General Information
Applications are available from the International & Off-Campus Studies Office in Tomson Hall 380 or on the web at: http://www.stolaf.edu/international/interimprograms/interimapplication12.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 $100 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 $100 payment, obtain a receipt, and bring it to IOS along with your completed application.
NOTE: If you are not accepted to the program, your $100 application fee will be refunded.
Application Dates
April 29: Spring deadline to apply for 2012 Interim Programs
Selection decisions will be announced May 18.
Applications received after spring deadline: Applications received after April 29 will be processed on a rolling basis. Selection decisions will be announced approximately two weeks after application is submitted.
Final application deadline: September 30
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 2011). Look for specific designations with course description.
Non-St. Olaf students may apply for Interims. They are required to pay $2,385, 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: $2,385; audit: $955; age 60 and over, credit or audit: $480.
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
Loans may be available to assist you with your additional off-campus interim expenses. If you are interested in pursuing loan options, complete the 2012 Interim Off-Campus Loan Request form which can be found at: http://www.stolaf.edu/services/financialaid/forms.htm
Complete the request by May 18, 2011 or as soon thereafter as possible and return to the Financial Aid Office.
Remember that 2012 interim program payments will be due August 26, 2011.
Payment Schedule
A non-refundable deposit of $100 (included in the total program fee) must be paid according to instructions on page one.
Balance of fees will be billed along with the fall semester billing in July and will be due August 26.
Students applying after July 15 will be billed upon acceptance and payment will be due within approximately three weeks.
If costs are not paid by the due date, a .5 percent per month finance charge will be added.
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. 15: $100
Between September 16 and Oct. 14: $300
Between Oct. 15 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 $469. 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, 2012.
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.
Full details on passport application are available at the US State Department website:
http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html
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.
Since additional time may be needed to obtain required documentation, non-US citizens are STRONGLY encouraged to apply for international Interims in the spring.
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-Global (MCG)
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of French 231 or placement in 232.
Open to first year students.
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Cost: $4,300
Instructor: Amine Bekhechi
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: 24
Cost: $5,550
Instructor: Rika Ito
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 (MCG)
Prerequisite: Economics 121 or permission of instructor.
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Cost: $4,450
Instructor: Xun Pomponio
Interdisciplinary: Development and Community in Bangladesh (HECUA) (Level II)
See Direct Enroll Programs section on page 10 of this
brochure.
Psychology 228: Exploring India: Human Development in a Cross-Cultural Context
This course explores childhood and family life in modern India through site visits, guest lectures, memoirs, works of fiction, and readings in developmental and cross-cultural psychology. We address questions such as: How is India’s unique history and culture, surging population growth, and rapid economic development affecting contemporary parenting beliefs and practices, as well as children’s self-concept, relationships, and education? How do adolescents in India understand and experience gender roles and the transition to adulthood?
Counts toward major: Psychology, Asian Studies
Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies, Family Studies
GE: Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS), Multicultural Studies Course (MCG)
Prerequisite: Psychology 125, Asian Studies 121 or Family Studies 232 or 242 or permission of instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Cost: $5,250
Instructor: Dana Gross
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, Art History credit for the Studio Art Major
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Cost: $4,670
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 Heraklion. 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: $5,450
Instructor: Anne Groton
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: 20
Cost: $4,795
Instructor: Wendy Allen
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 Bristol offer additional cultural perspectives.
Counts toward major: English, Fine Arts, Theatre
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum enrollment: 24
Cost: $4,995
Instructor: Diana Postlethwaite
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: $3,675
Instructor: Cliff Corzatt
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 analyze 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-Global (MCG), Oral Communication (ORC) (pending)
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $4,488
Instructor: J. Patrick Dale
Religion 262:
Catholic Rome,
Lutheran Wittenberg
Study of religion in Italy and Germany at several decisive turning points in the past - and today. Analysis of Catholic theology and church practices, from ancient times to the Renaissance, through site
visits and events in Rome (city of the popes) and Florence. Study of the emergence of Protestantism through activities in the region around Wittenberg, birthplace of Martin Luther’s Reformation. Comparative study
of the influence of religion in Italian and German culture.
Counts Toward Major: Religion
Counts toward concentration: Medieval Studies
GE: Theological Studies
(BTS-T)
German FLAC available
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Cost: $5,600
Instructor: Eric Lund
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: $5,645
Instructor: L. DeAne Lagerquist
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: $4,450
Instructors: Ted Johnson and Douglas Tate
Biology/ES 286: Tropical Ecology in Costa Rica
This course offers students the opportunity to study first-hand the most diverse ecosystems on earth. As an intensive field-oriented course, the class explores lowland rain forest, montane forest, dry forest, coastal, and agricultural ecosystems through projects and field trips. Costa Rica is an example of a tropical country where conservation and sustainable agriculture are high priorities and students see first-hand possible alternatives for sustaining these ecosystems. Students read and discuss texts and primary literature specific to ecology and conservation of each area, and have time for journaling and reflection.
Counts toward major: Biology, Environmental Studies
Counts toward concentration: Environmental Studies
Prerequisite: One science course
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Cost: $3,729
Instructor: Kathleen Shea
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. This course involves, among other activities, attendance at an international symposium on natural products and synthetic chemistry in Kingston, Jamaica, and a behind-the-scenes visit to Eli Lilly, a major pharmaceutical company in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Counts toward major: Chemistry
Counts toward concentration: Biomedical Studies
Prerequisites: Chemistry 248, Organic Chemistry II
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Cost: $4,450
Instructor: Robert Hanson
English 212: Literature of the Eastern Caribbean
Selected writers of the Eastern Caribbean islands of Barbados, Trinidad, Saint Lucia and others. Study of literature supplemented by guest lectures and speakers. Accommodation includes stays in private homes. Field trips to sites of cultural, environmental and wild life interest.
Counts toward Major: English
GE: Literary Studies (ALS-L), Multicultural Studies-Global (MCG) (Pending)
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $3,980
Instructor: Karen Cherewatuk
History 244: Revolutionary Cuba
How do Cubans view their past, and how does this shape their understanding of the present? This course focuses on the 1959 Revolution and historical memory, as students explore – through visits to museums, memorials and monuments – how the government has sought to influence how Cubans remember the revolution and the later turn toward socialism. Students will also see how present-day Cuba functions through visits to health clinics, cooperatives and schools, as well as lectures from local experts.
Counts toward major: History
Counts toward concentration: Hispanic Studies
GE: Multicultural Studies-Global(MCG)
Maximum Enrollment: 23
Cost: $4,640
Instructor: Jeane Delaney
Interdisciplinary: Social and Political Transformation in Ecuador (HECUA) (Level II) See Direct Enroll Programs section on page 10 of this
brochure.
Social Work 256: Family Social Services in Central Mexico
Families in central Mexico survive and thrive in their communities. Students explore how public and private organizations work with informal systems to assist those challenged by poverty, crime, injustice, poor health, addictions and global economic pressures. Development opportunities for, and contributions of, women are emphasized. Speakers, visits to agencies and programs, short home-stays, indigenous village immersion, and sites in Mexico City are included.
Counts toward major: Social Work,
Counts toward concentration: Hispanic Studies, Family Studies, Women’s Studies (requires specially focused work)
GE: Multicultural Studies-Global (MCG)
Prerequisite: One social science course
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $3,990
Instructor: Naurine Lennox
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-Global (MCG)
Prerequisite: Spanish 231 with a minimum grade of B- or equivalent preparation
Open to first-year students
Maximum enrollment: 22
Cost: $3,598
Instructor: Kris Cropsey
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 or Volcán Poás, la costa Atlántica, and la costa Pacífica.
Completes foreign language requirement
GE: Foreign Language (FOL-S); Multicultural Studies-Global (MCG)
Prerequisite: Spanish 231 with a minimum grade of B- or equivalent preparation
Open to first-year students
Maximum enrollment: 22
Cost: $3,400
Instructor: Jessica Haugsland
Micronesia and Hawaii
Nursing 221: Health and Culture in Micronesia Students explore Micronesian culture by examining sources of influence such as the colonial experience, regional and global interdependence, the impact of nuclear testing, and the co-existence of traditional and modern values. These cultures will be explored on Oahu, Hawai’i, Kosrae, and Pohnpei in the Federated State of Micronesia (FSM), through ethnographic readings, guest lectures, field trips and as participant observers at cultural events.
GE: Multicultural Studies-Global (MCG)
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Cost: $5,750
Instructor: Neil MacNaughton
The United States
Art 246: New York Art Interim
This course provides intensive exposure to career opportunities in: architecture, painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, photography, illustration, video, digital media, and design of all kinds (from toys to exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art). Working five to seven hours a day, students will interview over 25 artist professionals 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: $3,000 plus food and transportation
Instructor: Irve Dell
Biology 130: Bodies and Biomes in Arizona
What makes a human healthy? What makes an environment healthy? What are the factors that both influence and connect human and ecological health? These questions shape the material and activities of this course, held in southern Arizona. Building on background material in ecology and physiology, students design, conduct and present field research projects. Data will be gathered while utilizing a wide variety of physical techniques, such as hiking, rock climbing and caving.
Counts toward major: Biology
GE: Scientific Exploration and Discovery (SED), Integrated Scientific Topics (IST), Studies in Physical Movement (SPM)
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Cost: $2,500 plus transportation
Instructors: Jean Porterfield, Judy Stromayer
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: $1,500
Instructor: Steven Freedberg
Biology 348: Research Electron Microscopy
This course introduces students to intensive research involving state-of-the-art 3-D Electron Microscopy at the University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for 3-D Electron Microscopy of Cells. On site, students will prepare samples for electron microscopy and immuno-gold Electron Microscopy. They will capture EM-images and generate 3-D “Tomograms” (collections of 3-D ultrastructurE data placing molecules in spatial relationship within cells). At St. Olaf, students will generate 3-D computer models of their datasets using free computer software.
Counts toward major: Biology
Prerequisite: Biology 125
Maximum Enrollment: 10
Cost: $2,450
Instructor: Eric Cole
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 (MCD)
Open to first-year students
Maximum Enrollment: 22
P/N Grading
Cost: $850
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 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-Domestic (MCD)
Prerequisite: Education 290
Maximum enrollment: 24
P/N Grading
Cost: $3,998
Instructor: Heather Campbell
Engineering 380: Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits (Washington University)
See Direct Enroll Programs section on page 10 of this brochure.
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: $450
Adviser: To be announced
Religion 247: American Judaism in Context: New York City
New York City is home to the largest Jewish community outside of the State of Israel. It is, in addition, a city that has given rise to many of the unique elements that characterize the American Jewish urban life. In this interim course, students experience the exceptionally vibrant Jewish religious and cultural expressions of New York City through group and individual site visits during the week and on weekends. Reflection upon experiential learning occurs through guest lectures, readings, and seminars. Students are housed at the Jewish Theological Seminary and will learn the rudiments of Jewish dietary practices.
Counts toward major: Religion
GE: Multicultural Studies- Domestic (MCD)
Prerequisite: Completion of BTS-B
Maximum Enrollment: 18
Cost: $3,300 plus transportation
Instructor: Mara Benjamin
DIRECT ENROLL PROGRAMS
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.
Engineering 380: Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits (Washington University)
A standard introductory course in Electrical Engineering that analyzes DC and AC circuits, including computer simulations. Applications also include motors, energy storage and conservation, and biological cells. Students will also study and build common amplifier circuits.
This course will be run as an Independent Study (IS-298) under the supervision of the adviser, and will require, in addition to the 11 days at Washington University, the completion of a paper reflecting what the student learned at WU, how it relates to career objectives, and how research university pedagogy compares with liberal arts models at St. Olaf.
Counts toward major: Physics (elective course)
Prerequisite: Calculus II and Physics 131, GPA of B+ or above in science & math courses
Cost: $1,700 plus transportation (Cost is an estimate, actual fees available in October)
St. Olaf adviser: David Dahl
DIRECT ENROLL PROGRAMS
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.
Engineering 380: Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits (Washington University)
A standard introductory course in Electrical Engineering that analyzes DC and AC circuits, including computer simulations. Applications also include motors, energy storage and conservation, and biological cells. Students will also study and build common amplifier circuits.
This course will be run as an Independent Study (IS-298) under the supervision of the adviser, and will require, in addition to the 11 days at Washington University, the completion of a paper reflecting what the student learned at WU, how it relates to career objectives, and how research university pedagogy compares with liberal arts models at St. Olaf.
Counts toward major: Physics (elective course)
Prerequisite: Calculus II and Physics 131, GPA of B+ or above in science & math courses
Cost: $1,700 plus transportation (Cost is an estimate, actual fees available in October)
St. Olaf adviser: David Dahl
Interdisciplinary: Development and Community in Bangladesh (HECUA)
(Level II)
Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies
GE: Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS), Multicultural Studies-Global (MCG)
Maximum enrollment: 25
Cost: $6,100 Instructors: Haroun Er Rashid and American counterpart TBA
St. Olaf Adviser: Tom Williamson
Interdisciplinary: Social and Political Transformation in Ecuador (HECUA) (Level II)
This course explores socioeconomic issues in Ecuador as manifested in the country’s growing inequality and the proliferation of new social movements to address this crisis. Particular emphasis will be placed on indigenous rights, gender equality, the protection and management of natural resources, and Ecuador’s new constitution. Students compare and contrast the Ecuadorian experience with developments in other parts of Latin America.
The program is based in the capital, Quito, with home stays arranged for housing. The
program is conducted entirely in English. Offered through the Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA).
Counts toward major: Sociology/Anthropology
GE: Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS), Multicultural Studies-Global (MCG)
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Cost: $4,200
Instructor: Martha Moscoso
St. Olaf Advisor: Chris Chiappari
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: $4,950
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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