HOA203 Italian Arts from Antiquity to Michelangelo (Fall, Spring)

HOA203 Italian Arts from Antiquity to Michelangelo (Fall, Spring)

The course investigates the visual arts in relation to broader cultural, historical, intellectual contexts from ancient times through the Renaissance. It examines art made in Italy, focusing primarily on paintings and sculpture but also some architecture, and especially works found in Florence. The format will consist of classroom lectures, discussions, small group assignments, and weekly site visits in Florence.

The course is organized chronologically, and when discussing works of art of all periods we return to three main themes: borrowings from prior cultures, e.g. how Renaissance artists looked at ancient Rome; the tension between naturalism and stylization; and the social or religious function of art.

Registration restriction: You may not register for both this course and HOA 320.

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.

ECS325 Mechanics of Solids (Spring)

Open only to students admitted to the Florence Engineering Program. Theory of deformation, stress, stress resultants, transformation. Elastic and inelastic constitutive behavior. Equilibrium. Tension and torsion of bars; flexure and shear of beams; pressure vessels. Thermoelasticity. Elastic and inelastic stability. Energy methods.

Effects of temperature changes.  Yielding and fracture criteria. Deflections. Statically indeterminate systems. Stability of columns.

Prereqs: ECS 221 (Statics) and MAT 397 (Calculus III)

ECS222 Dynamics (Spring)

Description: Open only to students admitted to the Florence Engineering Program. Dynamics of a particle. Newton’s law and D’Alembert’s principle. Plane motion. Cartesian, polar, and local coordinates. Energy and momentum methods. Motion of a rigid body. Review of vector algebra and moments of inertia.

Prereqs: MAT 296 (Calculus II) and ECS 221 (Statics)

ECN380.4 International Economics II (at the U. of Florence) (Fall)

Open only to students accepted to the special program Florence Center & University of Florence (courses taught in English). 

Taught in English by the University of Florence and open to Syracuse University students. The main aim of the course is to help students understand specific features of the current wave of globalization as well as countries’ and firms’ reactions to it. The course is divided into two parts. The first, after an introduction on how to measure globalization, also accounting for the value added in each country, analyzes historical trends in integration (trade, capital, people, ideas) on the basis of existing models of international trade (from Ricardo to models of heterogeneous firms). It also highlights the role of China and India in the global economy (differences in specialization patterns, attractiveness for investments etc). The second part illustrates new issues raised by the globalization process, such as offshoring, outsourcing, and the theories recently developed to address them (“new new” trade theories). It also emphasizes the role of imported inputs for the competitiveness of a country.

Prereq: Introductory economics course and at least one college-level math course

ECN380.5 Human Development and International Cooperation (at the U. of Florence) (Fall)

Open only to students accepted to the special program Florence Center & University of Florence (courses taught in English). 

Taught in English at the University of Florence.

The course covers theories, objectives and instruments as well as the analysis of the economic and social effects of international cooperation programs, economic aid and development projects. Following some introductory lectures on the changing landscape of international cooperation and general theoretical and descriptive issues (part A), the course will address key theoretical and empirical issues regarding international assistance and cooperation for development (part B) which is accompanied by case studies. Some seminars will also be held during the course (part C).

May also be registered as IRP 480.2.

Prereq: Introductory economics course and introductory statistics course

ECN361 Economics of European Integration (Fall, Spring)

Origins and history of European Union integration, integration of trade, financial and monetary policies, the Euro, and EU external trade relations.

The course covers the main economic aspects of the current development of the European Union and its policies. It will touch briefly on the historical background of European Integration, though its main focus is on the economic analysis of the policies and prospects of the European Union, with a particular emphasis on the European Monetary Union, the euro and the EU’s policies as far as international trade is concerned, especially within the WTO framework.

Prereq: ECN 101 or ECN 203 or equivalent course in microeconomics

EAR105 Earth Science (Fall)

Processes that shape Earth and affect humans: Earth’s structure, plate tectonics, geologic time and superficial processes. Earth Science encompasses many different phenomena relevant for life on our planet. The ever-increasing demand for commodities and the changing climate makes Earth Science a discipline of considerable societal significance. Understanding geological processes is the basis for defining both the history of the Earth and the sustainable use of the territory and of the Earth’s resources. In addition, minerals and rocks represent the foundation of the technological evolution of our society since the dawn of life.

The course introduces students to the basics of Earth Science focusing primarily on physical geology through an examination of the basic structure and composition of the Earth’s materials and of the processes that drive the internal dynamics of the planet, which are responsible for major geologic phenomena.

Notes for matriculated SU Students: 

  • While this course can count as the first course in an EAR sequence for the natural sciences and mathematics divisional requirement in the Liberal Arts Core, EAR 105 does not fulfill a lab requirement. Students needing laboratory credit are advised to take EAR 104/105 on the main campus.
  • Students may not receive credit for both this course and EAR 110 – Dynamic Earth.

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.

CLA421 Classical Mythology (Fall, Spring)

Myths and rituals of Greek mythology and religion. Ancient poets/playwrights and important mythological themes found in later Western religious/artistic traditions.

Learn to interpret the many examples of mythological themes that occur in Italian art and literature. From the twelve Olympian gods to the Trojan sagas and the Roman kings. Emphasis given to those themes that are especially relevant for the students’ experience in Italy, so one of the site visits will be at the Uffizi, to find the many connections between Renaissance art and ancient Mythology. Finally, the course aims to present the students with a reflection on the role of Mythology in our contemporary society: where can we find our Hercules or Perseus? Who can be the new Achilles?

Cross-listed with LIT/REL 421.

This course has an associated course fee. See the Course Fees webpage for more information.

CEE274 Sustainability in Civil and Environmental Systems (Spring)

Open only to students admitted to the Florence Engineering Program. Introduction to systems theory and concepts applied to natural and built environments. Sustainability, ecosystems, mass and energy balances, chemical transformation and reactions. Basic principles for sustainable civil and environmental engineering design and decision making. PREREQ: CHE 106 (General Chemistry Lecture I) OR 109 (General Chemistry Lecture I, Honors and Majors) OR 151 (General Chemistry for Engineers Laboratory) AND MAT 296 (Calculus II)