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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 ’05 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 2006-2007 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: Tammy Feldman, Visiting Associate Professor of Economics
Courses: ECON 221 Contemporary British Economy, 6 credits
ECON 222 The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 3 credits
ECON 223 Financial Markets: Fiction and Fact, 4 credits, S/CR/NC
ECON 224 Multinational Corporations, 3 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, 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 Chinese Culture, 3 credits, S/CR/NC
Chin 282 Chinese Civilization, 6 credits
New Media Seminar in New York and Europe, fall term, 16 credits
Discover the cutting edge of new media (Digital Arts) by visiting museums, exhibitions, and artists in New York, London, Amsterdam, and Berlin. In addition to reading in history and theory, students create projects in photography, video, or Web-based applications that reflect their encounters.
Director: John Schott, James W. Strong Professor of Liberal Arts
Courses: CAMS 263 Authoring New Media, 6 credits
CAMS 252 Understanding New Media, 4 credits
CAMS 260 Cyberculture: Digital Seeing, 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. Homestays, group excursions, and participation in lecture series, theater programs, music and art seminars.
Director: Humberto 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 Madrid: Theory and Practice of Urban Life, 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 Guanajuato, Urupan, and Guadalajara.
Directors: Diane Pearsall, Senior Lecturer in Spanish
Courses: SPAN 290 Directed Reading, 4 credits
SPAN 206 Conversation and Composition, 6 credits
SPAN 248 Drama and Performance in Latin America: Mexican Theater, 6 credits, RAD
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 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 Printmaking, 6 credits
ARTS 212 Mixed Media Drawing, 6 credits
ARTS 275 The Physical and Cultural Environment of Australia and New Zealand, 6 credits, S/CR/NC, RAD, SS
PE 136 Independent Activity-Snorkeling, Diving, and Hiking, PE credit, S/CR/NC
Political Science Seminar in Washington, DC, 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 Seminar, 6 credits
POSC 290 Directed Reading, 4 credits
POSC 293 Internship, 6 credits, S/CR/NC
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 spend two weeks in Fès, Morocco.
Director: Dana Strand, Professor of French
Courses: FREN 208 Conversation and Composition, 6 credits
FREN 246 City of Wonders: Paris in the Arts, 6 credits
FREN 249 or 349 Living in the City: Paris-Fès, 6 credits
English Literature and Theater 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: Elizabeth McKinsey, Professor of English and American Studies
Courses: ENGL 290 Directed Reading, 4 credits, S/CR/NC
ENGL 380 London Theater, 6 credits
ENGL 381 Landscape and Cityscape in Nineteenth Century English Literature, 6 credits
Russian Seminar in Moscow, spring term, 18 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 Magical Russian course will investigate Russia’s unique location as mediator between “East” and “West” and the “magical” culture that has arisen at their juncture. Field trips around Moscow, to St. Petersburg, and to shamanistic and Buddhist centers in the Lake Baikal region and Buryatia.
Director: Diane Nemec Ignashev, Professor of Russian
Courses: RUSS 290 Reading for Russia, 3 credits
RUSS 226 Magical Russia, 6 credits, RAD
RUSS 307 Advanced Grammar, 4 credits
RUSS 308 Advanced Phonetics and Intonation, 2 credits
RUSS 309 Advanced Composition, 3 credits
Or
RUSS 207 Intermediate Grammar, 4 credits
RUSS 208 Intermediate Phonetics and Itonation, 2 credits
RUSS 209 Intermediate Composition, 3 credits
Or
RUSS 107 Beginning Grammar, 4 credits
RUSS 108 Beginning Phonetics and Intonation, 2 credits
RUSS 109 Beginning Composition, 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, 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
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
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 Central European Studies, fall semester only, adviser: Diethelm Prowe
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: Kathryn Sparling
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: Jessica Leiman
ACM Oak Ridge Science Semester Natural Sciences in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, fall semester only, adviser: Will Hollingsworth
ACM Russia, in Krasnodar, fall semester only, advisers: Laura Goering, Diane Nemec Ignashev
ACM Tanzania in Human Evolution and Ecology, July-December semester adviser: Jamie Monson
ACM Tanzania, Nation Building and Development in Africa, January-late April with optional May block, adviser: Jamie Monson
ACM Urban Education, in Chicago, fall and spring semester, winter interim, adviser: Deborah Appleman
ACM Urban Studies, in Chicago, fall or spring semester, adviser: John Ramsay
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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Last modified: Monday, 20-Aug-2007 15:16:54 CDT
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