Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

The Center for 21st Century Studies

Overview

The Center for 21st Century Studies is a transdisciplinary program housed in Virginia Tech’s College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Dedicated to the undergraduate teaching mission of the university, the Center consists of a network of affiliated faculty who participate in its teaching, travel, and events. The program significantly subsidizes the travel costs associated with the program thanks to the generous support of our donors.

Undergraduate Courses (C21S)

2104: INTRODUCTION TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY STUDIES
An introduction to issues and resources in 21st century studies: the interaction of tradition and modernity as it plays out in human and economic development, levels of governance from local to global, social forms (gender, family, class, nation, ethnicities, human rights), and cultural forms (art, changing mores, media, religion, technology, the built environment); the art, ideas, and issues of the 21st century. (3H,3C)

2984: SPECIAL STUDY
Variable credit course.

3954: STUDY ABROAD
Variable credit course.

4004: CAPSTONE SEMINAR
Capstone research/project seminar for the minor in C21S. Reserch skills, engagement with the most recent scholarship and other cultural responses to 21st century issues, presentation, and dissemination. Pre: 3954 with at least a C grade (3H, 3C). Pre: 3954. (3H,3C)

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