aCademiC Catalog 2013-2014 - Lorenzo de Medici

School of Arts & Sciences ROME
Prerequisites: MAT 260 Calculus I, introduction to statistics,
or calculus with management; managerial accounting, and
introduction to business, or equivalents
Business Internship
BUS 363 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 135
This course provides practical, professional experience in the
field of Business at a distinctive Italian placement site. The
intern is monitored by both the onsite supervisor and an LdM
faculty member. The grade assigned by the faculty internship
supervisor reflects assessment of weekly reports, two papers,
and an overall evaluation. Ten hours weekly at the internship
site; student internship schedules and onsite duties may vary.
The placement is with private businesses - activities may include:
translations, international marketing, research and strategies,
developing new advertising ideas, event planning, customer and
partner relations, and basic administrative/clerk duties.
Note: Placement opportunities are limited and subject
to change. Students who enroll must submit supporting
documentation by the registration deadline, and acceptance is
conditional upon result of an onsite interview during the first
week of the term. Fluency in Italian may be advantageous.
Prerequisites: Business majors of junior standing with at least
2-3 courses in the field 2) one semester of Italian prior to
internship (ITL 101 Elementary 1 level) and concurrent enrolment
in an Italian class
Advanced International Marketing
BUS 390 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
The course aims to give to the students an in depth
understanding of the international marketing environment
and of the different strategies used by the firms to face a
complex scenario. The subject matter of the two modules
in International marketing and International strategy are
combined to provide an in-depth study of these two fields. The
advanced module goes further in extending the reach of this
combined subject matter. These modules will provide students
with an understanding of how Corporate and Business Strategy
fits into the organization and running of a company or multicompany
corporation and will introduce students to the way
in which a firm can achieve sustainable competitive advantage
and develop the corporation internationally. They will also
enable students to develop an advanced understanding of the
managerial marketing vocabulary of concepts, maxims and
normative models within an international context drawing on
issues in differing domains of practice including the public
sector.
Note: this course is offered in partnership with the School of
Management, Marist College, which is AACSB accredited.
Prerequisites: Marketing majors/minors of junior standing
Literature
Survey of Western Literature
LIT 150 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
This course is an exploration of major texts from antiquity to
the present that have shaped and expressed Western cultural
traditions (all readings are in English translation). Emphasis
will be placed on the nature of genre, period, and style. The
course also offers the opportunity to develop an awareness of
literature and the skills required to approach and understand it.
Reading Ancient Rome: Literature, the City
and Society
LIT 284 R; Dual listed: CLA 284 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
This course aims to offer students a first acquaintance with
the riches of ancient Roman literature through analysis of
a variety of texts in English translation. Through site visits in
Rome students will have the chance to link their experience of
ancient writings to direct observation of ancient monuments
and art objects. The approach to the texts will be thematic: the
full range of Latin literature from the pre-literary Carmina to
the late Christian apologists will be covered in four thematic
sections entitled Love, Power, Social Life and Religion.
Exposure to different kinds of primary materials (literary texts,
buildings and artworks) will encourage students to reflect on
the links between changes in society (broadly conceived) and
literary and aesthetic taste in ancient Rome. The course thus
hopes to lead students towards a richer and more profound
understanding of the city in which they will be staying; an
appreciation of the pleasures of reading ancient texts; and an
insight into the complexities involved in reconstructing the
historical past.
Contemporary European Literature
LIT 300 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
The course will focus on European contemporary literature
surveying some of the most important authors of the last
fifty years. Students will become familiar with Italian, English,
Spanish, German and French authors. The course will deal with
Nobel Prize winners such as Samuel Beckett (France/Ireland),
Heinrich Böll (Germany), William Golding (England) and with
other important novelists such as Martín Gaite (Spain), Italo
Calvino, Antonio Tabucchi, Alessandro Baricco (Italy), Angela
Carter (England). The course will also take into consideration
non-European authors who, living in Europe, have had a huge
impact on European literature, among others Jorge Luis Borges
and the Nobel Prize winner Gabriel García Márquez.
Prerequisites: LIT 150 Survey of Western Literature, or
equivalent
Shakespeare’s Italy
LIT 302 R; Dual listed: MCT 302 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
Shakespeare, the greatest English-language dramatist of all
time, set approximately one-fourth of his plays in Italian cities
such as ancient Rome, Verona and Venice. In this course, we
will focus on a small selection of his “Italian plays”, including
“Romeo and Juliet” and “The Merchant of Venice”, in order to
see how Shakespeare combined historical evidence and fiction,
past and present, for dramatic effect and social commentary.
Students will work with primary sources; for the same purpose
they may also perform selected scenes. This course allows
students to learn more about Shakespeare’s works and
personality, and about relations between Elizabethan literary
and theatrical culture and Renaissance Italy.
Prerequisites: LIT 150 Survey of Western Literature, or
equivalent
Masterpieces of Italian Literature
LIT 307 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
The focus of this course is on Italian writers and literary
movements from the 13th century to the present. Its goal is
to read some of Italy’s most representative literary works in
translation and to examine their structure, novelty and relevance
to their times, and to our own times as well. This course is
designed to bring works of Italian literature to the attention
of students who may have or may not have any knowledge
of Italian. Topics will be introduced, followed by readings to
be commented on by the students. Each student will also be
required to develop an individually chosen project based on a
complete translated work. At the end of the term, each student
will be required to write a paper on a chosen text and then give
a presentation in class about his/her own work.
Prerequisites: LIT 150 Survey of Western Literature, or
equivalent
Italian Grand Tour: Italy through the Eyes of
Famous Travellers
LIT 350 R
Cr: 3; Contact hrs: 45
This course is an introduction to the literature generated by
the “Grand Tour” experiences between the 18th and the 19th
centuries and to its continuation and development in the
20th century. The main focus will be the textual analysis of
the memoirs, letters and diaries written by some of the most
famous artists, writers and intellectuals who resided and
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LdM Academic Catalog 2013-2014