BEFORE selecting your classes, ensure you have read the below and have fully understood.

Course availability, Summer 2016 at Regent’s University London

Course availability, Summer 2016 at Regent’s University London

BEFORE selecting your classes, ensure you have read the below and have fully understood.

Choose carefully

 You must discuss the course options available with your academic advisor/study abroad office at your home institution.

 The Course Choice Form (as part of your application) must be approved by your home institution.

 Ensure you read the course description (below) and ideally the course syllabi before deciding whether you want to take the course or not. Do not just go by the title of the course! You can request the detailed course syllabi from the Inbound Team on inbound@regents.ac.uk.

 Check with your home institution how many credits/classes you must take while abroad. It is your responsibility to know this and you will need to ensure that you are registered for sufficient classes.

Achievements

 All courses listed in the table below are open to exchange/ study abroad students. The table below has been provided by the relevant programme director(s).

 You will receive a Certificate of Attendance after the successful completion of your course. This will show the grades received. Credit conversion is at the discretion of your home institution. You must ensure that your home institution will award credit for the course you have taken. It may be helpful for your home institution to have seen the course syllabi; you can request these from the Inbound Team on inbound@regents.ac.uk. Your choices

 We cannot guarantee that you will be given your first choices. The course offering is subject to change and classes run subject to demand. Therefore, you must indicate at least one alternative choice on your form. You may be given this alternative course if your first choice is not available. It is important that the alternative choice fits with your studies and has been approved by your home institution. If your form does not state this alternative it will not be accepted and returned.

 We recommend you take one course but you may wish to take two courses.

 You must ensure that you tick the box ‘compulsory’ if you require the course in order for your graduation not to be delayed at your home institution. We will try our best to get you into this course but we still cannot guarantee it.

Changes to your course choices

 You cannot make any changes to your choices once your form has been submitted.

When will I receive my timetable?

 The Inbound Team will inform you of your timetable around four weeks prior to the start of the course.

 It is not possible to make any changes to schedules prior to arrival, unless there is a significant academic reason (for example, if you are missing credits).

Audition Preparation: Modern Monologue (taught at Regent’s School of Drama, Film and

Media- request the syllabi and confirm with your home institution how many credits they would award you for this)

Students research, rehearse and perform monologues as a means of developing an approach to text and character. These serve as audition speeches for further training or the profession and they build confidence in public speaking and presenting. The course is taught by actors, directors and casting directors and includes two visits to see contemporary plays in London.

Students will:

 learn and perform three contrasting monologues

 research and write a character biography

 have a mock audition with a London theatre or TV professional

Bioethics

(PHIL2340, taught at Regent’s American College London (by Prof. Andrew Trew;

Visiting Faculty from John Carroll University, Ohio, USA - 3 US credits)

Case based discussion of contemporary ethical issues facing health care professionals, patients and their families in clinical practice and medical research .International review of bioethics theories and ethical decision making. Issues include: healthcare policy; Patient autonomy & valuing human life; ethical research & new drugs. Assisted reproduction, abortion, embryonic stem cell research; Life enhancements: transplantation of organs, limbs, face & body; Genetic therapies and enhancements; Transgenic animals/humans; Cloning of animals & humans. Ending Life: suffering & the

elderly/disabled. Incurable conditions & assisted suicide, life support and the value of living wills.

Child Psychology (PSYC2200, taught at Regent’s American College London- 3 US credits)

This course examines physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development of the child from conception to adolescence. The complex interaction between heredity and environment is considered. It emphasizes language development, achievement, personality, and gender behavior.

Current Art

(ARHS2200, taught at Regent’s American College London- 3 US credits)

This course surveys many of the dominant styles and theories of contemporary art. As there cannot be an accepted "received history" of the art of our own time, the content of the course will be organized along both a lineal and thematic approach, with special attention to the political and social constructs implicit in the creation of recent "avant-garde" art. Students will

be introduced to the nature of the "art world," current trends in art, and the dialogues taking place both in and around its creation.

Digital Basic Photography (PHOT1010, taught at Regent’s American College London- 3 US

credits)

This course covers basic concepts and practice of digital photography, including understanding and use of the camera, lenses, and other basic photographic equipment. The course will address aesthetic principles as they relate to composition, space, exposure, light and color. Technological requirements of digital formats will be addressed, such as formats and resolution. Basic digital manipulations of images will be taught in preparation for creating a photo portfolio of images. This course may not count towards the BA in Photography electives.

Fashion Accessories

(taught at Regent’s School of Fashion and Design - request the syllabi

and confirm with your home institution how many credits they would award you for this)

In Accessories you will be introduced to the specialist knowledge, and cutting and manufacturing skills, involved in accessories, whilst building on existing conceptual and design skills. You will develop a strong understanding of the accessories market place and the relationship between this and the fashion garment industry. You will produce a small range of pieces with the opportunity to explore millinery, glove making and fashion bags. Designs, demonstrating the application of skill and imagination, will be produced and styled for runway presentation.

This course will be taught by couture milliner, Prudence, who designs hats for Vivienne Westwood.

Fashion Styling and Photography

(taught at Regent’s School of Fashion and Design-

request the syllabi and confirm with your home institution how many credits they would award you for this)

Fashion Styling and Photography enables students to build on existing skills while studying these two specialist and related areas of fashion. You will develop an understanding of the relationship between styling and photography in different areas of fashion such as; advertising, film, catwalk, and editorial. You will learn about roles and responsibilities and you will study styling and photography as visual languages of contemporary fashion.

You will develop your aesthetic sensibilities in relation to styling and photography and you will learn to work creatively, developing ideas from concept through to finished work. You will

engage in group work and will learn to communicate your ideas verbally and through image. You will explore the cultural significance of styling and photography and examine audiences and media channels. You will experience being both the stylist and the photographer and you will learn to create and manipulate directional images using both traditional and new technologies.

Introduction to Archaeology

(ANTH1300, taught at Regent’s American College London- 3 US

credits)

Archaeology, defined simply, is the study of humanity through its material manifestations. It is also about trying to understand something of our common humanity by examining the physical traces of the people of the past. These traces don’t have to be old, and you don’t have to dig for them; the vast majority of archaeological work, however, does involve digging up old materials people have left behind. The key, then, is the method. How do you deal with the material? What kind of conclusions can be drawn from it, and how do you arrive at them? We will examine the scope and usefulness of archaeology, as well as the ethics of doing it at all.

Introduction to Human Rights

(HRTS1100, taught at Regent’s American College London- 3 US

credits)

This class introduces students to the philosophic and political background of the concept of human rights. It discusses important documents as part of the history of the development of human rights theories. It examines important issues in current political and ethical debates about human rights. Reviews core legal documents and the work of the most important governmental and nongovernmental institutions currently involved in human rights protection and promotion. Examines at least one current problem area in human rights protection

Introduction to Film Production

(taught at Regent’s School of Drama, Film and Media-

request the syllabi and confirm with your home institution how many credits they would award you for this)

This course contains two productions:

a. students script, film and edit a reportage-style TV piece in central London, delivered to camera

b. students create a short music video

The course teaches basic production skills of camera, sound, lighting, directing, producing and editing and trains students in journal keeping, academic analysis, professional risk assessment for filming and essential team-working. Students will also have two film-related visits in London.

"Invaders, Traders, and Lovers: The Impact of the Norman French on Early

English Literature"

(ENGL3500, taught at Regent’s American College London by Dr Craig E.

Bertolet; Visiting Faculty from Auburn University, Alabama, USA- 3 US credits)

In commemoration of the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, this class will examine the impact of the French-speaking Normans on England, particularly in its language and literature. Beginning with the invasion itself, we will examine texts written before 1066 to gain an understanding of England before the Normans. Then, we will examine how the invaders and the French-speaking culture they introduced affected commerce, law, and the language of love. Some of the authors we will encounter this term will be Marie de France, Geoffrey Chaucer, Edmund Spenser, John Milton, Alexander Pope, and William Shakespeare.

Media Literacy (MEDC1630, taught at Regent’s American College London- 3 US credits)

Students learn to systematically decode, evaluate, and analyze information conveyed through the channels of mass communication. They learn the process, language, and effects of the media and develop a critical awareness of messages conveyed through channels of mass communications, as reflected in children's programming, advertising, journalism, and political communications.

New States in World Politics

(INTL2630, taught at Regent’s American College London- 3 US

credits)

This course introduces the political process in the non-Western world and a survey of different methodological approaches to the study of non-Western systems. The class emphasizes the analysis of foreign policies and the role of new states in world politics.

“Shakespeare Goes to Hogwarts” (ENGL3500, taught at Regent’s American College London

by Dr Dr. Anna Riehl Bertolet; Visiting Faculty from Auburn University, Alabama, USA- 3 US credits) This class will examine the magic of Harry Potter through the Shakespeare lens. We will begin by learning about magic, magicians, wizards, and witches in Shakespeare’s time and reading Shakespeare’s magic plays: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, and The Tempest. Moving on to Harry Potter, we will look for the traces of Shakespearean influence and inspiration in J. K. Rowling’s books, and will learn to recognize the author’s playful use of history in creating her magical world. We will also step outside the classroom and explore London in search of places connected to Shakespeare and the magic of his time and locations that inspired J. K. Rowling or provided a setting for the films based on her books. Students are expected to have read the first three books of the series by the start of the summer term.

Topics: Musical Theatre in London (THEA3030, taught at Regent’s American College

London- 3 US credits)

A series dealing with various topics in theatre: creative dramatics, museum studies, design applications, women in theatre, black/ethnic theatre, contemporary theatre, the elitist theatre, and a history of acting.