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ISHU 390 - Identity and Culture in Contemporary Dance
This course examines the ways in which dance creates and expresses ideas of personal and cultural significance in ritual, theatrical, and social contexts. By observing dance on film and reading ethnographic, historical and theoretical texts, students explore the emergent meaning of dance from the perspective of both performers and spectators. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 395 - Acting
This course will introduce students to the craft of acting. Students will learn fundamental techniques for the actor, including defining the character through text analysis, creation of subtext, analysis of the structure of the text (beats) and of the character motivations (objectives and obstacles). (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 396 - The Elements of Action
This course explores the concept of Action, the basic fundamental tool of all theatrical art, and how it informs the creation of performance for the stage. Through games, improvisations and scene work, ranging from Shakespeare to Sam Shepard, students experience and develop the idea of what it takes to be fully Alive in the Present Moment, and connect that with the imaginative craft of acting. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 400 - Writing the Unwritten
Since the Romantic era, writing has often been motivated by the desire to say what has not been said, whether through neglect or through social censorship. Reading works by American and British novelists from the 19th century to the present, students will explore changing definitions of the unwritten during this period as well as write their own personal narratives, analytic essays and prose fiction as a means to discover and bring forth the unwritten in their own experience. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 401B - Art and Society
This course proposes to examine the history of western culture through the history of the performing arts beginning with plays of ancient Greece and ending with musicals of twentieth-century Broadway and Hollywood. The class will examine different works of art in order to discover what they can tell about the aspirations, fears and basic conflicts of the societies from which the emerged. Individual artists, including Sophocles, Shakespeare, Mozart, Wagner and even Richard Rodgers, among others, will be studies to understand the changing and constant meaning of artistic genius. The courses will be divided into eight different parts: Golden Age Greece; Shakespeare’s Globe; Monteverdi’s Venice: Mozart’s Vienna and Salzburg: Wagner’s Bayreuth: Fin-de-Siecle Vienna; Black Gospel: Ragtime and American Opera: and twentieth century New York and Hollywood. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 403 - Religion and the Quest for Meaning
This course examines the religions of the world as ways of finding patterns of meaning and value for our personal and social existence. Students will survey the major religions of the world, using both primary and secondary sources. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 404 - Authenticity: American Literature and Culture
This course scrutinizes several theoretical, dramatic and fictional responses to this crisis. We’ll read from Walter Benjamin who examines what happens to art in an age of mechanical reproduction. We’ll see how Oscar Wilde not only accepts but embraces in authenticity as a way to mock repressive late Victorian sexual and social norms. We’ll examine Jean Hegland’s scathing novelistic attack on modernity while pondering her radical solution: a return to primitivism. This class will take place in seminar form and will have a substantial writing workshop component. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 405 - Knowledge, Truth, and Objectivity
This course examines some of our most basic beliefs about the world we think we know and the nature of our knowledge about that world. The goals of the course are to understand what these philosophers took to be the important questions concerning the nature of knowledge and then see to what degree these insights are relevant in our own everyday dealings with the world. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 410 - Writing Narrative
This course focuses on developing the techniques of prose narrative. Students work on a short story, novel, memoir, or any combination of these. The course is structured as a workshop: each week, four or five works by students are discussed in full-class workshop led by the instructor. Issues to be addressed include characterization, voice, creating and sustaining tension, plotting in long and in short narratives, and the skills of critical response. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 412 - The American Short Story: The Writer and Tradition
This course examines the American short story from the perspective of the both reader and writer. Defining recurrent themes and conventions of the genre by reading major stories spanning the last 200 years of American literature, students explore the importance of tradition to the writer analytically in critical essays and experientially in their own short stories. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 415 - Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman
This course compares the work of America’s two 19th-century poetic giants. Reading substantial selections from the work of each poet, students will examine their visions of the nature of consciousness and the individual’s changing relationship to God, death, nature, society, love, and art. The course also examines the influence of the Enlightenment, Puritanism, Romanticism, and Transcendentalism, and considers each poet’s work in the context of an America transformed by the Civil War, increasing commercialism, the influx of immigrants, the decline of Calvinism, and ascendancy of science. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 420 - Homer and the Old Testament
This course covers all of Homer’s two epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, and generous selections from the 5 Books of Moses and the historical books of the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible). These works can be read in many ways: as history, as legend, as entertainment, as links to the unknown, unremembered and invisible, as models for imitation in art and/or life, as maps of reality. The goals of the class are: to understand the difference between the Classical and the Hebraic accounts of human origins, motives, actions, authority and meaning; to practice steering by the text, rather than by pre-conception; and to articulate thought, aloud and in writing. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 421 - Shakespeare
In this course explores the plays of Shakespeare and his non-dramatic poetry. The course considers key philosophical, religious, political, and literary milieus. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 422 - Blake and Milton
Students will read most of the poetry and some of the prose written by the two great, impolite, English poet-prophets, beginning with Blake. William Blake has many sides. Poet, painter, printer, seer, Blake regarded Isaiah, Ezekiel and company as the first poets. He also waged mental war upon the Classical tradition, from Homer on down. John Milton, the subject of one of Blake’s visionary poems, was a hero of the imagination and an opponent of tyranny. The most learned man of his age, Milton wrote as a Hebrew prophet in the guise of an English poet. Poetry has roots in song as well as prophecy, so students will read many of these musical works aloud. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 426 - Apocalyptic Tradition
This course explores early Jewish and Christian apocalyptic texts and their interpretation. The seminar will focus chiefly upon the ancient texts themselves, from “proto-apocalyptic” texts to full-blown apocalypses, as well as some works which contain apocalyptic elements or are said to betray an apocalyptic worldview. In addition to ancient material, the seminar will more briefly treat what happens with these texts and the beliefs found therein after their period of origin. The approach will be both historical and rhetorical, examining carefully the context for apocalyptic writing as well as the way that writing attempts to form its readers. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 430 - Framing Modern America
This course studies the evolution of American society in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries by exploring the creation and reception of art. Students analyze selected paintings, sculptures, photographs, films, architecture, and music to understand how these art works and the artists who created them shaped and reflected some of the central political, social, cultural and intellectual developments in modern America. This course helps students deepen their awareness of key artistic developments and improve their ability to analyze various art forms critically and creatively. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 481 - Religion and Technology
This course examines how technology and religion encounter each other, clash with each other, enable each other, and co-create each other. Students will take a broad view to discuss some topics: historical perspectives on religion and technology, how they function as interpretive structures, virtual communities, etc., but will also take a narrower view, examining particular issues such as genetic manipulation, or global warming and Christianity. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 483 - A Philosophic History of American Environmentalism
The course gives a philosophic history of American environmentalism by examining some of the ‘classic’ works within this tradition which have had world-wide influence, such as Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac, and Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring. It will also look at how some contemporary American environmental thinkers have critically appropriated the ideas defended in these ‘classics’. Finally, we shall see how these “classic” ideas connect to current American cultural values and to such current social issues as consumerism, global warming, preserving endangered species, animal liberation and achieving sustainable food production. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 485 - The Ethics of Sustainability
The idea of sustainable development first gained currency with the release of the 1987 UN report on the environment and economic development, Our Common Future. Today many writers speak of a 21st century “sustainability revolution” which aims at: 1) “correcting” the negative environmental consequences of the industrial revolution, 2) continuing with but redefining “economic growth”, and 3) moving beyond the relatively narrow concerns of late 20th century “environmentalism” by integrating environmental issues into issues of social and economic justice. All this means addressing not only such traditional “environmental” problems as preserving biodiversity, upgrading air and water quality, and countering global warming, but also addressing such “non-environmental” questions as how best to defend human rights, create an alternative to “consumerism”, restructure the contemporary corporation, combat pandemics like HIV/AIDS, alleviate “world hunger”, reform energy policies, and assess the welcome and unwelcome consequences of both globalization and nationalism.
Indeed, some type of long term ‘social revolution” is being contemplated under the banner of “Sustainability”. What would be the ethical justification for such dramatic change? Is it really necessary for human survival or the quality of human life? Is it politically feasible even in the long term? Such broad questions will be examined. (IR)
Credits: 3
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ISHU 499 - Independent Study
In exceptional circumstances and with the endorsement of an approved faculty member and the B.I.S. director, a student may undertake an independent study in humanities. Such study is designed to explore a subject not currently being taught and/or to expand upon regular offerings. (IR)
Credits: 1 to 3
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EVHY 544 - Catchment Hydrology: Process and Theory
Introduces current theories of the hydrological response of catchments. Using an integrative approach, the course illuminates the derivation of theory in light of the time and location of the process studies on which they were based. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 340 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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EVHY 545 - Hydrological Transport Processes
Studies the physical principles governing the transport of dissolved substances and of sediment and particulate matter in the terrestrial portion of the hydrological cycle. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280 and 340 or equivalent.
Credits: 4
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EVHY 546 - Forest Hydrology
Study of hydrologic processes characteristic of forested regions. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: introductory hydrology or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVHY 547 - Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Studies the mechanics of fluids and fluid-related processes occurring at the Earth’s surface, including laminar, inviscid, and turbulent flows, drag, boundary layers, diffusion and dispersion of mass, flow through porous media, and effects of the Earth’s rotation. Emphasizes topics related to the environmental sciences. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Integral calculus and calculus-based physics, or instructor permission.
Credits: 4
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EVHY 578 - Groundwater Hydrology
Introduces physical and chemical groundwater hydrology including such topics as the mechanics of groundwater flow, emphasizing geological factors influencing groundwater occurrence and movement; the influence of natural geological heterogeneity on groundwater flow patterns; and mass and heat transport in groundwater flow systems. The accompanying laboratory examines methods of hydrogeological data acquisition and analysis. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: EVSC 280, 340 or equivalents, two semesters calculus, CHEM 141, 142 or equivalents.
Credits: 4
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IT 320 - Introduction to Information Technology
Explores the fundamental concepts, theory, and technology involved in information systems. Topics include client/server technology, computer organizations, operating systems, basic programming concepts, and Internet technologies.
Credits: 3
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IT 321 - Programming with Java
Studies key structures, concepts, and applications needed to write programs with Java, an object-oriented programming language used for developing user interfaces on the Web.
Credits: 3
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IT 322 - Information Technology Business Operations
Sharpens finance, marketing, and management skills. Training focuses on developing the expertise to operate in today’s technology-enhanced and technology-dependent business environment.
Credits: 3
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IT 323 - Basics of Web Design
Master the basics of Web site construction, design, and maintenance. The course provides an overview of aesthetic, business, and technical Web concepts. Apply course content to developing Web applications using HTML.
Credits: 3
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IT 324 - Systems Analysis and Design
Students learn how to assess user requirements, system development life cycles, data flow diagrams, business process modeling, software design techniques, object oriented analysis and design concepts, quality assurance, and software testing.
Credits: 3
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IT 325 - User Requirements and Quality Assurance
Develops the skills needed to understand user requirements, meet customer needs, and ensure client satisfaction. Emphasizes the importance of quality assurance through instruction and class exercises.
Credits: 3
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IT 326 - Project Management
Participants learn how to apply the basic concepts of project management, project planning and control techniques, and the importance of interpersonal relations in a dynamic project environment. Also emphasizes the application of project management techniques to practical situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: Completion of all required coursework.
Credits: 1
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IT 327 - Introduction to Programming Concepts
An introductory course in programming that provides the necessary stepping stones for more advanced computer programming. Introduces the basic concepts of programming, enabling students to develop fundamental skills in translating business problems into programming solutions. This course follows the object-oriented emphasis of Java.
Credits: 3
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IT 332 - Advanced Web Technologies
Survey emerging technologies and the tools available for Web professionals. Students are exposed to the latest software in order to gain an understanding of what tools work best to solve problems and meet goals.
Credits: 3
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IT 334 - Fundamentals of E-Business and Web Marketing
Study how business is conducted online with a review of e-commerce terminology and industry practices. Concentration is given to sharpening Web marketing skills and developing strategies to reach your intended audience.
Credits: 3
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ENGR 141R - Synthesis Design I
(Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: first-year Rodman scholar status.
Credits: 3
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ENGR 142R - Synthesis Design II
(Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: first-year Rodman scholar status.
Credits: 3
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ENGR 162 - Introduction to Engineering
Provides an overview of the engineering profession and the disciplines and functions within engineering. Introduces students to engineering design, and the role of creativity in the solution of open-ended (design) problems. The conceptual understanding and skills needed to apply the engineering method are integrated into a significant, hands-on, case study project. This project, which is intended to be both fun and challenging, focuses on a realistic problem, requiring a balance of engineering analysis and the economic, cultural, political and other considerations needed to achieve a successful solution. In addition to the fundamental role of engineering analysis and optimization, students also develop computer skills using spreadsheet and math solver applications and apply these to engineering problem solving. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: enrollment in engineering or permission of course coordinator.
Credits: 4
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ENGR 302 - Introduction to Engineering in Context
This course provides students with realistic and contemporary perspectives on the practice of engineering. A key objective is to improve understanding and appreciation for the role of contextual factors in engineering practice, with emphasis on the interactions between technological, organizational and cultural aspects. Invited speakers from industry, community organizations and academic research present and discuss their perspectives on these contextual interactions and professional challenges. The course helps students prepare for their senior thesis by structuring the search for topics, which are of strong interest to the student and likely to provide real benefits to the client and other stakeholders. Finally, students may generate proposals leading to funded, multidisciplinary team capstone projects in their 4th year. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: 3rd year standing.
Credits: 1
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ENGR 401 - Multidisciplinary Design and Development I
A two-semester, multidisciplinary, capstone engineering design sequence; the primary objective of ENGR 401/402 is to provide students with a realistic and rigorous, culminating engineering design experience, which is reflective of contemporary professional practice. Key course attributes include the multidisciplinary composition of the engineering design teams (students and faculty from any department within SEAS, Commerce, Darden, Nursing, etc.), emphasis on aspects of modern practice (e.g. concurrent engineering, total quality management, and balanced consideration of the technological, organizational and cultural context) and realistic problems and client-stakeholders. A disciplined design/development process is followed that incorporates the important activities of contextual analysis, problem definition, customer needs definition, concept generation and selection, product specification, modeling and engineering analysis, proof of concept prototyping, design verification, cost analysis and project management and scheduling. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: 4th year standing.
Credits: 3
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ENGR 402 - Multidisciplinary Design and Development II
A two-semester, multidisciplinary, capstone engineering design sequence; the primary objective of ENGR 401/402 is to provide students with a realistic and rigorous, culminating engineering design experience, which is reflective of contemporary professional practice. Key course attributes include the multidisciplinary composition of the engineering design teams (students and faculty from any department within SEAS, Commerce, Darden, Nursing, etc.), emphasis on aspects of modern practice (e.g. concurrent engineering, total quality management, and balanced consideration of the technological, organizational and cultural context) and realistic problems and client-stakeholders. A disciplined design/development process is followed that incorporates the important activities of contextual analysis, problem definition, customer needs definition, concept generation and selection, product specification, modeling and engineering analysis, proof of concept prototyping, design verification, cost analysis and project management and scheduling. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: ENGR 401; 4th year standing.
Credits: 3
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ENGR 488 - Business and Technical Leadership in Engineering
This course on Business and Technological Leadership is normally taught by a senior level corporate executive with broad experience who serves as the Brenton S. Halsey Distinguished Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering and Related Disciplines. The instructor provides experienced insight on business and professional issues likely to be faced by engineers early in their careers. The course normally covers major business skills and competencies in career management, leadership, working in teams, problem solving, and change management as well as international issues facing global companies. Guest speakers will provide additional insights on theses topics. (Y)
Credits: 3
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ENGR 489 - Industrial Applications
Students register for this course to complement an industry work experience. Topics focus on the application of engineering principles, analysis, methods and best practices in an industrial setting. A final report is required. Registration is only offered on a Credit/No Credit basis. Courses taken for Credit/No Credit may not be used for any major or degree requirements. (S)
Credits: 3
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ENGR 492 - Engineering License Review
Overview of registration laws and procedures. Review of engineering fundamentals preparatory to public examination for the “Engineer in Training” part of the professional engineers examination. Three hours of lecture up to the licensing examination. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Corequisite: formal application for state registration.
Credits: 0
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ENGR 495 - Special Topics in Engineering
Advance projects course to be taken in parallel with STS401, 402., or can be used for an advanced undergraduate course on a topic not covered in the course offerings. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENGR 499 - Special Topics in Engineering
(Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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INST 203 - Emergency Medicine/Health Care Topics
This course provides an introduction to the US health care system, medical research, and medical decision making. Students will begin the course by becoming credentialled to gather research information from patients. They attend a 1.5 hour lecture/discussion session each week, and self-schedule an additional weekly three hour session in the UVa Emergency Department. While in the ED they observe the patient care and medical education process, and do case-finding and enrollment of research and survey subjects. The course is open to all, but is of particular interest to pre-professional students looking for direct patient exposure. (S)
Credits: 3
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INST 220 - Contemporary Social Issues and the Media
Explores contemporary issues including consumption and abuse of alcohol and tobacco, treatment of women, images of masculinity and femininity in our society, violence, and rampant consumerism. Classes will consist of seminar discussions, informed by video presentations on different topics. (S)
Credits: 2
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IMP 201 - The Arts and Sciences in Theory and Practice
This course is an inquiry into the nature and purpose of the historic set of disciplines comprising liberal learning with the goal of determining the intellectual passions they share, the methods and canons unique to them, and the prospects for articulating a unity among them. The course seeks to attain this goal by looking at theoretical issues such as the nature of verification and meaning, and by examining critically the actual conversations among the scholars of the arts and sciences fields over points of agreement and points of divergence. (Y)
Credits: 3
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International Relations |
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PLCP 584 - Gender Politics in Africa
Gender Politics in Africa
Credits: 3
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PLIR 101 - International Relations
Studies the geographic, demographic, economic, and ideological factors conditioning the policies of states, and the methods and institutions of conflict and adjustment among states, including the functions of power, diplomacy, international law and organization. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 202 - Foreign Policies of the Powers
Comparative analysis of the content and definition of foreign policies of select states in historical and contemporary periods. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 203 - International Relations of East Asia
An introduction to leading theories in the field of international relations with reference to major events in the history of diplomacy, war, and economic relations in the East Asian region. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 205 - Introduction to Political Economy
Introduces core concepts in political economy, including the institutional bases for states and markets, and the way these interact through the exercise of exit, voice, and collective action. Empirical material drawn from the last five centuries. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 301 - Theories of International Relations
An introductory survey of the key theoretical perspectives used to analyze foreign policy behavior and international outcomes. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 305 - Philosophy of International Relations
Analyzes the philosophical foundations of the study of international relations as formulated by classical and contemporary thinkers. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PLIR 101 or 201, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 306 - Military Force in International Relations
Examines the threat and use of military force in international relations. Includes deterrence theory and recent critiques, ethical and international legal considerations, domestic constraints, and the postwar U.S. and Soviet experiences with the use of force. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 308 - International Politics in the Nuclear Age
Considers the impact of nuclear weapons on the relations among states. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 311 - International Law: Principles and Politics
Investigates international legal rules, how they originate and evolve, their political consequences, and their relationship to morality. Emphasizes the international legal rules governing territoriality, nationality, human rights, and the recourse to armed force. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 321 - International Organizations
Introduces the nature, functions, and significance of international organizations in international relations. Focuses on the United Nations. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 324 - Anti-Terrorism and the Role of Intelligence
Course examines the intelligence failures prior to 9/11 and the Iraq war, and the critical reports composed after the events, to determine what improvements may be needed to avoid a recurrence and to pre-empt future terrorist attacks against the United States. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 331 - Ethics and Human Rights in World Politics
How do issues of human rights and ethical choice operate in the world of states? Do cosmopolitan ideals now hold greater sway among states than traditional ideas of national interests during the Cold War? Considers ideas of philosophers like Thucydides and Kant in addition to concrete cases and dilemmas taken from contemporary international relations. Specific issues include defining human rights, “humanitarian intervention,” just war theory, and the moral responsibilities of leaders and citizens. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 338 - Theories of International Political Economy
Examines international conflict and cooperation over economic issues, using a variety of theoretical perspectives. Includes the domestic sources of foreign economic policy and the relationship between economic and military security in the 19th and 20th centuries. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PLIR 205 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 340 - Foreign Policy of the United States
Analyzes major themes in American foreign policy, emphasizing security issues, from World War I through the Nixon administration. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in the field of international relations or in U.S. history.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 351 - Western Europe in World Affairs
Studies the content and formulation of the foreign policies of the major Western European countries in the twentieth century. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or the history of Western Europe.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 355 - Russia/USSR in World Affairs
Surveys the international relations of the Russian state, looking at Imperial legacies, the Soviet era from 1917-85, the Gorbachev era, and post-Soviet problems of Russian foreign policy. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or the history of Russia.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 356 - Russian-American Relations
Analyzes Soviet-U.S. and Russian-U.S. relations, with a focus on the post-1945 period; Cold War and contemporary issues. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or the history of Russia; PLIR 355 or 340 recommended.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 360 - Political Economy of Asia
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Credits: 3
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PLIR 365 - International Relations of the Middle East
Studies the emergence of the contemporary inter-state system in the Middle East; the important role played by outside powers, especially the United States; the effect of the Cold War on the region; the persistent conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors and the efforts to reach peace; and the difficulty of constructing a stable order in the Persian Gulf. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations or the history of the Middle East.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 375 - South Asia in World Affairs
Topics include the international relations of India; factors that condition its foreign policy; relation between internal need for unity, stability and development, and foreign policy; and India as a regional power and as a global leader of nonalignment. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in the field of international relations or in the history of South Asia.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 415 - Economics and National Security
Explores the connections between economics and national security from three angles. First, does economic interdependence between nation-states foster a peaceful world, as liberals argue, or does it increase the likelihood of war, as realists contend? Second, what are the economic causes of the rise and decline of great powers? Third, what are the economic roots of great power imperialism against smaller states? (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in international relations, history, or economics.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 421 - World Order
Seminar analyzing the problem of world order and examining various theoretical approaches to its solutions. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Two courses in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 422 - Alternative Nuclear Futures
This course investigates six alternative futures relating to nuclear weapons: abolition, anarchy, arms control, proliferation, U.S. dominance, and cooperative threat reduction. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 424 - Seminar: Topics in International Relations
Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in international relations. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 425 - Nuclear Proliferation and International Relations
An examination of the impact of the spread of nuclear weapons on international relations with a particular emphasis on regional situations confronting varying proliferation challenges. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: some background in international relations
Credits: 3
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PLIR 426 - War and Peace in South Asia
War and Peace in South Asia
Credits: 3
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PLIR 431 - Contemporary Debates in Human Rights
Considers the evolution of the idea of human rights and examines contemporary debates on its meaning and impact. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PLIR 331 or 421, or equivalent with instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 434 - Feminist Theory in International Relations
Examines leading feminist contributions to, and gendered critiques of, theories of international relations including (but not limited to) war, peace and security; international political economy; and international institutions and organizations.
Cross-listed with SWAG 434. (SI)
Credits: S
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PLIR 438 - America in a World Economy
Seminar focusing on politics of the international trade and monetary systems, emphasizing third world industrialization, trade conflicts between the U.S. and Japan, and the global debt crisis. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PLIR 205 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 444 - Domestics Politics and American Foreign Policy
Domestics Politics and American Foreign Policy
Credits: 3
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PLIR 463 - Strategy, Conflict, and the Causes of War
Reviews and evaluates explanations for military conflict, with emphasis on the First World War. Topics include military technology, the international power structure, bargaining, economics, psychology, organization behavior, and domestic politics. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: two courses in PLIR
Credits: 3
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PLIR 480 - International Political Economy of Africa
Addresses such topics as colonial legacies and postcolonial dynamics, the nature of the African state, regime change and democratization, regional wars and complex humanitarian crises, the politics of debt and structural adjustment, and the AIDS crisis. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: At least one course in economics, African history, political economy/development, African literature.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 498 - Senior Thesis
Allows especially motivated students to receive credit for supervised work on a thesis in the area of international relations. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Three courses in PLIR and instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 499 - Honors Core Seminar in International Relations
A critical analysis of important issues and works in international relations from diverse perspectives. Students are required to write weekly analytical essays and actively participate in small seminar discussions on issues including: international security, international political economy, ethics and international relations. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Admission to Politics Honors Program
Credits: 9
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PLIR 504 - Nationalism and World Politics
Explores the effects of the ideology of nationalism on relations among states and the international system in general, particularly as regards war and conflict. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PLIR 101 or PLIR 102, or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 507 - Norms and Value Systems in International Relations
Analyzes the formation, operation, and effect of norms, values, and “regimes” in international relations. Considers topics such as human rights, the role of religion and ideology, and the relationship of norms to international institutions. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Two courses in PLIR or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 522 - Conflict Management in International Law and Organizations
Analyzes the principles and methods involved in the management of political conflicts by international organizations. Includes case studies of peaceful settlement, peacekeeping operations, and sanctions. Emphasizes the political role of the secretary general and the problems of organizing international sanctions. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PLIR 321 or 421, or instructor permission; or graduate status.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 538 - International Political Economy
Intensive analysis of concepts and selected issues, both historical and contemporary, found in the interfacing of politics and economics in international relations. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: PLIR 205 or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 539 - Economics, Retional Choice, and International Security
Economics, Retional Choice, and International Security
Credits: 3
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PLIR 542 - Patterns and Processes of United States Foreign Policy
Studies the politics of the American foreign policy process as illustrated through comparative analysis of case studies. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in American government or international relations; PLIR 340 and 341 strongly recommended.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 555 - Russian/Soviet Foreign Policy
Thematic analysis of Soviet and Post-Soviet Russian foreign policy. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 562 - Latin America in World Affairs
The relations of Latin-American states with each other, the United States, Western Europe, and other states; inter-American security; Latin American relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba; and the United States security doctrine. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations and/or the history of Latin America.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 563 - International Relations Theory, Globalization, and the American States
An investigation of various international relations theories, the global economy, and the development and policies of the American States, with an emphasis on issues related to drug trafficking. (Y)
Credits: 3
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PLIR 565 - American Foreign Policymaking
Focuses on how American foreign policy is made by examining several theoretical approaches and a series of cases: The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Camp David Negotiations of 1978, The End of the Cold War, The Intervention in Iraq, and others as suitable. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: limited to Graduate Students and Fourth-Year Undergraduates who have taken PLIR 365 or PLIR 340
Credits: 3
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PLIR 571 - China in World Affairs
Includes international relations of China; conditioning historical, political, economic, and social forces; and the aims, strategy, and tactics of China’s foreign policy. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations and/or the history of China.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 572 - Japan in World Affairs
Studies the international relations of Japan; domestic and foreign factors and forces that condition its foreign policies; and the political, economic, military, and social problems resulting from contacts with China, the Soviet Union, and the Western powers. (Y)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations and/or the history of Japan.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 582 - Africa and the World
Overview of the international politics of sub-Saharan Africa, including inter-African relations as well as Africa’s relations with the major powers, and the international dimensions of the Southern African situation. Explores alternative policy options open to African states. Considers a number of case studies which illustrate the policy alternatives. (IR)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Some background in international relations and/or the history of Africa.
Credits: 3
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PLIR 595 - Selected Problems in International Relations
Independent study, under faculty supervision, for intensive research on a specific topic. (S)
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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ENLT 211 - Masterpieces of English Literature I
Surveys selected English writers from the fourteenth through the eighteenth century. (Y)
Credits: 3
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ENLT 212 - Masterpieces of English Literature II
Surveys selected English writers from the late eighteenth through the twentieth century. (Y)
Credits: 3
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