International Education
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ANTH 635 Regional Ethnography (3:3:0).Prerequisite: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.In-depth study of peoples and cultures of a specific world region (e.g., Latin America, East Asia, the Pacific, United States). Course content may include cultures defined by diaspora, migration, and other global forces and processes. May be repeated for credit when content differs.
EVPP 626 Environment and Development in South and East Asia (3:3:0). Prerequisites: Course work in policy process, international development, and ecology, or permission of instructor. Through lectures, guest lecturers, assigned reading, class discussions, and oral and written case studies, this course examines environment and development in selected countries of south and east Asia. Reviews the relationship between environment and development, considers the background and history leading up to the present, analyzes the factors that have led to the present situation, and considers what may be required to achieve more effective and sustainable results.
EVPP 627 Environment Policy in Latin America (3:3:0). Prerequisites: Course work in policy process, international development, and ecology, or permission of instructor. Through lectures, guest lecturers, assigned reading, class discussions, and oral and written case studies, this course examines environmental policy in Latin America. Reviews the evolution of environmental policy and the relationship between environment and development, considers the background and history leading up to the present, analyzes the factors that have led to the present situation, and considers what may be required to achieve more effective and sustainable results.
EVPP 628 Environment and Development in Africa (3:3:0). Prerequisites: Course work in policy process, international development, and ecology, or permission of instructor. Through lectures, guest lecturers, assigned reading, class discussions, and oral and written case studies, this course examines environment and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Reviews the relationship between environment and development, considers the background and history leading up to the present, analyzes the factors that have led to the present situation, and considers what may be required to achieve more effective and sustainable results.
GEOG 581 World Food and Population (3:3:0).Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Topics include mal distribution of population, regional disparities in growth rates and income distribution, food production, and world hunger. Discussion of population policies with emphasis on Third World countries.
GOVT 731 Advanced Seminar in Comparative Politics (3:3:0). Prerequisites: GOVT 540. Addresses theoretical and methodological issues central to the study of comparative politics by focusing on a specific topic (international development, race and ethnicity, social movements) or region (Latin America, Asia, Middle East, Europe/European Union, Africa, Russia). Assumes basic proficiency in comparative analysis (as provided in GOVT 540) and focuses on advanced modes of inquiry through in-depth analysis and discussion of selected issues and themes. May be repeated for credit when the topic is different and with permission of the department.
HIST 525 Problems in Latin American History (3:3:0). Analysis of selected problems in Latin American history. Emphasis on reading and discussion of historical interpretations and development of bibliography. Course may be repeated when content differs.
HIST 555 Problems in Asian History (3:3:0). Subjects announced by instructor. Discussion of readings and historical interpretations and compilation of a comprehensive bibliography on given theme. Course may be repeated when content differs.
HIST 565 Problems in African History (3:3:0). Analysis of selected problems in African history. Emphasis on reading and discussion of historical interpretations and development of bibliography. Course may be repeated when content differs.
HIST 585 Problems in Middle Eastern History (3:3:0). Analysis of selected problems in Middle Eastern history. Emphasis on reading and discussion of historical interpretations and development of bibliography. Course may be repeated when content differs.
HIST 605 Themes in European History I (3:3:0). Survey of European history from 1500 to 1815. Designed for individuals entering the graduate program who need to strengthen their preparation in this area or who seek to enhance their knowledge of the latest interpretations in the field. Factual knowledge and its interpretation are stressed.
HIST 606 Themes in European History II (3:3:0). Survey of European history from 1815 to present. Designed for individuals entering the graduate program who need to strengthen their preparation in this area or who seek to enhance their knowledge of the latest interpretations in the field. Factual knowledge and its interpretation are stressed.
HIST 635 Problems in European History (1-6:1-6:0). Investigation of selected problems in the history of Europe. Readings, discussions, development of bibliographies. Where possible, primary sources are used. Course may be repeated when content differs.
HIST 637 Great Britain: Empire to Commonwealth, 18701970 (3:3:0). Examination of the rise of the "new imperialism" in Great Britain from 1870 to the end of the empire and gradual formation of the Commonwealth of Nations.
HIST 638 Western Europe in the Post-War Period (3:3:0). Examination of the process of reconstruction, reconciliation, and integration in Western Europe in the 20 years after the Second World War. Conducted as a readings colloquium.
HIST 639 Society and Politics in Western Europe, 17501914 (3:3:0). Focus on changes in social conditions and their ramifications in political life. Attention to urbanization of workers, changes in the peasantry, growth of middle classes, decline of nobility, as well as major political developments and expansion of liberal reforms.
ITRN 716 European Union in the International System (3:3:0). Examines current developments in European market integration from a global perspective. Emphasizes the impact of the single market and the proposed economic and monetary union of the United States and other major trading partners. Examines European economic relations with Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and the Lome Pact countries.
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