Franklin College reserves the right to cancel any course during a given semester or to re-schedule courses for subsequent semesters. Similarly, some courses may be offered only periodically or in alternate years. Definitive course listings are published prior to each semester. All courses carry three academic credits unless otherwise specified.
ARC 200 Practicum in Archaeology
Each summer, students are immersed in the practical and theoretical aspects of field archeology at the Etruscan site at Poggio Civitate (Murlo) near Siena, Italy. Under the supervision of a staff of professional archeologists, students participate in the actual excavation, documentation, and conservation of archeological material. The program includes readings and lectures about Etruscan civilization and about the Murlo site itself plus: analysis, conservation, cataloguing, photography, and other related tasks.(6 credits)
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AHT 101 The Roots of Western Artistic Tradition
This course is a writing-intensive introduction to Western European Art from the ancient world to the Demoiselles d'Avignon. Instead of the purely formalistic approach of a general survey, it will direct the attention to the depiction of the body in the Western tradition. Topics include the tension between naturalism and idealism in classical Greece, hybrid figures on Gothic facades, the nude in Renaissance painting, religious ecstasies in Baroque sculpture, the birth of the modern spectator in the nineteenth-century, and the deconstruction of the body in cubism and its aftermath in action painting and video art. A series of short essay assignments will be given in order to develop visual literacy and critical writing in art. An accompanying film series will give further insight into the topic.
AHT 199 First Year Seminar
Seminar topics change year to year. Please consult the Schedule of Classes for current seminar offerings.
AHT 200 Psychology of Art
An investigation of the creative process with particular reference to painting and drawing, and divided into two areas: (1) Childhood: the development of self-expression in normality and in retardation. Free expression, spontaneity and inspiration. The schema, kinesthetic imagination, image and sign. Non-visual modes of expression. (2) Beyond childhood: perceptual abstraction and art. Gestalt theory of expression. Artistic symbology. Visual perception. Professional and non-professional expression, naive painting. Art of the mentally ill, and the boundaries of sanity in artistic expression.
AHT 211 Collecting and the Art Market in the Age
In May 2007 at Sotheby's in New York, a 1950 painting by Mark Rothko sold for $72.8 million, the highest price ever paid for a work at a contemporary art auction. The globalization of the market and the search for status symbols of new collectors has driven art prices through the roof. Are these prices higher than they should be? Who really knows how to scientifically convert cultural into monetary value? Is the modern art market, by offering a Raphael and a Lucien Freud at the same price, promoting the production of art for financial speculation? Do artists produce for the market or for poetic reasons? What are the implications for museums and its art-interested public? Is the art market fostering the illicit trade of stolen and looted antiquities? These are some of the ethical issues the course addresses, together with looking at collecting from a historical point of view: princely and scholarly collections in the Renaissance, the Wunderkammer, the birth of the public art museum and the invention of the private art market. Students will furthermore be encouraged to explore topics such as women collectors, the Venice Biennale, and the major art fairs.
AHT 212 The Villa: Country Houses from Palladio
Placing the world's most famous country house - Andrea Palladio's Villa Rotonda in Vicenza - at its center, the course studies the concept of villeggiatura through the ages. It traces the roots of the villa to ancient Pompei and the writings of Vitruvius and examines the international legacy of Palladio in the works of Inigo Jones, Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, and Carlo Scarpa. Further topics of discussion include the dialectic between nature and culture in villa garden architecture, fresco decoration, and interior design. Field trips and academic travel to Pompei, Tuscany, and the Palladian villas in the Veneto will provide an opportunity to experience ancient villeggiatura.
AHT 213 The Seeing Eye: Vision in Art from the R
The course departs from the question if vision is simply what the external world imprints on our retina or if it is a cultural construct. Is it purely physiological or can we speak of a history or histories of the eye? How does culture, science and ethnicity influence what we see and how we see it? Are we subject to optical illusions? Do we have an optical unconscious? Keeping these questions in mind, the course studies aspects of perception in the arts from a historical point of view: the discovery of perspective in the Renaissance, the invention of the Baroque theater, gender and gaze in modernity, and optical instruments of the Enlightenment as precursors for modern photography and film.
AHT 214 Live Art
The course title 'Live Art' can be read in two ways: as an adjective, for example, as in 'Live Music' or 'Live Aid', 'Live' gives the sensation of a performance, to be witnessed or experienced live; or as an imperative like 'Live your life' or 'Live for the moment', it invites the student to experience art, let art be the teacher, to realize that art and life are inseparable. Such activities as drawing and/or making works of art in various media, studying from life/real art in museums or exhibits, going to see art in Lugano and the vicinity. By focusing on figures who come from or have settled in the area (J. R. Rahn, H. Hesse, W. Schmidt, S. Butler) and visiting the studios of local contemporary artists enable students to discover art in an entirely different, out-of-the classroom way. A supplementary fee is required for studio materials, museum entrance and public transportation.
AHT 231 Renaissance Art & Architecture in Italy
Note: This course may carry an additional fee for weekend field trips.
This course follows the evolution of early Renaissance architecture, sculpture and painting in Florence as exemplified in the works of Brunelleschi, Alberti, Donatello, and Masaccio, before taking up the principles of High Renaissance art and its major exponents: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael. The course is designed to define the objectives of individual artists and to discuss to what extent these objectives are indicative of Renaissance thought.
AHT 233 Renaissance in Venice and Northern Italy
An in-depth survey of the Renaissance in Venice and Northern Italy, areas where, once the innovations in Central Italy took hold, produced artists who were extremely influential for later developments throughout Europe, espe- cially Mantegna, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, and Veronese.
AHT 252 Classical Modernism: Impressionism to Po
Beginning with Impressionism, the course traces the development of painting in the modernist period. The emphasis is on man's creative impulse and the development of this impulse into the creative processes. The movements studied include the following: Impressionism, Seurat and New-Impressionism, The Post-Impressionists, Symbolism Art Nouveau, Fauvism, early Picasso and Braque, Analytical and Synthetic Cubism, Edvard Munch and expressionism, the Worringer thesis, Die Brucke, Der Blaue Reiter, Abstraction, Surrealism, the Bauhause painters, de Stijl, Abstract Expressionism, Pop and Op art.
AHT 256 Women in Art
The course will consider the topic from two distinct perspectives: the representation of women in art and successful woman painters, sculptors, and architects. Clarifying and explaining the original purposes of female representations, beginning with pre-historic fertility figures, the course will focus on some of the most important images of women created in the history of art. A division between a representation's physical and spiritual intent will be explored as well as its original social purpose and later misinterpretations in popular culture. Concepts of power, beauty, and idealism, of goodness and malevolence, of motherhood, saintliness and prostitution, of prophecy and witchcraft, of war and protection - all of which are closely associated with the power of the female image - will be part of the discussions. From the other side, the course will look at powerful women creators, from Artemisia Gentilleschi to Zaha Hadid, the challenges they face(d) and superb works they produce(d).
AHT 301 Towards New Forms in Twentieth Century A
A course dealing fundamentally with developing parallels in twentieth century creative thought, and embracing literature, film, music, science, architecture, photography; and industrial and graphic design, with painting acting as the basic continuum. An important part of the discussion is on the social and political environment in which creative thought flourished or perished in any given period. The periods of each of the World Wars will be particularly discussed. Topics include: The North/South division; Impressionism; Post-Impressionism; decadence at the turn of the century, and the relationship between sickness and creativity; psychic sensitivity and the Germanic mind - Edvard Munch, German Expressionism (Die Brucke and Der Blaue Reiter); the architecture and design of the Bauhaus and the Weimar period. Also included are Italian Futurism, Dada and the First War, Surrealism, Abstraction and Pop Art.
AHT 305 History of Drawing & Creative Process
(This course carries a nominal fee for art supplies)
This course takes a multi-faceted approach to the medium of drawing, which for centuries was regarded as the foundation of visual arts. By considering drawing from both the scholarly and practical points of view, students have the opportunity to concentrate on this important medium throughout the entire range of the history of art, thus gaining a complete view of how the artistic process changed. The course also allows students to learn about materials and techniques through actual drawing sessions.
AHT 307 Ancient Art and Archeology
This courses - taught on request as a tutorial - is available to a single individual or to a small group of seriously interested students with some background in art history. The tutorial would be taught by Dr. Erik Nielsen, who, apart from being the President of Franklin College, is also responsible for the Etruscan archaeological site at Murlo, near Siena.
AHT 320 Anthropologies of Art
The course is taught in collaboration with the Museo delle Culture Extraeuropee of Lugano (www.mcl.lugano.ch) and takes place in the classroom at Franklin College and in the galleries of the museum at Villa Heleneum. It is not about the history of art but about the relations between artifacts and people in history. Treating topics such as the power of and in images, art and religion, art and social life, and art and communication, we will discuss how the deep structure of the human mind creates, relates to, and is reflected in artifacts of the Western world. At Villa Heleneum we will have the chance to study cult objects and their relations to the peoples from Oceania, Africa, and Asia together with museum curators. Classes will take place in front of exhibits and are structured around four topics: the meaning and value of the ethnical work of art, photography in anthropology, the mask, and miniaturization.
AHT 345 Picasso: His Life and Work
The course attempts to examine the work of the child prodigy through to the final works and the impact and influences of this artist on painting in the twentieth century. The course follows the evolution of Picasso's work throughout his lifetime along the lines of chronological breakdown suggested in the Penrose Biography, i.e. Origins and Youth 1881-95, Barcelona l895-l901, the Blue Period l901-04, the Rose Period and first Classical Period l904-06, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon l906-09, the creation of Cubism l909-l4, First World War 1914-1918, Beauty must be Convulsive 1918-30, Boisegloup l930-36, Guernica l936-39, Second World War, Royan and Paris l939-45, Antibes and Vallauris l945-54, La Californie l954-58, Vauvenargues l959-61, Le Mas Notre Dame de Vie l961-70, and the Last Years l970-73.
AHT 356 Women in Art (Advanced)
In special circumstances, a student may request to take this upper-level version of AHT 256 Women in Art (see course description). Students in AHT 356 attend all meetings of AHT 256 and are responsible for additional and more in-depth work, to include an oral presentation and tutorials with the instructor.
AHT 360 Art of Ticino, Lombardy and Piedmont
(This is mainly a travel course and students will incur expenses for travel, museum entrance
fees, etc.)
This course takes a regional approach to integrating and applying information about major stylistic trends in different periods in the history of art. Masterpieces of art within a 200-300 km radius of Lugano are studied on a case-by-case basis; field trips are organized when possible. Some of the monuments and collections to be studied in Italy are: (1) in Piedmont, Egyptian Museum (Turin); (2) in Lombardy, Museo Civico dell'Età Cristiana (Brescia), Santa Maria Foris Portas (eighth-century church in Castelseprio), the Certosa Monastery in (Pavia), Castiglione Olona (the "Lombard Tuscany"); (3) in Milan,; the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio and Museum, the Sforza Castle Museums, the Cathedral, the Brera Art Gallery, Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Ambrosiana Gallery, the Science and Technology Museum (with Leonardo's work with models), Santa Maria delle Grazie (with Da Vinci's "Last Supper"), and the Church of San Satiro. In Ticino, Switzerland Switzerland, students will visit Santa Maria degli Angeli, Lugano (with Luini's famous fresco of the "Crucifixion") and Ponte Capriasca (fresco copy of Da Vinci's "Last Supper").
AHT 371 Topics in Art History
Topics in Art History vary from year to year. They are advanced courses on specific topics not normally offered, and they may require additional pre-requisites or permission of instructor.
AHT 372 Topics in Art History
Topics in Art History vary from year to year. They are advanced courses on specific topics not normally offered, and they may require additional pre-requisites or permission of instructor.
AHT 373 Topics in Art History
Topics in Art History vary from year to year. They are advanced courses on specific topics not normally offered, and they may require additional pre-requisites or permission of instructor.
AHT 497 Senior Project
AHT 498 Art History Internship
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AHT 499 Art History Thesis
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AHT COMP EXAM Art History Comprehensive Exam
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AHT CORE Art History Core Requirement
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STA 105 Introduction to Sculpture
An introductory course intended to develop the students' awareness of the third dimension. The course uses the five platonic solids as a vehicle of discovery of three dimensional space. Beginning with the construction of a "space frame" in the form of either a tetrahedron or a cube using wood doweling, the students analyze and describe the space inside the volume without the use of curved lines, using easy manageable materials. The students then move on to consider cylinders, cones and spheres, and work with curves, both simple and complex. They study natural forms that they themselves find and select to work from, starting a new project creating one or more structures from these things, giving them a basic knowledge of working in metal, pexiglas, plaster, clay, wood and glass.
(This course carries a nominal fee for art supplies)
STA 106 Intro to Printmaking
This experimental, introductory course will explore the creative possibilities of media which have often been considered largely mechanical and reproductive processes. After several brief introductory historical lectures, most of the semester is concentrated on simple, direct printing methods like linoleum cuts and wood block prints. Depending on the level of the students enrolled in the course, other autograph processes like dry point etching or techniques aimed at exploiting accidental effects (relief prints or monotypes) may be studied.
(STA 111/211 or AHT 305 recommended so that students may have drawings available to print)
(Students in this course must provide their own tools for some of the techniques, and the course carries a nominal fee for art supplies and equipment).
STA 107 Introduction to Digital Photography
A digital camera needed. Single-lens reflex camera preferable, but compacts with the possibility of switiching to manual also usable.
A course in digital photography which will introduce to the beginner the elements of digital photography. The following will be the two areas of concentration:
(1) Image capture and manipulation using digital imaging technology
(cameras and editing software).
(2) Photograph design (crafting a photograph that reflects your intention using composition, framing, lighting etc.).
Throughout the course emphasis will be placed on the artistic value of photographs rather than the technicalities of digital imaging. Photography is one of the various artistic media available for self-expression and much emphasis will be put on precisely that. Students will synthesize these elements to create a portfolio of work that reflects not only their newly developed skills but also an appreciation and understanding of photography as an art medium.
STA 111 Introduction to Drawing
An introductory course aimed at mastering the rudiments of drawing (calculating dimensions, chiaroscuro, perspective and proportions). Students work mainly in pencil and charcoal and produce drawings in different styles and in the different genre, such as still life, landscape, figure drawing. The greater part of the course is in the studio, but slide presentations and videos are also used to integrate studio sessions. A good deal of attention is devoted to drawing from life and out of doors.
STA 112 Introductory Watercolor Techniques
The course is aimed at teaching students basic watercolor painting techniques. The introductory course will start with basic drawing skills and color theory as a check, then move on to copies of art works and the production of original studies in watercolor. (This course carries a fee for art supplies)
STA 114 Drawing Related Media
The course aims to explore various media related to drawing, like pen and ink, charcoal, colored pencils, felt tip markers, tissue paper and glue, collage, crayons, oil and watercolor pastels, watercolor, tempera, gouache, spray paint. There is virtually no limit to the media that could be employed. At the same time, the course also reinforces the rudiments of drawing, but with primary emphasis on materials and new media rather than theoretical questions. This course requires studio fees.
STA 115 Introductory Painting
This theory and studio course attempts to assist the development of visual awareness through various experiments and media, and provides a foundation for further art study. Becoming visually aware of what happens in certain conditions and with given materials
without initially judging aesthetically. Aesthetic judgment is a personal development which should grow quite naturally out of the foundation course. With a combination of theory and studio practice, the course investigates the properties of color, line, point, plane, texture, etc. in an effort to free the student from dead convention and at the same time free the creative abilities of the individual.
STA 172 Introduction to Gilding
This studio art course will include some lectures on the history of gilding from its beginnings in Egypt over 4000 years ago, through its development in Europe documented by the Renaissance master Cennino d'Andrea Cennini, to the modern era. Field trips will be taken so students can observe various techniques of gilding in situ, including architectural, iconographic, fine and decorative arts, and modern signage. Students will complete several projects using the traditional techniques, recipes and tools of the ancient art of water gilding. They will learn to prepare rabbit skin glue, gesso, bole, and gilding liquor. They will lay 23k gold leaf, burnish and patinate it. We will also explore other methods using gold and metal leaf such as oil gilding, verre eglomise (gilding on glass), and illuminated manuscripts. The last week of class students will be expected to produce an original work of art of their own design using some of the gilding techniques they have learned.
STA 179 Photography on location in Europe
Aimed at beginning and intermediate students exploring the countryside, towns, villages, and interiors of Ticino, this digital photography course concentrates on the dynamics of composition through the use of color and natural light.
(Students in this course must provide their own tools for some of the techniques, and the course carries a nominal fee for art supplies and equipment).
STA 200 Computer Graphics in Advertising
An introductory course to graphic design software and to the principles and practices of advertising graphics. Once the basics have been learned, the course covers the following
aspects of graphic design: the psychology of advertising, the brief from the client and the working relationship between client and designer, font styles and typographic design, the company logo, letterhead, business cards etc., house-styling, company reports,
brochures, flyers, book covers, color printing and printing processes. The course requires that initial design concepts be taken from the early stages through to finished art-work, i.e. the quality of finish required for presentation to the client.
(This course carries a nominal fee for computer supplies)
STA 205 Intermediate Sculpture
Continued exploration of basic sculptural methods, the students choose something that has particularly caught and absorbed their interest from the information touched on in the introductory course. They select a major project and investigate this chosen area much more thoroughly, developing a more substantial awareness along with more technical proficiency regarding materials. They can choose to construct, carve, or model and cast, and either to work from a personal idea or, if they prefer, using a model, they can make a portrait head and cast it in plaster: the stage at which it could be realized in bronze by a foundry. Students will be encouraged to visit exhibitions and become aware of both historical and current tendencies in art.
(This course carries a nominal fee for art supplies)
STA 206 Intermediate Printmaking
Intermediate course aimed at further developing the basic printing skills learned in STA 106.
(Students in this course must provide their own tools for some of the techniques, and the course carries a nominal fee for art supplies and equipment)
STA 207 Intermediate Digital Photography
A more advanced course where students who have completed STA 107 may take their work further.
STA 211 Intermediate Drawing
A more advanced course where students are encouraged to work in various media like pen and ink or pastels and study in greater depth the same aspects of drawing as studied in STA 111.
STA 212 Intermediate Watercolor Techniques
The course is aimed at teaching students intermediate watercolor painting techniques. The course will begin with studies after other artists to check on students? ability to use the medium before moving on to working up their own studies into finished watercolors. (This course carries a fee for art supplies)
STA 213 Architecture in Fashion and the Fashion
The course is taught in the MAC lab on North Campus and will consider the dialogue between modern architecture and contemporary fashion in concept as well as in practice. It will depart from an historical overview of the relationship of the two disciplines and then examine how today's fashion designers and architects are creating innovative designs that are influenced by the tools and tricks and philosophy of each other's trade. Students will explore the influence of fashion on architecture and vice versa through different avenues: the use of architectural tools such as geometry in fashion, the idea of clothing as shelter and the use of textiles in architecture to create collapsible, moveable, alterable, fluid spaces. Projects include the design of interiors as well as clothing lines and will be present in both formats freehand sketches and CAD rendering.
STA 214 Drawing Related Media
The course aims to explore at the intermediate level various media related to drawing, like pen and ink, charcoal, colored pencils, felt tip markers, tissue paper and glue, collage, crayons, oil and watercolor pastels, watercolor, tempera, gouache, spray paint. There is virtually no limit to the media that could be employed. At the same time, the course also reinforces the rudiments of drawing, but with primary emphasis on materials and new media rather than theoretical questions. This course requires studio fees.
STA 215 Intermediate Painting
A more advanced course in studio painting. The course includes assignments in landscape,
still-life and portraiture and experimental work towards a more abstract idiom, guided by the necessity of finding a personal identity through creative experience.
STA 300 Computer Graphics in Advertising, Adv.
This course is fundamentally a follow-on from STA 200 Computer Graphics in Advertising.
Students in this advanced course are expected to complete the four following projects throughout the semester to a finished state: a twelve-page company brochure, a book-cover, a poster, and a three-dimensional package design.
(This course carries a nominal fee for computer supplies)
STA 305 Higher Sculpture
The level of this course presupposes that students have already acquired some knowledge
of historic and current tendencies in art which they will consider in relation to their own semester?s work. The project (or projects) undertaken will be a continued exploration
of sculptural methods using both additive and subtractive techniques aimed at producing well conceived three dimensional works and experimentation with diverse materials.
(This course carries a nominal fee for art supplies)
STA 306 Advanced Printmaking
A higher course aimed at further developing the basic printing skills learned in STA 206.
(Students in this course must provide their own tools for some of the techniques, and the course carries a nominal fee for art supplies and equipment)
STA 311 Advanced Drawing
A more advanced course where students are encouraged to work in various media like pen and ink or pastels and study in greater depth the same aspects of drawing as studied in STA 211.
STA 312 Advanced Watercolor Painting
Continuation of the previous Watecolor Painting courses to more advanced levels. (This course carries a fee for art supplies)
STA 314 Drawing Related Media
The course aims to explore at the advanced level various media related to drawing, like pen and ink, charcoal, colored pencils, felt tip markers, tissue paper and glue, collage, crayons, oil and watercolor pastels, watercolor, tempera, gouache, spray paint. There is virtually no limit to the media that could be employed. At the same time, the course also reinforces the rudiments of drawing, but with primary emphasis on materials and new media rather than theoretical questions. This course requires studio fees.
STA 315 Higher Painting
Continuation of the previous painting courses to more advanced levels.
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BUS 115 Financial Accounting
This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of financial accounting
concepts, procedures, analysis, and internal reports as an essential part of the decision-making process. The focus is on the three basic steps of the accounting process: recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions. Emphasis is placed on the general accounting
activities leading up to the preparation of financial statements.
BUS 135 Introduction to Business Systems
The course introduces the business system in its economic and social environment. A conceptual approach relating business and its legal forms to society as a whole. It includes scope, function, organization of business, fundamental concepts, principles, decision making
and multi-national business. The course offers a survey of functional areas of organization,
accounting, production, human resource, marketing and finance.
BUS 136 Marketing in a Global Context
This course is an introduction to the tools and concepts used in the marketing process for consumer and industrial products as well as for services. The focus is on the basic marketing
concepts (product, place, price, promotion) as they relate to the field of global marketing.
Emphasis is placed on the increasingly important role of interdisciplinary tools to analyze economic, cultural and structural differences across international markets. Specific
consideration is given to the development of integrated marketing programs for a complex, global environment.
BUS 199 First Year Seminar
Seminar topics change year to year. Please consult the Schedule of Classes for current seminar offerings.
BUS 240 Principles of Advertising
The emphasis of the course is placed on advertising's role in today's economic and social environment. The course takes a contemporary approach to the field, highlighting how recent and rapid evolutions in the social, business and technological environments are forcing advertising specialists to make major changes in the way they reach their markets. Students will learn about the growing importance of sociology, psychology and cultural anthropology in the way companies are marketing and advertising their products. Additionally, team projects will allow students to develop advertising campaigns and media plans.
BUS 285 Integrated Marketing Communications
This course introduces students to an integrated approach to communications in both consumer and industrial markets. The course explores the application of market analyses to the planning, development and evaluation of integrated marketing communication strategies in complex global environments. The use of advertising, public relations, sales promotions, interactive/internet marketing, personal selling, direct marketing and other techniques in communications programs will be analyzed.
BUS 286 Product and Services Management
This course is designed to provide an understanding of how to manage both products and services over their life cycles. This course is designed to build on the conceptual tools covered in the introductory marketing course by applying them to management issues related to products and services. The course will be divided into two parts. The first half will focus on issues related to product management, moving from new product design and development to product line and product category decisions. The second half will focus on services marketing strategies to increase customer satisfaction, improve customer retention and create dominant service brands.
BUS 306 Quant. Mthds & Dyn. Forecasting
This computer based course covers statistical estimation theory as applied to dynamic and volatile business systems. It addresses sampling distributions, population parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, statistical quality control, statistical model building, multiple regression analysis, Box-Jenkins autoregressive models, seasonal models and dynamic forecasting. Ultimately students are asked to write a research paper: "Dynamic Statistical Modeling in Business and Economics using Web based Resources".
BUS 315 Managerial Accounting
This course considers the nature, concepts and techniques of the managerial accounting sector, the preparation of statements, and the uses of accounting data for internal decision-making. Topics include the sources and uses of working capital, cash flow analysis, manufacturing operations, job order costing, process costing, and budgeting.
BUS 326 Managerial Finance
This course examines the principles and practices of fund management in organizations. Attention is given to managerial financial decisions in a global market setting concerning
such questions as how to obtain an adequate supply of capital and credit, and how to evaluate alternative sources of funds and their costs. Topics include the management of assets and liabilities, working capital management, capital budgeting, equity versus debt financing, capital structure, and financial forecasting.
BUS 340 Management Science
This course is an introduction to quantitative decision making. Problems covered include production scheduling, transportation problems, project management, media selection, optimum decision strategies, portfolio construction and inventory management. Theoretical methods include linear programming, integer linear programming, sensitivity analysis and complex decision trees. Case problems based on the software "Management Scientist" stress real world applications. Students are asked to write a research paper based on the real data analysis.
BUS 353 International Management
An analysis of international and multinational business management practices; principles of management in the international environment and an exploration of the primary ways international management practices differ across cultures. Emphasis on interdependence issues and the impact of culture on management behavior, because doing business in another
country requires managers to understand something about the nature and culture of the country, this course draws upon concepts from the field of business, and the areas of anthropology, sociology, geography, political science, and history.
BUS 357 Global Information Systems
This course addresses the impact of modern information technology and data management
concepts at the functional levels of international business, especially in the areas of finance, marketing, accounting and resource management. The computer-based section of the course provides methodology and software tools, advanced EXCEL modeling and DBMS -FoxPro, necessary to develop and evaluate Decision Support Systems, Management
Information Systems, and Transaction Processing Systems. Case-based learning is utilized to stress how international firms can gain a competitive advantage by leveraging information technology. Students are asked to complete a six week long project related to system analysis and design.
(Recommended CPT 105 and BUS 326)
BUS 359 Electronic Commerce
This course provides an overview of the principles and concepts of Electronic Commerce, to include the differences and similarities of business/ customer relationships between E-commerce and traditional commerce. The course covers topics including: Internet and the world wide web, computer technologies, globalization, sales and marketing strategies, company profiles, vendor solutions, and payment systems. Students will explore different E-business strategies and how companies manage structured transformation through E-commerce. The computer-based component introduces alternative solutions for effective e-commerce website design and functionality.
(Recommended BUS 357)
BUS 367 Portfolio Management & Fin. Modeling
The course emphasizes a computer-based approach to portfolio management. Topics include portfolio construction, optimization and evaluation. The portfolio construction component includes a review of important macroeconomic determinants of security selection and an exploration of fundamental and technical analysis as well as earnings and price forecasting methods. The portfolio optimization component introduces the mean-variance portfolio method and weighted calculations. The third component deals with portfolio performance evaluation, to include measures such as Jensen, Treynor and Sharpe indices. Students will download historical security data, calculate beta, test CAPM, calculate efficient frontiers and monitor bond and stock portfolio performance. A research paper on portfolio performance using web-based resources is a further expectation of the course.
BUS 373 International Entrepreneurship
This course develops attitudes, concepts and skills that enable entrepreneurs and managers
to pursue opportunities in spite of uncertainty. The course examines how entrepreneurs
and business innovators acquire and manage resources for new ventures and change within organizations. The course also explores current problems and issues in entrepreneurial
ventures and change management. Course activities include the preparation of a new venture business plan.
(Recommended BUS 326)
BUS 374 Topics: Corporate Branding
Students are introduced to issues in the branding of goods and services in this course. Topics include signaling theory, customer-based brand equity, brand development strategies (including sponsorship), and brand image/ brand personality. The course focuses on how consumers use brands in the consumption decision, how companies track and measure marketplace changes in brand image, and the role of branding when developing a corporate culture.
BUS 379 Topics in International Management
Special Topics course that is designed to cover varying topics that change from semester to semester.
BUS 382 Global Sales Management
This course explores the organizational methods used in sales force management as well as effective sales techniques. Students will learn to create sales pitches and to make sales presentations. They will also explore the need to understand cultural differences, and will learn how to apply motivational techniques, evaluate performance, use databases, displays and pricing techniques, match clientele with sales people, close deals and follow up with clients. The issues of relationship marketing and negotiation skills will also be explored.
BUS 384 Global Marketing Strategies
This course investigates contemporary thinking on the subject of strategic marketing and its natural relationship with corporate culture and structure. Students will learn about the importance of ideas and their relevance to the building and maintenance of strong brands and companies. Case studies allow students to solve problems facing companies by performing SWOT analyses, creating marketing plans, and applying financial feasibility analyses. These tasks are applied to issues such as product development, branding, customer relationship building and global marketing.
BUS 385 Consumer Behavior in Intl. Marketing
This course focuses on the understanding of the consumer as fundamental to marketing efforts. The course includes observational research in the community where students develop a greater understanding of consumers' consumption and decision-making behavior. Areas of focus include the consumer decision making process, research techniques, learning and motivation, segmentation and targeting, the impact of lifestyle and values, the role of society and culture in consumption, and ethical issues in consumer relationships.
BUS 410 International Organizational Behavior
This course analyzes the principal cross-cultural relationships between employee characteristics, cultural characteristics, and managerial effectiveness. Topics include: cross-cultural communications, practical issues of management in foreign cultures, leadership dynamics, group motivation, and comparative management techniques based on the patterns of organizational behavior in different countries.
BUS 414 International Legal Environments
This course is intended to expose business students to the critical relationship between business and law. The course acquaints students with fundamental concepts and principles of law that may concern them in their day-to-day business or organizational activities. Specifically, the objectives are to: familiarize the student with legal language and concepts, increase the student's understanding of the legal system and how it functions, develop the student's appreciation of the international legal environment in which organizations must operate, to expose the student to legal reasoning and develop his/her ability to apply legal concepts and to encourage the student to do critical thinking of the international legal implications present in business and other organizational activities.
BUS 415 Country Risk Assessment
The goal of the course to come away with a better understanding of the types of risks that are relevant for country risk analysis, with special emphasis to financial risk. The course explores both the quantitative and qualitative methodologies for evaluating financial country risk and gives a comprehensive coverage of the analysis and reporting of sovereign creditworthiness, political risk, cur- rent account analysis, statistical credit-scoring methodologies, loan valuation, analysis of currency instability, competition from state-owned enterprises, patent and trademark protection. and regulatory supervision. The course also discusses the interrelationship between ratings and economic development. Real world case studies will be used to substantiate theoretical analysis.
BUS 420 International Human Resource Management
This course introduces the basic Human Resource functions such as compensation, benefits, employee relations, training, employment, and health/safety. Attention is directed to both the expatriate and the foreign manager as part of the multinationals' responsibilities in effectively managing their human resources around the world.
BUS 426 International Financial Management
This course deals with financial problems of multinational business. Topics include sources of funds for foreign operations, capital budgeting and foreign investment decisions, foreign exchange losses, and evaluation of securities of multinational and foreign corporations. Particular emphasis is placed on international capital and financial markets.
(Recommended: BUS 306)
BUS 455 Global Strategic Management
This course, as a capstone to the International Management major, should come after students have studied all basic aspects of management. The course focuses on multinational corporate strategies. Using the case study method, students are required to apply the concepts of accounting, finance, marketing, management science and organizational behavior to the development of a strategic plan. Emphasis is placed on the development of a global strategy and its implementation on a world-wide basis as well as the integration of strategy, organizational structure and corporate culture.
BUS 485 Global Research Strategies
This course focuses on new developments and trends in research methodology. The class also reviews standard topics, such as the use of surveys and statistical research, secondary data research, organization of research, sample size and basic statistics. Additionally, the course covers the creation of effective methods of research, including chi-square analysis, Factor Analysis, ANOVA and MANOVA. Students learn about experiments, observations, focus groups, telephone surveys, mail surveys and panel data. A large component of the class involves the creation of a good survey, including its organization, question development, use of scales, coding and tabulation and writing of a clear and concise research report.
(Recommended: BUS 385)
BUS 498 International Management Internship
This course involves a company-based internship experience. The internship can be with an organization anywhere in the world, with in-company supervision approved by the instructor. On the basis of experience gathered during the internship, each student prepares a report to a professional standard, and presents this formally to an audience of students and professors; both report and presentation are evaluated.
BUS 499 International Management Thesis
The International Management Thesis is a written research project that is chosen in a student's primary field of study, such as Management, Finance, Marketing, Quantitative Methods or Management Information Systems, and is intended to demonstrate the ability to do mature work within the field of study.
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COM 105 Introduction to Communication and Media
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and theories of communication and media studies as they apply to the ever-increasing international interactions of a contemporary world. In particular, students will learn the basics of intercultural/international communication processes, gaining a foundation for developing intercultural communication competence.
COM 180 Public Speaking
This course introduces students to the art and science of public speaking. It explores both the theory and practical applications of oral communication. Students will develop and refine speaking skills, cultivate critical thinking, and learn how to adapt to various occasions and audiences.
COM 199 First Year Seminar
Seminar topics change year to year. Please see current First Year Seminar descriptions on page 53.
COM 201 Fundamentals of Media Studies
An introduction to the history and the impact of the mass media, focusing on the aural and visual messages that the media, such as television, radio, film, music, magazines and newspapers, communicate to audiences. Emphasis is placed on the political, social and cultural context in which the mass media exist today. The course will help students become critical consumers of media.
(COM 105 recommended)
COM 202 Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communicat
This course introduces students to theories, concepts, and research in the study of interpersonal communication. From a scholarly perspective, students will gain a fundamental knowledge of how interpersonal communication processes work. In addition, students will develop skill in analyzing the interpersonal communication that surrounds them in their everyday life.
(COM 105 recommended)
COM 203 Communication Research
This course introduces students to quantitative and qualitative research methods as they apply to communication and media studies. Students will acquire skill in examining various communication and media issues by conducting an original research project.
COM 300 History of Mass Communication
This course examines the history and evolution of human communication. It is a survey of various topics ranging from the early roots of spoken and written communication to current trends in mediated communication and new communication technologies. Students will consider the ways in which the Print Revolution reshaped political ideology and social life, how electricity, movie houses and radio, just to name a few, altered patterns of daily living in newly formed urban areas and, more recently, how television transforms the news. Both means of communication and what gets communicated via those media will be considered.
COM 301 International Communication
This course introduces students to a wide array of theoretical approaches pertinent to the study of international communications and its intersections with international politics. While tracing the evolution of major theories and concepts within the field, students will have the opportunity of applying theoretical insights to the analysis of past and current problems in global communication, the impact of globalization, the flow and contra-flow of global media.
COM 302 Intercultural Communication
This course offers a theoretical framework with which students analyze issues of intercultural communication. By critically examining the cultural patterns of verbal and nonverbal communication, value systems, and other key issues involved in intercultural interactions, students will develop a deeper understanding of intercultural communication with the goal of attaining a sophisticated level of intercultural communication competence.
COM 305 Language and Society
This course focuses on the relationships between language and society and how they are affected by social and cultural influences. It covers language variation; codes (with a focus on bilingualism and multilingualism); speech communities; language and culture; ethnography and ethno-methodology; power, solidarity and politeness; speech acts; language and gender; and lan- guage change. As part of their investigation into language and its use, stu- dents participate in group work and conduct fieldwork projects involving the collection and analysis of spoken and written language.
COM 310 Fundamentals of Journalism
This course examines the nature and definition of news, and introduces students to the fundamentals of gathering and writing news, interviewing, meeting deadlines and editing copy. It also explores the ethical and legal boundaries of journalism and the responsibilities of journalists. Students are required to produce several writing assignments.
COM 315 International Newsgathering
This course moves beyond the basic skills of COM 310 by drawing on a more advanced and challenging reporting field: international news. By looking at current and previous examples of coverage of worlds news events, students learn about the institutional nature of foreign news and its impact on how we understand the world around us. Aside from small writing and critical reading assignments, students are required to produce an in-depth foreign news article using a country of their choice as their focus. This course prepares students for professional careers in news agencies, global networks and international media.
COM 320 The Art of Persuasion: Social Influence
Persuasion is a critical part of our everyday lives. Whether in the context of our interpersonal relationships, interaction with media, involvement in politics or professional duties, our success and happiness is often dependent upon the ability to both produce and understand persuasive messages across varied contexts. In spite of the overwhelming faith in communication to solve social, professional, and personal problems, communication and persuasion are often given abstract and incomplete treatment. This course provides a detailed exploration of theories of persuasion with an eye toward practice. In this vein, this course will illuminate theories of persuasion by having students apply them to issues, problems, and tasks they find both personally and professionally interesting. This is an ideal course for students seeking practical experience crafting persuasive messages and ideas for careers in public relations, advertising, journalism, politics, business, and social activism, to name just a few. This course is based in the belief that persuasion doesn't just "get you what you want," if done well, it also improves business, community, and lives by aligning interests in mutually productive ways.
COM 326 Online Communication: Theory & Strategy
Online (web) communication is fundamental in today's businesses and, indeed, all organizational contexts. This course explores key dimensions of online communication, namely what makes online communication a unique form of communication and how communication practitioners and business professionals can more effectively use this new medium. In addition to exploring important theories as they concern web communication, design, and business strategies, students in this class will learn how to:
- Plan and develop effective strategies for web communication
- Manage all aspects related to online projects (business models, management, costs, resources, etc.)
- Take advantage of the Web 2.0 revolution
- Design the user experience (interaction design)
In addition to learning basic theories and practices, students will make practical use of knowledge by working in design teams in which they will both conceptualize and implement effective and professional online projects.
COM 340 Communication Ethics
An examination of the ethical challenges across the various professions in communications, including broadcast and print journalism, public relations and advertising. Through classical ethical theory, students learn decision- making skills in dealing with media dilemmas.
COM 345 Principles of Public Relations
An introduction to the theory and practice of public relations. This course examines the tasks, responsibilities and objectives of public relations pro- fessionals. It outlines practical solutions to communications challenges through needs assessment techniques and effective planning strategy.
COM 350 Mediated Communication
This course examines the impact of emerging communication technologies
on human communication. By critically examining current theories and research in the field, students will analyze present and future of technologically-mediated communication as these pervade their everyday life.
COM 360 Media and Culture
This course is an exploration into the interaction between media and cul- ture. Preliminary inquiries will include: What is culture? How do norms get created? What's the role of communication in culture? Students will watch contemporary films and television shows, listen to music, and read online and print sources for our examples and ideas. The course will rely upon a reading packet of contemporary scholarly work on media and culture to more clearly elucidate the relationships, processes and activities that go on in media and cultural production. The course will especially focus on images of family, religion, gender and violence in mass media to evaluate the relationships between media content and ideational and structural expressions of culture.
COM 365 Legal and Governmental Regulation of the
This course examines the evolution of laws and regulations that apply to the mass media - including the Internet - in the United States and compares them with regulatory systems in Europe. Students will be required to grasp the major concepts of law in several areas, including privacy, libel, com- mercial speech, broadcast/cable/Internet regulation. This course will help you identify some of the legal dangers you might encounter as a media practitioner or as a professional working with the media.
COM 372 Info Gathering in the 21st Century
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COM 373 News Photography
The history of news photography-otherwise known as photojournalism or visual reportage-and its important role in broadcast and print news are explored in this course, which examines our understanding of the world's current events from photographs in news magazines and newspapers that have chronicled famine in the Sudan, the war in Iraq, the student revolt in Tiananmen Square, and historical milestones such as the Holocaust, 9/11 in New York City, and the Vietnam War. The course further explores the importance of socially responsible documentary photojournalism and its related ability to alter a government's public policy; the role of the internet and television multimedia in altering the way we consume news; and the future of news photography, given the transition from a printed world toward a digital world.
COM 374 Art Journalism
Various aspects of art journalism, including criticizing and reviewing popular culture and fine arts offerings such as films, television, pop and classical music, theatre, visual art, photography, dance, restaurants, and architecture are considered in this course. Material for reviews includes newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media. Assignments will on occasion require students to attend local art events and write about them.
COM 375 Cultural Journalism for the Arts
Various aspects of art journalism, including criticizing and reviewing popular culture and fine arts offerings such as films, television, pop and classical music, theatre, visual art, photography, dance, restaurants, and architecture are considered in this course. Material for reviews includes newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media. Assignments will on occasion require students to attend local art events and write about them.
COM 376 Sports Journalism
(ENG 100 or COM 201 recommended pre-requisite) Students will develop an appreciation and understanding of sports journalism as they also learn the basics of reporting and writing on events and subjects in that realm. We will discuss reporting practices for everything from athlete profiles to game coverage, including interviewing and Internet research, and review basic techniques for composing stories once all the information is gathered, sometimes with very tight deadlines. Students can expect to produce several stories of varying sizes during the session. They should also count on reading the works of some highly regarded sports writers and discussing those pieces with the class. Field work is a must, and we can count on attending local sporting events during the session and reaching out to area athletes in the preparation of stories.
COM 377 Travel Writing for the Mass Media
This course is an experiential practicum in writing travel articles for a variety of mass media, to include online publications, newspapers and magazines. Students learn to survey publications for appropriate markets, select stories and angles to serve those markets and craft query letters and stories for publication. Course content includes types of travel articles, techniques for writing about place and people, and strategies for building a travel writing career. Following practice exercises, revision and coaching, each student will submit queries to editors for consideration.
COM 378 World Cinemas
In this course, we will explore how different cinematic traditions worldwide adopt a variety of aesthetic, economic, and cultural approaches to the art of film-making. Part of the course will be devoted to an overview of film theory key terms that will later allow us to understand, 'read' and critically discuss the series of case studies. Weekly topics of discussion will include a selection of the following: the film industry and the relationship between production, distribu- tion and exhibition; an introduction to film theory; the language of film analysis; concepts of national cinema/s; Hollywood cinema; German expressionism; Italian neo-realism; French new wave; Latin American cinema; African cinema; Beur cinema; Arab cinema; Russian cinema; Chinese and Hong Kong cinema; Hollywood cinema; film and changing technologies.
COM 379 Magazine Writing
An introductory course that examines the principles of magazine writing, explains what constitutes a good article and shows students how to produce an interesting, accurate and compelling piece. The class will cover the selection of story subjects and appropriate publications for submissions, the basics of research and reporting, and the keys to writing a first-rate story under the constraints of both time and space. Each student is expected to report and write a feature-length (2,500-3,000 word) article by the end of the course. Some field work and guest lectures by international journalists are included as available.
COM 37X Topics in Communication and Media Studie
Topics vary from year to year. The most recent offerings were: "Informa- tion Gathering in the 21st Century" and "News Photography." Note: Course number and title vary according to the topic, and may require different prerequisites.
COM 497 Senior Research Seminar in Communication
This seminar provides students with a capstone experience in synthesizing their theoretical
and methodological knowledge in the form of a high-quality research paper. Some of the major areas of research and theories in the field of communication and media studies will be reviewed and discussed in class as students work on their own research project. At the end of the semester, students will present their final research paper to an audience of students and professors. Students will also be encouraged to submit their paper to an appropriate conference venue around the world.
COM 498 Internship in Communication and Media St
This course provides students with a capstone experience in applying to professional contexts key approaches and theories of communication and media studies. The internship
site can be private, public or non-profit organizations anywhere in the world. Throughout the internship period, students should ensure close in-company supervision.
At the end of the internship, students will prepare a detailed report analyzing
their experience and present it formally to an audience of students and professors. Both written report and presentation will be critically assessed.
COM 499 SR Thesis in Communication & Media Stud
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CLCS 100 Reading Literatures: Intro to Comp. Lit.
This class will introduce students to methods of reading, authorship, and reception. Typically students will read a literary text followed by a theoretical text that shapes their understanding of literature as a cultural form. Close attention will be paid to issues such as the shaping of identity, forms of representation, gender, and the construction of knowledge and power.
CLCS 110 Reading Cultures: Intro to Cultural Stud
CLCS 110 has two primary goals: to introduce students to the history and theoretical writings of various strands of cultural studies, and to acquaint them with some of the intersecting axes - race, class and gender - that energize the field. Close attention will be paid to issues such as the shaping of identity, forms of representation, the production, consumption and distribution of cultural goods, and the construction of knowledge and power in a host of cultural practices and cultural institutions.
CLCS 199 First Year Seminar
Seminar topics change year to year. Please consult the Schedule of Classes for current seminar offerings.
CLCS 200 Theories and Methods in Gender Studies
This course presents an interdisciplinary introduction to key concepts in gender studies. Focusing on the way in which gender operates in different cultural domains, this class investigates the manner in which race, culture, ethnicity, and class intersect with gender.
CLCS 210 Deception
Deception, in all its forms, including eavesdropping, adultery, cheating, and trickery, functions as a narrative motor in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century novel and film. This class examines this notion of deception in literary and visual cultures. In particular, this class will focus on the strategies of narrative structures in the European novel and film from 1840s through the late twentieth century. We will consider eavesdropping, lying, adultery, cheating, gender switching, and their narrative consequences relating to gender and class through the course of the semester. European Realism, with its focus on the every-day and the darker side, signals a shift away from the Romantic and will introduce our study of deception in a cross-cultural context.
CLCS 220 Inventing the Past: The Uses of Memory
The construction of memory is one of the fundamental processes by which the workings
of culture can be studies. Every country, every culture and every community has a specific memory culture that finds expression in a congruence of texts: of literature and film, of law and politics, of memorial rituals, and historiography. The aim of this course is to enable students to recognize different forms of the construction, representation and archiving of memory; to analyze processes of individual and collective identity formation through memory; and to understand the power differentials operant in the negotiations and performance of a national memory.
CLCS 230 Science / Fiction: Envisioning the Possi
Science fiction narratives may be defined as speculative fictions, ideal allegorical vehicles eliciting theoretical reflection on the state of contemporary culture and society and motivating social reform. As such, the main objective of this course is to consider several major contemporary socio-cultural issues through the unique lens provided by writers and filmmakers of the science-fiction tradition. The issues, allowing for variances from year to year, will include questions regarding gender and Otherness, the deterioration of the man-world bond, Modern apocalyptic anxieties, genetic engineering, alienation and communication technologies. Authors and filmmakers may include: Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Ursula Le Guinn, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, William Gibson; Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick, Andrew Niccol, Jean-Luc Godard, Larry and Andy Wachowski.
CLCS 297 International Perspectives on Violence A
The course will begin with an overview of the current research on violence against women with a global perspective. Students will read and discuss cultural responses to violence against women, domestic violence across societies, sexual violence in a cultural context, the underpinnings of sex trafficking, victim response in cross-national comparison, and other aspects of law, society, and social change associated with violence against women around the world.
CLCS 300 (Re)Defining Masculinity
This course aims at (re)-defining masculinity, in other words at exploring what it is to be/ exist as a man in today's society. To paraphrase Simone de Beauvoir, is one born a man or does one become a man? (Re)-defining masculinity focuses on the recent developments of gender studies, namely the study of masculinity to include male power, sexualities, intimacy, families, language, sport, rap culture, etc.
CLCS 310 The Culture of Cities
Ever since its formation in the nineteenth century the metropolis has functioned as a multivalent metaphor for the experiences of "modern" life. Portrayed at once as a space of disruption and of stability, of danger and of creativity, the city has as found a place in the modernist and postmodernist imagination that reflects how a people's surroundings influence thought pattern and social practices. At the same time of course the needs of ever- evolving groups of inhabitants form the shape cities take. Taking two major cities as our case studies, will ask how overlapping and interacting slices of urban culture, ranging from the material (buildings, squares, streets and bridges), to the symbolic (narratives, myths and legends), and the performative (music, theater and film) shape our urban experience.
CLCS 320 Culture, Class, Cuisine: Questions of Ta
Food carries social, symbolic, and political-economic meaning that differs across cultures, and hence cuisine represents a focal point for studying divergent cultural practices. In that sense, this class examines the sociological, anthropological, literary, and cultural dimensions of food. We will explore people's relationship to food with regard to the environment, gender roles, and social hierarchy, from French haute cuisine to the fast food phenomenon.
CLCS 330 The Politics of Mobility: Exile and Immi
Beginning with the post-colonial theory of Edward Said and Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, this class will examine the ideas of exile and immigra- tion in a colonial and post-colonial context. This course will explore exile vs. expatriatism, language and power, movement across cultures, narrative agency and authority, and voices in the new immigrant narrative. By ap- proaching the topic from a comparative perspective, students will be ex- posed to a polyphony of voices and the variety of experiences associated with exile and the construction of identity. We will examine, in particular, the variations on the autobiographical form in the context of this experience.
CLCS 340 Fashion and Popular Culture
"The focus of postmodernity on surface phenomena and diversity, its concern with the personal, the subjective and with identity have worked to make fashion a field of studies that has gained importance in the last 15 years. Aiming at getting past the age-old belief in the essential frivolity of fashion, this course examines how fashion draws upon recurrent instabilities of men and women (masculinity vs femininity, youth vs elderliness, domesticity vs worldliness, inclusion vs exclusion etc...) to thrive and express its creativity, how its ever constant shifting nature results in the notions of gender, ethnicity and class status to be ever more fluid, how it has been redefining the body and its image, in particular with the advent of the supermodel in the eighties, and last but not least, how it relates to and signifies within so many aspects of our daily life and environment, whether it be space (work vs domesticity, urban vs non-urban), photography (static vs dynamic), music (alternative vs pop) and sexuality."
CLCS 370 The Culture of Intimacy: Reality TV
This course addresses the sweeping phenomenon of reality TV, which includes all programs that train cameras on non-actors in situations that represent 'real life', however simulated. We begin with the roots of the genre in documentary and real-crime shows, move through docu-soaps, elimination formats, makeovers and family/marriage shows, before concluding with shows that cross over with the leisure industries, such as music, fashion, design and cuisine. We will be considering international as well as US formats and discussing theoretical topics such as surveillance, privacy/publicity, voyeurism, affect, media convergence and celebrity.
CLCS 497 Senior Seminar
The Capstone Seminar is required of all majors in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies. As a class, we will consider the theories fundamental to the post-colonial world and post-colonial travel, in particular as they per- tain to notions of identity formation. Individual students will then work to position themselves within that discourse. Early in the term, students will choose a research topic or project to pursue in their own particular area of interest in Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies, one related to the theory and practice of travel and/or crossing boundaries. As a result, this capstone seminar will not only bring together work done in other courses in the CLCS major, but will offer a chance to reflect on and integrate aca- demic travel courses into their final product. Possible final projects include a thesis, a performance, an art exposition, a video essay, or a portfolio of creative work. Projects will be designed and completed in consultation with the instructor and the student's major advisor.
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CPT 105 Introduction to Computing
Students in this course are offered an overview of modern computer applications, with an emphasis on data processing and information management techniques. Hands-on experience is used to emphasize the importance of practical computer software packages. Computing theory and ethics are also discussed.
CPT 106 Advanced Office and Web Applications
After a brief overview of computers and computing concepts, this course will give an in-depth treatment of certain office applications and web techniques. Advanced topics in Excel and Access (as macros, the macro language, pivot ta- bles, goal seeker, lookup and reference functions, forms, queries and SQL), will be treated in the first half of the course. Then the students will learn HTML, and also the basics of JavaScript and ASP (or PHP) as two examples of pro- grams that are executed on the client computer (JavaScript) or on the server (ASP, PHP). In all these cases, after the introduction of concepts, students will learn by working on projects either in groups or on their own. These formal computing concepts introduced (SQL, macro language, HTML, JavaScript, ASP) will give the students a solid background to understand other related lan- guages easily, and also to move further into high-level programming languages if desired.
CPT 107 Web Design
The growing world of multimedia design is introduced to students in this class. The objective of this course is to introduce students to multimedia and publishing tools used in support of web design. Students will create visuals to strengthen corporate stories
and brand-building processes as well as create websites from concept to publication.
Although little design and marketing background is required, some familiarity with basic software is recommended.
CPT 108 Advanced Webage Techniques
After a brief overview of computers and computing concepts, this course will give an in-depth treatment of web techniques. The students will learn basic web page design using HTML, CSS, and also the basics of JavaScript and PHP as two examples of programming languages for programs that are executed on the client computer (JavaScript) or on the server (PHP). In all these cases, after the introduction of concepts, students will learn by working on projects either in groups or on their own. These formal computing concepts introduced (HTML, JavaScript, PHP) will give the stu- dents a solid background to understand other related languages easily, and also to move further into highlevel programming languages if desired.
CPT 109 Advanced Office Application Skills
This course provides students with skills in advanced features of certain office applications like Excel, Word, Power Point, and Access. Examples of techniques covered are macros, pivot tables, goal seeker, lookup and refer- ence functions, forms, queries, SQL, mail merges, audio/video media man- agement, and maybe VBA. The class also provides basic knowledge about computers and computing. Part of the class time will be spent on work on student's projects.
CPT 150 Intro Computer Programming: Visual Basic
An introduction to computer programming using the high level language VISUAL BASIC. Emphasis is on structured programming techniques and general problem solving skills in both numerical and non-numerical applications, pro- gram design; control structures; objects and events; user interface construction, documentation, and program testing. Students will be able to formulate, represent, and solve problems using the computer. Special emphasis will be places on EXCEL - Visual Basic.
CPT 199 First Year Seminar
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CPT 357 Global Information Systems
This course addresses the impact of modern information technology and data management
concepts at the functional levels of international business, especially in the areas of finance, marketing, accounting and resource management. The computer-based section
of the course provides methodology and software tools, advanced EXCEL modeling
and DBMS -FoxPro, necessary to develop and evaluate Decision Support Systems, Management Information Systems, and Transaction Processing Systems. Case-based learning is utilized to stress how international firms can gain a competitive advantage by leveraging information technology. Students are asked to complete a six-week long project related to system analysis and design.
(Recommended: CPT 105 and BUS 326)
CPT CORE Computer Core Requirement
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ECN 100 Principles of Macroeconomics
This is an entry-level course in economics, covering fundamentals of macroeconomics and aimed at students who choose it as an elective or plan to continue their studies in economics. Together with ECN 101, it provides the necessary prerequisites for any other upper-level course in economics. It is a program requirement for the majors in International Banking and Finance, International Economics, International Management, International Relations, and Environmental Science. It is also a prerequisite for Economics as a combined major as well as a minor. This course helps students develop basic analytical skills in economics and macroeconomics. It provides the fundamental theoretical vocabulary for the study of eco- nomics with a major emphasis on macroeconomic issues. After an intro- ductory part focused on production possibilities and opportunity cost, the course is concerned with the definition and the theory of determination of national income, employment, business fluctuations, and price level. It also introduces students to the functioning of a payment system based on bank money. The instruments and the functioning of public policy aimed to sta- bilize prices and maintain high levels of output and employment are dis- cussed in the current macroeconomic context of major world economies. Selected economic news is constantly watched.
ECN 101 Principles of Microeconomics
This is an entry-level course in economics, covering fundamentals of microeconomics and aimed at students who choose it as an elective or plan to continue their studies in economics. Together with ECN 100, it provides the necessary prerequisites for any other upper-level course in economics. It is a program requirement for the majors in International Banking and Finance, International Economics, International Management, International Relations, and Environmental Science. It is also a prerequisite for Economics as a combined major as well as a minor. This course helps students develop basic analytical skills in economics and microeconomics. It provides students with a basic understanding of the market system in advanced capitalist economies. It examines the logic of constrained choice with a focus on the economic behavior of individuals and organizations. After a theoretical analysis of the determinants and the interaction of supply and demand under competitive conditions, alterna- tive market structures will be investigated, including monopolistic and oli- gopolistic forms. The course examines the conditions under which markets allocate resources efficiently and identifies causes of market failure and the appropriate government response. The introduction to the role of gov- ernment includes its taxing and expenditure activities as well as regulatory policies.
ECN 204 History of Economic of Thought
This intermediate-level course studies the evolution of economic ideas from the early Eigh-teenth century to modern times, with emphasis on the differing concep- tions of economic life and the methodological underpinnings of three main strands of thought: Classical economics, the Marginalist revolution, and the Keynesian revolution. Discussion is organized around four main themes: the source of wealth, the theory of value, economic growth in the capitalist system, and the notion of equilibrium in economic analysis. The course aims at providing a systematic conceptual framework to investigate the development of economic ideas, in their intersections with philosophy and the political and historical evolution of societies, hence highlighting the nature of economics as a social science. At the same time, the course stresses the methodological features (in terms of a rigorous and formalized language) peculiar to the economic reasoning.
ECN 225 Issues & Cntroversies in Macroeconomics
This intermediate-level course in macroeconomics builds upon the introductory two-semester sequence and, in conjunction with ECN 256, prepares students to upper-level economics. It is a program requirement for the majors in International Banking and Finance and International Economics, as well as for Economics as a combined major. It is also one of the options towards Economics as a minor. It is designed to provide the student with an appreciation of current economic issues and questions in mod- ern macroeconomics, through the recognition of economics as a contro- versial subject. Full employment equilibrium conditions, lack of demand problems, unemployment and inflation are discussed within mainstream as well as unorthodox theoretical frameworks. Insights are used to appraise current macroeconomic issues and discuss controversies in policy-making.
(Recommended MAT 200)
ECN 255 Political Economy of Growth and Distribu
Attempts to explain the origins of economic growth as well as the deter- minants and effects of particular income distributions lie at the very center of economic and political research, yet answers to questions of growth and distribution remain as elusive today as they were two hundred years ago. This course will introduce students to that broad, yet unified, range of analytical models, which attempt to explain variations in economic growth rates and patterns of income distribution across nations. Particular atten- tion will be devoted to exposing students to the fullest range of politi- cal-economic thinking so that they may, first, appreciate the strengths and weaknesses inherent to each approach and, second, possess the judgment and analytical acumen to critically evaluate and modify policy proposals that target economic growth, inequality, or poverty.
ECN 256 Managerial Economics (Intermediate Micro
This intermediate-level course in microeconomics builds upon the introductory two-semester sequence and, in conjunction with ECN 256, prepares students to upper-level economics. It is a program requirement for the majors in International Banking and Finance and International Economics, as well as for Economics as a combined major. It is also one of the options towards Economics as a minor. This course completes the theoretical background on microeconomics and introduces students to more advanced topics, with an emphasis on the practical relevance and application of theory. The essence of the course is, in particular, the study of the interaction between rational individual decision-making (e.g. consumers, firms, the government) and the working of economic institutions like markets, regulation and social rules. Topics covered include an introduction to game theory, strategic behavior and entry deterrence; analysis of technological change; the internal organization of the firm; economic efficiency; public goods, externalities and information; government and business.
ECN 270 Globalization and Labor Market Integrati
While globalization is often mentioned with respect to capital flows, less attention has been devoted to the movement of people. Nonetheless, international migratory flows are a key element behind the increasing integration of the world economy. The course is focused on the main sources of the migratory flows and on their effects, both at the individual and at the aggregate level. Particular emphasis is placed on the different regulations to enter the main areas of immigration: the U.S., the U.K., the Euro area and Australia. In fact, different regulations mirror different forms of protectionism.
ECN 303 Development Economics
The course focuses on the economics of development in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe (where countries have recently transitioned to a market economy).
All these regions, though diverse, suffer from an underdevelopment problem. The course wants to explore real-world development problems like poverty, inequality, unemployment,
mass urbanization, environmental decay, and investigate the best policy remedies to these problems: trade policy, fiscal policy and structural adjustment policies
will be considered under this perspective. Some of the different theoretical approaches
to development issues are also considered. Particular attention is given to differences
among developing countries and some country study will be presented.
ECN 305 The Economics of the European Union
This course applies economic theory to some key economic institutions and policies of the European Union. It addresses some key issues in the process of European economic integration, under three broad groups: the degree of economic integration historically achieved with the common market and the European Monetary System; an analysis of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) regime; an economic analysis of the changes related to EU enlargement, both for old and new members. Questions discussed include the question whether there is an economic case for EMU, current issues with respect to fiscal, monetary, and labour market policies, and the problems that lie ahead until broader adoption of the euro.
(Recommended ECN 256)
ECN 310 Comparative Market Systems
Economic systems differ considerably across national borders and according to each country's or region's specific historical and cultural developments. Indeed, the Anglo-Saxon economic model is structurally different from the model prevailing in continental Europe and East Asia. Taking this view, this course analyses different economic/market systems in selected countries, with a special emphasis on the East Asian region and Japan. In particular, the organization and the role of the state in the marketplace, the system of ownership and corporate governance, the structure and the functioning of the financial system, the labor market, and the different approaches to the management of human resources are analyzed. The impact of the current economic turmoil on the East-Asian economic model are also discussed.
ECN 320 Game Theory, Information, and Contracts
The course investigates in a simple but rigorous way some of the fundamental issues of modern microeconomics, exploring the main concepts of game theory, as well as the basic elements of the economics of information, and of contract theory. A solid background on these topics is essential to the investigation of strategic decision making, the assessment of the relevance of asymmetric or incomplete information in decision processes, and the design of contracts. These, in turn, are among the most important issues that firms and individuals commonly need to face in all situations in which the consequences of individual decisions are likely to depend on the strategic interactions among agents? actions, and on the signaling value of information. Proceeding from intuition to formal analysis, the course investigates the methodological approach of game theory (allowing for a systematic analysis of strategic interaction) and the main concepts of the economics of information mitting to assess the effects of asymmetric or incomplete information on agents? decisions).
Further, it combines both game theory and the economics of information to provide an introduction to the essential elements of contract theory.
ECN 325 Money, Banking and Financial Markets
This course introduces students to the meaning and consequence of monetary relations, the banking system, financial markets, and central banks in the context of aggregate economic activity. The first part covers financial asset returns, the determination of the risk and term structure of interest rates, bond and stock price formation under different hypotheses of market behavior. The second part covers banks' and central banks' management of information problems and financial risks. The conduct and goals of monetary policy are discussed with reference to the practice of the US Fed and the European Central Bank. This course is ideally the first part of a two-semester sequence including ECN 328.
(Recommended: ECN 256)
ECN 328 International Banking and Finance
This upper-level course in economics course introduces students to the major analytical and policy issues raised by international monetary and financial relations in real world economies. It is ideally the second part of a two-semester sequence including ECN 325. This course is a program requirement for the major in International Banking and Finance. It also fulfils group requirements towards the majors in International Economics and International Relations, and Economics as a combined major as well as a minor. This course is designed to provide the student with an appreciation of the meaning and consequence of international financial relations, the use of currencies subject to different monetary, banking and financial conditions, in the context of interrelated economic systems. The first part covers balance-of-payments and international payments issues, the causes and consequences of international financial flows, the market determination of foreign exchange rates, exchange rate arrangements and their consequences for real and financial stability. The second part covers the question of macroeconomic interdependence, the causes and consequences of international and global imbalances, and their effects on national, regional, and world economic activity. This course is ideally the second part of a two-semester sequence including ECN 325.
(Recommended: ECN 225, ECN 256, ECN 325)
ECN 341 International Economics
This course provides students with an appreciation of the role and importance of international economic relations in the modern world. Topics include: trade movements, theories of international trade, protectionism, the role of international organizations such as the WTO and an introduction to balance-of-payments accounting and exchange rate arrangements.
ECN 350 Industrial Organization in the European
This course focuses on a topical issue today in economics: the manner in which industries are organized and the implications of anti-trust legislation in the European Union. In the wake of Monetary Union, enormous change is underway across the continent. We focus on the real working of European industries and the interactions between European firms and EU competition policy. Topics at the heart of the matter such as oligopolistic competition, price discrimination, vertical relations between firms, product differentiation, potential competition, will all be covered. The adaptations in policy and practice made necessary by the introduction of the Euro will also be examined through the course.
(Recommended: ECN 225, ECN 256)
ECN 365 Investment Analysis I
This course revolves around the basic concepts of value and risk, and explores the principles that guide strategic investment decisions. Major emphasis is placed on the notion of net present value, the evaluation and pricing of bonds and stocks, and the definition and measurement of risk. The concepts of portfolio risk and expected return, as well as the role of portfolio diversification are carefully investigated. Students are then introduced to market efficiency, portfolio theory and the relationship between risk and return in the context of alternative theories, mainly the capital asset
pricing model and the arbitrage pricing theory.
(Recommended: ECN 225, ECN 256; Strongly Recommended: MAT 200)
ECN 366 Investment Analysis II (Corporate Financ
This course focuses on the financing decisions of firms. After an introduction to the questions related to the definition of debt policy and the capital structure of the firm the course investigates the problems related to the issue of securities and dividend policy, as well as the impact of corporate taxes and the costs associated to bankruptcy, financial distress and conflicts of interest. In the second part, the course studies the fundamentals of option pricing theory and the valuation of options, with several applications to warrants and convertible bonds, and provides an introduction to the use of derivatives for hedging financial risk.
ECN 387 Introduction to Econometrics
The course introduces the basic principles of econometrics as a set of tools and techniques to quantitatively investigate a variety of economic and financial issues. The application of econometric methods allows to study the relationships between different economic and financial variables (measuring their signs and magnitudes), hence providing a natural way to test and confront alternative theories and conjectures, as well as to forecast and simulate the effects of different economic and financial policies. The course approach is mainly focused on applications. A discussion of the main theoretical issues and a systematic analysis of econometric tools are prerequisites for the investigation of a series of problems that are of particular relevance for economic and financial applications.
ECN 490 Senior Research Project in IE
ECN 492 Internship in International Economics
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ECN 494 Internship in Intl Banking and Finance
ECN 495 SR Research Project in IBF
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ENG 100 Writing in the Humanities
A freshman-level course in expository writing designed to enable students to express themselves with greater clarity and force in their writing. Readings based on a wide variety of contemporary issues will be used as a basis for expository essays. The essential goal is to create a more expressive, analytical style of writing. An acceptable research paper is required to pass the course. This course should be taken during the first year at Franklin. (For students in EAP 130 this course must be taken in the following semester.)
ENG 199 First Year Seminar
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ENG 211 Advanced Expository Writing: Writing to
This course is designed to strengthen students' academic writing by improving the interactions between critical thinking, critical reading, language and writing and is of particular benefit to students who will be writing a thesis as well as to students majoring in literature, communications or any major requiring research papers in upper level courses. The focus of the course is on two principal issues: (a) integrating source material into exposition with emphasis on summary, paraphrase and synthesis, and (b) revising based upon a clear rhetorical purpose. Writing is treated as an integral part of the learning process (whatever the subject). Grades are based on four documented essays and an examination.
ENG 220 Creative Writing: Fiction
The short story is the focus of this course on creative writing. "Exercises" emphasizing dialogue, setting, time sequencing, character development, closure, and style are used in an attempt to break down fiction into its constituent elements. The goal of the class is the synthesis of those elements in short story form. The aim throughout this course is also to relate the writing of fiction both to the writers' personal experiences and to their creative imaginations. The orientation of the course may vary according to the instructor.
ENG 225 Creative Writing: Poetry
This course seeks to give reality and definition to creative writing by insistently placing what is an essentially mysterious activity in a variety of concrete contexts. Participants, of course, write poetry throughout. The course begins by exploring the ways in which language is grounded in sensory experience, looking at methods by which "abstract" language and "concrete" experience can be married and moves on to pursue this delineation of relationships in poetry's sister arts: painting, sculpture, music and film. Students then look at a small anthology of poems in the light of discoveries so far made, and relate these to their own developing practice. The experience amassed is then focused on technical questions of concrete poetic practice, related throughout to students' work and to the poems studied previously. In the final week readings and debate of the work is undertaken.
ENG 232 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction
In this experiential, hands-on workshop, we will explore how to begin translating one's personal experience into literature. Using guided writing assignments-both inside and outside the classroom-students will practice the fundamentals of creative nonfiction writing as well as take on some of the genre's essential questions: What exactly is creative nonfiction? How much liberty can we take with the "truth?" How do we make a personal experience relevant for an audience? Using the textbook Tell it Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction (Brenda Miller and Suzanne Paola, 2003), as well as the online magazine Brevity (http://www.creativenonfiction.org/brevity/), students will be provided with many different models and avenues for writing their own pieces of creative nonfiction.
ENG 320 Advanced Creative Writing: Fiction
This advanced course in creative writing is based on the principles elaborated in English 220, Creative Writing: Fiction. The focus is on the short story, but at a more sophisticated level. There will be additional "exercises" on dialogue, chronology, character development, depth of meaning, narratorial intervention and style. Short stories and movies will be studied with respect to their modes of making fiction. Student work will be read and discussed in class on a regular basis. The goal of the course will be the production, during the course of the semester, of a portfolio of short stories and a longer, more sophisticated novela.
ENG 325 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry
This advanced course in creative writing will be based on the principles elaborated in English 225, Creative Writing: Poetry. The focus is again on poetry in English, in all its forms and coming from its multifarious traditions, but at a more sophisticated level. We will be reading and writing poetry throughout the course and considering such matters as the relationship between self and language, the place of the lyric impulse in the tradition and in participants' own work, poetry and narrative, poetry and translation, drama and character in the short poem, and so on. Student work will be read and discussed in class regularly. The goal of the course will be twofold: the production, over the semester, of a portfolio of poems and, running concurrently with this, the pursuit of a personal project to be defined in consultation with the professor.
ENG 499 Senior Project: Creative Writing
The Senior Project in Creative Writing is an extension - a widening and deepening - of the kind of work done in either ENG 320 AdvancedCreative Writing: Fiction or ENG 325 Advanced Creative Writing: Poetry. The precise nature of each project is arrived at by the student in consultation with his/her Project Director.
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EAP 050 English for Academic Purposes
(No Credit)
Using an individualized approach, this course focuses on helping students in- crease the range and accuracy of the grammar and vocabulary needed for their academic writing. Students write short persuasive and argumentative essays with the additional objective of mastering basic essay organization. The course also involves practice in academic reading and study skills. Students learn to prepare and write acceptable responses to short answer and essay exam ques- tions based on readings on topics in human behavior.
EAP 120 Academic Writing
(1.5 credits)
Taken concurrently with EAP 125 (Academic Reading and Vocabulary), this course concentrates on developing formal, academic English writing skills. A main aim of the course is to learn how to develop and support a thesis statement. In addition, students study the various introduction, body, and conclusion styles practiced within the academic writing context. Student writing assignments are divided into five formal English essays and five reading/writing journal entries. Reading/writing journal entries are papers written in response to selected work of fiction. Individual attention is given to composition skills, paragraph structure, and grammar as each essay is evaluated.
EAP 125 Academic Reading & Vocabulary
(1.5 credits)
A main focus of this course is to show students how to interact with authentic, original reading texts. In doing so, students gain insight on how to critically evaluate and synthesize the reading material. In addition, students complete a intensive vocabulary study. Special guidance is also given in the area of study skills. Students are required to complete three in-depth reading-based research projects for the course.
EAP 130 Academic Research Skills
(3 Credits)
Intended for students for whom English is not their first language, this course gives special attention to advanced academic writing skills such as summarizing, paraphrasing, citing and avoiding plagiarism. Students will write documented papers based on outside resources. Thus, students will be given considerable practice in applying library and Internet research methods, considering the validity of sources and in processing large amounts of text efficiently.
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HIS 100 Western Civ I: Ancient and Medieval
This course is an introduction to themes and trends in the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of the West from the Neolithic Revolution to the seventeenth century with emphasis on the relationship between ideas and institutions. Students are introduced to the reading and analysis of primary sources, and attention is devoted to historiography and recent trends in scholarship.
HIS 101 Western Civilization II: Modern
This course is an introduction to themes and trends in the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of the West from the seventeenth century to the present with emphasis on the relationship between ideas and institutions. Students are introduced to the reading and analysis of primary sources, and attention is devoted to historiography and recent trends in scholarship.
(It is recommended that HIS 100 be taken prior to HIS 101)
HIS 104 Global History I: From the Beginnings t
This course is an introduction to themes and trends in the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of pre-modern civilizations in global perspective. It covers the development of civilizations in the Near East, the Mediterranean, India, China, Japan, and the West from the Neolithic Revolution to the "Columbian Exchange" with emphasis on the emergence and diffusion of ideas and institutions. Special attention is devoted to the impact of encounters between civilizations. Students are introduced to the reading and analysis of primary sources, and attention is devoted to historiography and recent trends in scholarship.
HIS 105 Global History II: From the Sixteenth C
This course is an introduction to themes and trends in the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of modern civilizations in global perspective. It covers developments in Europe, India, China, and Japan as well as in Africa and the Americas from the "Columbian Exchange" to the twenty-first century with emphasis on the emergence and diffusion of ideas and institutions. Special attention is devoted to the impact of encounters between civilizations. Students are introduced to the reading and analysis of primary sources, and attention is devoted to historiography and recent trends in scholarship.
(It is recommended that HIS 104 be taken prior to HIS 105)
HIS 199 First Year Seminar
Seminar topics change year to year. Please consult the Schedule of Classes for current seminar offerings.
HIS 202 History of Switzerland
Due to characteristics such as linguistic diversity, cantonal authority, direct democracy, and armed neutrality, Switzerland is commonly regarded as an exception to the rule of national development and of limited importance. This course analyzes the political, economic, social, and intellectual development of Switzerland as a coherent and significant part of the history of ancient, medieval, and modern Europe.
HIS 204 History of Italy from the Renaissance to
Italy in many of its aspects can be considered to be a laboratory of Western
modernity. The peninsula had a leading role in Western affairs during Antiquity and the Middle Ages, but this role was lost by the end of the fifteenth century. During the modern age, however, Italy continued to provide a central point of reference in the European mind. This course focuses attention on the cultural, social and political developments in Italian history in their European context since the Renaissance. Themes include the struggles over national identity in the absence of a unified nation state, the differing regions and competing centers, the interplay of culture and politics, and the relation between religion and politics.
HIS 210 The Cold War
This course examines the causes and effects of the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union with special reference to Europe between the end of the Second World War in 1945 and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Synthesizing political and intellectual history, attention is focused on connections between international and domestic affairs including consideration of science, literature, and music.
HIS 221 History of Modern Russia
This course focuses on themes and trends in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Russia since the mid-nineteenth century. Following consideration of basic social, cultural, and environmental aspects of Russian history, attention is devoted to late Tsarist Russia and the First World War. There follows a detailed analysis of the related period of the Russian Revolutions and the ensuing Civil War with the personality of Lenin at its center. Thereafter attention is devoted to the Soviet Union under Stalin including the Second World War and the Cold War, analyzing her interactions with allies and foes during the ninety years of her existence. The reforms of Gorbachev and the dissolution of the Soviet Union are concluding considerations marking the emergence of contemporary Russia. Themes discussed are the struggles between tradtion and modernization, the roles of authority and violence, the theory and practice of Communism, and the interplay of authoritarian policy, industrialization, and the role of nationalism.
HIS 240 History of Modern Germany
This course focuses on the central issues raised in the study of modern German history. The main historical themes and trends of political, economic, social and cultural development are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the role of Bismarck, the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich as the historic legacy of contemporary Germany.
HIS 243 Worlds of Islam
This course is an introduction to the multifaceted civilization of Islam as both a religion and a historical phenomenon. After a survey of the background and context of the emergence of Muhammad as a spiritual leader in the Arabian peninsula, the course analyzes the rapid spread of Islam to Spain in the west and India to the east in less than a hundred years. It follows the divergent paths of the emerging different Islamic cultures in the Arabian and Mediterranean regions, in Persia, India, Turkey and Africa, and it follows also the Muslim diaspora in the Christian West. The guiding question is the relation between "normalcy" and variety as manifest in the tensions between the importance of the holy text of the Qur'an and the impact of interpretation and tradition. The course concludes with a consideration of contemporary Islam, focusing attention on both fundamentalist approaches and open-minded ones that seek a role for Muslims in peaceful relations with the West today. (Fall 2008)
HIS 251 Nationalism & Ethnic Conflict in Europe
This course undertakes an in-depth discussion of the origins and development of nationalism as an ideology, as a political movement, and as a source of internal and international conflict in Europe. Following an introduction to important approaches in the theory of nationalism, special attention is devoted to the periods of the Napoleonic Wars, the First World War and its impact, and the period after the end of the Cold War in 1989.
HIS 252 Vienna and the Habsburg Empire in the Lo
As the major successor of the Holy Roman Empire following the Napoleonic Wars, the empire of the Habsburg dynasty in central and eastern Europe with Vienna as its capital was one of the great European powers during the "long" nineteenth century. At the same time, as a multi-national, multi-lingual, and multi-religious empire in an era of national awakening, it had to face severe tensions between its numerous national groups, which at the end of the First World War proved fatal to its existence. Nevertheless, the empire was and is considered by many to be an ideal solution to the problem of providing a political framework for a region of different cultures and ethnic groups closely intermingled. This course will analyze the development of relations between the government and the different groups within the empire as well as the relations between the different groups themselves. Special attention is devoted to the impact of the Napoleonic Wars, the revolutions of 1848, and the First World War. An in-depth study focuses on the different social and cultural strata in Vienna around the year 1900.
HIS 256 The Making of Modern America
Since the late nineteenth century, the United States has been transformed from a regional
to a global power with political, economic, military, and cultural influence. This course analyzes the emergence and development of modern America with reference to themes and trends such as industrialization and big business, progressivism and imperialism, the First World War, isolationism and prosperity, the Great Depression, the New Deal, the Second World War, the Cold War, liberalism and conservatism in the fifties and sixties, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights movement, neoconservatism and interventionism in the seventies and eighties, and globalization and neoimperialism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries culminating in the Iraq War.
HIS 260 The Holocaust
This course examines those aspects of the history of the Jews in Europe that may be useful in throwing light on what is considered one of the most heinous crimes ever committed in human history, the genocide practiced against the Jews by Nazi Germany in the period of Nazi power. The historic development of anti-Semitism and other forms of racism in Europe from Roman times to the twentieth century are also studied. The class considers how genocide was put into practice by the perpetrators and their collaborators and how they organized the modern industry of mass murder. The fates of other groups that were given similar treatment are also studied as are the effects on the survivors and the rest of the world. Several documentary films and feature films are shown.
HIS 271 History of Modern France
From absolute monarchy to the Fifth Republic, from the Enlightenment to existentialism, France has been central to European affairs in revolution, war and peace. Paris itself has been called "capital of the nineteenth century" and pacemaker for many aspects of twentieth-century culture. This course analyzes the political, social, and cultural history of modern France with special attention to the tensions between the urban center and the rural periphery, the often violent struggles between tradition and modernization, and the European dimension of its identity and influence from the late-eighteenth century to the present.
HIS 280 History of Modern India
Following a survey of the early foundations of Indian civilization and the roles of Hinduism and Islam, this course focuses first on the decline of the Mughal Empire and the establishment of rule by the British East India Company in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries leading to the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and the consequent establishment of direct rule by the British Crown. There follows focus on the nationalist movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries associated with the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League and the non-violent civil disobedience campaigns for independence led by Mohandas K. Gandhi between the First and Second World Wars. The independence and partition of India and Pakistan in 1947 is studied with reference to the communal violence
which resulted, followed by a survey of the domestic and foreign affairs of India under Jawaharlal Nehru, his daughter Indira Gandhi, and her son Rajiv Gandhi from the 1950s to the 1980s during which period India be- came a nuclear power within the context of the Cold War. Recent relations between Hindus and Muslims within India and between India and Pakistan are considered, concluding with an assessment of contemporary Indian de- mocracy and economic development in global perspective.
HIS 302 Intellectual History of Modern Europe Si
Through contextual analysis of primary sources, and with attention devoted to meth- odological considerations, this course focuses on the content and context of modern European thought since the Scientific Revolution with emphasis on the dichotomy of faith and reason. Attention is devoted to historiogra- phy and recent trends in scholarship.
HIS 304 The European Reformation: Churches and S
In Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Christian doctrine and authority of the Roman Catholic Church were directly challenged leading to the establishment of rival Protestant churches, a conflict which influenced the subsequent political, economic, social, and cultural development of the states of modern Europe. Following a brief survey of the ancient and medieval foundations of doctrine and authority in Augustinian Christianity and Scholasticism and the critical challenge of Humanism, the course focuses on the sixteenth century and analyzes the Protestant ideas and institutions associated with Martin Luther in Germany, Huldrych Zwingli in Switzerland, and John Calvin in Geneva, followed by the Catholic ideas and institutions of the Counter Reformation associated with Ignatius Loyola in Spain and the Papacy in Rome. Attention is devoted to the consequent conflicts between Catholic and Protestant forces in England, France, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia, which culminated in the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire in the seventeenth century. Emphasis is placed on the political and economic dimensions of the Reformation and its transatlantic significance.
HIS 305 Living in a diaspora: The Case of judais
The Greek term "diaspora" refers to those "scattered", who were forced or induced to leave their traditional homeland and to settle elsewhere and to the ensuing developments in their culture. This course raises the question of the conditions for the persistence of such a diasporic situation, focusing on Jews and Judaism as its prime example. Since the Babylonian Captivity and even more so since the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70 CE, the Jews today can be considered to be the oldest culture in a diaspora. Attention is devoted to religious, cultural and social developments that made Judaism survive from Antiquity and the Middle Ages to the present and to different reactions to their environment. The course concludes with the rise of a Jewish center in Palestine in the twentieth century and the ensuing tensions between this center and the persisting diasporas.
HIS 313 Diplomatic History of Modern Europe Sinc
This course focuses on the relations between European states during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Inevitably it is concerned with the vital issues of war and peace. The course examines all the major wars of the period and the diplomatic conferences which followed them (including the Congress of Vienna, the Versailles Conference and Yalta-Potsdam), and the current structure of European state relations since 1945.
HIS 314 The Roman Republic as Empire from the Pu
The study of empire has become a central issue of historiography in recent years. Covering the Mediterranean world, the Roman Republic provides a prime example of a democracy governed not by a monarch or emperor but by an elected body, the Roman Senate. This course begins with an analysis of the factors that led to the rise of the city of Rome, starting with her victory over her rival, the city of Carthage, and the subsequent extension of her power throughout the Mediterranean. Further attention is devoted to the methods of republican government and administration, which maintained Roman power even in times of crisis and unrest. The course concludes with an analysis of the period of the civil wars, associated with the rise and fall of Julius Caesar. Within this context special attention is devoted to the question of how and why the empire survived while
