Latin America and the Caribbean

Art 106: Drawing from Nature in the Bahamas

San Salvador is a small Caribbean island boasting a great diversity of marine and terrestrial habitats. Students will explore intersections between art and science, as they develop basic drawing skills. Emphasis will be placed on observation of the natural world. Lectures and field trips will be coordinated with the Island Biology (Bio 287) class.

Counts toward major: Art, Art History
GE: Artistic Studies (ALS-A)
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Cost: $3,250
Instructor: Mary Griep
Extended Course Description

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: $4,100
Instructors: Ted Johnson and Douglas Tate
Extended Course Description
Supplemental Application

Biology 287: Island Biology in the Bahamas

Intensive study of the biology that created the Bahamas and which now constitutes the living structure of these islands. Staying at the Gerace Research Center provides access to a diversity of marine and terrestrial habitats including coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangrove forests, hypersaline ponds, limestone caverns and the “blue-holes” that connect inland waterways to the sea. The Gerace Research Center is located on San Salvador Island.

Counts toward major: Biology
Prerequiste: Biology 125, 126 or permission of instructor.
Maximum Enrollment: 16
Fee: $3,250
Instructor: Eric Cole
Extended Course Description

Biology 288: Equatorial Biology

Equatorial Biology offers intensive field-biology experiences within three equatorial New World environments: the Amazon rainforest, the High Andes cloud forests and the Galapagos Islands. We will compare the rich biodiversity, the adaptations and natural history of species and the influence of human impact on these areas. Preparation for class requires readings from texts and primary literature concerning ecological and environmental issues specific to each of these regions. Based in Quito, the three field expeditions alternate with home-base rest days allowing for reflective writing in journals, assimilation and discussion.

Counts toward major: Biology
Counts toward concentration: Environmental Studies (Elective)
Prerequisite: Biology 125 and 126 or permission of instructor
Maximum Enrollment: 19
Fee: $4,650
Instructor: Steven Freedberg
Extended Course Description

English 270: 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)
Maximum Enrollment: 25
Fee: $3,700
Instructor: Karen Cherewatuk
Extended Course Description
Supplemental Application

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)
Prerequisite: Spanish 231 with a minimum grade of B- or equivalent preparation
Open to first-year students
Maximum enrollment: 22
Cost: $3,345
Instructor: Sylvia Carullo
Extended Course Description

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 central.

Completes foreign language requirement
GE: Foreign Language(FOL-S);Multicultural Studies Course(MCS-G)
Prerequisite: Spanish 231 with a minimum grade of B- or equivalent preparation
Open to first-year students
Maximum enrollment: 22
Cost: $2,750
Instructor: Leon Narvaez
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