printer friendly pageOSPFLOR 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
Instructors:
Quercioli, F. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Quercioli, F. (PI)
OSPFLOR 23: Rediscovering European Universities: The New Renaissance of Italian Higher Education
Worldwide market in higher education focusing on the role of Italy and all of Europe in providing education to Europeans and to the world. Reformation of European higher education represented by the Bologna Reforms. Implications of Italy¿s ongoing reforms on higher education in the United States. Field trips to the Universities of Florence and Bologna.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Bettinger, E. (PI)
OSPFLOR 24: Economics in the European Setting
Economics of Europe with special emphasis on the motivation for and challenges to the European Union. Role of the EU in fostering cooperation between countries and how it represents a significant departure from national autonomy. Focus on economics of local cities and states in Italy; how cities and states generate taxes in Italy and how the current form of financing state and local governments influences home ownership, unemployment, and mobility. Provision of education and health services to Italians.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Bettinger, E. (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
Instructors:
Quercioli, F. (PI)
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
Instructors:
Della Posta, P. (PI)
OSPFLOR 37: Directed Readings in Environmental Management in Europe
Students may choose from the following for independent study projects: policy instruments for environmental quality management; strategies for managing greenhouse gas emissions in the EU; environmental assessment requirements; beyond regulations: voluntary environmental management programs.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Ortolano, L. (PI)
OSPFLOR 38: Water Resources Engineering in Italy: Ancient Rome, Medieval Siena, and Modern Florence and Venice
Examination of significant examples of water resources development in Italian history as an introduction to the basic concepts of water resources engineering and management. Observation of results of application of basic ideas from hydrology and hydraulics to problems of water supply, waste water disposal and flood control. Topics include aqueducts of ancient Rome, water supply of Siena, flooding in Florence, and high water in Venice.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4-5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Instructors:
Ortolano, L. (PI)
OSPFLOR 41: The Contemporary Art Scene in Tuscany: Theory and Practice
The ever-changing and multifaceted scene of contemporary art through visual and sensorial stimulation. How art is thought of and produced in Italy today. Hands-on experience. Sketching and exercises on-site at museums and exhibits, plus workshops on techniques. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Rossi, F. (PI)
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