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Peace Studies
Coordinator: Robert Ricigliano; Advisor: Andrea Joseph, GAR 111, 229-6925

Please note: The College of Letters & Science charges an additional special course fee for Distance Education (online) sections. These sections can be distinguished by a section number beginning with 2-- (e.g., 201, 202). If the special course fee is not listed in the Schedule of Classes, please contact Andy Cuneo, L&S Student Academic Services, via e-mail, acuneo@uwm.edu, or phone (414) 229-2787.
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PEACEST-297: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 12 LEC 151 21755 - 06/24-08/17   OFF CAMPUS  
For registration & fee purposes, this section meets during the 8-week session. Contact CIE Overseas Programs, PER 166, 229-5182.

PEACEST-497: Study Abroad: (1 - 12 units; U )

Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content, and credits are determined and/or in specially prepared course work.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; acceptance for Study Abroad Prog.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 12 LEC 151 21756 - 06/24-08/17   OFF CAMPUS  
For registration & fee purposes, this section meets during the 8-week session. Contact CIE Overseas Programs, PER 166, 229-5182.

PEACEST-699: Advanced Independent Study (1 - 6 units; U )

Advanced level independent work under the supervision of a peace studies faculty or academic staff member.

Notes:
Retakeable w/chg in topic. Prereq: jr st; 2.5 GPA; writ cons instr, dept chair, & assoc dean for SAS.
Not open to University Special Students

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    1 - 6 IND 011 22363 - 05/20-07/27 Ricigliano, Robert TBA  
Audit never allowed.

 
Additional Courses - Peace Studies
 
COMMUN-350: Intercultural Communication (3 units; U ; SS&)

Overview of U.S. intercultural communication, including communication issues for interracial and interethnic communication.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 271 21803 - 07/08-08/17 Lim, Tae-Seop ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
Consent required to audit.

COMMUN 365(520): Negotiation Skills Workshop (3 units; U )

Simulation-based, interactive workshop on improving student's understanding of the negotiation process; building communicative effectiveness as a negotiator in various business and personal contexts.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 211 22880 - 05/28-07/06 Timmerman, Charles ONLINE WEB PDF
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
Consent required to audit.

ECON-353: Economic Development (3 units; U )

Examination of determinants of growth, modernization, poverty, and inequality in developing countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Analysis of development strategies.

Notes:
Prereq: Econ 103(P) & 104(P).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 211 22769 - 05/28-06/22 Mohtadi, Hamid ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

GEOG-120: Our Physical Environment (3 units; U ; NS+; FEE)

Characteristics and significance of world land form, climate, soils, vegetation, and mineral and water resources. 2 hrs lec, 2 hrs lab/dis.

Notes:
Not open for cr to students w/cr in Geog 121(ER), 122(ER). Required all-day field trip for which fee is assessed. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
NS+ (FEE) 3 LEC 211 22832 - 05/28-06/22 Choi, Woonsup ONLINE WEB PDF
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

GEOG-125: Introduction to Environmental Geography (3 units; U ; NS)

Introduction to environmental geography and related environmental problems aimed at understanding of the earth's systems in our daily encounter with them.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
NS   3 LEC 251 21802 - 06/24-07/20 Holifield, Ryan ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
There is no service learning during the summer session.
NS   3 LEC 292 22215 - 07/22-08/17 Sorenson, Jeremy ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
There is no service learning during the summer session.

GEOG-350: Conservation of Natural Resources (3 units; U ; SS)

Analysis of environmental ethics; the positive and negative consequences of resource development with emphasis on strategies designed to resolve environmental conflicts.

Notes:
Prereq: jr st or a geog course.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 252 25054 - 06/24-07/20 Fredlund, Glen ONLINE WEB  

GLOBAL-202: Introduction to Global Studies III: Globalization and Technology (3 units; U ; SS)

Globalization and information technology: history of and current trends in global transfer of technology; contemporary issues in information technology; media convergences and divisions.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 211 24471 - 05/28-06/22 Martin, Andrew ONLINE WEB PDF
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
Audit never allowed.

HIST-287: The Vietnam War (3 units; U ; SS)

A political, social, and cultural history of the Vietnamese and American dimensions of the war in Vietnam.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 211 24424 - 05/28-06/22 Vang, Chia ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

PHILOS-204: Introduction to Asian Religions (3 units; U ; HU)

A descriptive survey of major Asian religious traditions, with special emphasis on Hindu and Buddhist religious life and thought.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
HU   3 LEC 251 24582 - 06/24-07/20 Mahlik, Michelle ONLINE WEB PDF
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

PHILOS-244: Ethical Issues in Health Care: (3 units; U ; HU)

Study of ethical issues facing patients, providers, and public policy planners: e.g., ethical response to terminal illness, equity in health care delivery.

Notes:
Retakable w/chg in topic to 6 cr max. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
Contemporary Problems
HU   3 LEC 231 22622 - 06/10-07/20 Tym, Kristen ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

POL SCI-175: Introduction to International Relations (3 units; U ; SS)

Introduction to international relations, including the major subfields. Essential characteristics of the international system and the foreign policy objectives of states are discussed to give the beginning student a clearer view of world politics.

Notes:
Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS   3 LEC 211 21497 - 05/28-06/22 Heo, Uk ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

POL SCI-337: International Organization and the United Nations (3 units; U/G )

Collective security as an approach to international peace. Emphasis on the changing nature of the United Nations, its major problems, and the current national and bloc policies by member states.

Notes:
International politics course. Prereq: jr st.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 111 22337 - 05/20-06/22 Horowitz, Shale OFF CAMPUS  
United Nations Program. New York trip dates: May 26-June 22, 2013. Required pre-departure class meetings May 20-24, 2013. Contact CIE Overseas Programs, Pearse Hall 166, 414-229-5182.

POL SCI-340: Politics of Nuclear Weapons (3 units; U/G )

Survey of nuclear war issues, including the effects of nuclear weapons, defense against nuclear attack, arms control, nuclear weapons proliferation, and nuclear ethics.

Notes:
International politics course. Prereq: jr st; course in pol sci or related field recom.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 211 24608 - 05/28-06/22 Redd, Steven ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.

SOCIOL-150: Multicultural America (3 units; U ; SS&)

Multiculturalism explored through historical survey of US immigration and immigrant incorporation. Cultural diversity, race relations, and identity; focus on Asian-American, African-American, and Latino/a-American migrant communities.

Notes:
Cultures and Communities Prog course; req'd service learning component. Prereq: none.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
SS&   3 LEC 211 22096 - 05/28-07/06 Velez, William ONLINE WEB  
A special course fee of $275.00, in addition to regular tuition, will be charged for this section. Conducted completely online; computer/internet access req'd.
There will be no service learning during summer.