Courses

This course explores the Second World War, focusing primarily on the history of the military campaigns in Europe and the Pacific. It also examines topics such as the economic sinews of war, civil-military relations, technology and warfare, wartime diplomacy, and war and atrocity.

Diplomatic and military history, with emphasis on world-historical changes brought about by World War II.

A history of the Second World War, its background and its aftermath.

Rise of fascism in Europe and East Asia; causes and consequences of World War Two; strategies, tactics, and battles in the European and Pacific theaters; civilian lives and the homefront for Allied and Axis powers.

Analysis of the social origin, development and maintenance of the Self, and how the Self and identities affect construction of shared social reality in larger contexts. The course is taught from a micro- sociological perspective and focuses on the symbolic nature of culture, its influence on the socialization of individuals, role-taking and role- making in negotiation of shared expectations and in construction of social reality and structures.

This course studies some important short Latin American novels, with a main focus historical background of some Latin American countries during this time period will

The short story throughout the world since Poe and Gogol. (WI).

Students learn about the development of the short story as an art form by reading and analyzing stories by 19th and 20th century writers.

The class is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of vocal technique and musicianship through practical application.

Completion of a formal research project under faculty supervision.