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Special Study Programs
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 off-campus program, whether in the U.S. or abroad, during the academic year or the summer, should check with the Off-Campus Studies Office, Laird 131, for procedures, required forms and applications, and deadlines.
Off-Campus Studies
66% of the class of ’99 participated in off-campus study during their years at Carleton. Carleton offers a changing selection of 10 seminars every year, taught by Carleton faculty in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, the College co-sponsors 17 other programs and approves participation of its student in and approves participation of its students in 78 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 taught by Carleton faculty for Carleton students, using the resources of a site other than the Northfield campus. Students are selected by application usually two terms preceding the actual program. Students pay the usual Carleton 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 2000-2001 academic year, the following programs will be part of the Carleton curriculum. A brochure is available for each program in Laird 131.
ECONOMICS SEMINAR IN CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, summer, 16 credits
Residing at King’s College of Cambridge University, students will study British Economics, past and present. Numerous excursions, including the medieval town of Rothenburg der Tauber, the ancient Roman city of Nuremberg, the Germanic National Museum, the city of Bruges in Belgium, and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, will expand the classroom study.
Director: Martha White Paas, Professor of Economics
Courses: ECON 221-07: Contemporary British Economy, 6 credits
ECON 222-07: The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 6 credits
ECON 223-07: Seminar: Keynes and the Bloomsbury Group, 4 credits, S/CR/NC
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SEMINAR IN LONDON, fall term, 15 credits
Study of classical and contemporary plays in London and Stratford-on-Avon and novels that involve the natural and/or social settings of England and London in particular. Group excursions are likely to include trips to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, the Lake District, and Bath, and major London theatres such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Almeida, and smaller venues such as the Bridge Lane Theatre and Maison Bertaux.
Director: Chiara Briganti, Associate Professor of English
Courses: ENGL 290-07: Directed Reading, 3 credits, S/CR/NC
ENGL 380-07: London Theatre, 6 credits
ENGL 381-07: Novels of Place, 6 credits
GERMAN SEMINAR IN NUREMBERG, fall term, 16 credits
This ten-week program, which completes the language requirement, has two related goals: 1) to help students improve their linguistic skills, and 2) to give students a cultural and historical base for their understanding of Germany and its people. Students will live with their families in between trips to such cities as Rothenburg, Berlin, and Prague.
Director: Roger Paas, Professor of German
Courses: GERM 205-07: Composition and Conversation, 6 credits
GERM 221-07: The Two Unifications of Germany, 4 credits
GERM 244-07: The German Heritage, 6 credits
AMERICAN STUDIES SEMINAR IN CALIFORNIA, winter term, 16 credits
This program, emphasizing a "total immersion experience," explores the proposition the "California is America, only more so. " Studies range from California art, to writing, history, society and environment. The seminar includes multiple fieldtrips to literary and historical sites such as Mt. Shasta, Tijuana, and Yosemite National Park.
Director: Michael Kowalewski, Associate Professor of English
Courses: AMST 287-07/ENTS 287-07: California Art and Architecture, 6 credits
AMST 289-07: California Field Studies, 2 credits, S/CR/NC
AMST 290-17: Directed Reading, 2 credits, S/CR/NC
AMST 386-07/ENGL 386-07/ENTS 386-07: The Literature of California, 6 credits
STUDIO ART SEMINAR IN NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA, winter term, 18 credits
The goal of this program is to bring together studio art practice with the challenges and advantages of off-campus study-drawing from nature in a new environment, studying social issues in the context of a foreign setting, and producing narrative work in response to travel. In the first half of the seminar students will study the Polynesian culture of the Cook Islands and make trips to Auckland, New Zealand, the Coromandel Peninsula, and the Tongariro National Park. The second half of the seminar will include a few weeks in Sydney, Australia, a trip to the rain forest of Lamington, and a visit to the Great Barrier Reef.
Director: Fred Hagstrom, Professor of Studio Art
Courses: ARTS 170-07: Printmaking, 6 credits
ARTS 212-07: Mixed Media Drawing, 6 credits
ARTS 250-07: The Physical and Cultural Environment of Australia and New Zealand, 6 credits, S/CR/NC, SS, RAD
PE 136-07: Independent Activity, Snorkeling, Diving and Hiking (optional)
POLITICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR IN WASHINGTON D.C., winter term, 16 credits
Seminar will focus on American national politics and foreign policy. It allows students work experience three days a week in a Washington internship and provides over fifty class sessions with leading Washington figures–legislators, administration officials, judges, lobbyists, and American and foreign diplomats and members of the press. Students will take a trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, visit the Wythe house, and take a tour of Annapolis, Maryland visiting the historic state capital, U.S. Naval Academy, and the harbor front.
Director: Steven Schier, Professor of Political Science
Courses: POSC 289-07: Seminar, 6 credits (for those not taking the integrative exercise)
POSC 289-07: Seminar, 3 credits (for seniors taking the 3 credit integrative
exercise)
POSC 290-17: Directed Reading, 4 credits
POSC 293-07: Internship, 6 credits, S/CR/NC
POSC 400-07: Integrative Exercise, 3 credits (optional for seniors)
SPANISH SEMINAR IN MORELIA, MEXICO, winter term, 16 credits
Students live with Mexican families and study language and literature in historic Morelia, the capital of Michoacan. The program includes frequent weekend excursions and day trips including trips to the Guanajuato, Uruapan and Guadalajara.
Director: Diane Pearsall, Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Courses: SPAN 206-07: Conversation and Composition, 6 credits
SPAN/LTAM 248-07: Drama and Performance in Latin America: Study of Twentieth Century Latin American Theater, 6 credits, RAD
SPAN 290-07: Directed Reading, 4 credits
FRENCH STUDIES SEMINAR IN PAU, spring term, 18 credits
Language training in Pau allows student to use French as an integral part of their daily life with a French family. The proximity of Pau to the Pyrenees makes skiing, biking and hiking popular weekend activities. Several excursions, including one to Paris, are included. This seminar is open to first-year student with at least French 102 or equivalent.
Director: Annick Fritz-Smead, Visiting Lecturer
Courses: Choose FREN 103-07: Intermediate French, 5 credits
or FREN 204-07: Intermediate French, 5 credits
FREN 206-07: Conversation & Composition, 4 credits
FREN 236-07: Contemporary French Literature, 6 credits
FREN 291-07: Independent Study, 3 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. Classes are scheduled over four days each week, allowing students ample opportunity to explore the city and its rich cultural resources.
Director: Dana Strand, Professor or French
Courses: FREN 208-07: Conversation and Composition, 6 credits
FREN 246-07: City of Visions: Paris in the Arts, 6 credits
FREN 249-07/349-07: Reading and Writing the City, 6 credits
RUSSIAN SEMINAR IN MOSCOW, spring term, 17 credits
Seminar (whose courses count toward the Russian major/Studies Concentration and the Certificate of Advanced Study) will cover the development of the middle and upper classes in today's Russia taking input from classical social philosophers as well as opinions of contemporary social critics. All students will enroll in a total of 9 credits of language courses which meet from six to nine periods per week and are taught by members of Philological Faculty of Moscow State University.
Director: Diane Nemec Ignashev, Professor of Russian
Courses: RUSS 290-17: Reading for Russia, 2 credits
RUSS 226-07/326-07: Theory of the Russian Leisure Class, 6 credits, RAD
One of the following blocks:
Advanced language blocks:
RUSS 307-07: Advanced Grammar and Composition, 6 credits
RUSS 308-07: Advanced Phonetics and Intonation, 2 credits
RUSS 309-07: Advanced Reading, 1 credit
Intermediate language block
RUSS 207-07: Intermediate Conversation and Grammar, 6 credits
RUSS 208-07: Intermediate Phonetics, 2 credits
RUSS 209-07: Intermediate Reading, 1 credit
Beginning language block
RUSS 107-07: Grammar and Conversation, 6 credits
RUSS 108-07: Phonetics, 2 credits
RUSS 109-07: Reading, 1 credit
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 taught by visiting professors from AKP member colleges or Doshisha faculty. Advisor: Kathryn Sparling
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. Homestays, 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, Laird 131.
South American Urban Studies (SAUS), in Guatemala City, Guatemala, fall semester only
Environment, Economy and Community in Latin America (EECLA), spring semester only; Guatemala, urban and rural settings (14 weeks); Cuba (1 week)
Community Internships in Latin America (CILA) in Quitor, Ecuador, fall semester only
Scandinavian Urban Studies (SUST), in Oslo, Norway, fall semester only
Metro Urban Studies (MUST), in Minneapolis & St. Paul, MN, fall or spring semester
City Arts, in Minneapolis, MN, spring semester only
Advisor: Margit Johnson
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. Advisor: Roger Jackson
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 taught 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 advisors.
ACM Chicago Arts Program, fall or spring semester, advisor: Ruth Weiner
ACM Central European Studies in the Czech Republic, fall semester only, advisor: Laura Goering
ACM Costa Rica, Studies in Latin American Culture and Society, fall semester only, advisor: María Doleman
ACM Tropical Field Research, Natural and Social Science, in Costa Rica, spring semester only, advisor: María Doleman
ACM Florence, Italy, fall semester only, advisor: Alison Kettering
ACM India Studies, spring-summer-fall only, advisor: Kathryn Sparling, fall, Roger Jackson, winter and spring
ACM Japan in Tokyo, August-June academic year only, advisor: Kathryn Sparling
ACM London and Florence Arts in Context, February-May spring semester, January option for Italian language, advisor: Chiara Briganti
ACM Newberry Library Program in the Humanities, in Chicago, fall semester and other short-term seminars and tutorials, advisor: Harry Williams
ACM Oak Ridge Science Semester Natural Sciences in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, fall semester only, advisor: Bruce Thomas
ACM Russia, in Krasnodar, fall semester only, advisor: Diane Nemec Ignashev
ACM Tanzania in Human Evolution and Ecology, July-December semester advisor: Cherif Keïta
ACM Urban Education, in Chicago, fall and spring semester, winter interim, advisor: Deborah Appleman
ACM Urban Studies, in Chicago, fall or spring semester, advisor: Richard Keiser
ACM Wilderness Field Station, summer only, advisor: Gary Wagenbach
ACM Zimbabwe, in Harare, January-late April with optional May block, advisor: Cherif Keïta
Other Programs for Off-Campus Study
In addition to those programs above which Carleton sponsors or co-sponsors, students can select from over 60 additional pre-approved programs for general participation, or they can request approval for an unaffiliated program which the student and her/his academic advisor 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 Laird 131.
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Last modified: Friday, 23-Feb-2001 14:33:11 CST
by Mark F. Heiman, mheiman@carleton.edu