The University of San Diego offers an impressive number of short-term programs during the summer session. These programs are offered in various international locations and are all taught by USD faculty members. Program locations and courses change periodically.
The tuition cost for these programs is subsidized by the university and USD International Center scholarships as well as outside scholarships are available. The program cost is very comprehensive and includes the following: three or six units of USD tuition, housing, excursions, class related visits, medical insurance, and some group meals.
Summer 2014 - Note: Program Details & Dates will be announced in Summer 2013
Program |
Course(s) Offered | Professor | Program Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFRICA- Think Impact (various countries and villages) |
Independent Study Course Interested students should contact Alicia Gonzales for course information |
Varies | $4,800 |
| AUSTRIA, Salzburg |
GERM 201: Third Semester German |
Dr. Christiane Staninger |
$4,800 |
| CHINA, various cities | HIST 364/HIST 364W: China: A Historical Journey | Dr. Yi Sun | $4,500 |
CHINA, Shanghai |
ENGR 121: Engineering Programming |
Dr. Eric Jiang |
$4,800 |
| ENGLAND, London |
CHEM 101: Chemistry of Sport |
Dr. Mitch Malachowski Dr. Cynthia Caywood/Dr. David Hay Dr. Brian Clack |
$4,800 |
| FRANCE, Paris: College of Arts & Sciences Program |
ARTV 306: Digital Photography |
Prof. Duncan McCosker Dr. Larry Hinman |
$4,800 |
FRANCE, Paris & Strasbourg: Business Program |
MGMT 303: Interpersonal Relations MGMT 309W: International Comparative Management MKTG 420: Consumer Behavior |
Dr. Phil Hunsaker Dr. Jo Hunsaker Dr. Kenny Bates |
$4,800 $6,750 (6 units) |
| GUATEMALA, Antigua | SOCI 216D: Contemporary Social Issues: Power & Inequality in Global Perspectives SPAN 394/494: Guatemala: Cultural Legacies & Current Realities |
Dr. Michelle Camacho Dr. Kim Eherenman |
$4,500 |
| INDONESIA, Bali | Dr. David Harnish
Dr. Lance Nelson |
$4,800 | |
| ITALY, Bologna/Verona |
ITAL 201: Third Semester Italian | Prof. Emanuala Patroncini | $4,800 |
| JAMAICA, Falmouth *take up to 6 units* |
SOCI 425DW: The Black Atlantic THEA 375DC: Theatre & Community |
Dr. Rafik Mohamed Prof. Evelyn Cruz |
$4,800 (3 units) $6,750 (6 units) |
| MEXICO, Guadalajara |
POLS 366: Politics of Mexico | Dr. David Shirk | $4,500 |
| TURKEY, Istanbul
*take up to 6 units* |
ARTV 115/ARCH 494: Recording the City: Istanbul ARTH 138/ARCH 340: Biographies of World Cities: Istanbul
|
Dr. Juliana Maxim
Dr. Can Bilsel |
$4,800 $6,750 (6 units) |
Summer 2014 Course Descriptions
AUSTRIA, SALZBURG
GERM 201: Third Semester German
Professor: Dr. Christiane Staninger
Pre-requisite: GERM 102 or equivalent
German 201 completes the core language sequences of introductory German, emphasizing grammatical exactness to advance communication. During the first week of this course, students would stay with families in Eichstätt, Bavaria, Germany. Eichstätt is the home of the Katholische Universität, the only Roman Catholic university in the German-speaking world. The students would conclude the course in nearby Salzburg, Austria, a city which offers something of interest for all students: music, art, water sports, history, mountaineering, hiking, and a rich tradition of Roman Catholicism. This course would expose them to the culture, language, and regional accents of Germany and Austria. The class in Salzburg and environs has been offered with great success for many years and has received consistently excellent reviews from students who participated.
Additional Information: Fulfills language competency requirement
CHINA, VARIOUS CITIES
HIST 364/HIST 364W: China: A Historical Journey
Professor: Dr. Yi Sun
Pre-requisite: None
This class is designed to provide a sophisticated and interdisciplinary introduction to Chinese civilization and politics. The program follows a three week itinerary that includes Beijing, Xian, and at least two other destinations in China, taking advantage of site tours and local academic experts above and beyond accompanying faculty led discussions and presentations. Students will have an opportunity to witness the changes that have been unfolding in China over the past twenty five years while at the same time appreciating the cultural foundation of the society produced over the course of more than two millennia. Course content will devote substantial attention to Chinese relations with the many countries in its neighborhood and its ever increasing significance around the globe. Ultimately, the class is intended to foster a sense of cultural awareness and understanding of the Chinese historical experience. Students with an interest in Chinese culture, history, and politics will enjoy this short-term program. Excursions to historical sites throughout the program give students a greater cultural appreciation and understanding for this rapidly changing society.
Additional Information: Fulfills History core curriculum requirement and can fulfill the "W" CORE requirement upon request. Additional writing assignments will be given if W credit is needed.
CHINA, SHANGHAI
ENGR 121: Engineering Programming
Professor: Dr. Eric Jiang
Pre-requisite: MATH 150
This course will introduces fundamentals of computer programming with C++ and applications and helps students develop a foundation in problem solving with algorithm design and an ability to implement functional computer programs.
Additional Information: This course is a required course for all USD Engineering majors (ELEC, MENG and IYSE).
LONDON, ENGLAND
CHEM 101: Chemistry and Sport
Professor: Dr. Mitch Malachowski
Pre-requisite: None
Chemistry 101 is a course designed for the non-science major that focuses on the major ideas of modern chemistry and the role that chemistry plays in a technological society. The evolution of our understanding of atomic and molecular structure and chemical reactivity will be examined as examples of the scientific method and the very human nature of the scientific endeavor. The role of modern chemistry in both the creation and the solution of societal problems will also receive considerable attention. There is a rich world of sport in England that we will use as our laboratory. We will learn about structure and bonding and molecules and compounds by looking at their applications in various sports. We will probe issues related to sport such as synthetic materials used in tennis rackets, golf clubs, soccer balls and bicycle frames, the use of polymers in clothing and artificial limbs, and the use of performance enhancing drugs such as steroids and human growth hormone. We will study the functions of the body including the physiology of exercise, nutrition and health along with the benefits of sports drinks and snacks and the impact of carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins on performance. We will look into blood doping and its role in maximizing performance. We will take many excursions to museums, sports venues and fields to see first hand examples of these topics.
Additional Information: Fulfills Physical Science core requirement
COMM 480: British Media
Professor: Dr. Eric Pierson
Pre-requisite: None
The goal of the course is to develop an awareness of international communication, with the United Kingdom as our focus. We will examine the way in which media systems are used to create national identities and shape cultural expectations. The course will highlight the role of public policy and globalization in the formation and maintenance of media systems. Through a daily series of questions and interactions with local media professionals, the course will examine to ways in which politics, culture, social normality, conflict, and civic responsibility are processed, in and outside of geographic boundaries. Trips to the BBC, BFI, Film London, The Guardian, and the Advertising Council will allow us the opportunity to compare British media systems to those in the United States.
ENGL/THEA 494: London Plays in Production
Professors: Dr. Cynthia Caywood & Dr. David Hay
Pre-requisite: None
Considering that London is the English speaking world’s theatre capital, the course offers a unique opportunity for USD students to experience the wide diversity of London theatre, not only in terms of plays, but venues and types of productions. Over the three weeks of the course, students usually see nine to ten plays as well as participate in field trips designed to provide context for their theatre work. We book our “season” to reflect a wide variety of theatrical forms: classical plays, such as last summer’s National Theatre production of Sophocles’ Antigone; Shakespeare in a variety of venues; modern classics, such as Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, with Ian Richardson and Patrick Stewart; great musicals, such as Elton John’s Billy Elliot; off West-End experimental productions, such as homeless theatre company Cardboard Citizens in Mincemeat; and shows that often go on to become huge Broadway hits, such as War Horse. We also include field trips that give context to what the students are reading and seeing. In the past, for example, we have paired a Royal Shakespeare Company dramatization of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales with a walking tour of medieval London; Shakespeare’s Richard III with a visit to the Tower of London; backstage tours of both the National Theatre and Shakespeare’s Globe; and visits to exhibitions and museums that provide insight into particular shows in our season. The primary objectives in the course are to help students understand better the centuries’ old rich tradition of London theatre and situate play and production with relevant ethnic, socio-political, cultural and historical contexts; and, to teach students to appreciate the vital role of artistic expression in British culture.
ETLW 302: Business and Society
Professor: Dr. Tara Ceranic
Pre-requisite: MGMT 300 + 60 units
This course examines principles of social responsibility, ethics, law, and stakeholder theory as they apply to organizations domestically and abroad. Coverage includes business ethics; individual versus societal interests; labor and employment issues; consumer protection; discrimination and diversity; the natural environment; politics, public policy, and government regulation of business. Particular attention is given to developing moral reasoning skills.
Additional Information: Course is required of all Majors in the SBA; fulfills the D requirement and meets the requirement for the Environmental Studies minor.
FINA 494: European Capital Markets
Professor: Prof. Steve Kemper
Pre-requisite: FINA 300
Finance 494, European Capital Markets, will survey the major elements and characteristics of major global capital markets with an emphasis on similarities and differences between US, European and ROW capital markets. The course will cover depository institutions, asset management firms, investment banking firms and other entities heavily involved in global financial markets. Along with strong theoretical grounding in portfolio theory, capital market theory and pricing models, students will gain a detailed understanding of the structures and characteristics of the major financial instruments including common stocks, bonds, futures, options and derivatives. Recent financial crisis issues including mortgage backed securities valuation and sovereign debt markets will be examined. Exposure to professional equity research and financial statement analysis will be included. The goal of the course is to build awareness, expertise and sensitivity to global financial markets and instruments so students would have the knowledge and skills to be successful working in a global investment bank. Historical context including social impacts, political constraints, companies' law and current issues will be examined. Students will be transformed into global financially savvy citizens with multi-country financial expertise and relationships.
MENG 260: Introduction to Thermal Sciences
Professor: Dr. Frank Jacobitz
Pre-requisite: MATH 151 and PHYS 279
MENG 260, Introduction to Thermal Sciences is a sophomore-level engineering course and is required for mechanical engineering (ME) students. This course is also a pre-requisite for junior-level ME classes. The course covers basic engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer with a strong focus on the first topic. Thermodynamics considers the effects of heat and work interactions on a substance and it is the foundation of energy conversion from thermal to mechanical and electrical forms. Such an energy conversion is found in most forms of power generation, including fossil fuel or nuclear power plants, internal combustion engines, and also renewable energy sources such as solar thermal power plants or ocean thermal energy conversion plants.
Additional Information: Fulfills a requirement for the electrical engineering (EE) and industrial and systems engineering (ISE) programs.
PHIL 330: Ethics & Moral Diversity
Professor: Dr. Brian Clack
Pre-requisite: None
This class will explore some major elements in moral philosophy, with a focus upon moral and cultural diversity. The class will consider and evaluate the relativist and subjectivist conclusions often drawn from the facts of moral diversity, and will explore different religious systems of morality (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism) as well as the differences between religious and secular approaches to ethics. Finally, we will explore some pressing issues of contemporary moral concern (such as abortion, euthanasia and sexual ethics) and consider the diversity of perspectives brought to bear upon each. London is an ideal setting for this course, since it is a highly diverse city, its variety of religious communities providing the perfect context for a consideration of contrasting religious systems of ethics. As a center of philosophical debate for centuries, London is full of places of interest of relevance to this class. As such, field trips may include visits to religious sites such mosques and churches; historical sites relevant to Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud (figures central to our class material); and relevant cultural sites such as museums and theatrical productions.
Additional Information: Fulfills Ethics core requirement
FRANCE, PARIS - ARTS & SCIENCES PROGRAM
ARTV 306: Digital Photography
Professor: Prof. Duncan McCosker
Pre-requisite: None
This course will explore the rich resources of Paris and its environs through making color photographs. We will work digitally, and make large and descriptive digital prints utilizing the latest version of Adobe Photoshop. We will study photography within the fine art tradition, and will be making pictures on field trips to the Luxembourg Gardens, Pere LaChaise cemetery, and Trocadero. We will see exceptional museum and gallery exhibitions at the Musée d’Orsay, the European Museum of Photography and the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson. We will discuss the great traditions of French photography, from its invention by Daguerre and Niepce to the ground-breaking contributions of Atget and Cartier-Bresson, to the work of contemporary photographers like Sophie Calle.
Additional Information: Fulfills Fine Arts core requirement
COMM 494: L'Amour et Les Amis: Love & Friendship in Modern France
Professor: Dr. Jonathan Bowman
Pre-requisite: None
This class scrutinizes both the universal and regional nature of relationship behaviors, dissecting and challenging students’ own personal conceptions of themselves as relational creatures. Relationships are the most-studied social phenomena, and there is a wide variety of literature (written in English) that looks at relational characteristics of French (and specifically Parisian) culture. Influenced by culture, biology, personal experiences, and our individual character traits, the relationships that we engage in may look very different than the relationships of those around us; the use of France as a comparison text allows for the discussion of deep theory and students’ personal integration in context throughout Paris. Discussion, readings, and reflection will enmesh both similarities and differences found in relational research between the American and French perspectives on friends, romantic partners, family, and more. By the time students have completed this course, they will have acquired a resource-base to understand international differences in how people communicate within close relationships, with an emphasis on Parisian behaviors. Students will also have critically read and understood international communication research and used that text to observe relational patterns that emerge within and between cultures. Field trips to a wide variety of contexts allow for contextualization of each relationship process.
Additional Information: Fulfills Social Science core requirement
FREN 201: Third Semester French
Professor: Dr. Michele Magnin
Pre-requisite: FREN 101 and FREN 102 or equivalent
The final course of the core language sequence completes the introduction of the basic structures of the language, with increased emphasis on grammatical exactness to further develop communicative proficiency. At this level students are encouraged to participate in community service-learning and/or cultural activities within the French-speaking community. In addition, students in Paris will have the opportunity to speak French in their host families, and will have a more direct experience of French culture than students taking French in San Diego.
Additional Information: Fulfills language competency core requirement
HIST 240: Urban History in Paris
Professor: Dr. Colin Fisher
Pre-requisite: None
In this class we will explore the development of Paris, from the French Revolution to the post-1968 city of today. This class will introduce students to the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the city, but we will pay special attention to the creation of Paris’ built environment and the subsequent appropriation of public space by everyday Parisians. Although class will consist of lecture and discussion, we will make the city our laboratory and take excursions to the actual sites where Parisian history took place.
Additional Information: Fulfills history core requirement
PHIL 334: Existential Ethics
Professor: Dr. Larry Hinman
Pre-requisite: None
The principal focus of the course is existential ethics, with a particular emphasis on the works of Albert Camus, Jean Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. However, no study of French philosophy would be complete without looking at its most influential founding figure, René Descartes, including his classical statement of the mind- body problem and also his statement of systematic doubt in the Meditations. The course will examine a number of specific themes running across these authors: authenticity, bad faith, humanism, ambiguity, gender, seduction, terrorism and violence, and the relationship between personal commitment and political action, particularly as manifest in Marxism. Class visits to major museum may include the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay.
Additional Information: Fulfills Ethics core requirement
POLS 302/363: Politics in France
Professor: Dr. Virginia Lewis
Pre-requisite: None
The story of French politics in thought and practice in the modern period is largely one of replacing feudal absolutism with democracy, and that is a story of starts, stops, and revolutions and war. Democratic republics, socialism and nationalism, colonialism, post-colonialism, and membership in the European Community characterize more recent French political life. France is, however, more than a polity with laws and geographic boundaries: it is foremost a people and a culture with a unique history of political experience. That political experience is the subject of this proposed course. Reading selections will all be from French authors (in translation to English). This course is ideal for study in Paris. Classroom lecture and discussion will be supplemented with field trips to offer students a unique immersion in academic and cultural insight. Off site visits may range from the tombs of monarchs at St. Denis to the palace at Versailles, from the Conciergerie to Café Procope, where Voltaire and Rousseau wrote and Danton and Robbespierre and a host of luminaries plotted, from Les Invalides to the Institute du Monde Arabe. Students will explore concepts in the development of political thought in the French tradition and will be particularly concerned with the interaction of political thought and its links to practice. The course will set the stage for the modern period with French medieval theories of the state by examining church/state relations and views of kingship. Additionally, Montesquieu’s work on politics will be explored to see the influence of the British model of limited government on his views. The writings of Rousseau will offer arguments for equality and direct democracy, and the course will carry on with the French Enlightenment tradition and the writings of Condorcet. Anatole France’s The Gods will Have Bloodwill round out the revolutionary period for the course. Readings from Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and de Gaulle’s speeches will take the course to the post war period. Additional readings will also be assigned.
FRANCE, PARIS & STRASBOURG - BUSINESS PROGRAM
MGMT 303: Interpersonal Relations
Professor: Dr. Phil Hunsaker
Pre-requisite: MGMT 300
An advanced course covering theories, research, and skill development in the area of interpersonal relations. Topics covered include interpersonal influence, conflict, emotional styles, communication, group roles, non-verbal behavior, and personal growth. Course concepts are integrated with classroom exercises and outside organizational experiences to provide the student with both knowledge and skills for interacting effectively with others in managerial and personal situations.
MGMT 309W: International Comparative Management
Professor: Dr. Jo Hunsaker
Pre-requisite: MGMT 300 + 60 units; IB minors can substitute BUSN 361 for MGMT 300 as the prerequisite
This course addresses the dilemmas and opportunities that managers face as they work in multicultural and global environments. The main objective of the course is to increase the effectiveness of managers/employees in identifying, understanding, and managing the cultural components of organizational dynamics. Focuses on the relationships between cultural values and the practice of managing people.
Additional Information: This course is a W course.
MKTG 420: Consumer Behavior
Professor: Dr. Kenny Bates
Pre-requisite: MKTG 300 + 60 units
Consumer behavior course focuses on cognitive processing, environmental effects on behavior, and cultural/subcultural influences. This course has a heavy influence on the analysis of international consumption cultures through ethnographic study. Students will be trained on the techniques of participant observation and be required to analyze a chosen consumption practice or brand subculture through both observation and participation. Students will learn proper methods of ethnographic research such as taking proper field notes, interviewing subjects, coding data, and analysis of findings. Ultimately, students will gain a better understanding of the studied culture, build up a cultural framework, and develop a strategy for effective communication to the culture of study.
GUATEMALA, ANTIGUA
SOCI 216D Contemporary Social Issues: Power and Inequality in Global Perspective
Professor: Dr. Michelle Camacho
Pre-requisite: None
The main issues covered in the course include: poverty and social class differences, gender inequalities, the legacy of colonialism as it relates to contemporary racism, and perspectives on sexual orientation. As an advanced lower-division course, the material is framed by a theoretical lens and a methodological approach that grounds the material broadly within the discipline of sociology. In Latin America, these topics are adaptable to the local context. Because the course is taught through the lens of “power and inequality in a global perspective”, contemporary social issues in Latin America can be compared and contrasted with U.S. conceptualizations of race/class/gender. As racism in the context of Latin America results from a history of colonialism, students will understand how contemporary conceptualizations of race are intimately intertwined with class relations. This course requires some data collection using participant-observation as a methodology, requiring students to analyze differences at the local level and share preliminary insights about social relations. Applied in the field, students will be assigned projects to identify examples of how race and class overlap in the local context, such as among servers and served (in restaurants or touristic locales). Additionally, intersections of race/class/gender are evident in the open air marketplaces, where students will be able to study how social differences are enacted by market vendors.
Additional Information: Fulfills Social Science core requirement. This course is a D course
SPAN 394/494: Guatemala: Cultural Legaices and Current Realities
Professor: Dr. Kevin Guerrieri/Dr. Kim Eherenman
Pre-requisite: SPAN 301, 303 and 304 are the pre-requisities for SPAN 494; SPAN 202 or equivalent is pre-requisite for SPAN 394.
This Spanish immersion program provides students with an introduction to the history and cultures of Guatemala, and to some of the current challenges faced by this Central American country. Three thematic threads are interwoven throughout the readings, texts analyzed, and site visits: Mayan cultural legaices and present realities; Armed conflict, genocide, and justice; and Projects in social change (fair/direct trade, microfinance, and social entrepreneurship). The course has a community-based approach in that dialouge and engagement with community members in a central feature; group reflections then follow all on-site activities with a special focus on the symbolic dimensions of intercultural communication.
Additional Information: This is a Spanish language immersion program: all students enrolled in the course will make a firm commitment to speak only in Spanish at all times throughout the program.
INDONESIA, BALI
MUSC 340/THRS 494: Religion and Performing Arts in Bali
Professors: Dr. David Harnish & Dr. Lance Nelson
Pre-requisite: None
This course will explore the faith and practice of Balinese Hindus, particularly in terms of their highly developed ritual sensibility and their integration of music, drama, and other arts in their vibrant ritual life. It will be an interdisciplinary, team-taught course. Students will register for MUSC 340 or THRS 494 according to the credit they need. In addition to its renowned physical beauty, the Indonesian island of Bali is famous for its rich cultural traditions that demonstrate an inseparable relationship between art and religion.
Additional Information: MUSC 340 fulfills Fine Arts core requirement
ITALY, BOLOGNA/VERONA
ITAL 201: Third Semester Italian
Professor: Professor Emanuela Patroncini
Pre-requisite: ITAL 101 and 102 or equivalent
The experiential learning program, will be divided into three intensive weeks that will take place using a combination of classes (held in the Complesso Polifunzionale dell’Universita’ di Bologna) and a full immersion in the everyday Italian city life. In order to be involved in an authentic context and get a better grasp of the real meaning of the Italian academic life, students will have the opportunity to participate in classes, exams and all the other events/activities that are in full bloom in the month of June at the University of Bologna.
Additional Information: Fulfills language competency requirement
JAMAICA, FALMOUTH
SOCI 425DW: The Black Atlantic
Professor: Dr. Rafik Mohamed
Pre-requisite: None
With a particular emphasis on Jamaica, this course provides an overview of Caribbean society and culture from the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the present. Specific attention will be given to the themes of colonization, slavery, culture, and resistance. Students are asked to consider the role European colonization played in shaping Caribbean societies and culture for the bad and the good, and the role of the world's most powerful nations in detracting from the self-determination and global competency of less-developed former colonies. This course seeks to engender cultural competence in students and have them use Caribbean cultures as a lens through which they critically evaluate their racial, ethnic, gendered, national, and socioeconomic selves.
Additional Information: Fulfills D and W Core Requirements
THEA 375DC: Theatre & Community
Professor: Evelyn Cruz
This course is a non-traditional experiential approach to the study of theatre. The course offers students an embodied experience of the local diverse community by building partnerships and participating in gathering and performance of narratives. In this course students will learn how to: create pieces of theatre that are and for specific communities and their concern, use theatre improvisation exercises to solicit narratives, write dramatically in playwriting format, create theatre by writing, work-shopping, refining, performing, directing, and/or designing, and use of theatre for consciousness raising and partnership building.
Additional Information: Fulfills D Core Requirement, Fulfills Fine Arts Core Requirement, Community Service Learning Designated course.
MEXICO, GUADALAJARA
POLS 366: Politics of Mexico
Professor: Dr. David Shirk
Pre-requisite: None
This course provides a general survey of the modern Mexican political system from its revolutionary formation to the present. The course is divided into two main sections. First, we will discuss the formation, consolidation, and prolonged transformation of the Mexican political system, examining its sources of continuity (e.g. the Institutional Revolutionary Party, corporatism, etc.) and change (e.g. economic crisis, electoral reform, etc.). In the second part of the course, we will learn about some of the key issues in contemporary Mexican politics, including the challenges of democratic governance, economic development, rule of law reform, and international relations. After taking this course, students will be able to competently explain (1) the origins, structure, and function of the modern Mexican political system, and (2) the contemporary domestic and foreign policy challenges facing Mexico.
TURKEY, ISTANBUL
ARTV 115/ARCH 494: Recording the City: Istanbul
Professor: Dr. Juliana Maxim
Pre-requisite: None
To record means to commit to memory. This class serves as an introduction to ways of observing, analyzing, chronicling visually, or otherwise set down in permanent form the experience of the city. Through drawing, visual observation, field analysis and measurements students will explore and closely study the major components of the urban fabric. The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with means of documenting the experience of the city. It invites students to communicate, visually and in writing, objective observations as well as more personal impressions and ideas about Istanbul spaces. We will also take benefit of our travel to ancient Greek and Roman sites to learn how to sketch and survey antique monuments and sites. This course will be offered as a “Vertical Studio” in the Visual Arts and Architecture programs—students of different levels in architectural drawing will take the course together.
Additional Information: All students are required to submit a sketchbook; upped-division students will participate in a full-portfolio review. ARTV 115 fulfills Fine Arts core curriculum requirement.
ARTH 138/ARCH 340: Recording the City: Istanbul
Professor: Dr. Can Bilsel
Pre-requisite: None
In this course we will use Istanbul as an introduction to urban morphology. We will examine how shifting social, political and economic contexts have shaped the city and its monuments; how the function and meaning of these monuments have changed in subsequent stages of the city’s history; how the traces of past architecture—the archaeological strata—structure the city’s present form. The city’s monuments and urban form record the collective memory of its inhabitants in any given present, but there is also randomness in the encounter with, and the appropriation of the fragments of the past eras. By putting these fragments together our aim is not to reconstruct the original visions of the city’s patrons, but to understand how urban transformations have worked in the past, and how they frame urban experience in the present. We will conduct the course as a combination of focused readings on the case studies, class discussions and field trips.
Additional Information: All students are required to submit a logbook of fieldtrip entries and reading responses. Students enrolled in ARCH340 are required to submit a research paper in architectural history. ARTH 138 fulfills Fine Arts core curriculum requirement.
Summer 2013
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Summer 2013 Course Descriptions
BEIJING, CHINA- TEACHING, SERVICE & IMMERSION PROGRAM
SOCI 494: Culture and Education in China
Professor: Dr. Judy Liu
Pre-requisite: None
This course provides a community service and learning opportunity for students who want to experience first-hand the current poverty-stricken areas in China, and an opportunity to utilize their education through teaching the local teachers and students oral English and other high school subjects such as Mathematics and Social Studies, as well as basic research and learning methods, and the goal of these activities is to help those locals to become good academicians, and ultimately alleviate poverty through education.
FALMOUTH, JAMAICA
SOCI 425: The Black Atlantic
Professor: Dr. Rafik Mohammed
Pre-requisite: None
With a particular emphasis on Jamaica, this course provides an overview of Caribbean society and culture from the beginning of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the present. Specific attention will be given to the themes of colonization, slavery, culture, and resistance. Students are asked to consider the role European colonization played in shaping Caribbean societies and culture for the bad and the good, and the role of the world's most powerful nations in detracting from the self-determination and global competency of less-developed former colonies. This course seeks to engender cultural competence in students and have them use Caribbean cultures as a lens through which they critically evaluate their racial, ethnic, gendered, national, and socioeconomic selves.
Additional Information: Fulfills D and W Core Requirements
ENVI 121: Life in the Ocean
Professor: Dr. Steven Searcy
An introduction to the organisms in the ocean, including their phylogenetic and ecological interrelationships. Biological principles and processes that are basic to all forms of life in the ocean will be stressed. This course will satisfy the core curriculum requirement for a life science and for a laboratory course. This course will not satisfy the requirements of the marine science major. This course is a 4 unit course (3 units plus 1 unit lab).
Additional Information: Fulfills the Life Science Core Requirement
LONDON, ENGLAND
BIOL 104: Topics in Human Biology: Microbes, Plagues, & Peoples
Professor: Dr. Terry Bird
Pre-requisite: None
The course will introduce students to the infectious microbes that have caused major plagues at various times throughout human history. The central theme of the course will be to highlight how microscopic organisms have decimated human populations across entire continents with reverberations that continue to shape society. The course will examine five or six devastating plagues that have been caused by either viruses or bacteria. Tentatively, these include small pox, the bubonic plague, tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid fever, leprosy, and influenza. Consequently, students will be introduced to the biology of different microbial species, the mechanisms through which they cause disease and the human immune system that fights against infectious agents. Although the course will focus on biological topics the class will discuss the influence plagues have had on different civilizations and on London in particular. As a major European capital and center of trade and commerce for centuries, London, England has experienced all of the plagues listed above at one time or another. In fact, until the middle of the 19th century, London had a negative rate of population growth because of the high rate of death due to infectious disease. If not for the constant influx of people from the surrounding countryside, the city would not have survived. London is an ideal site for a course that is focused on microbes and infectious disease. Students will be living in a city that is many centuries old where its history is preserved in churches, catacombs, castles and ancient ruins.
BUSN 377: Negotiation in a Global Business Environment
Professor: Prof. Linda Barkacs
Pre-requisite: 60 units
Negotiation is a central skill in managing conflict, bridging cultural differences, exploring options, creating value, and distributing resources. Efforts to shape the goals, structures, and the direction of an organization are undertaken by individuals and groups who frequently hold diverse and competing perspectives. People use negotiation to address their differences and to influence outcomes. International law, geo-political considerations, methods and forums for resolving international disputes, cultural factors, and international standards for business conduct are crucial considerations for business people negotiating in the global marketplace. This course will explore the science and the art of negotiation. The science will be learned largely through readings and discussion of the readings. The art will be learned through experience and simulated negotiations and fulfills requirement for International Business majors.
COMM 494: British Cultural Studies
Professor: Dr. Esteban del Rio
Pre-requisite: None
This course, an upper division special-topics elective counting toward the Communication Studies major and minor, will dive deep into the theory, history, and contemporary cultural relevance of British cultural studies. Students will examine the conjunctural studies from the 1970s and follow the trajectory of cultural studies as it collided with feminism, questions of difference, and claims to postmodernism. All the while, students will examine empirical work that studies British cultural forms up until the present – from television to museums. The class will visit working-class neighborhoods, television program sets, museums, and universities to better understand the contours of the dynamic area of British cultural studies.
ENGL/THEA 494: London Plays in Production
Professor: Dr. Cynthia Caywood, Dr. David Hay
Pre-requisite: None
London Plays in Production immerses students in the theatre culture of the greatest theatre city in the world. Students will read and see 8 to 10 plays, and visit a range of venues, from the Royal National Theatre and Donmar Warehouse to abandoned subway tunnels. We include as wide a range of shows as possible, putting together a “season” that includes classical, modern, multicultural and experimental plays and musicals. Past productions have included such award winning shows as Waiting for Godot (with Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart); Henry IV, Part 1 (with Matthew MacFadyen and Michael Gambon); and Elton John’s much lauded musical Billy Elliot. A number of field trips related to the plays will provide context and background. This course fulfills the GE fine arts or literature requirement as well as major/minor, upper division elective requirements in both disciplines
ETLW 302: Business and Society
Professor: Prof. Craig Barkacs
Pre-requisite: MGMT 300 + 60 units
This course examines principles of social responsibility, ethics, law, and stakeholder theory as they apply to organizations domestically and abroad. Coverage includes business ethics; individual versus societal interests; labor and employment issues; consumer protection; discrimination and diversity; the natural environment; politics, public policy, and government regulation of business. Particular attention is given to developing moral reasoning skills.
Additional Information: Course is required for all Business majors; fulfills D requirement; and meets the requirements for the Environmental Studies minor.
MATH 494: Cryptography & War: How Mathematicians Saved Democracy
Professor: Dr. Cameron Parker
Cryptography is the mathematical study of creating and breaking ciphers. I have taught this course twice before in London and I think it has be an excellent fit. Field trips will give students a vivid account of World War II and how cryptography played an essential role in that war. Possible excursions include a walking tour of the London Blitz area to understand the massive destruction of the city and loss of life in the early part of the war as well as a tour of the War Cabinet rooms, an underground museum where Churchill and his cabinet actually planned the war while being protected from the Blitz. The highlight of the trip is a tour of Bletchley Park (north of London), where the code breaking was actually done. The enigma machine was broken with the help of early work done by Polish mathematicians. This is also the place where the first programmable computer was used to break the code of the German high command. This mansion has been preserved as a museum and is open to tours. There are many other places in London that tell excellent histories of this time period. The most impressive and extensive is the imperial war museum in south London. It also houses a large Holocaust museum that at least one student described as a life changing experience.
THRS 112: World Religions in the United Kingdom
Professor: Dr. Lance Nelson
Pre-requisite: None
The course will provide an introduction to three major religious traditions of the world– Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam–with particular emphasis on the role that these traditions have played in the history and culture of Great Britain. The class will examine prehistoric and ancient religion, with focus on the ancient monument at Stonehenge, Celtic religion, and the religion of Roman Britain.
PARIS, FRANCE- ARTS & SCIENCES PROGRAM
ARTV 306: Digital Photography
Professor: Prof. Duncan McCosker
Pre-requisite: None
This course will explore the rich resources of Paris and its environs through making color photographs. We will work digitally, and make large and descriptive digital prints utilizing the latest version of Adobe Photoshop. We will study photography within the fine art tradition, and will be making picturess on field trips to the Luxembourg Gardens, Pere LaChaise cemetery, and Trocadero. We will see exceptional museum and gallery exhibitions at the Musée d’Orsay, the European Museum of Photography and the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson. We will discuss the great traditions of French photography, from its invention by Daguerre and Niepce to the ground-breaking contributions of Atget and Cartier-Bresson, to the work of contemporary photographers like Sophie Calle.
COMM 475: Intercultural Communication
Professor: Dr. Carole Huston
Pre-requisite: None
The city of Paris will offer multiple opportunities to explore cultural expressions in varying forms from fine art and music to urban “street youth” pop culture. Students’ daily experiences will constitute formal and informal “field trips,” whether they are forays into café culture or observational studies on the differences in “stranger” behavior and the use of urban/suburban space. Course content will situate personal and social identity issues, relationships, and conflict in larger political, historical, and socioeconomic contexts. Using news media and course readings, students will consider France’s brand of nationalism and immigration issues when discussing code use, cultural values, group formation and norming processes. The course will also explore the stages of culture shock, using theory and experience as a way of deepening understanding about issues all immigrants face. Finally, students will debate concepts such as global identity and globalization, and consider the efficacy of developing varying ethical frameworks.
FREN 201: Third Semester French
Professor: Dr. Richard Stroik
Pre-requisite: FREN 102 or euqivalent
The final course of the core language sequence completes the introduction of the basic structures of the language, with increased emphasis on grammatical exactness to further develop communicative proficiency. At this level students are encouraged to participate in community service-learning and/or cultural activities within the French-speaking community. In addition, students in Paris will have the opportunity to speak French in their host families, and will have a more direct experience of French culture than students taking French in San Diego.
FREN 394/494: Topics in French: "A Table!"- La gastronomie française du moyen âge à nos jours et ses secrets
Professor: Dr. Michele Magnin
Pre-requisites: for FREN 394: FREN 202; for 494: FREN 301, 302 or 303 and 320 or 321, or approval of the instructor
This upper division topics course taught in French will look at food in France from all angles: from the middle ages to today, from the fields, the oceans and rivers to the table; we will visit organic markets, learn the history of Les Halles and its move to Rungis, read literary texts about food (Balzac, Zola), watch movies about banquets or family cooking traditions, learn about the great chefs of France from Vatel (17th c.) to Paul Bocuse (20th c.-).We will watch great chefs on Tv and compare French tv shows to the programs on the "Food Channel", look at window displays of charcuteries, fromageries, épiceries, chocolatiers and pastry shops, and of course, try regional and ethnic food in Parisian restaurants.
PHIL 334: Existential Ethics
Professor: Dr. Larry Hinman
Pre-requisite: None
The principal focus of the course is existential ethics, with a particular emphasis on the works of Albert Camus, Jean Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir. However, no study of French philosophy would be complete without looking at its most influential founding figure, René Descartes, including his classical statement of the mind- body problem and also his statement of systematic doubt in the Meditations. The course will examine a number of specific themes running across these authors: authenticity, bad faith, humanism, ambiguity, gender, seduction, terrorism and violence, and the relationship between personal commitment and political action, particularly as manifest in Marxism. Class visits to major museum may include the Louvre and the
Musée d’Orsay.
POLS 302/363: French Political Thought & Practice
Professor: Dr. Virginia Lewis
Pre-requisite: None
The story of French politics in thought and practice in the modern period is largely one of replacing feudal absolutism with democracy, and that is a story of starts, stops, and revolutions and war. Democratic republics, socialism and nationalism, colonialism, post-colonialism, and membership in the European Community characterize more recent French political life. France is, however, more than a polity with laws and geographic boundaries: it is foremost a people and a culture with a unique history of political experience. That political experience is the subject of this proposed course. Reading selections will all be from French authors (in translation to English). This course is ideal for study in Paris. Classroom lecture and discussion will be supplemented with field trips to offer students a unique immersion in academic and cultural insight. Off site visits may range from the tombs of monarchs at St. Denis to the palace at Versailles, from the Conciergerie to Café Procope, where Voltaire and Rousseau wrote and Danton and Robbespierre and a host of luminaries plotted, from Les Invalides to the Institute du Monde Arabe. Students will explore concepts in the development of political thought in the French tradition and will be particularly concerned with the interaction of political thought and its links to practice. The course will set the stage for the modern period with French medieval theories of the state by examining church/state relations and views of kingship. Additionally, Montesquieu’s work on politics will be explored to see the influence of the British model of limited government on his views. The writings of Rousseau will offer arguments for equality and direct democracy, and the course will carry on with the French Enlightenment tradition and the writings of Condorcet. Anatole France’s The Gods will Have Bloodwill round out the revolutionary period for the course. Readings from Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth and de Gaulle’s speeches will take the course to the post war period. Additional readings will also be assigned.
THRS 315: Islamic Faith & Practice
Professor: Dr. Bahar Davary
Pre-requisite: THRS 110, 112, or consent of instructor
A study of the life of the prophet Muhammad, the fundamentals of the message of the Qur’an, its relationship to Judaism and Christianity, and questions which Islam poses in modern history.
PARIS, FRANCE- BUSINESS PROGRAM
ETLW 494: International Approaches to Sustainability
Professor: Dr. Norm Miller
Pre-requisite: 60 units
To expose ourselves to the myriad strategies aimed at doing less harm to the world while still achieving the goals of profitability and providing attractive work environments. This course will investigate best ideas for green shoot industries and transforming current business entitites into more sustainable ventures. Incentives and regulatory approaches will also be addressed as alternative policy environments by governments. Organizational goals and society goals will be discussed and researched. Once goals have been established it is necessary to measure success at meeting these goals. In this course we will examine efforts from Japan, France, Germany, the USA, Canada and elsewhere to measure some of these impacts from sustainablepractices and policies. Course Method: Readings, research, cases, local expert speakers and local site tours of buildings and business units. Pre-requisite: 60 units completed
MGMT 309W: International Comparative Management
Professor: Dr. Jo Hunsaker, Dr. Phil Hunsaker
Pre-requisite: MGMT 300 + 60 units; IB minors can substitute BUSN 361 for MGMT 300 as the prerequisite
This course addresses the dilemmas and opportunities that managers face as they work in multicultural and global environments. The main objective of the course is to increase the effectiveness of managers/employees in identifying, understanding, and managing the cultural components of organizational dynamics. Focuses on the relationships between cultural values and the practice of managing people. Prerequisite: MGMT 300. (For International Business minors only, BUSN 361 may substitute MGMT 300 as the prerequisite for this course.)
MKTG 420: Consumer Behavior
Professor: Dr. Kenny Bates
Pre-requisite: 60 units
Consumer behavior course focuses on cognitive processing, environmental effects on behavior, and cultural/subcultural influences. This course has a heavy influence on the analysis of international consumption cultures through ethnographic study. Students will be trained on the techniques of participant observation and be required to analyze a chosen consumption practice or brand subculture through both observation and participation. Students will learn proper methods of ethnographic research such as taking proper field notes, interviewing subjects, coding data, and analysis of findings. Ultimately, students will gain a better understanding of the studied culture, build up a cultural framework, and develop a strategy for effective communication to the culture of study. Pre-requisite: MKTG 300
SHANGHAI, CHINA
COMP 494: Data Mining
Professor: Dr. Eric Jiang
Pre-requisite: MATH 150 and COMP 150/ENGR 121, or permission of the instructor
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to data mining with a primary focus on fundamental concepts, algorithms and applications of association analysis, classification and clustering modeling. It will also discuss ethical issues related to data mining and advanced data mining models. This course satisfies a 3-unit upper-division elective in computer science (COMP), electrical engineering (ELEC), or in industrial and systems engineering (ISYE), or a 3-unit upper-division tech elective in mechanical engineering (MENG).
SOUTH AFRICA (CAPE TOWN, DURBAN, JOHANNESBURG)
HIST 369/POLS 494: Historical and Contemporary Issues in South Africa
Professor: Dr. James Gump, Dr. Mike Williams
Pre-requisite: None
This course will examine the origins of segregation and apartheid in the history of South Africa and assess the prospects for a successful political and economic transformation in the post-apartheid era. As a country that is two decades removed from apartheid rule, the study of South African politics and history will enable students to think critically about the legacy of authoritarian rule, democratization, and race and ethnic reconciliation. In addition to reading and writing assignments, students will have opportunities to engage with South African communities, such as black townships and rural villages. More specifically, students will spend approximately one week in Cape Town, one week in KwaZulu-Natal and one week in the Johannesburg area. Each of these regions offer the student different perspectives on South African history and politics and students will witness first-hand the diversity in this country. In addition to visiting museums, historical sites, and political institutions, the students will also meet a variety of South Africans in their communities. These experiences will introduce students to different cultural traditions and practices that students can then share with their friends and family in the United States.
VERONA, ITALY
ITAL 201: Third Semester Italian
Professor: Prof. Emanuela Patroncini
Pre-requisite: ITAL 102 or equivalent
The experiential learning program, will be divided into three intensive weeks that will take place using a combination of classes (held in the Complesso Polifunzionale dell’Universita’ di Bologna) and a full immersion in the everyday Italian city life. In order to be involved in an authentic context and get a better grasp of the real meaning of the Italian academic life, students will have the opportunity to participate in classes, exams and all the other events/activities that are in full bloom in the month of June at the University of Bologna. Pre-requisite: ITAL 102 or placement exam
