Fall 2023: World Scholars - Rome, Italy |
August 28, 2023 - December 16, 2023 |
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Orientation Meetings - attend ALL of the following: |
| 06/16/2023 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM | World Scholars Pre-Departure Orientation | |
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Program Notes | |
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This program's deadline has been changed to 07/31/2023. |
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World Scholars - Rome is an exclusive opportunity for students admitted to the University of Delaware World Scholars Program. |
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Program Description | |
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The University of Delaware World Scholars Program is a four-year program for internationalizing a student's undergraduate career. Choosing from a wide range of majors, World Scholars are supported in their studies with internationally-focused academics, experiences, and opportunities that will prepare them to live and work anywhere in the world.
Class of 2027 UD World Scholars will study abroad twice, including fall semester of their freshman year in Greece, Italy, Spain or New Zealand, and in any of 40+ destinations during their junior year.
Scholars heading to Rome, “la città eterna,” will study at our partner institution, John Cabot University (JCU), an accredited, degree-granting liberal arts institution enrolling over 800 students originating from across the U.S. and the world. JCU’s location in the trendy, bohemian Trastevere neighborhood not far from the Vatican and the banks of the Tiber make it ideally situated for students wishing to live and learn amidst a unique blend of the ancient and the contemporary.
John Cabot’s facilities include the Guarini campus with its patio and courtyard, whose entry gate dates from the third century, and the Tiber campus, just a ten-minute walk away. Both contain classrooms and offices and are equipped with wireless internet. JCU’s status as a full-fledged secondary educational institution means that it offers an array of services similar to those of a small U.S.-based campus and to which UD students have access, for example student clubs, sports activities, library, cultural and social events, counseling services, and a residence life staff.
Courses are taught by JCU’s approximately 100 international faculty, many of whom were educated in the United States. Instructional methods and grading are based on the U.S. system. Instruction takes place in English except for foreign language courses. UD students will take Introduction to Global Politics (POSC 240) together and may then choose additional options from a menu of recommended courses. Some of the courses include out-of-class experiences around Rome to take advantage of the city’s historic and artistic resources, which may require an additional fee.
UD World Scholars will live in a residence hall on the campus of John Cabot University, and will have upperclass residence assistants living with them. Students in this program will also benefit from the time and expertise of an additional staff member in Rome who will be assigned exclusively to the UD cohort. This individual will serve as 24/7 staff support to the students and as a liaison between the University of Delaware and faculty and staff at our partner institution, John Cabot University. This staff member will also gather students throughout the semester for excursions for special opportunities and excursions that take advantage of this incredible geographic location.
The program fee covers housing, medical insurance, some meals, airport transfers in Rome for those traveling on the recommended flights, orientation week activities, numerous excursions throughout the fall, opening and closing celebrations and full access to all JCU facilities and activities.
It does not include the cost of an Italian visa or Permit to Stay. CGPS will assist students with the visa process but students should budget approximately $250 for these documents.
NOTE: The program fee does NOT include airfare. The program officially begins when students arrive in Rome. Students who wish to travel with the UD representative must book the recommended flights and are encouraged to do so via StudentUniverse:
Sun, 27 Aug - British Airways 1575 - Operated By American Airlines - 8h 30m
Departing: Philadelphia Airport (PHL) at 6:30 pm
Arriving: Rome Leonardo Da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) at 9:00 am (on the 28 Aug)
Sat, 16 Dec - Iberia 4659 - Operated By American Airlines - 9h 50m
Departing: Rome Leonardo Da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (FCO) at 12:00 pm
Arriving: Philadelphia Airport (PHL) at 3:50 pm
Standard Economy - $1,597.15 estimate (1 checked bag included) |
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ACCESSIBILITY: Students with disabilities are welcome and encouraged to study abroad. Before making the decision to study abroad, students with disabilities should be aware that accessibility and accommodation in some study abroad locations may differ from the United States. Review our Diversity Abroad information with your family. You are also welcome to speak with World Scholar Program leadership to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs. |
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Program Courses | |
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Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for approval (check before departure). |
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All courses are taught in English and meet UD graduation requirements.
Scholars will enroll in POSC 240 Introduction to Global Politics and, with the support of UD academic advisors, will select four additional first-choice courses, as well as alternate choices in the event that there are scheduling conflicts. Honors credit may be available. Check with the faculty director and the Honors program for approval (check before departure).
Please note that the courses listed below have been reviewed by UD departments and approved as UD course equivalencies.
All students must enroll in at least 12 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. |
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ART 204-070: Media/Design/Culture (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: COM 111: Introduction to Visual Communication |
From photojournalism to Instagram, 21st century communication is primarily image-based. Whether its mass media, individual expression, social media or alternative media, images are used for promoting ideas, products, information and political discourses. In this course students investigate the role of visual culture in daily life, exploring fine art, popular culture, film, television, advertising, business communications, propaganda, viral social media and information graphics. As a critical introduction to visual communication, this course mixes theory, analysis and practical activities for an applied understanding of key issues, including the relationship between images, power and politics; the historical practice of looking; visual media analysis; spectatorship; historic evolution of visual codes; impact of visual technologies; media literacy; information graphics literacy; and global visual culture. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
| Multicultural |
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ART 231-072: Introduction to Painting (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: AS 204: Beginning Painting |
This course introduces the basic issues of oil painting through a series of classic problems: the still life, figure study, portrait and others. Emphasis is on control of color and light and dark value, while building form in a coherent pictorial space. Oil is the preferred medium, and students buy their own materials. The course introduces connections between studio work and the history of painting. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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ART 233-070: Drawing as Study (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: AS 110: Drawing (Rome Sketchbook) |
This course makes use of the unparalleled resource that is the city of Rome itself; each class meets at a different site around the city. Students work in sketchbook form, creating over the course of the term a diary of visual encounters. Instruction, apart from brief discussions of the sites themselves, focuses on efficient visual note taking: the quick description of form, awareness of light and the development of volume in space. With practice and growing experience, students become capable of producing drawings governed by conscious intention. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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ART 384-070: Photographic Strategies (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: AS 289 Digital Photography |
This course is meant for students who wish to deepen their knowledge of digital photography. It will review basic camera functions, lighting, principles of composition and pictorial dynamics, color interactions, and introduce methods of the elaboration of photos on the computer. The course will consider the historical and formal knowledge of photography, as well as including picture-taking in a variety of genres and the preparation of a photo exhibition. Each student must be equipped with a digital camera with a wide lens or a 3x or greater optical zoom, and camera functions selector which includes M,A,S,P. A tripod and modern single-lens reflex (SLR) digital cameras with interchangeable lenses are highly recommended. |
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ARTH 101-070: Visual Culture (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: AH 141: World Art I: Visual Culture of the Ancient World |
This survey course focuses on the art, archaeology and architecture of the Mediterranean world, roughly between 2500 BC – AD 300. The course investigates the material culture of the diverse cultural groups that shaped this cosmopolitan world: Sumerians, Assyrians, Minoans/Mycenaeans, Egyptians, Greeks, Etruscans, Persians, Italics and Romans. Special attention will be given to the interconnectivity and dynamic relationship of inspiration between these cultures. The aim is for a firm contextual understanding of the works examined, and of the cultural, political and historical aspects that shaped these. The course will also assist students in cultivating basic art-historical skills, in particular description, stylistic analysis, and iconographic and iconological analysis. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
| Multicultural |
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ARTH 199-074: Topic in Art History: Rome, Ostia, and Pompeii I (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: AH 190: Cities, Towns and Villas: Rome, Ostia, Pompeii |
Rome, Ostia and Pompeii are three of the best- preserved archaeological sites in the world. Through their study, we are able to comprehend the physical and social nature of Roman cities and how they transformed over the course of centuries. We explore the subjects of urban development, public and private buildings, economic and social history, and art incorporated into urban features (houses, triumphal monuments, etc.). In Rome, we focus primarily upon public buildings commissioned by Senators and Emperors: temples, law courts, theaters, triumphal monuments, baths. In Ostia, the port-city of Rome, we are able to experience many aspects of daily life: commerce, housing, religion, entertainment. Pompeii represents a well-to-do Republican and early Imperial period city that was influenced by the Greeks and Romans and preserves some of the most magnificent frescoes in the world.
--On-site; mandatory trip; activity fee: €40 or $52
--STUDENTS SHOULD NOT REGISTER FOR BOTH AH190 and AH290 |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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ARTH 239-104: Art & Architecture of Europe: Ancient Rome (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: AH290 Ancient Rome & Its Monuments |
Primary focus on painting, sculpture and architecture in Europe from the Romanesque to the Modern eras. Subject matter determined by country in which overseas program is conducted. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
Restrictions: Offered only in conjunction with a study abroad program. May be repeated for credit three times when topics vary. |
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ARTH 239-105: Art and Architecture of Europe: Italian High Renaissance Art (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: AH 296: Italian High Renaissance Art |
An extension of the study of Italian art and architecture in the Renaissance through the second half of the 15th century into the first three decades of the 16th. The works of Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Pollaiuolo, and others will be studied, along with works by those whose innovations initiated the High Renaissance style: Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Bramante, and Raphael.
--Site visits are an essential part of the course and may require a fee.
--Partially on-site; mandatory 3-day trip to Florence
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Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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BUAD 301-072: Introduction to Marketing (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MKT 301 |
This course will give students a solid understanding of the fundamentals of the strategic marketing planning process including methods and tools of market assessment, customer segmentation analysis, development of the value proposition, positioning and planning of marketing tactics designed to deliver value to targeted stakeholders. Emphasis is placed on the need to align marketing principles and theories with the management skills needed for the preparation of a marketing plan. Other topics include consumer behavior, marketing research and consumer insights, promotions, pricing, and e-marketing. Students will be able to analyze opportunities and threats in both the macro and micro-environments. In this course, students will begin to learn how to conduct a competitive analysis, analyze environmental trend, and develop competitive marketing strategies. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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BUAD 306-072: Introduction to Service and Operations Management (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MGT 330 Operations Management |
Management issues related to the procurement and allocation of resources in the production of goods and services in order to meet organizational goals. Topics covered include product and process design, facility size, location and layout, quality management, production planning and control. |
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BUAD 309-073: Organizational Behavior (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MGT 310 Organizational Behavior |
The course examines the disciplinary foundations of organizational behavior, the major conceptual models that purport to explain organizational behavior, the methods used to study organizations, and the main trends in the field. Content is based on basic concepts of motivation, control, change, and team building, as well as the development of effective relationships in a diverse work environment, inclusion and diversity management. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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BUAD 366-070: Department Elective (0 credits) |
Independent Study |
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BUAD 384-074: Global Business Environment (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: BUS 330 International Business |
Evaluation of the elements of the national, international, and global environments that influence the context and conduct of international business. Emphasizes aspects of the cultural, political, economic, legal-regulatory, trade, financial, and institutional environments. |
Restrictions: Requires junior status. |
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BUAD 473-071: Consumer Behavior (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MKT 310 Consumer Behavior |
This course focuses on the study of consumer decision processes, consumer behavior models and their impact on the development of marketing strategies. The emphasis is on researching and in-depth understanding of the consumer decision process. Teaching methodology includes case studies and an emphasis on experiential research. |
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BUAD 475-079: International Marketing (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MKT 330 International Marketing |
This course examines the process of planning and conducting transactions across national borders in a global environment. Topics include factors in assessing world marketing opportunities, international marketing of products, pricing, distribution, and promotion program development in dynamic world markets. Marketing practices which various businesses adapt to the international environment are studied. Attention is also given to comparative marketing systems and planning and organizing for export-import operations. |
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COMM 212-070: Public Speaking and Professional Presentation (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: COM 101: Public Speaking: Oral Rhetoric and Persuasion |
This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamentals of rhetoric and how they are applied in oral communication, and how these principles and concepts lead to effective public speaking. Students will learn how to prepare and organize persuasive speeches by learning the fundamental structures of the persuasive speech. In addition, students will begin to acquire basic skills in critical reasoning, including how to structure a thesis statement and support it through a specific line of reasoning using idea subordination, coordination, and parallel structure. |
Restrictions: Not open to communication and communication interest majors. |
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COMM 245-070: Mass Communication & Culture (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: COM 220: Media, Culture and Society |
This course examines the mass media as complex social institutions that exercise multiple roles in society—none more crucial than the circulation and validation of social discourses. Introducing students to a variety of theoretical approaches, the course focuses on media operations and textual analysis. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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COMM 324-070: Electronic Media Production (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: COM 230 Foundations of Digital Video Production |
Foundational concepts and skills to be built upon in subsequent courses in broadcast production/broadcast news sequences. Introduction to program content planning, writing for visual media, studio equipment, field equipment, and non-linear editing. |
Restrictions: Serves as suggested prerequisite for COMM 326, COMM 388, and COMM 426 (News Documentary). |
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ECON 101-071: Introduction to Microeconomics (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EC 201: Microeconomics |
This course introduces the students to the basic principles of microeconomics and the study of the behavior of individual agents, such as consumers and producers. The first part of the course reviews the determinants of supply and demand, the characteristics of market equilibrium, the concept of social welfare, and the consequences of price controls, taxation, and externalities on social welfare. The second part of the course deals with market theory, with a review of cost concepts and market structures: competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and imperfect competition. |
Prerequisite: MATH114, MATH115, MATH221, MATH241 or higher. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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ECON 103-071: Introduction to Macroeconomics: The National Economy (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EC 202: Macroeconomics |
An introduction to the basic principles of the macro economy, such as national income accounting, determination of national income, business cycles, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policy, macroeconomics in the open economy, and economic growth. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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ECON 340-071: International Economics (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EC 316 International Economics |
Theory, problems and policy in international trade and finance with emphasis on developments since World War II. |
Prerequisite: ECON 101 and ECON 103 |
Restrictions: Students who received credit in ECON 441 are not eligible to take this course without permission. |
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ENGL 204-070: American Literature (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EN 223: American Literature |
The course deals with a chronological historical coverage of the development of American literature from the 17th century until modern times. Attention is given to the major historical, philosophical and literary movements that shaped American literature such as Puritanism, Transcendentalism, and American realism. Major canon American writers will be studied and analyzed. This is a reading and writing intensive course. Students in 200-level literature classes are required to produce 4-5,000 words of critical writing. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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ENGL 209-070: Introduction to the Novel (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EN 205: Introduction to the Novel |
The course traces various developments in the genre of the novel from the 17th to the 20th centuries through a reading of selected representative texts. In addition, students are required to consider these works alongside of the development of theories about the novel. This is a reading and writing intensive course. Students in 200-level literature classes are required to produce 4-5,000 words of critical writing. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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ENGL 217-070: Introduction to Film (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: COM 210: Introduction to Cinema |
This course is designed as an introduction to the art, history, and business of film. It presents an introduction to film aesthetics and the formal properties of film, locating specific styles and narrative forms within specific classical and alternative film movements. Film theories and critical strategies for the analysis of film will be investigated. The course will be divided into weekly screenings and lectures. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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ENGL 290-074: Studies in Literature for Non-Majors (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EN 285 Literature and Creative Writing: How to Read Like a Writer |
Allows for exploration of a particular aspect of the intersection of literature and culture, and enables in-depth study beyond the period survey course. Topics vary according to the expertise of the instructor. |
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
Restrictions: May be taken up to three times when topics vary. |
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ENGL 300-070: Introduction to Literary Criticism & Theory (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EN 215 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theories |
Introduces students to a broad range of key concepts, movements, and figures associated with literary theory and criticism. |
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 |
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ENGL 307-071: News Writing and Editing (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: DJRN 221 Selected Topics in Am. Literature: Tennessee Williams |
News judgment, news gathering, feature writing, libel problems, and ethics. Assignments include writing for the campus newspaper. |
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 |
Restrictions: Minimum grade of B required in ENGL 110. |
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ENGL 318-074: Studies in Film (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: CMS 360 Studies in Film: Race and Gender in Popular Media |
Using contemporary theoretical approaches, this course examines both Race and Gender as social constructions, and the role and function of Cinema and Television texts in circulating and contesting those constructions. Focusing on analyzing Cinema and Television texts for their construction of meaning, this course looks at the complex ideological operations at stake in the operations, maintenance, and resistance to meanings constructed around race and gender. |
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ENGL 324-071: Shakespeare (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EN 245: Shakespeare |
This course is a general introduction to Shakespeare’s plays and an in-depth study of a selection of representative plays including a comedy, a history, a tragedy, and a romance. Through the close reading of the plays selected for the course, students will learn how to analyze a theatrical text, will study the Elizabethan stage in its day, and consider Shakespeare’s cultural inheritance. |
Prerequisite: ENGL 110 |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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ENGL 347-070: Studies in American Literature (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EN 315 Selected Topics in Am. Literature: Tennessee Williams |
Special topics, ranging from the beginnings to contemporary American literature; may include studies in a single author or authors (e.g., the detective stories of Poe) or period and genre studies (e.g., the Harlem Renaissance or the humor of the old southwest). Variable content. |
Restrictions: Print (opens a new window) ENGL 347 - Studies in American Literature Credit(s): 3STUDIES IN AMERICAN LITERATURE Component: Lecture Special topics, ranging from the beginnings to contemporary American literature; may include studies in a single author |
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ENGL 372-071: Studies in Drama: Modern European Drama (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: EN 340 Modern European Drama |
This study of European drama begins with major realists and naturalists such as Chekhov and Ibsen alongside the experimental innovations of Strindberg and Brecht. The modern theater of, among others, Beckett, Ionesco, Pinter, Osborne, Churchill, Kane and Butterworth are analyzed with special emphasis on plot, theme, character, structure and technique. This is a reading and writing intensive course. Students in 300-level literature classes are required to produce 5-6,000 words of critical writing. |
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FINC 311-070: Principles of Finance (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: FIN 330 Principles of Finance |
Introduces fundamental techniques and concepts related to the financial management of business firms. Topics include the time value of money, valuation, capital budgeting, working capital management, cost of capital, capital structure analysis, short and long term financing. |
Prerequisite: ACCT207 and STAT200 or MATH350 or STAT470. |
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FINC 311-072: Principles of Finance (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: FIN 301 Finance |
This course examines both the theoretical and applied foundations required to make decisions in financial management. The main areas covered include an overview of the financial system and the efficiency of capital markets, evaluation of financial performance, time value of money, analysis of risk and return, basic portfolio theory, valuation of stocks and bonds, capital budgeting, international financial management, capital structure management, and the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Condu |
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FREN 105-073: French I - Elementary (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: FR 101: Introductory French I |
This course is designed to give students basic communicative ability in French. Students work on all four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing.
Notes: FREN 105, All sections are for students who have never studied French or who have taken 2 years or less of French in high school. Any questions contact Crista Johnson cristaj@udel.edu, Language Placement at 320 Jastak Burgess Hall . |
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FREN 106-072: French II - Elementary/Intermediate (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: FR 102: Introductory French II |
Completion of basic French. Increasing mastery of the basic skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Notes: FREN 106, All sections are for students who have taken 2 or 3 years of French in high school. Any questions contact Crista Johnson cristaj@udel.edu, Language Placement at 320 Jastak Burgess Hall . |
Prerequisite: PREREQ: FREN105 |
Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: Two to three years of high school French acceptable in lieu of prerequisite. |
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FREN 107-072: Intermediate French II (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: FR 202 Intermediate French II |
Review of grammar, continued practice in speaking and writing, and reading texts of average difficulty. |
Prerequisite: FREN 106. |
Restrictions: Four years of high school French acceptable in lieu of prerequisite. Satisfies College of Arts and Sciences language requirement. |
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HIST 101-071: Europe and the World to 1648 (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: HS 120: Introduction to Western Civilization I |
This survey course explores the foundations of Western societies and cultures and the transformations they underwent from prehistory through the Renaissance. Emphasis is placed on the ways in which diverse ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern peoples interacted to lay the groundwork for Western civilization, the ways in which political structures and cultures changed over the time period covered, and the development of Western religions and cultures. In addition, through the examination and discussion of a range of primary source materials, the course serves as an introduction to the practice of history, i.e., how historians examine the past and draw conclusions about it. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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HIST 102-072: Europe & the World since 1648 (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: HS 210 Nineteenth-Century Europe and the World |
The transformations of Europe since the middle of the 17th century through cultural, social, and economic developments, revolutions, wars, and interactions with other parts of the world. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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HIST 341-070: Ancient Rome (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: CL/HS 231: History of Ancient Rome and Italy |
This course surveys the history of ancient Rome and Italy, focusing on the origins and metamorphoses of Rome from its archaic foundations as an Italic-Latinate kingship to an imperial city. The course examines the establishment, expansion, and conflicts of the Republican period; the political and cultural revolution of the Augustan ‘Principate’; the innovations of the High Empire; and the transition into Late Antiquity. Course materials include the writings of ancient authors in translation (these may include Polybius, Sallust, Cicero, Livy, Augustus, Suetonius, and/or Tacitus) as well as modern historians and archaeologists, along with considerations of Roman art, architecture, and archaeology. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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ITAL 105-070: Italian I - Elementary (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: IT 101: Introductory Italian: |
This course is designed to give students basic communicative ability in Italian. By presenting the language in a variety of authentic contexts, the course also seeks to provide an introduction to Italian culture and society. Students work on all four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing. Note: This course carries 4 semester hours of credit during the Fall and Spring terms, 3 hours in Summer. |
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ITAL 106-070: Italian II - Elementary/Intermediate (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: IT 102: Introductory Italian II |
A continuation of IT101. This course aims at developing and reinforcing the language skills acquired in Introductory Italian I, while placing special emphasis on oral communication. Note: This course carries 4 semester hours of credit during the Fall and Spring terms, 3 hours in Summer. |
Prerequisite: ITAL105 Two to three years of high school Italian acceptable in lieu of prerequisite. |
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ITAL 107-070: Italian III - Intermediate (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: IT 201 |
A continuation of IT 102. This course focuses on consolidating the student’s ability to use Italian effectively. Emphasis is given to grammar review and vocabulary expansion. Selected readings and films acquaint students with contemporary Italy. |
Prerequisite: ITAL 106; Four years of high school Italian acceptable in lieu of prerequisite. Satisfies College of Arts and Sciences language requirement. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| Arts and Sciences - Foreign Language |
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ITAL 200-070: Italian Grammar Review (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: IT 202 Intermediate Italian II |
Study contemporary Italian culture and review fundamental aspects of Italian language. Study of special problem areas. Some conversational practice. |
Prerequisite: ITAL 107 |
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ITAL 211-070: Italian Reading & Comprehension: Short Fiction (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: IT 301 Advanced Italian I |
Reading and discussion of Italian short stories. Several short compositions. Grammar review where appropriate. |
Prerequisite: ITAL 200, ITAL 205 or ITAL 206 |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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ITAL 355-071: Special Topics: Italian Women Writers (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: IT 335 Twentieth Century Italian Women Writers |
Explores an area of special interest in Italian literature or cultural studies. See http://primus.nss.udel.edu/CoursesSearch/ for topics. |
Prerequisite: Any 300-level Italian course |
Restrictions: May be repeated for credit when topics vary. |
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LATN 101-070: Elementary Latin I (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: LAT 101: Elementary Latin I |
This course is a first introduction to the study of the Latin language. The course introduces all forms of nouns and pronouns in the five declensions and all tenses of the verb in the indicative and imperative. It emphasizes vocabulary development and the acquisition of reading skills in Latin prose. Assignments include considerable reading of continuous passages and translation from Latin to English and English to Latin. Attention is also given to Latin proverbs, abbreviations and cognates in English. |
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LATN 102-070: Elementary Latin II (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: LAT 102 Elementary Latin II |
This course provides continued study of accidences and syntax, treating all tenses of the verb in the subjunctive, indirect discourse, paraphrastic constructions and deponents. Vocabulary development is continued through intensive reading of selections of Latin prose. Students are also introduced to verse forms and the study of inscriptions. Assignments focus on translation from English to Latin and Latin to English. |
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LLCU 316-071: Classical Mythology (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: CL 260 Classical Mythology |
The course examines the principal myths of Classical Greece and Rome, with some reference to their evolution from earlier local and Mediterranean legends, deities and religions. The importance of these myths in the literature and art of the Western World will be discussed. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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LLCU 330-073: Changing Topics: Mystics, Saints and Sinners: Studies in Medieval Catholic Culture (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: RL 225 Mystics, Saints and Sinners: Studies in Medieval Catholic Culture |
Cultural, especially cross-cultural, study with primary emphasis on the historical development of the announced area, e.g., Nature in the Ancient World, Speculative Fiction, Transformation of a Myth. See Courses Search for topics. |
Restrictions: May be repeated three times for credit when topics vary. |
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LLCU 330-074: World Literatures and Cultures: Literature and Society in Ancient Rome (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: CL 278 Literature and Society in Ancient Rome |
This course focuses on the literature of Ancient Rome and its role in shaping modern notions about the customs, social practices, and ideas of its citizens. Emphasis will be placed on using Roman literature as a means of studying Roman civilization, while simultaneously examining stylistics and literary techniques particular to the genres of comedy, rhetoric, epic and lyric poetry, satire and history. Texts, which vary, are chosen from Terence, Plautus, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Tacitus, and Juvenal. All texts are studied in translation. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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MATH 010-070: Intermediate Algebra (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MA 101 Algebra |
This course provides a review of elementary algebra for students who need further preparation for pre-calculus. Students enroll in this course on the basis of a placement examination. The course covers the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division involving algebraic expressions; factoring of polynomial expressions; exponents and radicals; solving linear equations, quadratic equations and systems of linear equations; and applications involving these concepts. This course does not satisfy the General Distribution Requirement in Mathematics and Science. |
Prerequisite: Pre-req: Level G on MPE |
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MATH 115-070: Pre-Calculus (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MA 197: Pre-Calculus |
This course provides an introduction to Calculus that focuses on functions and graphs. The properties of absolute value, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions will be studied, along with the techniques for solving equations and inequalities involving those functions. |
Prerequisite: PREREQ: MATH010. Students must achieve an acceptable score on the Math Placment Exam in accordance with current standards determined by the Department of Mathematical Sciences. See www.math.udel.edu/placement for more information. |
Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: Only four credits from any combination of MATH113, MATH114, MATH115, MATH117, MATH127, MATH170 and MATH171 can count toward graduation. |
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MATH 167-070: Seminar (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MA 100 Finite Mathematics |
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MATH 221-074: Calculus I (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MA 198: Calculus |
This is a Standard Calculus course using an intuitive approach to the fundamental concepts in the calculus of one variable: limiting behaviors, difference quotients and the derivative, definite integrals, antiderivative and indefinite integrals and the fundamental theorem of calculus. |
Prerequisite: PREREQ: Requires two years of high school algebra, one year of geometry, and one year of precalculus, or MATH115, or students must achieve an acceptable score on the Math Placment Exam in accordance with current standards determined by the Department of Mathematical Sciences. See www.math.udel.edu/placement for more information. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Math/Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group D |
Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: Credit cannot be received for both MATH221 and MATH241. |
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MATH 267-074: Special Problems (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MA 299 Calculus II |
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PHIL 102-075: Introduction to Philosophy (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PH 101: Introduction to Philosophical Thinking |
We all have opinions about what is true and false, right and wrong, what is just, divine, and beautiful, what the self, mind, and soul are, or what makes us free. But can we justify our opinions about such things? Have we given rational and open-minded consideration to criticisms and alternatives, or are our opinions perhaps based only on prejudices and assumptions? In this course you will learn to use philosophical thinking to test and improve your opinions and your ability to evaluate the claims of important philosophers. Through the study and discussion of philosophical texts, classic or contemporary, you will grapple with issues of fundamental human importance and develop your capacities for careful reading, clear writing and speaking, and logical argumentation. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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PHIL 244-070: Philosophy of Art (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PH 304 Philosophy of Art and Beauty |
An introduction to main philosophic problems concerning art: the nature, evaluation and value of art. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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PHIL 301-071: Ancient Philosophy (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PH 210 Ancient Philosophy |
The philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome debated fundamental questions with an imagination, subtlety, and daring that have captured the attention of thoughtful people in every epoch. For example, they considered the nature and origin of the universe, what changes and does not change, as well as what causes change, how perception and reasoning produce knowledge, the relation between the soul and the body, the meaning of justice and beauty, and the nature of the good life. Through a careful reading of selected texts – in the form of dialogues, poems, aphorisms, or treatises – the course will introduce you to the great questions and controversies of ancient philosophy. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University History Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
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POSC 150-070: Introduction to American Politics (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PL 201: American Government |
This course examines the main principles of American government – democracy, federalism and the separation of powers – and the legislative, executive and judicial institutions that simultaneously embody and challenge them. Special attention will be paid to such topics as state and local governments, political parties and elections, the role of the people, civil rights, the role of the media, American political culture and foreign policy. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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POSC 240-070/085: Introduction to Global Politics (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PL 209: World Politics |
An introduction to the theory and practice of international affairs, this course discusses the main schools of world politics as well as actors, structures and institutions of international relations. Through this framework the course explores key conflicts and issues in the post-World War II era, including problems of war, armed conflict, and peace, and the impact of recent trends in globalization on world politics.
May be taken at the Honors level - section 085. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
Required of all World Scholars in Rome |
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POSC 270-070: Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PL 223: Comparative Politics |
As both a subject and a method of study, comparative politics examines the nature, development, structure and functioning of the political systems of a selection of countries with very different cultures, social and economic profiles, political histories and geographic characteristics. Through case studies, students will learn to use the comparativist’s methods to collect and organize the information and develop general explanations. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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POSC 285-070: Introduction to Political Theory (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PL 210 Introduction to Political Theory |
An introduction to the history of political thought, from Ancient Greece to the 19th century. Through a close reading of selected canonical texts, students will examine the evolution of ideas about democracy, liberty, equality, justice, political authority, the social contract, different conceptions of human nature and the role of the individual in society. The theorists examined may include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, de Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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POSC 309-077: Political Culture by Country: Italy (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PL 215: Italian Politics & Society |
This course examines the evolution of Italian political culture from 1945 to the present. Highlighting the problems of developing a national identity and the legacies of Fascism and the Resistance in influencing the 1948 Constitution, the course will look at Italy’s position during the Cold War, the economic miracle of the 1950s, the political conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s, the end of the First Republic and the political scene since 1992, as well as the political influence of such actors as the Vatican and the Mafia. This course examines the major features of the political and social systems of the Italian Republic. Topics of analysis include the Constitution, the Italian economy, the role of the State, unions, the relationship between North and South, NATO, the U.S.-Italian partnership, and the European Union. Special attention will be given to the political developments leading to the establishment of the Second Republic |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| Arts and Sciences - Group B |
Restrictions: Offered only in conjunction with travel abroad programs. May be taken twice for credit when countries vary. |
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POSC 310-071: Western European Politics (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PL 250 Western European Politics |
Provides an overview of the politics in different European countries. We will seek to understand the differences between these countries and the patterns of continuity and change over time. We will also discuss whether one can speak of a European economic and social model. |
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POSC 408-070: International Organization (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PL 212 International Organizations |
This course examines attempts at international cooperation in various institutional forms. The course analyzes efforts of twentieth-century internationalism, from the League of Nations up to the United Nations (UN). Main regional organizations are also examined, such as NATO, the African Union, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, World Trade Organization and Organization of American States. |
Prerequisite: JCU Prerequisite: PL 209 |
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PSYC 100-072: General Psychology (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS 101: General Psychology |
Introduces the study of psychology, the study of the human mind, in some of its many facets: epistemological issues, the brain, perception, learning, language, intelligence, motivation, development, personality, emotion, social influences, pathology and therapy, and prevention. These will be seen from the scientific and scholarly point of view, but with emphasis on their relevance to everyday life. An important focus of the course will be the significance of theories and how they influence the gathering of data, as well as the difficulty of objectivity when the object of study is also its primary tool: the human mind. One of the goals of the course will also be to prepare the student to read psychological literature with a critical eye, keeping in mind the difficulties involved in attempting to study human subjectivity in an objective way. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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PSYC 207-071: Research Methods (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS 210 Introduction to Research Methods |
Reviews the major issues involved in the design of psychological experiments. Includes measurement issues, internal and external validity of experiments, research with single subjects, and research ethics. Discusses both laboratory and field research. |
Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in PSYC 100 or NSCI 100. |
Restrictions: Open to PSYC and NSCI majors and minors. |
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PSYC 209-071: Measurement and Statistics (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS 208 Introduction to Statistical Analyses of Psychological Data |
Theory and the application of statistical techniques to psychological data |
Prerequisite: Grade of C- or better in PSYC 100 or NSCI 100 and one course in basic college mathematics. |
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PSYC 325-070: Child Psychology (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS 321 Cognitive Development |
This course aims to provide students with an understating of the developmental changes that occur in children’s thinking from birth to adolescence. Students will learn about current topics and theories in cognitive development as well as the experimental methodologies adopted in this field. Central topics will include brain development, perception, language, memory, category and concepts, social cognition, and problem-solving.
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Prerequisite: PSYC 101 |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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PSYC 340-071: Cognition (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS 307 Cognitive Psychology |
This course will examine the structure and function of mental processes, which account for human behavior. Topics include attention, perception, memory, problem solving, decision making, cognitive development, language, and human intelligence. Individual, situational, gender, and cultural differences in cognition will also be explored. An individual research project or research paper is required.
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Prerequisite: Requires permission from the JCU instructor |
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PSYC 350-071: Developmental Psychology (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS 320 Developmental Psychology |
An analysis of theory and research in developmental psychology including the topics of developmental processes, developmental risk, systems theory and contemporary social issues. |
Prerequisite: Grades of C- or better in PSYC 207, and PSYC 209 or substitutes (MATH 202, MATH 205, STAT 200, SOCI 301). |
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PSYC 380-071: Psychopathology (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS 354 Abnormal Psychology |
Exploration of research on diagnosis, etiology and treatment of major pathological disorders. Emphasis on original research articles, class discussion and assessment instruments, in addition to analysis of video-taped interviews with patients used to illustrate the disorders |
Prerequisite: Grades of C- or better in PSYC 207, and PSYC 209 or substitutes (MATH 202, MATH 205, STAT 200, SOCI 301). |
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PSYC 390-070: Social Psychology (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: PS334 Social Psychology |
An analysis of theory and research in social psychology including the topics of social cognition, attitudes, interpersonal, group and intergroup relations. Student-designed research projects including data analysis |
Prerequisite: Grades of C- or better in PSYC 207, and PSYC 209 or substitutes (MATH 202, MATH 205, STAT 200, SOCI 301). |
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SOCI 204-071: Urban Communities (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: SOCSC/ITS226 Rome Modern City |
Urbanization, rural-urban social differences and the organization of urban communities by race, class, ethnicity and stage in the life cycle. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Social Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group C |
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SPAN 105-073: Spanish I - Elementary (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: SPAN 101: Introductory Spanish I |
This course is designed to give students basic communicative ability in Spanish. Students work on all four language skills: speaking, listening comprehension, reading and writing.
Notes: SPAN 105, All sections are for students who have never studied Spanish or who have taken 2 years or less of Spanish in high school. Any questions contact Crista Johnson cristaj@udel.edu, Language Placement at 320 Jastak Burgess Hall . |
Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: No Spanish background, two or fewer years of high school Spanish. |
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SPAN 106-074: Spanish II - Elementary/Intermediate (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: SPAN 102: Introductory Spanish II |
A continuation of SPAN101. This course aims at developing and reinforcing the language skills acquired in Introductory Spanish I, while placing special emphasis on oral communication. |
Prerequisite: PREREQ: SPAN105 |
Restrictions: RESTRICTIONS: Two to three years of high school Spanish acceptable in lieu of prerequisite. |
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SPAN 107-073: Spanish III - Intermediate (4 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: SPAN 201: Intermediate Spanish I |
A continuation of SPAN 102. This course focuses on consolidating the student’s ability to use Spanish effectively. Emphasis is given to grammar review and vocabulary expansion. Selected readings and films acquaint students with Spanish and Hispanic culture.
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Prerequisite: SPAN 106 or SPAN 111 or equivalent courses or permission of instructor. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| Arts and Sciences - Foreign Language |
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STAT 200-070: Basic Statistical Practice (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: MA 208 Statistics I |
An introduction to descriptive statistics, elementary probability theory and inferential statistics. Included are: mean, median, mode and standard deviation; probability distributions, binomial probabilities and the normal distribution; problems of estimation; hypothesis testing, and an introduction to simple linear regression. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Math/Science Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group D |
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THEA 226-070: Fundamentals of Acting I (3 credits) |
Provider Equivalent: DR 101: Introduction to Theatrical Performance |
During this course students will learn to: collaborate creatively; employ basic acting techniques such as sensory work, the principles of action, objectives, status, etc.; develop an expressive speaking voice; engage with a variety of stage props; analyze the process of placing a dramatic text on stage; critique and enact a variety of theatrical techniques; define specific terms relating to the study of drama and theater; develop an appreciation for theater as an art form and a reflection of society; understand the responsibility of an actor’s work ethic, especially to one's fellow actors; initiate and upkeep a gradable class-by-class journal (either blog or v-log) of their personal growth throughout the course. |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| University Arts/Humanities Breadth |
| Arts and Sciences - Group A |
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UNIV 373-019: Study Abroad - Rome World Scholars (0 credits) pass/fail |
Students are asked to reflect upon changes in their knowledge, skills, and attitudes that occur due to their study abroad experience and are required to complete a brief post-program assessment of these changes |
Satisfies the following requirements: |
| Discovery Learning |
Restrictions: Restricted to UD World Scholar Admits |
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World Scholars - Rome is an exclusive opportunity for students admitted to the University of Delaware World Scholars Program. Full-time enrollment status (12 or more credits) during the program is also required. |
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Other important things to note:
- CGPS reserves the right to cancel a program at any time due to under-enrollment, safety/health/security issues, staffing issues, or any other relevant reason.
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Tuition charged to World Scholars is the same as that charged to other students at the University of Delaware. New rates are released every July.
The World Scholars Program Fee is a one-time fee that includes housing, dining, international insurance, select excursions and activities abroad, as well as resources to support your success provided by UD and our partner institutions. The program fee also serves as the foundation for the resources and opportunities that World Scholars will receive for the duration of their four-year participation in the UD World Scholars Program.
Scholars should reference the Financial Aid Award Notice, a packet received after admission, for their custom scholarship and need-based aid information. Note: Financial aid (federal, state and UD scholarships/grants, along with loans) is split evenly between the fall and spring semesters, with half of the overall award supporting program costs in the fall. Tuition payments must be made in accordance with the University of Delaware tuition and fee payment schedule.
To enroll as a UD World Scholar, students must pay two enrollment deposits by May 1 of their enrollment spring -- $500 to confirm enrollment at UD and $500 to confirm enrollment in the World Scholars Program. Both deposit amounts are non-refundable and are deducted from the final University bill.
Other important things to note:
- The University of Delaware’s differential charge for Engineering, Nursing and Business & Economics students is waived for students enrolled in semester- or year-long study abroad and exchange programs sponsored by the University.
- Program Fees are subject to change until the group's departure date. Final Program Fees may increase due to unforeseen local cost increases, fluctuations in exchange rates, or changes in the group size.
- IGS reserves the right to cancel a program at any time due to under-enrollment, safety/health/security issues, staffing issues, or any other relevant reason. If your program is cancelled, you will receive a full refund of all Program Fees paid.
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All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable. Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS. |
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Submit Program Application by 5pm on | July 31, 2023 |
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*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $500.00 Initial Payment. |
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Contacts | |
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Cesar Caro |
Study Abroad Coordinator |
ccaro@udel.edu |
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Amy Greenwald Foley |
Associate Director |
Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716 |
302-831-3082 |
agfoley@udel.edu |
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Callie Zimmerman |
Study Abroad Coordinator |
Elliott Hall, 26 East Main Street, Newark, DE 19716 |
czimmerm@udel.edu |
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File Downloads | |
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Disability Support Services Information |
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Student Universe Flight Information- WS Rome 23F |
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Parental Consent for a Minor Traveling Abroad- Italy 23F |
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Italy Fiscal Code Form_TEMPLATE |
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WS Italy Visa App EXAMPLE- 23F |
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Italy - Affidavit of Financial Support 23F |
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Pre-Departure Checklist- Rome 23F |
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Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates. |