Study-Tour: The tour is required for the courses below. Tour participants must register for a course. Courses will meet Wednesdays (3:00-5:45) the first half of the semester. Political Science and English students will meet separately for part of the period and then join together. On tour we will be one learning community. In addition to the academic content, our class sessions will help prepare us for cultural differences and group travel abroad. Courses are for 3 credits. Registration is by permission only.
Our learning before the trip will help students get the most out of the guided tours and independent explorations. We will study Machiavelli's Prince, and the political history of Renaissance Italy. We will give special attention to the city-states of Florence, Venice, and Milan. We will also learn about the culture, customs and politics of contemporary Italy. Dr. Kunkel’s classes will meet together but with slightly different requirements. No prior coursework in political science is required. Students will be required to read, discuss and write short papers or worksheets and tour journals. There will be no examinations.
2009 Syllabus POLS 201, 410,510 Italy Study Tour
Dr. Bunkers' classes, which meet together, explore Greek and Roman mythology, Dante's Divine Comedy, Boccaccio's Decameron, and Christine de Pisan's The City of Women. The group also studies more recent works set in Florence, Venice, and Milan. Students of literature, art, history, music, theater, philosophy, education, creative writing, and other fields--all are welcomed. Weekly class sessions are comprised of lectures, discussions, and reports--all of which are available online for distance-learning students, using the D2L delivery system. In addition to completing regular course work, graduate students complete individual or collaborative research and/or creative projects.
Course syllabi and other information on courses will be posted as the time for the classes draws nearer. For an idea of what to expect you may check out syllabi from the previous Italy Study Tours.
