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The following abbreviations denote a course that satisfies or partially satisfies a particular general education requirement: GE (General Education), PS (Presentation Skills), RM (Research Methods), and WI (Writing Intensive).
BA 352. Management Theory and Practice (3)
A study of the basic concepts of management built on an understanding of organizational theory. Equal emphasis is placed on theoretical and operational aspects of the manager’s role in organizations. The course deals with management issues: planning and controlling, structuring and staffing, directing and leading, and business and society with a special emphasis on managerial ethics. (WI)
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BA 354. Human Resources Management (4)
Through selected readings and case analysis, students study employer/employee relationships, personnel policies, operations and training, techniques of personnel administration, recruitment, inductions, communication, and discipline.
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BA 366. Organizational Behavior (3)
An integrated and interdisciplinary study of behavioral science for management. The course attempts to integrate the psychological and sociological aspects of human behavior as they relate to management. Focus is on individual, group, and organizational behavior. Topics include communication, motivation, group dynamics, leadership, power, reward systems, organizational structure, and managing conflict and change. (WI)
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BA 492. Current Issues in Management (4)
A seminar which addresses contemporary management issues as reflected in current periodicals, papers, and books. The course explores managerial implications. Heavy emphasis is placed upon student-led discussions, presentations, and papers.
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BA 494. International Management (3)
Examines organizational behavior and management issues in an international context. The primary focus is on the role of the manager in cross-cultural environments. The purpose of the course is to heighten student awareness of the differences associated with global management, and with the content and corporate management practices, as necessary, to be effective in different cultures. Cases, experiential exercises, and team projects are part of the learning process. Prerequisite: BA 366 or BA 352 or COM 418.
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ECON 310. Introduction to Statistics and Econometrics (4)
Develops basic concepts of statistical theory and their applications to statistical inference. Parameter estimation techniques involved in postulated economic relationships between variables and the methods of testing propositions will be developed. The multiple regression model will be covered and students will be required to complete an individual course project involving the application of multiple regression. Prerequisites: ECON 210, ECON 211, and MATH 140 or MATH 150. (PS, RM, WI)
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ECON 430. Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (4)
An analysis of contemporary macroeconomics, with emphasis on the measurement and determination of national income and employment; a systematic study of classical, Keynesian, and contemporary theories of inflation, employment, output, and growth. Prerequisites: ECON 210 and ECON 211.
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ECON 431. Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (4)
Studies contemporary economic theory with emphasis on the systematic application and critical evaluation of the microeconomic theories of demand, production, products, and distribution. Prerequisites: ECON 210 and ECON 211.
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ECON 521. Money and Banking (4)
A study of the financial system, the federal reserve, and money. Special attention is given to the experiences and problems of the United States monetary policy in recent times. Prerequisites: ECON 210 and ECON 211.
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ECON 529. International Trade and Finance (4)
A study of the basis for international trade as it relates to the principle of comparative advantage, the effects of governmentally imposed trade restrictions upon the terms of trade, the distribution of income, and the welfare of trading partners. Topics include international financial institutions; the international balance of payments; the alternative exchange rate systems; the Bretton Woods Agreements and international financial cooperation; and the creation of the less developed country debt problem during the 1970s and its impact upon future international cooperation. Prerequisites: ECON 210, ECON 211 and ECON 431. (Same as BA 446.)
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HIST 511. The Middle Ages (4)
Explores the politics, social structure, culture, economic development, intellectual transformation, and social experience of Western Europe from the Fall of Rome in 476 to the Renaissance in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Specific topics that will be addressed include the heritage of the ancient world in Western Europe, the evolution of the Germanic kingdoms, the recovery of Europe in the eleventh century, the revival of learning in the thirteenth century, and the effects of the Black Death in the fourteenth century.
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HIST 512. Renaissance and Reformation (4)
Examines the major events of Western European history from 1350 to 1650, with a special emphasis on the Renaissance and on the transformation of European society occasioned by the Protestant Reformation and the subsequent Catholic response. It will not examine only the religious, political, and elite cultural manifestations of these historical trends, but will also look at the social and economic contexts of both the Renaissance and the Reformation, as well as how those elite historical trends affected and were affected by the non-elite populations of late medieval and early modern Europe.
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HIST 513. Early Modern Europe (4)
Covers Europe from the end of the Wars of Religion in 1648 to the fall of Napoleon in 1815. Offers a comprehensive immersion in the political, social, intellectual, and cultural history of the era, but also implicates Europe in broader world communities, especially in the Atlantic. Topics include the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, Absolutist, and Constitutional Monarchies in theory and in practice, the origins and development of the Atlantic economy, the increasing division between elite and popular culture, and the French Revolution and its dissemination under Napoleon.
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HIST 515. Europe in the Nineteenth Century (4)
A survey and discussion course in the history of Europe from the end of the Napoleonic era (1815) to the outbreak of World War I (1914). Addresses national and international politics, ideas and culture, economic and social change, war and society, and imperialism. More specifically, it encourages understanding of the following: the emergence of new types of communities in uncertain times; the impact of economic and technological change; the dehumanizing pressures of social anonymity in mass societies; the dependence of rule upon hidden forces of control; identity and the many ways it is constructed, expressed, and mobilized; the experience of colonial domination; and withering intellectual attacks on the West's rational tradition.
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HIST 516. Europe in the Twentieth Century (4)
A survey of European history from 1914 to 2000 that addresses Europe's society, politics, and culture but emphasizes the conflicts of its most violent century. Topics include the impact of war in the shaping of the twentieth century, domination and control in the practice of utopianism, the challenges posed to freedom by ideological extremism, ethnic cleansing and genocide, decolonization, and the fundamental restructuring of Europe as a result of the women's movement, the coalescence of the European Union, globalization, and the arrival of Postmodernity.
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HIST 533. History of Mexico and the Borderlands (4)
History of Mexico from the perspective(s) of the peoples of its frontiers/borderlands. After a brief overview of Amerindian and colonial beginnings, the emphasis of the course is on the national era. Examines the course and social, political, and economic consequences of the Mexican-American War, La Reforma and the Civil War, the Porfiriato, the Mexican Revolution, Depression, World War II, and industrialization and considers the development of complex local, regional, national, and transnational identities, cultures, economies, and institutions.
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HIST 550. Modern History of Africa (4)
Explores the history of Africa from 1800 to contemporary times. Attending to both thematic diversity and regional particularism, it addresses such topics as the slave trade in Western and Central Africa, the Zulu and Asante empires, Christian missions, colonization and human rights abuses in the Congo and German Southwest Africa, apartheid in South Africa, and indigenous resistance to, and ultimately victory over, European systems of exploitation and control. The course also investigates the endemic social and political crises of the post-independence era.
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HIST 560. Modern History of the Middle East (4)
A survey lecture and discussion course on the modern history of the Middle East. It explores the causes underlying the rise of sovereign nation-states as well as the conflicts that have attended modern social, technological, and political change. Topics include the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the emergence of modern Turkey, the Arab experience of colonial domination, the petroleum factor, the dilemmas of Islamic women, the Arab-Israeli conflict, and the development of Islamic fundamentalist and Arab nationalist movements. This course will also pay special attention to the role of the United States in the region, especially in Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
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POSC 353. Comparative European Politics (4)
An introduction to comparative political inquiry and to government and politics in such European nations as Britain, France, and Germany. Explores how political history and culture, the party system, and governmental structure affect public policy, political stability, and economic performance. Also familiarizes participants with the development, functions, and structures of the European Union. (WI)
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POSC 542. American Foreign Policy (4)
An introduction to the ways that American foreign policy is made and to important substantive issues: containment, decision making, foreign policy crises, national security, and the future of U.S. foreign policy.
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POSC 546. International Organizations and Law (4)
Analysis of the development of international organizations with emphasis on current problems and structure of the United Nations. Selected case studies in the principles of international law. Prerequisite: POSC 344 or consent of instructor.
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POSC 548. Arms Control and International Security (4)
Designed as an introduction to the dynamics of weapons competition, the basic facts of the nuclear arms race, and possible means to increase national and international security. Prerequisite: POSC 344, POSC 542, or consent of instructor.
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POSC 549. Ethics and International Politics (4)
A study of the impact of moral principles on international relations. Specific topics to be examined include human rights, intervention, covert action, and the pacifist and just-war traditions. Prerequisite: POSC 344 or consent of instructor.
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POSC 554. Government and Politics of Latin America (4)
An introduction to the political systems and issues of political development in Latin America with emphasis on Mexico, Cuba, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile.
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POSC 557. Communist and Post-Communist States (4)
An introduction to the major communist and former communist governments, including those of Russia, the People's Republic of China, and Eastern Europe, utilizing important concepts from the field of comparative politics.
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POSC 558. Government and Politics of Developing Areas (4)
An examination of the processes of and consequences of political development in the Third World. General problems common to most developing countries are examined, including population, agriculture, urbanization, and corruption, as well as the interrelations between the Third World and the developed countries.
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POSC 559. Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspectives (4)
Explores the status of relations between politics and religion in the contemporary world. Some basic historical and theological background will be provided as each religion is introduced, followed by an analysis of the political involvement of groups in specific countries.
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Although the above are excerpted from the 2011-2012 Seaver catalog this is not an official binding document. To view the actual catalog visit: http://seaver.pepperdine.edu/academics/catalog/
Dr. Ryan Spillman ('06) graduated May 2010 from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, a leader in educating students for the practice of primary care medicine, a nationally ranked medical school for 12 consecutive years.
