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Globalization

XB20 (4 semester units in Geography)

Important: Special academic policies apply to XB courses.

Our world is undergoing revolutionary change. International communication, once slow and expensive, is now free and instantaneous. The cost of thousand-dollar computers around the globe is now measured in pennies. These facts have changed every aspect of life. One global culture is emerging. This in-depth and rigorous course helps you understand the new forces shaping the world, including new transportation and communications systems, international trade, investment and immigration, and regional and global politics.

There are currently no sections open for enrollment.

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Thurs. Sept. 3, Berkeley

ROBERT ACKER, Ph.D., received his master's degree in Southeast Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and his doctorate in geography at UC Berkeley. He has traveled in India, Southeast Asia and China. He has taught the course on globalization at UC Berkeley and for its Fall Program for Freshman.

NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.

• $695 (EDP 021725)

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