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SINGAPORE'S BUSINESS HISTORY
Country
Singapore
Host Institution
National University of Singapore
Program(s)
National University of Singapore
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
20
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SINGAPORE'S BUSINESS HISTORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
SINGAPORE BUS HIST
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course traces the business history of Singapore from its origins as an East India Company outpost, as an entrepôt for regional and international trade routes to its current status as a global city and center for international finance and business. The course offers an introduction to business history and explores different case studies in the local context. These case studies range from ‘rags to riches' stories of early migrant communities, popular local brands, and present day entrepreneurs. Major topics include: trading communities, commodities, networks and migration, entrepreneurship, business culture, heritage, globalization, state, politics and business.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GESS1007,GES1009
Host Institution Course Title
SINGAPORE'S BUSINESS HISTORY
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History

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INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY: MODERN ERA
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
112
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY: MODERN ERA
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO WORLD HISTORY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course examines the History of the Modern World – the events, people, and long-term developments which, since the end of the Middle Ages, have shaped and reshaped human society – with a focus on the growth of international developments and the creation of today’s globalized world. Throughout the semester, we will also be interrogating the continued tensions between local identities and dynamics, state centralization and the rise of nationalism, the spread of Western notions of universalism, and non-Western societies’ adaptation to or rejection of those dynamics. What role did the Christianization of Latin America play in the imperial project? What did it mean for a sparsely-populated settler-colonial society to declare that all men are created equal? How “anti-colonial” were the Marxist movements of the Global South?

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HIST 2007
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY: MODERN ERA
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF DENMARK: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT
Country
Denmark
Host Institution
Aarhus University
Program(s)
Aarhus University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Scandinavian Studies History
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF DENMARK: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT
UCEAP Transcript Title
HISTORY OF DENMARK
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description

This course is designed to introduce incoming exchange students to the history of Denmark from the Viking Age to the present day. The course introduces some of the main events and central themes in Danish history. The focus is on political history, but the course also includes important developments in economic, social, and cultural history. The course equips students to engage in discussions of questions such as: what is "Denmark" and what is "Danish" about Danish history? What are the boundaries of Denmark and how have these changed over time? How is Danish history periodized and what have been the key turning points? How should we understand the impact of events and developments such as the Black Death, the Reformation, absolutism, agriculture or the welfare state? The course also considers Danish history in its different transnational (Scandinavian, European, and global) contexts, with reference to themes such as trade, war, colonialism, European integration, and globalization.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
117211U002
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF DENMARK: FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Arts
Host Institution Degree
Bachelor
Host Institution Department
Department of Culture and Society

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FRENCH SOCIETY DURING THE 5TH REPUBLIC
Country
France
Host Institution
University of Bordeaux
Program(s)
French in Bordeaux,University of Bordeaux
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science History French
UCEAP Course Number
171
UCEAP Course Suffix
B
UCEAP Official Title
FRENCH SOCIETY DURING THE 5TH REPUBLIC
UCEAP Transcript Title
FR SOC 5TH REPUBLIC
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.50
UCEAP Semester Units
2.30
Course Description

This course provides a better understanding of France, its population, their characteristics, and the country’s political life. The curriculum focuses on current French society and its evolution in relation to the weight of history, its territorial dynamics, and cultural and political ideals.

Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
DFF5S2SF
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIETE FRANCAISE - DUEFF 5
Host Institution Campus
UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
DEFLE

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THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
141
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE BRITISH EMPIRE
UCEAP Transcript Title
BRITISH EMPIRE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines the history of the British Empire from the late eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. Topics include: the cultural and material foundations and the economic, political, and social consequences of empire; the relationship between metropole and periphery; collaboration and resistance; the dynamics of race, gender, and class; the relationship between empire and art; new national and local identities; decolonization, and independence; and the legacies of empire. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HIST2091
Host Institution Course Title
THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Host Institution Campus
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Host Institution Department
History

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ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Country
Australia
Host Institution
University of New South Wales
Program(s)
University of New South Wales
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
142
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
UCEAP Transcript Title
ENVIRONMENTAL HIST
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course examines environmental history. It covers specific examples of past environmental change in relation to human society. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARTS3242
Host Institution Course Title
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Humanities and Languages
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THE SOVIET UNION: RED FLAG UNFURLED, 1917-1991
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of London, Queen Mary
Program(s)
University of London, Queen Mary
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
151
UCEAP Course Suffix
N
UCEAP Official Title
THE SOVIET UNION: RED FLAG UNFURLED, 1917-1991
UCEAP Transcript Title
THE SOVIET UNION
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This course charts the rise and fall of the USSR, from the Russian Revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Soviet Communism in 1991. Students meet familiar characters, including Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Gorbachev. But they are also introduced to the ordinary people that called themselves Soviets. The course covers themes including ideology, gender, sex and sexuality, race and anti-racism, religion, and multi-nationalism. Students travel from Moscow to Siberia, via the Caucasus and Central Asia, exploring the Soviet Union through a variety of primary sources, including political writings, party resolutions, newspapers, letters, memoirs, agitation and propaganda, and material history. 

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HST5397
Host Institution Course Title
THE SOVIET UNION: RED FLAG UNFURLED, 1917-1991
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
School of History
Host Institution Degree
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THE MAKING OF MODERN SOUTH ASIA
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
South & SE Asian Studies History
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
THE MAKING OF MODERN SOUTH ASIA
UCEAP Transcript Title
MODERN SOUTH ASIA
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description

This course examines the history of the Indian subcontinent from the 18th century to the present day. It begins by examining the twilight of the Mughal empire on the one hand, and the gradual expansion of European power across the region on the other. After looking at the ways in which the Portuguese and the Dutch established themselves around the Indian Ocean littoral at a time when territorial control was firmly in the hands of local rulers, it then examines how large parts of this region were incorporated into the British Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the process it examines the pivotal political, economic and social transformations witnessed under colonial rule and examine its legacies. Using a focus on South Asia to probe and better comprehend the development and dissolution of colonialism, it will simultaneously probe forms of colonial control to identify the forces that have most profoundly shaped the region today.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HIST2188
Host Institution Course Title
THE MAKING OF MODERN SOUTH ASIA
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PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 1949-1989
Country
Singapore
Host Institution
National University of Singapore
Program(s)
National University of Singapore
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
133
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 1949-1989
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHINA 1949-1989
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description

This upper-level seminar course focuses on the history and historiography of the most consequential imperial nation-state in the world today, from its founding at the supposed end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949 to the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre in 1989. After a brief, synoptic overview of modern Chinese history until 1989 in the first two weeks, students spend the rest of the semester working through chronologically and thematically the major periods and issues in PRC history.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HY3248
Host Institution Course Title
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 1949-1989
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Host Institution Department
History

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SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF MODERN CAIRO
Country
Egypt
Host Institution
American University in Cairo
Program(s)
The American University in Cairo
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
History
UCEAP Course Number
135
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF MODERN CAIRO
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOC&POL HIST/CAIRO
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description

This course covers the history of Cairo with an emphasis on social, political, and economic developments in the twentieth century.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
HIST 4216
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF MODERN CAIRO
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Host Institution Department
History
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