A Global Seminar is a 6-credit opportunity offered by UBC that has students take a hands-on course with a professor to develop and apply skills in another part of the world. For more information, visit UBC’s Global Seminar page here.
An example of a Global Seminar can be seen in a previous seminar that took place in Guatemala taught by Professor Tom Kemple and co-taught with Professor Barryman (Philosophy).
This group study Global Seminar, taught on location in Guatemala in coordination with Phil 335A — Power and Oppression, examined major ideas concerning the nature and role of civil society in an era when there has been great optimism about its potential to oppose the oppressive power of states and markets. Drawing on experiential learning participant observations of a society heavily dependent on transnational nongovernmental organizations, the course provided students with knowledge of sociological methods and theories for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of civil society organizations and the challenges of social transformation.