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Humber’s innovative Global Citizenship Certificate (GCC) prepares you for engaged living in a culturally diverse and rapidly changing world. Through a combination of academic courses and experiential learning, you will gain a highly valued global perspective, deepen your understanding of human diversity, interconnectedness, and cultural complexity and enhance your sense of personal and community responsibility.
The Global Citizenship Certificate is a cross-college, multi-disciplinary program designed to accommodate currently enrolled students in any of Humber’s six academic Faculties. Envisioned as a "global backpack" or a set of online courses and experiences that you can fit into your current studies, the program requires you to examine the questions of meaning and value associated with the theme of citizenship within today's global world.
Once successfully completing the program requirements you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in Global Citizenship. You will exit with an e-portfolio documenting your global skills, knowledge and experiences to share with potential employers and/or your community of professional interest.
(1) GBLC 001:
Introduction to Global Citizenship
This course introduces the concept of global citizenship, including relevant knowledge, skills, values and civic actions. Learners will reflect upon the rights and responsibilities of citizenship within communities at local, national and global levels, and explore the historical and contemporary contexts that shape what it means to be a global citizen as related to their academic discipline. Learners will produce an e-portfolio to intentionally map out and document their learning experiences and outcomes in the Certificate.
Approximate time to complete (at your own pace): 30 hours.
(2) GBLC 002:
Citizen at Humber
This course introduces the concept of community, including factors of locality, membership, unity/cohesion, authority, scope and boundaries. Learners will explore the core principles and building blocks of community engagement and development, as well as barriers to participation, and analyze their own role as a member of various communities. Learners are provided with guidelines, leads, and a tracking document to complete 40 hours of required community engagement, and will review the benefits and rationale of volunteerism. Learners are introduced to the foundational principles of reflective journaling, with reference with Kolb’s model of experiential learning.
Approximate time to complete (at your own pace): 30 hours + 40 community service learning hours.
Community engagement examples:
(3) GBLC 003:
Citizen of the World
This course introduces the topics of culture and identity, guided by the Iceberg Concept of Culture, Hofstede’s theory of Cultural Dimensions and Bennett’s Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity. Learners will explore topics relevant to understanding the spectrum of identity, uncovering implicit bias, awareness of issues related to equity and inclusion, and community engagement in a culturally diverse and interdependent world.
Approximate time to complete (at your own pace): 30 hours.
Global Studies Course:
One core or elective course in your program which has “internationalized” learning outcomes. See course catalogue: humber.ca/myhumber/
Conversations about the importance of Global Citizenship Education are happening all around us! Learn more by watching these externally-produced videos:
Watch the video to hear the importance of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in a globalized and increasingly interconnected world.