INDS 4370 - Future Worlds

3 hrs

Study of the future prospects of human existence using various methodological approaches (foreshadowing, construction of models, fictional literature, synoptic skills); threats of survival and the general quality of human life; value preferences; possible future political and economic activities explored for their potential to resolve global problems; analysis of alternative futures in terms of their assumptions about the nature of change, the nature of human beings and the purpose of life.
Prerequisites: HIST 1355, HIST 1356 or consent of instructor.