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • SP.246 (Fall 2004) 
  • Course Title:
  • Current Events and Social Issues 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Special Programs 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Claudia Gold
    Jocelyn Rodal
    Dr. Lee Perlman 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • SP.246 / ESG.SP246 Current Events and Social Issues



    Fall 2004




    Course Highlights


    This course features assignments and an extensive list of readings.


    Course Description


    The goal of this seminar is to have open discussions of controversial political and social issues and raise awareness of current world events in an informal setting. Discussions for the first part of each class will focus on current events from that week, while in the second part of class students will discuss a scheduled issue in greater detail. Scheduled issues include the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the regulation of marijuana, how our society should punish criminals, genocide in Rwanda and Sudan, discrimination in our society today, the future of social security, whether pornography is sexist, and where we can go from here in the Arab/Israeli Conflict. Discussions will be supplemented by readings, films, and public speakers. Students will also be encouraged to read news media from around the world.
     

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