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Course schedule

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Course description

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Syllabus

VART 101: Drawing I (3 credits)
L. Jochamowitz
The graphic representation of visual reality in a variety of media; emphasis is directed toward understanding of form, line, color, texture, and space. This course satisfies Gonzaga’s fine arts requirement. (Staff)

VART 112: Design I (3 credits)
L. Jochamowitz
The principles of design and the plastic elements, their integration and inventive use in two-dimensional problems. This course satisfies Gonzaga’s fine arts requirement.

VART 201: Drawing II (3 credits)
L. Jochamowitz
A continuation of Art 101. Prerequisite Art 101.

VART 221: Painting I (3 credits)
L. Jochamowitz
Basic problems in oil techniques, explorations in still life, landscape, and the human figure.

VART 250: Linograph Printmaking (3 credits)
Y. DiPalma
An introduction to printmaking using linoleum, which is the modern version of the ancient woodcut "xilograph" technique. In addition to carving and printing, there will be a historical review of several variations of the process. Does not satisfy the fine arts core.

VART 293: Introduction to Florence (3 credits)
M. Carrara
A western civilization course centered around Florence beginning with the origins of Florence as an Etruscan settlement c. 200 B.C. Each week there are two history lectures and one guided tour of the sites covered in class.

VART 294: Florence of the Medici  (3 credits)
M. Carrara: Spring 2009 - Summer 2008
A study of  social, literary, and artistic development in Florence from the time of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Savonarola, through the Florence of Michelangelo, the Medici, Galileo, and the Grand Dukes. Note: this course does not fulfill the Fine Arts requirement for Gonzaga students.

VART 322: Fresco (3 credits)
L. Jochamowitz
Exploration of Fresco techniques. Both Buon and Fresco secco are introduced. Students have hands-on experience and produce a Fresco image during the course.

VART 331: Sculpture I (3 credits)
Y. DiPalma
The use of three-dimensional materials, including wood, metal, and clay, directed toward the development of the student’s structural and perceptual senses. Prerequisite: Art 101 and 112.

VART 332: Sculpture II (3 credits)
Y. DiPalma
A continuation of Art 331. Prerequisite: Art 331.

VART 390: History of Art I (3 credits)
M. Carrara
A survey of art history from the late Roman Empire through to the Renaissance.

VART 391: History of Art II (3 credits)
M. Carrara
A study of the changing concepts of art in modern time.

VART 393: Modern Italian Art (3 credits)
M. Carrara
A survey of Italian modern art and its most significant movements in painting, sculpture, and architecture from the 1860s to the 1970s

VART 397: Renaissance Art (3 credits)
M. Carrara
A survey of the painting, sculpture, and architecture of Italy, 1400-1600.

VART 398: Roman Art & Architecture (3 credits)
M. Carrara
Examines the major trends and developments in art and architecture from the Roman Republic (500 B.C.) to the reign of Constantine the Great (A.D. 306-337). Does not satisfy the fine arts core.

VART 466 / PHIL 472:  Philosophy of Art (3 credits)
F. Vosilla
An analysis of beauty, creativity, and taste according to the theories of Aristotle, Plato, Aquinas, and selected contemporary philosophers.  Several representative works from all areas of the fine arts are examined in the light of the aesthetic principles of classical philosophy.  Prerequisite: Philosophy 301 (Women’s Studies 237C).

BUSN 270: Business Communication (2 credit)
E. Dorsey
Concepts and applications of effective communication in a business context.

BUSN 283: Business Law (3 credits)
M. Myers 
This course addresses the legal fundamentals in running a business with particular attention to contracts, partnerships, corporations, property, commercial paper, securities, and the regulatory environment.

BUSN 490: Electronic Commerce (3 credits)
J. Chen
This course is designed to provide students with some of the most exciting concepts, business models and technologies that are emerging in the field of electronic commerce (EC) and which are expected to shape both consumer and business applications (e.g., accounting, supply chain, marketing, finance, economics, and human resource management) and decision makings in the coming decade. EC is not just about technology, it is also about business. Students study real-world cases and business models and learn how to apply EC strategy and technology to transform and redefine organizations and ultimately to improve or create company’s competitive advantage. Appropriate software may be used for applications development.

BFIN 320: Principles of Finance (3 credits)
S. Story
Financial analysis and management, including time value of money, risk and return models, valuation, the cost of capital, capital budgeting techniques, and capital structure theory.

MGMT 350:  Management and Organization (3 credits) 
A. Pazzagglia
This course studies the theory and practice of management and behavior in organizations. Topics covered include motivation, leadership, workplace diversity, conflict, decision making, employment law, global management as applied to managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling.

MKTG 310: Principles of Marketing (3 credits.)
J. Chen
This course provides an overview of the dynamics of marketing. The focus is the study of exchange and its facilitation for all types of products, both tangible and intangible. The major areas of marketing decision-making are examined including: selecting and working with target markets, product development and management, promotion and marketing communication, pricing, and distribution. In addition, this course examines the increasing significance of globalization and e-business in marketing, with a particular emphasis on the role of Europe in the global marketplace. Special topics may include cross-cultural marketing within Europe, the importance of the European Union as a regional market group, the effects of the monetary conversion to the Euro, the shift from socialist to market-based economies in Eastern Europe, and the role of the internet in international marketing.

OPER 340: Operations Management (3 credits)
A. Pazzagglia
This core course provides an understanding of the strategic and tactical role of operations management in building a sustainable competitive advantage to support the overall business strategy of a firm. The three broad areas covered include operations strategy implementation, operations infrastructure improvement, and supply chain management. A significant emphasis is placed on discussing the impact of technology and globalization on creating and enhancing value from both the producer and consumer’s perspective. The course uses a combination of lectures, internet exercises, problem solving, computer modeling and group projects to build an understanding of the core concepts.

COMM 475: Global Orgamizational Communication (3 credits)
E. Dorsey
Study of research findings, theories, and models of communication in organizations; examination of the impact of organizational culture and structure on the communication process, including factors maximizing effective communication and overcoming communication barriers.

COMM 480: Cross Cultural Communication, Narrative Identities (3 credits)
P. Birindelli
The aim of the course is to introduce the concepts of communication and culture, and to develop an  
understanding of communicative processes across cultural boundaries.

ECON 306: Comparative Economic Systems (3 credits)
A. Giuntini
Economic analysis of various systems of economic organization, including Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism. Historical development of the theoretical basis and description of the institutional organization of each system. Prerequisite: ECON 201 Minimum Grade: D or ECON 202 Minimum Grade: D.

ECON 311 / INST 343: The Global Economy (3 credits)
A. Giuntini
A course studying the general economic environment within which governments and international businesses interact. Discusses exchange rates and trade balances, the economic reasons for trade, gains and losses to various groups resulting from trade, labor movements across borders, and government policies affecting the global economy. Prerequisite: ECON 201 Minimum Grade: D.

ECON 404: Economic Integration of the European Community (3 credits)
A. Giuntini
A survey of the origins and development of the European Community; its relation to GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs); monetary coordination; monopoly, competition, and the balances of payments. 

ENSC 300: Engineering Economics (2 credits)
Syllabus
Techniques of evaluating engineering decisions in the economic realm.  Selected topics include: annual cost, present worth, future worth, rate of return, and benefit cost ratio analysis in engineering project alternatives.  Prerequisite: MATH 258

ENSC 301: Mechanics of Materials 1  (3 credits)
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Behavior of materials, elementary theories of stress and strain, generalization of these theories to stress distribution, and deformation and instability in structural members.  Prerequisite:  ENSC 205

ENSC 306:  Dynamics (3 credits)
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A vector treatment of kinematics and kinetics.  General motion of a particle, energy and momentum methods for particles and rigid bodies.  Prerequisite: ENSC 205

ENSC 352: Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
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Fluid properties, fluid statics, fluids in motion, momentum and energy equations, dimensional analysis, boundary layers, flow in conduits, drag and lift.  Prerequisite: ENSC 205

ENGL 202: Studies in Fiction (3 credits) 
G. Horvath
The study of fiction, with emphasis on the major elements of narrative form: plot, character, point of view, etc.; practice in effective critical writing focused on textual analysis and interpretation of short stories and novels. Prerequisite: (ENGL 101 or 200) and 102.

ENGL 250: Creative Writing (3 credits)
B. Magarian
A course in the practice of writing poetry and fiction. This course does not fulfill the University core requirement in composition or literature.

ENGL 305: The Writer Traveler(3 credits) 
B. Magarian
This course will focus on the writing of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction essays with an emphasis on the subjects, themes, and experiences of the traveler.   Students will practice the techniques of creative writing, and at the same time use their writing to deepen their cultural engagement with Italy and Europe. Students will review and practice the various elements of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction prose writing.  

ENGL 366: Italian Journeys: Real and Imaginary (3 credits)
G. Horvath
The course sets out from a discussion on journey in general, considering the mutations in our time-space perception produced by modern technology, the initiatory role of real, mental and sentimental journeys, and the very conception of life as a journey. We will then embark on the symbolism of the journey in antiquity, regarding the cases of Ulysses and Aeneas. The next stage will be the reevaluation of journey as pilgrimage in the Middle Ages, illustrated by Dante’s Divine Comedy. An interface of reality and imagination based on concepts like real, virtual and true will mark the passage to the second part of the course, reserved to the analysis of Marco Polo’s Millione and its echo in early modern Europe, followed by a presentation of Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci, their historical role, the mythology accompanying their travels and the cultural expectations of the Europeans concerning the New World. Prerequisites: (ENGL 101 or 200) and ENGL 102 and ( ENGL 201 or 202 or 203 or 204 or 205 or 206H).

ENGL 366: Love in the Renaissance (3 credits)
G. Horvath
The course addresses the centrality of love in the Renaissance literature in its conceptual and aesthetic complexity. The Christian theology and ethics of love, informed by Platonic ideas and ancient mythology build up the cultural background against which the aspiration to achieve happiness through love finds its multiple expressions. Topics like spiritual love, friendship, love crowned by marriage and romantic love will be examined in works by Edmund Spenser, Sir Phillip Sidney, William Shakespeare and in Italian forerunners like Petrarch, Boccaccio, Machiavelli. Four famous women poets Mary Wroth, Isabella Whitney, Vittoria Colonna and Gaspara Stampa will illustrate the feminine approach to love. The course has a comparative orientation, motivated by the strong impact of Italian culture on Tudor England and the students’ Renaissance studies in Florence and it covers all registers of style from lyrical effusion and tragedy to satire or playful comedy.   

HIST 311: Medieval Europe (3 credits)
R. Sabbadini 
This course is a presentation of a broad range of global economic issues and policies relevant to a number of disciplines including business, political science, and international studies. Topics include: why nations trade, international trade and economic growth, protectionism, discriminatory trade policies, the foreign exchange market, factor mobility, and comparative economic systems. 

HIST 315 Renaissance Europe (3 credits) 
R. Sabbadini
The history of western Europe 1300-1600, emphasizing the political, social, and economic foundations for the cultural achievements for the age of Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII, and Joan of Arc. 

HIST 323: Europe in the 19th Century(3 credits) 
S. Schouten
The social and political history of Europe from the Congress of Vienna (1815) to the outbreak of the First World War (1914), including the industrial revolution, the revolutions of 1848, the unifications of Italy and Germany, the growth of liberalism, socialism, nationalism, and imperialism.

HIST 324 / INST 380: Italy in the 19th Century (3 credits)
S. Schouten
The social and political history of Italy from the Congress of Vienna (1815) to the outbreak of the First World War (1914).

HIST 343: Europe-U.S. Relations After World War II (3 credits)
M. Metters - S. Schouten
A detailed analysis of the development of U.S.-Western European relations since World War II.

HIST 395: La Famiglia: Medieval and Renaisance Social History (3 credits)
R. DeAragon

INST 342 / POLS 351: International Relations (3 credits)
B. Gbikpi
Theory and practice in the functioning of the international  political system and the behavior of the nations within it. Prerequisite: POLS 350 or permission.

INST 343 / ECON 311: The Global Economy (3 credits)
A. Giuntini
This course is a presentation of a broad range of global economic issues and policies relevant to a number of disciplines including business, political science, and international studies. Topics include: why nations trade, international trade and economic growth, protectionism, discriminatory trade policies, the foreign exchange market, factor mobility, and comparative economic systems. Prerequisite: Economics 201 or permission.

INST 367 / POLS 372 : Comparative Middle East Politics (3 credits)
F. Sayed
Shows the Middle East is more than a region fraught with violence, ethnic hatred and the struggle for control of oil by examining the modern Middle East¿s history and context, a diverse set of country case studies, and current issues including the role of women, Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism, and peace in Israel-Palestine.

INST 380 / HIST 324: Italy in the 19th Century (3 credits)
S. Schouten
The social and political history of Italy from the Congress of Vienna (1815) to the outbreak of the First World War (1914).

Reminder: All Gonzaga University students attending the year must complete ITAL 101 and ITAL 102 by the end of the program (Gonzaga University semester students must complete ITAL 101). This requirement can be fulfilled prior to or during your time abroad.

ITAL 101: Elementary Italian I (4 credits) 
S. Baldini - H. Batterman - B. Lastrucci - G. Russo
Grammar, composition, and verbal practice form the basis of this course. Designed to provide the student with the fundamentals of the Italian language.

ITAL 102: Elementary Italian II (4 credits) 
S. Baldini - B. Lastrucci - G. Russo - H. Batterman
The goal of this course is for students to gain an active command of Italian through continued practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing in communicative settings. Prerequisite: ITAL 101. 

ITAL 105: Elementary Italian Conversation I (3 credits)
H. Batterman - B. Lastrucci
This course offers a practical, hands-on approach to learning Italian.  Students learn to use the language in a variety of everyday situations through focused practice in class and organized encounters with native speakers of Italian. Co-requisite or prerequisite: ITAL 101.

ITAL 106: Elementary Italian Conversation II (3 credits) 
H. Batterman - G. Russo - B. Lastrucci 
In this course students develop their existing language skills in order to use Italian more confidently in and out of the classroom.  Students learn to describe themselves, ask about others, tell about personal experiences, talk about home, family and work, etc.  Vocabulary and grammar presented in Italian 102 are reinforced.  Co-requisite or prerequisite: ITAL 102.

ITAL 201: Intermediate Italian I (4 credits)
H. Batterman - G. Russo - S. Baldini
Review of the fundamentals of grammar and syntax.  In addition to work in spoken Italian there are progressive exercises in reading and composition. Prerequisite: ITAL 102.

ITAL 202: Intermediate Italian II (4 credits) 
S. Baldini
A continuation of Italian 201.  Prerequisite: ITAL 201.

ITAL  205: Intermediate Italian Conversation I (3 credits) 
S. Baldini - G. Russo
Companion to ITAL 201. Co-requisite or prerequisite: ITAL 201.

ITAL 206: Intermediate Italian Conversation II (3 credits) 
H. Batterman 
Companion to ITAL 202. Co-requisite or prerequisite: ITAL 202. 

ITAL 301: Advanced Italian I (3 credits)
G. Russo
Short stories, novels or essays by modern authors with grammar and conversation based on the texts studied.  Prerequisite:  ITAL 202 and permission.  Required for Italian Studies majors.

*ITAL 303: Survey of Italian Literature I (3 credits) (*In Italian) 
G. Russo
An overview of Italian literature from the age of Dante through the Renaissance, including Petrarch, Boccaccio and Machiavelli, etc.. Prerequisite: ITAL 201 or permission.

ITAL 307: Conversational Approach to Contemporary Issues (3 credits) 
H. Batterman
A course designed for those who wish to continue to improve their conversational skills. Prerequisite: ITAL 202. 

*ITAL 350: Italian Civilization and Culture (3 credits) (*In Italian)
H. Batterman
Readings and discussion of various aspects of Italian life such as art, cinema, politics, literature, history, fashion, etc.  Prerequisite: ITAL 202 or permission. 

MATH 260: Ordinary Differential Equations (3 credits) 
Syllabus
Solution methods for first order equations, and for second and higher order linear equations.  Includes series methods, and solution of linear systems of differential equations.   Prerequisite: MATH 259

MATH 321: Statistics for Experimentalists  (3 credits)
Syllabus
An applied statistics course for those with calculus preparation.  Descriptive statistics, probability theory, discrete and continuous random variables, and methods of inferential statistics including interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression.  Prerequisite:  MATH 258

MUSC 185:  19th Century Romanticism (3 credits) 
A. Garriott
An in depth exploration of the lives and works of the great composers: Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Liszt, Dvorak, and Tchaikovsky.  Along with the symphony orchestra developments, the course will include opera from Rossini through Puccini. The musical world will be related to relevant historic events, with an emphasis on the romantic tendencies found in all the creative arts. This course satisfies Gonzaga’s fine arts core requirement.

PHIL 301:  Ethics (3 credits)
Q. Liu - D. Calhoun
A general theory of the goals of human life and the norms of moral behavior; the theory will be applied to several specific moral problems.  Prerequisite: PHIL 201.

PHIL 412: Modern - Contemporary Philosophy (3 credits)
Q. Liu
A study of important philosophers in the modern and contemporary periods. Course is designed for non-majors and cannot count towards a Philosophy Major.

PHIL 416: Marxism (3 credits)
T. Jeannot
The major writings of Marx, Engels, and Lenin. The relation between Marxist theory and revolutionary practice. Contemporary problems in Marxism. Pre-requisite: PHIL 301.

PHIL 472 / VART 466: Philosophy of Art (3 credits)
F. Vosilla
An analysis of beauty, creativity, and taste according to the theories of Aristotle, Plato, Aquinas, and selected contemporary philosophers.  Several representative works from all areas of the fine arts are examined in the light of the aesthetic principles of classical philosophy. Prerequisite: PHIL 301 (Women’s Studies 237C).

POLS 331: Modern Political Thought  (3 credits)
B. Gbikpi
European political thought from Hobbes “Leviathan” to John Stuart Mill’s “On Liberty”.  The development of liberalism in Britain and France between the 17th and 19th centuries. 

POLS 351 / INST 342: International Relations (3 credits) 
B. Gbikpi
Theory and practice in the functioning of the international political system and the behavior of the nations within it.

POLS 357: Italian Political Systems (3 credits)
B. Gbikpi
The constitutional principles and governmental agencies in Italy today.

POLS  370:  Modern Democracies (3 credits)
B. Gbikpi
Selected foreign democratic systems; constitutional and ideological principles; governmental forms, practices, and problems. 

POLS 372 / INST 637: Comparative Middle East Politics (3 credits)
F. Sayed
Shows the Middle East is more than a region fraught with violence, ethnic hatred and the struggle for control of oil by examining the modern Middle East¿s history and context, a diverse set of country case studies, and current issues including the role of women, Islamic fundamentalism, terrorism, and peace in Israel-Palestine.

PSYC 355: Cross-Cultural Psychology (3 credits)
S. Passeri
An exploration of the psychological research which seeks to understand differences and similarities in human behavior when compared across cultures and groups. On sufficient demand. Pre-requisite: PSYC 101.

RELI 220: Catholicism (3 credits)
J. Dallen - A. Andreini
Exploration of the identity of the Roman Catholic tradition with emphasis on Catholicism’s dialogue with the contemporary world.

RELI 350: Interreligious Dialogue (3 credits) 
A. Andreini - P. Bernadicou - J. Shreveland
This course consists of an exploration of the world religions as they challenge us Americans in today’s world.   This course approaches the conversation among the world religions by asking about the critical interplay of globalizing society and religion.

RELI 350: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A. Andreini
The purpose of the course is to meet the human and spiritual experience of one of the most significant theologians in 20th century in Europe. Born in 1906 and died in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer’ life touches many of the critical events of the century: the two world wars, the crisis of the European upper middle class and of its model of life, the spreading of modernity and ideolo-gies, the Hebrew question, the effort in favour of peace.

WOMS 355 / RELI 385: Feminist Theologies (3 credits)
C. Siejk
Examines the tasks of feminist theologians and surveys the challenges and unique contributions they make to the integrity and vitality of contemporary Christianity.

SOCI 395: Sociology of Italian Culture  (3 credits)
P. Birindelli
The aim of the course is to introduce the concept of culture in the sociological sense. After clarifying the meaning of the word ‘culture’, other related concepts will be analyzed: values, rules, lifestyles, attitudes, beliefs, stereotypes. The two main sociological points of view on genuine cultural practices and artifacts will be outlined: the symbolization and experience of shared representations (the Durkheimian tradition) or shared meanings (the Weberian or interpretative tradition). Attention will also be drawn to the notion of social and cultural change: the processes (or their effects) of secularization, globalization (and localisation), mediatization, individualization, value change and cultural pluralization. Afterwards, some qualitative (non-standard) research methods (participant and non-participant observation, ethnography, ethnology, narrative and biographical approach) will be outlined.

SOCI 478: Social & Economic Development of Italy (3 credits) 
P. Birindelli
This course introduces students to the key approaches for the study of relationships between society and economy. In the light of social relations in the contemporary economy, we shall focus on the links among social, cultural and economic capital. The concepts and theories of the first part of the course will be applied to the study of Italian national and local development, with a special focus on the role of extended family and intergenerational relationships

WOMS 220C / ENGL 202: Studies in Fiction (3 credits)
G. Horvath
The study of fiction, with emphasis on the major elements of narrative form: plot, character, point of view, etc.; practice in effective critical writing focused on textual analysis and interpretation of short stories and novels. Prerequisite: (ENGL 101 or 200) and 102.

WOMS 237C / PHIL301: Ethics (3 credits)
Q. Liu
A general theory of the goals of human life and the norms of moral behavior; the theory will be applied to several specific moral problems.  Prerequisite: PHIL 201.

WOMS 355 / RELI 385: Feminist Theologies (3 credits)
C. Siejk
Examines the tasks of feminist theologians and surveys the challenges and unique contributions they make to the integrity and vitality of contemporary Christianity.