International and Off-Campus Opportunites in Psychology
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Interim 2011
Environmental Psychology at Rocky Mountain National Park
This course investigates the human relationship with the natural world, examining ways in which the natural environment is important psychologically to human beings. Integrating aspects of theoretical and empirical psychology, environmental studies and literature, we explore meanings, values, and questions such as: How are we affected by nature? What affects people's attitudes and behaviors toward the environment? How do we respond to environmental challenges? How does the field of psychology address the natural world? Prerequisite: Psychology 125 or Environmental Studies 137. Offered during Interim.
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Fall 2011
Global Semester: Professor Gary Muir, along with his wife Sian Muir, will be leading Global Semester and 
teaching a course as part of it, Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior in a Global Context. This course counts as an elective in the Psychology major. The itinerary takes the group around the world with visits to Switzerland (the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva ), Egypt , India , Thailand , Hong Kong , China and South Korea . The academic program focuses for one month each on four countries: Egypt , India , Hong Kong and South Korea . In cooperation with coordinators in each of the four countries and in association with staff members of The 
American University ( Cairo , Egypt ), the Ecumenical Christian Centre ( Bangalore , India ), Chinese University of Hong Kong and Yonsei University ( Seoul , South Korea ), students study Egyptian history, religions of South Asia , Chinese art and Korean society. Professor Gary Muir, serving as field supervisor, provides concurrent interpretations and evaluations of the curricular and co-curricular experience and offers a course of study that relates his or her own academic field to the overall program topic, “Global Issues.”
Fall 2007
Term in the Middle East: Professor Chuck Huff, with his wife Almut Furchert, will be leading Term in Middle East and teaching a course, Concepts of Healing in Cross-Cultural Perspective. This course counts as an elective in the Psychology major. Founded in 1919 by Americans, AUC is one of the most highly respected institutions of higher education in Egypt. Other than language courses, all courses are taught in English. 5000 students are enrolled in three schools: Humanities and Social Sciences; Sciences and Engineering; and Business, Economics and Communication. AUC offers courses in the full range of disciplines found at St. Olaf, but its location and faculty make it a particularly wonderful place to study the Middle East and the Arabic language. Arabic is taught by professors in the Arabic Language Institute, which is closely affiliated with AUC and offers one of the best Arabic language programs in the world.
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lnterim 2012
Exploring India: Human Development in Cross-Cultural Contex: Professor Dana Gross will be leading this program.
This course
explores childhood and family life in modern India through site visits, observations, lectures, and readings, addressing questions such as: How does India’s unique history and culture, population growth, and economic development affect parenting practices, children’s self-concept, relationships, and education? How do adolescents in India understand and experience gender roles and the transition to adulthood? How do Indian psychologists and social workers integrate traditional and contemporary approaches in this religiously and linguistically diverse nation?
Prerequisite: Psychology 125 or Asian Studies 121 or Family Studies 232 or 242 or permission of the instructor. Offered every 3-4 years during Interim.
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