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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. An introductory analysis of interstate relations and world affairs. Attention focuses on theories of international politics, military capabilities and their application, international organizations, global economic trends, domestic sources of state behavior and other selected issues as appropriate.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Explores how communication media and globalization drive each other and how they both impact the nation-state as well as international institutions. Examines how technology, the global economy and international media corporations influence culture, politics, business, law and other institutions in countries around the world. Explores the relationship between media systems and governments and how both are affected by technology and globalization.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. This course introduces the student to the African continent, its peoples and cultures. It covers such general characteristics as the physical and geographical features, climate, topography, traditional economies, languages, religions, social systems and other cultural features that are traditional to its people.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. An introduction to intercultural communication. Designed to help students develop an understanding of cultures, to appreciate the opportunities and challenges that each culture presents to people and to learn how individuals have dealt with those opportunities and challenges.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Through the analysis and interpretation of literary, cinematic and other cultural texts, this course explores the ways cultural and national identities have been shaped, imagined and contested in various regions of the world. While responding to the readings and films as artistic manifestations or social documents, students will also become familiar with the aesthetic, political and social contexts in which the works were and are produced. See the Schedule of Classes for specific topics to be offered each semester.
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4.00 Credits
Semester course; 3-4 lecture hours. 3-4 credits. Taught in English. This course introduces students to the sociocultural experience and formation of identity of non-English-speaking peoples in the United States. Students explore the dynamic between English and a specific heritage language and its interaction with artistic, cultural and social issues through fiction and nonfiction texts, films and multimedia pertaining to specific language group, such as: Latinos, Italian- Americans, German-Americans or Native Americans. See the Schedule of Classes for specific topics to be offered each semester.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 101. A study of selected literature published in the last 25 years and chosen from a number of different nations and cultures.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: INTL 202 or permission of instructor. Designed to increase understanding of such concepts as individualism and collectivism, ethnocentrism and apprehension, uncertainty avoidance, stereotyping, and many more. Focus is on the foundational concepts and intercultural communication tools that will help students improve their intercultural competence.
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3.00 Credits
Semester courses; 3 lecture hours. 3, 3 credits. An examination of the various regions of the earth, including land forms, climate, resources, peoples, agriculture and urban conditions. First semester: Anglo-America, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, the former USSR. Second semester: Middle East and North Africa, Africa (south of the Sahara), Indian subcontinent, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, Oceania.
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3.00 Credits
Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. An analysis of the role of religion in the lives of blacks with an emphasis on African religions and philosophies, the black church in America, and the roles of the various faiths, sects and cults.
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