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SLU London Courses
Fall 2008
Course Times
BRITISH LIFE AND CULTURE
Through guest lectures and field trips, all students in the
Missouri London Program will survey British culture and life as
reflected in the various institutions and historical sites both
in London
and out. REQUIRED OF ALL STUDENTS
NATIVE PEOPLES AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE
How did the British Empire rule
tens of millions of native peoples around the world?
How did the British understand the role of indigenous
peoples within their empire?
And what did the indigenous peoples think of the
arrangement? We will
examine the interplay between an expanding British Empire and
conquered native peoples in three times and place:
18th-century North America, 19th-century
India, and 20th-century
East Africa.
Imperial rule and indigenous resistance will be examined,
along with the continuing cultural and personal connections
between England and many of the formerly
subject peoples.
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF LONDON
The Environmental History of London offers a perfect
introduction to both the history of London and to the field of
environmental history.
We will study the intersection of man and nature along
the lower Thames River
Valley.
Topics will include prehistoric man and the environment,
early agriculture, the Doomsday Book, the rise and fall of the
Thames fishing industry, industrialization and the environment,
the plagues and epidemics and their consequences, the Great
Fire, the Great Stink (don’t ask), the Great Smog, the creation
of urban parks and conservation efforts, and the state of the
London environment today.
LANDMARK DISCOVERIES IN NATURAL SCIENCE
We
will use a case study approach to examine several key scientific
ideas and the development of those ideas.
The course focuses on the observational and experimental
evidence which led to Darwin’s theory of evolution, fundamental
concepts in genetics, Watson and Crick’s discovery of the
structure of DNA, and the conceptual shift from an
earth-centered universe to a sun-centered solar system which
culminated in Newton’s demonstration that celestial and
terrestrial motion are governed by a single set of universal
laws. We will
explore how and why new scientific theories are created and
subsequently gain acceptance, as well as the roles played by key
individuals. The
limitations of science as well as conflicts between science and
religion will also be addressed.
Student learning will be enhanced by visits to museums
and historic sites in and near London,
such as the Natural History Museum, the
Science Museum, the Royal Observatory, Cambridge, and Down House. There may be extra
charges for museum admission.
PHILOSOPHY OF SPORT
This course will utilize sports as a point of departure to
explore central philosophical themes in metaphysic/epistemology,
aesthetics, ethics, and social/political philosophy.
Students who enroll in the course will, in addition to
attending their seminar, visit several sports history museums,
in addition to non-sports museums, to develop an appreciation
for the development and social impact of such sports as soccer,
tennis, cricket, and rowing.
We will also attend several sporting events and venues to
develop an appreciation for the social role of sports in British
society. Students
will visit the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, the Arsenal
Football Club
Museum, and the Marylebone Cricket
Club Museum
and draw from these experiences to develop a greater
appreciation for social and philosophical issues in sports.
AESTHETICS
Drawing on London’s rich history and
extensive museums and architecture, this course will provide an
introduction to aesthetics.
The accent of the course will be on appreciation of art,
and giving reasons for evaluation of works.
We shall consider such questions/issues as understanding
artistic works within their cultural context, evaluations works
in terms of their functions, whether there are essential
differences between art and craft, and what makes something a
work of art
MUSIC APPRECIATION
Classic Music
Appreciation course, surveying:
Elements of music, Western art music from Middle Ages
through the present; jazz, musical theatre, historical
perspective of rock and roll and two areas of world music: India and Africa.
We will visit museums and other locations with
significant instrument collections, and enjoy the concert life
of London for recital
attendance expectations.
WORLD MUSIC
A survey of the music
of the world’s cultures, and how music functions within those
cultures. After an introductory unit about the elements of music
and the universal categorization of instrument types, we explore
the music of Africa, India, Indonesia,
Japan, China, Latin America,
and Native America. We
will visit the significant collections of instruments in
London.
Additionally, with the important Indian/Pakistani
population in London,
we expect to be able to connect with that unit’s music in
particular to see live performances.
SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE II, 1790 TO THE PRESENT
The course will study representative authors, movements, ideas,
and styles in English Literature from the beginning of
Romanticism in 1790, through the Victorians, to the present.
We will visit the homes and gardens of the prominent
figures of these eras to actually see the buildings and the art
first hand and discover the available theatre performances and
musical concerts with an emphasis on the period, style, and
their correspondences with literary movements.
SHAKESPEARE
This course will study representative plays of
Shakespeare—comedy, tragedy, and history—focusing on those being
performed in London
or vicinity during the term.
There will be class visits to live performances.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
This course examines the complex world of global business.
It focuses first on the environment in which
Multinational Corporations (MNC) operate – economic, political
and cultural, with all their implications for strategy
formulation and implementation.
Attention then turns to the management of international
business and an in-depth analysis of how the main functional
areas of business – finance, marketing, production and
operations, and human resource management - are conducted from a
global perspective.
Theories of international business are examined but the course
is essentially designed to help students develop the practical
trade and finance knowledge and skills necessary for a
successful career in international business.
To this end there will be an emphasis on case studies,
project work and a computer-based international business
simulation, which will run over two months, with decisions made
in teams, largely during students’ own time.
BUSINESS INTERNSHIPS
This is an integrated program available to qualified students in
all areas of business administration.
Prerequisites include 3.00 GPA and nine semester hours of
business related courses or permission of the instructor. Candidates
for internships will submit additional application materials. Students
approved for non-paying internships will be co-enrolled in
International Business and British Life and Culture. Consult
with Study Abroad Coordinator for more details.
To apply for an internship, please select the "internship" box
in your application and include a resume in one of the
suggested formats with your application materials.
ISSUES IN JOURNALISM
This course is an advanced professional seminar on how to
recognize report and write about international political,
economical, and cultural problems and trends.
Themes of the course will vary from semester to semester.
Likely themes include law and journalism, visual
journalism, investigative reporting, media ethics and news
media. Prerequisites
include nine semester hours of journalism classes, some
media/journalism experiences and a 3.00 cumulative GPA.
Consult with Study Abroad
Coordinator for more details.
JOURNALISM INTERNSHIPS
These internships will provide students entering the fields of
journalism and communications needed experience in things
international, intercultural skills, and substantial background
in European affairs.
Prerequisites include nine semester hours of journalism classes,
some media/journalism experiences and a 3.00 cumulative GPA.
Candidates for journalism internships will submit
additional application materials to University of
Missouri-Journalism
director prior to being approved for an internship experience.
See campus program director for specific information and
deadline schedule.
Students approved for journalism internships will be co-enrolled
in Issues in Journalism and British Life and Culture.
To apply for
an internship, please select the "internship" box in your
application and include a resume in one of the
suggested formats with your application materials.
Prof. Henry Hager, University
of Missouri –
Columbia
School of
Journalism
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