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Courses and Credits
London students will take a total of four (4) four-credit courses: a Scribner Seminar taught by Skidmore’s faculty directors and three topics courses taught by IES faculty. All courses will include cultural activities that tie directly to course content and make use of London’s valuable resources. All courses have been developed specifically for our students and will be offered at the IES London Center.
 Skidmore’s Scribner Seminar forms an important foundation for success at Skidmore and introduces first-year students to a number of the College’s intellectual expectations and learning approaches. Faculty directors Sue Bender, Professor of Anthropology, and Joanne Devine, Professor of English, will teach the fall 2006 seminars, "Reading British Identity in London’s Museums" and "Media and British National Identity," respectively. Professor Bender’s seminar will take field trips to prominent museums such as the British Museum. Students will learn to read these institutions’ exhibition programs critically and to interrogate how aspects of British identity are communicated in them by reading a variety of disciplines (primarily museum studies and cultural studies) and engaging in field observations and writing exercises. Professor Devine’s students will explore connections between media and British identity by reading froma variety of disciplines (media, film theory, cultural studies); by investigating connections through newspapers, films, tabloids, and the BBC; and by visiting speakers’ corner at Hyde Park, taking high tea, and attending a football match. The two seminars will share a number of readings and field trips, as well as meet jointly throughout the semester to exchange their perspectives on British identity. Through close consultation with the director of the IES London Program and the faculty at Skidmore, additional course offerings in literature, history, government, art history, theater, and film have been developed. Courses will be offered at the 100 and 200 levels and will aim to meet all-college requirements. The IES courses will be taught by IES faculty. All IES faculty members are well-credentialed and teach at British universities as well as at IES. The IES London faculty consistently receive high marks from students. Professor Julian Putkowski, who teaches IES’s “History of London” course, was presented with the IES Outstanding Teaching Award for the 2003–2004 academic year. The award is given to the two most exemplary instructors from among all faculty members at all IES sites around the world. Credits and grades from the First-Year Experience in London will be Skidmore credits and grades: students will receive Skidmore credits, and grades received will count toward their Skidmore GPA. |
