Winter 2010 SUPPLEMENTAL COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
The following
descriptions are furnished as a supplement to the University of Delaware's
current Catalog. Students who desire further information on standard
University course descriptions are referred to the
University Catalog which is available online at
www.udel.edu/catalog.
Those
standard descriptions are
also available on this web site.
The following subject areas have supplemental descriptions here:
Animal and Food Sciences
Arabic
Art
Art History
Black American Studies
Business Administration
Cognitive Science
Criminal Justice
Economics
English
Entomology and Wildlife Conservation
Finance
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Health and Exercise Sciences
History
Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
Human Dev & Family Studies
Human Services, Education and Public Policy
Jewish Studies
Nursing
Plant and Soil Sciences
Sociology
Women's Studies
ANIMAL AND FOOD SCIENCES
ANFS- 367-070 SEMINAR: CONTEMP ISSUES ANIMAL AG
Meets in New Zealand. Study of contemporary and contentious topics in modern animal
agriculture. Examination of the historical, biological, philosophical and economic issues
surrounding the use of animals to meet human needs. Analysis of the impact of animal
production practices on natural resource utilization. Assessment of the impact of public
perception on animal production systems.
Prerequisite: ANSC 101 or permission of instructor.
ARABIC
ARAB- 267-070 SEMINAR: UPPER INTERMEDIATE ARABIC
Meets in Tunisia. The goal of this course is to help upper intermediate level students of
Arabic further their linguistic and communicative skills through short stories, film and
socio-cultural means in a highly intensive course of study.
Prerequisite: ARAB 107
ART
ART- 367-070 SEMINAR: FROM EXPERIENCE TO CREATION
Meets in Berlin and Vienna. Through a series of museum and gallery visits, as well as
restaurants and performances students will experience the rich culture of Vienna and Berlin
and create a personal response through a series of art projects. Different approaches to
drawing and recording the observed environment (as it relates to cultural and self
perception) will be explored, as well as the production of a report in the form of a journal,
artist's book, blog or website.
ART- 367-071 SEMINAR: FROM CREATION TO EXHIBITION
Meets in Berlin and Vienna. This course will begin by sorting and refining the drawings,
collages, photographs, and other artwork and ephemera created throughout the four weeks of
the study abroad with the intent of organizing an exhibition in Berlin. Students will learn
the different aspects of planning and installing a group organization in one of Europe's art
capitals.
ART- 367-072 SEMINAR: FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
Meets in France. Introduction to Fashion Photography will cover fashion photography from the
early 1900's to present. The genre of fashion photography is defined in part and is devoted
to photographing clothing, models, still life and other fashion. Class lectures, guest
speakers, and studio and museum visits will address fashion photography used for
advertisements and editorial usage by Harpers Bazaar, Vogue and any number of magazines and
catalogs worldwide. The aesthetic of fashion, photography in the studio/ on location,
photographers, and models working past and present will be discussed. Photographers from
Baron Adolf de Meyer to Patrick Demarchelier will be reviewed and presented. This is a
lecture class only.
ART- 367-073 SEMINAR: CUISINE AND DOCUMENTARY PHOTO
Meets in France. Food/cuisine and documentary (fashion) photography will be defined and
explored. Students will photograph on location (cafe's, markets etc.) and in the studio. The
class will explore how to produce truthful, objective photography of a particular subject.
Photography used for advertisements, editorial, packaging, menus or cookbooks, the role of
art directors, food stylists, prop stylists and their assistants will all be defined and
explored. The course will include lectures, guest speakers, studio and museum visits. This is
a hands-on digital photography class. Students will be required to have a digital camera.
Restrictions: Permission of instructor required.
ART HISTORY
ARTH- 267-010 EXPERIMENTAL: CONTEMPORARY ART
Explores the issues, themes, theory, and socio-cultural influences of global contemporary
art from 1945 to the present. Topics include the problem of the "Other", questions of
originality and influence, gender, and the rise of international art biennials.
ARTH- 349-071 ART & ARCHITECTURE IN CONTEXT
Meets in Tunisia. The focus will be on Art & Architecture of Tunisia within the context of
the Middle East and North Africa. We will examine Roman (mosaic), Punic (carthage), and
Islamic art and architecture (Zaituna mosque, etc.).
BLACK AMERICAN STUDIES
BAMS- 367-070 SEMINAR: CULT.STUDIES/CARIB.DIASPORAS
Meets in the Caribbean. This course will enable students to do hands-on research on a number
of historic and material sites in the Caribbean. We will participate in the restoration of
Brimstone Hill Fortress– a military site in St. Kitts built by slaves and completed in the
eighteenth century http://www.brimstonehillfortress.org/ Here we will work with architects
and archeologists as we learn to read and interpret the physical remains of Brimstone Hill.
We will also visit a former slave plantation in Nevis where we will study the culture of
British colonialism and slavery and the physical remains of a former slave village. This
course will study the relationships between history, objects, and written records of the past
– in books, on headstones, in archives, and on the walls of crumbling buildings.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUAD-867-051 SEMINAR: SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
This seminar focuses on the design of a successful small business
venture and the application of business management practices. Students
will develop a business plan for a project and develop control systems
for that venture. The course incorporates a broad range of business
management areas including accounting, marketing, and finance. Specific areas include:
General industry research, standard financial statements (balance sheet, income statement),
cash budget projections, construction and use of a dashboard of key indicators for your
business model, and a comprehensive business plan to support decision making.
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
CGSC- 267-010 SEMINAR: MUSIC COGNITION
Music explored as a uniquely human cognitive domain and its relation to other domains, such
as language and emotion. By reviewing classics in the music cognition literature and touching
on current research, topics covered are: what _is_ music?; musical skill and literacy
development; music and emotion; relation between music and language; the neuroscience of
music. Highly discussion-oriented seminar.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRJU- 367-070 EXPERIMENTAL: POLICE IN CHINESE SOCIETIES
Meets in China. Examine police history, roles and functions, and practices and problems in
three Chinese societies, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
Prerequisite:This course is only open to students who have already taken CRJU 304.
Restrictions: Permission from instructor is required.
CRJU- 467-070 SEMINAR: SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN GHANA
Meets in Ghana. This class introduces students to several major social problems in the
developing nation of Ghana, making a comparison with other African nations and the US. As
part of the course, students will also engage in about 30 hours of service learning in an
educational or social service agency. In particular, students will explore social problems
such as poverty, crime, HIV/AIDS, education, and how they are impacted by race, class, and
CRJU- 467-071 SEMINAR: LAW & SOCIAL CONTROL IN CHINA
Meets in China. Study law formulation and implementation and formal and informal social
control functions and institutions in contemporary China.
ECONOMICS
ECON- 367-070 SEMINAR: ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE AMERICA
Meets in Argentina. The objective of this course is to extend your knowledge of the
important economic issues facing the region. The course extends the tools of economics by
reinforcing the link between macroeconomic performance in the product market and factor
markets. Case studies are used to foster your understanding of the unique issues facing the
economies of North and South America. For instance, persistently high inflation is a
particular problem in many South American economies. The course encourages you to think
critically about the role of institutions, the effects of government intervention in the
economy, and how public policy affects a specific economy in particular and the global
economy in general. A number of issues pertaining to the Americas are explored and evaluated:
financial crises, labor market institutions, social protection, and trade policy.
Prerequisite:ECON 151 and ECON 152 or equivalent courses or permission of instructor
ENGLISH
ENGL- 367-070 SEMINAR: CULTURAL STUD/CARIB DIASPORAS
Meets in the Caribbean. This course will enable students to do hands-on research on a number
of historic and material sites in the Caribbean. We will participate in the restoration of
Brimstone Hill Fortress– a military site in St. Kitts built by slaves and completed in the
eighteenth century http://www.brimstonehillfortress.org/ Here we will work with architects
and archeologists as we learn to read and interpret the physical remains of Brimstone Hill.
We will also visit a former slave plantation in Nevis where we will study the culture of
British colonialism and slavery and the physical remains of a former slave village. This
course will study the relationships between history, objects, and written records of the past
in books, on headstones, in archives, and on the walls of crumbling buildings.
ENGL- 467-070 SEMINAR: CHILDRENS/YOUNG ADULT LIT
Meets in Spain. Students will read and analyze children's and young adult literature with a
theme of studying the many cultures that intersected in Spain. Spanish history is rich with
contacts with Roman, Muslim, Christian, and Jewish cultures as well as the influence of the
New World. Students will learn to use fiction and non-fiction books in instruction that helps
students learn about other cultures' traditions and histories. Course content will be linked
to excursions.
ENGL- 480-010 SINNERS AND SAINTS
Trapped between the desires and the frailties of the body and the yearnings of the soul, medieval/renaissance men and women saw life as an endless struggle that resulted in either their eternal damnation or salvation. We begin with the origin and nature of “sin”–where the idea came from, how sins were classified, and how they were depicted in literature and art. We will look at portrayals of the "7 deadly sins" (gluttony; fornication; avarice; sorrow; anger; discouragement; vainglory; pride) in works such as Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Langland’s Piers Plowman, Margery Kempe’s Book, Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus, and Ben Jonson’s Volpone. We will tour medieval Hell with Virgil in Dante’s Inferno. Not everyone, of course, remained trapped in their bodily desires. From sin we move to saintliness as we examine monastic conventions and mystic experience, the veneration of Mary, and the rise of female spirituality in the Middle Ages. And, of course, we will explore medieval and Renaissance visions of Heaven.
ENTOMOLOGY AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
ENWC- 267-070 SEMINAR: ENVIRON SCI IN THE RAIN FOREST
Meets in Puerto Rico. A hands-on field course focused on plant and animal sampling
techniques, methods of estimating population size and distribution patterns in the Caribbean
National Rain Forest. Comparisons will be made of the community organization, diversity,
species richness, and environmental parameters between Sierra Palm and Tabanuco forests.
ENWC- 267-071 SEMINAR: ENVIRON SOL IN TROP ECOSYSTEMS
Meets in Puerto Rico. This course will examine selected environmental problems in Puerto
Rico. Sites will be chosen that highlight efforts by government agencies, educational
institutions, private industry and community organizations to enact solutions. Guest speakers
at field sites will explain the problems and plans to prevent future problems. Students will
participate in conflict resolution and leadership development workshops to learn techniques
they can use to bring together diverse parties and work towards mutually agreeable solutions.
ENWC- 467-070 SEMINAR: CONSERV OF AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE
Meets in Australia. Unique challenges facing Australian Wildlife. Identifying and surveying
terrestrial vertebrates, human-wildlife interactions, ecotourism, and development of
Australian Wildlife conservation. First-hand experience in wildlife conservation by visiting
various ecosystems, living with aboriginal people, and seeing the effects of ecotourism and
ENWC- 667-070 SEMINAR: CONSERV OF AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE
Meets in Australia. Unique challenges facing Australian Wildlife. Identifying and surveying
terrestrial vertebrates, human-wildlife interactions, ecotourism, and development of
Australian Wildlife conservation. First-hand experience in wildlife conservation by visiting
various ecosystems, living with aboriginal people, and seeing the effects of ecotourism and
FINANCE
FINC-867-010 THEORY OF ASSET PRICING
This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the pricing of financial assets. We will cover the main pillars of asset pricing, including choice theory, portfolio theory, equilibrium pricing, and arbitrage pricing.
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
FLLT- 267-070 SEMINAR: CONTEMPORARY NORTH AFRICA
Meets in Tunisia. Introduction to contemporary Tunisia and North Africa, their culture,
their people, their way of life and the issues confronting them. Material presented in the
form of guided tours and lectures by invited guests. This course will be taught in English.
HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCES
HESC- 367-070 SEMINAR: SPORT & LEISURE IN ECUADOR
Meets in Ecuador. This course will explore the sport, recreation, and leisure opportunities
available in Ecuador. As this course is experiential in nature it is designed to have
students challenge themselves and engage in some activities or experiences that will put them
outside their comfort zone. These experiences are critical to help the students learn more
about themselves and how to work through challenges. For example, students will have the
opportunity to explore the Amazon River Basin as well as the Galapagos Islands both on land
and in the water. Students are also required to journal throughout these experiences and
reflect on what they are learning about themselves, Ecuador, and the United States.
HISTORY
HIST- 367-010 EXPERIMENTAL: EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM
The world today it is largely the product of the West's "age of empire." The greatest issues
of government, culture, race, religion, and economics are tied directly to European
imperialism. This continues to be true for us, the world's only surviving great imperial
power. The focus of this course is on the interaction between the colonized and the
colonizers, for empire reshapes the homeland as much as it does the peoples forced to submit
to foreign rule. Special emphasis will be placed on the British Empire, which became the
largest and most complex imperial system. Film, primary documents, and current controversial
work of leading historians will be used to help focus discussions on key issues.
HIST- 367-011 EXPERIMENTAL: AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY
Once thought to be a disappearing people, the Indians of the U.S. are rebuilding their cultures and economies in the 21st century. This course examines American Indian history from the American Revolution to the present, often breaking stereotypes that have little to do with Native American experience.
HIST- 367-070 EXPERIMENTAL: ANCIENT ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY
Meets in Greece. Study the emergence, evolution and operation of the Athenian democratic
political institutions to the end of the fifth century B.C. with special emphasis on the
ancient sources, literary and epigraphical (inscriptions). The study of the ancient texts
that constitute primary sources will be in translation. A visit to the Akropolis, Theater of
Dionysus, Athenian Agora and the Pnyx will help students become familiar with the topography
and archaeology of Athenian democracy.
HIST- 367-071 EXPERIMENTAL: POPULAR MUSIC IN CULTURE & SOC
Meets in London. Beginning with the earliest days of recorded sound in the 19th century,
this program will put popular music in its historical and cultural context, and survey the
changes in style, key personalities, and sociological impact that rock and popular music has
had both in America and Great Britain. In addition to the survey, the course will foster the
development of critical listening skills and contextual analysis to help develop an
appreciation for the interplay of popular culture and music from the 1870s to the turn of the
21st century. Students will write a midterm and a final, as well as two small reviews, and a
term paper (the subject of which will be described by the student to the class in a short
HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT
HRIM- 367-070 SEMINAR: CRUISE SHIP MANAGEMENT
Meets in Australia & New Zealand. Focuses on cruise industry trends, including
environmental, legal and political impacts; human resources, marketing, hotel operations,
types of cruise ships, food and beverage and safety and security. Learn the ins and outs of
the cruise industry from cruise ship managers, and participate in behind-the-scenes cruise
ship tours and presentations by cruise managers.
HRIM- 367-071 SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL TOURISM ISSUES
Meets in Australia & New Zealand. Applies some of the topics discussed in the HRIM 367-070
course to the tourism and cruise ship industry. Students will use the Internet to research
environmental issues related to hospitality and tourism and learn how green technology and
sustainable practices apply to the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. Requires a paper
that synthesizes current environmental impact and green strategy. Students may work in teams
to select one travel related segment, and compare to the cruise ship industry regarding
energy and environmental issues.
HRIM- 367-072 SEMINAR: ECOTOURISM ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Meets in Ghana. Ecotourism entrepreneurship sets up a new direction for the world economy.
Students will learn how to develop new ecotourism enterprises, apply sustainable
environmental and human resources management, and learn how to lead ecological stewardship of
various regions and communities. As a result of 30 hours of service-learning activities with
NGOs, students will gain a positive environmental awareness; design innovative
community-based ecotourism products; evaluate sustainable ecotourism marketing ideas in
Ghana; and make recommendations for local NGOs from an America tourist perspective.
HUMAN DEV & FAMILY STUDIES
HDFS- 667-010 SEMINAR: STATS FOR CNSLNG STD AFFAIRS
This course will familiarize students with descriptive and inferential statistics employed in
research studies. An effort will be made to emphasize students' abilities to read and
understand statistics in scholarly journal articles in the field of counseling and student
affairs practice.
HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY
HEPP- 367-070 SEMINAR: DISABILITY IDENTITY & CULTURE
Meets in locations around the world. Examines disability experiences within and across
cultures from individual, family, and community perspectives. Considers major influences
(e.g., economic, social, religious) on disability identity within specific cultural contexts.
HEPP- 467-070 SEMINAR: DISAB SUPP & SERV AROUND WORLD
Meets in locations around the world. Examines the types of services and supports available
to people with disabilities, their families and communities in various countries. Identifies
disability policies, development initiatives, and advocacy issues that affect integration of
people with disabilities in their communities.
JEWISH STUDIES
JWST- 367-070 SEMINAR: CULTURAL STUD/CARIB DIASPORAS
Meets in the Caribbean. This course will enable students to do hands-on research on a number
of historic and material sites in the Caribbean. We will participate in the restoration of
Brimstone Hill Fortress– a military site in St. Kitts built by slaves and completed in the
eighteenth century http://www.brimstonehillfortress.org/ Here we will work with architects
and archeologists as we learn to read and interpret the physical remains of Brimstone Hill.
We will also visit a former slave plantation in Nevis where we will study the culture of
British colonialism and slavery and the physical remains of a former slave village. This
course will study the relationships between history, objects, and written records of the past
– in books, on headstones, in archives, and on the walls of crumbling buildings.
NURSING
NURS- 367-070 SEMINAR: MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS ABROAD
Meets in Australia & Hawaii. This course will teach students how to capture media segments
while actively learning abroad. Students will learn to archive digital media, prepare
storyboards, write scripts, and create clips to highlight the diversity of the people's lives
and healthcare abroad. Students will develop electronic portfolios that demonstrate their
understanding of complex global issues as well as post their work on a program blog to share
their experiences with those following the program from the U.S.
NURS- 667-010 SEMINAR: NURSE PRACTITIONER CLINICAL
This course focuses on the delivery of primary health care to adult and geriatric patients
with episodic as well as chronic health problems while directly in the clinical environment.
The ongoing assessment and management of episodic and chronic illness is emphasized by the
preceptor. Emphasis is placed on pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapeutics
appropriate for the management of adult patients that experience episodic as well as chronic
illnesses and disabilities.
PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES
PLSC- 167-010 SEMINAR: THE SCIENCE OF WINE
Explores the science of wine from the vine to the glass. Begins in the vineyard with how soil, growth conditions, pests, and harvesting impact vine development and fruit quality. Discussions of the winemaking process for white and red wines follow, including crushing, fermentation, aging and bottling. Concludes with a consideration of flavor and its perception, and special topics related to the business and pleasure of wine.
SOCIOLOGY
SOCI- 467-070 EXPERIMENTAL: SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN GHANA
Meets in Ghana. This class introduces students to several major social problems in the
developing nation of Ghana, making a comparison with other African nations and the US. As
part of the course, students will also engage in about 30 hours of service learning in an
educational or social service agency. In particular, students will explore social problems
such as poverty, crime, HIV/AIDS, education, and how they are impacted by race, class, and
SOCI- 467-071 EXPERIMENTAL: LAW & SOCIAL CONTROL IN CHINA
Meets in China. Study law formulation and implementation and formal and informal social
control functions and institutions in contemporary China.
WOMEN'S STUDIES
WOMS- 367-010 SEMINAR: CYBERGRRLS, FEMBOTS, AND YOU
Twitter, Facebook, Ning, DimDim, virtual worlds, and other new interactive media offer
unprecedented social networks and instantaneous news sharing. In this experimental course,
students learn new media skills to engage with other students and scholars across the globe
and address social inequities across race, class, gender, nationality, and sexuality.
Students will learn how to whiteboard and share video documents online in real time. Students
will talk, see, video record, archive, and share online sessions with experts discussing
current issues. We will discuss the implications, safety, ethics, and possibilities of
cyberfeminist frontiers and draw from essays by Lorde, Anzaldua, hooks, Friere, and Mohanty.
http://www.udel.edu/WomensStudies/bitzer/cybergrrls
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