Study Abroad in London | Course Information Fall 2008

20th and 21st Century Art - ART 353
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 will be examined in relation to advances in technology, historical events and sociological changes.
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British Broadcasting Today - BRC 390
This course aims to examine the variety and range of program genres on British television and radio. Reference will be made to the philosophy and the industry structures that nurture them. New delivery systems, new approaches to regulation and the international market will also be considered, as will scheduling issues. Finally, there will be a survey of the development of the British broadcasting system, contrasting it with the US model.
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Ethical Issues in the British Media - BRC 395
This course will address the principal ethical issues facing print and broadcast journalism. It will consider the practical dilemmas reporters and editors have to deal with and relate them to a moral framework. The focus will be on the real time arguments that arise almost daily in media coverage of matters of public controversy – crime, war, privacy and the like. The course objectives are to learn how to evaluate the performance of the media and to help students develop their own ethical philosophy. Problems of regulation and codes of practice will also be examined. Students will be able to take advantage of London’s global importance as a media hub and the distinctive media culture of the UK through a program of case studies, visits and guest lectures by practitioners.
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Visualising Britain: British Documentary and Film - BRC 399
This course will study the canon of British Film and Television Documentary within their social and historical settings and examine some of the key foreign film texts influencing the development of British documentary. The objectives are to gain an appreciation of seminal British documentary texts; an appreciation of foreign filmmaking practices and their influence; an appreciation of some of the key theoretical debates and documentary principles established and developed in the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Advertising and Public Relations - BUS/COM 380
This course will introduce students to the knowledge and skills required to create and implement integrated advertising and public relations activities. This course analyses the main forms of advertising and public relations techniques used by organizations to communicate with the various stakeholders of a business. It seeks to develop the theoretical constructs of the discipline and to develop analytical skills and managerial competencies that are needed to plan and control an integrated program of communications within an organization. Topics include consumer motivation and appeal, media structures and effectiveness, target audiences, print and broadcast production, budgeting and promotion mix planning. Students are required to design, cost and implement their own advertising campaign and to project the likely success rates of their efforts.
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Corporate Finance - BUS/FIN 325
This course examines the financial objectives and needs of corporations and the range of mechanisms available to meet them. The concept of the time value of money is studied and applied to several decision models in capital budgeting and investment valuation. Other basic theories of finance examined include risk and return and portfolio theory. Different financial requirements are examined with an emphasis on a comparison of internal and external sources of funds and their relative availability and cost. Covers topics such as capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, capital structure, financial statement analysis, financial forecasting and working capital management.
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International Marketing - BUS/MKT 390
This course reflects the increasing amount of international marketing carried out by a wide and diverse range of organizations. Starting with why organizations may wish to expand their activities across national boundaries, students develop knowledge to identify which markets to enter, the methods of market entry available, and the management and control implications.
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International Economics - ECO 344
The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the theoretical analysis of international trade and commercial policy. Students will look at the pure theory of international trade as exemplified by comparative advantage and gains from trade in the classical and neo classical models and explore alternative explanations of trade and development. The theory of customs unions and modern day explanations of preferential trading arrangements will be explored andsome of the principal unresolved theoretical and practical problems of free trade will be examined.
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Introduction to Shakespeare - ENG 319
In this course, a range of plays will be studied from Shakespeare's middle to later periods, with equal focus in the genres of comedy, history and tragedy. For a written portrayal of a range and depth of human emotion, Shakespeare has never been equaled. Students will looks at this notion of Shakespeare as 'timeless' to understand how vitally he moves from the concerns of his own day to ours.
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British 20th Century Fiction - ENG 323
This course focuses on a legacy of the British Empire, verbalized through fiction. Students look at the nature of nineteenth-century empire in the well-researched historical fiction of George Fraser, and two novels set in the Mediterranean that show the bonds that were supposed to outlast the era of colonization being severely tested during the Second World War. Students will also analyze novels describing the immigrant experience and will understand London as a hugely multicultural and densely populated city through this.
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Post-War British Popular Culture - ENG 395
This course aims to draw in the students’ previous educational and life experiences of culture and history, including oral cultures, popular and ethnic cultures and social and religious movements. It will compare British and American experiences of popular culture, the differences, similarities and cross-influences.
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London Across History - ENG 399 - FALL ONLY
The course is designed to introduce students both to some famous literary texts from Johnson to Conan Doyle and to contemporary representations of multi-cultural London. In the first half of the course we visit the places where famous literary projects were first conceived. In the second half of the course the class will be visited by an author or director working in contemporary London.
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Criminal London - HIS 390
The course will survey the shape of and developments in criminal justice in England with special emphasis on London. It will cover the development of the legal profession, the nature of crime in a common law system, the emergence of forensic methods and police forces, and the peculiar sociology of crime in London over the ages. Reading packs will be assigned each week, and a bibliography is available on request. The course will make use of web resources and will include visits to courts and tours of the areas of discussion such as the east end, the Inns of Court, and the old city of London.
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Britain in 20th Century - HIS 426
This course surveys how Britain has responded to political, economic, social and cultural forces during the twentieth century. 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 are among the topics discussed. There will also be analysis of how the lives of ordinary British people have changed during the past century.
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Understanding Britain Today - IST 356
This course offers students the opportunity to become familiar with a range of aspects of contemporary Britain through which they can understand the diverse nature of this country’s society. Students will explore areas of British life including entertainment, sport, politics, religion and social problems. By the conclusion of the course students will have gained a good knowledge and understanding of contemporary British life and culture.
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European Government & Politics - POL 307
This course introduces students to the history, concepts and structures of politics and government in Western Europe. Students will gain knowledge on the debates, disagreements, problems and changes in west European government and politics, and will be able to think critically on these issues as well as defend their ideas on them.
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Child Development in a British Context - PSY 300
The course presents a socio-cultural approach to contemporary issues of children’s development. The aim is to demonstrate the importance of understanding people in relation to their social world. Students will develop an understanding of life in the UK and explore how it shapes children’s development. Issues such as children’s early attachments, the development of the self, the emergence of consciousness, the role of play and the origins of disturbing behavior will be examined.
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Living Theatre in London - THT 325
A play is not itself, or one of its possible selves, until it appears on stage. In this course, students will see some plays acted out. Students will read and discuss other plays - classics of the repertoire - with special emphasis on the writing techniques used by the playwright. The course aims to give students delight, as well as refining their reading and play-watching skills.
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Perspectives on Experiential Learning Abroad (PELA) - GST 303
This course explores the world of work and how students respond to the challenges that they can expect to encounter. The internship experience is central to this analysis as a benchmark, but a broader perspective will be employed to explore social, cultural, political, environmental and technical influences.
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