Fordham London Courses

ACBU 2223 - Principles of Managerial Accounting
3 credits
This course covers how to measure and use cost data for internal decision making under uncertainty. Among the topics covered is job costing, process costing, standard costing, activity-based costing, budgeting, balanced scorecard, direct versus indirect cost measures, cost volume profit analysis, and management control systems.

Prerequisite: ACBU 2222.
This course satisfies one of the Business Core requirements for Gabelli School of Business majors at Fordham University and counts toward the Accounting and Business Administration Minors.

ACBU 3434 - Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (This course is offered in the Fall term only)
3 credits
This course is the first of a two-semester course of intensive study in accounting theory and its applications. Major topics include the conceptual frameworks, special cases of revenue recognition and the accounting standards that pertain to current and noncurrent assets.

Prerequisite: ACBU 2222.
This course counts toward the Accounting and Business Administration Minors.

ACBU 3435 - Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (This course is offered in the Spring term only)
3 credits
This course is the continuation of ACBU 3434. The course contains rigorous, in-depth coverage of current and noncurrent liabilities, as well as owners' equity. In addition, the course revisits the cash flow statement for additional pertinent topics.

Prerequisite: ACBU 3434.
This course counts toward the Accounting and Business Administration Minors.

ACBU 3442 - Individual and Business Taxation (This course is offered in the Fall term only)
3 credits
This course covers the basic principles of taxation of individuals and businesses.

Prerequisite: ACBU 2222.
This course counts toward the Accounting and Business Administration Minors.

FNBU 3440 - Corporate Financial Policy (This course is offered in the Fall term only)

3 credits
From the standpoint of finance theory, the value created by a corporation depends on the profitability of investments and the mode of financing these profitable investments. This course enables students to analyze and understand the interaction between the investment and financing decisions. The course is case-oriented and covers advanced capital budgeting issues, debt-equity choice, dividend decision, investment banking, convertibles and warrants and issues of international corporate finance.

Prerequisites: HPCB 3221 or FNBU 3221.

FNBU 3441 - Investments and Security Analysis (This course is offered in the Fall term only)
3 credits
Investing media, features and characteristics. Security markets and their procedures. Investment risks, their recognition, and evaluation in security analysis. Problems in the analysis of data. Portfolio management techniques.

Prerequisites: FNBU 3221 or HPCB 3221.

FNBU 3443 - Global Business Economics and Trade 
3 credits
This course familiarizes students with international trade and finance concepts, and their application to managerial decision making. Opportunities and risks in the global economy will be analyzed across a range of countries and industries. We prepare students to identify global trends by highlighting how comparative advantages evolve and change. Case analyses and a class project play major roles in achieving the objectives of the course.

FNBU 4450 - Global Investments (This course is offered in the Spring term only)

3 credits

Course required for the concentration. Reviews the case for and against international investing. Provides an understanding of international investment concepts. Topics include purchasing power and interest rate parity, currency risk and how to hedge it, mean-variance investment concepts in an international context, emerging markets and how professional investors approach international investing.

Prerequisite: FNBU 3441.
This course is part of the Global Studies Core requirement in the Gabelli School of Business and International Studies Global Affairs concentration in the Fordham Colleges. 

BLBU 2234 - Legal Framework of Business
3 credits
This course covers the fundamental concepts and legal principles applicable to the American business community and the international environment. Topics include sources of the modern legal system; legal ethics and governmental regulation; creation and discharge of contractual rights and liabilities; characteristics of agencies, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations, including the rights and liabilities of agents, partners, and corporate management.

This course is part of the Business Core requirement in the Gabelli School of Business.

BLBU 3443 - Ethics in Business
3 credits

This course examines the interplay of ethical criteria, current events and social norms in guiding companies and organizations in the current political and business environment. Students will examine news media, textbooks, websites, and videos to understand the business climate and consider culture, legal and policy frameworks, and ethical theories to analyze how they influence the development of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance, and contribute to the increasing importance of sustainability and alternatives like B Corporations.
This course is part of the Business Core requirement in the Gabelli School of Business

MKBU 3225 - Marketing Principles
3 credits
This course introduces the main principles of marketing and how they are applied to consumer, industrial and service organizations. It explains the value of a marketing focus to both customer and supplier and analyzes the contribution of marketing to both individual and organizational users.

This course counts toward the Business Administration minor in the Gabelli School of Business. 

MKBU 3440 - Global Marketing 

3 credits
This course addresses the need for global approaches to today's business by focusing on product design, promotion, distribution channels and pricing strategies that are tailored to diverse international cultural, political, competitive and economic environments. Specific attention is place on the feasibility of import/export, and national or global policies regarding marketing issues.

This course toward the Gabelli School of Business Global Studies Core requirement.

Prerequisite: MKBU 3225.

MKBU 3436 - Business of Fashion 

3 credits
This course focuses on the organization and operation of the fashion industry—how fashion brands  (apparel, accessories, and home fashions) are designed, manufactured, marketed, and distributed within a  global context. This class captures the dynamics of the fashion industry, with its various components, by  emphasizing the changing nature of the industries—technological changes, organizational changes, and  changes in the global nature of the industries involved.

This course is counts as a Fashion Studies elective. 

MKBU 3442 - Marketing Consulting (This course is offered in the Fall term only)
3 credits
The Marketing Consultancy course introduces you to key marketing management concepts such as the Balance Scorecard to Business and provides you with conceptual frameworks to analyze and implement strategies applicable for real-life marketing problems.  Students are introduced to the Balance Scorecard approach in order to develop and deliver a marketing plan. A key feature of the course is developing marketing strategies and tactical delivery for a real-life case study in form of group work and supported by the weekly lectures, third party contact and group work syndicated development. Working in groups, students carry out research exercises, information and data gathering, problem and situation analysis leading to a decision making process. At the end of the semester, the group presents their marketing plan presentation including key marketing strategies.

MKBU 3456 - Global Consumer Behavior

3 credits
This course studies consumer behavior in a global context with an interdisciplinary approach. Topics include behavioral science findings and their implications in the marketing mix; socioeconomics, demographic and cultural influences; theories of promotion and communication; consumer behavior models; attitude measurement; perception and consumerism.

Prerequisite: MKBU 3225.

MKBU 3458 - Global Sustainability Marketing
3 credits
While economic growth puts a strain on global resources, consumers are becoming more and more aware about the importance of being ‘green’ and ‘sustainable’. As our consumption levels increase, the words like “recyclable”, “green”, “sustainable”, “fair trade” suggest a product’s environmentally friendly and socially responsible claims.  Marketing plays a unique role in the process of creating, communicating and delivering value to customers in a way that will preserve both environment and human capital. Sustainability issues affect businesses in many ways. While they may provide a new market niche or a product category for some, they may destroy a firm’s brand value and reputation. Therefore, it is vital for companies to understand the paradigm shift, adapt and develop winning marketing strategies that will enable them to stay competitive in the marketplace.

Prerequisite: MKBU 3225.

MKBU 4454 - ST: Sports Marketing
3 credits
The entertainment sector is a major industry. Within that sector, sports activities are targeting a number of demographic and other segments of the population. While some sports (collegiate and professional) are quite successful in their marketing strategies, others struggle to gain or to hold their audience within a competitive market place. This course evaluates the marketing mix of those sports teams and institutions that are successful and assesses the marketing ingredients of those sports activities that are struggling to gain a larger or profitable share of the audience.

This course counts toward the concentration specific attribute SJOR at Fordham University. 

Prerequisite: MKBU 3225.

ANTH 3182 Cultures of London: Ethnographic methods 

4 credits

This module introduces a range of ethnographic research methods and practice. It allows for experimentation with this suite of methods in the classroom, before these are applied in the planning and completion of a research project that examines an aspect of culture in London. It will include the anthropological study of the United Kingdom to help contextualize the setting of these ethnographic projects. Student research projects will demonstrate the mastery of ethnographic practice, whilst discovering the fascinating and diverse city of London.

This course satisfies the ASSC core requirement.

ANTH 3725 – Culture and Culture Change
4 credits
Selected issues in the relationship of human behavior and culture. Issues dealt with in this course include the concept of culture, culture and the individual, culture contact, and culture change.

This course satisfies the Globalism core requirement and is a major course for American Studies, Humanitarian Studies, International Political Economy, International Studies, and Middle East Studies. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: ACUP, ADVD, APPI, ASHS, HPPA, ISIN, and ISWH at Fordham University.

Prerequisite: ANTH 1100.

ARHI 2527 – London Monuments: Power, Protest, and Public Space (Offered in Summer Only)
Caitlin Beach / 4 credits

For centuries, London was the seat of the British Empire, which spanned all corners of the globe and perpetrated devastating histories of colonialism, violence, and enslavement. Today, it is one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse cities in the world, a reality ineluctably linked to its imperial past. This course explores how these intertwined histories are made visible in the built environment, with specific focus to the city’s many monuments – from the statue-filled halls of Westminster Abbey to high-profile commissions by contemporary artists including Yinka Shonibare, Kara Walker, and Lubaina Himid. Why and for whom do monuments matter? How have they historically revealed and obscured larger structures of power? And how do audiences and publics respond to, protest, and refuse their presence today? Put simply: what is at stake in the construction of a monument, or conversely, its toppling? We will examine these questions through a series of object-based case studies and in-person site visits in order to better understand the place of monuments in modern life: in relation to the afterlives of colonialism and slavery, and more urgently, the promise of more equitable anti-colonial futures.

This course satisfies the Global Studies core requirement and is an Art History Major or Minor course at Fordham University.

ARHI 2534 – The Victorian City: Art and Architecture in 19th Century London
4 credits
Queen Victoria’s long reign, from 1837 to 1901, encompassed a period of unprecedented economic and industrial growth, while global imperial expansion made the British Empire the largest in history. This course explores the social, economic and cultural history of the Victorian city through its flourishing artistic production that ranges from painting and sculpture to architecture and public monuments. Classes will combine visits to major London galleries and museums with walking tours of landmark sites and buildings of architectural significance.

This course is an Art History Major or Minor course at Fordham University.

ARHI 3480 – Art and Architecture in London
4 credits
London is one of the most exciting cultural capitals of the world. This course will take advantage of London’s museums, galleries and buildings to explore the history of art and architecture, with special emphasis on British art from the 18th century up to and including the current lively London art scene. We will take into consideration the special character of British art along with its major contributions to the larger development of Modern art. Throughout this survey, we will focus on how a changing British national identity has been filtered and shaped via artistic representation over three centuries.

This course satisfies the Fine Arts core requirement and is an Art History and International Studies course at Fordham University. It also counts toward the major specific attributes: AHMO and ISEU. 

ISAP 1600 – Britain Today 
1 credit

This seminar is for students who are interested expanding their academic and experiential learning during their semester at Fordham London. This seminar will provide you with a broad overview of culture, history and business in the U.K. and highlight specific fields that you may wish to explore in greater depth. Students will be assigned readings and excursions, and will be expected to participate in weekly seminars and discussions on contemporary topics in the UK led by different experts on the week's topic. Guest speakers will include faculty from Fordham London.

Topics will include modern UK history and government; Brexit; British culture; Media in UK society; "The Special Relationship" between the US and the UK; Arts and theatre in London; Religion in Britain today; and Business and the role of the City of London as a world financial capital.

COMC 3380 – International Communication
4 credits
Comparative study of media systems of different countries. The role of the media in the formation of the concept of nationality. Theories of communication development and the debate around the international flow of information. How the media informs us about other countries and how, through the media, we form our conception of the world.

This course satisfies the Advanced Social Science and Globalism core requirements and is a major course for Communication and Media Studies, Humanitarian Studies, International Studies, International Political Economy, Journalism, Latin American Studies, and New Media Digital Design. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: CELP, HCWL, ISIN, LASS, and NMMI at Fordham University.

COMC 4222 - Media and the Environment (Open only to Juniors enrolled in the Liberal Arts Program)

4 credits
This course looks at the variety of ways in which media depict the natural world through stories, narratives, and images of nature and the environment in both fiction and non-fiction formats, as well as persuasive forms of communication. In assessing how our relationship with nature is mediated through culture and media, we will look at a broad spectrum of genres from films, documentary, TV, magazines, advertising, environmental journalism and conservation campaigns. We will compare such media images and narratives to key environmental texts on major topics in ecology, fining points of convergence and difference and assessing the consequences. We will examine the ways in which popular formulations of the natural world influence public opinion, human behavior and environmental policy. Using case studies we will examine informational, educational, and persuasive campaigns designed around topics such as transportation, chemical production, food and agricultural practices, and others.

This course satisfies the Interdisciplinary Capstone Core requirement at Fordham College and is a major course for American Studies, Communication and Media Studies, Environmental Studies, Peace and Justice Studies, and Journalism. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: APPI, ASHS, CCUS, ESEL, ESHC, PJEN, and PJMJ at Fordham University.

DTEM 3475 - Digital Media and Advocacy

4 Credits

This course will teach students the history of using digital media for advocacy, its contemporary implications for political participation and social movements. It is grounded in theories of technology for development, social movement theory, and participatory citizenship. It also involves a practical element, and teaches students and puts those to use in practically applied lessons concerning how to use digital media to impact political participation (in terms of protesting, donating, civic engagement, voting, and more).

This course is a major course for Communication and Media Studies, Journalism, New Media and Digital Design, and Peace and Justice Studies. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: CCMS, NMAC, NMDE, NMMI, PJSJ, PPWD.

JOUR 4773 - Public Media

4 Credits

Public media goes well beyond Big Bird.  Wherever it exists in the world its mission is to act in the public interest. But reaching the whole public is a challenging remit. In this course we delve into the history of public media by taking a close look at the world’s largest public service broadcaster, the BBC. We’ll examine how it operates and how it differs from public service media in the US and in Europe. We’ll analyse some of public media’s best news programmes and provide you with an opportunity to produce your own journalism, specifically audio, with public media’s core values in mind. Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

This course is a major course for Communication and Media Studies, Communications and Culture, and Journalism. It also counts towards the following major-specific attribute JWRI.

ECON 3245 – International Institutions: Economics & Politics
4 credits

This course uses an economic methodology to study the fundamental relationships between wealth and political power in the context of various international economic policies. Contemporary issues covered can include globalization, protectionism, trade wars, foreign assistance and macroeconomic coordination.

This course is a major or minor course for International Political Economy.

Prerequisites: ECON 1100 or ECON 1150 and ECON 1200 or ECON 1250.

ECON 3739 – Financial Markets (This course is offered in the Spring term only)
4 credits

An introduction to flow of funds analysis and interest rate determination in the money and capital markets; the risk and the term structure of interest rates. An introduction to financial futures, options, and swaps.

ENGL 2000 – Texts and Contexts (Topic: British Writers with Prof. Gearing)
3 credits

This course studies three important British texts from the last four hundred years: Shakespeare'sMacbeth, Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, and George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion. The objective of the course is to impart an in-depth knowledge of these texts, a critical framework within which to discuss them, and a more general knowledge of the historical, cultural and social context from which they emerged.

This course (either section) satisfies the EP2 and Texts and Contexts core requirements at Fordham University.

ENGL 2000- Texts and Contexts (Topic: Modernity in London with Prof. Jakubowicz)

When London transitioned from the Victorian era into the early twentieth century it emerged at the forefront of the modern world. It hosted a lively literary scene, and was home to a number of famous writers including Virginia Woolf, T.S.Eliot, Jean Rhys, and Elizabeth Bowen. Through a combination of artistic and political developments, London encapsulated modern trends, cultures, and anxieties.

This course covers a period that began in 1900 and ended with the Second World War. It will investigate how London influenced early twentieth century culture and contributed to the development of modernity.   The course encourages students to read literature alongside other artistic mediums, including film, fine art, and music, so that a wider appreciation of aesthetic trends and ideas might be reached.

This course (either section) satisfies the EP2 and Texts and Contexts core requirements at Fordham University.

Please note that both sections of Texts and Contexts may not be available each semester. 

ENGL 3068 – Writing London
4 credits
By studying classical Greek and other myths, Joseph Campbell’s ideas on universal story structures, superhero and Bible stories, we will learn how stories are built. We will then analyze great literature and ‘Harry Potter’ to see how other people employ these ideas. Throughout, we will practice how to observe, listen and analyze better as a first step to writing better, all the while using London as our sensory playground. Field trips include a Harry Potter walk, a film, a play, a museum and a gallery visit.

This course counts towards the following major-specific attributes: CVW and ENRJ at Fordham University. 

ENGL 3206 – Shakespeare
4 credits

This course satisfies the Advanced Literature core requirement and is a Comparative Literature Major or Minor course. It also counts towards the major-specific attribute ENHD at Fordham University.

ENGL 3319 – Plays and Players 1600-1700
4 credits

This course satisfies the Advanced Literature core requirement. It also counts towards the major-specific attribute ENHD at Fordham University.

ENGL 4015 – London Modernisms: 1890-1956: Unreal City (Open only to Juniors enrolled in the London Liberal Arts program)
4 Credits
Modernist authors responded to a world in which scientific, technological, and medical advances, urbanisation, and armed conflict radically reconfigured and often violently reshaped the boundaries of culture, the nation-state, and the self. As a centre of global trade, cultural exchange, and imperial domination, London was a key crucible for the development and flourishing of a range of modernisms. In this course, we will bring together perspectives from literary criticism, critical and cultural theory, and intellectual and social history to explore the ways in which London responded to modernism and modernists responded to London. In doing so, we will consider how texts by authors such as Oscar Wilde, Joseph Conrad, George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth Bowen, and Samuel Selvon spoke to pressing contemporary debates around gender and sexuality, terrorism, immigration, imperialism, war, technology, and socioeconomic inequality.

This course satisfies the ICC core requirement at Fordham University.

FITV 3534: Fashion in British Film and TV (Offered in Summer Session Only)
Jennifer Clark
4 Credits

FITV 3565 – The Documentary Idea
4 credits
The history of documentary and the analysis of contemporary works. An examination of the variety of documentary language formats and visual styles and their meaning and impact. Credit will not be given for both this course and FITV 3566. 

This course is a major course for Journalism and American Studies. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: ACUP and ASAM at Fordham University.

FITV 3638 – British Cinema and Television 
4 credits
British Heritage Cinema, arguably the most identifiable and lucrative form of British national cinema, emerged in the 1980s and continues to define “Britishness” through its nostalgic and individualized view of the past. In looking at costume dramas, literary adaptations, and biographical films, this course explores Heritage Cinema through its key themes and aesthetics, the cultural context in which it gained and retains popularity, and its material and ideological consequences.

This course is an American Studies major course at Fordham University. It also counts towards the major-specific attribute ASAM at Fordham University. 

HIST 3450 – Black British History
4 credits
The course examines the history of the African diaspora in Britain over approximately the last 300 years, paying particular attention to changes in the demographic background to this diaspora and the ensuing debates around the various notions of Blackness. The context of the course is the growth of London as the hub of an imperial system underscored by notions of race and the subsequent changes to Britain and its relationship with the Empire during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. A theoretical underpinning of the course is that Britain is one of the centers of a Black Atlantic, as understood through the works of Paul Gilroy. The course will open up social relations at the heart of Black British history, including class, gender, and sexuality. London has a long history of ideological movements driven by the conditions of the Black Atlantic, such as abolitionism, anti-colonialism, pan-Africanism, and anti-racist struggles within Britain; all of these will be within the parameters of the course. 

This course satisfies the Advanced History and Globalism core requirements at Fordham University.

HIST 3452 – London After Dark: The Nocturnal City since 1800
4 credits
London at night has for centuries inspired both excitement and fear in its residents. Foggy, gaslit streets feature prominently in popular imagination of Victorian London, and the bright lights of the West End remain a beacon for tourists and locals through to today.
The lens of the nocturnal city will allow students to explore a wide variety of historical topics including popular entertainment, youth culture, crime and fear of crime, sex and sexuality, tourism, and homelessness. Students will also explore how understandings of class, race, and gender have evolved. Note: Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

This course satisfies the Advanced History core requirement at Fordham University.

HIST 3620 – 20th Century Europe
4 credits
World War I and peace settlement; postwar problems; communism, fascism, Nazism; totalitarian aggression and World War II; international cooperation and reconstruction; the cold war and the collapse of communism. 

This course satisfies the Advanced History core requirement and is an International Studies and International Political Economy Major or Minor course. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: HIEH, IRST, ISEU, and ISHI at Fordham University.

HIST 3926 – History of Political Thought in Britain from Civil War to Brexit

4 credits

The study of British political thinkers will be based on their intellectual and political contexts and an analysis of their key political ideas. This will provide the student with a knowledge of the history of Britain from 1640 to the present and an understanding of some of the key political concepts which shape our understanding of contemporary politics. The course is influenced by the Cambridge School of the history of political thought and also has a goal of analyzing some of the major political ideas which will assist us in in considering the political future of our post-pandemic world.

This course satisfies the Advanced History core requirement.

ISAP 4800: Internship Seminar (Open only to students enrolled in the London Internship Program)
1 Credit
The internship work-based education gives students the opportunity to discuss and analyze theories and models of work and organizations in a cross‐cultural context. It also creates a framework for personal reflection on issues related to professional development. The syllabus and course content are a blend of theory and concepts, application and reflection. The practical activities, discussions, and assessment mechanisms are all designed to support learning, using the internship experience as a vehicle.

CMBU 4414: Global Perspectives (Open only to students enrolled in the London Internship Program)
3 Credits
Global Perspectives for International Careers is a general introduction to international business practices and expectations. Students are introduced to international communications, law, and treaty agreements. Students will learn from case studies the cultural, historical, and financial dynamics within an international business environment. This course includes site visits within the financial and banking industry and also relevant social and cultural events.

MVST 3051 - The Clerkenwell Tales (Offered in Summer Session Only)
Susanna Hafner
4 Credits

MUSC 2031 – Rock and Pop Music since World War II (This course is offered in the Spring term only)
4 credits
The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Dusty Springfield. Led Zeppelin. Tom Jones. Shirley Bassey. David Bowie. Elton John. Deep Purple. Black Sabbath. Sheena Easton. Judas Priest. Soul II Soul. Sade. Loose Ends. Slick Rick. Floetry. Joss Stone. Duffy. Estelle. M.I.A. Amy Winehouse. One Direction. Adele. Sam Smith. These are just some of the British bands, singers and rappers who have ‘… broken America’ – the much prized term used to describe the feat of commercially (and in some cases, culturally) succeeding in the largest music market in the west. Utilizing key theories from the social sciences and musicology, ‘Breaking America: Exploring the value of British music, national identity & culture via international success,’ will examine why the measure of domestic musical accomplishment is so couched in another country.

This course is an American Studies Major or Minor course and also counts towards the major-specific attributes ACUP and ASAM at Fordham University.

PHIL 3000 – Philosophical Ethics
3 credits
This course involves philosophical reflection on the major normative ethical theories underlying moral decision making in our everyday lives. The principal focus of the course is a systematic introduction to the main normative ethical theories, i.e., eudaimonism, natural law ethics, deontological ethics, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and feminism. The differences among these approaches are illuminated by studying various moral issues. In each section of the course, at least half the readings will be selected from Aristotle and Kant. Each section will include writings by at least one contemporary figure.

Prerequisite: PHIL 1000 - Philosophy of Human Nature.

This course satisfies the Philosophical Ethics core requirement at Fordham University.

PHIL 4422. Harry Potter and Philosophy (ICC) (4 Credits) (Offered in Summer Session Only)
Judith Jones
4 Credits

This course will use the Harry Potter novels to explore several central themes in philosophy, and will use philosophical analysis to interpret the books and their cultural impact. Some central topics of the course will include: the nature and relationships of minds, souls, and bodies; the conflict of good and evil and some related issues in moral psychology and the ethics of ‘love’; metaphysical implications of the magical world of HP and its enchantment of muggles. Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction. 

This course satisfies the Interdisciplinary Capstone Course core requirement and is an American Studies Major or Minor course at Fordham University. It also counts toward the major specific attribute CCUS.

PHYS 1201 - Introduction to Astronomy

3 credits
Includes discussions of the solar system, stars, galaxies and cosmology. Method of making observations. An investigation of physical phenomena including lenses spectroscopy and refraction. Direct observation through the telescope of celestial objects depending on their position and weather conditions. Astro photography and film development is also available. The lab is intended for the student with little mathematical background. Note that there will be regular night-time observation labs (no lab fee). 

This course satisfies the Physical Science requirement at Fordham University.

PHYS 1350 - The Physics of Climate Change (Offered in Summer Session Only)

3 credits

Stephen Holler

Anthropogenic climate change due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning is having a profound effect on the global community. The consequences range from mild to catastrophic. This course will provide an overview of the physics behind climate change including how scientists know human activities are responsible for global warming, sea-level rise, and ocean acidification.

This course satisfies the Physical Science requirement at Fordham University and is an Environmental Science Major or Minor course.

For students studying at Fordham London in Fall semesters, we encourage you to consider applying for the Liberal Arts program with a course(s) at Queen Mary University London which offers numerous courses in physics and engineering that have been evaluated by Fordham University's Physics department. These courses include: 

With questions about Queen Mary enrollment and course approvals, please contact the Office of Study Abroad. 

POSC 2120 – Introduction to Urban Politics (This Course is only available in the summer)
Christina Greer

4 credits

A study of politics and power within urban political systems, including an examination of their historical development, current political economy, and prospects for the future. Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

This course satisfies the Pluralism core requirement and is an American Studies and Urban Studies Major or Minor course. It also counts toward the following major-specific attributes: APPI, ASHS, POAP, and POCP at Fordham University.

POSC 3131 – Politics, Urban Health and Environment 
4 credits
This course will examine the intersection of urban life, individual and community health and public policy. It will examine the evolution of urban public problems, the urban environment and the role and responsibility of society and the political system to respond to individual and health issues in urban settings. 

This course satisfies the Advanced Social Science core requirement and is an American Studies, Humanitarian Studies, Peace and Justice Studies, and Urban Studies Major or Minor course. It also counts toward the following major-specific attributes: APPI, ASHS, BESN, BIOE, ENST, ESEL, ESPL, HPSE, LPGP, PJEN, POAP, and SOIN at Fordham University.

POSC 3620 – British Government and Politics
4 credits
The study of British politics aims to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the workings of British government, the political process, the legal system, and political ideologies today. Key issues, including race and class, the role of social media, will be considered. The course will also help students understand key political events and actors from 1979 to the present. This will include the politics of the post-Brexit United Kingdom and the challenge of devolution in Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. Where appropriate, comparisons will be made with politics and government in the U.S.

This course satisfies the Eloquentia Perfecta 3 and Advanced Social Science core requirements and is an International Studies and International Political Economy Major or Minor course. It also counts toward the following major-specific attributes: ISEU and POCP at Fordham University. 

POSC 3622 – Politics of the European Union
4 credits
The European Union (EU) embodies a unique political and economic partnership. With the total population of almost 500 million people, it is one of the largest economies in the world and a major trade partner with the United States. Furthermore, EU is an influential actor in world politics. How does EU work? What are the prospects for the expansion of the euro zone? How do citizens of EU affect policymaking processes at a supra-national level? This course will address these issues through the analysis of EU institutions, policies, and political processes. Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

This course satisfies the Advanced Social Science core requirement and is an International Studies and International Political Economy Major or Minor course. It also counts toward the following major-specific attributes: IRST, ISEU, and POCP at Fordham University.

PSYC 2600 - Social Psychology

4 credits

An examination of how others shape an individual's behavior. A review of selected topics of interpersonal behavior, including antisocial and prosocial behavior, prejudice, attraction, social influence, attitudes and persuasion, research methods.

This course satisfies the Advance Social Science core requirement and is an Urban Studies major or minor course at Fordham University. It also counts toward the major specific attribute: PYCP.

THEA 1100 – Invitation to Theatre
3 credits
This course provides an introduction to Theatre through an examination of a variety of its aspects; historical, practical and theoretical. Based in London, the course concentrates mainly on British Theatre from Shakespeare’s time to the present. During several theatre visits in London and elsewhere students learn to express a lively critical response to performances: they also develop an understanding of theatre’s relationship to society together with a wide range of other art forms.

This course satisfies the Fine Arts core requirement at Fordham University.

THEO 3200 – Introduction to New Testament
3 credits
The New Testament texts are ancient texts, but also sacred texts being used, applied and called upon every-day in political and ethical discourse. How then should one read and understand these documents? The aim of this module is to show how an understanding of the New Testament has developed over time; to teach skills of critical engagement with the texts as both ancient and modern documents, and to engage with sacred texts as academic and cultural documents.

This course satisfies the Sacred Texts and Traditions core requirements and is a major course for American Catholic Studies, Classical Languages, Medieval Studies, and Religious Studies. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: MVTH, STCJ and STNT at Fordham University.

Prerequisites: THE0 1000 or THEO 1009 or THEO 1008 or HPRH 1001 or THEO 1006 or THEO 1010 or HPLC 1401 or THEO 1007 or THEO 1002 or THEO 1003 or THEO 1004 or THEO 1005. 

THEO 3610 – Christ in World Cultures
3 credits
At the center of the Christian tradition stands the person of Jesus Christ. Yet from a global perspective, Christianity takes many forms in its many contexts. This course examines the ways in which the Christian faith interacts with diverse world cultures and asks the central question, how do cultural differences shape contemporary interpretations of Jesus as the Christ?.

This course satisfies the Sacred Texts and Traditions core requirements and Globalism core requirement and is a major course for American Catholic Studies, International Studies, Latin American & Latino Studies, and Religious Studies. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: ISIN, LAHA, and THHC at Fordham University.

THEO 3711 - Sacred Texts of the Middle East

3 Credits

This course introduces students to religious literature from the Middle East, broadly conceived. In the course, students will learn to analyze and contextualize texts from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia as well as foundational texts of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism, including the Hebrew Bible and rabbinic writings, the New Testament and early Christian writings, the Qur'an and early Muslim writings. Special attention will be paid to the interactions of these traditions and communities as well as to their enduring legacies.

This course satisfies the Globalism core requirement, Sacred Texts and Traditions requirement, and is a major course for Humanitarian Studies, International Studies, Jewish Studies, Medieval Studies, Middle East Studies, Orthodox Christian Studies, and Religious Studies. It also counts towards the following major-specific attributes: HHPA, ISME, JWST, MVST, and STSN.