France

This course studies the popular forms of literature that existed between the 16th and 18th centuries and how historical events invented stylistic choices as well as choices in medium. The 16th century focuses on the birth of the Renaissance, the poetry written then, and how prose became a bigger medium for fiction instead of just scholarly journals. The 17th century introduces the Jacobean era of the influence of Shakespeare's works. The 18th century introduces us to the "modern novel" to explore the era of Romanticism and how it began, the stylistic choices that embody it, and how society in Europe reflected or rejected its core ideals.

This course provides an overview of major currents in Jewish life across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa from the Enlightenment era to the creation of the State of Israel. Topics include continuity and rupture in Jewish cultural life and political and social status; interactions and influences between Jews in different geographical, political, and cultural spheres; the rise of modern antisemitism and Jewish responses; European and Middle East and North Africa Jews' respective roles in and reactions to the emergence of the Zionist movement; the Shoah; and the creation of the State of Israel.

This course is designed for students interested in the environmental, economic, climate, and geopolitical issues of the global ocean. Addressing the themes of environment, maritime economy, climate issues and governance, it considers the characteristics and tensions of the current ocean world and measures the challenges facing the international community.

This advanced course improves communicative skills in oral French. It consists of 3 parts: listening comprehension, oral production, and phonetics. Listening comprehension involves listening and analysis of various and relatively long documents. Oral production includes expressing oneself on complex topics in a clear and well-structured way. Phonetics focuses on sound recognition, pronunciation exercises, and reading. The course develops French oral skills to reach a C1 level (comprehension, production). It provides an opportunity to practice the French language in a relaxed atmosphere, without fear of making mistakes.

This course presents the major concepts, theories, and results in modern economics through an overview of the work of a selection of economics Nobel Prize and Leontief Prize recipients. Topics include Keynesianism; libertarianism; neoclassical macroeconomics; neo-Keynesian macroeconomics; foundations of microeconomics; game theory; behavioral microeconomics; microeconomics of organizations and contracts; public economics; econometrics; finance; and economics and society (institutions, development, well-being, environment).

This course introduces theoretical approaches and methodological tools to analyze the role of the European Union as a global actor across policy areas and over time. It investigates the legal, political, and economic determinants of European Union "actorness" in domains such as trade, environmental protection, promotion of human rights, and civilian and military assistance. Considering the current geopolitical context, the course discusses the extent to which the war in Ukraine shapes EU foreign policy. It identifies the main conceptualizations of the European Union as a power and the main actors involved in EU foreign policy, and covers the central features of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). The course includes an opportunity to analyze a case study concerning EU external action using the theoretical and methodological elements seen in class.