Summer Session 2 Course Offerings

The College reserves the right to change course offerings and scheduling.

ARC 200 Practicum in Archaeology
Professor Nielsen

Each summer, students are immersed in the practical and theoretical aspects of field archaeology at the Etruscan site at Poggio Civitate (Murlo) near Siena, Italy. Under the supervision of a staff of professional archaeologists, students participate in the actual excavation, documentation, and conservation of archaeological 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. (The dates of the 2010 Etruscan field experience are June 29 to August 6, 2010 and the course is 6 credits.)

COM 498 Internship in Communication and Media St
Professor Sugiyama

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.

ECN 100 Principles of Macroeconomics
Professor Stack

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 economics with a major emphasis on macroeconomic issues. After an introductory 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 stabilize prices and maintain high levels of output and employment are discussed in the current macroeconomic context of major world economies. Selected economic news is constantly watched.

ECN 101 Principles of Microeconomics
Professor Khan

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 government includes its taxing and expenditure activities as well as regulatory policies.

ECN 101 Principles of Microeconomics
Professor Khan

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 government includes its taxing and expenditure activities as well as regulatory policies.

ECN 303 Development Economics
Professor Khan

The course will introduce students to the evolution of theory and practice in economic development in three stages. First, models of economic growth and development including work by Harrod-Domar, Robert Solow, Arthur Lewis, and Michael Kremer are compared to provide students with a feeling for how economists have conceived of the development process. The class then proceeds to examine particular development issues such as population growth, stagnant agriculture, environmental degradation, illiteracy, gender disparities, and rapid urbanization to understand how these dynamics reinforce poverty and deprivation. In the final stage, students will read work by supporters as well as critics of international development assistance and use the knowledge and perspective they have gained thus far to independently evaluate efficacy of a specific development intervention.

ECN 494 Internship in Intl Banking and Finance
Professor Terzi

Internship experiences are to be coordinated in advance with the Department Chair.

ENG 220 Creative Writing: Fiction
Professor McCormick

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 220 Creative Writing: Fiction
Professor McCormick

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.

HIS 100 Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medi
Professor Novikoff

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
Professor Novikoff

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)

INT 498 Internship Elective
Professor Vogelaar

This course involves an alternative internship experience. The internship can be with a program, company, non-governmental organization, etc. anywhere in the world. Throughout the internship period, students should ensure close on site supervision. Each intern must submit a detailed written report or other equivalent product at the end of the internship period, which will be evaluated critically by the intern's FC Advisor and the College's Internship Coordinator. (This internship may be approved for up to 6 credits and repeated with the approval of the Dean)

INT 498 Internship Elective
Professor Guggiari

This course involves an alternative internship experience. The internship can be with a program, company, non-governmental organization, etc. anywhere in the world. Throughout the internship period, students should ensure close on site supervision. Each intern must submit a detailed written report or other equivalent product at the end of the internship period, which will be evaluated critically by the intern's FC Advisor and the College's Internship Coordinator. (This internship may be approved for up to 6 credits and repeated with the approval of the Dean)

POL 101 Introduction to International Relations
Professor Schlein

This lecture course is designed to equip students with the basic analytic tools necessary for the understanding of international relations. After a brief introductory discussion of the traditionalist and behaviorist approaches to the study of international relations, the course concentrates on the analysis of fundamental concepts, such as national power, foreign policy, deterrence, international organizations, international law, change, and conflict.

PSY 201 Social Psychology
Professor Crandell

Introduction to major theories and research findings of social psychology in order to provide an understanding of the roles of cognitive and motivational processes in social behavior. The focus of this course is on how people's behavior, feelings and thoughts are influenced through social environment.