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4.00 Credits
Intensive exploration of key socio-economic, political and cultural processes that helped shape contemporary London. These are critically examined to understand their connections with processess taking place elsewhere and to elucidate London's role in an increasingly globalised world. Key concepts: place and space, geographical imaginations, spatial divisions, global city, globalisation, transnationalism, multiculturalism, superdiversity and postmodernity. AUC Designation: Cl
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4.00 Credits
This course examines processes of political change in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century through to the present. It assesses the challenges Britain faced as a result of the twin processess of welfare and warfare and the insitutional and policy changes which these pressues produced. The twin conjunctures of the 1930s/40s and 1970s/19080s will be given special attention as decisive moments in the re-ordering of British social and political life and the way the changes related to Britain's sense of itself as a country coming to terms with the perception pf decline and the existence of alternative and potentially disruptive models of modernity. AUC Designation: Ss
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4.00 Credits
This course provides students with a framework of the English legal system. It involves the study of the sources of law, the court system, the legal profession, and the way in which law is applied. Students are challenged to use this information to discover how the English legal system deals with controversial contemporary issues. No specific knowledge of the American legal system is required, but comparisons are made between England and America at various stages. The course is of obvious interest to students intending to enter law as a profession. Topics covered include: sources of English law, court structure, criminal procedure, the legal profession, the judiciary, the British constitution, the application of law to specific issues: police powers, consumer protection, censorship, abortion, prostitution, freedom of information. (London, England, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/gbBritishStudies ) AUC Designation: Ss
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4.00 Credits
Through a combination of lectures, seminar discussions, video presentations, and field-study visits, this course illustrates how historical and contemporary events have influenced political change in 20th-century Britain. Lecture and seminar topics may include: World War II and British politics, the Labour Party 1945-79, the British Constitution, the Conservative Party 1945-75, the Cabinet and Prime Minister, Thatcherism, the Houses of Commons and Lords, Tony Blair and the Labour Party, the electoral system, foreign policy, and voting behavior. Course requirements include three essays that each count 20 percent toward the final grade, and an examination that counts 40 percent toward the final grade. (London, England, http://www.arcadia.edu/abroad/gbBritishStudies ) AUC Designation: Ss
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the cultural significance of British music from the 'swinging sixities' to the present day. It will focus on elements of 'Britishness' in pop culture, including regional characteristics, and consider links between Britain and America on issues such as the 'British invasion' of the 19060s, the cultural impact of punk music, and the influence of corporations. AUC Designation: Cl
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4.00 Credits
The course explores the nature of Human Rights and how they can be affected by political events. It considers various rights in the Human Rights legislation and then examines the terrorism aspect in more detail. It includes aspects of government and international relations in light of current events. Handouts will be provided for each lecture and topic; these will also contain problems for the student to answer with suggested reading. AUC Designation: Ss
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4.00 Credits
The aim of this course is to focus on the historical, political and religious relationships between 'Islam' and 'the West'. Themes include conflict and co-existence; interdependence of faiths, as a result of globalisation: religious vs geographical designation and the seperation of the world into the monolithic entities of 'Islam' and 'the West'. The course is multi-disciplinary encompassing history, sociology of religion and international relations. AUC Designation: Cl
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0.00 Credits
Helps students prepare for MA100 through formal instruction and self-paced computer tutorial. Basic mathematical skills will be covered. Topics include operations on whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, proportions, signed numbers, areas of geometric figures, and an introduction to the solution of linear equations.
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2.00 Credits
Introduction to the fundamental concepts and processes of Elementary and Intermediate Algebra, with an emphasis on problem solving. This course is geared both to the individual needing a review of algebra and those attempting to overcome math anxiety. Topcis include operations with signed numbers, solving and graphing equations and inequalities, operations with polynomials, factoring, radicals, exponents, and quadratic equations.
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0.00 Credits
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