Academic Schedule Fall

FALL 2024 COURSE OFFERINGS

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Course	Sec	Course Title	Faculty	Day	Time
AHT 102	1	Intro to Art History & Visual Culture I	Fassl	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture I: Antiquity to Early Renaissance The course offers an introduction to the history of art and visual culture from antiquity to the Renaissance. It studies painting, sculpture, architecture, and prints within their historical, social, and cultural contexts, as well as their representation in modern media (film, documentary, etc).

AHT 103	1	Intro to Art History & Visual Culture II	Gee	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Introduction to Art History and Visual Culture II: High Renaissance to Contemporary Art The course is the sequel to AHT 102 and offers an introduction to the history of art and visual culture from the High Renaissance to the present day. It studies early modern painting, sculpture, architecture, and prints within their historical, social, and cultural contexts, as well as photography and new media in the modern and contemporary world.
AHT 199	1	Land ho! Oceanic Encounters	Gee	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Land ho! Oceanic Encounters and the Planetary Imagination This course takes as a starting point the acceleration of global encounters initiated by the increasing maritime traffic of the early modern age, reaching out to our present early 21st century interconnected societies. Dramatic and decisive increases in cultural, economic, and ecological exchanges occurred through the opening of oceanic routes in the 16th century that have now become industrialised motorways of material and social transformations. Throughout visual artists engaged from varied perspectives with the oceanic expanse, a place both fearsome and inspiring, and to the unforeseen encounters it brought about to ships navigating its once vast and mysterious spaces. In the past decades, contemporary artistic practices have additionally addressed the socio-political, economic and environmental pressure that has accompanied the process of domestication of oceans, and their now hyper-connected shores. Students will get to explore a range of historical and contemporary artistic practices that reflect upon such oceanic crossroads, and the implications they have had, and have, on the formation of our current planetary imagination. Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and analytical skills necessary to succeed at university.

AHT 208T	1	Art now! (Berlin)	Gee	W	13:00 - 15:45
Art now! (Berlin) This course offers an introduction to the history of contemporary art from 1960 to the present, paying particular attention to artistic developments in increasingly global and interconnected cultures at the turn of the 21st century. Our topics include the diversification of practices, the dematerialization of art, institutional critique and feminist critique, environmental and relational aesthetics, and new media arts in the 21st century. The course looks at the frame of production and reception of artworks, from the studio to the museum and gallery, from the artists to the art critic and the public. A particular attention will be put on the writings of artists and critics, as well as the mediation of artistic practices. In this vein, students are encouraged to develop documentary and critical discourses in the form of audio and video formats, in dialogue with the travel component of the course, which brings students in direct contact with artworks, artists, and curators in Germany. Visits to contemporary Art museums, studios and galleries are scheduled as part of the travel component of this course.

AHT 222T	1	Design Studies (Singapore and Malaysia)	Fassl	M/TH	16:00 - 17:15
Design Studies (Singapore and Malaysia) This course explores the fascinating histories of objects and environments that qualify as icons of design. How do the Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building or the Burj Khalifa stand as markers for values and ideals? Why makes for the longevity of the Little Black Dress as a fashion icon? These and other questions prompt the course to study built environments and landscapes, designed spaces of interiors and for performance, as well as graphic design, industrial design, the decorative arts, and fashion design. Through an interdisciplinary framework that considers materials, technology, culture, consumption, politics, and sustainability, students will acquire the theoretical underpinning to understand how design is shaped and how processes of ‘iconization’ are at work for both tangible products and non-tangibles, including lifestyles. Following historical, technical and theoretical studies and analyses, students will be guided through a design-thinking process to create a prototype for their own design idea and product. The design thinking skills acquired in the course will equip students with valuable tools to be applied to projects in other academic disciplines and to professional tasks. NOTE: This Academic Travel course carries a supplemental fee: CHF 975 (for students invoiced in CHF) or USD 1,160 (for students invoiced in USD).
AHT 357	1	Art Market Studies	Fassl	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
Art Market Studies: From Renaissance Commissions to Online Auctions This course studies the art market from early modernity to the contemporary age. It departs from Renaissance commissions where artists need to closely respond to patrons' needs in the creation of their works. The situation changes with the birth of the free art market in 17th century Holland where works are sold publicly and at auction, and traded across continents. The importance of the gallerist’s vision shaped the public taste in 18th century Paris, which subsequently takes on new dimensions in the 19th century in the personal relationships between artist and dealer that supersede the Salon model. In the study of the contemporary art market emphasis is placed on how artists, dealers, galleries, and auction houses determine pricing strategies and what impact pricing narratives have on aesthetic values. In online sales, AI-generated works of art, NFTs, and the shift to crypto currencies in transactions, the art world and their global markets are undergoing significant transformations. What lasting impact do particular types of market situations have on artistic production and society at large? What are the implications on questions of authenticity and authorship? How is the value of culture shaped in the digital world? These questions will be asked throughout the course to ascertain the dynamics between symbolic goods and their economic value.
BIO 102	1	Introduction to Biology: Cell and Animal	Capelli	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
Introduction to Biology: Cell and Animal This course provides students with an introduction to the biological sciences focused on the structure and functioning of animal cells and organs. Topics include basic biochemistry, cell structure and function, cellular respiration, and animal physiology. This course will emphasize human anatomy and physiology as model systems for understanding and contrasting key principles of animal biology. Students enrolling in this course must enroll in the parallel laboratory section BIO 102L.
BIO 102	2	Introduction to Biology: Cell and Animal	Della Croce	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Introduction to Biology: Cell and Animal This course provides students with an introduction to the biological sciences focused on the structure and functioning of animal cells and organs. Topics include basic biochemistry, cell structure and function, cellular respiration, and animal physiology. This course will emphasize human anatomy and physiology as model systems for understanding and contrasting key principles of animal biology. Students enrolling in this course must enroll in the parallel laboratory section BIO 102L.

BIO 102L	2	Lab to Introduction to Biology II	Della Croce	W	10:00 - 12:45
Laboratory to Introduction to Biology: Cell and Animal Biology The laboratory course parallels the topics in BIO 102 and provides lab-based investigations of the material covered in BIO 102. Students must register for both BIO 102 and the lab section concurrently. (This course carries an additional fee for laboratory supplies.)
BIO 102L	1	Lab to Introduction to Biology II	Capelli	W	16:00 - 18:45
Laboratory to Introduction to Biology: Cell and Animal Biology The laboratory course parallels the topics in BIO 102 and provides lab-based investigations of the material covered in BIO 102. Students must register for both BIO 102 and the lab section concurrently. (This course carries an additional fee for laboratory supplies.)
BIO 215T	1	Alpine Nordic Ecosyst Dynamics (Sweden)	Piccinelli	W	13:00 - 15:45
Alpine and Nordic Ecosystems Dynamics (Sweden) This course offers an in-depth study of cold ecosystems, encompassing a wide-ranging exploration from the European Alps to the Nordic regions, focusing on their ecological dynamics. It provides a comprehensive look at the environmental factors influencing these unique regions, including their diverse flora and fauna. The course will explore ecological processes, interactions, and the adaptations of species to their environments in both the Alpine and Nordic contexts. Students will engage with current issues such as climate change, human impacts, and ecological conservation challenges. The Travel component will allow direct observation and hands-on experience on the field. Students should be prepared for outdoor activities in varied weather conditions and terrains.

BIO 310	1	Ecology	Piccinelli	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Ecology This course examines the interactions of organisms with their environment and each other, the dynamics of populations, the structure and functions of ecosystems, the role of biogeochemical cycles, and biodiversity. Required laboratory sessions. MAT 201 and BIO 102 are strongly recommended prior to taking this course.

BUS 115	1	Financial Accounting	Balushkina	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
Financial Accounting This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of financial accounting concepts, procedures, analysis, and internal reports as an essential part of the decision-making process. The focus is on the three basic steps of the accounting process: recording, classifying, and summarizing financial transactions. Emphasis is placed on the general accounting activities leading up to the preparation of financial statements.

BUS 135	1	Introduction to Business Systems	Schultz	T	16:00 - 18:45
Introduction to Business Systems The course introduces the global business system in the context of the economic, political, social and technological environments, relating business to society as a whole. Topics covered include the international scope, function, and organization of firms, and other fundamental concepts of multinational business. The course also addresses functional areas such as the value chain, production, marketing, human resources, and accounting.

BUS 135	2	Introduction to Business Systems	Schultz	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Introduction to Business Systems The course introduces the global business system in the context of the economic, political, social and technological environments, relating business to society as a whole. Topics covered include the international scope, function, and organization of firms, and other fundamental concepts of multinational business. The course also addresses functional areas such as the value chain, production, marketing, human resources, and accounting.

BUS 136	1	Marketing in a Global Context	Miniero	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Marketing in a Global Context This course is an introduction to the tools and concepts used in the marketing process for consumer and industrial products as well as for services. The focus is on the basic marketing concepts (product, place, price, promotion) as they relate to the field of global marketing. Emphasis is placed on the increasingly important role of interdisciplinary tools to analyze economic, cultural and structural differences across international markets. Specific consideration is given to the development of integrated marketing programs for a complex, global environment.

BUS 143	1	Behavioral Science for Decision Making	Dianova	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Behavioral Science for Decision Making Why do individuals sometimes make seemingly irrational decisions? Do consumers always make choices that maximize their utility? By introducing students to some basic but intriguing components of behavioral economics and cognitive psychology, this course seeks to answer these questions and numerous others. Discovering the drivers of irrational decision making is a relatively new field of study that integrates insight from psychology, sociology and neuroscience into traditional analysis of behavior and choice. Findings from behavioral economics have found application across a wide range of disciplines, including marketing and management. The analytical approach in this field breaks from the long-standing mainstream economics tradition of treating subjects as rational agents, effectively making use of available information to make rational decisions with the goal of maximizing personal utility. Analysis in the context of behavioral economics alters this approach by integrating biases, heuristic reasoning and social norms into models of human behavior with the scope of increasing explanatory and predictive power of theory.
BUS 199	1	Good Game! Social Gaming Platforms	Miniero	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
Good Game! Exploring the Business of Social Gaming Platforms Videogames are widely used, especially by younger generations. Many companies, cultural institutions and not for profit organizations are now using videogames and the social gaming platforms (e.g. Twitch) to create innovative experiences for their audiences. By looking at examples from different industries (e.g. fashion, art, consumer products, food) and different domains (wild animals protection, do it yourself tutorial, fundraising campaigns) students will explore how: i)social gaming platforms, their ad hoc created jargon and their symbols are becoming a new way to approach customers; ii) gamification plays an important role in people's lives; iii) companies are including social gaming platforms in their campaigns; iv) to leverage on gaming, technology and the natural attraction that young individuals have toward these devices to enhance value, culture, sensitivity and social engagement. Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and analytical skills necessary to succeed at university.

BUS 199	2	Sustainability and Digital Transform	Schultz	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Sustainability and Digital Transformation Sustainability and the digital transformation are two of the most pressing challenges in today's business world. Both trends are increasingly intertwined, radically transforming how businesses create value and engage with the broader society and the environment. This seminar will introduce students to major sustainability challenges (e.g., climate change, waste reduction, human rights) and digital challenges (e.g., related to artificial intelligence, blockchain, and digital platforms) that modern businesses face and will explore how these challenges can be addressed, drawing up creative solutions for sustainable value creation. By building on examples from diverse sectors, students will learn about the crucial role of business as a key driver for progress and well-being that needs to carefully manage its environmental, social, and digital responsibilities. Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and analytical skills necessary to succeed at university.
BUS 226	1	Managerial Finance	Suleiman	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Managerial Finance Managerial Finance is an introductory course in corporate finance that teaches students the basic theoretical and practical foundations in financial decision-making. In particular, students will learn about concepts and tools needed for valuing investment projects. Topics covered include the time value of money, valuation of corporate investment projects, the risk/return relationship, capital budgeting, the cost of capital, developing appropriate selection criteria, and short- and long-term financial management. Throughout the course, real-world examples are used to link theory with practice.
BUS 237T	1	Op Supply Chain Management (Italy)	Balushkina	M/TH	16:00 - 17:15
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Italy) This course introduces students to the field of operations and supply chain management. It aims to explain how to effectively organize the process of creating goods and services and introduce students to the major concepts, models, and methods in the field. The course explains how to apply quantitative and qualitative methods to solve a wide range of problems in managing operations, such as forecasting, sales planning, or outsourcing. The travel component of this course will include visits to Bologna and Umbria region in Italy. A specific focus will be given to understanding manufacturing companies in the automotive and food industries.

BUS 243T	1	Personal Finance (Germany)	Suleiman	W	13:00 - 15:45
Personal Finance (Germany) This course introduces students to the basic concepts and tools needed to make wise and informed personal financial decisions. The content of this course is presented from a practical point of view and with an emphasis on the consumer as the financial decision-maker. The primary objective of this course is to help students apply finance practices to their own life. For example, students will learn how to plan and manage personal finances, how to obtain credit to purchase a home or a car, and how to invest personal financial resources in stocks, bonds, and real estate. Students will also learn how to interpret financial and economic news that have an impact on personal finances. The travel component of this course will include visits to several cities in Germany such as Frankfurt and Berlin. During those visits, students will be introduced to financial institutions that are relevant for personal finance such as the ECB, the Frankfurt stock exchange, commercial banks, and wealth management and real estate firms.

BUS 256	1	Market Research Methods	Mion Dalle Carbonare	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Market Research Methods This course introduces students to the most common qualitative and quantitative techniques for conducting market research with an emphasis on their application. The definition of market research problems, the set-up of research plans, and the subsequent data collection and analysis are illustrated and applied by means of real world projects. Students are required to implement, in groups, the skills covered in class, and to prepare a final research report to discuss and present in class.
BUS 285	1	Integrated Marketing Communications	Mion Dalle Carbonare	Th	10:00 - 12:45
Integrated Marketing Communications This course exposes students to an integrated, global approach of two-way communication with consumers, customers and suppliers, and other stakeholders of companies and organizations. Students explore the communications process that is essential in contemporary global business cultures. Media options are explored for a range of target audiences. Discussions on the use of advertising, public relations, sales promotions, internet promotion, direct marketing and other techniques will be included. It takes a contemporary approach to the field of integrated marketing communications, highlighting how recent changes and rapid changes in the family, business environment, technology and the world in general are forcing communications specialists and advertisers to make major changes in the way they reach their markets. The course will draw on knowledge in fields such as psychology, sociology and anthropology, as well as media studies and communications.

BUS 385	1	Consumer Behavior in Intl Marketing	Miniero	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Consumer Behavior in International Marketing This course focuses on the understanding of the consumer as fundamental to marketing efforts. The course includes observational research in the community where students develop a greater understanding of consumers' consumption and decision-making behavior. Areas of focus include the consumer decision making process, research techniques, learning and motivation, segmentation and targeting, the impact of lifestyle and values, the role of society and culture in consumption, and ethical issues in consumer relationships.
BUS 405	1	Portfolio Analysis & Asset Management	Suleiman	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
Portfolio Analysis and Asset Management This course provides students a comprehensive understanding of the management of investment portfolios including topics such as portfolio and asset pricing theories, portfolio optimization, asset allocation, security analysis (macro analysis, financial statement analysis), fixed income portfolio management, active (mutual funds, hedge funds) and passive (ETFs) investment strategies, performance evaluation, taxation, portfolio risk management, and international diversification. An additional emphasis of this course will be the in-depth analysis of alternative asset classes such as real estate, precious metals, and cryptocurrency.
BUS 410W	1	Organizational Behavior and Leadership	Balushkina	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Organizational Behavior and Leadership This course studies the internal environment of firms and organizations, namely how to organize and manage people in order to implement strategic plans effectively. Topics include: organizational structures and change, human resources, leadership, group dynamics and teamwork, motivation, and multicultural management. Special attention will be given to the study of leadership, which plays a critical role in increasingly complex and multicultural organizations. The readings and class discussions include both theoretical concepts, case studies and practical exercises.(This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing requirement.) (Junior status recommended)
CHEM 101	1	General Chemistry I	Bullock	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
General Chemistry I The course examines atomic structure, bonding, stoichiometry and the mole concept, the behavior of gases, liquids and solids, thermochemistry, and intermolecular forces. Students are required to concurrently enroll in the corresponding lab section. This course is a prerequisite for CHM 102 and is a pre-health course.

CHEM 101L	1	Lab to General Chemistry I	Bullock	T	16:00 - 18:45
Laboratory to General Chemistry I The laboratory course parallels the topics in CHEM 101 and provides lab-based investigations of the material covered in CHEM 101. Students must register for both CHEM 101 and the lab section concurrently (This course carries an additional fee for laboratory supplies).

CHEM 301	1	Biochemistry	Bullock	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Biochemistry This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the properties, synthesis, and metabolism of amino acids, sugars, fatty acids, and nucleotides. The polymeric nature of these biomolecules will be a focus as students learn how these molecules are synthesized and their roles in energy production and the removal of waste products. While there are thousands of reactions that govern cellular metabolism, there are only relatively few types of reactions. This course will focus on the reaction types observed most frequently in cellular metabolism: nucleophilic substitution, elimination, isomerization, oxidation-reduction, and hydrolysis. This course is part of the pre-health sciences curriculum. Recommended prerequisite: CHEM 202. Students without CHEM 202 should have a solid understanding of the material from the prerequisite courses.

CLCS 100W	1	The Stories We Live By	Roy	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
The Stories We Live By Stories are everywhere. We use them, consciously or unconsciously, to make sense of identities, experiences, and desires. And, at the same time, we are shaped by the stories that we absorb and interpret. This course explores how storytelling both reflects and shapes our lives. It introduces students to keywords and terms for reading and reflecting upon stories, both in the pages of books and in everyday life. The course considers a variety of narrative forms, including short stories, novels, fairy tales, self-help manuals, comics, films, podcasts, and political discourse. The course introduces students to fundamental questions about the nature of storytelling, while developing the vocabulary and critical skills for analysing and discussing stories. This is a writing intensive course in which students read as they learn to write. Students practice applying a critical vocabulary to textual forms as well as becoming familiar with the skills of drafting and editing. The course also introduces students to some of the professional pathways open to writers and storytellers.(This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing requirements).
CLCS 150T	1	Reading Film (Lisbon)	Ferrari	M/TH	16:00 - 17:15
Reading Film (Lisbon) This course introduces students to the language of cinema through close studies of and foundational readings on film theory, narrative/documentary structure, camera technique, lighting, sound, casting, and location. Students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of film language through scholarly analysis of both canonical and contemporary cinema texts. Students move beyond the passive reception of an image-based world by working towards increased intellectual adaptability in terms of engaged film reading skills that call into question philosophical and culture-specific notions and norms. Prior to travel, concentrated modules, including analysis, contemporary criticism, audience reception, and practical applications, prepare students for participation in an international film festival and video-making workshops in Lisbon.
CLCS 199	1	The Pursuit of Happiness	Ferrari	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
The Pursuit of Happiness The course provides a platform for scholarly exploration of the concept of happiness as articulated across a variety of cultures and from multiple disciplinary perspectives: psychology, sociology, linguistics, philosophy, religion/spirituality, literature, and film. Students enrolled in this class will work collectively to analyze and reflect on the ideological implications and possible cultural bias implicit to diverse texts that purport, through various means, to render happiness more accessible to and sustainable for the general public. What can be learned about happiness discourse through guided efforts in close reading, focused critical thinking, theoretical reflection, and comparative textual analysis? Widely popularized theories of happiness frequently merge with compelling stories of a hero's inward and outward journey; the individual pursuit of an inalienable and self-evident right. This seminar invites students to consider this heroic journey in terms of a symbolic construct, assessing its possible strengths and weaknesses; the certain promises it holds, and the likely consequences it may also engender. Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental skills considered necessary for succeeding at university.

CLCS 245	1	Critical Approaches to the Graphic Novel	Mazzi	F	14:30 - 17:15
Critical Approaches to the Graphic Novel: Justice in the Gutter This interdisciplinary course will explore the theme of justice through the medium of the graphic novel. Although the battle between 'good' and 'evil' has been a mainstay of comic books for many generations, the emergence of the graphic novel as a recognized and serious artistic and literary medium has also problematized the theme of justice and its many variants, whether environmental, social, sexual, gendered, or racial. This course takes a serious look at how the graphic novel tells stories about justice. It explores the rhetorical, visual and semiotic strategies authors are using to tell those stories, considers critical approaches to the graphic novel as a medium, and studies the reception of graphic novels about justice in comparison with other media.

CLCS 247T	1	French Cultural Institutions (France)	Roy	W	13:00 - 15:45
French Cultural Institutions: Power and Representation (France) Nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French authors and artists were instrumental in shaping the imaginary of the “Orient”, with a myriad of paintings and texts housed for public consumption in national cultural institutions. Students will use the French case to explore the politics of representation: the creation and objectification of an Oriental “Other”. On-the-ground field study in museums, archives and galleries of Paris (the former colonial capital) and Marseille (the “Gateway to North Africa”) will help students to investigate the ties that bind the visual arts and literature with the exercising of knowledge and power, and to read literary and artistic works as shaped by their cultural and historical circumstances. The strong Arab and Berber presence in both cities today, in particular from France's former colonies in North Africa, will provide the impetus to question how contemporary writers and artists explicitly and implicitly engage with and renegotiate these “cultural artifacts”, and what broader significance this might have for questions of representation and identity, Self and Other, in the (not only French) present. Students will read contemporary texts by authors such as Leïla Sebbar and Assia Djébar and explore work by visual artists including Zineb Sedira and Zoulikha Bouabdellah, using their, and our own, “encounters” in the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, the Arab World Institute, MuCEM and smaller galleries to consider the significance of reappropriating the gaze and of the relationship between visual pleasure and politics, while questioning who art is “for” and where the “representation business” takes us. (The course may count toward the French Studies major in consultation with the coordinator of the French Studies program.)

CLCS 300	1	Masculinities in Literature and Film	Saveau	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Masculinities in Literature and Film This course offers an overview of different masculinities as they have been represented in literature and film for the past couple decades. Students will first explore the recent developments in masculinity studies, particularly focusing on masculinity along intersectional lines. They will reflect upon the intricate ways of defining, theorizing and conceptualizing masculinity in an age that Zygmunt Bauman has defined as liquid. They will read novels such as Tomboy by French writer Nina Bouraoui, Salvation Army by Moroccan writer Abdellah Taïa and watch films such as Death Proof by American film director Quentin Tarentino, Facing Mirrors by Iranian film director Negar Azarbayjani, Boys Don't Cry by American film director Kimberly Peirce.

CLCS 312W	1	Contraband: Censorship and Book Banning	Wiedmer	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Contraband: Censorship and Book Banning Classical literary texts have been challenged, censored, banned and burned over the last two centuries with disconcerting regularity. The tradition is old, the reasons varied, and the list long containing, for instance, works by Boccaccioi, Goethe, Lewis Carroll, Flaubert, Balzac, Hemingway, Helen Keller, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Rushdie, Tony Morrison, and, most recently, Maus by Art Spiegelman. This course investigates different kinds of censorship such as pre-publication censorship, censorship by schools, libraries, and disciplinary canons, as well as the legal, social and political pressures brought to bear on authors, and publishers by entities from school boards to entire regimes. The class will read a range of texts that have been censored, banned or burned in order to understand the reasons and the contexts in which they were deemed unfit to be read and how the ban influenced not only the respective formation, reception and production of "dangerous" literature and authors, but also the notion of the reader as an endangered and vulnerable figure. (This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing requirements).
CLCS 316T	1	Transatlantic Slave Trade (Ghana)	Saveau, Wiedmer	W	13:00 - 15:45
Transatlantic Slave Trade: Ghana Dozens of castles and forts built by Europeans as trading posts between 1481 and 1786 dot the Western coast of Ghana. They were used to hold enslaved Africans before they were shipped to the Caribbean or the Southern United States in what is known today as the transatlantic slave trade, or the triangular trade. The triangular trade describes different configurations of three-way Atlantic trading systems between the Americas, Africa and Europe that allowed traders to exchange their goods from Europe or the Americas for human cargo in Africa before embarking on the so-called Middle Passage and slave markets in the new world. Under British colonial rule, Ghana evolved into the center of the transatlantic slave trade and remnants of it remain in architectural structures such as the castles and forts, different forms of physical resistance built by villages to defend against the slavers and in artefacts, literary accounts, music, and art. In the pre-travel portion of this course, we will explore the history, economics and global impact of the transatlantic slave trade alongside the rise of a pervasive and racialist ideology that legitimized the transformation of humans into commodities. In Ghana, we will trace the legacy of the slave trade and its memorialization in the architectural remnants of the castles, in museum exhibits, cultural narratives and global initiatives such as the UNESCO Slave Route Project. In the final part, we will grapple with questions of memory and memorialization, cross-cultural conceptions of enslavement, systemic economic inequalities, and the current debate around reparations. NOTE: This Academic Travel course carries a supplemental fee: CHF 350 (for students invoiced in CHF) or USD 415 (for students invoiced in USD)

CLCS 497	1	Capstone Research	Wiedmer	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Capstone Research CLCS 497 is the first of two capstone courses for majors in CLCS, and will follow the trajectory of a traditional reading course. Students and the professor will choose an extensive reading list that includes fundamental, primary and theoretical texts in literature and CLCS taken largely from the courses taught in the disciplines. Students will then choose their own texts to add to the core list that represent the individual student's particular area of interest. Class sessions will be devoted to the development of the list and subsequent discussion of the chosen works. Evaluation pieces include a comprehensive exam and a proposal for the subsequent thesis (CLCS 499) or internship project (CLCS 498).

COM 199	1	I am the Portal: Mobile Media & Me	Sugiyama	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
I am the Portal: Mobile Media and Me in the Connected Everyday Life What kind of mobile media do you use? In what ways do you use them? How significant are they in your everyday life? In this first year seminar, we will examine the role mobile media play in our everyday life. The course will begin by developing the basic disciplinary understanding of communication and media studies, and then move on to the essential sociological/communicative questions of mobile communication studies (e.g., self and relationships, community, space, time, culture). We will also delve into some of the emerging mobile media trends such as mobile games. Ultimately, we will reflect upon our own relationship with our own mobile device. Have you domesticated your mobile device into yourself? Are you the portal? Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and academic skills necessary for succeeding in college.

COM 201	1	Fund of Media Studies and Criticism	Martinisi	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Fundamentals of Media Studies and Criticism Media pervades our social and private lives. We make it and in turn it makes us. This course offers an introduction to media studies, a field which seeks to understand and use media in complex and intentional ways. The course explores media as content, as an industry and as a social force. In this way, media is understood as both as an artifact (constituted by many parts) and as a set of complex processes (including production, distribution, regulation and consumption). Students will learn key vocabularies and concepts in and approaches to media studies that will help them to define, describe, and critique media artifacts and processes in a variety of written and spoken formats. In addition to equipping students with the skills to understand and critique media, this course encourages and provides students with the building blocks to produce media content. Students who successfully complete this course will be prepared to take advanced courses in media studies.

COM 230T	1	Comm, Fashion, Form of Taste (Italy)	Sugiyama	W	13:00 - 15:45
Communication, Fashion, and the Formation of Taste (Italy) The sense of taste, whether it refers to the metaphorical sense of taste (aesthetic discrimination) or the literal sense of taste (gustatory taste), is a fundamental part of human experiences. This Academic Travel course examines various ways that communication processes shape our sense of taste in the contemporary society. It will explore topics such as the taste for food, clothing and accessories, music, and other cultural activities applying key theories and concepts of communication, fashion, and taste. Ultimately, the course seeks to develop an understanding of how interpersonal, intercultural, and mediated communication in our everyday life plays a critical role in the formation of individual taste as well as collective taste. In order to achieve this objective, field observations and site visits will be planned during the Academic Travel period.
COM 238	1	Strategic Communication in Social Media	Martinisi	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Strategic Communication and Social Media: Theory and Practice The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts, theories and trends in the field of strategic communication, as well as its foundational discipline of media content development and social media strategies. Not only will students learn about academic principles such as public relations, persuasive communication, crisis management, ethics, and public opinion, but also how to apply these principles to the everyday real-world practice of strategic communication through the usage of analytical tools such as benchmarking and SWOT analysis. Students will also learn how to build a strategic communication plan on specific case studies. The course will include a media production component. (Recommended prerequisite: COM 105 or COM 201)

COM 308	1	Science Communication	Martinisi	Th	10:00 - 12:45
Science Communication This course is designed to equip students with the essential skills and strategies to effectively communicate scientific concepts to diverse audiences. Emphasizing clarity, creativity, and engagement, the course delves into the challenges and opportunities in the field of science communication. It covers key topics like understanding audience perspectives, identifying and utilizing suitable media to convey scientific information, and the ethical considerations when communicating science. Interactive workshops and assignments will provide hands-on experience in crafting press releases and creating engaging social media content. Guest lectures from experienced science communicators will offer real-world insights. By the end of the course, students will have developed a portfolio showcasing their science communication projects.

COM 330	1	The Digital Innovation	Barile	T	16:00 - 18:45
The Digital Innovation and Media Strategies for a New Consumer Culture Digital communication has been fundamental in today’s organizational, cultural, and consuming areas. With the continuous technological development, we have been witnessing the surge of digital innovations in recent years. This course examines key dimensions of digital innovations in the current consumer culture such as Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR), Geographical Referencing System, Review & Ratings algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, BOT and chatbot. The course explores not only the new brand and media strategies of companies but also self-branding strategies of operators, influencers and users/consumers with a special attention to the creative dimension of consumption experience. In this process, the differences between cross-media communication and trans-media storytelling will be discussed as these two strategies help organizations manage relationships between brand, product and consumers by the means of emerging media. Ultimately, students will develop a greater understanding of media strategies using digital innovations that can be applied in the professional context. (This course also applies as an elective in the Fashion Studies major.)

COM 350	1	Mediated Relationships	Sugiyama	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
Mediated Relationships This course examines the impact of emerging communication technologies on human communication. By critically examining current theories and research in the field, students will analyze present and future of technologically-mediated relationships as these pervade their everyday life.

ECN 100	1	Principles of Macroeconomics	Galli	W	10:00 - 12:45
Principles of Macroeconomics This entry-level course in economics covers the fundamentals of macroeconomics and, together with ECN 101, it provides the necessary prerequisites for any other upper-level course in economics. This course introduces students to the study of economics as a field of knowledge within the social sciences. In the first part, focus will be on the definition, the explanation, and the significance of national income, business fluctuations, the price level, and aggregate employment. In the second part, special attention is devoted to the functioning of a payment system based on currency and bank money. Finally, students will discuss the instruments and the functioning of public policy aimed to stabilize prices and maintain high levels of output and employment within the current macroeconomic context. Current economic news will be regularly scrutinized.

ECN 101	1	Principles of Microeconomics	Dianova	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Principles of Microeconomics This is an entry-level course in economics, covering fundamentals of microeconomics and aimed at students who choose it as an elective or plan to continue their studies in economics. This course helps students develop basic analytical skills in economics and microeconomics. It provides students with a basic understanding of the market system in advanced capitalist economies. It examines the logic of constrained choice with a focus on the economic behavior of individuals and organizations. After a theoretical analysis of the determinants and the interaction of supply and demand under competitive conditions, alternative market structures will be investigated, including monopolistic and oligopolistic forms. The course examines the conditions under which markets allocate resources efficiently and identifies causes of market failure and the appropriate government response. The introduction to the role of government includes its taxing and expenditure activities as well as regulatory policies.

ECN 204	1	History of Economic Thought	Colombo	W	10:00 - 12:45
History of Economic Thought This intermediate-level course studies the evolution of economic ideas from the early Eighteenth century to modern times, with emphasis on the differing conceptions of economic life and the methodological underpinnings of three main strands of thought: Classical economics, Marginalism, and the Keynesian paradigm. The course is organized around four main themes: the source of wealth, the theory of value, economic growth and business cycle in the capitalist system, and the notion of equilibrium in economic analysis. The course aims at providing a systematic conceptual framework to investigate the development of economic ideas, in their intersections with philosophy and the political and historical evolution of societies, hence highlighting the nature of economics as a social science. At the same time, the course stresses the methodological features (in terms of a rigorous and formalized language) peculiar to the economic reasoning.

ECN 256	1	Managerial Economics (Intermediate Micro	Pavesi	F	14:30 - 17:15
Managerial Economics (Intermediate Microeconomics) This intermediate-level course in microeconomics builds upon the introductory two-semester sequence and, in conjunction with ECN 225, prepares students to upper-level economics. This course completes the theoretical background on microeconomics and introduces students to more advanced topics, with an emphasis on the practical relevance and application of theory. The essence of the course is, in particular, the study of the interaction between rational individual decision-making (e.g. consumers, firms, the government) and the working of economic institutions like markets, regulation and social rules. Topics covered include an introduction to game theory, strategic behavior and entry deterrence; analysis of technological change; the internal organization of the firm; economic efficiency; public goods, externalities and information; government and business.
ECN 303	1	Development Economics	Scotti	T	14:30 - 17:15
Development Economics The course will introduce students to the evolution of theory and practice in economic development in three stages. First, models of economic growth and development including work by Harrod-Domar, Robert Solow, Arthur Lewis, and Michael Kremer are compared to provide students with a feeling for how economists have conceived of the development process. The class then proceeds to examine particular development issues such as population growth, stagnant agriculture, environmental degradation, illiteracy, gender disparities, and rapid urbanization to understand how these dynamics reinforce poverty and deprivation. In the final stage, students will read work by supporters as well as critics of international development assistance and use the knowledge and perspective they have gained thus far to independently evaluate efficacy of a specific development intervention.

ECN 325	1	Money, Banking and Financial Markets	Dianova	T/F	08:30 - 09:45
Money, Banking and Financial Markets This upper-level course in economics is the first part of a two-semester sequence including ECN 328. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the monetary dimension of contemporary economies. This includes the nature of the means of settlement, the technology of monetary payments, the banking system and its pro-cyclical, crisis-prone character that requires control and regulation, the response of financial markets to changing policy conditions and perceived risks, and central banks’ operations and goals when setting interest rates. Special attention is devoted to current monetary policy issues with special reference (but not limited) to the practice of the U.S. Fed and the European Central Bank. Recommended prerequisite: BUS 226, ECN 225, ECN 256.

ECN 365	1	Investment Analysis I	Colombo	W	16:00 - 18:45
Investment Analysis I This course focuses on the basic concepts of value and risk, and explores the principles that guide strategic investment decisions. Major emphasis is placed on the notion of net present value, the evaluation and pricing of bonds and stocks, and the definition and measurement of risk. The concepts of portfolio risk and expected return, as well as the role of portfolio diversification are carefully investigated. Students are then introduced to market efficiency, portfolio theory and the relationship between risk and return in the context of alternative theories, mainly the capital asset pricing model and the arbitrage pricing theory. (Recommended: ECN 225, ECN 256; Strongly Recommended: MAT 200)

ENV 199	1	Glaciers No More? Climate Change	Piccinelli	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Glaciers No More? Climate Change Climate change has been named one of the most important issues facing our society and globe today. At particular risk are regions at high latitudes and altitudes, including the Alps. This course examines the complex issue of climate change, considering the scientific background of climate and how it changes, the impact of those changes on ecological and human systems, and possibilities for mitigating these impacts. The course will focus on the situation in the Alps, but will also examine climate change in a global context. An integral and required part of the course will be a weekend visit to the Rhone glacier. Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and academic skills necessary for succeeding at university.

ENV 200	1	Understanding Environmental Issues	Della Croce	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
Understanding Environmental Issues This case study based course serves as the bridge experience for students completing their introductory course requirements for the ESS major or the ENV minor and who are now moving into the upper-level courses (However it is open to all interested students meeting the prerequisite). Through detailed examination of several case studies at the local, regional, and global levels, students synthesize material from introductory level courses to explore the interdisciplinary nature of today’s environmental issues. They examine what different disciplines offer to our understanding of and attempt to solve these issues.

FRE 100	1	Introductory French, Part I	Röhrenbach	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Introductory French, Part I This course provides an introduction to the essentials of French grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral skills are stressed right from the beginning, and as such, the predominant language of instruction is French. In this course, students will acquire basic knowledge of written and spoken structures so that they will be able to read and comprehend short passages in French and write simple compositions and dialogues.
FRE 200	1	Intermediate French, Part I	Saveau	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Intermediate French, Part I This course is designed for students who have completed one year of French language study. It reviews and expands on grammar, vocabulary, and culture acquired in FRE 100 and FRE 101. The acquisition of aural/oral skills are stressed, and as such, the predominant language of instruction is French. By the end of the course, students are expected to be proficient in the written and spoken usage of intermediate linguistic structures. Further, students are introduced to short literary texts, inviting conversation and some initial literary analysis.

FRE 300	1	Advanced French, Part I	Röhrenbach	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Advanced French, Part I For students who have completed at least two years of college-level language studies or the equivalent. This course reinforces and expands on grammar, vocabulary, and culture learnt in previous years of French language study. It introduces students to different literary and cinematic genres reflecting the contemporary scene of the Francophone world. Development of techniques of expression are accomplished through oral and written exercises.

FRE 353	1	Immigration in Francophone Lit and Film	Saveau	M/TH	17:30 - 18:45
Representations of Immigration in Francophone Literature and Film This course examines literary and cinematic representations of migrants and migration from former French colonies to countries that border the Mediterranean in the 21st century. It focuses on the realities and cultural representations of both emigration and immigration from historical, political, economic, and sociocultural perspectives. Novels, films and documentaries will allow students to understand and conceptualize different views on migrations, whether it be Francophilic, ex-centric, clandestine migrations, or its remedy, disimmigration.

GER 100	1	Introductory German, Part I	Heinkel Pennati	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Introductory German, Part I This course provides an introduction to the essentials of German grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral skills are stressed right from the beginning, and as such, the predominant language of instruction is German. In this course, students will acquire basic knowledge of written and spoken structures so that they will be able to read and comprehend short passages in German and write simple compositions and dialogs.
GER 200	1	Intermediate German, Part I	Heinkel Pennati	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Intermediate German, Part I This course is designed for students who have completed one year of German language study. It reviews and expands on grammar, vocabulary, and culture acquired in GER 100 and GER 101. The acquisition of aural/oral skills are stressed, and as such, the predominant language of instruction is German. By the end of the course, students are expected to be proficient in the written and spoken usage of intermediate linguistic structures. Further, students are introduced to short literary texts, inviting conversation and some initial literary analysis
GER 300	1	Advanced German, Part I	Heinkel Pennati	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Advanced German, Part I For students who have completed at least two years of college-level language studies or the equivalent. This course offers cultural readings from a variety of sources, including some literary pieces, as well as magazine and newspaper articles reflecting the contemporary scene in the countries where the language is spoken. Vocabulary expansion and development of techniques of expression are accomplished through oral and written exercises.
HIS 100	1	Western Civilization I	Hoey	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval This survey course is an introduction to the political, economic, social, and intellectual history of the west from the Neolithic to the voyages of discovery in the sixteenth century. Our knowledge and understanding of the past is contingent and contested. The course explores areas of contestation to give students a better understanding of the forces and events which shaped the ancient and medieval worlds and continue to shape the modern world. (It is recommended that HIS 100 be taken prior to HIS 101.)

HIS 104	1	Global History I	Pyka	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
Global History I: Traditions, Encounters, and Adaptation from the Stone Age to the 16th Century This course is an introduction to themes and trends in the political, economic, cultural, and social, history of pre-modern societies in global perspective. It covers the development of civilizations in Eurasia, Africa and the Americas from the Neolithic Revolution to the "Columbian Exchange" with emphasis on the emergence and diffusion of religious and political institutions, the role of the environmental context, as well as the impact of encounters between human societies. Students are introduced to the historiography of empire and global history/globalization, and attention is devoted to the reading and analysis of different categories of primary sources.

HIS 199	1	Hiroshima	Hoey	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Hiroshima: Japan's Nemesis and the World's Bomb On the morning of 6 August 1945 an entire city was almost entirely destroyed by an attack from a single plane. How humanity reached such a point of destruction and the ways people have dealt with this tragedy ever since are the focus of this course. Topics to be explored include Japan’s rapid modernization from the nineteenth century and its twentieth century military culture, scientific advances, the difficult decisions of wartime, popular memory and commemoration, Japan’s enduring ‘nuclear allergy’ and its effects on politics and popular culture, the prospect of imminent destruction throughout the Cold War and the continuing diplomatic standoffs regarding the proliferation of nuclear weapons. The course makes use of a variety of sources including texts, original documents, manga, films (including Japanese anime) and other media. Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and academic skills necessary for succeeding at the university level.

HIS 215T	1	Central Europe: An Urban History	Pyka	M/TH	16:00 - 17:15
Central Europe: An Urban History This Academic Travel course seeks to explore urban development and urban planning of Central European cities from Antiquity to the Present. The course investigates the specific development of cities in Central Europe, both north and south of the Alps, with an emphasis on the legacies of Roman antiquity, the Christian (and Jewish) legacy of the Middle Ages, the role of princely residences, and of bourgeois middle classes. An important part plays also the various political movements of the 20th century, including the architectural fantasies of National Socialism, and the attempts post-World War II to deal with this legacy in a democratic society. The course asks in which way the interplay of tradition and modernity over time has structured not only the physical shapes of cities, but even the mindsets of the population. The travel component of this course features day trips to the Roman foundation of Como (Italy) and the oldest still standing structure in Switzerland in Riva San Vitale (Ticino), and a major excursion to the three most important cities in Bavaria: Nuremberg, Regensburg, and Munich (Germany).
HIS 241T	1	Modern Türkiye: Dreams of Modernity	Mottale	M/TH	16:00 - 17:15
Modern Türkiye: Dreams of Modernity Turkey-Türkiye has become once more a major player on the international scene, while seemingly changing constantly. What are the origins and future perspectives of the modern Turkish Republic, and how are Turks see themselves? In order to answer these questions, the course starts from the heyday of the old Ottoman Empire, subsequently analyzing its crisis and decline, and the birth of the modern post-Ottoman states after World War I, with the Republic of Turkey-Türkiye as one of the main heir states of the Empire. The course focuses on the transformations that led to contemporary Türkiye from the Young Turks and the time of Atatürk to the current President Erdoğan. ‘Dreams of Modernity’ provides an understanding of Turkish nation-building process, highlighting the continuous political and social transformations of one of the major international actors in the Middle-Eastern and North-African area (MENA).

HIS 273	1	Race and Empire American Experiment	Hoey	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Race and Empire in the American Experiment Two powerful and influential strands have dominated American history from pre-colonial times to the present: Race and Empire. This course uses these themes as lenses through which to view key aspects of U.S. history; the settlement and conquest of America, enslavement, the sectional crisis and the Civil War, the establishment of an overseas empire, efforts to build a multi-racial democracy, and the rapid growth of American power and its rise to global hegemon from the twentieth century up to the present day. (Not open to students who have taken HIS 273 History of the United States)

HIS 347W	1	History of Treason Accusations	Pyka	T	16:00 - 18:45
Treason Accusations. History of a Political Tool Treason is one of the most powerful accusations in the Western political discourse. In recent years, similar to previous times of crisis, it became widely used within political discourse. At the same time, the term has different meanings in different languages, and some cultures do not even have one specific concept for the same stigma. In order to understand the wide-spread use in contemporary discourse, this course explores the development of the accusation through the ages: the emergence as a concept out of very specific circumstances, the development of distinct conceptions in Roman and Germanic law, and the mechanisms and consequences of the merger of these conceptions that went hand in hand with the rise of the modern state and in particular its usage in nationalist and populist discourses nowadays.(This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing requirements.)
HIS 447	1	Treason Accusations (Capstone)	Pyka	T	16:00 - 18:45
Treason Accusations (Capstone) Students in their Senior year who wish to graduate with a Major in History (stand alone or combined) need to take this capstone version of HIS 347 (see course description). Students in HIS 447 attend all meetings of HIS 347 and are responsible for additional and more in-depth work including an oral presentation and seminars with the instructor. This additional work is geared towards preparing the student for the successful completion of their Senior Thesis. Students who have earned credit for HIS 347 Treason Accusations in a previous year may not enroll and earn credit for HIS 447 Treason Accusation Capstone.
HON 499	1	Honors Senior Capstone Prep Workshop	Pyka, Roy	T	19:00 - 20:15
Honors Senior Capstone Experience Preparation Workshop The advanced non-credit bearing Senior Capstone Preparation Workshop is open only to Honors students and is required in the student's senior year.

ITA 100	1	Introductory Italian, Part I	Kugler Bertola	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
Introductory Italian, Part I Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. ITA 100 employs immersive experiential learning pedagogy, providing an introduction to the essentials of Italian grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral communication skills will be stressed and, as such, the predominant language of instruction will be Italian. By the end of the course students will achieve proficiency at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students are expected to acquire the basic knowledge of the written and spoken structures. Students are expected to read and comprehend short passages in Italian and to draft simple compositions / dialogues. Project-based assignments will be designed to foster practical communication skills and encourage efforts towards increased student integration in the local Italian-speaking community. Whenever possible, students will be encouraged to participate actively in local initiatives, festivals, events and to apply the skills they are mastering in class to their co-curricular learning on and off campus
ITA 100	2	Introductory Italian, Part I	Kugler Bertola	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Introductory Italian, Part I Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. ITA 100 employs immersive experiential learning pedagogy, providing an introduction to the essentials of Italian grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral communication skills will be stressed and, as such, the predominant language of instruction will be Italian. By the end of the course students will achieve proficiency at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students are expected to acquire the basic knowledge of the written and spoken structures. Students are expected to read and comprehend short passages in Italian and to draft simple compositions / dialogues. Project-based assignments will be designed to foster practical communication skills and encourage efforts towards increased student integration in the local Italian-speaking community. Whenever possible, students will be encouraged to participate actively in local initiatives, festivals, events and to apply the skills they are mastering in class to their co-curricular learning on and off campus

ITA 100	3	Introductory Italian, Part I	Patrizi	T/F	08:30 - 09:45
Introductory Italian, Part I Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. ITA 100 employs immersive experiential learning pedagogy, providing an introduction to the essentials of Italian grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral communication skills will be stressed and, as such, the predominant language of instruction will be Italian. By the end of the course students will achieve proficiency at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students are expected to acquire the basic knowledge of the written and spoken structures. Students are expected to read and comprehend short passages in Italian and to draft simple compositions / dialogues. Project-based assignments will be designed to foster practical communication skills and encourage efforts towards increased student integration in the local Italian-speaking community. Whenever possible, students will be encouraged to participate actively in local initiatives, festivals, events and to apply the skills they are mastering in class to their co-curricular learning on and off campus
ITA 100	4	Introductory Italian, Part I	Patrizi	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Introductory Italian, Part I Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. ITA 100 employs immersive experiential learning pedagogy, providing an introduction to the essentials of Italian grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral communication skills will be stressed and, as such, the predominant language of instruction will be Italian. By the end of the course students will achieve proficiency at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students are expected to acquire the basic knowledge of the written and spoken structures. Students are expected to read and comprehend short passages in Italian and to draft simple compositions / dialogues. Project-based assignments will be designed to foster practical communication skills and encourage efforts towards increased student integration in the local Italian-speaking community. Whenever possible, students will be encouraged to participate actively in local initiatives, festivals, events and to apply the skills they are mastering in class to their co-curricular learning on and off campus
ITA 100	5	Introductory Italian, Part I	Mottale	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Introductory Italian, Part I Designed for students with no prior knowledge of Italian. ITA 100 employs immersive experiential learning pedagogy, providing an introduction to the essentials of Italian grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral communication skills will be stressed and, as such, the predominant language of instruction will be Italian. By the end of the course students will achieve proficiency at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students are expected to acquire the basic knowledge of the written and spoken structures. Students are expected to read and comprehend short passages in Italian and to draft simple compositions / dialogues. Project-based assignments will be designed to foster practical communication skills and encourage efforts towards increased student integration in the local Italian-speaking community. Whenever possible, students will be encouraged to participate actively in local initiatives, festivals, events and to apply the skills they are mastering in class to their co-curricular learning on and off campus

ITA 200	1	Intermediate Italian, Part I	Zanoli	M/TH	13:00 - 14:15
Intermediate Italian, Part I This course is designed for students who have completed two semesters of Italian language study. The course provides a review and expansion of command of Italian grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral communication skills will be stressed and, as such, the predominant language of instruction will be Italian. By the end of the course students will achieve proficiency at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students will be expected to be proficient in the written and spoken usage of intermediate linguistic structures. Students will be expected to deal with most situations likely to arise in the areas where the language is spoken. They will be able to: a) produce simple connected texts on topics, which are familiar or of personal interest; b) describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions; and c) briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Project-based assignments will be designed to foster practical communication skills and encourage efforts towards increased student integration in the local Italian-speaking community. Whenever possible, students will be encouraged to participate actively in local initiatives, festivals, events and to apply the skills they are mastering in class to their co-curricular learning on and off campus.
ITA 200	2	Intermediate Italian, Part I	Zanoli	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Intermediate Italian, Part I This course is designed for students who have completed two semesters of Italian language study. The course provides a review and expansion of command of Italian grammar, vocabulary, and culture. The acquisition of aural/oral communication skills will be stressed and, as such, the predominant language of instruction will be Italian. By the end of the course students will achieve proficiency at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students will be expected to be proficient in the written and spoken usage of intermediate linguistic structures. Students will be expected to deal with most situations likely to arise in the areas where the language is spoken. They will be able to: a) produce simple connected texts on topics, which are familiar or of personal interest; b) describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions; and c) briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Project-based assignments will be designed to foster practical communication skills and encourage efforts towards increased student integration in the local Italian-speaking community. Whenever possible, students will be encouraged to participate actively in local initiatives, festivals, events and to apply the skills they are mastering in class to their co-curricular learning on and off campus.
ITA 255	1	Italian through Opera	Trebici Marin	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Italian through Opera Learning Italian through Opera is a unique and enriching experience. The Italian language is deeply intertwined with the world of opera, and studying it through this lens can provide students with cultural insights, linguistic nuances, and a heightened appreciation for both language and music. Through comparative listening exercises, reading and discussion, students will enhance their Italian language skills while gaining insight into the historical and social contexts of Italian Opera. With a focus on a number of famous operas like La Traviata, Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville and La Bohème, the course includes study of specific arias, acting out scenes and attendance of live opera performances and related cultural events. This course carries a supplemental fee.
ITA 300	1	Advanced Italian, Part I	Ferrari	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Advanced Italian, Part I For students who have completed at least two years of college-level language studies or the equivalent. This course offers cultural readings from a variety of sources, including some literary pieces, as well as magazine and newspaper articles reflecting the contemporary scene in the countries where the language is spoken. Vocabulary expansion and development of techniques of expression are accomplished through oral and written exercises.
ITA 300	2	Advanced Italian, Part I	Mottale	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Advanced Italian, Part I For students who have completed at least two years of college-level language studies or the equivalent. This course offers cultural readings from a variety of sources, including some literary pieces, as well as magazine and newspaper articles reflecting the contemporary scene in the countries where the language is spoken. Vocabulary expansion and development of techniques of expression are accomplished through oral and written exercises.
ITA 355	1	Italian through Opera	Trebici Marin	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Italian through Opera Learning Italian through Opera is a unique and enriching experience. The Italian language is deeply intertwined with the world of opera, and studying it through this lens can provide students with cultural insights, linguistic nuances, and a heightened appreciation for both language and music. Through comparative listening exercises, reading and discussion, students will enhance their Italian language skills while gaining insight into the historical and social contexts of Italian Opera. With a focus on a number of famous operas like La Traviata, Marriage of Figaro, The Barber of Seville and La Bohème, the course includes study of specific arias, acting out scenes and attendance of live opera performances and related cultural events. This course carries a supplemental fee.
MAT 100	1	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning	Bernasconi	T/F	08:30 - 09:45
Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning This course presents concepts essential to the understanding of the basics of college algebra. Topics include rational expressions and equations, exponents and radicals, polynomials, factoring, linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations, elementary word problems, Cartesian coordinate systems, graphs, and straight lines. This course prepares students for other 100-level mathematics courses. It does not satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning core requirement, but counts as elective credit. Prerequisite: appropriate math placement score.
MAT 100	2	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning	Bernasconi	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning This course presents concepts essential to the understanding of the basics of college algebra. Topics include rational expressions and equations, exponents and radicals, polynomials, factoring, linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations, elementary word problems, Cartesian coordinate systems, graphs, and straight lines. This course prepares students for other 100-level mathematics courses. It does not satisfy the Quantitative Reasoning core requirement, but counts as elective credit. Prerequisite: appropriate math placement score.
MAT 181	1	Math for Everybody	Prisner	T/F	08:30 - 09:45
Math for Everybody Mathematics can be used by everybody to better understand the world around us, and also make informed decisions throughout our life. This course presents some essential tools for this, spanning from basic math and basic algebra to linear, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic functions, growth sequences, and system of equations with three or more variables. One additional topic from Graph Theory/Discrete Mathematics, Voting Theory, Fairness Concepts, Optimization versus Game Theoretical Approaches will also be covered in the class. Students culminate their learning with a final project, in which they will thoroughly investigate a more complex application to the real world or our lives.
MAT 181	2	Math for Everybody	Prisner	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Math for Everybody Mathematics can be used by everybody to better understand the world around us, and also make informed decisions throughout our life. This course presents some essential tools for this, spanning from basic math and basic algebra to linear, polynomial, exponential, logarithmic functions, growth sequences, and system of equations with three or more variables. One additional topic from Graph Theory/Discrete Mathematics, Voting Theory, Fairness Concepts, Optimization versus Game Theoretical Approaches will also be covered in the class. Students culminate their learning with a final project, in which they will thoroughly investigate a more complex application to the real world or our lives.
MAT 182	1	Statistics For Everybody	Burke	T/F	08:30 - 09:45
Statistics For Everybody Statistics for Everybody is an introductory course covering essential applied statistical concepts and techniques. It incorporates a well known Social Science statistical portal called the Survey Documentation and Analysis tool throughout the course. The course begins with an understanding of how we conceptualize and operationalize statistical concepts into measurable variables. We then begin to explore data using descriptive statistics and simple data visualizations – learning both how to create and interpret meaningful data visualizations. Next we learn how to compare and contrast different variables and cohorts, exploring similarities through correlation and differences through means testing. Finally, we explore more advanced analysis techniques including developing contingency tables and multiple regression models, examining their outputs (z-scores, p-values) to better understand the notion of statistical significance. Students culminate their learning with a final project, leveraging their own hypotheses and statistical analyses in order to present their own unique findings.
MAT 182	2	Statistics For Everybody	Burke	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Statistics For Everybody Statistics for Everybody is an introductory course covering essential applied statistical concepts and techniques. It incorporates a well known Social Science statistical portal called the Survey Documentation and Analysis tool throughout the course. The course begins with an understanding of how we conceptualize and operationalize statistical concepts into measurable variables. We then begin to explore data using descriptive statistics and simple data visualizations – learning both how to create and interpret meaningful data visualizations. Next we learn how to compare and contrast different variables and cohorts, exploring similarities through correlation and differences through means testing. Finally, we explore more advanced analysis techniques including developing contingency tables and multiple regression models, examining their outputs (z-scores, p-values) to better understand the notion of statistical significance. Students culminate their learning with a final project, leveraging their own hypotheses and statistical analyses in order to present their own unique findings.
MAT 182	3	Statistics For Everybody	Burke	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Statistics For Everybody Statistics for Everybody is an introductory course covering essential applied statistical concepts and techniques. It incorporates a well known Social Science statistical portal called the Survey Documentation and Analysis tool throughout the course. The course begins with an understanding of how we conceptualize and operationalize statistical concepts into measurable variables. We then begin to explore data using descriptive statistics and simple data visualizations – learning both how to create and interpret meaningful data visualizations. Next we learn how to compare and contrast different variables and cohorts, exploring similarities through correlation and differences through means testing. Finally, we explore more advanced analysis techniques including developing contingency tables and multiple regression models, examining their outputs (z-scores, p-values) to better understand the notion of statistical significance. Students culminate their learning with a final project, leveraging their own hypotheses and statistical analyses in order to present their own unique findings.

MAT 200	1	Calculus	Prisner	M/TH	08:30 - 09:45
Calculus The course begins with a review of functions and their graphs, after which students are introduced to the concepts of differentiation and integration. Understanding is reinforced through extensive practical work, with a strong emphasis on applications in economics, statistics and management science.
MAT 307	1	Multivariable Calculus & Linear Algebra	Prisner	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra The first half of the course gives an introduction into Linear Algebra. Vectors and vector spaces, analytical geometry, matrices and linear equations, and their rank, and also determinants are discussed. The second half of the course discusses the theory of partial and total derivatives for functions of several variables. Topics considered here are limits, partial derivatives, chain rule, gradients, and optimization with or without restrictions.

MUS 213	1	Classical Music in Film	Trebici Marin	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Classical Music in Film The purpose of the course is to explore and understand the use of classical music in art movies. From Bach to Mahler and from D. W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation to Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A Space Odyssey, classical music has been used as leitmotiv and supporting narrative in film. Based on the chronology of music history and the use of classical music in period movies, the course analyzes the way in which specific pieces of music have contributed to some of the greatest films of the past. Musical and film extracts will be viewed and discussed. This course carries a supplemental fee.

PHL 100W	1	Introduction to Philosophy	Dawson	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
Introduction to Philosophy This course considers central problems of Western philosophy with particular emphasis on epistemology and metaphysics, through analysis of writing by influential ancient, modern and contemporary philosophers in historical context. After a brief survey of ancient and medieval systems of thought, such as Platonism and scholasticism, attention is focused on modern systems of thought, such as rationalism, empiricism, idealism, pragmatism, existentialism and logical positivism. Time is divided between developing a understanding of the history of ideas on the one hand and considering the central philosophical questions as they apply here and now on the other. Students will study a wide range of philosophical writings, and will begin to develop their ability to produce rigorous analysis, systematic critique and careful thinking in their own writing. (This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing requirements.)
PHYS 101	1	Physics for Health Sciences	Della Croce	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Physics for the Health Sciences This course will provide students with a comprehensive introduction to key topics in physics. Specifically, the course will be divided in four main sections: basic mechanics (e.g., kinematics, equilibrium, vectors, work and energy, and Newton's laws); vibrations and waves (e.g., sound, harmonic waves, and Doppler effects); electricity (e.g., Ohm's law and electric circuits), and; light and optics (e.g., reflection, refraction and magnification). As part of the pre-health curriculum, this course will also connect concepts to human body structure and functioning. Students enrolling in this course must enroll in the parallel laboratory section PHYS 101L.

PHYS 101L	1	Lab Physics for Health Sciences	Della Croce	M	17:30 - 20:15
Laboratory to Physics for the Health Sciences The laboratory course parallels the topics in PHYS 101 and provides lab-based investigations of the material covered in PHYS 101. Students must register for both PHY 101 and the lab section concurrently (This course carries an additional fee for laboratory supplies).

POL 100	1	Introduction to Political Science	Volpi	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Introduction to Political Science Basic concepts of the discipline are discussed in this class with a focus on the evolution of the state and the role of the individual from historical, ideological, and comparative perspectives.

POL 101	1	Introduction to International Relations	Filic	T	16:00 - 18:45
Introduction to International Relations This course provides the basic analytic tools necessary for the understanding of international relations. After a brief introduction to the realist and liberal approaches to the study of international relations, the course covers various fundamental concepts, such as national power, foreign policy, conflict, political economy, international trade, and international organizations.

POL 112	1	Markets, Policy and Administration	Filic	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Markets, Policy and Administration The analysis of contemporary challenges calls for a theoretically informed and multi-disciplinary approach. This course introduces students to the key concepts related to allocating tangible and intangible resources under conditions of scarcity, and producing public or commercial goods and services In doing so, the course draws on political, managerial, game-theoretical and economic frameworks and encourages students to apply them to a broad range of cases. The objectives include enabling students to understand and analyze policy-making, the functioning of markets and their social and political implications, as well as the management of public and private institutions. Specific topics covered include (but are not limited to) modes of decision-making, rational behavior, supply and demand, competitive dynamics, welfare, externalities and public goods, consumer choice, and basic monetary and fiscal policy. While special emphasis will be placed on the analysis of political and managerial challenges, the course is relevant to students of other disciplines.

POL 199	1	A Democratic Intro to the Academic World	Strijbis	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
You Decide! A Democratic Introduction into the Academic World The course combines Franklin University's emphasis on experiential learning and Switzerland's unique heritage as one of the oldest democracies with the most excessive use of direct democracy. Considering the class as a society, the students (the citizens of the society) will participate in the democratic decision-making process regarding various aspects of the course such as the way a given session is structured and a field trip to a democratic institution (e.g. parliament, community meeting, citizen panel), while the course instructor serves in an advisory capacity holding a veto power (analogous to a federal court) if the students' decisions are deemed to be unfair or against democratic principles. By the end of the semester, students will not only learn critical academic skills, but will also experience a variety of forms of democratic decision making and gain an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses in a real setting. Like all first year seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and academic skills necessary to succeed at a university level.
POL 216T	1	Contemporary Global Challenges (Vienna)	Bucher	M/TH	16:00 - 17:15
Contemporary Global Challenges (Vienna) To better understand (some of) the major challenges humanity faces today, this course introduces students to the underlying structures and the key actors that shape global relations. As such, this travel course will provide an opportunity to engage with the main building-blocks of the contemporary international order and to inquire into the interactions among states, international organizations and non-governmental actors. Some of the key topics covered in class and in Vienna include: interstate war, deterrence and contemporary shifts in the nuclear order; the challenges underlying the political need to address energy security, fight climate change, and enable development; and the relationship between human rights, intervention, and state sovereignty.
POL 254	1	Designing Political Representation	Volpi	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
Designing Political Representation n contemporary democracies, citizens' main task is the (s)election of politicians to represent them. The rules and policies that define how this (s)election is made are therefore of vital importance for the good functioning of democracy. Indeed, the rules of the electoral game determine who can run for office and vote, and how votes are translated into seats. This affects the party system that is formed, the types of identities that become politicized, and also the characteristics of the individuals who get elected. In recent years there has been an increasing focus on ensuring the inclusion of women and minority groups in politics. This course will discuss questions about how electoral systems are designed, with a focus on issues related to the inclusion of women and minorities in politics. It will talk about the incentive structures created by differing electoral systems, how they may affect which identities end up being politicized, talk about what constitutes "women's interests" or "group interests", and look at the effects of changing who is in power.
POL 300	1	Comparative Politics	Schwak	T/F	10:00 - 11:15
Comparative Politics The development of the modern nation-state is analyzed from a variety of theoretical viewpoints. The approach and methods of major social theorists are examined in detail. Formerly POL 400. Students who have previously earned credit for POL 400 cannot earn credit for POL 300.
POL 303	1	Key Concepts in Political Economy	Schwak	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Key Concepts in Political Economy Political entities have always sought ways to organize economic activity, including the production and distribution of goods and services. This course introduces students to the key ideas and theories that have shaped debates on the political and social implications of economic policies. Students learn about different understandings of prosperity, welfare and development, which are connected to political questions of freedom, equality, authority and power. The course also explores different methodological standpoints; from rational choice to institutionalism, postmodernism and historical materialism. It places particular emphasis on the role of governments and political interests in shaping conflictual processes of collective decision-making. Finally, this course also looks at key political actors (states, organized labor, capital) and their interactions, thereby highlighting how strategic factors influence social, political and economic choices. (Recommended prerequisite: POL 101)
POL 321	1	International Organization	Bucher	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
International Organization The focus of this course is the development of supra-national and international agencies and entities. The United Nations, the European Union, the IMF, the World Bank, trading blocs, and other specialized agencies are studied as examples-in light of increasing economic interdependence in the international system.
POL 322	1	International Legal Studies	Barcilon Brenna	M/TH	08:30 - 09:45
International Legal Studies The International Legal Studies course delves into the intricate domain of international law. Designed to cater to the academic and professional interests of students with a passion for international relations, diplomacy, and the legal sphere, this program provides an in-depth exploration of international law, including historical evolution, international organizations, treaty law, human rights, corporate social responsibility, trade and economic law, dispute resolution, and contemporary legal challenges. The program includes practical simulations for real-world application of theoretical knowledge.
POL 497	1	Readings and Methods in POL and IR	Volpi	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Readings and Methods in Political Science and International Relations This course serves as a capstone for departmental majors. It focuses on classical and contemporary contributions in our fields and directly addresses the methodologies which students need to write their final theses. Students will be required to actively prepare and discuss class readings. They will also have the opportunity to work on their thesis projects and to discuss these in class.

PSY 100	1	Introduction to Psychology	Ongis	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Introduction to Psychology This introductory course is designed to provide an overview of the field of psychology, including theoretical positions, major research areas and methods of gathering data. Subtopics of psychology, such as physiological processes, developmental, abnormal behavior and social psychology are discussed.
PSY 199	1	The Psychology of Agency	Toivonen	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
The Psychology of Agency: Humans as Intentional Agents in Complex Environments In our everyday life, we usually assume that we are in charge of our own actions and can thus deliberately influence our environment. This feeling of mastery over our own actions is often referred to as agency and is a central and widely discussed concept in psychology. This course will explore the idea of agency from multiple perspectives, investigating how to understand humans as creatures that initiate, modify, and reflect on their actions (or do not do so), with a special focus on human agency in the context of the climate crisis. Students will review relevant research from different fields of psychology, while drawing insights from other fields, emphasizing the interconnectedness of psychology with other disciplines and its relevance in addressing complex societal issues. Students will get to practice research-based strategies for learning basic academic skills and cultivate their own sense of being meaningful agents in relation to their natural and technological environments and issues such as climate change. Ultimately, this First Year Seminar lays the foundation for excelling in academic coursework. Like all First Year Seminars, this course will cultivate the fundamental critical and analytical skills necessary to succeed at university.
PSY 201	1	Social Psychology	Ongis	T/F	13:00 - 14:15
Social Psychology Introduction to major theories and research findings of social psychology in order to provide an understanding of the roles of cognitive and motivational processes in social behavior. The focus of this course is on how people's behavior, feelings and thoughts are influenced through social environment.

PSY 202	1	Developmental Psychology	Toivonen	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Developmental Psychology This course surveys the major areas of developmental psychology - the science of individual human development. The overall aim is to introduce students to the fundamental questions, ideas and approaches in the psychology of development. The course emphasizes an understanding of the methods, terms, theories and findings in the field, traces human development across the entire lifespan, and explores the basic developmental theories including the biological influences on development, behavior and learning. To complete the study of human development, the course presents a multi-cultural perspective, examining the diversity of human adaptations to change across the lifespan, by cultures around the world.

PSY 207	1	Intro to Psychiatry and Forensic Psych	Colombo, Fregna, Attanasio	W	16:00 - 18:45
Introduction to Psychiatry and Forensic Psychopathology This course will examine the main concepts of psychiatry, a branch of medicine focused on studying and treating mental illnesses. In line with the present classification of mental disorders, it will consider various mental illnesses such as psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive related disorders, eating disorders, substances related disorders, organic mental disorders and personality disorders. The course will also examine associations between mental disorders, crimes and violent behaviors, as important in forensic psychopathology. The course will include lectures focused on the main psychiatric disorders and the main themes of forensic psychiatry.
PSY 208T	1	Psychology En Route (Italy)	Ongis	W	13:00 - 15:45
Psychology En Route: Cognition and Social Dynamics in Ancient Cities (Italy) This course blends psychology principles with the timeless allure of Medieval and Renaissance cities. It integrates cognitive, social, and psychodynamic psychology to offer a systematic exploration of cognition and an intricate analysis of social dynamics in these historical urban centers. Throughout the course, students will actively engage in a structured series of activities, discussions, experiments, and meticulously planned research projects, effectively bridging psychology theories with the authentic reality of cities renowned for their profound intellectual legacy.

PSY 215	1	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	Toivonen	M/TH	14:30 - 15:45
Research Methods in the Social Sciences The overall aim of this course is to promote students’ understanding and knowledge of research methodology in the social sciences. The course has three main features: it addresses a wide range of perspectives, comprising both qualitative and quantitative approaches; it provides opportunities to learn and reflect from research practice in various social science fields, including clinical, developmental, social and work psychology; it encompasses both traditional/mainstream and critical research approaches, paying constant attention to real world research. An important part of the course is the “Research Proposal”, which students will draft in stages over the course of the semester. By working on their own research proposal throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to engage in relevant research activity, ‘learning by doing’ in relation to crucial research principles and practices.

PSY 220	1	Multicultural Psychology	Bova	M	17:30 - 20:15
Multicultural Psychology This course is intended to introduce and familiarize students with the concept of multicultural psychology. The entire field of psychology from a perspective that is mindful of the diversity in today’s society will be considered. Students will explore the ways in which psychology is socially constructed and will pay particular attention to the following factors as they influence human development: oppression, language, acculturation, economic concerns, racism and prejudice, socio-political factors, child-rearing practices, religious practices, family structure and dynamics, and cultural values and attitudes.
SJS 100	1	Sustainability and Social Justice	Galli	Th	17:30 - 20:15
Sustainability and Social Justice One of the fundamental questions we all face today is how to counter the urgent challenges posed by global climate change and unequal economic development. Questions coalescing around notions of ethics, justice, equality, and human rights intersect with questions of how to shape a culturally and environmentally sustainable world. Exploring a wide range of theoretical and practical perspectives on Sustainability, Social Justice and Ethics, this cross-disciplinary, introductory course will give students multiple disciplinary frameworks to think critically and productively about the intersections between the social and the natural worlds. The course provides the gateway to the program in Social Justice and Sustainability (SJS).

SJS 377T	1	Sustainable Education in Madagascar	Galli	W	13:00 - 15:45
Sustainable Education in Madagascar This course explores the challenges faced by the population of rural Madagascar – one of the poorest countries in the world – including limited schooling and poor learning outcomes, scarce and low-income employment opportunities, lack of basic infrastructure, high fertility, bad nutrition, poor health conditions and adverse environmental impacts. In particular, the Madagascar educational system and the reasons behind its very low quality are examined. During the travel, students are hosted by local schools and must adapt to lodging and transport conditions that, albeit still a luxury for most of the local population, are relatively closer to the lifestyle of the local population. This gives students the possibility to obtain first-hand experience of how different it is to live in low-income countries. Students have numerous opportunities to meet and bond with local students, teachers, school directors, tourist guides, and micro-entrepreneurs, allowing them to learn how rich Madagascar is in terms of cultural, natural, and human resources and to hear directly from the local youth what their needs, wishes and aspirations are. This academic travel in a remote non-touristic part of North Madagascar is organized by the Swiss NGO Boky Mamiko. Students are expected to participate in some pre-travel volunteering work and to represent the NGO in Madagascar in a professional and responsible manner. NOTE: This Academic Travel course carries a supplemental fee: CHF 1,200 (for students invoiced in CHF) or USD 1,430 (for students invoiced in USD).

SJS 499	1	Capstone: Research Based Thesis	Wiedmer	T/F	14:30 - 15:45
Capstone: Research Based Thesis Thesis proposals to be coordinated with the Department Chair and Academic Advisor.

SOC 100T	1	Intro to Sociology (Northern Italy)	Schwak	W	13:00 - 15:45
Introduction to Sociology (Northern Italy) What is "society"? What does its structure look like and how does it work? How does it change? Why does it change? How do are individuals and society intertwined? This course provides students with the tools to answer these questions. Modern societies have experienced dramatic social changes with the emergence of individualism, new class structures, the development of urban life or changing relationships between individuals and their natural environments. Sociology provides an understanding of these changes by studying human interactions and forms of social organization. In this course, students will be introduced to major sociological thinkers, concepts and approaches. This Academic Travel course will take students to Northern Italy, and Venice more specifically. This will allow students to apply their knowledge of sociology in one’s of world’s most visited cities, and to address very urgent sociological questions related to overtourism and social change in age of global mobility.

STA 111	1	Introduction to Drawing	Migliore	F	11:30 - 14:15
Introduction to Drawing An introductory course aimed at mastering the rudiments of drawing (light and shadow, perspective, proportions, texture, pattern and design) and investigating the discipline of drawing as a cognitive tool. A variety of media, styles and genre will be explored, such as still life, landscape, figure drawing and abstraction. Studio sessions will be integrated with slide presentations and videos, and visits to museums, exhibits or ateliers may be organized if possible. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 115	1	Introductory Painting	Zdanski	T	16:00 - 18:45
Introductory Painting This introductory course explores basic painting techniques and attempts to assist the development of visual awareness through various experiments and media, thus providing a foundation for further art study. With a combination of theory and studio practice, the course investigates the properties of color, line, point, plane and texture in an effort to free students from dead convention and at the same time encourage their creative abilities. The course will incorporate structured exercises on the nature of paint and the rudiments of color theory, while encouraging students to study the painting of past and present artists to develop their own creative identity. Visits to museums, galleries or ateliers may be organized if possible. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 211	1	Intermediate Drawing	Migliore	F	11:30 - 14:15
Intermediate Drawing Intermediate course aimed at further developing the basic skills learned in STA 111. More emphasis will be placed on developing individual projects, exploring various media and investigating problems in drawing and perception. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 215	1	Intermediate Painting	Zdanski	T	16:00 - 18:45
Intermediate Painting Intermediate course aimed at further developing the basic skills learned in STA 115. More emphasis will be placed on developing individual projects and exploring different media and genre as students work towards finding a personal identity through creative experience. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 240T	1	Sustainability Art in Europe (Finland)	Zdanski	W	13:00 - 15:45
Sustainability and Art in Europe (Finland) Over the past few decades, sustainability has become a movement in the visual arts, shifting from a purely ecological to a larger cultural context and covering a vast range of ecological, economic, political, moral and ethical concerns. Sustainable art is usually distinguished from earlier movements like environmental art in that it advocates issues in sustainability, like ecology, social justice, non-violence and grassroots democracy. This studio course will approach sustainability and artistic practice from a number of viewpoints and modalities. In addition to providing a general introduction to sustainability in the arts and the evolving role of the arts in today's society, students will engage in creative projects, presentations and papers on current social issues and/or environmental concerns (including for example the use of sustainable materials, recycling materials, community outreach, local environmental and sustainability initiatives). During the travel period, students will have the opportunity to see exhibitions and to visit institutions, organizations and artists who are concerned with sustainability and related issues. This part of the course may also involve a creative project that seeks to envisage art as a catalyst to stimulate discourse and foster change. There is a studio fee for art supplies for the on-campus part of the course. NOTE: This Academic Travel course carries a supplemental fee: CHF 400 (for students invoiced in CHF) or USD 475 (for students invoiced in USD).

STA 311	1	Advanced Drawing	Migliore	F	11:30 - 14:15
Advanced Drawing A higher course aimed at further developing the basic skills learned in STA 211. More emphasis will be placed on developing individual projects, exploring various media and investigating drawing and perception. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 315	1	Higher Painting	Zdanski	T	16:00 - 18:45
Higher Painting Continuation of the previous painting courses to more advanced levels. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

WTG 124	1	Discovering Academic Literacies	Mac Kenzie	M/TH	08:30 - 09:45
Discovering Academic Literacies WTG 124 introduces students to the literacies necessary for successful navigation of university studies. This course helps students develop strategies to become more proficient in their comprehension and production of texts – both written and oral. It increases capacity to take in and retain the content of a text by teaching students to analyze and prioritize content and structure, apply effective strategies for clarification and analysis of lexis, recognize specific text and assignment requirements, and adjust their approach to a text accordingly. The course also focuses on furthering understanding and development of the essential components and expectations of academic writing, with particular attention given to awareness and development of academic writing structures, in order to make students more confident in their approach to academic writing. Students who successfully complete WTG 124 (i.e. with a minimum final grade of C) must take WTG 130 the following semester.
WTG 130	3	Academic Writing: Entering Conversation	Yount	M/TH	08:30 - 09:45
Academic Writing: Entering the Conversation This course provides students with a bridge to university-level academic writing. It is designed to help students further develop their critical writing skills. It looks at best practices for research and use of information, including evaluation and effective incorporation of outside sources through paraphrase, summary and correct citation formats, and addresses the development of structure and expression in academic writing and techniques for effectively sharing information in both written and oral forms. Upon successful completion of WTG 130 (i.e. with a minimum final grade of C) the student must take WTG 150 in the following semester.
WTG 130	1	Academic Writing: Entering Conversation	Mac Kenzie	T/F	08:30 - 09:45
Academic Writing: Entering the Conversation This course provides students with a bridge to university-level academic writing. It is designed to help students further develop their critical writing skills. It looks at best practices for research and use of information, including evaluation and effective incorporation of outside sources through paraphrase, summary and correct citation formats, and addresses the development of structure and expression in academic writing and techniques for effectively sharing information in both written and oral forms. Upon successful completion of WTG 130 (i.e. with a minimum final grade of C) the student must take WTG 150 in the following semester.
WTG 130	2	Academic Writing: Entering Conversation	Dawson	T/F	08:30 - 09:45
Academic Writing: Entering the Conversation This course provides students with a bridge to university-level academic writing. It is designed to help students further develop their critical writing skills. It looks at best practices for research and use of information, including evaluation and effective incorporation of outside sources through paraphrase, summary and correct citation formats, and addresses the development of structure and expression in academic writing and techniques for effectively sharing information in both written and oral forms. Upon successful completion of WTG 130 (i.e. with a minimum final grade of C) the student must take WTG 150 in the following semester.

WTG 150	1	Academic Writing: Crossing Borders	Mac Kenzie	M/TH	10:00 - 11:15
Academic Writing: Crossing Borders Designed as a discussion/workshop seminar, this writing course develops students’ awareness of scholarly discourse and their participation in it: what makes academic discourse different from other kinds of writing, how different disciplines approach analysis and evidence, and what counts as effective communication within scholarly communities. Through the study of borders -- what they are, how they shape culture, politics and society, and why they change -- the course helps students develop academic communication strategies that are applicable across the curriculum at Franklin. The main focus of the course is to help students develop strategies for joining the academic conversation, covering skills such as close reading and responding to texts; generating, supporting and sharing ideas in both oral and written form; and scholarly researching. Drawing from a wide selection of texts and media about cross-border and cross cultural practices, which has recently garnered much attention among scholars and speaks to the Franklin mission, students will explore various academic responses to the phenomenon of border crossing, concluding with a research-based final project and defense. Succesful completion of WTG 150 requires a minimum final grade of C. (This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing core requirement.)
WTG 150	2	Academic Writing: Crossing Borders	Dawson	M/TH	11:30 - 12:45
Academic Writing: Crossing Borders Designed as a discussion/workshop seminar, this writing course develops students’ awareness of scholarly discourse and their participation in it: what makes academic discourse different from other kinds of writing, how different disciplines approach analysis and evidence, and what counts as effective communication within scholarly communities. Through the study of borders -- what they are, how they shape culture, politics and society, and why they change -- the course helps students develop academic communication strategies that are applicable across the curriculum at Franklin. The main focus of the course is to help students develop strategies for joining the academic conversation, covering skills such as close reading and responding to texts; generating, supporting and sharing ideas in both oral and written form; and scholarly researching. Drawing from a wide selection of texts and media about cross-border and cross cultural practices, which has recently garnered much attention among scholars and speaks to the Franklin mission, students will explore various academic responses to the phenomenon of border crossing, concluding with a research-based final project and defense. Succesful completion of WTG 150 requires a minimum final grade of C. (This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing core requirement.)
WTG 150	4	Academic Writing: Crossing Borders	Yount	T/F	11:30 - 12:45
Academic Writing: Crossing Borders Designed as a discussion/workshop seminar, this writing course develops students’ awareness of scholarly discourse and their participation in it: what makes academic discourse different from other kinds of writing, how different disciplines approach analysis and evidence, and what counts as effective communication within scholarly communities. Through the study of borders -- what they are, how they shape culture, politics and society, and why they change -- the course helps students develop academic communication strategies that are applicable across the curriculum at Franklin. The main focus of the course is to help students develop strategies for joining the academic conversation, covering skills such as close reading and responding to texts; generating, supporting and sharing ideas in both oral and written form; and scholarly researching. Drawing from a wide selection of texts and media about cross-border and cross cultural practices, which has recently garnered much attention among scholars and speaks to the Franklin mission, students will explore various academic responses to the phenomenon of border crossing, concluding with a research-based final project and defense. Succesful completion of WTG 150 requires a minimum final grade of C. (This writing-intensive course counts towards the Academic Writing core requirement.)