ARH 320: Picasso, Matisse, Dali and the Mediterranean                                                             3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

The work of these three international artists with distinct cultural roots is explored on an individual basis within the wider framework of European art movements. In each case, we will study the acceptance and/or rejection of tradition, the interaction with French art and artists, and personal experience. We will also pay attention to the role of both outside stimuli (war, relationships) and inner forces (memory, imagination). The course will include course related excursions to the Picasso Museum, the MNAC (Catalan National Museum of Art) as well as a Friday trip to the Dalí Theatre Museum in Figueres. This course will be taught in English.

BUS 301: International Business Today and Tomorrow                                                               3 Credits

Prerequisite: Previous business organization and administration courses

School of Articulation: 3000 Level General Business Elective

International business refers to the trade of goods, services, technology, capital and/or knowledge across national borders and at a global or transnational scale involving two or more countries. Transactions of economic resources include capital, skills, and people for the purpose of the international production of physical goods and services such as finance, banking, insurance, and construction. There are two macro-scale; The first consists of eliminating barriers to make cross-border trade easier (e.g. free flow of goods and services, and capital, referred to as "free trade"). The second is technological change, particularly developments in communication, information processing, and transportation technologies.

BUS 302: International Strategic Branding                                                                                      3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Articulation: Direct equivalency to MKTG 4385 Brand Management

This course covers the key concepts and the fundamentals of both Strategic Brand Management and Luxury Brand Management in an international and national setting. Students will study brand identity, target segmentation, the importance of creating the “right” image, how to position a Brand, how to analyze client behavior and how to market to the clients in the best way. Analysis and discovery of the most up-to-date strategies for building and maintaining brand value over time will also be covered. Students will also gain an insight into the brand management issues stemming from cross-country and cross-cultural interactions.

BUS 303: Intercultural Management                                                                                                 3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Articulation: Direct equivalency to MGMT4385 Managing People for Global Business

This course is designed to introduce students to concepts and fundamentals of intercultural management and the aspects of management within an international and culturally complex environment. The role of management is to strive for and maintain the goals of the organization and an effective manager will provide leadership, training, so communication can be a cost saving tool for all organizations. In just about any organization, you will be working with people who will have a different cultural background that your own, you may be working as an expatriate in a different country or you may experience any of a number of multicultural challenges. This course will help you prepare for these eventualities.

BUS 304: Business Ethics in the Global Market                                                                              3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to AETH2291 Business Ethics

From Socrates to the interpretation of ethics through cultures, from universal ethics to local applications, from Western paradigms to the globalization of values, we shall be studying, comparing and discussing the crucial role of Business Ethics in21stcentury businesses and organizations. Ethics are not only a philosophical approach to living, they are the basis for the building of sound, equitable, sustainable business, trade, humanitarian and personal standards. Historical research as well as the latest articles on how business ethics affect worlds and peoples we often do not even know exist, will be used as a basis to learn how to be a responsible decision-maker in a globalized economy.

BUS 305: Global Marketing                                                                                                                  3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to MKTG3312 Global Marketing

Exploration of basic knowledge of global marketing focusing on the impact of environment on the strategies used by firms, and the understanding of consumer behavior management as it relates to the development and implementation of global marketing strategies.

BUS 307: International Strategic Branding & Luxury Management                                         3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Marketing

This course covers the key concepts and the fundamentals of both Strategic Brand Management and Luxury Brand Management in an international and national setting. Students will study brand identity, target segmentation, the importance of creating the “right” image, how to position a Brand, how to analyze client behavior and how to market to the clients in the best way. Analysis and discovery of the most up-to-date strategies for building and maintaining brand value over time will also be covered. Students will also gain an insight into the brand management issues stemming from cross-country and cross-cultural interactions.

BUS 323: Socially Responsible and Sustainable Business Management                                 3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Business General Elective

The objective of this course is to investigate the many social and environmental issues of today’s fast-paced, global fashion industry and to explore ways in which we can slow it down, reduce its impact on the environment and provide urgent solutions to make it sustainable. The course takes a hands-on approach, encouraging students to explore aspects of sustainability in developing strategies and methods for the future through case studies, a visit to a sustainable fashion business, videos, and class interaction.

BUS/WS 310: International Wine Business                                                                                      3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Articulation: 3000 Level Management

The course will focus on wine commerce with some aspects of marketing across various channels and market locations worldwide. The first part of the class will focus on B-to-C sales (Business to Consumer) considering sales at the winery, in retail stores, online and in the hospitality sector. The second part of the course will focus on B-to-B sales (Business to Business) focusing on wine exports and worldwide trends, by giving an overview of the major wine markets across the world (US, China, UK, Northern Europe) and explaining the technical difficulties of exporting wines (customs, taxes, transport, technical...).

IR/COM 316: Media and Conflict                                                                                                        3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Communications

This course examines the role media play in the progression and public perceptions of conflict. Relevant topics will include media and military intervention, portrayals of protest movements, and news and entertainment coverage of crime, rumors, domestic politics, violence, and ethnicity.

ECO/ES 301: International Economies and the European Union                                               3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Economics

The European Union (EU) is a unique political and economic construction. For many economists, its defining characteristic is its four freedoms of movement of goods, services, people, and capital within the world's largest single market. Nineteen member states have gone even further in economic integration and share a common currency, the euro. The EU’s policies influence the everyday lives of those who live inside and outside its borders. This course will study the benefits and costs for the people of the EU, and indeed the world, of this ‘ever closer’ union using the tools of international economics. Its focus is the economic integration of Europe from the end of the Second World War to the present day.

ES/POL 309: Global Environment Politics                                                                                         3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Politics

Human activity is responsible for many environmental issues facing the international community today. This class will explore these core environmental issues, with a special focus on their relation to climate change. It seeks to analyze the roles of states, international organizations, multinational corporations and civil society in the causation and solution process of environmental degradation while at the same time discussing some of the philosophical/ethical aspects of these issues. The underlying goal is to evaluate the effectiveness of global environmental governance and how it attempts to balance national, economic and corporate interests with global environmental welfare

FIN 300: Financial Management                                                                                                         3 Credits

Prerequisite: College level Algebra, college level Accounting or Economics class, basic knowledge of spreadsheets

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FNCE 3125 Financial Management

This course is an introduction to the main areas of corporate finance. Its focus is on developing an understanding of the tools and methodologies available to the financial manager for decision-making in capital budgeting, working capital management, capital structure and profit planning and control.

HIS/SOC 304: Muslim Presence in Europe                                                                                       3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, college-level history, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level History

Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, exaggerated fears and stereotypes towards Islam and Muslims rose in regularity and notoriety. In the United States and in Europe, this "othering" has materialized as ethnic profiling, community surveillance, and most recently, in the rhetoric of the far right. This course is an overview of the long and complex relationship between the Muslim world and the West. The course will cover the ongoing debates about Muslims in Europe, such as concepts of religion and secularism, tradition and modernity, immigrants versus citizens, legal issues, human rights, feminism, the headscarf (hijab), identity construction, radicalization, and more.

PHI/POL 312: Ethics in Society                                                                                                            3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Philosophy/Politics

This course aims to help students in any discipline discover ways to come to terms–both individually and collectively–with the tensions of living in a modern globalized society. It draws on the wisdom we inherit from a lineage of great teachers and thinkers in the past, from different traditions, to seek guidance on how to live better as citizens of the world, and as human beings, confronted by rapid technological change, cultural diversity, environmental degradation, organized violence, and economic insecurity.

PSY 304: Human Development in Cultural Contexts                                                                     3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Arts & Sciences Elective

Study of human development from a psychodynamic perspective, this course draws extensively on the theories of such psychoanalytic thinkers as Freud, Melanie Klein, Wilfred Bion, and Donald Winnicott amongst others. The cultural context is that of a European academic approach to psychology in contrast to the behavioral/cognitive one more prevalent in the United States. The psychodynamic, i.e. psychoanalytic perspective means that emphasis will be placed at all times on the unconscious mind, the inner world and the infantile in the individual, as well as on processes of self-reflection (Students should have a minimum of interest or curiosity about these topics to get anything out of the course.)

REL 312: The Children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity and Islam                                       3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Religious Studies

This course is a comparative study of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It examines the religions' shared aspects as well as distinct elements. The course compares the three religions along thematic lines and examines the way these three major traditions impact the modern West and the Middle East specifically. Among the themes to be discussed are Abraham, scripture and tradition, law, the creation, God, worship, mysticism, the house of God, the tradition of head covering, homosexuality, Jerusalem, and the end of times.

WS/HSP 307: Wine and Food Pairing for the Sommelier                                                            3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level General Elective

Each class will focus on a specific wine style and grape varietal, and review the relevant wine regions across the globe. The students will develop their tasting skills and food pairing with regular tastings in class accompanied by matching food examples. Our tastings will focus on Old World VS New World to emphasis the difference of terroir, wine styles and AOC restrictions between Europe and the rest of the world. Students will also learn about ancient wine history, the basics of winemaking techniques, labels and the AOC system.

ES/WS 305: Chemistry and Biochemistry of Winemaking                                                           3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits, some college-level science credits recommended

School of Record Articulation: 1000 Level Natural Science

This course aims at providing students with a basic understanding of the scientific principles in the two broad topic areas in wine science: viticulture and oenology. Topics covered under “viticulture” include a brief introduction to the history of wine, the principles of soil science applied to viticulture and the different viticulturist techniques, the biogeography of the grapevine, the annual growth cycle of the grapevine and berry development. Under “oenology”, the course covers the structure and the chemical composition of the ripe grape berry, the step-by-step analysis of the three winemaking stages: pre-fermentation, fermentation and post-fermentation stages) and the scientific principles involved in the processes of wine maturation, conservation and aging.

WS/MKT 302: Wine Marketing and Sensory Analysis                                                                  3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory college composition and research, minimum of freshman-level college credits

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Marketing

This course is a combination of lecture and professional tasting to analyze the quality levels, marketing of wine, target market, sales positioning and pricing structures. Students will learn vineyard and winemaking techniques utilized to achieve certain styles of wine. Students will learn how critics and wine competitions affect both winemaking and marketing. Course includes Field Studies.