The University of Antarctica- Academic Programs

Making maps, reading and value of maps, projections, GIS, remote sensing, black and white photos, infrared, agricultural interpretation, fisheries, resources.

GEO 201 Geography of North America

Regional analysis. Evolutional status of demographic, resource, environmental and sociocultural patterns of North American life.

GEO 203 Geography of Latin America

Regional analysis. People-environment interaction in urban and rural areas. Migration, urbanization, industrialization. Evolutional status of demographic, resource, environmental and sociocultural patterns of Latin America.

GEO 205 Geography of Africa

Regional analysis. Evolutional status of demographic, resource, environmental and sociocultural patterns of Africa.

GEO 206 Geography of the Middle East

Regional analysis. Evolutional status of demographic, resource, environmental and sociocultural patterns of the Near East lands.

GEO 207 Geography of Asia

Regional analysis. Evolutional status of demographic, resource, environmental and sociocultural patterns of Asia.

GEO 209 Geography of Europe

Regional analysis. Evolutional status of demographic, resource, environmental and sociocultural patterns of Europe.

GEO 211 Geography of Russia

Regional analysis. Evolutional status of demographic, resource, environmental and sociocultural patterns of Russia.

GEO 213 Geography of the Solar System

Solar System viewed as a series of 'places' just as on Earth. Civilizational 'push' impertives to move to and explore these other 'coasts'.

GEO 230 Cultural Geography of the West

From the Aegean and Greco-Roman Mediterranean World to Medieval Europe, to more modern America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Israel, civilizational manners and telos.

GEO 232 Cultural Geography of Latin America

Latin American life and culture from Mexico to Argentina, encompassing the Caribbean Islands. Patterns and civilizational issues, fragmented nature, ends.

GEO 234 Cultural Geography of Africa

African life and culture from the Sahara to South Africa. Patterns and civilizational issues, fragmented nature, ends.

GEO 236 Cultural Geography of Islamic World

Islamic world life and culture from the Maghreb to Indonesia, encompassing Shiite and Sunni divide, developmental and civilizational issues, Arab-Israeli problem, ends.

GEO 238 Cultural Geography of the Hindu-Buddhist World

South Asian Hindu and south-southeast Asian Buddhist civilization from India to Mongolia to Indochina. Patterns and civilizational issues, developmental problems, ends.

GEO 240 Cultural Geography of the Sinic World

Sinic civilization and Japan, analysis of culture and development, patterns and current issues, predispositions, ends.

GEO 242 Cultural Geography of the Orthodox World

The Orthodox cores of Russia and Ukraine, Serbia and Bulgaria. Patterns and civilizational issues, fragmenting nature, ends.

GEO 244 Cultural Geography of the United States

Examination of the Native American, Puritan and British, African, Germanic, southern and eastern European components, the break in immigration after WWI, post-1965 Third World cultural infusion, thoughts on what an American is. American Dream, American cultural bases.

GEO 245 Cultural Geography of Western Outposts

A look at the colonial and/or cultural outposts of the West: Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica, South Africa, Rhodesia-Zimbabwe, Argentina, Chile, Israel, Lebanon. Withdrawal of the West in the second half of the 20th Century-today.

GEO 301 Geostrategy

What are the geostrategic imperatives in Western relations with the other civilizations of the world? What are the best policies for each, and how to interact with others in a way that ultimately brings positive change? Problems of Sinic assertiveness, Islamic fundamentalism, Western arrogance, Russian Eurasianism and state failure.

GEO 303 The West Against the Rest

Disparities between the First and Third Worlds, crisis of the First World, crisis of the Third World, religious fundamentalism. National identity, transnational linkages. Manifestations of political Islam within key Muslim countries. Attempts to perfect, transcend or undermine liberal democracy amid a crisis of rationalism.

GEO 307 Eurasianism

Russian Eurasianism since its beginnings. The most potent force guiding Russia away from a Western orientation today.

GEO 309 Failed States

Anarchy as a cause and effect of state failure, evolution of the the nation-state system since 1648, spread of nation states, modern incarnation of state failures, increased failure in the future, interaction between states and non-state actors. State strengthening and building states. Peasants and social change.

GEO 311 NATO, Russia and International Security

Development of NATO, use of NATO in the past and present, value of NATO today and in the future, threats to its existence and members. NATO, American, European and Russian foreign and security policy. Points of contention and possibilities for cooperation.

HST 100 The Limits and Divisions of World History

Dividing the history of the world from its formation to the present day.

HST 150 Ancient History

The First Civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia, in the Levant and Persia, the Age of Empires.

HST 152 Classical History

Growth of civilization on Crete, Mythological age in Greece, Classical Greece, Republican Rome, Roman Empire, decline and fall of the empire.

HST 154 Medieval History

Christianity and Christian evangalization, struggle with Islam, Charlemagne, the birth of European nations, the Crusades, high-Medievalism

HST 156 Early Modern History

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe, the Reformation and its consequences, Scientific Revolution, Age of Exploration, rise of Europe.

HST 158 Modern History to 1914

The Enlightenment, Age of Revolution, Industrialization, Nationalism, Romanticism, Imperialism and European domination to WWI.

HST 160 The World Wars: 1914-1945

WWI, Interwar Period, WWII, Holocaust, Eclipse of Europe.

HST 162 Cold War

Bi-Polar Post War world, American and Soviet competition, arms race, space race, ideological expansion, Korea, Vietnam, end of colonialism, birth of the Third World.

HST 164 History of the Present

From modern to postmodern. The unipolar moment and multipolar present.

HST 201 History of the United States

Major topics in American history from Jamestown to the present day.

HST 204 Colonial America

American life and times from 1492-1750

HST 205 Revolutionary America

American life and times from 1750-1783

HST 206 The New Republic

American life and times from 1783-1850, history of the American West and Manifest Destiny.

HST 207 The Civil War Era

US History from 1850-1865

HST 208 Industrial America through WWI

The Guilded Age, Reconstruction and beyond, 1865-1918.

HST 209 American and the World Wars

US life and culture from 1914-1945 in its global context.

HST 210 'The American Century': US Since WWII

American life and culture during the 20th Century, called 'the American.'

HST 215 History of Europe to 1500

Major topics in European History from the Aegean Civilisations to the Age of Exploration.

HST 217 History of Europe since 1500

Major topics in European History from the Age of Exploration to the present time.

HST 219 History of Native and Latin America

Mesoamerica, American Indian tribal history, coming of the Spanish and Portuguese, establishment of colonial rule, independence, the 20th Century.

HST 221 History of Africa

African kingdoms south of the Sahara, Ethiopia and Kenya in the east, the West African-American connection, South Africa and Rhodesia, the colonial period.

HST 223 History of the Middle East

North Africa, the Near and Middle East since the fall of Rome. Rise of Islam, expansion, Sassanids, Ottoman Empire, colonial period, independence, new Israel.

HST 225 History of East and South Asia

Traditional Asia- China, Korea and Japan, Indochine and India, and the major trends in religion, government and society. Modern East and South Asia, the rapidly developing super-region examined historically.

HST 250 History of the British Isles

England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales from the formation of the nations until the present day, emphasis on unique development of constitutional and parliamentary law.

HST 255 History of Western Europe

The Franco-Germanic lands, Low Countries, Scandanavia, Italy and Iberia from the great migrations to the present day.

HST 260 History of Central Europe

Poland, Hungary, Bohemia and the Balkans from the early national period until the present day.

HST 265 History of Russia

Kievan Rus, Rus under the Mongols, Muskovy, the Empire, Communism's renewal of empire and modern Russia.

HST 224 The Holocaust

The Holocaust's origins, Jewish persecution, carrying out of the Final Solution, aftermath.

HST 229 History of Warfare

Conduct and development of war and warmaking technique from Ancient times until the present day. Weapons, armaments, defense, strategy, the Four Generations of Modern Warfare.

HST 231 History of Technology

The wringing from the natural world tools ever-increasing in complexity. Great inventors, great inventions. Technological advances as determining factors in the conduct and outcomes in historical situations.

HST 233 History of Slavery

The story of involuntary bondge of human beings by other human beings from the beginnings to the modern day.

PLS 200 Intro to Political Science

Principles of political science, the international system, international institutions and organizations.

PLS 201 American Government

The branches of government, executive, legislative, judicial, policymaking, bureaucracy, liberty, foundational principles, reality, American Dream.

PLS 203 Comparative Politics

Comparison of political systems in the First, Second and Third Worlds. Democratic and authoritarian regimes,

PLS 205 The European Union

The idea of Europe in history and in since WWII. Development of the EU, the European Dream, limits to expansion.

PLS 207 Classical Political Philosophy

Basic questions of political philosophy as considered by the Classical Greeks and Romans.

PLS 209 Modern Political Philosophy

Origins, defense and attacks on liberal democracy. Explaining today's regime of power, authority and exchange using the philosophy of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Neitzsche and Marx.

PLS 211 Ideologies

The root of ideologies, classification of modern ideologies, analysis and conclusions.

PLS 213 The Next Conservatism

American conservatism after Bush and neoconservatism. Emphasis on culture over politics, traditionalism, family farm, public streetcars, livability, small scale, education, reclaiming public space.

SOC 110 Sociology

Today's discipline and its development into a social science. Major issues like crime, deviancy, race, class and gender troubles and resolution. Relationship of individuals to their social enviornment, family and society, family formation, social stratification. Cultural evolution from the foraging age to the post-industrial age.

URB 100 The City in History

Evolution of the urban form and urbanization from the Pyramid Age to the Computer Age. Emphasis on Western urbanization. Evolution since 1600 of the megamachine. Patterns in urbanization in the world urban system over time.

URB 200 Urban Geography

Urban spatial form, the role of planning in solving problems of the city and its surroundings, underlying urban structures, absolute and relative location, urban planning and environment. Residential, commerical, industrial space, central place theory, transportation. The Megacity.

URB 208 The Ghetto

Ghetto in history, spatial organization and structure, US cities, psychological and sociological effects of life in a ghetto.

URB 202 Urban Sociology

Comparitive urban politics and sociology in American cities. Cities and the federal welfare system, education, crime.