Study Abroad

• CAS HI 261: The Venetian Republic: 697-1797
  Traces the rise of Venice from its scattered settlements to the height of its imperial glory. Lectures and detailed guided visits to sites in and around the city illuminate the history of Venice through its rich cultural heritage.
• CAS HI 262: Modern Italian History
  From Unification (1860-1870) to the founding of the Republic (1947-1948). Enlightenment, Restoration, the Risorgimento; nation-building and the liberal parliamentary government; the Great War; Fascism; Resistance; fall of the monarchy; founding of the Republic. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 330.
• CAS HI 263: Modern Italian History
  History of Italy's rapid transformation from agricultural economy to an industrial and post-industrial country. Starting from Italy's "liberal" period of the 1870s, through WWI, to Fascism and the Mussolini era; post-war republicanism to the 1970s, and current economic crises and issues.
• CAS HI 268: Postcolonial Paris
  Study of Paris's contemporary history as the center of French colonialism and immigration. Emphasis on the representation of colonial and postcolonial memory in French cinema. Includes guided visits to important sites around the city. Also offered as CAS LF 344 E.
• CAS HI 281: American Governance: Foreign Affairs, Politics, and Presidents in the Twentieth Century
  Meets with CAS IR 356 E and CAS PO 201 E. Overview of American presidencies of the late twentieth century, specifically considering how politics relates to foreign policy in America. Concepts including isolationism, manifest destiny, moralism, rule of law, national self-interest, and terrorism are discussed. Special focus on Iraq and Afghanistan. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 356 E.
• CAS HI 354: History, Islam, and Politics in the MENA
  Explores how the colonial experience shaped North African culture and society, and how the North African postcolonial state negotiated the legacy of colonialism and responded to the dynamics underpinning global politics. Also offered as CAS RN 346 E. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course entitled "History and Religion: North African Issues" that was previously numbered CAS HI 384 E.
• CAS HI 365: Shanghai: The Key to Modern China?
  The social, cultural, political, and economic history of Shanghai is used as a lens to understand the making of modern China. Themes include the role of the city's colonial past in shaping its history. Students visit significant sights and museums. Also offered as CAS IR 371 E. This course cannot be taken for credit in addition to the course with the same title that was previously numbered CAS HI 387.
• CAS HI 432: Research Seminar and Tutorial in English History
  Considers the relationship between the past and the present, and surveys the evolution of key historiographical trends in modern English--and British--history, and how various types of sources have illuminated different aspects of the past.
• CAS IR 306: International Human Rights Law
  Examines the history, development, structure, and efficacy of the international human rights law framework. Emphasis on the United nations and on regional systems with regard to the promotion and protection of human rights. Lectures, discussions, and group exercises.
• CAS IR 335: Britain and Europe: A New Beginning
  Examines the changing social, cultural, political, and economic structures of Britain at the end of the twentieth century. Introduction to current debates about the future of the United Kingdom in its relationship with Europe.
• CAS IR 336: European Business Environment: Institutions and Enterprise
  (Meets with CAS EC 330 E.) Examines the contemporary infrastructure of British State and EU involvement in the economy via regulation, investment, security and defense. Introduction to EU perspective on competition policies, environment, agriculture, the single currency, and security policy. Lectures, discussion, field trip to Brussels.
• CAS IR 356: Nuclear Security
  Meets with CAS PO 356. Provides students with the foundation for understanding nuclear security in the twenty-first century. Emphasis on the American Cold War experience, the growing threat of nuclear proliferation, the renaissance of civilian nuclear power, safeguards, and nuclear weapons under budget constraints.
• CAS IR 359: British Political Institutions
  Meets with CAS PO 221. The institutions of British democracy and political participation. Voting patterns, interest groups, and political parties; the role of Parliament, the cabinet, the monarchy, and civil service.
• CAS IR 361: Understanding British Foreign and Domestic Policy Processes
  Meets with CAS PO 225 E. Presents main policy areas and policy-making in Britain in an international context. Particular attention paid to foreign and defense policies. Focus on policy outcomes and the policy- making process with some reference to the political system and associated legal and constitutional factors.
• CAS IR 371: Shanghai: The Key to Modern China?
  (Meets with CAS HI 365 E). The social, cultural, political, and economic history of Shanghai is used as a lens to understand the making of modern China. Themes include the role of the city's colonial past in shaping its history. Students visit significant sights and museums.
• CAS IR 391: Democratization: Its History and Future Challenges
  Meets with CAS PO 246E. Comparative perspective on the history of democracy and democratization. Explores conditions, catalysts, and processes of democratic change with a focus on current trends in the democratization debate. Special focus on Iran as a case study.
• CAS IR 392: Britain and the European Question: The Confluence of History and Politics
  (Meets with CAS HI 243 E.) Historical and political overview of Britain's evolving relationship with Europe between 1945 and 1992 in the context of ongoing debates concerning national sovereignty and national modernization, losing an empire and maintaining a world role, and the "special relationship" with the United States
• CAS IR 415: Eu in 21st C
  
• CAS IR 418: Politics, Nations, and Identity in the New Europe: Switzerland and the European Union
  (Meets with PO 247 E.) Examines Switzerland in the context of European history through a structured comparison with France and Germany. Discusses the Swiss role in the history and rationale of the EU, the current eurozone crisis and plans for enlargement, and questions of migration.
• CAS IR 421: Global Governance, Economic Development, and Human Rights
  Examines the roles of international "governing" institutions (the UN, NGOs, etc.) in the development of lower-income countries and the integration of human rights policies into such activities. Includes guest speakers from global organizations such as the WHO and the UN.

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