ARAB 101: Elementary Modern Standard Arabic                                                                           3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: 1000 Level General Elective

This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of Arabic to allow the beginner to reach a level of reading and writing simple texts of daily life in Arabic.

ARAB 102: Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic                                                                       3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: 1000 Level General Elective

This course is designed for students who followed one semester of Arabic to allow them to confirm a level of reading and writing simple texts on different topics in Arabic.

ARC/ARH 312: European & Mediterranean Prehistoric Art and Archaeology                       3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

This course deals with the apparition and the development of European and Mediterranean societies from the arrival of the first modern humans; known as Cro-Magnon, until the birth of the Celtic aristocracies at the dawn of the Roman conquest. Within the chronological framework of the course, illustrated by major archaeological sites and artefacts, topics discussed include art (cave art, prehistoric "Venuses"), genders, identities, power & birth of leadership, ancient religious beliefs (shamanism, Mother Goddess worshipping, solar cults...). Typically includes excursions to sites in Provence.

ARC/ARH 313: Powers and Identities in Ancient Mediterranean                                              3 Credits

Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours in Art History, Archeology, Classics, or Religious Studies

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

Overview of the Mediterranean basin from the first civilizations in Egypt and Middle East up to the Roman expansion over Europe. The course objectives aim to “de-classicize” the Ancient Mediterranean history to tone down the “Mediterranean Antiquity/Greco-Roman” paradigm. As this Greco-Roman world did not appear abruptly, classes will have an equal emphasis on these “Non-Classical” civilizations such as the Etruscans, the Hittites, the Phoenicians, and the Celts/Gauls.

ART 110: Introduction to Digital Photography                                                                               3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: 1000 Level Studio Art

This course introduces the students to the history of photography and to the techniques specific to digital capture and the manipulation of images in Photoshop. It provides the students with basic photography skills and an understanding of focal length, aperture, shutter speed, composition, and quality of light. Students will gain an appreciation of aesthetic concerns that will enable them to express themselves in a cohesive and creative manner.

ART 200: Drawing II Intermediate                                                                                                      3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory Drawing course

Required Corequisites: ART 309: Art Criticism and ART 240: Painting II

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalent to SART2235 Advanced Drawing

Studio drawing course for the intermediate student – 90 contact hours.

ART 230: Painting II Intermediate                                                                                                      3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory Painting course

Required Corequisites: Art 309: Art Criticism and Art 230: Painting II

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Studio Art

Studio painting course for the intermediate student – 90 contact hours.

ART 270: Creative Writing and the Intercultural Experience – Beginners                               3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to ENGL1801 Creative Writing

ART 370: Creative Writing and the Intercultural Experience – Intermediate & Advanced 3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to ENGL1806 Creative Writing: Non-Fiction I

ART 294: Altered Landscapes: A Mixed Studio Course                                                                 3 Credits

Prerequisites: One composition course and/or an Art History or Visual Culture Course

Required Corequisites: ART315 The Mediterranean Seminar and ART321 Painting in the Mediterranean

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Studio Art Course

What does it mean to occupy a space? How and what are the different ways artists represent their experience and relationship to place? Aix-en-Provence, Marseille, and its surroundings will become source material for students to build a body of work that seeks to explore this question. Students will conduct field studies where they will develop a personal archive of objects, photographs, writings, sketches etc. that will be used to develop their studio project over the semester.

ART 295: Drawing and Painting in the Mediterranean                                                                 3 Credits

Prerequisites: One composition course and/or an Art History or Visual Culture Course

Required Corequisites: ART315 The Mediterranean Seminar and ART325 Mixed Media Studio Course

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Studio Art/Art History Course

This studio art course is designed to introduce students to the ideas, methods and approaches of artists whose work found inspiration in an encounter with the Mediterranean both real and imagined. Along with stylistic experimentation in techniques such as pointillism, fauvism and cubism, students will investigate Mediterranean themes where olive trees, shepherds, bathers and palm trees invite classical and oriental readings. The course consists of a series of painting and drawing projects related to the various work of artists including Cézanne, Van Gogh, Signac, Matisse, Chagall and Picasso.

ART 306: Drawing Into Painting                                                                                                          3 Credits

Prerequisite: Completion of ENG101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100/introductory level in Art, Art History, Archeology, or the Humanities are strongly encouraged

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Studio Art

This studio course focuses on the relationship between drawing and painting. Students will explore how these mediums inform each other and learn different techniques based in conceptual, expressive, and observational drawing. Beginning with drawing, students will transform the literal world into a poetic visual experience while exploring different subject matter before transitioning into painting. Assignments are designed for students to discover their creative processes and develop their observational and technical skills. In addition to studio work, students will study the evolution of drawing and painting throughout history will be introduced to an array of artists to help guide their work.

ART 330: Painting III Advanced I                                                                                                         3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory and intermediate painting. Two required co-requisites: Art 309: Art Criticism and Art 300: Drawing III: Advanced

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Studio Art

Studio painting course for the advanced student – 90 contact hours

ART 351: Multimedia and Contemporary Studio Practice – Intermediate & Advanced     3 Credits

Prerequisite: Introductory credits in the fine arts

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Studio Art

ART/ARH 201: Introduction to Art History: Prehistory to Modern Times                               3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Arts & Sciences General Elective 

This course is an introductory history of art survey from prehistory through the modern period. The course makes use of slide-lectures, textbooks, videos and on-site visits to develop students’ appreciation of art through the particular concepts and methodology of art historical analysis.

ART/ARH/PHI 309: Art Criticism and Aesthetics Seminar I                                                         3 Credits

Prerequisite: Intermediate coursework related to the study of Aesthetics (ex. Studio Art, Literature)

Required Corequisites: One selected painting course and one selected drawing course

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Studio Art/Art History

The Art Criticism seminar offers the student access to a wide variety of images (architectural, sculptural, painted or drawn, etc.). The objective of this course is to improve critical awareness and to refine judgment based on an exploration of artistic principles through visual experience. Intensive critical analysis of selected art works with emphasis on the essential elements of color, light, volume and form. Readings include various critical and philosophical texts. Field-Studies required. 

ART/ARH/PHI 310: Art Criticism and Aesthetics Seminar II                                                        3 Credits

Prerequisite: Intermediate coursework related to the study of Aesthetics (ex. Studio Art, Literature)

Required Corequisites: One selected painting course and one selected drawing course

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Studio Art/Art History

The Art Criticism seminar offers the student access to a wide variety of images (architectural, sculptural, painted or drawn, etc.). The objective of this course is to improve critical awareness and to refine judgment based on an exploration of artistic principles through visual experience. Intensive critical analysis of selected art works with emphasis on the essential elements of color, light, volume and form. Readings include various critical and philosophical texts. Field-Studies required. 

ART/ARH 320: Picasso, Matisse, and the Mediterranean                                                           3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

This course is an investigation of the development of late 19th and early 20th century modern art within the context of the south from post-impressionism through fauvism, cubism and surrealism. Field studies are an integral part of the course.

ART/ARH 340: The Mediterranean and Beyond: Cross-Cultural Studies in Medieval Art and Architecture                                                                                                                                              3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

This course goes beyond the borders of empires, states and political history to discuss and analyze what makes the Middle Ages an artistic, architectural and intellectual momentum from the 5th to the 15th centuries CE. It studies the arts and architecture of various cultures and covers vast geographical and chronological scopes. We will deal with West Europe, the Islamic World, Iran, India, China, the Byzantine Empire, and the so-called Vikings (Danes). Field studies are an integral part of the course.

ART/ARH 342: Artistic Encounters in the Mediterranean: Cross Cultural                              3 Credits

Perspectives in European Art

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

This course explores how contact between cultures has shaped artistic production between the sixth and nineteenth centuries in the Mediterranean. It aims to show that the formation of art history as a discipline is more collaborative than compartmentalized. Among the themes to be covered in this class are: Byzantine Art and Italy (Ravenna, Venice and Sicily), Islamic aesthetics in Jewish and Christian art, Islamic art and Europe (Spain, Sicily, and Venice), the Ottomans and Renaissance art, Rembrandt and the East, and Orientalist paintings. The course is structured around discussion and students are expected to participate and present.

ART/ARH 363: Baroque Art and Architecture                                                                                 3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

This course investigates European art and architecture of the seventeenth century. Known as the Baroque, this artistically rich period saw the rise of major artists including Caravaggio, Bernini, Gentileschi, Velasquez, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Rubens, Claude and Poussin. Best known for dramatic, narrative scenes of intense psychological and emotional power, Baroque art, in its extravagant excitement, reflects the tumultuous times in which it was created. This course looks at regional stylistic variations–Italy, Spain, Flanders, Holland, France, England–within the context of historical circumstance including new ideas about the nature of time and space, the rebranding of the Catholic Church (on the offensive after the onslaught Protestantism), the consolidation of power by an absolute monarch (Louis XIV), and the creation of the Dutch Republic with a mercantile-based economy.

ART/ARH 364: Contemporary Art: Visual Representations of the Mediterranean               3 Credits

Prerequisite: Students majoring in Art History, Social Sciences, Philosophy, or Cultural Studies

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

This course surveys contemporary art practices along the Mediterranean with a focus on cross-cultural exchange between Europe, North Africa, and the Levant. Through an array of post-war artworks, films, and texts, this course will address the role representation plays in forming our knowledge of place. Students will engage in post-colonial theory, critical race studies, and signifying practices as a way to develop a deeper understanding of the Mediterranean basin and the complex social, historical, and political issues at play in the region. Artist talks will be an important element to this course in order to introduce students to the contemporary art community of Aix-en-Provence, Marseilles, and its surroundings.

ART/ARH 373: Renaissance Art and Architecture                                                                         3 Credits

Prerequisite: Two semesters of composition classes and/or general Aesthetics and visual analysis coursework, and or Art History 100/200

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Art History

Overview of the Western European art and architecture from the Late 13thto the Early 16thcentury, known as the Renaissance and the High Renaissance, in the context of the cultural, philosophical, social, political, economic and religious transformation of the continent. Some of the main trends covered include a reverent revival of Classical Greek/Roman art forms and styles; a faith in the nobility of Man (Humanism); the mastery of illusionistic painting techniques, maximizing 'depth' in a picture and the naturalistic realism of its faces and figures

ART/ARH 381: The Nineteenth Century and French Impressionism                                         3 Credits

Prerequisite: Coursework related to Art History, preferably at the Intermediate level, and 3 semesters of university study

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

An historical and critical analysis of French painting in the Nineteenth Century with a central focus on the birth and development of the Impressionist movement, its vision and the resulting form of the paintings.

ART 382: Cezanne and Van Gogh                                                                                                       3 credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

Paul Cezanne and Vincent Van Gogh remain two of the most influential painters in the history of European art, and both accomplished significant portions of their work right here in Provence.  This course follows the career arcs of both painters, with an emphasis on reading primary texts and looking very carefully at the most significant works each artist produced (as well as some lesser known gems).  Additionally, students attend two day-long field studies, in which they examine reproductions of paintings by each artist, while standing in the exact spot the paintings were done, comparing the work with the real motif, in order to gain insight into each artist’s powerful imagination.

ART/ENG 277/377: Creative Writing in the Spirit of Place                                                          3 Credits

Prerequisite: One semester of coursework in English literature

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Studio Art/English

Whether in fiction or in journalism, no writer who has traveled with their eyes and hearts open can ignore the power of place. Each place has its own essence, a landscape of memory, imagination and experience that transforms with every new character, real or imaginary, who passes through it. Even ordinary places, when skillfully captured or created in prose and reporting, can become compelling characters in their own right. Through studying the treatment of place by both journalists and authors and developing our own work through group and individual exercises, this workshop is designed to explore the pleasure and power of crafting place whether in fiction, memoir, articles or essays.

BUS 301: International Business Today and Tomorrow                                                                         3 credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Business General Elective

The world’s economies are now part of an integrated global system. Increasingly, firms of all sizes consider the entire world when deciding where to produce and where to sell their goods and services. Global trends, such as a greater emphasis on corporate social responsibility and sustainability, and international macroeconomic shocks, such as the on-going Covid-19pandemic, influence the decisions of business leaders all over the world. At the same time, national borders and differences remain an essential fact of the global economy. This course will study the changing world in which international business operates, with a particular emphasis on developing a global perspective through the study abroad experience. Its focus is on the ‘macro’ environment but it will also consider managerial implications.

BUS 303: Intercultural Management                                                                                                          3 Credits

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

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

There has been a fast-paced change in the innovative management of people in recent years. From mono-cultural to multicultural, from mono-linguistic to multilingual, the needs of global business and the hiring of global nomads and experienced expatriates, are changing our companies and organizations. This course will raise awareness as to how to manage innovative and intercultural Human Resource strategies to achieve new 21^st century goals: change management, diversity and inclusion and new solutions to the challenges and opportunities international work forces can generate. Intercultural mindfulness and competence are key attributes to be developed and understood.

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 309: International Entrepreneurship                                                                                        3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Management

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 306 The Global Wine Industry: International Trade, Regions, and Tasting Analysis 3 Credits

Prerequisite: ENG101 or equivalent, and at least one 200 level course in Business or related fields

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Business General Elective

This intensive 3-week, 3-credit course is designed for students who wish to learn about the global wine industry and for those who are considering a career in wine. The course covers the fundamentals of viticulture and oenology, famous French regions including wine styles, grapes, climate, and culture. The course incorporates the business of wine including marketing, branding, and consumer behavior as well as an introduction to professional tasting techniques. We will visit local wine producers in the Provence region.

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.

INT/FRE 341: Undergraduate Internship                                                                                          3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level General Elective

Internship positions in various enterprises and non-profit organizations from small local businesses to regional chains to multinationals with offices in Aix and in the wider region. Students usually work 10-12 hours per week on site, submitting regular written reports to their professors at IAU/ACM. An upper-intermediate level of French or higher is essential. Often satisfies credit for French language requirements. Availability depends on company offers. Flexible hours according to your course schedule.

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 200: Ecology of France and the Mediterranean Environment                                              3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level Natural Science

The Mediterranean biome coversca.2.0% of the global lands, making of it the smallest terrestrial biome. Yet, field surveys reveal the presence of some 48 thousand species of vascular plants, ca.18%of all known terrestrial plants, making of it the second most biodiverse behind the Tropical Forests biome. One remarkable aspect of this biodiversity is the high rate of endemism, rising in some locations to over 75%, making of the whole biome a “biodiversity hotspot”. The focus of this course is to examine the conditions, which shaped and continue to shape life in this biome and the future challenges it faces. The Mediterranean southern France is studied in this class as an example to illustrate the functioning in vivo of this biome.

ES 201: Principles of Environmental Science in Society                                                               3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to BIOL 1076 Environmental Science

This course will help students to prepare for living in the current and future society's mixture of technology and myth by presenting ideas and concepts about living systems and their environments. Policy makers and citizens’ awareness for understanding of environmental science principles is urgently needed in exercising community responsibilities to handle the environmental problems of our times. Water use, solid waste management, global warming, energy use, conservation of irreplaceable natural resources and the preservation of biodiversity are issues we will cover.

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.

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.

FLM/FRE 355: France as Seen Through its Movies, post WWII to the 1970’s                        3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

Study of the different facets of France — from literary imagination to social issues, post WWII to the 1970’s - through a varied selection of films by great French directors.  Introduction to the analysis of film techniques.

FLM/FRE 356 France as Seen Through its Movies, The 1980's to Today                                 3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

Study of the different facets of France — from literary imagination to social issues, from the 1980’s to today — through a varied selection of films.

FRE 101 Practical Elementary French I                                                                                              3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 1110 Elementary French I

Intended for students with little to no previous study of French.

FRE 101/102: Immersive Elementary French I then II                                                                  6 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 1110 Elementary French I + FREN 1111 Elementary French II

This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of French. Students will learn the French language via spoken and written exercises, and by observing and interacting with their immediate environment in Aix-en-Provence. The initial emphasis will be on listening comprehension and oral ability, with progressively greater emphasis on reading and writing skills. The aim of this class is to provide students with the means to understand French and express themselves. Syntactical and linguistic elements are integrated into the context of the students’ daily life in France. Audiovisual and reading activities as well as in-class discussions draw upon the diversity of French and Francophone society and culture. Practical, everyday communication is emphasized in hands-on exercises in writing, speaking, listening, audio and video sessions, and during short outings in the neighborhood surrounding the IAU campus. Class is taught in French.

FRE 102: Practical Elementary French II                                                                                           3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of one semester of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 1111 Elementary French II

Intended for those who have completed the equivalent of one semester of college-level French.

FRE 102/201: Immersive Elementary French II then Intermediate French I                          6 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of one semester of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 1111 Elementary French II + FREN 2210 Intermediate French I

Intensive four hours’ classroom learning tied to two hours’ practical workshops and activities. Development of an understanding of oral French through dialogue and role-playing.

FRE 200: Intermediate Elementary French                                                                                      3 Credits

Prerequisite: At least 2 semesters of college level French

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 2210 Intermediate French I

This course is for students with at least 2 semesters of College French. The course will deepen the students’ knowledge in French and teach them how to use French more efficiently and express complex ideas in a proper fashion. The emphasis will be placed on improving the students’ communication skills through oral and written exercises, conversations and discussions in class and thematic exposure to arts. The student will get acquainted with culture in Aix-en-Provence, Provence and France and will acquire an understanding of French art, cuisine, customs and pastimes through exposure to paintings and sculptures, newspaper and magazine articles, short literature excerpts and idioms.

FRE 201/202: Immersive Intermediate French I then II                                                                    6 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of two semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 2210 Intermediate French I + FREN 2211 Intermediate French II

This course is designed to use more efficiently French (oral and written) in order to express more complex ideas and articulate them properly. The emphasis in this intermediate French class will be to improve your communicative skills in French, in order to do so, we will work altogether the four proficiencies: oral and written oral understanding, oral and written oral expression, as well as interaction in the class. We will also deal with the local culture as you are going to live and be immersed in to the French Southern culture a whole semester.

FRE 202: Intermediate French II                                                                                                         4 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of three semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 2211 Intermediate French II

Intensive four hours’ classroom learning. Development of oral French through conversation.

FRE 301: Advanced French I: Structure and Expression                                                                3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

Advanced written and oral practice and grammar review. Essay topics follow a simulation enriched with a variety of documentation and multimedia activities.

FRE 302: Advanced French II: Conversation and Composition                                                   3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of five semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

Students improve their advanced command of oral and written French.

FRE 306: Cross-Cultural Studies in Food and Culture                                                                    3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

This course is taught in French. Each three-hour course is divided into three parts: culture, French and cuisine, allowing students to approach intercultural studies on food and culture not only theoretically but also practically.

FRE 333: Contemporary France: Society, Politics, and Culture                                                  3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

The objective of this course is to understand contemporary French society. We will explore the relationship between tradition and the values ​​that are the foundation of French society as well as the evolution of these values. This reflection on current French culture will better put it into perspective American culture. This course, which aims to go to beyond the ideas about France often based on stereotypes, will take an interdisciplinary approach stemming from the social sciences, and in particular cultural anthropology, so as to explore the issues intercultural and cultural theories in the current context of globalization. This course will introduce students with the study of culture through the work of anthropologists, cultural historians, philosophers, economists or more psychologists.

FRE 401: Translation and Structure I: from Colloquial to Literary                                             3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of five semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 4000 Level French

Translation from English to French and French to English, with constant reference to technical considerations. The course includes both theory and supervised practice of translation. Using the selected texts, we will explore the challenges linked to the place of the individual in contemporary society: identity and family relationships, identity and relationships with others, social condition, normalcy, and collective consciousness.

FRE 402: Translation and Structure II: from Colloquial to Literary                                            3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of six semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 4000 Level French

This course is designed to provide advanced instruction and supervised practice in translation from English into French and from French into English. The course includes both discussion and practice in translation. The selection of texts will explore issues of the individual's place in contemporary society: identity and family relationships, identity and relationships to others, social condition, normality and collective consciousness.

FRE/BUS 311: Business French                                                                                                            3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalency to FREN 3267 French Commercial Culture

Intensive training in French for business and commercial purposes, emphasizing specialized forms and vocabulary. Students will discover the world of work in France, the different types of companies in relationship with economic activity during the course but also through company visits and the stakeholder involvement. Specific vocabulary will be studied to allow a better understanding and to participate actively. This professional French course allows an enrichment of oral and written skills in the field of business French through presentations, reading of articles, and recording.

FRE 335: The Phonetics of Contemporary French                                                                          3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

This phonetics course aims to teach the essential characters of phonemes and intonations of contemporary French and will focus on the particularities of oral language. Over sessions, several approaches will be applied (articulatory, comparative and verbo tonal methods), thus the students will become aware of the difference between the phonological system of French and the one of their own language.

FRE/LIN 412 Contemporary French:  The Linguistics of Everyday Language                          3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Articulation: 4000 Level French

This course presents the main areas of language sciences: phonology, phonetics, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and discourse. For each area, the main concepts are addressed in theoretical form and on the basis of practical exercises. Students will manipulate and analyze French linguistic data, but not only, they will also apply their knowledge to other languages. 

FRE/HIS/EDU 379: Deep-Dive into the French Language: History, Acquisition and Teaching     3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of five semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

This course will introduce students to the field of second language acquisition, considering specific issues in learning and teaching French. Students will understand the roles a learner's mother tongue, motivation, memory, and personality play in the learning of a new language. They will consider how social factors affect language learning. They will define the nature of the relationship between language and culture. Models of second language acquisition will be studied, as well as a variety of approaches to the teaching of French as a foreign language.

FRE/LIT 315: Readings in French Literature I                                                                                   3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: Direct equivalent to FREN 4301 Survey of Literature in French

FRE/LIT 316: Readings in French Literature II                                                                                 3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

This course is intended for students at an upper intermediate or higher level in French. Readings of French masterpieces in poetry, fiction and drama have been selected from the nineteenth and twentieth century corpus. Texts will be read in their social contexts.

FRE/LIT 339/340: French Children’s Literature: Exploring Language, Culture, and Society  3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

This course focuses on the way French children’s literature explores the creativity of language (with wordplay, for example) and the interaction between text and illustrations, while giving us an historical glimpse of French culture and society and of the underlying value system that pervades children’s literature. We will study classics (Charles Perrault’s and La Fontaine’s fairy tales, la Comtesse de Ségur, Alphonse Daudet) and more contemporary texts (Pierre Gripari, Daniel Pennac, Sempé-Goscinny) to offer a comprehensive view of this literary category. The very varied books selected for this course aim at demonstrating how this literature touches on numerous literary genres and traditions.

FRE/LIT 362/363: Women and the Mediterranean: From Myth to Modernity                     3 Credits

Prerequisite:  Four semesters in French and/or sufficient score on the ACM/IAU French placement test.

School of Articulation: 3000 Level French

Reviewing some of the great books of French literature in the forms of the novel, poetry and theatre, this course investigates the construction of gender (feminine gender in particular) and explore its fabrication in Mediterranean basin through cultural cues and textual arrangement. The works thus articulate their socio-historic and geographic contexts and the individual expression of the authors studied. How do these representations reflect on the present moment? 

FRE/LIT 383: Writing in Provence: Literature and Regional Culture                                    3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

FRE/LIT 414/415: Writing After Colonialism: Literature, Power, and Might                          3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of six semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 4000 Level French

Covering subjects such as the spirit of the desert, slavery, the Mediterranean, and the initiation journey, this course reflects on the ongoing dialogue between authors from France and authors from French speaking countries of former colonial territories.

FRE/POL 376: Contemporary French Identities                                                                      3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of five semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

The crisis of the French national novel and the issues related to national identity in a country in mutation. Topics explored: 1. The legacy revolutionary and the republican myth, 2. Immigration and ethnic diversity, 3. The large questions of society, 4. The image that the French make of their story, 5. The impact of terrorism, 6. The contemporary political landscape.

FRE/SOC 211: Intermediate French: Living in France                                                             3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of two semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent, recommended that students also enroll in a French class focusing more on language & grammar (i.e. FRE 201-202 or FRE 202)

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level General Elective

The goal of this course is to deepen students’ knowledge of contemporary France, particularly regarding social, cultural, artistic and historical issues. The course will deepen the student’s knowledge in French and teach them how to use French more efficiently and express complex ideas in a proper fashion. The class will be entirely conducted in French and will focus on developing: listening comprehension, oral competence and socio-cultural communicative proficiency through use of video and audio-based media, movies, songs, etc.

HIS 301: European History: 1870-1918                                                                                      3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level History

This course will examine the major social, economic, political and diplomatic developments in European history from 1870 to 1918.It will concentrate primarily on the historical experience of France, Germany, the Ottoman Empire and Russia, with occasional attention paid to other European nations. Four particular themes will be explored: 1: The idea of nation and the emergence of nationalism, 2: European politics, from Anarchism to Marxism, 3: Cultural history: the evolution of European Arts, 4: The Consequences of the wars on the European perception of History.

HIS 303: France and Europe in the Cold War                                                                              3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level History

Study of the evolution of the European societies from the post-war period to the fall of the Berlin Wall through arts, literature, architecture, alternative cultures and social evolution linked to the exceptional economic growth of the post-war period ending with the oil shocks (1970’s).

HIS/COM 314: France During the Occupation (1939-1945)                                                         3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level History

France in World War II history, from the military defeat of 1940 to the Liberation, with a special focus on the German Occupation of France, and how the time period is portrayed in various media, all the way to present time. This course will examine the major social, economic, diplomatic, and political challenges that France faced during the 1939-1945 time period. Four major themes will be explored: 1.The Vichy regime & the military, economic, ideological, and political aspects of “Collaboration”, 2.How the life of the people in France was affected by the Occupation, 3.How the media shape our perception of History, Resistance and Collaboration, 4.The role played today by the ‘duty of remembrance’ in the way the French envision WWII.

HIS/POL 321: French Colonialism in the Middle East and North Africa                                   3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level History

This class will examine the region’s contemporary political foundations, with a focus on how the recent colonial past has helped shape the political institutions that were recently toppled.

HIS/FRE 328: Provencal History and Culture through its Monuments                                     3 Credits

Prerequisite: Minimum of four semesters of college-level French credits or the equivalent

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level French

Introduction to the History of Provence and a study of its most exemplary monuments. Typically includes excursions to sites in Provence. Provence is an original geographical space: a vast opening on the Mediterranean Sea, a contrasted climate and a vegetation often threatened by fires. This space often explains the human organization of the landscapes. The history of Provence is very rich and ancient. It has created a very complex regional culture that is both Mediterranean and continental, where Greeks, Gauls and Romans have mingled, and today there are relations with the other countries of the Mediterranean basin. The course approaches the history of Provence from the angle of art (painting and sculpture) and architecture, where the various monuments studied will serve as a basis for understanding Provencal civilization.

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.

IR 305/505: US Diplomacy in an Age of Change: Case Studies and Practical Exercises       3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level International Studies

This seminar will explore contemporary U.S. foreign policy and the challenges that face its practitioners. Students will explore the context of US diplomacy today, while honing essential written and oral communication skills.

IR 403 International Relations: Security and Development in a Global World                      3 Credits

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

School of Articulation: 4000 Level Politics

The study of international relations in today’s world encompasses much more than relations between governments and nation-states. This course will look at all modern actors in international affairs. Central to our approach is taking advantage of living abroad for a semester. This includes exploring the viewpoints of new friends, closely following local and international news, attending local conferences and exploring Franco-American relations. Students will read assigned texts, write short papers and give presentations.

LIT 325: The European Novel                                                                                                      3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level English

The twentieth century saw the European novel become the dominant literary genre. It assumed its role as the narrative voice of a turbulent era. The main objectives of the course are to better appreciate the evolution of the 20th-century European novel, understand the importance of the selected works in their historical context, recognize the value of literary techniques in novelistic composition, undertake extended literary analysis and fully develop written and oral arguments.

LIT/COM 312: Provencal Culture, from Myth to Media                                                               3 Credits

Prerequisite: N/A

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Communications

The course will read selected chapters in Lawrence Durrell’s Caesar’s Vast Ghost, London, Faber & Faber (required). Students will read additional assigned texts (available as downloads) and be exposed to at least one media production each week (film, TV or radio program). The class will go on an excursion during the term. Students will maintain a journal and write two papers on topics pertinent to their studies. They will each watch 6 media productions in their entirety and write about them in their journal. The journal will be reviewed twice and will receive one letter grade. There will be an in-class mid-term test and a final exam.

LIT/COM/ANTH 375: The European City in Literature and the Visual Arts                             3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 2000 Level English

This course will explore the rise and the establishment of the urban setting as the nexus of contemporary European culture and civilization. We will focus primarily on the late nineteenth-century up to the contemporary setting, more specifically on Rome, Paris, Prague and London. Other cities will be taken into account but only in complement to these four central urban settings. The main genres will be the novel and cinema but will not exclude poetry, music or painting.

MSM/ARH 391 Museums Today: Mission and Challenges                                                          3 Credits

Prerequisite: Two semesters of composition classes, one course of aesthetics or visual analysis

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

Today's museums are challenged in many ways: They have got to collect and pass on a common heritage for a broad community, reflect the diversity of cultures and identities, handle the restitution of objects stolen in times of wars and colonization, play economic and diplomatic roles, lead scientific research, include new technologies and pop culture, and contribute to critical thinking and citizenship... To explore these issues, this course will combine 1) the study of press articles, movies and museums’ online resources that will be discussed in class, 2) meetings with artists and museum professionals who will share their working experience, 3) a project in partnership with the Musée Granet where the students will gain an experience as organizers of cultural events, exhibition guides or visual artists promoting their own works.    

MSM/ARH 337: From Prehistoric Caves to the Louvre Abu Dhabi                                            3 Credits

Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3-4 semesters of college level coursework, successful completion of ENG101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100 level in Art, Art History, Archaeology, or the Humanities.

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Art History

Housing artworks from all over the world and from all eras, museums carry memory of humanity. In the past, however, these artworks were displayed in various locations and settings such as nature, tombs, churches, palaces, and private dwellings. To understand better what is displayed in today’s museums, this course rereads history of art in relation to space/place from Prehistoric cave paintings to contemporary art centers. It includes field studies to several museums in the region.

MUS/SOC 307: Opera, Women, and Politics: Studying the Representation of Women             3 Credits

and Femininity in European Opera

Prerequisite: Successful completion of 3-4 semesters of college level coursework, successful completion of ENG101 or equivalent, and 6 credit hours above the 100 level in Art, Art History, Archaeology, or the Humanities.

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Music/Humanities

While predominantly considered an elitist art form today, opera has often been transgressive in its confrontation of divisive polemical issues. Its treatment of race, religion and above all gender is often versatile and complex. This course will examine both specific operatic works and the broader history of opera from musicological, sociological and political perspectives. By examining the representation of female and male characters throughout the ages, as well as its entanglement with the treatment of nations and the depiction of sovereignty, the students will consider both the artistic and socio-political contribution of opera to modern European history and culture.

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.

POL 307: The European Union: Integration, Enlargement, Unity                                              3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Politics

The construction of the European Union represents one of the most important efforts toward peaceful international cooperation in world history. This course offers a comprehensive study of the origins, evolution, and impact of the European Union. It will equally look at the current institutions and policies that make the European Union a global actor today. The course will also examine underlying challenges facing the European Union such as nationalism, state-sovereignty, supranational governance, the fallout from Brexit, and the future of enlargement.

POL/ES 309: Global Environmental Politics                                                                                     3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Politics

The objective of this course is to understand the bases of the contemporary environmental crisis and to critically assess the role of discourses in shaping the environmental politics and to appreciate how environmental goals rest on a variety of ethical, social and political norms without which they cannot be fully understood. Students throughout the course will be briefly reminded of the current state of the global environment and will be introduced to the environmental discourses analysis approach, which they will learn how to use in the conceptual framing of contemporary environmental questions.

POL/IR 303: International Relations                                                                                           3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Politics

The study of international relations in today’s world encompasses much more than relations between governments and nation-states. This course will look at all modern actors in international affairs. Central to our approach is taking advantage of living abroad for a semester. This includes exploring the viewpoints of new friends, closely following local and international news, attending local conferences and exploring Franco-American relations. Students will read assigned texts, write short papers and give presentations.

POL/IR 360 The International Law and Politics of Armed Conflict                                            3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Politics

The UN Charter vows to “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” The purpose of this course is to explore how international law, international organizations, states and NGOs interact in response to armed conflict, and how such responses can contribute to, or undermine, efforts to end violence. Topics will include the origins and basic principles of the law of war, the changing nature of warfare in the 21st century, the challenges facing humanitarian aid and the prospects of peacebuilding and transitional justice. We will explore these topics through a combination of lectures, class discussions, films, literature and case studies.

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 301: The Problem of God                                                                                                        3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Religious Studies

This course offers a critical assessment of the contemporary relevance and plausibility of belief in God, against the background of an historical review of attempts to propose its philosophical basis and justification. Students will be invited to critically reflect on such perennial questions as: What is evil? Does God exist? What is the good life? Why do we have religion? What is the relationship between religion and science? Particular attention will be paid to situating the human spiritual experience within the philosophical discourse of modernity, assessing religious faith within the context of major political, social, and intellectual upheavals of our time.

REL 311: Early Christianity in Europe                                                                                             3 Credits

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

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Religious Studies

Drawing on the example of Provence’s evolution from the Pagan era to the first evangelization of the region, the class will explore the history, the theology and religious practices (including art) of the first centuries of Europe’s Christianity. This course will examine the conflicts, individuals, social movements, and theologies that shaped Christianity during its formative period, the first through eight centuries. How did this religion become the official religion of the Roman Empire? What implications did this "success" have for Roman society and the evolution of Christianity? Issues we will study include the spread of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean world; martyrdoms and persecutions; Christian and Jewish relations; hierarchy and power; heresy and orthodoxy; asceticism and the body; gender and class.

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/HIS 340 The History and Culture of Wine in the Mediterranean                                       3 Credits

Prerequisite: One 200 level course in History, Humanities, or Social Sciences

School of Articulation:  3000 Level History

Viticulture and wine production have been embedded in the Mediterranean region for thousands of years and these activities have become synonymous with many local cultures.  Students will study the evolution of wine from its pre-historic origins near the fertile crescent through to the modern era in the Mediterranean basin.  We will learn how production methods and consumption habits developed over time and space, how a culture of wine and local identities co-evolved and how many Mediterranean countries, through regional and external forces, came to be the world’s standard bearer for the global wine industry.  This class enjoys field visits and tastings of regional wines. Additional fee required.

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.

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.

WS 380: Applied Sustainable Viticulture                                                                                    3 Credits

Prerequisite: ENG 101 or equivalent, and WS 101 or concurrent enrollment in ES 101, or the equivalent of 6 credit hours in college level introductory STEM courses

School of Record Articulation: 3000 Level Arts & Sciences Elective

This course will develop a profound understanding of viticulture and agroecosystems. Engaging in the following vineyard activities: cover crop management, pruning, canopy management, frost protection, soil preparation, weed/pest management, trellis and irrigation strategies we will underpin our practical activities with theoretical/philosophical readings and lectures to gain a holistic knowledge of what it takes to grow wine grapes and the impact of viticulture on the environment.