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> Academic Calendar: 2001-2002 |
Fall
semester: 27 August - 20 December 2001 Spring
semester: 14 January - 10 May 2002 *These
dates include the examination periods, which are held in the final week
of each semester. **TIRES
students should plan to arrive in Boulder two weeks prior to the start
of classes to find housing and attend an orientation session. Required
courses for the TIRES program include "City Life: Immigrants and Transnationalism"
(offered Fall semester) and "Transnationalism, Xenophobia, and Citizenship."
(offered Spring semester). Students will be expected to enroll in both
courses. Students
will normally enroll in three courses per semester at the University of
Colorado. Most courses are 3 credits, or 6 ECTS credits. Beyond the core
courses, students will enroll in other courses that are approved by their
local advisor as satisfying the TIRES curriculum. The schedule of courses
has not yet been set, but students can expect to select from the courses
listed below. In addition to these courses, research methods and special
topics courses are offered each semester. Opportunities for independent
study and internships are also available. *All
courses are identified by their four-digit call number (i.e., GEOG 3742).
The number in parentheses (i.e., (3))
indicates how many credit hours each course is worth. **Not
all courses listed below will be available every semester. COURSEWORK Department
of Geography Website: http://www.colorado.edu/geography GEOG
3672(3). Gender and Global Economy. Examines
the role of gender in global economy. Explores the impacts of colonialism
and modern global economy on gender relations, with particular emphasis
on Third World societies. Also focuses on related issues of population
politics, environmental crisis, women's sexual exploitation, and women's
social movements worldwide. GEOG
3742(3). Place, Power, and Contemporary Culture. Presents
a radical reexamination of the geography of culture. Examines the relationship
between places, power, and the dynamics of culture. Explores how the globalization
of economics, politics, and culture shapes local cultural change. Looks
at how place-based cultural politics both assist and resist processes of
globalization. GEOG
4622 (3). City Life. Analyzes
social, behavioral, political, and demographic factors that influence development
and maintenance of communities in contemporary urban environments, with
primary emphasis on U.S. cities. GEOG
4712 (3). Political Geography. Systematic
study of relations between geography and politics, especially as background
for better understanding of international affairs. Includes topics such
as frontiers and boundaries, power analysis, geopolitics, international
political economy, and strategic concepts. Department
of Political Science Website: http://socsci.colorado.edu/POLSCI/ PSCI
4091 (3). Comparative Urban Politics. Comparatively
analyzes major urban systems in different political/economic settings and
Third-World countries. Gives special attention to political and economic
factors shaping urbanization processes and distinctive policy issues in
these different settings. PSCI
4131 (3). Latinos and the U.S. Political System. Examines
the political status and activities of Mexican Americans and other Latino
groups (Cuban Americans and Puerto Ricans) in the U.S. Presents theoretical
frameworks. Also covers historical experiences and socioeconomic status
of several Latino groups; Latino political attitudes and behaviors; Latino
efforts to influence the major national, state, and local institutions
of the American government; and public policy concerns of Latinos. PSCI
4701 (3). Symbolic Politics. Introduces
uses and abuses of symbols as instruments and indicators of political change. PSCI
4751 (3). The Politics of Ideas. Examines
theoretical arguments and case studies of interactions of ideas, interests,
and institutions in policymaking. Analyzes processes through which ideas
come to the public agenda, how institutional settings shape those ideas,
and why some ideas and interests are more successful. PSCI
4771 (3). Civil Rights and Liberties in America. Implementation
of rights and liberties in America. Examines fundamental issues of free
speech, press, association, and religion along with rights to due process
and equal protection under the law. PSCI
5062 (3). The Politics of Ethnicity. Explores
the political aspects of pluralism, ethno-nationalism, separatism, and
related phenomena. Examines theories of ethnic mobilization, conflict,
and accommodation in the context of political development and "nation-building."
Includes cross-polity comparisons and case studies of multiethnic societies
in the developed and developing world. PSCI
5091 (3). Politics of Social Movements and Interest Groups. Examines
theoretical and empirical research on American interest groups and social
movements. Emphasizes relative power of such interests and their ability
to bring about changes in national policy and political institutions. PSCI
5333 (3). Globalization and Democratization: An Introduction. Introduces
research on globalization and democratization from an interdisciplinary
perspective. Examines ongoing interdisciplinary research on the global
political economy. Students learn about ongoing research, critique current
efforts, and design their own research project. International
Human Rights Department
of Women Studies Website: none available WMST
3500 (3). Global Gender Issues. Introduces
global gender issues, such as the gendered division of labor in the global
economy, migration, women's human rights, environmental issues, gender
violence in war, women in the military, nationalism and feminism, and the
representation of the "Third World" in the United States. Offers students
the opportunity to broaden their perspectives beyond the borders of the
United States. WMST
3900 (3). Asian-American Women: Historical and Contemporary Issues. Drawing
from work produced by and about Asian American women, examines historical
and contemporary issues including representation of Asian American women,
identity politics, feminism, coalition building, and activism for social
change. WMST
4300 (3). International Sex Trade. Studies
the commercial trade of sexual labor in the global economy, examining theories
and assumptions about sexual-economic exchanges and gendered and racialized
relations of power in the sex trade. Emphasizes prostitution. Journalism
and Mass Communications Courses School
of Journalism and Mass Communications Website: http://www.colorado.edu/Journalism/ JOUR
4201 (3). International Mass Communication. Covers
mass media in the international system, including comparative examinations
of national and international press organizations, methods, and content.
Also looks at the role of mass media in developed and developing countries
and the international flow of news and opinion. JOUR
4321 (3). Media Institutions and Economics. Introduces
the institutions and practices of the media industries. Surveys the histories,
structures, and activities of these organizations and the contemporary
issues surrounding them. JOUR
4711 (3). Mass Media and Culture. Examines
culture in the form of discourse, symbols, and texts transmitted through
mass media. Explores the relationship between such mediated culture and
social myth and ideology. Department
of Ethnic Studies Website: http://www.colorado.edu/EthnicStudies/ BLST
3101 (3). Black Politics. Discusses
elitism and Black powerlessness; Black interest groups; base, structure,
and functions of Black political organizations; goals and political styles
of Black politicians; community control; trends (radicalism and separatism
vs. accommodation); and future of Black politics in the United States. CHST
3026 (3). Women of Color--Chicanas in U.S. Society. Critically
explores the Chicana experience and identity. Examines issues arising from
the intersection of class, race, and gender. Focuses on an examination
of controversies surrounding culture and gender through an analysis of
feminism. CHST
3135 (3). Chicana Feminisms and Knowledges. Provides
insight into the present socioeconomic condition of Mexican-American women
and the concept of femenismo
through interdisciplinary study of history, sociology, literary images,
and film portrayals. CHST
4303 (3). The Chicano and the United States Social Systems. Gives
special attention to ways U.S. institutions (i.e., legal, economic, educational,
governmental and social agencies) affect Chicanos. Discusses internal colonialism,
institutional racism, assimilation and acculturation, and identity. ETHN
3013 (3). Racist Ideology in American Life. Explores
the origins and evolution of racism as a political and religious force
in American life, beginning with Puritan ideology in colonial New England,
proceeding through the era of Manifest Destiny, and ending in the present
day. Special attention is paid to the history of organizations such as
the Ku Klux Klan, and emergence of "Christian Identity" doctrine. ETHN
3670 (3). Immigrant Women in the Global Economy. Critical
examination of immigrant women's participation in the global economy. Focuses
on the relationship between larger social forces and the role of women
in migration and the labor force. Emphasizes Latinas and Asian immigrant
women. Department
of Sociology Website: http://socsci.colorado.edu/SOC/ SOCY
4086 (3). Family and Society. Studies
the changing relationship between the family and the economic structure,
historically and sociologically. Examines households that differ from the
nuclear family, taking into account the political, social, ideological,
demographic, and economic determinants of family formation. SOCY
5012 (3). Population Issues, Problems, and Policies. Presents
relations between population and society, covers contemporary perspectives,
and attends to theoretical and empirical substance. Focuses on mortality,
fertility, and migration, the major demographic areas, with reviews of
specific demographic phenomena and controversies. Department
of Anthropology Website: http://www.colorado.edu/Anthropology/ ANTH
4500 (3). Cross-Cultural Aspects of Socioeconomic Development. Examines
goals of international agencies that support development in underdeveloped
countries. Anthropological perspective is provided for such issues as urban
planning, health care and delivery, population control, rural development,
and land reform. ANTH
4590 (3). Urban Anthropology. Comparative
study of urban life. ANTH
7400 (3). Nation/Culture/Citizen. Explores
the nature of ethnic conflict, nationalism, and cultural citizenship in
different geographical/regional contexts. Also explores the way anthropologists
have shifted from the theoretical study of homogeneous communities to transnational
ones. ANTH
7620 (3). Seminar: Ethnography and Cultural Theory. Explores
how ethnographic writing has evolved over the past century to incorporate
different forms of cross-cultural representation and to accommodate new
theoretical paradigms. Includes ethnographic authority and reflexivity,
as well as embedded theories and blurred genres of cultural research. 