Development Studies: Socio-economic Development from an Interdisciplinary Perspective Saleha Erdmann |
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My major... How it happened: When I transferred to St. Olaf my sophomore year I was distressed about choosing a major. There were too many classes I wanted to take, too many topics I wanted to study and they couldn't all possibly fit into one major. On orchestra tour that fall I had a conversation with an oboeist who was then finishing up her self-designed major through CIS. I thought, "Aha! I don't have to choose a major, I can make my own!" When I returned to campus from tour I went to my professor's (Tony Lott) office hours and asked for his advice on what I would do if I were to design a major. He immediately gave me the names of several people to talk to, gave me his own ideas and promised to get in contact with CIS on my behalf. God bless that man, his enthusiasm was what propelled me through the intial process . That winter I asked my friend Caitlin for suggestions on what my major could be. I told her I wanted to integrate all these different fields (sociology/anthropology, economics, environmental studies, political science) but didn't know how. She suggested development, which I was only slightly familiar with at the time. I mulled it over and soon after my major was born. My proposal The proposal I submitted to CIS that finally went before my review commitee in October of 2004. It's a little outdated. My courses The courses I included in my major. My senior project The research project I conducted during a semester in Bolivia (fall 2005), on the effects of a classical music school on the small, indigenous town of Urubicha, located in the Bolivian rainforest. Helpful people in the creation of my major Acknowledgements of many of the people who contributed to the creation of this major (and their pictures).
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