MORNING COURSES
Introduction to Psychology (LD)
Dr. Heather Kelley (VSU)
Introduction to Psychology is an entry level general survey course designed to introduce the student to fundamental methods and content of contemporary psychology. This course offers students an insight into human behavior and will review concepts that explain personality development. Time will be spent together on significant field trips that are designed to make the people and places of psychology into memorable experiences for the student.
U.S. History I Survey to 1877 (LD)
Dr. Kathryn Gray-White (Georgia Gwinnett)
This course is a survey of U. S. History from pre-contact to the period known as American Civil War and Reconstruction. With London as a setting, primary documents will no longer be the only portal into the past. For example, discussions of parliamentary debate quicken as students stand in the halls where debate set the stage for change - good and bad. Other topics will include: contact with Native Americans, religion, economic policy and prosperity, tensions and crises, labor, politics, wars, the diversification of the American population over time and the evolution of American thinking regarding democracy and government.
Economics & Global Society (LD)
Dr. Sunita Manian (GCSU)
Learn about the global nature of the British economy—from London’s role as a commercial center during the time of the Romans to present-day Britain’s membership in the European Union. Along the way, you will learn about the use of resources in the production, exchange, and distribution of goods and services in the global economic system, with an emphasis on the development and use of marginal reasoning. Topics covered will include governmental control of prices, international trade, growth, unemployment and inflation.
Gender and Sexuality in European History (UD)
Dr. Johanna Rickman (Gainesville State College)
This course will teach you how ideas of sex (biological differences between male and female) and gender (socially constructed ideas about male and female) have changed drastically over the last five hundred years, and how those changes have impacted European societies. For example, did you know that 16th century women were considered to be sexually insatiable, while in the 19th century, the ideal woman was supposed to be asexual? How did that happen? Stay tuned. During fieldtrips, we will visit many places where the very people we have read and talked about in class actually lived and worked.
Shakespearean Drama in Performance (UD)
Mr. James Harbour (Georgia Southern University)
Shakespeare: a man for all ages. Shakespeare wrote plays that, four hundred years later, still speak to modern man. In this course we will study the ways that Shakespeare’s plays might be produced. Each student will choose one play and study the production history of that play in detail. As a class we will see a number of his plays in London, and discuss those productions and evaluate the choices made by the directors, actors, designers, etc. Some of the theatres that we might attend include the Globe Theatre, the Royal National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Open Air Theatre in Regents’ Park, and other theatres that are producing plays by Shakespeare. There may be additional costs for theatre courses due to the costs of the theatre tickets.
History of Computing & Security (UD)
Mr. Herbert Mattord (Kennesaw)
This class is a study of the history of the computing disciplines. It will include the history of information security and the role of computing in society. The course will allow students to select a themed approach to the subject where each student can explore the history, present practices, and future trends found in computing and/or security. It has planned excursions to various historical institutions and organizations that study and use IT and security related computing systems. Thematic approaches include: Green Computing, Business Uses of Information Systems, Social Impact of Computing, and the History of Computer Science.
Studies in Film
Dr. Larrie Dudenhoeffer (Kennesaw)
This class will explore, map, and tease meaning out of changes in British cinema up to contemporary developments in it. This class will thus focus on the works of Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Powell, David Lean, Lindsay Anderson, Ken Russell, Mike Leigh, and other major directors; on the movements of Free Cinema, Angry Young Man cinema, the British New Wave, the Ealing Studios comedies, and Hammer horror; on the relation of British cinema to international markets and geopolitical events; and on the ways in which theoretic approaches to important British films deepens our engagement with the sexual, racial, and contextual issues that overcode them.
Child & Adolescence (UD)
Dr. Julia Rux (GA Perimeter College)
Child and Adolescent Psychology is an inquiry within Developmental Psychology focused on two major stages of the life span. Students will develop an understanding of early childhood and adolescent growth and development and explore the dynamic domains of nature - nurture from a biological, social, cultural, and psychological perspective. This course is designed to show students how their own development is explained in the research and theory relating to the major developmental issues and transitions facing young people today. The class will compare the universal aspects of development in England and in the U.S. as well as the culturally specific influences on the individual. Field trips will include a visit to the Freud Museum, The V&A Children’s Museum, and the Bedlam Mental Hospital.
AFTERNOON COURSES
Cultural Diversity (UD)
Heather Kelley (VSU)
This is a survey course focusing on the cultural context of relationships, issues, and trends while embedded in vivo in a multicultural and diverse society. Knowledge, understanding, and awareness of cultural diversity will be the major focus of the planned activities and pedagogy application and will be experienced first-hand. Skills for effectively interacting in a culturally diverse environment will be explored, expanded, and practiced.
World Literature I (LD)
Dr. Larrie Dudenhoeffer (Kennesaw)
Welcome to World Literature, a course in which we will develop a critical appreciation of cross-cultural literatures, treating them with sensitivity, understanding, and insightfulness. In the process, we will examine, discuss, and rethink our assumptions about our own culture, history, and relationship to others. Since we will study World Literature in Great Britain this summer, we will focus the course on English literature, specifically its tradition of ghost stories or what H. P. Lovecraft calls “supernatural literature.” This tradition is a major influence on such well-known texts as The Lord of the Rings and the Harry Potter series. Through it, we will also explore issues of colonialism, meaning that we will also explore other regions; the effects of imperialism on them; and the distortions, conflicts, and misrecognitions that these intercultural contexts occasion.
Intellectual & Cultural History of Colonial America (UD)
Dr. Kathryn Gray White (Georgia Gwinnett)
Students will study the history of North American colonization with London’s historical sites as a backdrop for the readings and discussions. One goal is to examine the manner in which colonists merged with and yet opposed certain ground rules regarding British citizenry. Another goal is examination of the daily life of the British citizenry via art, literature, and artifacts. Major topics will include but are not limited to first contacts with the Americas, bound labor and African slavery, crime and punishment, religious discourse, political discourse and colonial economics.
Theater Appreciation (LD)
Mr. James Harbour (Georgia Southern University)
What better way to become a more knowledgeable audience member than to study theatre in London? Your laboratory will be the great theatres and acting companies in one of the world’s foremost theatre cities. In this course we will study how productions evolve. This study will include a detailed look at the work of the director, and the actors, as well as the scenery, costume, lighting, and other designers and technicians. For field trips the class will attend productions at the Royal National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe, the West End (London’s Broadway), and perhaps even London’s off-off Broadway, the “Fringe.” There may be additional costs for theatre courses due to the costs of the theatre tickets.
Global Economic Crisis and the Euro (UD)
Dr. Sunita Manian (GCSU)
The future of the Euro and questions of whether European nations should focus on growth or reduction of debt are some of the most crucial questions of our time. This course will trace the origins of the current global economic crisis and its implications for the European Union and the rest of the world. Students will learn about the causes of the crisis in the Euro, its implications for the British Pound Sterling and the British economy. Students will critically analyze the European’s response to the crisis, including austerity programs.
Intro to Anthropology (LD)
Dr. Julia Rux (GA Perimeter College)
Anthropology is a fascinating field of study because its focus is on the universal human questions: Why are we here? What are we supposed to do? What comes next? Each culture answers these questions with unique beliefs and ideas that shape our thinking and behavior at a very deep individual and group level. We will explore ways of trying to understand the world views and belief systems of our own culture and contrasting these with other cultures which may seem very similar, like the British, Scottish and Irish, but whose history of adaptation and experience of the world is vastly different. Globalization of popular culture in such areas as music, fashion, and lifestyles will also be considered; as will the impact of global relocation of ethnic populations in Europe and in the U.S.
Survey of World Civilization Since 1500 (LD)
Dr. Johanna Rickman (Gainesville State College)
This course will give you an overview of the world’s civilizations, from 1500 to the present. It aims to acquaint you with the major social, cultural, economic, and political developments that make the world what it is today. We will seek to explain the initial rise of the west during this period, as well as the western crisis of the twentieth century, by looking at developments throughout the world. Through the fieldtrips, you will get to experience world history from the British perspective, as well as encounter people and artifacts from all over the globe.
Registration
Council institutions will identify courses and course numbers of their own that are comparable to the courses being offered by faculty members from other institutions. This will enable most students to register for courses through their home institutions. Students from non-member institutions, or from institutions that do not permit registration for certain courses, should contact the European Council Office at Valdosta State University for assistance. For students at institutions actively involved in the European Council, the first step in registration is meeting with the campus representative.
Note that the program package cost does NOT include tuition fees. Tuition is paid directly to the college or university where you are registering.
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