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4.00 Credits
Focuses on selected topics in the history of Latin America and the Caribbean, with emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Offered every other fall. Prerequisite: PE2240 or PE3400, or upper- division standing.
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4.00 Credits
This course is organized around the topics of money, banking, investment, and financial markets in the U.S. from prior to the Civil War through the Great Depression and the rise of global financial markets. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
This multidisciplinary course focuses on the political, economic and strategic importance of geography from an international, cross-cultural and historical perspective. It highlights the contemporary global relationships between personal power, political power and geographic space for control over territory and natural resources, as well as other sources of wealth and influence. A wide and shifting range of topics are covered including energy security, military expansionism and the political economy of global warming and climate change. This course also introduces students to the use of data and critical thinking skills necessary to analyze the multinational geopolitical land- scape and to sharpen their global awareness.
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4.00 Credits
Rapid changes in the global economy, the rise of the 20th Century social movements, as well as ethnic tensions have led to conflicts from various parts of the world. The different origins of the violence, as well as the outcomes are the suject matter of this course. Case studies, including the Middle East, Africa, Central America, Mexico, Poland, China, the Soviet Union, Cuba, the U.S. Civil Rights movements are used selectively to illustrate instances of rebellion. Offered every Spring semester. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of city and suburban organization practices. Examines the role of the community organization in fostering local autonomy and as an agency for social, political and economic change in our cities and suburbs. Offered every other spring. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
Ecological concepts and processes will be introduced as analytical tools for examining the built-up urban environment and its relationship to the natural environment in which it is located. Course content will include analysis of environmental quality, the impact of physical development and demographic changes on the ecological system and the use of nonrenewable resources on regional economic development. Offered every other spring. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
Most Americans now live in suburban areas like Long Island. Since the Second World War and the building of Levittown, Long Island's economy has been transformed from an agriculture area to a bedroom community. Its natural amenity allowed the creation of a number of parks known world over. Since the 70s, the area has witnessed a boom in commerce and lately, of office space. The course covers the past and recent changes in this region. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
This course explores the intersection of race and class in the U.S. , inquires into the relationship between race and quality of life, and examines limitations on the representativeness of the political system at a federal, state, and local government level. Central to the course is the question of government responsiveness on issues of race and class. Particular attention is paid to the operation of U.S. Political parties, to elections and voting, to legislative process and executive leadership, and to media performance in public debate. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines government and politics at the state and local level, with particular emphasis on New York State. Discusses isuues in state and local government and the impact of the competing interests of the people of New York on public policy. It explores the historical context and contemporary state of policy initiatives on issues such as: criminal justice, welfare, health care, education, immigration, the environment, and taxation. Prerequisite: EC II placement.
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4.00 Credits
The modern corporation viewed as the dominant in- stitution of the twentieth century. Major areas of study include: conglomerates and multinationals; development and utilization of technology; social policy; political power; private planning; labor relations. Offered every other year. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
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