English

This course examines the main methods of alternative dispute resolution practiced within the Commonwealth Caribbean, by examining the theoretical constructs, the legislative framework, and the proposals for reform. 

This course examines liberalism, socialism and nationalism as a complex set of very powerful ideologies that have influenced the political, economic and cultural development of Europe, and, subsequently, the world. It explores the intellectual mainsprings
of these movements through excerpts from their writings, as Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Smith, Rousseau, Burke, Montesquieu, Kant, Hegel, Mill, Tocqueville, Marx, Lenin, Nietzsche, Schmitt, Heidegger, Kojeve, Strauss, Schumpeter, Keynes, Friedman, Hayek, Nozick, Rawls, Marcuse, Foucault, Isaiah Berlin and Mark Lilla. 

This course introduces a wide range of repertories within the history of music. It stimulates students to relate features of musical compositions and performances to their wider historical contexts and gives students a fundamental knowledge of specific musical cultures. It provides students with opportunities to develop skills in research and information retrieval and in critical reading of primary and secondary literature, to receive formative feedback on those skills, and to build a foundation for higher-level study. 

This dynamic course provides students with an opportunity to learn about some of the key legal skills which are used in practice to become a successful, ethical lawyer and professional.  It helps students understand the theory behind these skills within the classroom and participate in practical workshops and activities where they use and develop certain skills.  There are also three practical activities where the students will see legal skills in practice and have an opportunity to reflect on the skills presented. Some of these skills include; client interviewing, drafting, case file management, principles of privacy and confidentiality, the ethics of lawyering, team work, advocacy, presentation and facilitation skills, researching the law, legal design, reflection and being a life-long learner. 

This course encourages students to critically engage with key concepts and historiographical issues in the social and cultural history of the transitions from war to peace in the post-1918 and post-1945 period. It considers the complexity of French, British, German experiences of the transition from war to peace and the differences between the aftermaths of the First and Second World Wars. Students assess primary sources, particularly ego-documents such as letters and diaries, and interweave primary and secondary sources in arguments and discussions. 

A broad-sweep survey across of Greek literature. All readings are in translation. Topics included vary slightly from year to year. Authors and genres covered may include the following: Homer; lyric poetry; Herodotus and Thucydides; Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides; Aristophanes; Plato and Aristotle; Hellenistic poetry; and ancient prose fiction. The course provides basic information and a chronological and thematic framework and is intended as an introduction to ancient Greek literature and theoretical approaches to literature. 

This course examines the effects of urbanization and global environmental change on the geographies of cities across the world, with specific focus on urban environmental justice and inequality.

This course examines the relationship between patrons and audiences in painting, sculpture, and architecture through the 15th century.

This introductory astronomy course discusses the following topics: motion of celestial bodies; celestial vault; history of astronomy; telescopes and CCD cameras; astronomy from space; the solar system; stars; cosmological models; nearby universe.