Through a journey across the French-speaking world since the French and Haitian revolutions, focus on the analysis of cultural artifacts and texts that represent the diversity of the Francophone world. Includes class discussions on cultures independent from the French hegemony and assignments that enable students to acquire a good understanding of the roots of contemporary (post)colonial cultures, to discuss key events and artistic movements, and to question the notion of "Francophony." Taught in French.
Explores economic, cultural, social and political dynamics of cities - their location, functions and internal structures, including economic activities, housing and social geography. Topics include economic restructuring; suburbanization and urban sprawl; urban life; inner-city gentrification; and how issues of class, race and gender are embedded in the geographies of cities.
Introduces more advanced concepts related to coastal dynamics, with an emphasis on real-world practical applications. Learn how to gather field data and compile it into professional reports. Two mandatory Saturday half-day field trips are required.
Introduction to the basic tools of weather analysis and techniques of weather forecasting. Acquire the skills needed to analyze and interpret surface and upper-air observations, data from satellites and radar, atmospheric soundings, and severe weather indices. Make forecasts of temperature, precipitation and other meteorological conditions.
Analysis of the impact of climate on the physical environment and human behavior. Topics include climatic change, contemporary climatic problems and the influence of climate on agriculture, and energy use.
Explanations of smart growth programs addressing urban challenges such as sprawl, lack of open space and central city decline. Introduction of early efforts to manage urban growth and growth management programs at the state and local levels.
Detailed study of foundations of American civilization. Economic, political, social, cultural and religious factors are emphasized. Consideration of English policy and the revolution are included.
Analysis of developments from the time of Napoleon to 1900 with emphasis on the industrial revolution and imperialism. Considers reorganization of the European state system and origins of the great ideological conflicts.
History of Colonial Latin America, focusing on the interaction between various Native American groups and the Spanish and Portuguese, as well as political and economic movements which accompanied colonization.
Study of political, social and cultural history of India from the mid-19th century to the present. Emphasis on the period of British rule, growth of Indian nationalism and the emergence of independent India and Pakistan.
History of the strategic region from the beginnings of nationalism through the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the current existence of independent states. Emphasis on the historical understanding of the modern situation.
History of rural and urban land use. Topics include the rise of the public lands movement and environmentalism in the United States, the history of ecology and the cultural roots of the modern environmental crisis.
Progressivism to 1945. Study of the major political, diplomatic, economic, intellectual and social forces that shaped America during the first part of the 20th century, including the Progressive Movement, World War I, Roaring `20s, Great Depression and World War II.
Examines the meteoric rise and fall of the world's largest empire, its impact, and the legacy on the large areas of Europe, the Middle East, and East and Central Asia.
