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Instructions for the Course Selection Form

Fall or Spring Semester

  • List internship and Learning through Internship course for a total of 6 credits
  • Select two or three classes from the course list
  • List optional Global Identity course for one credit
  • Enrollment should total 13 to 16 credits

Summer

  • For a 6-credit internship, list internship and Learning through Internships course for total of 6 credits
  • For a 3-credit internship, list internship and Learning through Internships course and SDNY 3011 Australian Government & Politics in the Pacific Rim Context for total of 6 credits

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Courses

Additional course offerings depend on program enrollment. Courses could include:

SDNY 3002 Art Down Under - from the Dreamtime to the Present

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

The course provides an insight into the many different works of art produced in the last century and also introduces some of the most controversial works to come out of Australia's Aboriginal and contemporary art worlds. All the major 20th Century art movements are examined in relation to advances in technology, historical events and sociological changes. You are encouraged to develop your visual awareness and personal responses to different types of art.

Approved for Liberal Education Arts and Humanities core and Global Perspectives theme.


SDNY 3003 Australian Cinema: Representation and Identity

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course enables you to engage with important issues of personal and collective identity via the study of film. Identity is said to be increasingly mediated by the mass media and cinema, so one of the key questions of the class is: to what extent have Australian films reflected or determined Australian identities? The question of what it means to be Australian is broached through the concepts of national identity and the imagined community. You are encouraged to draw on your own academic and personal experiences.

Approved for Liberal Education Arts and Humanities core and Global Perspectives theme.


SDNY 3004 International Business & Trade - Australia and the Pacific Rim

(3 credits — Fall, Spring, Summer) |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course introduces the you to the theoretical analysis of international trade and its implications for international business and globalization in Australia and Pacific Rim neighbors.

Approved for Liberal Education Social Science core and Global Perspectives theme.


SDNY 3006 Learning through Internships

(6 credits — Fall, Spring) (3 or 6 credits — Summer)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course explores the world of work and how you respond to the challenges that you can expect to encounter. The internship experience is central to this analysis as a benchmark, but a broader perspective will be employed to explore social, political, environmental,= and technical influences.

Approved for Civic Life and Ethics and Public Ethics theme.

 

SDNY 3008 Understanding Australia from a Sociological Perspective

(3 credits — Fall, Spring) 

This course is designed to engage students in a sociological analysis of peoples, movements and situations related to contemporary issues of change. It offers a comparative perspective of culture and society and analyzes the various constructions of Australian identity. It engages with debates around the notions of ethnicity, gender, migration, crime and the media.

Approved for Liberal Education Social Science core and Global Perspectives theme.


SDNY 3011 Australian Government & Politics in the Pacific Rim Context

(3 credit — Fall, Spring, Summer)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course introduces you to the history, concepts and structures of politics and government in Australia. You will gain knowledge on the debates, disagreements, problems and changes in government and politics “Down Under” especially in relation to the Pacific Rim Region, and will be able to think critically on these issues as well as defend ideas on them.

Approved for Liberal Education Social Science core and Global Perspectives theme.


SDNY 3012 Intercultural Communication

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course will increase the understanding of basic concepts and principles regarding communication between people from different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds within Australia, including Aboriginal and immigrant populations. The course will introduce you to theory and research in the area of intercultural communication and will help you develop this knowledge in understanding and improving human interaction in both the study abroad environment and international contexts.

Approved for Liberal Education Social Science core and Global Perspectives theme.


SDNY 3013 Analyzing and Exploring the Global City: Sydney

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course is designed to encourage you to engage in a critical analysis of the development of modern cities, in particular Sydney. It will trace Sydney’s development from a ‘colonial outpost’ into the ‘thriving metropolis’ it is today. The course will examine how the forces of colonization, migration, modernization and globalization have affected the city and its inhabitants. The course ultimately intends to help you contextualize your travels and encounters in the city, and will help you develop informed interpretations of Sydney while you are there.

Approved for the Liberal Education Social Science core and Global Perspectives theme


SDNY 3014 Australian History: Aboriginal History to Colonization

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

Using contemporary issues in Australia—race, immigration, culture, environment, politics and foreign policy—the course explains the historical origins of issues and provides critical analysis. This course begins in 2010 and looks back into Australia’s past, asking and answering a series of questions to explain contemporary attitudes and events, as part of an ongoing dialogue between the present and the past.

Approved for the Historical Perspectives and Global Perspectives theme


SDNY 3015 International Marketing

(3 credits — Fall, Spring)  |  Link to Syllabus (pdf)

This course reflects the increasing amount of international marketing carried out by a wide and diverse range of organizations. Starting with why organizations may wish to expand their activities across national boundaries, you develop knowledge to identify which markets to enter, the methods of market entry available and the management and control implications.

Approved for Global Perspectives theme


Global Identity

Global Identity: Connecting Your International Experience with Your Future is an optional 1-credit online course that helps you process your overseas experience and apply what you've learned upon your return. The course assists you in reflecting on multiple layers of cross-cultural experience and marketing your study abroad experience for future goals.