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Syllabi are for course approval and reference only. Students will receive up-to-date syllabi when their courses begin.

List A

The following course is only open to students on the London Liberal Arts Program.

CFA AR 514 Graphic Design in Britain
(laptop computer is mandatory) Syllabus

Please note that the remaining courses below are available to students in the Summer London Liberal Arts Program as well as the Summer London Internship Program.

CAS AH 381 London Architecture and Urbanism,  4 cr. (Not offered summer 2009.) Syllabus

CAS EC 364 Economic Policy—A British Perspective
(Prerequisite: CAS EC 101 or the equivalent)
The aim of the course is to develop in students the ability to apply microeconomic analysis to a range of economic problems and policies. On completion of the course, students should be able to integrate analytical and descriptive material to aid their understanding of the nature and causes of some key contemporary issues in modern advanced economies. In addition students will be familiar with the main microeconomic policies used within the UK and have some knowledge of relevant source material. The level of microeconomics in the course is intermediate and assumes students have completed an introductory one or two semester course in microeconomics. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS EN 368 Seminar in Shakespeare Studies, 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS PO 360 British Political Institutions
This course will introduce you to the main political institutions and actors in Britain. It will focus upon the historical and cultural context of British politics and detailed consideration will be given to competing political ideas and ideologies, divergent conceptual methods drawn from the social sciences and popular perceptions of British politics. The course aims to give you a fairly thorough knowledge of Britain, to prepare you for internships and to give you, hopefully, some enjoyment. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS PO 534 Comparative British and American Constitutional Law: The British Legal System
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to British legal history, basic legal reasoning and legal theory. It aims to describe the evolution of the Common Law of England, the legal system of England and the legal profession of England, as well as to introduce you to the study of constitutions and constitutional systems of Government. The distinctions between law and politics, and between political science and the study of law, must be explored if we are to gain a useful understanding of our two important constitutional nations. The law and custom in early Britain and the impact of the Norman Conquest and origins of the common law and the English system of courts will be outlined. The development of the legal profession itself will also be examined. How this system came to be transplanted in America are to be looked at as well as reviewing how the 'English' tradition changed direction in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS PS 365 Psychology Applied to Social Issues
Enhance students' awareness of selected current social issues in Great Britain and the policies and strategies currently pursued by government to address them. Develop students' critical appreciation of the contributions and limitations of psychological theory and research in understanding social issues and in informing potential intervention strategies to address them. Develop students' repertoire of transferable skills in communication, presentation and participation as a means of preparation for the demands likely to be made of them during their Internship Placements. Develop student study skills in presenting coherent and informed argument both verbally and in their written work. Foster skills in self-organised and co-operative learning and develop ability for independent learning. Syllabus

COM CM 413 Strategy and Tactics in British Public Relations

COM CM 521 British and European Marketing Strategy, 4 cr. Syllabus

COM FT 316 British Film and TV since 1960, 4 cr.
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the ways in which film, television, radio and other British mass media function, and how the products of British media are distributed through British culture. The course examines selected elements of the media focusing on production, marketing, promotion and new technologies. Syllabus

COM JO 358 British Journalism, Culture, and Society
This course aims to offer Journalism students an introduction to the British information milieu they will encounter in their internships. The course will be an intensive study of British media in the context of the political, cultural and social life of the United Kingdom. 4 cr. Syllabus

SHA HF 365 British Tourism: Knowing Britain Inside and Out, 4 cr. Syllabus

SMG SI 429 The European Business Environment: Institutions and Enterprise
(Formerly SMG MG 429, Prerequisite: SMG MG 323 or the equivalent) 4 cr. Syllabus


List B

CAS AH 388 British Painting from Holbein to the Twentieth Century
This course provides an introduction to British painting, and it is intended for students who have a major or minor in Art History. The structure of the course is broadly chronological, covering the sixteenth to the end of the nineteenth-century. The course offers students the unique opportunity of studying the art works in London galleries and museums. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS EC 346 European Capital Markets
Familiarizes students with the structure of the European financial system, covering the principal financial markets and institutions, and the analytical concepts and tools that help explain the processes of price formation and the behavior of participants in these markets. The major financial markets the course covers are spot and foreign exchange dealings, the Eurocurrency and Eurobond markets, futures and options, and swaps and options. Essential background theory is combined with an emphasis on actual events and activities of the major players. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS EN 310 Introduction to Modern British and Irish Literature
This course aims to provide the student with an appreciation of texts selected from a variety of representative and influential modern authors. Students will be provided with requisite contextual information regarding biographical, social and political backgrounds to assist them with the development of the skills and vocabulary that are needed to foster competent and persuasive literary interpretation. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS HI 326 Historical Roots of the British Genius, 4 cr. (Not offered summer 2009.) Syllabus

CAS IP 400 Contemporary British Legal Issues, 4 cr.

CAS IR XXX Seminar in International Business, 4 cr. (pending approval)

CAS PO/IR 335 Britain and Europe: A New Beginning
This invaluable elective is offered five times a year as Elective A and B Options, running in both the Core and Placement phases in the Fall and Spring and the Core phase in the Summer semesters.

The course will examine the social, cultural, political and economic changes affecting both the UK and the continental states of the EU as the twenty first century gets under way. It will introduce the class to the debates as to the future of Britain, both in respect of membership of the EU and of the ‘new’ Britain of the new century. The future of the relationships between both the EU and the UK with regard to the USA will also be addressed. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS SO 321 Contemporary Issues in British Welfare
The course gives the student an overview of the history and structure of the British welfare state, including models of welfare development. The course will exam a number of key issues: health policy and the National Health Service; the personal social services; disability issues; poverty; inequality and the growth of ‘social exclusion’; old age, pensions, ageing and the welfare state; the feminist critique of welfare states; and the question of whether welfare states have undermined the intact, nuclear family. It encourages students to adopt an analytical and critical focus upon issues which are currently controversial, and which raise important political, social, moral and philosophical dilemmas. 4 cr.

CFA DR 507 Contemporary British Theatre
($60 course fee to be paid on site — to cover the cost of theater visits. Enrollment limited.) 4 cr. Syllabus

COM CM 334 Advertising in the UK, 4 cr. Syllabus

COM FT 317 British Cinema and Society, 4 cr. Syllabus

COM FT 318 British Television Studies, 4 cr. Syllabus

Graphic Design Track

Graphic Design in Britain, 4 cr. Syllabus (Laptop computer is mandatory)
COM CM 334 Advertising in the UK, 4 cr. Syllabus
COM CM 471 Internship, 4 cr.

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Faculty

Courses are taught by British faculty and visiting Boston University faculty members who are experts in their fields. For a complete listing, please refer to the London-maintained website:

www.bu-london.co.uk

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