Carleton College Academic Catalog: 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

73% of the class of '01 participated in off-campus study during their years at Carleton. Carleton offers a changing selection of 10 seminars every year, conducted by Carleton faculty in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, the College co-sponsors 17 other programs and approves participation of students in 80 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 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 2002-2003 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 Midlands, Greenwich, Coventry, Stonehenge, and the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-on-Avon, will expand the classroom study.

Director: George Lamson, Professor of Economics

Courses: ECON 221-07: Contemporary British Economy, 6 credits

ECON 222-07: The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 4 credits, S/CR/NC

ECON 223-07: Seminar in Works J. M. Keynes, 2 credits

ECON 224-07: Macroeconomic Policy in an Open Economy, 4 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. Homestays, group excursions, and participation in lecture series, theater programs, music and art seminars.

Director: Humberto Huergo, Associate Professor of Spanish

Courses: SPAN 290-17: Independent Reading, 2 credits, S/CR/NC

SPAN 209-07: Exploring Spanish Culture, 6 credits

SPAN 247-07: Spanish Art from El Greco to Picasso, 4 credits

SPAN 249/349-07: Madrid in Spanish Literature, 6 credits

chinese seminar in tianjin, china, fall term, 18 credits

Chinese language and culture program at Nankai University located in Tianjin, the third largest city in China. Language study, Chinese civilization and society, and culture including art, Taichi, and/or other martial arts. Modern accommodations in an international dormitory will provide ample opportunity to speak Chinese and experience Chinese culture.

Director: Qiguang Zhao, Professor of Chinese

Courses: CHIN 207/307: Chinese Language, 9 credits

CHIN 212-07: Chinese Culture, 3 credits

CHIN 282-07: Chinese Civilization, 6 credits

GERMAN SEMINAR IN berlin, germany, 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 excursions, including a group trip to Weimar.

Director: Sigrun Leonhard, Professor of German

Courses: GERM 205-07: Composition and Conversation, 6 credits

GERM 244-07: Kowledge and Its Discontents: The Fate of Enlightment in Modern German Literature, 6 credits

GERM 290-17: Directed Reading, 4 credits, S/CR/NC

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 o 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, 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 274-07 Printmaking, 6 credits

ARTS 212-07: Mixed Media Drawing, 6 credits

ARTS 275-07: 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)

english department seminar in london, winter term, 15 credits

The goal of the London Theater program is to immerse the students in the best and most varied performance the city has to offer. The seminar will include seeing productions at the two great London theaters, the National and the Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as performance at fringe theater, performance art, improvisational theater, musical theater and dance. The group will travel to Stratford-on-Avon to see RSC productions.

Director: Ruth Weiner, Professor of Theater Arts and English

Courses: ENGL 290-07: Directed Reading, 3 credits, S/CR/NC

ENGL 380-07: London Theatre, 6 credits

ENGL 381-07: Contemporary British Drama, 6 credits

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: José Cerna-Bazán, Associate Professor of Spanish

Courses: SPAN 206-07: Conversation and Composition, 6 credits

SPAN/LTAM 246-07: Introduction to Mexican Literature: The Mexican Short Story, 6 credits

SPAN 290-07: Directed Reading, 4 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: Éva Pósfay, Associate Professor of French

Courses: FREN/FRST 208-07: Conversation and Composition, 6 credits

FREN/FRST 246-07: City of Wonders: Paris in the Arts, 6 credits

FREN/FRST 249-07/349-07: Visions of Paris, 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 include Russian language courses, which meet from six to nine periods a week and are conducted by members of Philological Faculty of Moscow State University. The Family Happiness course will explore the Russian notion of family, beginning with legends and tales from Old Russia, continuing through the great family novels of the nineteenth century, and concluding with a study of contemporary families and the pressure they encounter in post-Soviet Russia.

Director: Diane Nemec Ignashev, Professor of Russian

Courses: RUSS 290-17: Reading for Russia, 2 credits

RUSS: 226-07 or RUSS 326-07: Family Happiness, 6 credits

One of the following blocks:

Advanced Language Block:

RUSS 307-07: Advanced Grammar, 3 credits

RUSS 308-07: Advanced Phonetics and Intonation, 2 credits

RUSS 309-07: Advanced Composition, 4 credits

Intermediate Language Block:

RUSS 207-07: Intermediate Grammer, 4 credits

RUSS 208-07: Intermediate Phonetics, 2 credits

RUSS 209-07: Intermediate Conversation, 3 credits

Beginning Language Block:

RUSS 107-07: Beginning Grammar, 4 credits

RUSS 108-07: Beginning Phonetics, 2 credits

RUSS 109-07: Beginning Conversation, 3 credits

political economy seminar in beijing, spring term, 18 credits

Cross-disciplinary program in which students from different academic departments analyze the economy of China, investigate government institutions which shape Chinese policy, and meet the people who make the policies work. Combines classroom study with many visits to economic agencies, government organizations, industrial and commercial sites in China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Hong Kong, plus independent travel.

Director: Roy Grow, Professor of Political Science

Courses: POSC 381-07: Politics of Economic Development, 6 credits

ECON/POSC 382-07: Chinese Economics in Transition, 6 credits

POSC 378-07: Chinese Social and Political Institutions, 3 credits

POSC 379-07: Chinese Decision-Making, 3 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. 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 and St. Paul, MN, fall or spring semester

Northern Ireland, Democracy and Social Change, in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, spring semester only

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.

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 advisors.

ACM Chicago Arts Program, fall or spring semester, advisor: Ruth Weiner, fall and spring, Helena Kaufman, winter

ACM Central European Studies in the Czech Republic, fall semester only, advisor: Diethelm Prowe

ACM Costa Rica, Studies in Latin American Culture and Society, fall semester only, advisor: María Doleman, Bev Nagel

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, fall semester, advisor: Parna Sengupta

ACM Japan in Tokyo, fall semester, advisors: Kathryn Sparling, Mariko Kaga

ACM London and Florence Arts in Context, February-May spring semester, January option for Italian language, advisor: Alison Kettering

ACM Newberry Library Program in the Humanities, in Chicago, fall semester and other short-term seminars and tutorials, advisor: Susannah Ottaway

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 Tanzania, Nation Building and Development in Africa, January-late April with optional May block, advisors: Cherif Keïta, Jamie Monson

ACM Urban Education, in Chicago, fall and spring semester, winter interim, advisor: John Ramsay

ACM Urban Studies, in Chicago, fall or spring semester, advisor: Richard Keiser

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.