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To meet the needs of individual students, Carleton offers a wide variety of special programs including opportunities for independent and interdisciplinary work and off-campus studies. Students expecting credit for participation in an off-campus program, whether in the United States or abroad, during the academic year or the summer, should check with the Off-Campus Studies Office, Leighton 119, for procedures, required forms and applications, and deadlines.
OFF-CAMPUS STUDIES
70 percent of the class of ’06 participated in off-campus study during their years at Carleton. Carleton offers a changing selection of 10-13 seminars and two winter break programs every year, conducted by Carleton faculty in the United States and abroad. In addition, the College co-sponsors 32 other programs and approves participation of students in 76 programs from other institutions. Other options are available to students through a special request procedure.
Carleton Off-Campus Seminars
Carleton seminars offer a related group of courses conducted by Carleton faculty for Carleton students, using the resources of a site other than the Northfield campus. Students are selected by application two to three terms preceding the actual program. Students pay the Carleton comprehensive fee, which covers room, board, tuition, plus excursions and social events at the program site. Transportation to the site, books, and personal expenses are the responsibility of each student. Financial aid applies to these and all other off-campus study program approved by the College. During the 2007-2008 academic year, the following programs will be part of the Carleton curriculum. A brochure is available for each program in Leighton 119.
ECONOMICS SEMINAR IN CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, summer term, 16 credits
Residing at Hughes Hall of Cambridge University, students will study British Economics, past and present. Numerous excursions, including the Midlands, Greenwich, Coventry, Stonehenge,and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, will expand the classroom study.
Director: Michael Hemesath, Professor of Economics
Courses:
ECON 221 Contemporary British Economy, 6 credits
ECON 222 The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 3 credits
ECON 223 The Life of J. M. Keynes, 4 credits, S/CR/NC
ECON 224 Economy of Multinational Corporations, 3 credits
ENGLISH SEMINAR IN IRELAND, summer term, 18 credits
Irish poetry, fiction, and drama will be the subjects of study while students explore the past and contemporary Ireland in Dublin, Belfast, Galway, and Louisburgh. Students will enjoy frequent excursions through out Ireland, in addition to classroom and recreation facilities at all three Irish universities.
Director: Constance Walker, Professor of English
Courses:
ENGL 290 Directed Reading, 6 credits, S/CR/NC
ENGL 384 James Joyce’s Ulysses, 6 credits
ENGL 349 Modern Irish Poetry, Fiction and Drama, 6 credits
GEOLOGY SEMINAR IN ITALY, fall term, 16 credits
Intensive geology program based in Coldigioco in Northern Apennines mountains range in the Marches region. The Osservatorio contains classrooms, labs, library, computer room, dormitories, and dining hall. Geology of Italy, basin analysis, and event stratigraphy courses are augmented by field observation, independent study, extensive field work, and lab analysis. Also features camping and authentic Italian cuisine. Weekend independent travel possible.
Director: Cameron Davidson, Associate Professor of Geology
Courses:
GEOL 240 Field Observational Skills, 6 credits
GEOL 241 Geology of Italy, 3 credits
GEOL 242 Basin Analysis, 3 credits
GEOL 243 Event Stratigraphy, 2 credits
GEOL 291 Independent Study, 2 credits
GERMAN SEMINAR IN BERLIN, fall term, 16 credits
Located in Berlin, this language immersion program improves students’ German language skills while gaining firsthand knowledge of Germany and its culture through home stays, weekly field trips, and an extended study trip in Germany.
Director: Sigrun Leonhard, Professor of German
Courses:
GERM 290 Directed Reading, 4 credits
GERM 205 Intermediate Composition and Conversation, 6 credits
GERM 244 The World’s a Stage – Theater in Berlin, 6 credits
SPANISH SEMINAR IN MADRID, fall term, 18 credits
Spanish language program for advanced students, based in Madrid’s Universidad Complutense. Course work focuses on providing a comprehensive view of Spanish literature, history and art. Home stays, group excursions, and participation in lecture series, theater programs, music and art seminars.
Director: Humerto Huergo, Professor of Spanish
Courses:
SPAN 290 Directed Reading, 2 credits, S/CR/NC
SPAN 209 Exploring Spanish Culture, 6 credits
SPAN 247 Spanish Art from El Greco to Picasso, 4 credits
SPAN 349 Theory and Practice of Urban Life, 6 credits
COASTAL MARINE ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE SEMINAR IN AUSTRALIA, winter term, 16 credits
The main goal of the program is to explore ecological and geological features of coastal environments in order to understand how natural and anthropogenic disturbances are impacting these systems. Field work is the essential part of the program. Shorelines, rocky intertidal areas, the Great Barrier Reef, and the rain forests will be the classroom. Variety of lodging at research stations, dorms, hostels, and camping.
Director: Phil Camill, Associate Professor of Biology
Courses:
BIOL 283 Coastal Studies in Marine Ecology, 6 credits
BIOL 284 Disturbances and Management of Australian Coastal Environments, 6 credits
BIOL 290 Directed Reading in Coastal Studies, 4 credits, S/CR/NC
EL MUNDO MAYA: SOCIO-CULTURAL FIELD RESEARCH SEMINAR IN GUATEMALA AND CHIAPAS, winter term, 18 credits
Through coursework and independent research, this program provides students with the opportunity to examine issues of cultural empowerment, community development, and social change, in Guatemala. The program is based in the western highland city of Quetzaltenango and surrounding highland village communities. The program includes family stays, program seminars, independent field projects and travel to the neighboring Chiapas, Mexico to provide an important comparative case for the coursework.
Director: Jerome Levi, Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology
Courses:
SOAN 251 Community Development, Cultural Empowerment, and Social Change in Guatemala, 4 credits, RAD
SOAN 241 Mesoamerican Cultures, 4 credits
SOAN 205 Indigenous Language Instruction, 2 credits, S/CR/NC
SOAN 295 Field Methods and Independent Research Project, 6 credits
SOAN 290 Directed Reading, 2 credits
FRENCH STUDIES SEMINAR IN MALI, winter term, 18 credits
French language and Malian culture program enabling students to experience life in both the capital city of Bamako through home stay, and in rural areas during excursions to several important medieval historic sites. Courses offered in French on literature, film, history and culture, French conversation, and Bambara language.
Director: Chérif Keïta, Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Courses:
FREN 250 Film and Society in Mali, 6 credits
FREN 251 Negotiating the Past- the Challenges of Nation Building in Mali, 4 credits
FREN 252 Literature and Society in Mali, 6 credits
FREN 290 Directed Reading, 2 credits, S/CR/NC
MIDDLE EAST MOSAICS: THE CARLETON SEMINAR IN EGYPT, TURKEY, AND MOROCCO, winter term, 18 credits
This interdisciplinary seminar serves as an introduction to three countries in the Middle East/North Africa region: Egypt, Turkey, and Morocco. Students spend about three weeks each in Cairo, Istanbul, and Rabat, with excursions to other cities and rural areas in each country. Through the lenses of religion, economics, and comparative literature, the seminar explores historical factors and contemporary forces that influence life in the region. The religion course in Cairo is taught by President and Religion Professor Rob Oden, the economics course in Istanbul by Economics Professor Stephen Strand, and the comparative literature course in all three sites by French Professor Dana Strand. A local faculty member is responsible for an interdisciplinary course in Morocco. In addition, throughout the term, the program draws upon the expertise of numerous guest lecturers.
Directors: Robert Oden, Professor of Religion, Dana Strand, Professor of French, Steve Strand, Professor of Economics
Courses:
IDSC 290 Introduction to Religion, Economics, Literature, and History in the Middle East, 3 credits
IDSC 250 Cultural Diversity in a Muslim Society: Aspects of Moroccan Culture, 3 credits
LCST 255 Tradition and Change: The Egyptian, Turkish, and Moroccan Novel in Comparative Perspective, 6 credits
RELG 229 Egyptian Religions from the Pyramid Age through the Beginnings of Islam in Egypt, 3 credits
ECON 136 Turkey: Europeanization Policies in the Middle East
ENGLISH THEATER AND LITERATURE SEMINAR IN LONDON, spring term, 16 credits
The goal of the London program is to immerse the students in the best and most varied performance the city has to offer, and to make use of local museums and other cultural sites to enhance the study of British literature. The group will attend productions of classical and contemporary plays in London and travel to Stratford-on-Avon to see RSC productions.
Director: Gregory Blake Smith, Professor of English
Courses:
ENGL 290 Directed Reading, 4 credits, S/CR/NC
ENGL 380 London Theater, 6 credits
ENGL 381 Novels of Place, 6 credits
FRENCH SEMINAR IN PARIS, spring term, 18 credits
Seminar (whose courses count toward the French major and the Certificate of Advanced Study) will include studies of the art and literature of the “city of lights.” Students will tour some of the finest and best-known museums in the world and explore the changing image of Paris through the various arts: literature, film, and popular music. In addition, the group will travel to the south of France in conjunction with French 246 and 249.
Director: Cathy Yandell, Professor of French
Courses:
FREN 208 Conversation and Composition, 6 credits
FREN 246 City of Wonders: Paris in the Arts, 6 credits
FREN 249/349 Myth, Reality and Palimpsest, 6 credits, RAD
POLITICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR IN MAASTRICHT, spring term, 18 credits
This program is designed for students interested in European politics and political economy, particularly the development of the European Union and regional issues. Students examine the formation, development, institutions, laws, and major policies of the European Union. They work in research groups and conduct fieldwork in two sub national regions during the term. There are several excursions, including Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain as well as Germany and France.
Director: Alfred Montero, Associate Professor of Political Science
Courses:
POSC 383 Political and Economic Integration of Europe, 6 credits
POSC 387 The Europe of Regions, 6 credits
POSC 392 Comparative Field Research Methods, 6 credits, S/CR/NC
SPANISH SEMINAR IN PUEBLA, MEXICO, spring term, 16 credits
Students take classes at the Universidad de las Américas (UDLA) in Cholula, a city immediately adjacent to Puebla’s first-rate tourist infrastructure, and commercial and educational facilities. The program includes frequent weekend excursions and day trips including trips to Mexico City, Veracruz, Merida, and Oaxaca.
Director: José Cerna-Bazán, Professor of Spanish
Courses:
SPAN 290 Directed Reading, 4 credits
SPAN 206 Conversation and Composition, 6 credits
SPAN 246 Introduction to Mexican Literature: The Twentieth-Century Short Story, 6 credits
Seminar Cancellation Policy: Carleton College shall have the right, at its option and without liability, to make cancellations, changes, or substitutions in cases of emergency or changed conditions or in the interest of the program.
Programs Co-Sponsored By Carleton
For specialized areas of study, Carleton has combined with other colleges to develop off-campus study programs. For each of these programs, Carleton representatives participate in the management, Carleton faculty often serve as instructors and directors, and Carleton students participate along with others from the member colleges and universities.
ASSOCIATE KYOTO PROGRAM (AKP), IN KYOTO, JAPAN, academic year only
Students with background in Japanese live with Kyoto families and enroll at Doshisha University in intensive language classes plus two courses each term conducted by visiting professors from AKP member colleges or Doshisha faculty.
HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM FOR URBAN AFFAIRS (HECUA), fall and spring semesters
These 15-week programs provide the opportunity to learn from local and international faculty who integrate theory with real-life urban issues. Home stays, interviews, community immersion activities and field research are used throughout the programs, which are open to all majors. Brochures on individual programs are available in the Off-Campus Studies Office, Leighton 119.
COMMUNITY INTERNSHIPS IN LATIN AMERICA (CILA) in Quito, Ecuador, fall and spring semester
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN AN ISLAMIC CONTEXT, Bangladesh, spring semester only
SCANDINAVIAN URBAN STUDIES (SUST), in Oslo, Norway, fall semester only
DIVIDED STATES OF EUROPE, in Oslo, Norway and Poland, spring semester only
METRO URBAN STUDIES (MUST), in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, fall or spring semester
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: SCIENCE, POLITICS AND PUBLIC POLICY, Twin Cities, MN, fall semester only
NORTHERN IRELAND, DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL CHANGE, in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, spring semester only
CITY ARTS, in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, spring semester only Adviser: Helena Kaufman
WRITING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, in Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, fall semester only
INTER-COLLEGIATE SRI LANKA PROGRAM (ISLE), fall semester only
This 15-week program enrolls 15-20 students from eight consortium colleges to study the culture, history, religion and political structure of Sri Lanka. In-depth studies include Buddhist thought and practice, conversational Sinhala, and an independent research project. Students live with host families in Kandy.
Associated Colleges of the Midwest Programs (ACM)
Sixteen programs in the U.S. and abroad are sponsored by the 14 consortium members of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. A resident director for each program is recruited from member colleges. Courses are conducted by the ACM director and by staff at the program site. Brochures about each program are available in the OCS Office and applications from the faculty advisers.
ACM Chicago Arts Program, fall or spring semester, adviser: Lawrence Archbold
ACM Studies in Latin American Culture and Society, fall semester only, adviser: Jerome Levi
ACM Tropical Field Research, Natural and Social Science, in Costa Rica, spring semester only, adviser: Jerome Levi
ACM Florence, Italy, fall semester only, adviser: Alison Kettering
ACM India Studies, fall semester, advisers: Parna Sengupta
ACM Japan in Tokyo, fall semester, adviser: Mariko Kaga, fall, Kathryn Sparling, winter and spring
ACM London and Florence Arts in Context, February-May spring semester, January option for Italian language, adviser: Alison Kettering
ACM Newberry Library Program in the Humanities, in Chicago, fall semester and other short-term seminars and tutorials, adviser: Timothy Raylor
ACM Oak Ridge Science Semester Natural Sciences in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, fall semester only, adviser: Will Hollingsworth
ACM Tanzania in Human Evolution and Ecology, July-December semester adviser: Jamie Monson
ACM Botswana: Culture and Society in Africa, spring semester, adviser: Jamie Monson
ACM Urban Studies, in Chicago, fall or spring semester, adviser: Adrienne Falcón
Other Programs for Off-Campus Study
In addition to those programs above which Carleton sponsors or co-sponsors, students can select from over 80 additional pre-approved programs for general participation, or they can request approval for an unaffiliated program which the student and her/his academic adviser believe will further the student’s educational goals. Students whose off-campus study program are approved in advance by the College may earn up to 54 credits (one year’s worth) to be applied to their Carleton degree. Students are encouraged to learn more about off-campus study opportunities and information about specific programs by visiting the Off-Campus Studies Office in Leighton 119.
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