Topics vary by semester


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
15:20
16:40
C-103
Thursday
15:20
16:40
C-103

Focuses on causes and consequences of European military conflicts and the historical transformations resulting from peace settlements. Examines the European Wars of Religion, the Napoleonic wars, the Franco-Prussian War, the Treaty of Portsmouth, the Paris Peace Conference and the Versailles Treaty as well as World War Two and the Yalta Conference. The approach is interdisciplinary, combining history and political science.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Monday
13:45
15:05
C-103
Thursday
13:45
15:05
C-103

Courses on different topics in the discipline, enriching the present course offerings. These classes are taught by permanent or visiting faculty. Topics vary each semester.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
13:45
15:05
C-505
Friday
13:45
15:05
C-505

In this two-credit capstone course, seniors draw upon previous coursework in History, Law, and Society. They cultivate new skills to present key questions and dilemmas. Students can choose from several forms of public exhibit, including a sequence of podcasts, visual exhibit, website, collection of nonfiction pieces, or video. Students are encouraged to do interviews or oral histories to strengthen their final project. This course is structured as a workshop that allows students to receive feedback and polish their work. Students will present their project at the end of the semester to the broader AUP community. Prerequisites: Senior standing, HI/LW 2030, HI/LW 2020.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
16:55
18:15
Q-A101

The Senior Seminar is designed to offer students an opportunity to discuss a series of topics or issues around a table in an intimate setting between students and a faculty director. Each student is expected to undertake a research project and to make an oral presentation in class. A final paper will be required. The Senior Seminar may be taken either junior or senior year, but only after completion of the Workshop.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Wednesday
15:20
18:15
Q-609

A bilingual survey of linguistics conducted in French and English. Combines theory and practice to introduce students to the basic concepts in phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Focuses on the study of the human language as a system, the forms and functions of words and sentence elements, the creativity inherent in language systems, and language varieties. Prepares students to further investigate areas such as Historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language pathologies and first/second language acquisition.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
13:45
15:05
SD-5
Friday
13:45
15:05
SD-5

Studies the psychological processes involved in the acquisition, understanding and use of language. Provides an overview of the following research areas: speech perception, word recognition, sentence and discourse processing, speech production, first-, second-, and third-language acquisition, bilingual and multilingual acquisition, and language processing in the brain. PY 1000 is recommended as a prerequisite.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
12:10
13:30
Q-509
Friday
12:10
13:30
Q-509

This course is designed to introduce students to the historical foundations of legal thought and to cultivate literacy in legal reasoning. The course provides an essential resource for our future global citizens by exploring key legal texts, histories and cases and familiarizing students with the historical origins of key contemporary legal issues.


DayStart TimeEnd TimeRoom
Tuesday
10:35
11:55
Q-A101
Friday
10:35
11:55
Q-A101