2010 Summer Study Abroad Program

Summer 2010 Preliminary Course Listing
Classes are taught Monday-Thursday for four weeks. You must register for two classes (6 credit hours). In most instances, the prerequisites will be waived for students in our program.

HIST 3340 - Renaissance and Reformation
Specifically deals with Rome, Florence, Venice, and Milan from 1200 to 1600, during which time the world famous Italian Renaissance took place in its most famous cities. The course is taught within a historical framework with concentration on artistic, literary, political, philosophical, theological, and religious aspects. A synthesis of all these aspects is the goal of this course, which will directly issue in an understanding and appreciation of the Italian Renaissance.

GPST 3000 - Contemporary Global Issues
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4520/6520 or POLS 3200
The causes and consequences of cultural, economic, environmental, military, and political issues from a global perspective.

INTL 4330 - Post-Industrial Democracies
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4370/6370 or POLS 4370H or INTL 4330H
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department
The political economy, institutions, and cultures of the major capitalist countries in Europe, East Asia, and North America . State-society relations and formal and informal political institutions, such as political parties, interest groups, electoral systems, and democratic representation

INTL 4780 - Comparative Legislative Systems
Not open to students with credit in POLS 4490
Prerequisite: INTL 3200 or INTL 3300 or permission of department
A study of the electoral systems used to choose members of legislatures in leading democracies with an especial emphasis on Italy.  The course traces the ways in which the electoral system influences legislators’ relationships the executive, interest groups, political parties and the conditions under which they remain in power. 

MGMT 5440 - Business Ethics
Prerequisite: MGMT 3000
Designed to help students deal with the ethical implications of an increasingly complex business world. Covers methods for analyzing and applying personal values, recognizing
organizational and environmental forces that influence ethical behavior, and heightening the student's abilities to recognize ethical issues and engage in effective moral debate in a business setting.