This course examines the concepts of minority, migrants, and groups resulting from migrations, racism and racial discriminations, on the basis of case studies in “old” and “new” Europe. Thus, the course will focus upon features of minority/migrant rights claims related to the European construction. Special attention will be paid to the new instruments for the protection of minorities such as the Framework Convention of Council of Europe. We will analyze case studies in minority/majority and minority/state relations such as: multiculturalism and integration, discrimination against minorities and migrants, religious and ethnic tensions in Europe.
PSC350.3 Minorities, Migrants & Discrimination in Europe (Spring)
PSC350.2 Europe, Russia and the Eastern Borderlands (Fall)
To be offered in Fall 2025
The importance of Europe’s eastern borderlands is linked to the current expansion of the European Union eastward, resulting in a new status for a host of countries situated between the Baltic and the Black Sea. In this new configuration, Russia will play an important, though different, role than hitherto, especially when it comes to forging a new relationship with the EU. The first part of the course focuses on the historical question of borders and territorial change, the construction of nations, and the emergence and collapse of empires. The second part examines general problems common to all of these post-communist countries and specific questions of geopolitical character.
Cross-listed with HST 415
PSC350.1 Europe and the ‘Arc of Crises’ (Spring)
With the collapse of the communist system and the end of the Balkan wars in the 1990s, it seemed that Europe had finally become an oasis of peace and stability. Against this island of relative peace and prosperity, however, lies a vast territory stretching from the Western Mediterranean through the Near East and into Central Asia – an arc on the edge of Europe – which constitutes an area of inter-state conflict, ethnic and religious tensions and rivalry, economic under-development and political authoritarianism. This course examines this “arc of crises” with its overt and potential conflicts, and analyzes the role of Europe in their possible solution. Topics covered include the rise of political Islam, geopolitical reconfiguration due to the comeback of Iran, failure of democratic uprisings, the emergence of the Gulf, domestic and international challenges to the existing states as well as European and American perspectives and policies on this turbulent region.
Meets with HST 416.
PHY280.2 General Physics Laboratory II (Fall)
Offered at INSA. Experimental study of principles of electromagnetism and their application in electrical circuits. Use of electronic instruments, such as the oscilloscope. Coreq: PHY 280.1.
PHY280.1 General Physics II (Fall)
Offered at INSA. Continuation of the introduction to classical physics including, electricity, magnetism and light. Prereq: ((PHY 211 OR PHY 215) and PHY 221) or AP Physics C Mech Exam score min 3. Coreq: (PHY 280.2 or AP Physics C Elec & Mag Exam score min 3) and (MAT 397 or AP Mat Calc BC Exam score min 4 or AP Mat Calc AB Exam score min 4)
MAT397 Calculus III (Fall)
Analytic geometry and vectors; functions of more than one variable, multiple integrals, partial differentiation, physical applications.
Satisfies Shared Competency for Scientific Inquiry and Research Skills
Pre-Req: MAT 296 or equivalent calculus II course, with minimum grade of C-.
HST416 Europe and the ‘Arc of Crises’ (Spring)
With the collapse of the communist system and the end of the Balkan wars in the 1990s, it seemed that Europe had finally become an oasis of peace and stability. Against this island of relative peace and prosperity, however, lies a vast territory stretching from the Western Mediterranean through the Near East and into Central Asia – an arc on the edge of Europe – which constitutes an area of inter-state conflict, ethnic and religious tensions and rivalry, economic under-development and political authoritarianism. This course examines this “arc of crises” with its overt and potential conflicts, and analyzes the role of Europe in their possible solution. Topics covered include the rise of political Islam, geopolitical reconfiguration due to the comeback of Iran, failure of democratic uprisings, the emergence of the Gulf, domestic and international challenges to the existing states as well as European and American perspectives and policies on this turbulent region.
Meets with PSC 350.1.
HST415 Europe, Russia and the Eastern Borderlands (Fall)
To be offered in Fall 2025
The importance of Europe’s eastern borderlands is linked to the current expansion of the European Union eastward, resulting in a new status for a host of countries situated between the Baltic and the Black Sea. In this new configuration, Russia will play an important, though different, role than hitherto, especially when it comes to forging a new relationship with the EU. The first part of the course focuses on the historical question of borders and territorial change, the construction of nations, and the emergence and collapse of empires. The second part examines general problems common to all of these post-communist countries and specific questions of geopolitical character.
Cross-listed with PSC 350.2
HOA365 Art in France from Impressionism to Surrealism (Spring)
Taught in French. Our focus will be on major painters who lived and worked in Paris, the world’s artistic capital of the day, between 1860 and 1945. We will follow the careers of such brilliant creators as Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Seurat, Picasso, Matisse, and Dali, and examine the artistic movements with which they were associated: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism, etc. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to analyze and write about painting.
Cross-listed: FRE 439.
Prereq: FRE 202 (or four semesters of college-level French) and two higher-level FRE language or literature courses or permission of the instructor.
Course Fee: Billed from Syracuse to cover a visit to the museum of Strasbourg and a study tour to Paris.
FRE439 Art in France from Impressionism to Surrealism (Spring)
Taught in French. Our focus will be on major painters who lived and worked in Paris, the world’s artistic capital of the day, between 1860 and 1945. We will follow the careers of such brilliant creators as Manet, Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Seurat, Picasso, Matisse, and Dali, and examine the artistic movements with which they were associated: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Surrealism, etc. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to analyze and write about painting.
Cross-listed: HOA 365.
Prereq: FRE 202 (or four semesters of college-level French) and two higher-level FRE language or literature courses or permission of the instructor.
Course Fee: Billed from Syracuse to cover a visit to the museum of Strasbourg and a study tour to Paris.