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OSPFLOR 13: The Art in Structural Engineering

Principles for analysis of buildings and bridges. Structural forms, such as trusses, beams, arches, frames and cables examined as art forms and fundamental building components. The evolution of these principles through study of key structures in Florence and nearby cities. Recommended: basic calculus.
Terms: Spr | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci

OSPFLOR 16: Science, Mathematics and Engineering in Renaissance Italy

Impact of Galileo¿s scientific and mathematical achievements. Design of Leonardo¿s machines. Key innovations and long-term impact of mathematical and scientific achievements in Renaissance Italy. Field trips to Da Vinci museum.
Terms: Spr | Units: 1-2

OSPFLOR 18: Language Activities

Opportunities to improve Italian language skills through guided discussions and meetings with Italian students. Activities take place at a number of locations throughout the city of Florence. May be repeated for credit. (AU)
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 1

OSPFLOR 21F: Accelerated Second-Year Italian, Part A

Review of grammatical structures; grammar in its communicative context. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills practiced and developed through authentic material such as songs, newspaper articles, video clips, and literature. Insight into the Italian culture and crosscultural understanding.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

OSPFLOR 22F: Accelerated Second-Year Italian Part B,

Grammatical structures, listening, reading, writing, speaking skills, and insight into the Italian culture through authentic materials. Intermediate to advanced grammar. Content-based course, using songs, video, and literature, to provide cultural background for academic courses.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 5

OSPFLOR 26: Greeks and Etruscans in the Archaeology of Ancient Italy

Focus on the two pre-Roman cultures with the widest cultural and political significance in the Mediterranean: the Etruscans and the Greeks. Archaeological case studies such as Cerveteri, Tarquinia, Volterra, Paestum, Metapontum and Locris used to interrogate major cultural features: urban and territorial organizations and economy; visions of the after-life as expressed in painted tombs and religious architecture; views of other ethnicities. How these cultures shaped Italian history and the persistence of regionalism beyond their encounter with Rome.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors: Ceserani, G. (PI)

OSPFLOR 27: Ancients and Moderns in the Making of the Italian Nation

Interplay of past and present in the representations of Italian identity that crystalized in the course of the 19th century and became crucial to the unification of the country. Contributions of both foreigners and Italians. Travelers' writings and selections from Italian political, literary, and visual culture used to explore how visions of past continue to reverberate in contemporary heritage politics and tourism. In English or Italian with sources from both languages.
Terms: Aut | Units: 3-5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum
Instructors: Ceserani, G. (PI)

OSPFLOR 31F: Advanced Oral Communication: Italian

Refine language skills and develop insight into Italian culture using authentic materials. Group work and individual meetings with instructor. Minimum enrollment required. Prerequisite: ITALLANG 22A, 23 or placement.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr | Units: 3

OSPFLOR 34: The Woman in Florentine Art

Influence and position of women in the history of Florence as revealed in its art. Sculptural, pictorial, and architectural sources from a social, historical, and art historical point of view. Themes: the virgin mother (middle ages); the goddess of beauty (Botticelli to mannerism); the grand duchess (late Renaissance, Baroque); the lady, the woman (19th-20th centuries).
Terms: Aut | Units: 4 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-Hum, GER:EC-Gender, WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP
Instructors: Verdon, T. (PI)

OSPFLOR 35: European Economic and Monetary Integration

Historical overview of economic and monetary integration process in Western Europe. European Union institutions: the Commission, the Parliament, the European Council, the Council of Ministers, and the Court of Justice. Microeconomic theory of inter-industry and intra-industry trade and the case of EU. Microeconomics of integration: the costs and benefits, also applicable to NAFTA. The Lisbon Strategy as a European response to the challenges of globalization. The euro, the dollar and the international monetary system. Monetary and fiscal policies in EMU: the European Central Bank and the Stability and Growth Pact. Prerequisites: ECON 51, 52 or equivalent.
Terms: Aut | Units: 5 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
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