Course Descriptions
Agricultural Economics 420 - International Agricultural Trade and Marketing (3)
Introduction to
real and monetary aspects of international trade effect on agricultural
commodity flows; partial equilibrium analysis of international trade in agricultural
products; institutional aspects of international marketing of agricultural
products.
Anthropology 315 - Peoples and Cultures of Mesoamerica (3)
Pre-Columbian and
Hispanic cultures of Mexico, Guatemala, Belice, El Salvador and
Honduras. Patterns of cultural continuity and cultural change throughout
Mesoamerica’s history. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Latin
American Studies 313.)
Anthropology 315 - The African Diaspora (3)
An overview of anthropological perspectives
on people of African descent and the impact of an African presence
on societies in the Americas. The sociocultural experiences of U.S.
African-Americans and their counterparts elsewhere in the hemisphere
are situated in the context of a broader diaspora. Writing-emphasis
course. (Same as Africana Studies 315.)
Anthropology 316 - Peoples and Cultures of South America (3)
An introduction to contemporary
analysis and debate on South America that places the concept“culture” in historical perspective and discusses the anthropological notion
of “people” within the complexity of indigenous and black social formations.
Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Latin American Studies 314.)
Anthropology 319 - Caribbean Cultures and Societies (3)
Anthropological approaches
to key aspects of Caribbean history, sociocultural pluralism, racial and
class stratification, patterns of economic development, and local and
national-level political processes. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as
Africana Studies 319.)
Anthropology 410 - Principles of Cultural Anthropology (3)
Exploration and illustration
of major concepts, theories, and methods in cultural anthropology, with
application to analysis of specific ethnographies.
Anthropology 431 - Ethnographic Research (3)
Conceptual and practical exploration of
methods and techniques cultural anthropologists use in fieldwork.
Asian Studies 471 - Selected Topics in Asian Studies (3)
Content varies.
Comparative Literature 202 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives in World Literature (3)
Literary perspectives
and values in different time periods and cultures approached
from an international context and including an introduction to the theory,
methods, and objectives of comparative literature. Variable content.
Writing-emphasis course.
English 331 - Race and Ethnicity in American Literature (3)
Examines the role
of ethnic and racial identity in the literature of the United States. Writing emphasis
course. (Same as Africana Studies 331.)
English 454 - 20th-Century International Novel (3)
Fiction in English translation
from such writers as Kafka and Camus through contemporary authors.
(Same as Comparative Literature 454.)
Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries 420 - International Natural Resource Issues (2)
Identification and analyses
of issues regarding forestry, wildlife, fisheries, and associated natural
resources beyond U.S. borders. Biophysical, economic, and cultural
elements impacting natural resources at the international level. Cases –
Northern Europe, Latin America, Indonesia, and Africa.
Geography 320 - Cultural Geography: Core Concepts (3)
Background and method
of cultural geography; basic concepts and theories focusing on cultural
landscape, culture regions, cultural ecology, innovation and diffusion, cultural
integration, and world patterns of cultural phenomena.
Geography 340 -Economic Geography: Core Concepts (3)
Concepts, theories, and
practices in economic geography. Real and theoretical patterns in agriculture,
manufacturing, and service activities.
Geography 345 - Population and Environment (3)
Global and local patterns of population
distribution and change as they relate to culture, economic development,
technology, and the environment and the future. Writing-emphasis course.
Geography 351 - The Global Economy (3)
Global patterns of industries and markets.
International flow of resources, goods and capital. Major trading blocs.
Writing-emphasis course.
Geography 373 - Geography of South America (3)
Physical, cultural, and economic
characteristics of the countries of South America. Writing-emphasis
course. (Same as Latin American Studies 373.)
Geography 415 - Quantitative Methods in Geography (4)
Geographic application of
statistical techniques, point pattern analysis, spatial analyses, and correlation
and regression techniques.
History 374 - A History of Imperialism since 1850 (3)
Relationships between the
West and Africa, Asia, and Latin America since 1870 across a broad
spectrum of critical issues. Includes economic interdependence and
underdevelopment, ideologies in conflict with non-Western world views,
and the search for individual identity in circumstances of cultural disruption.
Writing-emphasis course.
Musicology 290 - Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World (3)
An introduction
to music within expressive culture and as a part of peoples’ daily
lives around the world. Focuses on music as sound, its role in conceptions
of identity, migration and global social processes, personal and
community memory, politics and power.
Philosophy 360 - Philosophy of Science (3)
An introduction to major problems in the
philosophy of science. Specific issues vary, but may include: the nature
of causality; the relationship between experiments, theories, and scientific
practice; how theories change and how scientific disputes get settled;
the role played by social organization in science (e.g., gender and race
issues); and others. Writing-emphasis course.
Political Science 350 - Political Change in Developing Areas (3)
Characteristics and
problems of political changes with primary focus on developing areas.
Writing-emphasis course.
Political Science 365 - Introduction to International Relations (3)
Resource availability,
international economics, international security and peace (imperialism,
war, diplomacy, the balance of power, international law and international
organization.) Writing-emphasis course.
Political Science 401 - Political Analysis (3)
Nature, character, and functions of research
design, data collection, and statistical techniques used in the study of politics.
(Same as Legal Studies 401.)
Political Science 452 - Black African Politics (3)
Recent evolution and current political
environment of black African nations. Writing-emphasis course. (Same
as Africana Studies 452.)
Political Science 456 - Latin American Government and Politics (3)
Introduction to the
political development of Latin America with an emphasis on contemporary
politics. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Latin American Studies 456.)
Political Science 470 - International Law (3)
Nature and development of international law
and compliance with it. Particular attention to function of international law
in the context of international conflict. (Same as Legal Studies 470.)
Political Science 471 - International Political Economy (3)
The politics of international
economics. Topics include globalization, development, trade, crime, the
IMF, the WTO, the environment and challenges to the status quo.
Religious Studies 300 - Ways of Understanding Religion (3)
Sources and methods used in
the study of religion and religions; analysis of approaches to the study of
religion. Writing-emphasis course.
Religious Studies 302 - Anthropology of Religion (3)
Religions of selected non-literate
peoples. Role of religion in their social and cultural systems. (Same as
Anthropology 302.)
Religious Studies 332 - Classical Islam (3)
Content limited to events prior to 1773 CE, focusing
on the Qur’an, the Prophetic Tradition, Islamic law, Sunnism, Shi’ism, and
Sufism. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Asian Studies 332.)
Religious Studies 333 - Islam in the Modern World (3)
Beginning with the Wahhabi revolution (c.
1773 CE), this course examines movements of revival and reform in modern
Islam, as well as worldwide missionary activity and the growth of the Islamic
community in the U.S. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Asian Studies 333.)
Religious Studies 373 - African Religions (3)
Religions of the indigenous peoples of Africa,
including how myth, rites, and symbols and certain cultural and political
movements in Africa have been and are being informed by religious sensibilities.
Writing-emphasis course. (Same as Africana Studies 373;
Anthropology 373.)
Retail and Consumer Sciences 421 - International Retailing (3)
The study and analysis of retailing in an
international and global setting. Retail processes, practices and issues
within international environments – cultural, economic, social, political,
legal and business.
Sociology 331 - Sociological Research (3)
Selected issues in philosophy of social science,
research design, sampling, methods of data collection, and interpretation.
Requires written research report. (Same as Legal Studies 331.)
Sociology 442 - Comparative Poverty and Development (3)
A critical examination
of patterns of poverty and inequality in developing areas of the world,
along with a review of major sociological theories which attempt to
explain differences in patterns of development. Writing-emphasis course.
(Same as Africana Studies 442.)
Sociology 446 - The Modern World System (3)
Critical examination of the capitalist
world-system as a social system, its coherence, boundaries, regions, member
groups, cleavages, and patterns of conflict. Analysis of who gets what,
why, and how in the global political economy. Writing-emphasis course.
Spanish 331 - Introduction to Hispanic Culture (3)
Introduction to the fundamental
historical, political and demographic developments that led to the creation,
geographic distribution and distinctive character of Hispanic cultures,
with attention to those qualities that distinguish Hispanic culture
from other cultures, as well as to ethnic and linguistic components of the
Hispanic world in the present day. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as
Latin American Studies 331.)
Spanish 401 - Cultural Plurality and Institutional Changes in Latin America (3)
Value systems, behavioral patterns, political parties, role of the military,
the church, educational institutions, dictatorship and nationalism. Writingemphasis
course. (Same as Latin American Studies 401.)
Spanish 465 - Latin American Film and Culture (3)
Explores Latin American and
Latino/a films and videos from 1900s to present as works of art and in
light of political, cultural, and social contexts. Taught in English. Writing emphasis
course. (Same as Cinema Studies 465; Latin American Studies
465.)