Interim 2010 General Information
2010 Off-Campus Interim Information is now available on this website and in the International and Off-Campus Study Office. Applications are available to be downloaded, and may also be picked up at the IOS Office. Applications are due on May 1 in the IOS Office.
2010 Off-Campus Interims With Space Available
General Information
Applications are available from the International & Off-Campus Studies Office in Steensland Hall or on the web at: http://www.stolaf.edu/international/interimprograms/interimapplication10.pdf
1. Read all of the information contained in this brochure.
2. Complete the Interim application form (including agreement form, conditions of participation forms, and medical authorization form which require the signature of a parent).
3. Obtain the signature of your academic adviser.
4. Obtain the signature of the Interim instructor or adviser.
5. Pay $80 application fee according to the following instructions:
Payment of Application Fee:
- Electronic Payment:
a. Go to your page on the
Student Information System
(SIS). Click on “Financials” on
the left column.
b. Click the link that says Interim
Off-Campus Application Fee
c. Complete the requested
information to pay with credit
card (note that Visa cards are
not accepted) or payment
from your bank account.
d. Print the confirmation page
and bring it to IOS along with
your completed application.
(Note – you will receive an
email confirmation of your
payment – a copy of
that email will also be
accepted.)
2. If you are unable to make the payment electronically, you may go to the Business Office window to make the $80 payment, obtain a receipt, and bring it to IOS along with your completed application.
NOTE: If you are not accepted to the program, your $80 application fee will be refunded.
Application Dates
Spring application deadline:
May 1. Selection decisions will be announced May 15.
Applications received after spring deadline: Applications received after May 1 will be processed on a rolling basis. Selection decisions will be announced approximately two weeks after application is submitted.
Final application deadline: Oct. 8
Academic and Disciplinary Status
Applicant should be in good academic and disciplinary standing with the college. Students on probation must make a written request for participation to the Director of International and Off-Campus Studies, outlining the circumstances of their status.
Students accepted to off-campus programs must remain in good academic and behavioral standing with the College. IOS will continue to monitor academic and disciplinary status of all students accepted to an off-campus Interim and failure to remain in good standing may result in the acceptance being revoked. The student will be responsible for any and all financial penalties related to such revocation.
Academic Prerequisites
Some of the off-campus Interim courses have a prerequisite. Students who are enrolled in a course that is a prerequisite for an off-campus interim must satisfactorily complete that prerequisite in order to participate in the Interim. If the student does not satisfactorily complete the required prerequisite course, he/she is responsible for all cancellation penalties related to the program according to the policy stated in this brochure.
Registration
Acceptance to an off-campus interim results in official registration as well. Accepted students need not go through the Interim registration process.
A number of courses are open to first-year students (i.e., students enrolling in September 2009). Look for specific designations with course description.
Non-St. Olaf students may apply for Interims. They are required to pay $2,220, which is 50 percent of the normal one-course tuition, in addition to the published individual course charges unless the student has been approved as an Interim exchange student from a cooperating 4-1-4 college. It is
up to the student to contact the Interim exchange office on his/her home campus to determine eligibility for Interim exchange.
Continuing Education Students
Continuing Education students and St. Olaf alumni will be accepted to off-campus Interims on a space-available basis. They are required to pay continuing education tuition in addition to the individual course costs noted in this brochure: if taken for credit: $2,220; audit: $890; age 60 and over, credit or audit: $445.
Interim Exchange
St. Olaf College students wishing to take an Interim at another 4-1-4 school must make arrangements for that exchange through the St. Olaf College Registrar’s Office.
Dates
Dates for off-campus Interims will be set based on flight availability and to accommodate on-site programming. These dates will, most likely, be different from the on-campus Interim dates.
Course Credit
Courses listed fulfill major and general education requirements as indicated. Off-campus courses must be taken for credit. It is not possible for undergraduates to audit a course.
Direct Enroll Programs
A number of the programs listed in this brochure are not taught by St. Olaf faculty members. Rather they are programs offered by another institution or organization that have been approved by St. Olaf faculty. See the Direct Enroll Programs section of this brochure on page 10 for more information. These courses will count for a full St. Olaf Interim credit; they will fulfill major and general education credits as noted; they will appear on your transcript with a grade listed. But, since they are not taught by a St. Olaf faculty member, the grade received will not be computed into the St. Olaf GPA.
Costs
Program costs listed in the following section are charged in addition to regular St. Olaf tuition. The costs listed are estimates and include round-trip transportation from Minneapolis (except where indicated), prorating of instructor’s expenses, breakfast and one other meal per day, transportation for required study trips, entrance fees and tickets for scheduled group events and accommodations, most often based on two and three persons sharing a room. Private baths are usually not provided.
Note: All costs listed are the most accurate estimates possible. They are subject to change due to airline taxes and fuel surcharges, the rate of inflation and the fluctuating rate of exchange. These factors might also necessitate the cancellation of a course if enrollment is not sufficient. If it is necessary to update costs one way or the other, information will be provided in the fall.
Financial Aid
Limited loans are available to cover the cost of off-campus Interims. Contact the Financial Aid Office for more information. Student loan applications are due no later than Oct. 16 in order to assure that the funds come through in sufficient time to meet payment deadlines.
Payment Schedule
A non-refundable deposit of $80 (included in the total program fee) must be paid according to instructions on page one. Fees beyond the $80 deposit will be assessed as follows:
Sept 30: $250 payable electronically or at the
business office.
Oct. 30: Balance of program
fees due as per billing from the
Business Office.
If costs are not paid by the due date, a 1 percent per month finance charge will be added (12 percent annual percentage rate).
Students pay the cost listed in this brochure and regular Interim tuition.
Cancellation Penalties
Cancellations must be submitted in writing to the Office of International and Off-Campus Studies. Cancellation fees will be charged according to the following schedule:
On or before Sept. 30: $80
Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 30: $250
Between Oct. 31 and scheduled departure date: Cancellation fees will be assessed as necessary and will vary depending on the program and date of cancellation.
Medical Withdrawals
Students who must withdraw from the program for medical reasons will receive a refund of all recoverable funds. The student must provide a doctor’s statement verifying that the student is medically unable to participate in the program.
Termination from the Program
Prior to departure: If a student is terminated from the program by St. Olaf College as a result of disciplinary or behavioral problems, fees will be assessed as necessary and will vary depending on the program and date of termination.
After the program has begun: No refunds will be made to students who are terminated from the program as a result of disciplinary or behavioral problems.
Rebates
Off-campus Interim participants are eligible for a board refund of $440. This refund will be applied automatically to Semester II comprehensive fee account. Please note that some Interims begin and/or end with days on campus. Students on these Interims are responsible for the cost of their on-campus meals during those days, in addition to the cost listed for the program.
Documents Required for International Interims
Passport
Participants must be in possession of a valid United States passport.
NOTE: If you already have a passport, check to see when it expires. In order to meet the entry requirements of most countries, the passport needs to be valid through July 31, 2010.
Application for a passport is filed by appearing in person at the nearest county courthouse or in a federal building where such is available. A representative of Rice County will visit St. Olaf College in October for on-campus applications.
Two passport pictures and a certified copy of your birth certificate must be presented at the time of application. You will be notified of dates when pictures will be taken on campus. A certified copy of your birth certificate may be obtained by writing to the clerk of court in the county of your birth.
Passports will reach applicants approximately six to eight weeks after the date of application.
NOTE: If you are not a US Citizen, please notify the International & Off-Campus Studies Office as soon as you are accepted to your program so that office staff can check to see if additional documentation is needed.
Visas
Certain countries require an entry visa. Participants will be advised by International & Off-Campus Studies regarding visa application and picture requirements.
Inoculations
Certain inoculations will be recommended for Interims in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Specific information on inoculations and where and when to obtain them will be given to program participants as soon as it is available.
Travel Insurance
St. Olaf College’s liability policy includes an International Travel/ Accident policy that covers registered students while they are on an international program. This policy does not take the place of your current health insurance program but it does provide coverage for some things that regular health insurance may not cover, such as Emergency Medical Evacuation, Emergency Family Travel, etc. More specific information will be provided to students in the fall.
For information, write:
International & Off-Campus Studies
St. Olaf College
1520 St. Olaf Avenue
Northfield, MN 55057-1098
Tel: 507-786-3069
Fax: 507-786-3789
E-mail: ios@stolaf.edu
Web site: www.stolaf.edu/international/
Off-Campus Interims
Africa
French 235: French Language and Moroccan Culture in Fes
Students spend the month of January in the Imperial City of Fes, Morocco, studying French language and Moroccan culture. An immersion experience that includes home stays with local, French-speaking families, the course focuses on Moroccan culture yesterday and today, emphasizing the multicultural aspects of Morocco and facilitating student interaction with the local population. Field trips to various sites in and around Fes, day-long visits to Meknès and Moulay Idriss, and a longer excursion to Marrakech and Casablanca. Review of second-year French grammar, especially verb tenses, is integrated into the reading and discussion of texts pertaining to Morocco’s history and culture and to their relation to present-day Morocco.
Completes Foreign Language Requirement
GE: Foreign Language (FOL-F), Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G/MCG)
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of French 231 or placement in 232.
Open to first year students.
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Cost: $ 4,060.00
Instructor: Wendy Allen
Extended Course Description Page One
Extended Course Description Page Two
Mathematics 218: Geometry and Decorative Art in Morocco
Islamic art is decorative and based on plane geometry. Students study this art, its origins, and its significance, along with cultural topics related to Moroccan life, in the imperial city of Fes. Field work includes identification and analysis of distinct geometrical patterns found on buildings, monuments, and artifacts. Students also use geometry to create their own art. Mosaic designs are still created in Fes, a center for Islamic geometric patterns. Home stays with Moroccan families are an option. Field trips visit sites in and around Fes, with day-long visits to Meknès, Moulay Idriss, and Volubilis, and a longer excursion to Marrakech and Casablanca.
Counts toward concentration: Middle Eastern Studies
GE: Mathematical Reasoning (MAR)/Abstract and Quantitative Reasoning (AQR), Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G/MCG), Oral Communication (ORC)
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $4,260.00
Instructor: Richard Allen
Extended Course Description Page One
Extended Course Description Page Two
Religion 251: Religion and Cultural Diversity in South Africa
Moving from Cape Town eastward towards KwaZulu-Natal and then north to Johannesburg, this course will examine cultural diversity in South Africa and the role religion has played in sustaining the identity of ethnic groups. In addition to analyzing the history of racial classification in South Africa and noting how religion was used both to defend Apartheid and justify protest against it, students will study what various organizations are doing today to build a multi-racial democracy and a just social order.
Counts toward major: Religion
Counts toward concentration: Africa and the Americas
GE: Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G/MCG)
Maximum enrollment: 24
Cost: $4,880.00
Instructor: Eric Lund
Extended Course Description
Supplementary Application
Asia
Asian Studies 215: Meeting Sojourners
Students pursue guided fieldwork experience in the country whose language they study, either Japan or China. Activities and readings in this course build on the topics from AS 210 and three semesters of language study. Students explore the double meaning of “sojourner” throughout the course: first, as it applies to their own month-long experience, and second, with regard to local informants who lived elsewhere previously. Students develop projects and follow a process of inquiry that will help them understand how ordinary people construct “Asian” culture and society today.
Counts toward major: Asian Studies
Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies
Prerequisite: Enrollment in Asian Conversations; Chinese 231 or Japanese 231.
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Instructor: Karil Kucera
Economics 218: Economic Progress in China
Economic progress in China will be explored, with emphasis on reform in Shanghai. The course will examine the emergence and evolution of markets in rural, urban, commercial and financial centers and how the changes affect culture, attitudes, customs and the life of the people. Shanghai will be compared with other Chinese cities, including Beijing, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Hong Kong. The role of Hong Kong in China’s reform and its integration will also be discussed.
Counts toward major: Economics, Asian Studies
Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies
GE: Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS); Multicultural Studies-Global (MCS-G/MCG)
Prerequisite: Economics 121 or permission of instructor.
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Cost: $4,150.00
Instructor: Xun Pomponio
Interdisciplinary 97-264J:
Development and Community in Bangladesh (HECUA)
See Direct Enroll Programs section on page 10 of this
brochure.
Music 233: Music in China
This course studies Chinese music, encompassing art, popular, and sacred styles. Students will study how these various styles of music are incorporated into Chinese society. They will also have the opportunity to observe, through field visits and lectures, how western music is assimilated and adapted by Chinese society and musicians. Students will attend lectures, complete listening assignments, attend specified concerts and participate in field trips. The course is based at East China Normal University in Shanghai, with a visit to Beijing to view important culture sites at the conclusion of the course. Evaluation is measured by written exams, concert reports and presentations on specified topics.
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum Enrollment: 30
Cost: $4,265.00
Instructor: David Carter, St. Olaf and Esther Wang, Gustavus Adolphus
Europe
Art 255: Italian Art in Context: The City of Florence
This course is an intensive introduction to the history of the art and architecture of Florence. Through a study of Florence’s topography, its built environment and painted and sculpted imagery, students will study first-hand the history of Florence. The course begins with a study of the city as a Roman colony, and ends with a discussion of the 19th century, when Florence was briefly the capital of the newly unified Italian nation. The study of medieval and Renaissance Florence in particular will be supplemented with trips to other Tuscan cities.
Counts toward major: Art (History, Studio, Education)
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Prerequisite: Art 150,151, 251, 254, 261 or 263.
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Cost: $4,490.00
Instructor: Nancy Thompson
Classics 251: Classical Studies in Greece
This course introduces students to the history and art of ancient Greece. It covers more than two thousand years of Greek civilization, from the bronze age through the archaic, classical and Hellenistic periods. The itinerary takes students to every major region of Greece, with extended stays in Athens and Thessaloniki. When not visiting museums and archaeological sites and learning about ancient Greek culture, students have the opportunity to experience modern Greek culture as well.
Counts toward major: Ancient Studies, Classics, Latin, Greek
GE: Historical Studies in Western Culture (HWC); Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum enrollment: 30
Cost: $4,950.00
Instructor: Steve Reece
English 224: Modern Irish Literature in its Cultural Context
We study modern Irish literature in four distinct Irish settings: the seaside city of Galway; a seaside village in Yeats country; Inch Island, close to Derry and the North; and the capital city of Dublin. Each city has literary connections. For example, James Joyce’s collection of stories The Dubliners, put that city on the map. Reading, discussion, and cultural experiences (including visits to theaters, museums, and historical sites) provide the basis for students’ academic work, which includes oral presentations, short papers, and daily reactions to Ireland and its writers.
Counts toward major: English (elective)
GE: Literary Studies (ALS-L); Oral Communications (ORC)
Prerequisite: GE 111 or equivalent
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Cost: $3,995.00
Instructor: Richard DuRocher
Extended Course Description and Supplementary Application
French 275: Interdisciplinary French Studies in Paris
Students will delve into advanced language work and on-the-spot investigation of French culture, past and present, including theater, film, visual arts, the French court and the medieval cathedral through background readings and visits to important monuments. Students will read, discuss, see and critique plays ranging from the classical to the contemporary.
Counts toward major: French, French Education
GE: Foreign Language (FOL-F)
Prerequisite: One 250-level French course (two recommended)
Maximum enrollment: 15
Cost: $4,695.00
Instructor: Amine Bekhechi
German 233: Language and Culture Studies in Germany
An immersion experience in the metropolitan center of Berlin with daily morning language instruction designed to support afternoons in fieldwork assignments. Language classes meet at the Humboldt University and field assignments are plotted to coordinate student interests in diverse city cultures. Students are trained how to structure ethnographic observation and how to frame interviews in public with an indigenous population. Evenings are open to students to follow their own interests in music, film, and theater, and weekends are open for individual travel plans by rail. Classroom instruction and field assignments are designed at the intermediate level and expected outcomes are linguistic skill for self-sufficient and independent engagement of the target culture by its own rules.
Completes Foreign Language Requirement
Counts toward major: German
GE: Foreign Language (FOL-G)
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of German 231 or placement equivalent.
Open to first year students.
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Cost: $3,360.00
Instructor: Karl J Fink
Interdisciplinary 258: Theater in London
A full immersion in the art of theater, students will attend approximately 22 performances at London and Stratford theaters. The course will include the reading of play texts, dramatic criticism, group discussions and backstage tours. England, a theatrical center of the English-speaking world, enables students to experience a wide variety of theatrical performances ranging from traditional to modern. Excursions to Stratford-upon-Avon, Stonehenge, Canterbury and Oxford offer additional cultural perspectives.
Counts toward major: English, Fine Arts, Theatre
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum enrollment: 24
Cost: $4,995.00
Instructor: Gary Gisselman
Mathematics 239: Number Theory — Budapest
Number theory is a classical area of study that offers opportunities to introduce students to proof writing in context. This course introduces number theory – the study of patterns and relationships satisfied by natural numbers. Topics include prime numbers, congruences, primitive roots, quadratic residues, and the design and breaking of codes. The unique feature of this course is that it will be taught with a cultural context in Budapest, Hungary. Hungary is a country steeped in mathematical tradition and participants will have the opportunity to learn about mathematics from eminent Hungarian mathematicians. There will also be lectures on Hungarian language, art, culture and history as well as visits to sites of interest in Budapest.
Counts toward major: Mathematics
Prerequisite: Mathematics 220
Maximum enrollment: 22
Cost: $3,545.00
Instructor: Tina Garrett
Music 97-239E: The Music and Culture of Norway
See Direct Enroll Programs section on page 10 of this brochure.
Political Science 240: Changing Political Identities in Coastal Central Europe
We will be based on the Adriatic Coast of Slovenia and travel to Italy, Croatia and Bosnia to study processes of political identity formation in a part of Europe which has seen the collapse of multi-ethnic empires and the multi-ethnic state of Yugoslavia. Students will be in groups representing the concepts used by Charles Tilly to analyse political identity. In group reports, students will construct analytical images of political identities in Piran, Triest, Vukovar, Sarajevo and Mostar.
Counts toward major: Political Science
GE: Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS), Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G/MCG)
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $3,990.00
Instructor: J. Patrick Dale
Religion 259: Religion, Art and Culture of Rome
This course will trace the interlacings of religion and culture in Rome as it was gradually transformed from the capital city of a pagan empire into the administrative center of Catholic Christianity. Visits to historical sites, churches, museums and contemporary cultural events will provide selective comparison of ancient, medieval, renaissance, baroque and modern religion and culture. Trips to other Italian cities which interacted with Rome will be included: Subiaco, Orvieto, Assisi, Florence and Venice.
Counts toward major: Religion (History of Christianity)
GE: Historical Studies in Western Culture (HWC)
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Cost: $5,030.00
Instructor: Elizabeth Galbraith
Extended Course Description
Supplemental Application
Religion 272: Sacred Place in Greece and Turkey
This course explores the notion of sacred place and examines specific sites sacred to ancient people, to Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Students visit both natural places and constructed sites (i.e., temples, churches, mosques, and synagogues). Students attend to scholarly theory, sites’ physical characteristics and history, ongoing human interaction, inter-religious dynamics, and our own responses. The interplay of religion, social life, and political power relative to sacred space provides additional thematic focus.
Counts toward major: Religion
Counts toward concentration: Middle Eastern Studies
GE: Historical Studies in Western Culture (HWC)
Prerequisite: Religion 121
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $5,150.00
Instructor: L. DeAne Lagerquist
Russian 256: Theater in Russia
Students study drama and theater through the reading of dramatic criticism and plays. Students will attend approximately twenty productions, group discussions, master classes, lectures and tours. Language barriers will be used to our advantage to address issues of staging, acting and audience reactions. Texts and all lectures will be in English. We will look at Russian and Western classics and a variety of theatrical styles from opera to puppet theater.
Counts toward major: Russian Area Studies, Theater
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A), Oral Communication (ORC)
Maximum Enrollment: 22
Cost: $4,160
Instructor: Marc Robinson
Spanish 270: Spain’s Cultural and Linguistic Legacy
This topics course explores a Spanish peninsular culture, literary, and/or linguistic theme from a base in Spain through analysis and discussion of texts, guest lectures, excursions to appropriate cultural sites, field research, and related experiential activities. The theme for 2010, “Christians, Jews and Muslims in Spain,” will focus on the contributions of these three groups to Spain’s cultural heritage from the Middle Ages to the present. The course will be based in Granada, where students will live in private homes, and will include travel to the cities of Toledo, Córdoba, and Sevilla.
Counts toward major: Spanish, Hispanic Studies
Prerequisite: One 250-level Spanish course
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Cost: $4,775.00
Instructor: Gwen Barnes-Karol
Latin America and the Caribbean
Biology 284: Peruvian Medical Experience
This course is a service/learning experience. Week one is on-campus learning basic clinical techniques, examining emerging disease, and existing health care issues. Students will spend three weeks in Cuzco, Peru assessing patient needs in a public hospital, a homeless shelter, orphanages, and a small village. Week four will involve discussion and writing reflective journals.
Counts toward major: Biology
Counts toward concentration: Biomedical Studies
Prerequisite: Biology 125 and 291
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Cost: $4,225.00
Instructors: David Van Wylen and Douglas Tate
Extended Course Description
Supplemental Application
Chemistry 260: Medicinal Chemistry in Jamaica: An International Perspective
Medicinal Chemistry is the application of chemistry in the context of human medicine. In this course, students will gain an appreciation for the drug development process, including how biologically active natural products are isolated, how the structure of a drug relates to its activity, and how basic research into the biochemical mechanism of disease leads to the targeted development of drugs. Issues relating to medicinal chemistry in a developing-world context, medicinal plants, and the chemical basis of folk medicine will be discussed.
Counts toward major: Chemistry
Counts toward concentration: Biomedical Studies
Prerequisites: Chemistry 248 and 254
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Cost: $3,875.00
Instructor: Greg Muth
Spanish 233: Intermediate Spanish II in Ecuador
This course will provide students with an intensive linguistic and cultural immersion experience in Ecuador. In-class activities will focus on development of language skills and cross-cultural awareness. Outside of class, students will improve their language proficiency and explore the cultural identity of Ecuador through a three-and-a-half-week home stay with a family in Quito; excursions and activities in and around the city of Quito; and field trips to the indigenous market of Otavalo, the Amazon region, and other areas in rural Ecuador.
Completes foreign language requirement
GE: Foreign Language (FOL-S); Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G/MCG)
Prerequisite: Spanish 231 with a minimum grade of B- or equivalent preparation
Open to first-year students
Maximum enrollment: 22
Cost: $3,360.00
Instructor: Alberto Villate-Isaza
Spanish 234: Intermediate Spanish II in Costa Rica
This course will immerse students in an intensive linguistic and cultural experience in Costa Rica. In-class activities focus on development of language skills and cross-cultural awareness. Outside of class, students will improve their language proficiency and explore the cultural identity of Costa Rica through a three-and-a-half-week home stay in San José (the capital), excursions in the San José area and field trips to Volcán Irazú, la costa Atlántica (Cahuita), and la costa Pacífica.
Completes foreign language requirement
GE: Foreign Language (FOL-S); Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G/MCG)
Prerequisite: Spanish 231 with a minimum grade of B- or equivalent preparation
Open to first-year students
Maximum enrollment: 22
Cost: $2,950.00
Instructor: Leon Narvaez
The United States
Art 246: New York Art Interim
This course provides intensive exposure to career opportunities in the field of art including advertising, graphics, illustration, film, television, computer graphics, architecture, textile design and fine art (painting, sculpture, etc.). Working five to seven hours a day, students will interview over 25 artists/designers during the month, visit more than 100 galleries and museums and write extensively about artists and artwork. This course does not count toward the minimum major in studio art or art history.
Prerequisite: Art 253 (preferred) or Art 252.
Maximum enrollment: 18
Cost: $2,850 plus food and transportation
Instructor: John Saurer
Biology 281: Winter Ecology
This course will be offered at the University of Minnesota Biological Field Station at Itasca State Park, Minnesota, where a wide range of aquatic and terrestrial habitats are available for study in a wilderness setting. Lectures, readings, laboratory work and short field trips will be used during the first portion of the Interim to acquaint students with various concepts and techniques concerning winter ecology. Physical as well as biological parameters will be investigated. During the remainder of the program, students will work on independent field research projects.
Counts toward major: Biology
Counts toward concentration: Environmental Studies
Prerequisite: Biology 125 and 126
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Cost: $1,050 plus food and transportation
Instructor: Charles Umbanhowar Jr.
Biology 282: Desert Biology
Students will examine interrelationships of desert plants and animals, their adaptations to the harsh desert environment and the role of primitive and modern humans to this ecosystem. Field projects will emphasize question-asking in ecological studies. After introductory lectures on campus, the class will travel on extended field trips to desert locations in New Mexico, Arizona and Southern California.
Counts toward major: Biology
Counts toward concentration: Environmental Studies
Prerequisite: Three courses in biology or consent of instructor; camping experience desirable
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Cost: $1,975.00
Instructor: Steven Freedberg
Education 170: Schools and Urban Communities
In this course, students will examine how schools and communities in the Twin Cities interact to provide support and developmental opportunities for school-age children. Through lectures, readings, discussions, field trips and in-school and co-curricular placements, students gain an understanding and awareness of how race, class, ethnicity, national origin, and gender shape the complex character of urban youth and schools. Students will spend one week in orientation activities on campus and two weeks in the Twin Cities. During the time in the Twin Cities, students will participate as tutors and classroom assistants during the school day and then assist in various after-school and community programs. The last week of Interim will be spent back on campus discussing the experience.
Counts toward major: Education: (Human Relations [Ed 382] component); ARMS
Counts toward concentration: ARMS
GE: Multicultural Studies–Domestic (MCS-D/MCD)
Open to first-year students
Maximum Enrollment: 22
P/N Grading
Cost: $675.00
Instructor: Eric McDonald
Education 260: Perspectives in Education
This course is designed to provide practical experiences for students to explore career opportunities in education and classroom teaching. Following an on-campus introduction to American elementary and secondary education, students will participate in observational and practical experiences at in-school settings, serving as a teacher aide and paraprofessional with a selected teacher/mentor. Closely involved in the life of the school and with the teaching staff, students will gain insight into teaching and schooling. Assessment, reading assignments and journals will complement the experience.
Prerequisite: Apply through department of education by Oct. 15, priority given to second-year students
Limit: 20 students
P/N Grading
Fee: Transportation, room and food
Instructor: John Welckle
Education 378: Multicultural Education in Hawaii
Students examine the influence of race, class and multiculturalism in American schools by participating as teachers’ assistants and tutors in two distinctly different K-12 schools. Kamehameha, in Honolulu, is an affluent, urban, private, Hawaiian cultural immersion school. The Kailua Kona schools, on the big island, are rural, public, mixed-race environments. Students discover the challenges and benefits associated with teaching in a diverse racial, cultural and socio-economic environments. Through guest lectures, readings, field trips and seminars, students learn about the truly unique geographic and cultural setting of the Hawaiian islands. This environment makes an excellent framework to examine diversity on the mainland.
Counts toward major: ARMS
Counts toward concentration: ARMS
Fulfills Education 382: Human Relations requirement.
GE: Multicultural Studies Component (MCS-D/MCD)
Prerequisite: Education 290
Maximum enrollment: 24
P/N Grading
Cost: $3,950.00
Instructor: Elizabeth Leer
Education 379: Urban Education Practicum & Seminar
This program provides an opportunity for students to gain direct teaching experience by serving as an intern/paraprofessional for a teacher in a Minneapolis/St. Paul public school. The Interim will heighten students’ sensitivities to the complexities of multicultural, urban education and provide exposure to models used to foster educational and personal success in diverse student populations. On/off-campus orientation will be followed by four weeks of full-time work in a classroom with a host teacher and participation in weekly seminars with the college instructor. Reading assignments, journals and guest speakers will complement the experience.
Counts toward major: ARMS
Fulfills Education 382: Human Relations Requirement — both cognitive and experiential component
GE: Multicultural Studies Component (MCS-D)
Prerequisite: Education 290
Apply through Department of Education before Oct. 15.
Maximum Enrollment: 40
P/N Grading
Cost: Transportation, room and food
Instructor: Rosie Pfarr-Baker
Interdisciplinary 255: The Physician in Clinical and Hospital Health Care
Students will explore health care in a clinical and hospital setting through association with a physician in one of the clinics that are a part of the metro area Fairview Health System or the Family Practice Medical Center of Willmar, Minnesota. Students will follow the physician, who serves as their primary mentor, or other designated physicians through their daily activities in pertinent clinical and hospital settings. Students will observe the delivery of health care in primary and specialty areas and in practices dealing with all age groups. Emergency health care and physician support areas are other aspects of medicine to which students will be exposed. Students will keep a journal detailing their observations and their interpretation of and reactions to these observations and will write a research paper on an aspect of current medical care and practice. Selection is based on a review of all applicants (preference given to junior or senior pre-medical students with demonstrated strong academic achievement).
P/N grading
Maximum Enrollment: 14
Cost: $250
Adviser: Wes Pearson
The programs listed below are not taught by St. Olaf faculty members. Rather they are programs offered by another institution or organization that have been approved by St. Olaf faculty. These courses will count for a full St. Olaf Interim credit; they will fulfill major and general education credits as noted; they will appear on your transcript with a grade listed. But, since they are not taught by a St. Olaf faculty member, the grade received will not be computed into the St. Olaf GPA.
Interdisciplinary 97-264J:
Development and Community in Bangladesh (HECUA)
In the short history of Bangladesh, international agencies, governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations have made this country a key site for implementing and testing various models of development. Through lectures, discussions, demonstrations and group field study (with Bangladeshi students from the Independent University, Bangladesh), students in the course will explore the policies, practices and ideologies of socioeconomic development in rural (Comilla or Manikgani) and urban (Dhaka) Bangladesh.
Offered through the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA).
Counts toward major: Asian Studies
Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies
GE: Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS): Multicultural Studies Course (MCS-G/MCG)
Maximum enrollment: 23
Cost: $5,750
Instructors: Haroun Er Rashid and American counterpart TBA
St. Olaf Adviser: Tom Williamson
Music 97-239E: The Music and Culture of Norway
While visiting the world’s most northern university town and experiencing the dark season and return of the sun, students will examine the history of Norwegian art music from the 19th and 20th centuries through lecture, research and performance. Students will broaden their understanding of Norwegian culture and the influences of national and folk music, such as the tradition of the Sami.
Counts toward major: Music, Norwegian
Counts toward concentration: Nordic Studies
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum Enrollment: 15
Cost: $4,575.00
Instructors: Ole Kristian Brose, Assoc. Professor of Music Theory, and Michael Strobelt, Vice Dean and Asst. Professor of Music, Tromsø University College
Adviser: Dan Dressen
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