- THEORETICAL ISSUES: - Systems theory, methodology, applied science.
- MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: - belief systems, emotional aspects, conflict, conflict resolution, interdependence.
- DIVERSITY/MULTICULTURALISM IN CURRICULUMS & GLOBAL WORKPLACE: - what we mean by diversity, concept of multiculturalism as a response, interfaith understanding as a response, minority rights in traditional political theory, new vistas for 21st century and beyond.
- WHY A MENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE TO DIVERSITY ON OUR PLANET: - various perspectives and their consequences. - The mental health/diversity model and its implications for International Law, Human Rights, Citizenship Rights, building of ‘Community’. - Emerging ‘code of ethics’.
- APPLIED SCIENCE: - the application to ‘planning’, (national and international), policy formulation, & ‘every-day living’. - The nexus with other fields that are growing in an ‘interdisciplinary’ environment – the real world of ‘living’.
- CASE STUDIES: - Student presentations.
- CONCLUSIONS: - Summary & Overview.
EVALUATION: - Presentation (25 %), and term paper (70%), Attendance (5%). No exam.
COURSE MATERIALS: All course materials will be available online via a ‘blog’ created for the purpose. The materials will be put in sections in sequence as related to the course
The blog will also be used as a place for discussion outside of class time. Some reading material will be mandatory, and other information will be for further reading with sources for research purposes.
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