Winter Program 2009
Course Offerings
Field trip courses
ARC/CLS 303 Ancient Sicily
This on-site course from two centers in Sicily offers a historical overview of more than a thousand years of ancient history. There will be visits to the principal archeological sites and museums, examining material from the Palaeolithic to Imperial Roman times. Topics for study will include mythology and the early settlements of the island; the Phoenician seaborne empire; the expansion of Magna Graecia; the Punic Wars; Roman Provincial Government. Students will be introduced to the methodology of ancient history through the critical analysis of a wide variety of archeological, historical and literary source material.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Previous course in Classics, Classical Studies, or Ancient History. Satisfies the oral presentation requirement. Usually offered in the winter session odd calendar years.
POL 399 Ghana Politics and Society
This course is an introduction to West African politics and society through the close examination of Ghana and a broader overview of the region. The field study trip will use the facilities of the Kokrobitey Institute which has a long experience of preparing U.S. academic programs. 3 credit hours.
Courses in Rome
AH 100 Art of Rome
Art of Rome is an introductory course in the history of art and of the history of Rome from its origin to contemporary times. Masterpieces of painting, sculpture, architecture and urbanism are examined with attention to their specific historical contexts; ancient, medieval, renaissance, baroque and modern. Most classes are held on site. The course hones a method of description, critical analysis and interpretation of art and builds an understanding of traditional forms and cultural themes useful in the comprehension of all western art. This course satisfies the requirements for the Roma Caput Mundi section of the General Education program.
3 credit hours. Students are responsible for all entry fees. Offered every semester.
ANT 301 Ethnicity, Race and Nationality in Europe
This class provides an introduction to the history and ideologies of ethnicity, race and nationality in Europe. Case studies of state formation by ethnic minority and by core national ethnic groups. Case studies of nomads, contemporary nationalist minorities, immigration, community identity and external relations.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
ARC/AH 304 Ancient Monuments, Historic Buildings
and Stone Sculpture
This is an upper level course focusing on the current techniques and controversies surrounding the preservation of ancient monuments, historic buildings and stone sculpture. The course will comprise a classroom element where the underlying theories are discussed and an on site element reviewing case studies in the framework of the historical development of conservation and preservation.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Either a lower level course in Archeology or Art History including aspects of architecture or AH 207 or permission of the Instructor. Satisfies the information literacy and oral presentation requirements. Offered in rotation with other upper level electives.
CIN 304 Great Directors
A great director is formed over the course of a career. This course explores the work of a select group of filmmakers and how their styles, visual strategies, characters and themes evolve with the creation of each new film. Their films are screened, discussed and analyzed and their careers surveyed, to understand the similarities and stylistic changes that mark each director’s vision.
3 credits 4.5 hours. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
ECO 304 The Italian Economy
A detailed study of the Italian economy and of its supporting pillars. Discussion will pinpoint the stimuli, flaws and assets of the country’s economy, as well the relative weights of state and private ownership, and the status of the privatization effort. Focus will be on the strategies that Italy will have to adopt to maintain its present status as one of the most advanced economies in the Western world.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: ECO 211 or permission of the Instructor. Usually offered in the Spring or Summer. Additional course fee collected for required excursion.
HST 305 History of Modern Europe
A study of selected aspects of modern Europe, focusing on the post-1945 period, the course focuses on major themes of the age, from the origins of World War I to the unification of Germany, will be selected for discussion. Topics include the emergence of and challenges to the welfare state, the Communist Revolutions, changing defense considerations, East-West relations and the European Union.
3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of the instructor. Usually offered every two years in the Spring.
ITL 100 Introduction to Italian Language and Culture
Open to students with no previous training in Italian, the course introduces students to important features of Italian language and every-day culture through quotidian communicative and social situations where elements of the Italian language are required. The course satisfies a limited number of immediate needs and activities necessary for survival in the target language culture, such as basic personal and accommodation information, exchange of greetings, and simple actions in the past. Major emphasis is given to pronunciation, basic vocabulary, speaking communicative ability, as well as cultural elements of every-day Italian life. Cultural items include: Italian gestures, Italian cooking, the working world in Italy, youth and leisure time, and travelling. This course does not constitute a prerequisite for ITL 102.
3 credit hours. Offered every semester. No placement test.
MGT 309 Chaos and Catastrophe: Crisis Management for Global Business
Students will learn to both cope and succeed as professionals in the midst of chaos as catastrope threatens both the firm and individuals. The course will define a crisis and the ways individuals and organizations’ management cope during a crisis. Crisis intervention methods and tools for business professionals to effectively work with crisis situations will be presented. The course will cover different ’crises’ as they relate to day-to-day interactions as well as emergency situations (i.e. business related: product, facility and image-related, as well as employee-related: suicide, bereavement, violence and substance-abuse). Crisis management programs and plans will be developed alongside a crisis management simulation exercise, to provide a real-world’ experience during the course.
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