UA Rome

This courses explores the material culture of the period 10,000 BCE to the Crusades in the region commonly called the ‘Holy Land’ (modern day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine). Following a chronological framework the course will examine the archaeological evidence for the first permanent settlements, the rise of urbanism and the subsequent migrations/invasions by other groups such as the Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks and Romans. The course will finish by looking at the arrival of the Islamic religion and the consequent Christian reaction resulting in the Crusades. Pre-requisites: Level 100 archaeology course.

Archaeology course which explores funerary archaeology including the symbolism of graves and the grave goods, the new technological and
forensic advances in burial archaeology and cultural sensitivities concerning the study and excavation of human remains. The course will have a
particular focus on the burials of the Etruscans and the Romans and will include field trips to visit archaeological sites, museums and archaeological
laboratories. Students will be required to pay their own entry fees to museums and archaeological sites which will cost approximately €50.
Please note: coursework will involve looking at images of burials and may involve handling human skeletal material. Students who are uncomfortable
with either of these activities are advised not to take this course. Pre-requisites: A level 200 archaeology course. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

This course introduces a series of classical and recent topics in social and cultural anthropology: language, economy, kinship, religion, politics, myth, symbolism, gender, social stratification, ethnicity and nationalism, globalization. Showing how anthropologists have approached these topics through cultural comparison, theoretical discussions will be combined with ethnographic examples taken from the variety of world cultures. Providing a basic vocabulary to the discipline, the course will invite a systematic questioning of taken-for-granted assumptions concerning human beings and their behavior.

On-site. This is an introductory on-site course exploring the archaeological sites and ancient monuments of Rome. The course will begin with the evidence for the earliest settlement in Rome and continue through the development of the Republic, the empire and the transition to early Christian Rome. The course will focus on placing the archaeological and architectural evidence in its topographical context.
3 credit hours. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

This is an introductory course to all aspects of the Roman army. Chronologically it follows the development of the army from the beginning of the Republic until its demise at the end of the Empire. The course will draw on both archaeological and textual information. Much of the course material will focus on the provinces, especially the western provinces, where there is abundant evidence of military camps. The course will also cover military tactics, equipment and daily life in the army. There may be class visits to suitable on-site locations.

On-site. Roman Imperial Art and Architecture is a study of ancient Roman architecture, sculpture, painting and minor arts from 27 BC to 193 AD. The focus is on the city of Rome and the ancient capital’s imperial dominion in the peninsula and Mediterranean. The approach to the material is at technical, stylistic and iconographical levels understood within the historical context. On-site visits in Rome alternate with class lectures and a possible excursion outside Rome. The goals are to create a thorough preparation for critical analysis of artifacts and source material, to develop research techniques and skills of interpretation of ancient art and architecture. Pre-requisites: A 100-level Art History course. An additional fee may be collected in the event of a required excursion.

This course addresses recent cultural, social and political changes in the Mediterranean area, but from a historical perspective. The course will combine theoretical discussions with case studies from the three main regions of the Mediterranean area: the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Europe. While stressing a comparative perspective, regional variations will be addressed throughout the course. The approach is multi-disciplinary, combining anthropology, sociology, history and political science. The first part of the course will address mainly cultural themes, while the second part of the course will address mainly political themes.

This course examines the theoretical foundations which underpin all archaeological interpretation. We will examine how theory has changed the interpretation of human society over time, relating this both to developments in methodology (e.g. the introduction of scientific archaeology) and changes in contemporary society (e.g. post-colonial archaeology). The course will be organized in a broadly historiographical format analyzing prevailing theoretical concerns in different time periods in both the United States and Europe. Pre-requisites: 200 level ARC or Ancient History course.

This course is intended as an introduction to Arabic Language. Beginners will start speaking, making the first steps in listening comprehension and being familiar
with basic principles in grammar along with simple exercises in compositions and reading. At the end of the course, students will be able to read and
write Arabic characters. Cultural and social aspects will be part of the course, even though the main focus will be on the linguistic aspects.

This is an advanced course with the aim to equip students with a set of transferable formal and conceptual tools for “making and communicating” in the field of Digital Design. These core skills will enable students to advance their practical studies in graphic design, and further use in advanced motion graphics, interface/app design, 3D modelling, game design, package design, and web design. Students will engage in group critiques, and will produce a portfolio of Digital Designs relevant to each area of study. This course can be repeated up to four times. Laboratory course fee Euro 75.

This is a hands-on, practical course that teaches students the aesthetic concepts of motion graphics by working with raster and vector image forms to create intermediate and advanced 2D animations using stop motion techniques, video editing, and basic digital compositing. Students will work exclusively with Adobe Creative Cloud Software (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects) to realize the potential of making static images come to life. Course fee Euro 75.

This is a hands-on, practical course that teaches students the aesthetic concepts of visual communication along with technical skills such as working with Macintosh-based software utilized to create various forms of visual media. The areas of computer art/image making, graphic design, typography, press-ready layout and four-color print processing will be covered. Practical foundations will be applied to design projects as developed through an increasing command of analyzing concepts of design, composition, color theory, and graphic communication. Course fee Euro 75.

This course introduces the fundamentals of drawing in a variety of black and white media (charcoal and graphite) on paper. Students will learn the basics of measuring and proportions, composition, modelling volumes and textures and the principles of perspective in a series of exercises and gradually scaled projects. Student articulation of drawing and design terminology in regular studio critiques will constitute an important component of the learning process. On-site visits to Roman venues staging exhibitions of drawings may be included. The course includes participation in a public exhibition of student work.

This is a drawing course for students interested in exploring figurative art, working from a live model, and learning the classical technical training artists received in the ateliers of Europe from the 15th to 19th centuries. Using primarily charcoal on large pads of paper (60 x 80 cm), students will observe a live nude model and learn how to build a drawing of a figure, starting with a “gesture” (a quick study meant to capture the general shape and scale), proceeding with a technique of straight lines and angles (“boxing”) and finishing with an application of light and shade. Duration of the model poses may vary, but on average the model will hold one pose for the duration of each three-hour lesson (with appropriate breaks). Course fee (includes materials) Euro 75.

In contemporary art, the choice of media is dictated by the individual needs of the artist and the clear-cut boundaries between traditional media (such as drawing, painting, printing) and unconventional media (collage, photography) have disappeared. In this course students explore the properties of a wide variety of materials and techniques. They will experiment with the possibilities of combining different artistic techniques in a creative way and imaginatively explore the affinities between the different media. Course fee (includes materials) Euro 75. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

This introductory course introduces students to the techniques of painting in water-based and /or oil-based colors. The complexity of the artist’s craft will be introduced through a series of gradually scaled exercises; for example, students will learn how to make preparatory drawings for transfer to the canvas. Other projects include an introduction to imprimaturas, the function of grisaille and skill of working with glazes. The course culminates in participation in a public exhibition of student work. Course fee (includes materials) Euro 75.

This is an advanced course in painting techniques, which may include other media, such as photography and printmaking as research aids. Students will further develop and explore personal concepts in the painting medium to produce a coherent body of work. Group discussions and critiques will be intrinsic to this course. Reference will be made to the work of both the traditional canon and contemporary artists across the globe to broaden the students’ range of personal reference. The course includes participation in a public exhibition of student work. This course can be repeated up to four times. Art Studio fee (includes materials) Euro 75.

Using the indoor places of Rome as the canvas space, students will engage weekly within the city (on-site) to understand the complexities of: composition, materials, exposure, and controlled light to fully realize and capture the micro and macro nature of this monumental city. Practical studio photography time will also permit students to learn the necessary skills of arranging lights and props to capture images using a variety of techniques and lenses. Students will focus on creative solutions to complex photographic problems and discover the versatile and creative potential of working in a controlled environment. This course focuses on the fundamentals of the exposure triangle, composition, and post production to create striking staged photographs of Rome. Assignments will help to learn and apply technical skills gained from the studio and application into other areas of photography.

Using Rome as our canvas space/playground, students will engage weekly with the city (on-site) to understand the complexities of: composition, exposure, aperture, speed, and light to fully realize and capture the beauty of this monumental city. Students will learn to shoot using a variety of techniques and lenses, while also learning the fundamentals of the exposure triangle, composition, and post-production to produce aesthetically pleasing photographs of Rome. Photographs will be presented (online) locally and internationally. Course fee Euro 75. Bring your own camera. If you want to have the ability to control all the aspects of photography, a DSLR camera is highly recommended, or a Mirrorless camera.

This course introduces students to a selection of printmaking techniques: linoleum prints, dry-point engraving and monoprints in black and white and in color. Students will experiment with several plates to create a multi-colored print. Through the experimentation process students will learn composition and a sense of color. Through the sketching and planning stages of their projects, students will learn to think critically and strategically. The course will culminate in an individual project and participation in a public exhibition of student work. Course fee (includes materials) Euro 75.

Students will continue to expand their printmaking techniques from level I with an emphasis on experimentation in different materials and media. Techniques will include dry-point, monoprints and multiblock woodblock printing in a variety of combinations that introduce new visual patterns and imagery. The course includes participation in a public exhibition of student work. Course fee (includes materials) Euro 75.

This is an advanced course in printmaking techniques. Students will further develop and explore personal concepts in the printmaking medium to produce a coherent body of work. Group discussions and critiques will be intrinsic to this course. Reference will be made to the work of both the traditional canon and contemporary artists across the globe to broaden the students’ range of personal reference. The course includes participation in a public exhibition of student work. This course can be repeated up to four times. Art Studio fee (includes materials) Euro 75.

Roman Sketchbook is an introductory course in drawing. On-site classes will provide landscape views, architectural forms, paintings and three-dimensional sculpture as subject matter, using pencil, pen, charcoal and sanguigna (red chalk) as drawing techniques. The course includes individual drawing projects and a written component related to the experience of sketching on location. The aim is to develop confidence and visual awareness in creating representations of the vast selection of art that the city of Rome has to offer.

This course teaches the traditional techniques and materials of fresco painting, which have changed little from antiquity to the present day. The main focus is on practical work in the studio, where students will be able to experience all the steps of the fresco process, from preparation of the stratigraphy to application of the pigments, while explaining some elements of the science behind this technique. The course also offers an overview of the history and iconography of frescoes. Visits to museums and churches in Rome, as well as analysis of case-studies, contribute to contextualize the students’ own work, at the same time allowing them to better appreciate the technique behind iconic masterpieces. Course fee (includes materials) Euro 75.

This course introduces students to the history of artistic media through practical examples. The course focuses especially on the history of painting, sculpture, prints, and drawings as media. During the course, students will learn how to identify artistic materials and various historical techniques, as well as the composition and origins of materials. To provide historical perspective on the use of artistic media, attention will be given to the following topics: economic and symbolic reasons for the use of materials, the advent of oil painting in the history of Western Art, the advent of modern materials and techniques in the nineteenth century. Practical classes will take place in the studio and on-site in museums and churches in Rome and in the classroom. Artistic media covered during course include, but are not limited to: ancient wall painting, fresco, tempera, gold ground, oil, watercolor, acrylic painting; bronze, stone, terra-cotta, and wood sculpture with various patinas; and engraving, etching, woodcuts, digital prints; charcoal, pencil, pen and ink.

On-site. This is an introductory course on the material culture of the ancient Mediterranean, focusing on the city of Rome and its relationship to earlier, contemporaneous and later related cultural traditions. The course focuses primarily on the artworks and artifacts produced by ancient Greece and Rome, with some sessions also treating the influence of Egyptian, Near Eastern, and Etruscan cultures and the afterlife of classical material culture post-antiquity. The course will be taught as a mixture of classroom lectures and on-site classes, enabling students to see at first hand as much ancient material culture as possible. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

On-site. Art of Rome is an introductory course in the history of art. The course focuses on Rome, from its origin to contemporary times. Masterpieces of painting, sculpture, architecture and urban planning are examined within their historical contexts. Most of the classes are held on site. The course hones a method of description, critical analysis and interpretation of art and builds an understanding of traditional forms and cultural themes useful in the comprehension of all western art. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

On-site. Arts of Renaissance and Baroque is an introductory course that surveys the development of painting, sculpture and architecture in Italy from the 14th to the mid-18th centuries, focusing on Rome but exploring also the artistic and cultural developments in Florence and Venice in the relevant period. Most classes are held on-site, in the museums, churches and palaces of Rome. The course hones a method of description, critical analysis and interpretation and enables students to learn about the main aspects of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

This seminar introduces students to the historiography and methods of art history as well as to its predominant interpretative paradigms and theories. The focus of the course is not the art object itself but the discipline devoted to its study and interpretation, and the discipline’s intellectual, historical, theoretical and methodological foundations. The course is constructed as an interactive seminar with discussion of selected readings by significant authors and the application of skills and principles derived from them. The course is required of all Art History majors and is also open to other students interested in the intellectual development of art history as a discipline. Pre-requisites: A lower-level Art History course.

This interdisciplinary course explores the depiction of visual space in Renaissance and Baroque Art through the medium of modern technologies. The visual theories of authors including Leon Battista Alberti, Piero della Francesca and Leonardo da Vinci will be given practical application through the use of the digital design software Autodesk Autocad. Individual and group lab study will be an integral part of the course where students will explore and elaborate digital imagery as virtual templates to be used interactively, allowing for an in depth understanding of design techniques and visual theories employed by Renaissance and Baroque artists.

Covers the development of painting, sculpture and architecture in Florence from the mid-fourteenth to the early sixteenth centuries. The course traces
the impact of Humanism on the arts, focusing in particular on the patronage of the Medici. The course will meet once a week, but includes an
obligatory weekend field trip to Florence. Pre-requisites: A lower-level Art History course. Students arrange their own transportation to, and
accommodation in, Florence. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

On-site. The course explores main ideas behind the sacral space on the example of sacral architecture of Rome, from the ancient times to the postmodern. The course maximizes the opportunity of onsite teaching in Rome; most of the classes are held in the real surrounding, which best illustrates particular topics of the course. Students will have the opportunity to learn about different religious traditions, various religious ideas and practices (including the ancient Roman religion, early Christianity, Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism, as well as the main elements of religion and sacred spaces of ancient Judaism and Islam). Students will have the opportunity to experience a variety of sacred spaces and learn about the broader cultural and historical context in which they appeared. Short study trips outside of Rome may also take place.

Photography explores the multiple aspects of the art photograph (broadly defined), from its prehistory to the present. Through readings, images and original
examples, photography will be analyzed from its scientific and technical processes to its social, cultural and artistic values. The changing cultural
perspective of the photograph will be analyzed by placing the history of photography within larger social and scientific contexts from the experiments
with the camera obscura by Renaissance

Students will study the history of art crime and its impact upon contemporary society. They will also examine how art can be protected and recovered
including techniques of provenance research. The history and psychology of collecting and the unusual mechanics of the art trade make the art world
an ideal victim (and sometimes partner) for criminals.

This course examines the main tendencies in modern art, from the late nineteenth to the late twentieth century. Students will learn about particular movements and their major protagonists, including Impressionism, Post/Neo Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Dada, Surrealism, Suprematism, De Stijl, Constructivism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptualism. Please note that this is a reading-intensive course. This course may involve on-site classes and Friday/weekend fieldtrips in Rome and Italy. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

This foundational course introduces students of Art History and Fine Art to basic themes in world art. Students will compare and contrast images across cultures and time. They will be introduced to common elements in the global story of art, while appreciating diversity and change. Students will learn basic art history terminology, be introduced to artistic materials and techniques. Students will be exposed to a variety of materials, techniques and motifs necessary for understanding how art is produced and how artworks can be interpreted. Students are responsible for all entry fees.

This course is an introduction to astronomical phenomena in the Universe for non-science majors. The course covers four main topics: (1) motions in the sky, (2) the solar system, (3) stars (why they shine, and how they evolve), and (4) first steps in cosmology (what are galaxies and how they are distributed in space). The basic physics required to understand astronomy will be presented. Topics of current interest will also be touched upon, such as astronomical discoveries (ground-based, mission), and whether there is life on other planets. We will also become acquainted with the night sky, through naked eye observations, and a field trip to a nearby amateur observatory.

An exploration of the world of advertising, focusing on what makes effective advertising. The course includes discussions of the place of advertising in society, legal and ethical ramifications and the regulatory environment. It provides an understanding of the keys to creating a successful ad campaign: keen knowledge of the consumer and the market, how to organize for advertising, advertising strategy research and creation and a plan to lead to effective advertising communications. Special modules focus on media and creative, leading to the development of a full campaign.

This course will introduce students to an array of software applications commonly used in business. Students will explore software solutions that enable them to solve problems at the business operational level, using concepts of word processing, electronic spreadsheets, database management, web design and online marketing (social media and e-marketing campaigns). Students gain hands-on experience with the Microsoft Office Suite and introduction to WordPress.

In this course students learn how to build and manage entrepreneurial ventures. Specific topics include new venture creation, business devotement, finance for startups, and Marketing, Management and HR specific to new ventures. Students form and develop a new business idea, a business plan and operating agreement. Venture capital and other financing sources are also studied.

Across disciplines, and in all sectors, the planning of major events such as conferences, conventions, exhibits, concerts, exhibitions, inaugurations, sporting events, competitions, fundraisers, meetings and other special events is a key skill in most organizations, public and private, both for-profit and non-profits. This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the world of event management, learn about the approaches to creating, staging, managing and evaluating major events, and put what they have learned into practice in the development of a marketing plan for a “real” event. The course incorporates theory from management, marketing, human resource management, finance and operations, and features modules on event planning, production and risk management. It is designed to be a practical overview of the array of events, the trends driving the increase in demand for professional event management, and the skills needed to manage large scale events successfully.

The focus is on accounting as an essential element of the decision-making process, basic standards and principles of accounting, and how accounting information is accumulated and used in decision-making. Topics covered are: processing accounting information, merchandising transactions, inventories, internal control, control of cash, receivables and payables, plant and equipment, payroll accounting theory, and partnerships.

In this course, students explore the various theories, models and phenomena of marketing in an international environment. The focus is on the marketing effort and the marketing mix of companies selling goods and services around the globe in a variety of culturally, politically, economically and demographically diverse countries. Strategies are examined vis-à-vis corporate missions and objectives to evaluate their success in the global arena. Topics include current events of an international marketing interest, models of local expansion, rationalization and strategies for globalization, promotion, product development, distribution and international logistics, pricing, competition and the environment of international marketing, and management of international risk.

This course provides an introduction to the environmental and operational aspects of international business. Topics include international business background, comparative environmental frameworks, theories and institutions of trade and investment, world financial environment, dynamics of international business, governmental relationships, corporate policy and strategy, functional management, operations and related concerns.

Examines the skills and strategies that are necessary to be successful in the field of sports facility and event management. An understanding of event planning, sponsorship, broadcast involvement, facility management and operations will be gained through field study, speakers and standard
classroom material.

Designed to provide a working knowledge of significant financial topics and an awareness of how managerial finance affects business operations, this course covers financial analysis, planning and control, working capital management, investment decisions, cost of capital and valuation, and long-term financing decisions.

The travel and tourism industry is one of the largest and most dynamic industries in today’s global economy and is composed of five parts: a) lodgings (hotels, motels, camps, cruise ships), b) transportation services (ships, airplanes, trains), c) food and beverage operations (restaurants, bars, taverns, catering), d) retail stores (gifts, souvenir, arts/crafts shops) and e) activities (recreation, educational trips, business, festivals, sport events). We will explore these areas and the challenges facing industry actors as they strive to create distinctive experiences for increasingly demanding and jaded consumers. In this course, students will apply concepts and principles learned in their introductory marketing course, to the tourism, travel and hospitality sectors. They will expand the 4 Ps to the 8 Ps of Service Marketing, explore those tools as applied to organizations, both for profit and non-profit, in tourism-related businesses, and develop marketing strategies for specific destinations.

The tourism industry is one of the largest and most dynamic industries in today’s global economy and is composed of five parts: a) lodgings (hotels,
motels, camps, cruise ships), b) transportation services (ships, airplanes, trains), c) food and beverage operations (restaurants, bars, taverns,
catering), d) retail stores (gifts, souvenir, arts/crafts shops) and e) activities (recreation, educational trips, business, festivals, sport events). We will
explore these areas and the challenges facing industry actors as they strive to create distinctive experiences for increasingly demanding and jaded
consumers. In this course, students will apply concepts and principles learned in their introductory marketing course, to the tourism, travel and
hospitality sectors. They will expand the 4 Ps to the 8 Ps of Service Marketing, explore those tools as applied to organizations, both for profit and
non-profit, in tourism-related businesses, and develop marketing strategies for specific destinations.

In this course, students discuss the importance of global trends in creating the future environment for commerce. They explore the real-world complexities associated with cross-cultural business negotiations, global economic and financial integration and the new challenges they present to governments and businesses alike.

Macroeconomic principles introduce students to the economist’s world view. It focuses on the national economy by looking at gross domestic product, aggregate supply and aggregate demand, unemployment, economic growth, business cycles, multipliers, and monetary and fiscal policies. It introduces the different policy perspectives of the Keynesian and monetarist Schools.

A comprehensive introduction to management theory and practice, organized according to a traditional functional/process framework. Students explore issues related to organizing and managing human resources, communicating, motivating and leading, management control and operations management. The course integrates classical and modern concepts with an array of real-world cases.

Microeconomic principles expand the student’s exposure to the economist’s world view through such concepts as opportunity cost, marginal decision making, efficiency, and the benefits of trade. It focuses on topics that concern the “micro” elements of the economy: the consumer, the producer, and their interaction in the market. These topics include supply and demand analysis, elasticity, efficiency and market failure, taxation and market regulation, production and costs, pricing and output decisions under a variety of industrial organizations, and factor markets.

This course introduces students to an array of quantitative methods used to help business people make decisions about strategy and resource allocation. Managers use quantitative tools to help them answer questions such as “Should we expand our business and if so, how?”, “What will the impact of a new product introduction be?”, “How can I predict my competitor’s next move?”, “What is the risk of moving to a new technology or a new market?”, "How can we ensure this project will be completed on time and on budget?”, “How should we manage inventory?”, “What do our market research statistics tell us?”, and “How can we increase our quality level?” among others. The focus of this course is on real-world applications in Marketing, Finance and Operations that will allow students to hone skills in applying commonly used quantitative tools and approaches. These include risk and sensitivity analysis, statistics and probability distribution, forecasting methods including regression, project management (critical path and PERT), game theory and decision analysis among others.

To examine the skills and strategies that are necessary to become successful professionals in the field of Sport Management. Students will gain an
understanding of the business aspect of Sport Management and will explore career opportunities in Sport at the amateur, recreational, intercollegiate
and professional levels through an overview of the industry with a special emphasis on sport in Rome.

Provides an introduction to ancient Greek grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Over the course of the semester students will gain the basic skills to read
and analyze adapted selections from classical Greek authors and the New Testament. Comparative linguistic issues, including the influence of
ancient Greek on modern languages, and Greek prose composition will also be studied.

Mythology is the study of the legends about the origins and history of a people, their deities, ancestors and heroes. The stories of the gods and legendary heroes of the Greco-Roman tradition have provided the fountainhead for literature and the arts in the service of religious and political imagery down to the present. While the emphasis will be primarily literary, with extensive readings of such writers as Homer and Vergil (noting, in passing, the influence upon later literature). The visual depiction of these myths will also be studied. A field trip to a museum in Rome may be required.

This course introduces students to the social and cultural history of ancient Greece and Rome via the major works of historiography, literature, art, and architecture produced by those cultures. This course is classroom-based, but an on-site visit of historical and/or cultural importance may be required.

Explores the relationship between communications, media, society, and culture. Within historical and contemporary contexts, the subject addresses how
audiences and participants negotiate media in their lives. The course focuses on different media forms, from newspapers to television, and from
books to mobile technology. Topics covered include the effects of media on audiences; issues of race and gender in the media; media ownership
and regulation; the impact of technological development and institutional pressures on media uses, content, and patterns of communication.
Ultimately the course assesses ethical and legal issues which media users and practitioners may face.

This course focuses on building a strong foundation of knowledge regarding communications strategy analysis, big data and communications, and new communications technologies. The course aims at exploring what it means to analyze an organization’s communication efforts in the digital age. It focuses on communication practices with prospects and customers, and also on the internal processes necessary in order to enact strategic decisions.

This course provides students with a basic understanding of the significance of digital communications and their impact on business and marketing. The course aims at exploring the marketing methodologies for digital communications strategies for organizations and online or offline products alike. It focuses on communication practices with digital marketing prospects and customers, and also on the internal processes necessary in order to enact strategic decisions.

Media representations of men and women influence and affect interpretations of sexual identities, interpretations of social roles, and perceptions of quality or inequality in society. This course reviews the extent and importance of media influences through a study of representations of menand women and alternative sexualities in the popular media and advertising in the latter half of the 20th century.

This course provides an overview for the role of media ethics in a globalized media system. It explores how ethics shape professional practice and cultural citizenship, studying how media impact cultural commons, democratic practice, and business interests. This course examines the tension between traditional media and emerging participatory cultural practice, and what role students have in shaping the future of media.

This course is to provide an introductory yet wide-ranging account over the emergence and development of different media throughout History, from Gutenberg’s printing press to the commercialization of social media. Based on a strong multidisciplinary outlook and a rough chronological perspective, the course explores the relationship between the adoption of technological innovations in the media sphere and social, cultural, economic and political change. The goal is to let students understand how the media not only contribute to historical development, but also influence human experience. Finally, in order to provide students with a global understanding of the topic, rather than concentrating on the West, the course includes case studies about Africa, India, and China.

A general survey which explores and analyzes the history and meaning of popular recorded music within mass culture and society. It focuses on the historical, aesthetic, social, politico-economic and technological developments that have shaped the definition of popular and how pop music reflects the cultural and social issues of its time.

This course analyzes and applies principles of speech structures to oral presentation. Students learn to analyze audiences, adapt messages, apply critical listening skills and practice ethical decisions in preparing public speaking. Emphasis is placed on building a positive speech environment and practicing speech presentations.

This course examines the nature of international relations in East Asia. Particular attention will be devoted to the positions occupied by Japan and China in the context of the Cold War, as well as to their interactions both with the other regional actors, the two Superpowers and Europe. The analysis of the factors which were generated during the phase of bipolarism will facilitate the identification of continuity and discontinuity lines in the light of globalization. Topics will include: (1) the historical development of international relations in East Asia since the mid 19th century, (2) WWII and its legacy, (3) domestic institutions and foreign policy outcomes, (4) regional security issues, (5) regional economic relations, and (6) the implications of these issues for the United States.

This course introduces the students to the main concepts and methods of international trade and illustrates them with applications drawn from the real world. Topics include the rationale for international trade, identifying comparative advantage, terms of trade and the determination of world prices, tariffs and quotas, and multilateral trade agreements.

This course focuses on the role of money in the economy, including its packaging and exchange (financial products, intermediaries and markets), distribution and regulation (US Federal Reserve and the commercial banking structure) and use for macroeconomic purposes (monetary policy).

The Romantic and Modern periods, Realism in literature is a substantive and stylistic course correction from the sentimental excesses of its
predecessor and an essential steppingstone in the development of the psychological acuity of its successor. This course explores the character and
legacy of realism, with its unique and surprising blend of Enlightenment values, progressive politics, and sharp critique of the alienating effects of
intense urbanization in the techno-scientific 19th century. Realist writers tackled urban poverty and degradation, the “new woman”, race, and
immigration, inventing new narrative techniques to match the novelty of the human experience in the heart of the age of empire, expansion of capital,
and mass society.

Food writing is defined in many ways: cookbooks to non-fiction essays, restaurant reviews to travel and personal narratives. This course will examine food writing in its various professional forms and will instruct students in approaches to writing about food for publications. Students will write a restaurant review, a personal essay, and a food analysis and recipe, as well as short analytical writings that examine the work of professional writers. In part, Rome is our classroom and textbook, so students should be prepared to visit local markets, restaurants, and locales around the city where food plays a role (street vendors, gelaterie, parks, etc).

This introductory level literature class is designed to help students acquire the skills for reading, appreciating, and critically analyzing poetry. This course intends to introduce the students to some basic concepts about literary technique and innovation with the scope of honing their critical thinking skills. Students will not only be guided through the inspiring world of poetry, but they will also be steered towards a deeper and more insightful analysis of its purpose. While being introduced to the origins of poetry from its solely alliterative nature through to its varied structural development, students will learn to appreciate and interpret meaning, analytically and emotionally. Individual and distinctive interpretation by each student will be the basis of stimulating discussions and debates.

Roman Empire began its decline in the wake of World War II, an outpouring of literature emerged from its former colonies. As Indian-born British novelist
Salman Rushdie pointed out, the empire was writing back “with a vengeance.” In this course we will read and analyze contemporary works by writers
from Africa, The Caribbeans, India, and Britain. In addition, this course will examine how these authors negotiate the legacies of empire, ongoing
processes of de-colonization, and evolving forms of neo-colonialism. We will also look at pivotal post-colonial theoretical texts that investigate issues
of identity, nationalism, language, diaspora, race, gender, and hybridity

The course surveys the major writers of England from the Anglo-Saxon period, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment. The course emphasizes historical and cultural influences on writers such as the Beowulf poet, Chaucer, Shakespeare, Donne, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Swift, and Samuel Johnson.

This advanced writing course is designed to develop students’ skills in writing fiction expressly for children and young adults. The course will focus on the writing process and the approaches to writing for various age groups within the genre, specifically examining story structure, character, plot, and theme. In addition to writing and work-shopping their own work, students will read and analyse texts from classic and contemporary children’s and YA literature.

This course teaches students how to write well and successfully in a business environment. Students learn to research and write presentations, reports, memos, business letters, press releases, newsletters, brochures and pitch letters and print ads.

This course is a seminar on the principles of effective expository writing with a focus on the critical perspectives and theories that enliven contemporary literary, art, and cultural studies. Through an historical survey of critical theory, including an introduction to relevant terminology, the course will cover various types of arguments, appropriate to different concerns and cultural contexts. The theory addressed in this course spans theories of race, class, gender and national identity, postmodern and poststructuralist perspectives, Marxist critique, and psychoanalytic approaches. Writing assignments will provide students with the opportunity to apply these theories to literary works, film, painting, and built space.

This course explores the city of Rome through writing. On-site classes provide an interdisciplinary, studio-art approach to the generation of written work. Through the studied practice of descriptive writing and the examination of setting as a vital literary component, students will create their own textual map of the Eternal City.

Nonfiction is a genre that has grown more diverse and creative than ever, embracing all styles from serious to whimsical and encompassing every topic imaginable. This course will focus on the creative process and the generation of several difference forms of writing within the nonfiction genre, including the personal essay, the memoir, biography, and the journalistic or magazine profile. Through the examination of professional examples of creative nonfiction, discussion, and critiques, students will become acquainted with the techniques and tools used to build a strong portfolio of literary and journalistic pieces.

In Personal Finance, students explore how individuals should manage their money. Students discuss basic financial concepts, such as the time value of money, and how to interpret interest rates. They examine personal loans, including credit cards, auto loans, and home mortgages. The second part of the course is primarily devoted to the study of investing in stocks and bonds, including a discussion of money market and mutual funds and their role as individual saving instruments in various societies. Insurance, retirement planning and estate planning will also be discussed. To wrap up, students will learn how to integrate all the components into a comprehensive financial plan.

Figuring out what makes consumers tick lies at the core of much of modern marketing. This course enables students to gain an understanding of the psychological and sociological theories that form the basis of consumer behavior studies, how they relate to the real world and how these theories are applied in business practice. This is an area of study that is of interest not only to students of marketing, but also to potential public policy makers, consumer advocates and, perhaps most importantly, consumers.

We live in a consumer-centric world and the fashion industry is one of the main drivers of consumer purchases around the globe. In this course students are introduced to core marketing activities surrounding the world of fashion. These activities include but are not limited to market segmentation, market research, consumer motivation, product strategy, pricing, promotions and retail distribution. Fashion marketing will explore the terminology and fundamentals of the fashion industry while examining the development of fashion products from concept to consumer. Marketing principles, practices, and policies used by fashion manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers will be explored. A global perspective of fashion marketing will also be discussed.

This course teaches students basic fluency in the use of sound for film. Students will gain an understanding of the way that sound works, its aesthetic and formal qualities, and specific ways it works in film language. Students will then learn to apply sound concepts to the writing, recording, editing, and mixing of film projects. Specific skills taught in the class include: recording techniques for dialogue, sound effects and ambient sound; dialogue editing; foley and dubbing; sound effect creation and mixing; ambient sound design; use of music; audio processing, and mix-down techniques. These skills will all be taught within the conceptual frameworks of their roles in storytelling, point-of-view, and focalization. The class consists of a mixture of lectures and analysis workshops, as well as weekly recording sessions and in-class editing exercises. Laboratory course fee Euro75.

This course is designed as both a colloquium on the many issues involved in conceptualizing and filming a documentary and a hands-on technical workshop. Through discussion, students will be encouraged to focus on a subject and establish their own line of communication with it. Students will have to create short documentary videos shot on location in Rome, based on their research of fiction and non-fiction video ideas, learning how to direct a small crew and maintain creative control during filming and the evolutionary process of postproduction. They will be taught basic camera and editing techniques. The course will be complemented with occasional screenings of non-fictional material, whose distinctive features, merits and flaws, students will be invited to identify and discuss. Course fee Euro 75.

This is a course that brings students’ fluency of cinematic language to a more advanced stage by expanding upon and synthesizing the shooting and editing techniques. The class introduces the conceptual and technical framework necessary to shoot and edit dual-system sound films, block and shoot dialogue scenes, perform dramatic analysis to scripts, and apply that analysis to a more sophisticated use of camera work and complex editing strategies. Course fee Euro 75.

This course addresses film in its aesthetic specificity and foregrounds some of the ideological issues regarding the medium, especially the conventions of realism. Through various theoretical perspectives (text analysis and semiotics, psychoanalysis, feminism, post-colonial theory) different films will be critically analyzed in order to locate and understand their underlying ideologies.

This is a course will teach the fundamentals of fiction filmmaking to students with little to no experience. Students will learn to create film story ideas, plan them for shooting, operate video cameras for shooting, as well as basic video editing for post-production. Specific topics include: understanding the formal foundations of cinematic storytelling, basic technical skills and concepts of video camera and lens operations, scene pre-visualization using blocking and shooting diagrams, the basic skills of shooting on location, as well as the basic techniques of film editing. The class consists of a mixture of lectures and analysis workshops, as well as hand-on shooting and editing exercises. Laboratory course fee Euro 75.

This course will teach students how to write, plan, pre-visualize, record, edit, re-edit and complete a short video essay using a previously written essay the student
will bring to the class. Topics covered include the process of transforming the essay into a script, pre-visualizing the script, recording temporary voice
overs, editing using appropriated footage, screening early cuts, correctly learning how to recut the film to clarify and simplify it, and how to finish the
film to a professional level. This course can be repeated. Course fee Euro 25.

This course teaches students fluency in the visual language of fiction film editing at a beginner level. The focus of the class is developing the conceptual and technical skills needed to edit simple fiction film projects using Adobe Premiere. This includes: understanding the formal and aesthetic foundation of film editing (with an in-depth exploration of foundational editing grammar and vocabulary), learning the rhetorical strategies of editing and how it effects storytelling, as well as the technical skills needed to create, organize, draft, and complete the editing of short fiction films projects. Technical topics covered include: asset and project management, correct editing workflows from assemble cuts to fine cuts, working with basic sound editing, title/text design, as well as exporting. However, the major part of the course will be spent on storytelling techniques and how it relates to editing. The class consists of a mixture of lectures and analysis workshops, as well as weekly in-class editing exercises.

The trip takes two very different looks at international relations; before leaving, there will be a class introducing the basic structure of the IGOs visited. On the first day of the trip students see the formal side and visit two key international organizations, the European Commission and NATO. They are given briefings on topical issues facing the organizations and the responses which are being formulated to address the issues. There are informal meetings representatives of Brussels’ political organizations, from some of the many parties present at the IGOs. On the second day, they visit some of the key political sites in the city and the museum and battlefield of Waterloo. There is a final classroom session to draw conclusions from the trip.

This 1‐credit weekend fieldtrip course presents food in its complex connections with culture, nutrition, environment, society, economics and politics. Combining traditional lectures and discussion meetings with hands‐on co‐curricular activities, the course will lead students to the city of Torino, a leading city in Italy for food studies and the slow food movement. The dynamic learning environment with an interdisciplinary approach while the practical assignments allow students to explore and experience fìrst‐hand food culture in different settings around Torino. All course topics are accompanied by practical activities, ranging from meetings in Eataly, the famous slow food supermarket, to food and wine pairing and tasting workshops (observations and meetings with the experts). The course will also take advantage of Torino’s rich multicultural fabric by visiting the largest international market in Italy, Torino’s Porta Palazzo market, where food traditions from Italy and around the world come together.

In this age of digital and social media, it is possible to expose a person’s most intimate secrets, likeness and personal information to the public in literally a matter of moments. Some people seek this type of attention, while others take unprecedented steps to avoid it. Whereas the exposure of someone’s likeness or private information might in some circumstances be self-inflicted and either intentional or unintentional, in many circumstances, it is the unwanted, intentional action of a third party seeking commercial gain without consent who is the culprit. This course studies in detail the concept and laws relating to “rights of privacy and rights of publicity.” In particular, it delves into how these laws have evolved, how they affect and protect a private individual or public figure and most importantly, the role the First Amendment plays in protecting this often unwanted public exposure.

This intensive sculpture workshop in clay takes place outside Rome with one meeting at the AUR campus after the workshop. Clay is one of the oldest materials used by humankind for the creation of basic utensils (cooking pots, drinking cups etc.) as well as sculpture. The students will develop basic sculpture techniques and will be introduced to the history of sculpture in relation to this material. Basic sculptural forms will be discussed as well as the development of abstract sculpture. Students can work on figurative themes, including portraits and the human form.

The Roman Republic traditionally began in 509 and lasted until the dictatorship of Julius Caesar (46-44). This course concentrates on the last fifty years of the Republic down to 42 when the Republican forces were finally defeated at Philippi. Emphasis is given to reading and analyzing primary texts (in translation) with particular importance given to the works of Cicero and Caesar.

Survey of theories of war from an International Relations perspective: a study of societies in relation to warfare, how and why they waged it, how it
affected them, how they have chosen to view war. It is organized as a general overview using case studies, of the ways in which war has been
organized, fought, explained and justified. Major events and periods in Western military history are used as a repertory of case studies to address
some of the most challenging questions surrounding war. Although it examines war from the Ancient World to the present, the course is thematic
rather than chronological; it literally uses History to single out Theory, providing a survey of the main concepts involved in studying war and its
representations.

This course introduces first-year students to liberal arts education as envisioned by the mission of the American University of Rome. Each year students will explore
a selected theme or issue from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and methodologies, under the tutelage of 3-4 professors from different
undergraduate programs. Explorations encourages students to see Rome as their classroom, to appreciate the diversity of the AUR education, and
to connect with the AUR and Rome community. Once class meeting per week will be devoted to a shared content experience (lecture, field trip, etc.);
for the second, students will meet in smaller groups for a seminar-style discussion of assigned topics and readings led by one of the co-instructors.
Field trips or public lectures will take the place of regular lectures at several points in the semester; these meetings are also required. The semester
will culminate in a public demonstration of student work, in the form of a poster session, paper presentation, or other public format.
3 credit hours. There will be at least 2 required field trips during the semester. Because FYS 101 is required of all AUR students, there are no
additional entry fees required.

IN ITALIAN. This course focuses on strengthening the student’s knowledge and use of Italian at an advanced academic level while introducing student to major themes of Italian modern culture. Through the viewing of films and reading and analysis of literary texts and articles, the course explores topics relating to contemporary Italy, such as immigration and emigration and issues and challenges facing young Italians. The course enlarges the student’ perspectives on Italy today by exploring various interpretations of cultural phenomena, with particular attention to artistic, social and historical aspects. 

In this course students establish an introductory base in the Italian language in the four areas of language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. At the successful completion of this course students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in everyday spoken Italian by performing the following functions: greet people and introduce themselves, give and follow simple directions, respond to and ask questions, describe their families and friends, order items in a café, discuss their life at school and hobbies, express likes and dislikes, and recount recent past actions. Students will be able to read simple written texts in Italian and write short paragraphs on familiar topics. Students will also have gained specific knowledge about contemporary Italy through cultural readings on topics such as family life, pastimes, and food and wine culture.

This course, open to students who have taken ITL 101 or equivalent or the appropriate placement examination, is a continuation of ITL 101, Elementary Italian I. The course focuses on vocabulary expansion and strengthening the four language skills of speaking, listening, writing, and reading in order to provide students with the ability to converse on familiar social situations related to school, recreation, and particular interests, provide oral descriptions in the major time frames (past, present, and future), read short written texts, and write short compositions on familiar topics

For those who have completed the equivalent of one year of college Italian, and taken the appropriate placement examination. This course is designed to build
competency in grammar and syntax so as to allow students to converse and write with confidence on topics of routine tasks, social situations, and
such abstract topics as cultural issues at the Intermediate level. The course will also develop ability to spontaneous and creative writing through
composition.

IN ITALIAN. This course is designed to improve Italian language skills at the intermediary level through an exploration of contemporary Italian film. This course is therefore designed to develop competency not only in grammatical structures but also strengthen listening and speaking skills and expand vocabulary acquisition. By watching and discussing clips from contemporary Italian movies, students will analyze idiomatic expressions, lexicon, grammatical structures, spoken and non‐verbal elements of language and Italian culture in order to gain linguistic competence and familiarize themselves with various aspects of contemporary Italian society.

This course is designed to improve Italian language skills at the upper‐intermediary level through an exploration of contemporary Italian music. This course is therefore designed to develop competency not only in grammatical structures but also strengthen listening and speaking skills and expand vocabulary acquisition. By listening to and discussing Italian songs, students will analyze idiomatic expressions, vocabulary, grammatical structures as well as explore aspects of Italian culture in order to gain linguistic and cultural competence. Conducted in Italian.

Open to students with no previous training in Italian, the course introduces features of the Italian language needed for interaction in everyday practical situations, such as the caffè, restaurant, accommodation and in shops. The course satisfies a limited number of immediate needs necessary for survival in the target language culture. Cultural topics, such as religion in Italy, Italian geography, and Italian families will also be studied through readings in English, in order to familiarize the student with certain aspects of contemporary Italian society and culture.

The course introduces students to the different practices and experiences of cultural diversity and its challenges in contemporary Italy. The course will analyze the transition of Italy from a country of emigration to a country of both emigration and immigration. The first half of the course provides students with an overview of the history of migrations from, within and to Italy and the responses which have emerged in legislation, political discourses and organizations, civil society and a variety of media, highlighting both racist and anti‐racist reactions. The second half examines the experiences of various minority groups in Italy and of the second generations, emphasizing, where possible, their own descriptions of life in present‐day Italy.

This interdisciplinary course examines the dictatorship that ruled Italy between 1922 and 1943. It will address the relationship between culture and politics, public and private, Fascist biopolitics; anti--Fascism; fascist colonialism and racism; the cult of Mussolini; and Fascist-era feminities and masculinities. Secondary sources will be combined with reading of primary texts, such as Fascist speeches and anti-Fascist novels, and viewing of newsreels and films produced during Fascism. Later literary and cinematic works depicting the period will also be studied. Conducted in English.

This course explores the characteristics of Italian Contemporary Culture as viewed through cinema. It will focus on a selection of Italian films from World War II to the present in order to gain an overview of the dramatic economic, social and political changes in Italian society over the last 55 years. Clips from such emblematic films as The Bicycle Thief, Roma Città Aperta, la Dolce Vita, Una Giornata Particola, Cinema Paradiso, Caro Diario, la Meglio Gioventù, L’Orchestra di Piazza Vittorio, I Cento Passi, and others will provide students with insight into topics such as fascism, the Catholic church, evolving attitudes towards women, the years of economic boom, political instability, rural poverty, the “southern” question, the mafia, and immigration both to and from Italy. Class discussions will deal with relevant aspects of Italian society and history based on the films as well as the assigned readings. Films will be shown with English subtitles. Conducted in English.

This interdisciplinary course will focus on the social and cultural aspects of food and eating in different geographical areas with a special emphasis on Italy and its history. The course will be taught through a variety of readings, class discussions and presentations and there will also be some practical experiences. Please note that this is not a cooking course.

This course has a thematic approach, applying the analytical theories of cultural studies to contemporary Italian media and popular culture, focusing on: the evolution of Italian print and broadcast media in terms of their impact on Italian culture and society; the effect of Italy’s regional character on sports, use of language, gastronomic traditions; the role of folktales, popular theatre and folk music; popular expressions of religious life (Carnival, Passion Plays etc); the relationship between local craftsmanship and high fashion. Students will apply and develop their analytical skills by actively engaging with these phenomena through field trips, case-studies and example texts. Conducted in English.

The depiction of Italy as a member of the G8 and NATO, a leading provider of fashion, cinema, cars, design, and cuisine, is relatively recent, though widely held. But Italy as the seat of a highly prized way of life traces back through the centuries, with many writers declaring their admiration, from Goethe, De Stael and Stendhal, to Milton and Shakespeare. To understand Italy’s contemporary image in the world, this course seeks to understand some of the earlier representations of Italy and Italians from Dante, through the Renaissance and Baroque periods, the Risorgimento, the Great Migration, the Economic Boom and la dolce vita, and down to the present time. A primary goal of the course is to connect students’ experiences in Rome and Italy more generally with the experiences of other travelers and with the rich and diverse history of what being Italian is. Specific themes will include geography, the persistence of classicism in Italy to the present day, paganism and Christianity, northern Europe vs. the Mediterranean, post-Renaissance decline, rationalism vs. passion, localism vs. nationalism, civilization and the natural. Students will come to realize that, beyond the Italian state, there are many “Italies” conditioned by a variety of historical, political, economic, social, cultural, and religious circumstances.

This course explores the definition, qualities of, evaluation and selection, the channels and audiences of news. This theoretical introduction to the course will be followed by concentration on the actual practice of journalism; reporting (gathering information), news style, the form and organization of news stories, and the writing of various types of news stories: hard news, features, interviews, etc.

In this course students will learn how to write a sports story. They will also examine issues of race and gender in sports, hero worship and fanaticism, and sportsmanship and how the sports public perceives and interprets it. The course also examines the ethics of what sports journalists do and why they do it.

Open to students with no previous training in Latin, this course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of the language. Major emphasis is given to grammar and syntax, composition and reading. The course develops direct reading comprehension of Latin from graduated texts, short stories and dramas; and through them provides an introduction to ancient Roman civilization. The course also aims at building a grammatical foundation to develop further levels of proficiency.

Builds upon students’ previous knowledge of Latin Language and Literature and allows them to specialize in the writings of a particular period or genre.
The course will focus upon a wide range of readings and involve both analysis of advanced grammatical structures and literary devices. Among the
special topics offered in rotation are: Readings in Medieval Latin; Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio (Latin Writings); Readings in Renaissance Latin; Satire;
Latin Drama

This course provides an introduction to concepts of global international law and regulation relevant to private business organizations and persons contemplating and implementing tangible business transactions. The course of study will refer to direct source materials, such as treaties, statutes, case law studies and transaction analysis. Contract and arbitration simulations enable students to explore negotiation and drafting aspects of doing business globally. Ethical issues pertinent to the international business person will also be considered.

This course is designed to give an introduction to single-variable differential and integral calculus, including functions, limits and continuity; techniques and
applications of differentiation and integration; the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; areas and volumes of solids of revolution.

This course develops basic concepts of probability and statistics with an emphasis on application.

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic techniques of creating a series of Podcasts and Vidcasts. Hands‐on training will be used to write, direct, produce, and edit both forms of New Media for broadcasting online. Students will learn the importance of broadcast media such as Podcasts and their powerful influence in the world of Marketing and Communications, while Vidcasts will introduce students to creation of web‐based content for informative and creative content. Students will use all of the necessary audio and video equipment to create weekly Podcasts and Vidcasts which will be streamed at AUR. Through the course of the semester, students will experience first‐hand all aspects of writing, production, speaking, and editing. Course fee Euro 75.

This course covers the historical beginnings of Italian opera in the Renaissance period, as well as the development of opera from the Baroque period through the Romantic period. In addition. Students will attend live operatic performances at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Rome’s international opera theater.

This course explores the science behind nutrition, exploring nutrition across the lifespan, food and society and the role of nutrition in health and disease. Intended for
non-majors in science, the course addresses basics physiological principles that underline a balanced diet and the correct uptake of nutrients.
Particular emphasis is paid to international policies aimed at promoting healthy well-being, and on media and social factors influencing food choices
and nutritional behaviors.

An overview of the marketing function, its importance to strategic decision making in business, and its practical relation to other functions within the organization and in the external environment, the course is designed around the very easily accessible concept of “The Marketing Mix.” Students explore how marketers analyze and segment markets, select certain segments to “target” and then position their products to respond to the needs of those segments. They investigate the challenges involved in researching, creating, promoting, pricing and distributing products to target customers in both U.S. and international markets.

This course addresses recent political and social changes in the Mediterranean area, with a focus on the eruption of political conflicts and the causes behind them. In recent years, a number of Mediterranean states have experienced a struggle between secular and religious forces over political power, and we will look at this struggle via a series of case studies from the three main regions of the Mediterranean area: the Middle East, North Africa, and Southern Europe. While stressing a comparative perspective, regional variations will be addressed throughout the course. Rather than proposing ‘the Mediterranean’ as an essential unit, it will be discussed how different discourses (political and cultural) are part of the creation of the Mediterranean as an ‘area’. For example, in the context of the Barcelona process, the Mediterranean area is imagined as a security zone and as a European area of policy making. The approach is multi-disciplinary, combining political science, sociology, history and anthropology.

Conflict is part of daily life: it can be destructive as well as constructive but it needs to be dealt with productively. Resolution is a collaborative process by which differences are handled and outcomes are jointly agreed by the interested parties. It is the transformation of the relationship and situation such that solutions are sustainable and self-correcting in the long term. This course will introduce the student to conflict, the cause, how it happens and why it occurs. Techniques and methods to approach, manage and resolve will be introduced, including good listening and communication skills. Various forms of intervention will be examined and applied: negotiation from a humanitarian perspective with armed groups, using selected case studies, will be examined and applied in depth.

This course is an in-depth study of American foreign policy. The course will briefly survey the history of American Foreign Policy which will serve to approach current foreign policy issues. Which are the main issues in today’s American foreign policy? What factors shape American foreign policy? How is American Foreign Policy carried out? How does American foreign policy work together with International Organizations (like the UN), military alliances (like NATO) and regional organizations (like the EU)? The students will be expected to carry out individual work analyzing American foreign policy in specific regions or countries around the world. There will be a strong focus on contemporary political events and how to understand and interpret these.

This course offers an informative introduction to the complexities of government across space and time, highlighting regional trends on a global scale. This implies an analysis of: the purpose of governments; whether sovereignty is (or should be) accompanied with duties and responsibilities or not; the functions of political institutions; and the relevant actors in political processes in the global era. The meaning of complex and sometimes contested concepts such as democracy, democratization, populism and authoritarianism will be explored, and particular attention will be devoted to populist movements that challenge political establishments and consolidated democratic institutions.

The changes in world politics over the last 15-20 years have been both sudden and dramatic. This course provides the students with diverse conceptual frameworks for understanding the current transformation of global politics. How basic political science concepts (like state, power, political movements, governance) need to be readdressed in light of these changes will be discussed. The current stage of globalization will be explored by historical comparison with earlier periods of political integration and disintegration, going back to Antiquity.

A growing number of international conventions impose human rights obligations on States parties. They also assign to the so-called treaty bodies, as well as to regional courts, the task of ensuring compliance with human rights standards. As of 2006, the UN Human Rights Council monitors respect for human rights by member States. Since the 1990s, the human rights regime has been enriched by its encounter with criminal justice while non-state actors, such as NGOs, play an increasingly relevant role. The course, through an illustration of the general framework as well as an analysis of selected issues, is aimed at understanding how human rights have become a part of the legal system of the international community.

International Law of War and Peace addresses the law of interstate relations focusing on three major areas relevant to students of international relations. First, War and peace (e.g. collective security, the law of armed conflict, disarmament); second, Crime and punishment (e.g. war crimes and other international crimes; international criminal justice; international judicial cooperation; State responsibility); and, finally, Law and diplomacy (e.g. settlement of disputes, both judicial and diplomatic; diplomatic relations; privileges and immunities).Analysis of these topics - through a practice-oriented and problem-solving approach - will be preceded by an introduction to some of the essential features of the international legal system, limited to what is strictly necessary for the purposes of an adequate understanding of the above-mentioned issues.

An introduction to ethics and associated philosophical issues. The basic concepts and techniques of moral reasoning will be introduced, along with some of the major moral theories. Particular policy issues in which ethical reasoning plays a crucial role will be examined, such as justice, paternalism, globalization and international aid, and bioethics across time and space. Challenges to moral reasoning such as cultural relativism and psychological egoism will also be examined.

For many years, it was argued that IR was a branch of Political Science concerned with the ‘international’ rather than the ‘domestic’ sphere of political life. According to most descriptions, the ultimate raison d’etre of IR was to explain why wars happened and how peace could be sustained over time. The main subjects were states, and the focus was on dynamics between states in an anarchic world. The modern study of IR incorporates, inter alia, many different actors, not just states (e.g. International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Multi-National Corporations, Social Movements, Civil Society); the study of the environment; the emergence of an international human rights regime; the reasons for state failure; the degree to which globalization as a phenomenon is altering the structure of international society; and, increasingly, the sources of disorder in an age of international terror; hegemony versus multipolarism. Students will be able to debateconcepts like: balance of power, collective security, international legal arrangements, and globalization. This course is both an introduction to International Relations and a useful transmission belt to those going on to study IR after their first year. The course fullfils information technology and oral presentation requirements.

Offered in SESSION 2: This course provides an in-depth look at the various political forces in Europe. The course involves a historical look at two important political movements of the twentieth century, fascism and communism, and will discuss how the European Union to a large extent developed as a reaction to overcome these movements. The course takes a fresh look at the political structures and the political culture of the major founding states of the European Community (France, Germany, Italy) and of those that emerged from the collapse of communism and decided to `return to Europe ´. In order to analyze the characteristics and the diversity of nation-states within a global and especially within a European context, the course will focus on the role played by the transnational party groups represented in the European Parliament as well.

The course analyzes the reciprocal influences of Politics and Religion and asks how Philosophy has enquired into the interdependency of these two essential dimensions of human experience and social life. The aim of the course is to understand how religion affects politics and vice versa by considering the theoretical background offered by major philosophers and theorists. Through a combination of historical and theoretical analysis students will be provided with essential tools to examine and critically discuss various case studies, from early modern history to the present. Themes and issues include: Religion and Morality; Civil Religion and the role(s) of Religion in Politics; the Church and the State; Religious Liberty in Early Modern Europe; Religion as a factor of Social Change; Secularization; the Sacralization of Politics; Religion and Totalitarianism; Religion and Democracy; Post-Secularization.

Advanced IR course focused on the relation between security and energy supplies, with a particular focus on three major global actors: the US, Russia and Turkey in order to assess how they interact in the South-Caucasus. assessing the evolution of theory and practice of national security in the last twenty years, this course will illustrate the concept of energy security and its implications on States’ behavior. In particular, the policies of Russia, Turkey and the US will be investigated as well as how the State control - or influence - over some key strategic resources and areas is crucial in the XXI century international scenario. The approach will be comparative and diachronic. In particular, illustrating the relevance of the Caspian region into different eras, students will learn to critically analyze the interactions among major, middle and local powers and how material factors (i.e. geography and the control over strategically relevant resources) affect international politics.

This course is a practical exercise in critical thinking and analysis, public speaking, and intercultural negotiation and consensus building within the context of international politics and international organizations. Students will represent, support, and defend a selected country’s national interests at the United Nations. Students will learn how and be trained to speak clearly and convincingly on selected policy areas, know and use the technical language of the UN. Skill building exercises in consensus building, negotiations and communications will complement the public speaking activities as will writing assignments on how to develop talking points, policy position papers and draft UN resolutions in order to master style, form and substance of typical diplomatic and UN documents. The students will exercise and develop learning in a close to real‐world organizational setting that brings together actors from all over the world. Students will represent a specific country, as a member of the UN in a Model UN conference simulation, the dates of which will be communicated. The policy areas will relate to UN committee work and topics chosen by the organizers. Costs to participate at the Model UN conference will be covered by the student.

This course examines U.S. influence in the reconstruction of Europe after WWII, the Marshall Plan and the development of the idea of European integration, the U.S. as a world power with a permanent military presence in Europe, and the birth and evolution of NATO. Students will also analyze tension over decolonization in Suez, ‘the Special Relationship’ between the U.S. and Britain, tension with France and harmony with Germany, the end of the Cold War, the new EU and the new NATO. Evolution of Transatlantic relations after September 11 and during and after the second war Gulf War will also be examined.

This course surveys the various fields of psychology, with emphasis on recent discoveries and the specific contribution and character of European roots and developments.

This course introduces students to the systematic study of human society from the perspective of sociology. The course begins with a presentation of classical sociological thinkers such as Marx, Durkheim and Weber and discusses sociology as a particular view on society connected to the sociological method. The course debates a series of classical topics within sociology with examples and case studies from modern day societies: deviance, class, social interaction, social stratification, marriage and family, gender, age, religion and population dynamics. Why societies have divergent norms, rules, and patterns and how do these rules form and why? The last part of the course will briefly introduce contemporary theories of modernity, post-modernity, or “liquid modernity”, and will open up toward a global perspective by debating sociology’s role in understanding contemporary globalization.

This course will give students the opportunity to actively explore the multiple dimensions of the City of Rome systematically and on the basis of a theoretical framework of urbanism, cultural studies and social theory. The students will examine how the city impacts its citizens, its businesses and social organizations. The course satisfies information technology requirements.