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Global Issues: Concepts and Challenges
Welcome to Global Issues: Concepts and Challenges! Learn about the most pressing global issues in the world today. Examine current international efforts to address poverty, climate change, refugees and more. Build your knowledge of the concepts, theories and terminology used to analyse and respond to these issues. Consider the successes and failures of the international community in managing global issues, and the prospects for the future. If you are interested in contemporary affairs and international issues, this is the course for you!

This online course can be completed for credit at the University of Wollongong. Eligible students who complete this subject may have it credited towards a Master of International Studies. To learn more about how to complete this course for credit, click on the link below.

This course is also part of the Open Education Resource universitas (OERu.org) and can be undertaken for free (without obtaining credit) at any time.