Select International Studies Classes for Spring 2015

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1 Select International Studies Classes for Spring 2015 Please check the international programs website for the complete list of courses that satisfy the minor requirements: *please double check the schedule of classes because times and locations of these courses may change ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH-E 105 CULTURE & SOCIETY (3 CR) 5515 MW 10:00A-11:15A EA 1025 Foley A 5648 MW 02:30P-03:45P DW 1275 Foley A 5192 TR 08:30A-09:45A DW 1175 Rutecki D 4057 TR 10:00A-11:15A DW 1135 Sernau S 4799 TR 11:30A-12:45P DW 1275 Wells J 4058 ARR ARR ONLINE Ketchum S Introduction to the comparative study of contemporary human cultures and their relation to social processes and behavior. EDUCATION EDUC-E 201 MULTICULT EDUC/GLOBAL AWARENS (3 CR) 5589 M 05:30P-08:00P EA 2109 Okrah K This course examines educators' and students' responsibilities in a complex and interdependent world. Students will be guided to develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to live effectively in a world of limited resources, ethnic diversity, cultural pluralism and increasing interdependencies and confidence with which to face the future. ECONOMICS ECON-E 430 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (3 CR) 5383 TR 04:00P-05:15P EA 1025 Garofalo P Gains from trade, relation between factor rentals and goods prices, distributional effects of trade, tariff policy and quantitative interferences, trade problems of developing countries, discrimination and customs unions, balance-of-payments adjustment via prices and incomes, exchange rate policy, role of international reserves.

2 BUSINESS BUS-D 300 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMIN (3 CR) 4086 TR 10:00A-11:15A DW 1165 Yin H 4087 R 07:00P-09:40P DW 1135 Staff A general introduction to the main aspects of international business: (1) the impact of the political, economic, social, and cultural conditions in foreign countries on the conduct of business abroad; (2) the importance of supranational organizations, regional economic integration, and the foreign exchange market; and (3) the additional managerial problems of multinational companies in marketing, finance, production, strategy, and human resource management. BUS-F 494 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (3 CR) 4094 TR 02:30P-03:45P DW 1260 Yin H Covers the international dimension of both investments and corporate finance. Develops strategies for investing internationally, estimating a corporation's exposure to real exchange rate risk, adjusting to client preferences and home currencies, evaluating performance, and hedging risk. Also covers international capital budgeting, multinational transfer pricing, and international cash management. BUS-M 401 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (3 CR) 4115 TR 05:30P-06:45P DW180 STAFF Application of strategic marketing concepts and theory to the international arena. Stresses development of global perspective in understanding the uncontrollable forces affecting international operations and their impact upon the marketing mix. Examines the various marketing functions within an international perspective. FRENCH FREN-F CONTEMP FRENCH CIVILIZATION (3CR) ONLINE Lecture Simon J This class is taught in English. Political, social and cultural aspects of contemporary France. No credit in the concentration area for French majors. There are no Prerequisites. Offered occasionally. FREN-F COLLOQUIUM IN FRENCH STUDIES MW 04:00P-5:15P DW1260 Magnan-Park A Requires homework using audio, visual, or computer-based materials in the World Languages Resource Center. Emphasis on one topic, author, or genre.

3 GEOGRAPHY GEOG-G 313 POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY (3 CR) MW 10:00A-11:15A DW 1165 Popescu G Considers geopolitics and geographical political economy. Features the role that geography plays in legitimizing political territories from trading blocs to subnational regions to global cities in the global system as a background to current events. GERMAN GER-G306 INTRO TO GERMAN LITERATURE TYPES (3 CR) 5198 MW 02:45P-04:00P EA 2102 Hutchins Study of literary types (narrative, dramatic, lyric) with examples of each selected from two or more periods. Conducted in German. HISTORY HIST-H 101 THE WORLD IN THE 20TH CENT I (3 CR) 4376 MW 01:00P-02:15P DW 1190 Shlapentokh D 4375 TR 11:30A-12:45P DW 1290 Froysland H TR 04:00P-05:15P DW 1175 Ren K Principal world developments in the twentieth century, stressing Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe; global and regional problems; political revolutions; social and cultural diversity. HIST-H LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE & CIV TR 5:30P-6:45P EA 1025 Froysland H 1850-present nineteenth century. Cultural and national identities. Diplomacy, dictators, social progress. National cultures. Mexican revolution. Latin America in a world community. Revolution and counter-revolution. HIST-H TRADITIONAL EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION 3348 TR 11:30M-12:45P DW 2105 Ren K A chronological and comparative survey of the civilizations of East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea) from the Neolithic period to the eighteenth century. Surveys political and social changes as well as developments in philosophy, literature, and the arts, with emphasis on the interrelationship among the cultures of East Asia.

4 HIST-T 390 WORLD WAR II IN EAST ASIA MW 10:00-11:15 TBD Ren K A comprehensive examination of the Sino-Japanese War of and Asia-Pacific War of , focusing on political and military history, cultural and social developments, as well as connections to the global Second World War. Themes include imperialism and revolution, diplomacy and international politics, refugees and relief, famine and the environment, resistance and collaboration, labor and economy, wartime literature and arts, as well as postwar history and memory. HIST-G 410 CHINA, JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY (3 CR) Online ARR ARR ARR Diana Chen Lin This course discusses the relationship between China, Japan, and the U.S. in the 20th and 21st centuries. We study the mutual perceptions and interactions of the three countries over the 20th Century, and examine how the perceptions and memoires of these interactions impact their relationships in the 21st Century. This course is only offered every other year. HIST-B 362 EUR IN THE TWENTIETH CENT II (3 CR) ARR ARR ONLINE Zwicker L Economic, social political, and military-diplomatic developments present; depression politics; crisis of democracy; German National Socialism. World War II; cold war; postwar reconstruction and recovery. HIST-T 390 LITERARY & INTELLECTUAL TRAD (3 CR ) MW 2:30p-3:45P DW1285 Zwicker L VT: National Socialism In the National Socialist period, Germans unleashed a wave of violence across Europe that ultimately resulted in the death of fifty to seventy million people. Led by an explicitly scientific racism, National Socialist leaders sent millions of Jews to gas chambers, annihilated the leadership of Poland, carried out a race-war against Russia, and worked millions of other Europeans to death in slave camps. This period can serve as a warning to all wealthy democratic nations of what might happen when the vast powers in modern societies are oriented towards destruction. Over the course of the semester students will consider two central questions: What accounts for the breakdown in German democracy? To what extent are all Germans responsible for the crimes of the National Socialist state?

5 POLITICAL SCIENCE POLS-Y 107 INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS (3 CR) TR 08:30A-09:45A DW 1275 Lisoni C 5658 TR 11:30A-12:45P DW 1285 Lisoni C Examines countries around the world to investigate fundamental questions about politics. Topics include democratic development, promotion of economic prosperity, maintenance of security, and management of ethnic and religious conflict. Critical thinking skills encouraged. Cases for comparison include advanced industrialized democracies, Communist and formerly Communist countries, and developing countries. POLS-Y 109 INTRO TO INTL RELATIONS (3 CR) 5566 MW 10:00A-11:15A EA 1010 Karakatsanis N 5851 TR 10:00A-11:15A DW 1185 Karakatsanis N In an ever-changing world, international relations are increasingly important. The past few years alone, India and Pakistan threatened each other with tests of nuclear weapons; the Palestinian-Israeli peace process broke down, and terrorists struck the World Trade Center and the Pentagon; the United States fought wars in Afghanistan and Iraq; and Sudan continued to be torn by conflict. This course examines our role in such affairs and, in particular, such topics as power, war, terrorism, security, poverty, environmental degradation, interdependence, cooperation and peace. POLS-Y 343 Politics of International Development (3 CR) 4962 MW 02:30P-03:45P EA 1017 Lisoni C An overview of contemporary politics in Third World societies. Major theories of political development are emphasized along with an analysis of issues concerning militarism, political participation, appropriate technology, and resource allocation. North-south relations are highlighted. POLS-Y 350 POLITICS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (3 CR) MW 01:00P-02:30P DW 1175 Karakatsanis N Study of the politics of the European Union (EU). Assesses past and present dynamics of economic and political integration in Europe, the structure and work of EU institutions, and EU public policies such as the Single Market, the common currency, common foreign and security policy, and trade.

6 SOCIOLOGY SOC-S 362 WORLD SOCIETIES & CULTURES (3 CR) 4941 Spring Break Sernau S VT: OVERSEAS STUDY IN COSTA RICA 1. To use the vivid contrasts of another culture and society to deepen students' understanding of key social science concepts, including the evolution and intermingling of cultural patterns and forms; social divisions along lines of class, gender and ethnicity; the development, interaction and importance of major social institutions such as family, political economy and religion; and the dynamics of social change involved in urbanization, globalization and incorporation into the world economy. 2. To provide students with an overview of the culture and history of Costa Rican from its indigenous origins, through its colonial period and its democratic transformation to the present, as well as to examine future possibilities. 3. To explore the human ecology of development, the interaction between people and their environment, and to explore and assess Costa Rican efforts toward sustainable development in urban and rural economies, agriculture and agribusiness, and tourism and ecotravel. SOC-S 460 TOPICS IN NON-WESTERN CULTURES (3CR) Topic: International Inequalities 5510 TR 02:30P-03:45P DW 1160 Sernau S This variable topics course will analyze different aspects of non-western cultures. It will be organized as a seminar and require significant writing and research. The readings will expose students to different theoretical perspectives and empirical approaches. SPANISH SPAN-S 275 HISPANIC CULTR & CONVERSATION (3 CR) 5086 TR 01:00P-02:15P EA 1021 Ochoa Villicana M Practice of language skills through reading and discussion of Hispanic culture. Treats facets of popular culture, diversity of the Spanish-speaking world, and themes of social and political importance. Conducted in Spanish. SPAN-S 302 THE HISPANIC WORLD 2 (3 CR) 5349 TR 02:30P-03:45P DW1170 Fong-Morgan Prerequisites: SPAN S204, S313 strongly recommended. Texts selected from important Spanish-American writers. Historical background, literary movements, authors, cultural context.

7 SPAN-S 495 HISPANIC COLLOQUIUM (3 CR) TR 04:00P-05:15P DW2170 Hernando J Topic varies: Consent of the department. May be taken twice for credit as long as topic is different. WOMEN & GENDERN STUDIES WGS-W INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN 5545 MW 11:30A-12:45P DW 1190 Gerken C Feminist analysis of women's legal, social, and economic status in two or more cultures other than those of the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Interdisciplinary approach. Required for a Women's Studies major and minor. *please check the schedule of classes because times and locations may change.