There are no prerequisites. Having been enrolled in the 1st-year course Globalization and Society will facilitate the learning of theories and concepts.

As a result of completing this course, students will be able to: 1. Solve problems, through both analysis and synthesis. 2. Work with culture as an explanatory variable to varied phenomena. 3. Link culture to globalization processes. 4. Evaluate, through an interdisciplinary approach, different concepts like nationalism, ethnicity, and racism. 5. Use different qualitative research methods and conduct qualitative research. 6. Display commitment to upholding ethical standards. And they will have: 7. Developed the motivation to accomplish high-quality work. 8. Developed their team works skills. 9. Developed oral and written expression skills. 10. Improved critical reasoning skills.

This course is designed to introduce the students to the study of culture and identity in a globalizing world. The course is presented through an inter-disciplinary approach and focuses on scholarly debates over an array of socio-cultural changes and transformations that affect all world societies and individuals in multiple ways. During the course, the students will engage in the study of different globalization theories and approaches, the concept of culture and cultural change, and the origin and transformation of different identity layers (national, supranational, ethnic), always from a local-global perspective. TOPICS: 1. Globalization discourses in the 21st century. 2. Globalization in scholarship. 3. Culture and deterritorialization of culture. 4. Global consumer culture. 5. Media & Communication, consumption of cultural goods. 6. Cultures of protests. 7. Individual and collective identities. 8. Identity in the digital era. 9. National identities: origins and consequences. 10. Supranational identities. 11. Ethnicity. 12. Culturalization of racism. 13. Multiculturalism. 14. Cosmopolitanism.

Theoretical classes (2 credits ECTS) will focus on the acquisition of skills and knowledge related to the theories and evidence about culture, identity, and globalization presented in readings and lectures. Practical classes (2 credits ECTS) will entail group and individual activities and exercises: searching for references at the library, discussions over questions related to the readings or the course's topics, oral presentations, and other activities in groups. All tasks are oriented to the acquisition of skills and competencies directly related to the course.