SHIP Courses: Fall 2008

SHIP seeks to provide a common academic experience by requiring students to take one of four courses in the Fall 2008 semester.  Classes are taught by faculty who are experts in the area of study and are excited to be with SHIP in the fall. Classes will provide you with tools for thinking about the world and will contribute to your international education experience. Below are the descriptions of the four SHIP classes being offered. We hope they pique your interest!

SHIP Class & Participation Policy

SHIP is one of the Residential Academic Programs on the CU-Boulder campus. SHIP offers many benefits to it's students, but perhaps the most enriching benefit is the opportunity to enroll in a SHIP class taught by a renowned campus faculty member. These are small classes of 25 or less students, where you have the opportunity to get to know a faculty member. As such, it is SHIP policy that program participants MUST take one of the SHIP classes offered in both the Fall and Spring semesters. Participation in the program is allowed only if this requirement is fulfilled.

International Affairs 1000:

Global Issues and International Affairs
Instructor: Greg Young

This class introduces students to the study of International Affairs. The course examines political and economic development in several countries and in many different world regions. Students will examine historical trends and development, as well as current political and economic issues. Topics may include: globalization, terrorism, peacekeeping, HIV/AIDS, peace in the Middle East, global warming, the war in Iraq, the emergence of China, the challenge of democracy and global development/trade. This course is approved for Arts and Sciences core curriculum: Contemporary Societies. It is also a lower division requirement for International Affairs majors.

IAFS 1000 will be taught by Dr. Greg Young, adjunct faculty with the International Affairs Program and Political Science. The class will meet Monday and Wednesday, 3:20-5:00pm, in Buckingham 236. The class is limited to 25 SHIP students.

Economics 1000: Introduction to Economics
Instructor: Kishore Kulkarni

ECON 1000 introduces an economic way of thinking, emphasizing its critical importance in cases where people want to make themselves as well off as possible, but can't have everything they want. It begins with introductory definitions and focuses on an explanation of market mechanisms, prices, and policy effects. Further, it builds on macroeconomic topics such as money and banking, the Federal Reserve system, and simple classical, Keynesian and monetarist explanations of monetary theory.  The second half concentrates on microeconomic concepts such as utility theory and consumer choice, elasticity, production, cost concepts and market structures.  It also includes explanations of benefits from international trade with special attention to US trade and balance of payment changes.This class meets the MAPS requirement for general social science and is approved for Arts and Sciences core curriculum: Contemporary Societies.

ECON 1000 will be taught by Kishore Kulkarni, Professor of Economics at the Metropolitan State College of Denver and Editor, Indian Journal of Economics and Business. Professor Kulkarni has won several teaching awards and is known by students for his humorous approach to economics. The class will meet Tuesday and Thursday, 4:00-5:40pm, in Buckingham 236. The class is limited to 25 SHIP students.

History 2126 : Modern U.S. Politics and Diplomacy
Instructor: Jessica Martin

In the spring of 1941, an influential editor named Henry Luce argued that the second half of the twentieth century had the potential to be an “American Century” if the United States would only step up and embrace its role as international powerhouse. As we look back over the twentieth century,  America 's global dominance during that period, for better or worse, is clear. But did American leadership live up to Luce's vision?  Over the course of the semester, we will examine America 's role in the world from 1941 until the present day within the context of Luce's challenge. Questions to be explored include: What was the “American Century” and what will be its legacy?  In what ways did the United States seek to spread its ideology around the globe? Did the United States wield its power in a responsible manner over the second half of the twentieth century? Did the United States ultimately triumph in the Cold War? What unintended consequences have resulted from American hegemony? How have the decisions made during the “American Century” shaped the geopolitical atmosphere today?

This course will cover not only America's major military engagements such as World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but also the rise of the CIA and American reliance on international covert action, the importance of international organizations in the postwar world, the economic and cultural phenomenon known as globalization, and America's complex historical relationship with the Middle East.  Students should be prepared to study both historical and current events.

HIST 2126 is approved for Arts and Sciences core curriculum: Contemporary Societies or U.S. Context. This class will be taught by Dr. Jessica Martin, adjunct faculty in History, specializing in US and diplomatic history. The class will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 11:00-11:50am, in Buckingham 236. The class is limited to 25 SHIP students.

Political Science 2223:

Introduction to International Relations
Instructor: Steve Chan

Introduction to International Relations provides students with an overview of the field of international relations. It includes a general survey of the theories, histories, and problems of historical and contemporary relations among state and non-state actors.

The lecture, PSCI 2223, meets Monday and Wednesday from 9:00-9:50am. Students will also attend a recitation on either Monday OR Wednesday, 8:00am-8:50am. This course is approved for Arts and Sciences core curriculum: Contemporary Societies. This class is also a lower division requirement for both International Affairs and Political Science majors, and is also an approved course for the International Business Certificate in the Leeds School of Business.

Class is a large lecture with small recitations, limited to 25 SHIP students in each.  SHIP students have the exclusive privilege of having both the lecture and recitation taught by renowned Professor Steve Chan, Political Science.

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