United States

Art 246: New York Art Interim

This course will provide 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 and designers during the month, visit more than 100 galleries and museums and write extensively about artists and artwork.

Counts toward major: Studio Art as third art history course
Prerequisite: Art 253 (preferred) or Art 252.
Maximum enrollment: 18
Cost: $2,850 plus food and transportation
Instructor: Ron Gallas
Extended Course Description

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, St. Olaf 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)
Open to first-year students
Maximum Enrollment: 20
P/N Grading
Cost: $650
Instructor: Heather Campbell
Extended Course Description

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)
Prerequisite: Education 290
Maximum enrollment: 24
P/N Grading
Cost: $3,870
Instructor: Mark Schelske
Extended Course Description

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 or consent of instructor
Apply through Department of Education before Oct. 15.
Maximum Enrollment: 24
P/N Grading
Cost: Transportation, room and food
Instructor: Rosie Pfarr-Baker

English 284: Performing Arts in New York

Intensely examines aspects of theater production in New York . Students meet artists, directors, producers, critics and other scholars skilled in the areas of performance and important to the critical reception of poetry and drama. They also tour relevant sites, developing skill at analyzing and evaluating artistic excellence, especially in the genre of review writing.

Counts toward major: English
GE: Artistic and Literary Studies-Literature (ALS-L); Multicultural Studies domestic (MCS-D); Writing (WRI)
Maximum enrollment: 20
Fee: $2,875 plus board and transportation
Instructor: Joan Hepburn
Extended Course Description

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

Psychology 255: Environmental Psychology at Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

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 changes? How does the field of psychology address the natural world?

Counts toward major: Psychology, Environmental Studies
Counts toward concentration: Environmental Studies
GE: Studies in Human Behavior and Society (HBS)
Maximum Enrollment: 20
Fee: $1,455 plus transportation
Instructor: Donna McMillan
Extended Course Description

Religion 243: Living Faith: Theology and Practice at Holden Village

A study of how the gospel transforms the practices of personal and social life. Students explore the nature of Christian community and the connections between Christian theological beliefs and practices. Students participate in the life of Holden Village , an isolated Lutheran retreat center in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.

Counts toward major: Religion
GE: Theological Studies (BTS-T)
Maximum Enrollment: 24
Fee: $1,820.00
Instructor: Peder Jothen
Extended Course Description