SAAU1023

SAAU

1023

This course is offered through CCCU Best Semester as a Study Abroad course. Permission through the Study Abroad office is required prior to enrolling in this course. The course description provided by CCCU is as follows: An on-site seminar that provides orientation to the history and culture of each location. In addition, the course will examine one issue of justice from each location, thereby helping students learn to navigate one of the world’s most culturally (and linguistically) diverse regions in the world. Students will explore the spectrum of modern-day Australia from Aboriginal worldviews to the more than 120 ethnic communities that can be found in Queensland alone. In Indonesia, students will examine inter-faith relationships between Christians and Muslims. In Taiwan, students will examine tensions between the indigenous minorities and the Nationalist Chinese who came to the country in 1949. Through each of these case studies students will examine how such factors as religion, history, geography, climate, and diversity come together to shape each country. Students will discuss and reflect on their own cross-cultural journey as they learn from readings, interviews, and daily experiences. This course will include guest speakers and excursions throughout the semester.