CAPA LONDON GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM

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1 SCHOOL OF RECORD: CREDITS: LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: CAPA LONDON GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM University of Minnesota Twin Cities All courses are 3 credits, except for the internship, which can be 3 or 6 credits SPRING AND FALL: credits (maximum of 6 for an internship) SUMMER: 6 credits (maximum of 3 for an internship) English Courses are subject to change. For the most current listing of courses, availability, and downloadable syllabi, visit capa.org/london or call LNDN ARTH th and 21st Century Art. This course provides an insight into the many different works of art that have been produced during the last century and also introduces some of the most controversial contemporary British art. All the major art movements are examined in relation to advances in technology, historical events, and sociological changes. LNDN ARTH 3313 Contemporary World Architecture: London. Investigating several of the most recognizable themes in contemporary architectural production tall building, iconic building, historic preservation and sustainability this class compares some of the most (in)famous buildings in London to examples across the globe. Through this class students will simultaneously gain knowledge of contemporary architecture, discuss and debate the roles that a variety of individuals and institutions have had in writing that history, and take an active part in writing some of that history for themselves. The end product of this course will be an anthology, or a catalogue, of architectural criticism written by students. LNDN BUSN 3360 International Economics. The International Economics course provides an understanding of the key economic issues in the global business environment and an understanding of how global businesses are impacted by real world developments in economics, politics and finance. The business environment is dynamic in nature. The course coverage is therefore updated periodically to include current real world evidence as well as recent academic and empirical findings. The five broad topics covered in the course are: Globalization, Country Differences, Cross-Border Trade & Investment, the Global Monetary System, and Competing in a Global Market Place. LNDN BUSN 3372 International Marketing. This course will help you develop an understanding of the scope and challenges of marketing in the international context. The course examines how the global dimensions technology, research, capital investment and production impact marketing, distribution and communication networks. The breadth of this course will provide insights into the increasingly interdependent global economic and physical environment and its impact on international marketing. Globalization has led to increasing interdependence. Connecting the dots has thus become essential to the survival and success of businesses, even those not operating in the international arena. By examining these linkages, the students will gain an understanding of how companies develop strategic plans that are competitive to survive and succeed in these global markets. The unique localized content provided by the CAPA centers will present further regional insights into the key issues surrounding marketing from an international perspective. LNDN BUSN 3373 International Finance. The International Finance course provides an understanding of finance in the international context. In a globally integrated world, it has become imperative to trade, invest and conduct business operations internationally. The course exposes the students to the opportunities and risks associated with international finance. As the world has become more integrated due to deregulation of financial markets, product innovation and technology, capital markets have kept pace with this integration. The study of international finance has therefore become essential and builds upon the understanding of theoretical concepts of finance and their adaptation to the international context. The course coverage includes historical perspectives and foundations of international finance, the foreign exchange markets and exchange rate determination, exposure management, financial management of a multinational firm. The course also helps students examine the current economic landscape through topical discussions of current economic and political development and their impact on international finance. LNDN BUSN 3376 International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior. In the International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior course, students will study how theories, research, and current issues in the field of organizational behavior apply in the context of the international workplace. This course will focus on the international application of core

2 CAPA LONDON GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CONT. management theories and strategies, and will be based on interdisciplinary research, from fields including psychology, sociology, economics, political science and anthropology. Students will be expected to increase their understanding of human behavior within the setting of a global work environment, and across a variety of historical and current issues. Students will also be expected to reflect critically on how theoretical frameworks can be applied and developed within the organizational setting. LNDN BUSN 3378 Global Workforce Management. This course provides an integrative framework for understanding the business and legal challenges that are associated with effective workforce management around the world. As more and more companies try to leverage the benefits of a global labor market, it is critical to understand the challenges that managers must deal with as they try to coordinate work practices across country settings and prepare individuals for global assignments. Toward that end, we will examine how international labor markets compare in terms of labor costs, labour supply, workplace culture, and employment law. High-profile news events from developed and emerging economies will be used to illustrate the complex cultural and regulatory environment that multinational firms face in such areas as talent management, performance management, offshore outsourcing, downsizing and industrial relations. The last segment will focus on the individual and organizational factors that promote successful global assignments. LNDN BUSN 3380 Managing Global Supply Chains. The focus of this course will be on key issues within operations that are of relevance in a firm s ability to remain competitive in a global economy. Examples of companies collaborating across the globe will be used in the teaching and learning of Supply Chain Management. We focus mainly on the operational and tactical aspects of managing the network of multiple facilities, but we will also investigate their strategic implications. Factors such as legal, ethical, operational, venture risk and reliability will be considered in addition to specialized topics in supply chain management within a global environment such as: Outsourcing and offshoring Role of information technology in operations Designing and managing global supply chains Managing inventory and global logistics Sustainability in supply chains and supply chain management LNDN COLT 3311 Post-War British Popular Culture. This course examines key theories of popular culture, including case studies from the UK and comparative analysis of British and American experiences of popular culture and subcultures, including oral cultures, popular and ethnic cultures, and social and religious movements since World War II. LNDN COLT 3312 London Across History, Literature, and Film. This course is designed to introduce students both to canonical literary texts from Johnson to Conan Doyle and to contemporary representations of multicultural London. The fundamental focus is the reading of both literary and filmic texts, but the class uses London as its living background. LNDN COMM 3320 British Broadcasting Today. This course examines the British Broadcasting system, key program genres, and evaluates the cultural influences they reflect. The formation, development, and global impact of the system are studied with reference to those of the US, the creative interchange between the two systems. The course concludes with a survey of current debates about the likely futures made possible through new delivery technology. LNDN COMM 3321 Ethics in the Media. This course addresses the principal ethical issues facing print and broadcast journalism that arise almost daily in media coverage of matters of public controversy, such as crime, war, and privacy. Problems of regulation and codes of practice are also examined alongside London s global importance as a media hub and the distinctive media culture of the UK. LNDN COMM 3322 Advertising and Marketing in Britain. This course provides an understanding of the ways in which advertising is effectively planned to achieve the objectives set in the overall marketing plan, with reference to London as a global center for creative and production excellence and comparative analysis of British advertising methods and styles. * LNDN CWRT 3310 Travel Writing. This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to study and practice the art of travel writing. There are a variety of readings, many of them focused on London and its environs, and most, but not all, from contemporary travel writers. Weekly writing assignments send students out into the city to find a story or to draw upon independent travel schedules. LNDN CWRT 3317 Writing the City: London. This course looks at the impact of the city on the craft of creative writing and explores how various subjects like *These courses are not offered every spring semester. Check capa.org/london for the most up to date course offerings.

3 the river, urban spaces, solitude, ethnicity, or particular districts function in London narratives. It examines the role of memory and experience in literary psycho-geographical accounts of the metropolis. The course aims to provide a theoretical and practical platform to enable students to develop an understanding of London, and utilize the city as a character in creative writing. LNDN FILM 3311 Contemporary British Film. This course charts the development of British film during the period through the critical study of key films, and examines the way that these films both emerge from and transform the earlier British cinema tradition. Students gain experience in the analysis of film texts and recognize long- and short-term trends and themes in British cinema, and the way that British films respond to contemporary social and political conditions. LNDN HIST th Century British History. This course surveys how Britain has responded to political, social, and cultural forces during the twentieth century. Topics include: changing perceptions about the role of the state; the decline of empire; the effect of two world wars; economic strategies; the development of multiculturalism; and the role of women with an emphasis on how the lives of ordinary British people have changed during the last century. LNDN INTP 3347 Learning Through Internships: London. (3 credits) LNDN INTP 3348 Learning Through Internships: London. (6 credits) This course is a unique academic experience that provides students with the opportunity to discuss and analyze theories and models of work organizations in a crosscultural context. It also creates a framework for personal reflection on issues related to professional development, using the internship experience as a vehicle for students to contextualize and discuss the wider significance of internship activities. * LNDN LITR 3310 Terror and the Witch. Throughout this class, students examines some of the complex problems of gender and power represented by the lasting myth of the witch, drawing on the resources of early modern pamphlets, plays (The Witch of Edmonton, Macbeth), and witch-finding guides (such as Malleus Maleficarum) in order to understand how woman and witch came to be identified with one another. Students also investigate how the dark and terrifying image of the witch has been changed and recuperated in the modern world, becoming a figure of fantasy and desire that Shakespeare would hardly recognize. * LNDN LITR 3312 Shakespeare and London. A selection of Shakespeare s plays (from his early, middle, and late periods) is explored to uncover his style and craft within the genres of comedy, history, and tragedy. Ultimately, students engage in Shakespeare s timelessness and learn to appreciate how vitally his ideas, themes, and concepts move from the concerns of his day to our own. Readings for this course are guided by the current offerings of Shakespeare production in and around the City of London. LNDN LITR 3314 Historical Backgrounds of English Literature. This course covers specimens of English literature ranging from a few very short Old English poems in translation down to works illustrating the emergence of literary modernism in the first half of the twentieth century, with a particular emphasis on their connections with London. LNDN LITR 3315 Detective Fiction: Crime and The City. This course addresses the development of the modern detective novel, British and American, from the late 19th century into the 21st. The focus of the course will be on cities as sites of criminal imagination, and on detectives as explorers of the city s hidden connections. Whether or not they bring about justice will be an open question. Our approach will be broadly historical, from the British amateur sleuths of Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, through the American private eye, to the contemporary police procedural in television and film as well as fiction. LNDN PSCI 3352 European Government and Politics. This interdisciplinary course examines the cultural, political, and economic factors that have shaped modern Europe and traces the history of Europe as a cultural and political idea. It also investigates the various processes that have made Europe such a distinctive, dynamic, and highly varied region and analyzes the historical roots of current tensions between and within the nationstates of Europe, such as ethnic nationalism and imperial competition. LNDN PSCI 4450 Islam, Politics, and Britain: A Case Study of London s East End. This course examines how multiethnic diversity shapes and defines our understanding of modern Britain, through a specific focus on Muslim communities in London and the nature of their interactions with wider society. Students *These courses are not offered every spring semester. Check capa.org/london for the most up to date course offerings.

4 CAPA LONDON GLOBAL CITIES PROGRAM COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CONT. analyze the ways in which imperialism and its legacy, as well as Britain s global relationships, have influenced political policies and social attitudes toward multiculturalism and Muslim groups in particular. LNDN PSYC 3352 Child Development in a British Context. This course investigates the aims and principles of developmental psychology as a scientific discipline, and describes the methods used to obtain knowledge about children and their development. Issues such as children s early attachments, the development of the self, the emergence of consciousness, and the role of play are examined, with an emphasis on the role of education and child care practices and policies in the UK in shaping children s development. LNDN RLGN 3310 Religion in Modern Britain: A Comparative Perspective. This course analyzes the character and significance of religion in modern Britain. Emphasis is placed on the diversity of belief and its expression from the end of the Second World War to the present. Topics to be addressed include: religion and the media; secularism and the state; the impact of immigration; faith and feminism; spirituality and alternative religious communities; religion and sexuality; faith-based education; the rise of Islamophobia; and the influence of global events to an understanding and acceptance of different belief systems in Britain. LNDN SOCY 3349 Contemporary Issues Through Service- Learning: The Social Dynamics of London. (6 credits) This is an interdisciplinary course with a sociological focus, as well as a unique opportunity to become directly involved in the realities of community engagement and grassroots politics through community service placements. It is designed to engage students in critical thought and reflection on urban inequalities in London while examining the historical, sociological, and political context of community service and social, economic, and political exclusion in the UK. LNDN SOCY 3350 Understanding Modern Britain. One of the most effective ways of understanding a nation is by examining the images, values, symbols, and individuals by which a nation represents itself. This multidisciplinary course explores a variety of forms of national representations ideals and icons to investigate the ways in which modern Britain and British identities have been imagined, constructed, and experienced at home and internationally. LNDN THTR 3310 Theatricality: Understanding the Possibilities of Theater. This course places students at the heart of the experience of theater. Topics include the qualities, conditions, and boundaries of drama; audience engagement; philosophical issues raised by the theatrical experience; the origins of theatre; the changing roles of performers and spectators over time; and the theater s prospects in the 21st century. LNDN THTR 3311 Modern Acting. This course builds students acting skills and styles. It provides the means through which students may develop or expand their acting abilities through practical work with a variety of scripts, focusing primarily on 20th-century English plays. LNDN THTR 3312 Writing A Play: The Art and Craft of Making Theater. This course will introduce the student to the variety of skills required to write a stage play. Beginning with a range of stimuli from their experience of London people, places, events and ideas students will develop their ideas into fully-fledged one-act plays. Focusing on a toolbox approach, and carefully considering the various elements of dialogue, characterization, structure and themes, the course will culminate in the presentation of a reading of each writer s play at CAPA s studio facility: The Street. Each play will be read by a group of professional actors. LNDN URBS 3345 Analyzing and Exploring the Global City: London Modernity, Empire, and Globalization. This interdisciplinary course focuses on the modern development of one of the world s most significant global cities in comparative context. It examines London s changing identity as a world city, with a particular emphasis on comparing the city s imperial, postcolonial, and transatlantic connections and the ways in which past and present, local and global intertwine in the capital. LNDN WNST 3353 Citizenship and Gender in Modern Europe. This course analyzes women s claims for citizenship throughout the 20th century from a variety of European perspectives, and charts the ways in which women have adapted to and attempted to challenge the ideological, political, and material conditions of citizenship in 20th century Europe. Topics examined include: citizenship and warfare, women and the welfare state, the feminist movements of the 1960s and 1970s, sexuality and reproductive rights, prostitution and labor movements,

5 the effect of Communist regimes in Eastern and Central Europe, the impact of Thatcher upon women in Britain, and the effects of multiculturalism upon citizenship.

6 CAPA LONDON LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY (LSBU) During the fall semester, students on the CAPA London Global Cities Program can take up to two courses at London South Bank University (LSBU) in lieu of taking courses at CAPA. This option is ideal for serious students interested in experiencing the British university system. SCHOOL OF RECORD: CREDITS: University of Minnesota Twin Cities All courses are 3 credits FALL: Maximum of 2 courses Courses are subject to change. For the most current listing of courses, availability, and downloadable syllabi, visit capa.org/london or call Note that some course offerings are set by the university and are subject to change up until the start of the program. LNDN ARTA 3310 Managing Arts Events Planning. This course provides students with a practical opportunity to design and plan an arts event, such as an exhibition, concert, club night, screening, artists platform or multi-arts event, for a public venue outside the university campus. Students work in groups to conceptualize, design, and plan an event and its presentation to an appropriate audience, within the wider context of contemporary cultural, funding, and audience development frameworks. LNDN BUSN 3371 Business Environment. Through this introduction to business systems environments, this course provides students with an understanding of how business organizations work. Students study the fundamentals underlying the implementation, control, evaluation, and strategic use of modern, computerbased information systems for business data processing, information reporting, decision-making, and electronic commerce. LNDN BUSN 3374 Business Systems An Introductory Management Perspective. This course covers interrelated areas concerning information systems and technology and their importance in now and the future business world. The emphasis is on the importance of systems, MIS, decision support systems, expert systems in a business environment, business information systems hardware and software and their appropriateness in a particular business, office automation and the Internet, Data Protection Act and Computer Misuse Act, software licensing, and data and access security. LNDN BUSN 3375 The Tourism Industry. This module introduces students to the tourism phenomenon from a systems perspective. It highlights the diverse characteristics of and influences on tourism and the multi-disciplinary nature of tourism studies. LNDN COMM 3323 Cultural Identities. This course explores the various ways in which identity matters to us and how our identities are shaped by gender, sexuality, ethnicity, class, and place and then represented in film, video games, and photography. The unit explores these markers of difference and how they are articulated in a variety of case studies. LNDN COMM 3324 Media and Cultural Contexts. The contemporary media environment is the product of multiple interrelating and dynamic factors. In this introductory course, students begin to explore a variety of theoretical approaches to understanding the mediasphere, examining the blogosphere, mobile technologies, reality television, media ownership, and the tension between high and low culture through a variety of foundational critical approaches. LNDN COMM 3325 Cultural Industries. This course explores how various cultural industries are structured and are being transformed by contemporary technological, social, cultural, political, and economic developments. Exploring issues of user interactivity, creativity, copyright, and convergence in the era of participatory culture, students analyze case studies of new media industries, such as digital filmmaking, broadcasting, the video games industry, online journalism, and the Internet. LNDN CPSI 3390 Software Development for Business. Systems development requires individuals who are not only capable of understanding the broader implications of programming and implementation changes, but who can also work with different technologies and select the most appropriate for the task at hand. Through this class, students gain an introduction to both development tools and approaches to solving problems.

7 LNDN ECON 3361 The Economics of the European Union. This course analyzes the process of economic integration taking place within Europe, especially within the European Union. Particular emphasis is given to EU policies and their economic effects. LNDN FILM 3312 The Rise of Cinema: Europe and America. This class looks at the historical development of cinema and the film industry from its outset through to the Post World War II era. It considers the invention of film and the film industry in France, the UK and US, the growth of US cinema and developments in the silent era, before moving on to look at the rise of Hollywood and the studio system. It examines the function of film in Britain during the Second World War as well as the cinema of post-war France. LNDN PSCI 3353 Transatlantic Relations: The USA and Europe Since This class draws on the disciplines of International Political Economy and International Relations to explore a central component of the post-1945 international politicoeconomic system, characterised by some scholars as the pax Americana. Focusing on what has been called the capitalist core of the post-war system, the course analyses the evolution of the US s relations with Europe in the context of the Cold War super-power rivalry and against the background of the post-cold War new world order and globalization. LNDN SOCY 3352 Issues in Contemporary Sociology. This class explores issues in contemporary society related to the effects of globalization. It covers key themes in sociology and addresses issues such as migration, race, gender, and class. The focus throughout the unit is how inequalities are reinforced through the changing nature of citizenship, sexualities, religion, and mass media. LNDN URBS 3353 House and Regeneration in Developing Countries. This class begins with fundamental concepts of housing, regeneration, and local economic development in a developing- country context, examines the forces affecting demand and supply, cost, location, conditions and tenure, and recent trends in the economics, policy, and legal frameworks which affect them. Through investigations of case studies principally in Sub-Saharan Africa, students examine the avenues open to housing and other urban professionals attempting to engage in this field, and to consider methods of engagement. LNDN WNST 3354 Gender Difference and Equality: Historical and Contemporary Debates. In the past few decades, work on gender has been crucial in challenging mainstream sociological thought, and in making exciting and innovative contributions to sociological theory, methodology, and social policy. The aim of this course is to chart this history and to explore some of the key contemporary debates around gender. LNDN PSYC 3353 Social Psychology in Sport. This course is designed to advance students knowledge of theory and practice in the psychological preparation of sport performers, and as such integrates the notions of research informing practice and practical experience informing research. Topics covered include: anxiety, stress, coping, self-efficacy, aggression and violence, attribution perspectives, group dynamics, and applied sport psychology (imagery, self-talk). LNDN SOCY 3351 From Poverty to Social Exclusion: An Introduction to Social Policy. This class introduces students to the changing concept of poverty in British Society from the early 20th century up to the present. Exploring the way in which the State viewed and measured poverty and assesses the introduction of welfare reforms aimed at reducing the level of poverty in Britain, this class provides a critical analysis of how research on poverty is carried out and the various factors which influence poverty, for example, gender and age.

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