IIR Schedule of Classes

Engages international and intercultural communication to enable students to become effective communicators with others in an increasingly diverse global society. This course critically interrogates the themes and processes of intercultural communication, global media, and globalization, attending to the effects and implications of those proces for communication.

Special Topics in Digital Communication; Communication, Sport, and Media

This course is designed to provide the students an understanding of the ongoing debate (and the implications of the different viewpoints) about the terror-crime nexus, especially about the extent to which it may extend to chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (or CBRN) threats. It offers an introduction to the conflicting positions about the nature and scale of the collaboration between these different types of actors. In order for the course to explore the potential CBRN terror-crime nexus fully, the course will also examine the current status of terror-crime nexus in other areas such as narco-trafficking, antiquities smuggling, human trafficking, etc. While there are significant gray areas that leave room for multiple interpretations, the course is meant to help the students to form their own educated opinion and participate constructively in the dialogue. This course will challenge the students to consider emerging threats in the CBRN domain, providing indicators of concerning change and identifying nexus drivers and the actors more likely to collude.

This course will focus on the interaction between the U.S. Constitution and law enforcement. The Bill of Rights established some focal points and rules governing the tension between individual liberty and government action. In the many years that have followed, American courts and policy makers have continuously tried to refine these rules and give law enforcement agents a working understanding of these rights and responsibilities. This course will focus on the real-life application of concepts such as the 4th Amendment�s prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures, the 5thAmendment�s right against self-incrimination, and the 6th Amendment�s right to counsel. We will analyze the important cases on these topics, apply these concepts to contemporary legal issues (such as the application of the 4th Amendment to high-profile prosecutions, like the Freddy Gray case(s) in Baltimore), and discuss trends in this area of law, such as technological advances and issues that implicate the 4th Amendment.

A history of the period 1840-1880, including an analysis of the sectional conflict, the events of the war and the era of reconstruction.

A history of Europe from 1300 to 1500 with emphasis on the economy, institutions and culture of the Italian city-state; the movement toward capitalism and the national state; the erosion of the medieval synthesis and the growth of religious heterodoxy

This course studies the Vietnam Wars of 1946 to 1975: the French Colonial War as well as the American War in international context. Students will study the conflicts from a variety of perspectives, including those of North and South Vietnam, China, the Soviet Union, France, and the United States. They will also learn about the experience of the war at all levels, from presidential policy-making down to army private or civilian casualty.