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3.00 credits CVA2427 Strangers in Strange Lands 3 credit Intermediate Liberal Arts Strangers in Strange Lands We will explore the phenomenon of displacement on the human condition. For instance, in 1789, the English began transporting people (the poor, the petty criminal, the politically-minded ) to Australia, a country on the other side of the world whose physical environment was completely foreign to them. Henry Lawson, who became Australia's great frontier poet, called it the home of "everything weird." Winter in England meant summer in Australia; even the stars in the sky were different! Other examples will include an Englishwoman growing up in colonial Kenya, an Indian transplanted to London, and others who feel disassociated even while seemingly "at home." Through texts fictional and historical, film and art, we'll explore how we respond and adapt to dramatic dislocation against a backdrop of modern globalization in all its forms (economic, technological, political and cultural). Prerequisites: RHT and foundation A&H and H&S
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3.00 credits CVA2454 Introduction to Consumer Society Intermediate Liberal Arts This course addresses long-standing debates about consumer society: How does advertising work Are consumers manipulated by marketing Why are consumer choices so important in the constitution of identity How is consumption affecting the environment How is consumer culture going global Special attention will be paid to the ways in which consumer culture structures division by class, gender, and race. Readings by Adorno and Horkheimer, Galbraith, Friedan, Bourdieu, Veblen, Baudrillard, hooks, Bordo, and others. Prerequisite: RHT and HSF & AHF
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3.00 credits CVA2457 Imagining Sustainability: Nature, Humanity, Business and the End of Sorrow (Intermediate Liberal Arts) The primary focus of this course is on the exploration of the concept of sustainability as a juncture of both environmental and social concerns. Historically, the fields of environmental justice and social justice have been at odds, the former charged with championing the environment at the expense of humanity and economic growth, and the latter accused of myopic definitions of what constitutes both "social" and "justice," since it ignores the very real and intensifying environmental pressures both on disenfranchised communities and their members (human and nonhuman) and, by extension, on the human economy itself. With the rapid expansion of globalization, and the attenuating environmental and social crises that accompany it, the contested terrain between these two ideologies begs for reexamination, in the interests of all. Future business and public policy leaders, therefore, will be at the vanguard in determining how best to effect the union of these two heretofore incommensurable approaches to structuring and/or understanding our world. To that end, this course will examine a variety of sources in the consideration both of what constitutes sustainability and what prohibits it--from business case study to philosophical analysis to literary memoir--in an attempt to begin a reconciliatory dialogue between those approaches. Within this context, students will be invited to examine what we mean when we talk about "justice," "ethics," and "profit," and to envision how the concepts of individual and communal responsibility might be revisited and redefined in the effort to create a world which offers sustainable economic opportunity for all, ensured within a commitment to environmental stewardship.
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits CVA2458 After the Dictator (INTDIS) (Intermediate Liberal Arts) In this course, we will look at artistic responses (film, narrative, art, music, popular culture) that reflect and inform the post-dictatorship societies of Spain and two Latin American countries. Through films and texts that explore questions of history and the representation of national and individual identities, we will consider cultural responses to the consequences of dictatorship and the new political, economic, and social realities that have emerged. Scholars, policymakers, and business leaders are among those interested in addressing the causes, character, and possibilities of these transformations. The democratic transition in Spain, which began with the death of Francisco Franco in 1975, provides a valuable point of comparison to the political transitions in Argentina and Chile. What are the differing strategies used to come to terms with the past and the legacy of dictatorship What elements remain unresolved, and how do they continue to play out or find expression in the culture and society Prerequisites: RHT and Foundation H&S and A&H
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits CVA2459 Media and Culture Intermediate Liberal Arts This course will use specific topics within media studies to interrogate media as it affects cultural identities, and, inversely, culture as it affects media. We will analyze numerous examples of media from various times and places. Prerequisites: RHT & Foundation A&H and H&S
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3.00 Credits
3.00 credits ECN2300 Principles of Macroeconomics (Intermediate Liberal Arts Elective) Macroeconomics is concerned with developments in the national economy such as the level of output, prices and employment, and with the behavior of the national economy and the business cycle. Students will study national account aggregates such as GDP, GNP, exports, imports and balance of trade, and will learn about the US banking system, money creation and the use of monetary and fiscal policy to combat inflation and unemployment and manage stable growth. Prerequisites: None
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits ECN3610 Intermediate Macroeconomics (Advanced Liberal Arts Elective) Why has the Federal Reserve been changing interest rates lately Will the budget and trade deficits of the US have negative effects on the economy The answers to these and other policy issues are analyzed in this course. Many of the subjects mentioned in Foundations of Economics are studied in considerable depth with the objective of providing the student with the analytical tools to understand fluctuations in macroeconomic variables and be able to comprehend the relationship among such concepts as income determination and employment theory, economic growth and business cycles, aggregate analysis, inflation, exchange rates, and balance of payments. Linkage: finance, political science, further study in economic Prerequisite: ECN2300 or IME2311 This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits ECN3615 Money, Banking, and the Economy (Advanced Liberal Arts Elective) This course builds on the Foundations of Economics core, examining the macroeconomy. It explains in greater detail the banking system, credit, money and interest rate determination, as well as exploring the interrelationship between domestic and international financial markets and institutions. For anyone in business, it is important to understand the influence that domestic and global financial markets have on the business environment and its associated volatility. Students learn to interpret the business and financial press and inform decision-making through a deeper understanding of the banking system, macro policy debates, and the drivers of interest rates, economic growth, exchange rates, international trade and capital flows, prices, and employment stability. Prerequisite: ECN2300 or IME2311 This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Fall, Spring and Summer I
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4.00 Credits
4.00 credits ECN3620 Econometrics (Advanced Liberal Arts Elective) Econometrics is a science of estimation and evaluation of economic models by applying mathematics, statistical inferences, and economic theory. In addition to economic analysis, this course provides students with valuable knowledge base for management decision making, conducting market research, and carry out in-depth financial data analysis. The course also enhances students' quantitative and computer skills which are relevant for other disciplines. Linkage: finance, market research, management Prerequisite: (ECN2300 or IME2311) and (MCE2312 or IME2321) and QTM2420 This course is typically offered in the following semesters: Spring
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