Fall Semester

Introduction to Chinese Government, Politics and Policy

This is an introductory course on contemporary Chinese politics, government and public policy for international students. This course examines China from a variety of perspectives to enlighten our understanding of China today. All through the course, we will try to tackle the following questions: To what extent did the communist/revolutionary legacy affect reform-era politics and policy in China? Why has China been able to achieve such significant economic growth in the past three decades?

Law & Order UK

This course explores a wide variety of British murder mystery novels and TV crime dramas from feminist and critical race perspectives. The selected novels and TV shows are set across an array of historical times and places in England, further affording us opportunity to explore British history and culture, the changing roles of gender, race, and class in the UK throughout the years, and British social institutions and issues such as the legal and penal system, violence, gender and racial equality, employment, and education.

Marketing Strategy

This course aims to develop your competencies at writing a Strategic Marketing Plan for a company. In order to be able to build up a consistent document that will assist the company with efficient strategic decisions in marketing, you will first need to understand the key new concepts in strategic marketing and to build upon their learning from earlier classes in Principles in Marketing (first year) and Advanced Marketing (second year).

Shakespeare the Dramatist

This course begins with the premise that the plays of Shakespeare are too often taught in the classroom as difficult and rather obscure sacred texts. The aim of this course is to remind you that Shakespeare was not only a great poet, but also a great dramatist, and to show that his plays are still exciting and dynamic as theatre. Consequently, this course is structured around the Shakespeare plays which are currently in production in London and Stratford-upon-Avon, so that Shakespeare can be seen and heard as well as read.

Phonetics: Theory and Practice

This course is offered to all levels each term. This is a required course if you are at the beginner level.Les objectifs sont:Développer la perception et la prononciation des phénomènes phonétiques et phonologiques du français actuelGagner en spontanéitéDévelopper et affiner ses capacités de compréhension de l’oralPercevoir les nuances intonatives afin de les reproduireApprendre les lieux d’articulation des phonèmesDevenir plus autonome dans l’appropriation de la langueSyllabiPhonétique A2Phonétique B1