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4.00 Credits
Studies and critically analyzes how the media covers international issues that have reshaped. American foreign coverage and the implications for Americans and U.S. foreign policy. Focuses on international reporting as a way of developing fundamental skills of journalism. Same as International Studies 155A. ( VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Designed to teach reporting and news writing basics. Students learn how to gather and organize information, ask effective questions, develop story ideas, research facts, and write stories on deadline. Prerequisite: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement. Same as International Studies 155B.
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3.00 Credits
Trains students (fall quarter) to deliver home visits (winter and spring) that promote school readiness among two-four year-olds from low SES and educational backgrounds. Covers fundamentals of child language, literacy, cognitive development; procedures, ethics of home visitation. Work with parents and children to create better home literacy and language environment. Prerequisites: must pass an interview by instructor, be fluent in English and one other language (Spanish most typically), must have experience with preschool children and be culturally sensitive. Same as Chicano/Latino Studies 191A-B-C and Psychology 144A-B-C.
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2.00 Credits
Discussion of graduate and professional education in twenty-first century United States. Examines specific strategies for admission to postbaccalaureate programs and success in graduate study culture. Introduction to processes including planning and preparation, school selection, entrance examination preparation, submission of applications, writing personal statements. Prerequisite: upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Pass/Not Pass only.
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4.00 Credits
An overview of basic issues that shape the politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Themes include implication of the colonization era, nation-state formation, inter-Arab relations, nationalism, Arab-Israel conflict, Islamic resurgence, and more. Same as International Studies 165. ( VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Examines underlying causes why Arab states continue to resist the spread of democracy and modernity. In this context the course examines relations between the Arab World and the West including democratization efforts, impact of colonization, oil, resources, authoritarianism and religion. Same as International Studies 167. ( VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Analyzes how modernity transformed the relationship between Islam and the West, Jew and Arab, male and female in the Middle East. Analyzes the significance of globalization. Aims at presenting the debate in a way that fosters civilizational/cultural dialogue. Same as International Studies 161. ( VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Pre-revolutionary Iran; and Iran since the revolution. History, oil and politics: domestic and international. Same as International Studies 168. ( VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Examines the founding of Israel, its relationship with the Arab world, the role of the international community, and the challenges it faces today. Same as International Studies 170. (VIII)
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4.00 Credits
Examines various dilemmas and concerns such as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Students explore security dynamics of key actors including Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Gulf states, Israel, Palestine, and the U.S. and look at civil-military relations and internal security. Same as International Studies 171. ( VIII)
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