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San Jose, Costa Rica
PREREQUISITES: 2.7 GPA, junior-level standing, demonstrated maturity; at least 2 years of college level Spanish or its equivalent. Preference is given to students from ACM campuses with good recommendations from their language instructors. LENGTH: Fall semester; (may be combined with Tropical Field Research semester in Spring for a full year program). DATES: August - December CREDIT: Recommended course load is 16 semester hours (4 semester hours = one Albion College unit). HOUSING: With families in San José. COSTS NOT COVERED BY ALBION: Students are responsible for lunches, personal expenses, books, and travel to and from the program site. Recent participants have budgeted $75 for books and about $300 per month for local travel in San José and other incidental expenses. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Students are encouraged to apply early because spaces are limited. FACULTY ADVISOR: Dr. Mary Sacks. COMMENTS: The academic program has three major components: Spanish language, the Core Course and Introduction to Costa Rica. Midway through the program, students leave San José and go to live with rural families for two weeks. All courses are taught in Spanish in accordance with the program's emphasis on language study as the key to in-depth understanding of the culture
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FactBook may be found at Costa Rica (2 of 3) Atenas, Costa Rica SUBJECTS: Students are registered in four courses: Tropical Ecology and Sustainable Development, Economic and Ethical Issues and Sustainable Development, Principles of Resource Management and a Directed Research. PREREQUISITES: 2.7 GPA, junior-level standing, demonstrated maturity; have completed at least one college-level ecology or biology course. LENGTH: Fall, Spring or Summer semesters. DATES: Fall: early September - mid December CREDIT: SFS semester programs incorporate courses and carry a total of 16 semester credits (four units) in biology or environmental studies from Boston University. Summer courses carry 4 semester credits (one unit) in environmental studies. HOUSING: The base is a small farm on a hillside with spectacular views overlooking the Rio Grande river in the fertile Central Valley. The property includes a large house surrounded by small faculty cabins, and outdoor classroom, an organic garden, orchards, a patio and pool. Students live in a brand new dormitory (up to 4 to a room) with bathrooms. There is a classroom, small laboratory and a library/computer room.
COSTS NOT COVERED BY ALBION: Transportation to and from the program, personal gear (clothing, sleeping bags, backpacks, SCUBA gear) and any other personal expenditures, and an expenses incurred while traveling during the five day midterm break. FACULTY ADVISOR: Dr. Tim Lincoln, Geological Sciences and Institute for the Study of the Environment, Palenske Hall, 517.629.0486, tlincoln@albion.edu COMMENTS: Each SFS Center is located in a resource dependent community that has requested SFS assistance in addressing their environmental challenges. From a community base SFS students investigate real local environmental problems (case studies) from a number of disciplinary perspectives (usually ecology, resource management, economics, applied anthropology, and political science). Lectures by faculty and guests provide the theoretical and local background information needed to address the problem.
Costa Rica (3 of 3) San Jose, Costa Rica SUBJECTS: Spanish, Costa Rican culture, field research, research seminar and paper. Research areas include anthropology and sociology, archaeology, art and music, biology, chemistry, economics, environmental studies, geography, geology, Latin American literature, politics and history, women’s studies, and more. PREREQUISITES: 2.7 GPA, junior-level standing, demonstrated maturity; prior course work in the proposed research discipline and at least 1 year of college level Spanish (2 yrs. strongly recommended). Preference is given to students with strong backgrounds in Spanish and good preparation in the discipline in which they propose to work. Familiarity with statistics and field work methodology is strongly recommended. LENGTH: Spring semester DATES: January - May CREDIT: Recommended course load, 16 semester hours (4 semester hours = one Albion College unit). Language study, 4 credits; Field Research, 8 credits; Research Seminar and Paper, 4 credits. HOUSING: With families in San José. Housing arrangements in the field vary widely according to the location of the student’s research project, but many students are placed with families who speak only Spanish. COSTS NOT COVERED BY ALBION: Round trip travel to Costa Rica, transportation in San José and other incidental expenses. APPLICATION DEADLINE: (Students are encouraged to apply early because spaces are limited.) FACULTY ADVISOR: TBD COMMENTS: The academic program has three major components: Spanish language, field research, and the research seminar and paper. Students write about their research interests in their applications, but the field project they do in Costa Rica depends ultimately on the expertise and availability of faculty advisers on site.
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Dominican Republic Subjects: Anthropology, Caribbean studies, History, Latin American Studies, Philosophy, Religion and Theology, Sociology, Spanish Language, Literature and Psychology Requirements: 2.75 overall GPA, 5 semesters of college level Spanish Length: Academic Year 39 weeks, semester Spring 19 weeks early-January-early-May, Fall semester 19 weeks, late-July-mid- December. Housing: Students live in Dominican Homestays, 3 meals per day and laundry service are included in the fees. Grading: Letter grades of A, B, C and F are given without pluses or minuses. FACULTY ADVISOR: Julia Medina, Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures (517) 629-0333 Santiago, Dominican Republic: Spanish language
and Caribbean Area Studies SUBJECTS: Advanced Spanish language; Caribbean and Latin American area studies courses. Large selection of language and social science courses are available at the university for qualified students. Internships in community development are available. PREREQUISITES: 2.75 GPA with 3.0 in Spanish; four semesters of college level Spanish LENGTH: Fall or Spring semester, Academic Year, Summer DATES: Fall: late August - mid December CREDIT: Up to 4.0 Albion units per semester, depending on course work chosen. CIEE classes are generally 3 semester hours (.75 Albion units) and so students often take 5 classes to equal 3.75 Albion units. FACULTY: Regular university faculty. A resident director supervises the program. HOUSING: Host families. COSTS NOT COVERED BY ALBION: Travel to Costa Rica, meals, miscellaneous personal expenses. FACULTY ADVISOR: Julia Medina, Professor of Modern Languages and Cultures (517) 629-0333 COMMENTS: The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, a private, very highly regarded university in Santiago, the second largest city in the Dominican Republic. The campus is located in a suburban area of Santiago and has a student population of 8,200. The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola, with Haiti occupying the remainder. Hispaniola was visited by Columbus in his first voyage to American in 1492, and became a base for Spanish exploration of the New World.
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Guanajuato,Mexico Subjects: Cultural Studies, History, Spanish Language, Literature Length: 16 weeks, Fall semester late-August-mid-December, Spring early-February-late May Requirements: Overall GPA 2.75, 2-3 semesters of college level Spanish Housing and Meals: Homestay, housing with a middle class family in town, 3 meals per day. Faculty Advisor: Julia Medina, Professor in Modern Languages and Cultures (517)629-0333 For course descriptions please go to the CIEE website at http://www.ciee.org Baja, Mexico SUBJECTS: Students are registered in four courses: Coastal Ecology, Principles of Resource management, Economic and Ethical issues in Sustainable Development and a Directed Research. PREREQUISITES: 2.7 GPA, junior-level standing, demonstrated maturity; have completed at least one college-level ecology or biology course LENGTH: Fall or Spring semesters, Summer. DATES: Fall: early September - mid December CREDIT: SFS semester programs incorporate course courses and carry a total of 16 semester credits (four units) in biology or environmental studies from Boston University. Summer courses carry 4 semester credits (one unit) in environmental studies. HOUSING: The field station lies on the outskirts of the fishing community of Puerto San Carlos on the west coast of the Baja peninsula. Bahia Magdalena runs for 200 km along the west coast. The two-acre property is surrounded by the Bay and nearby mangrove-laced lagoons, which give way to white sand dunes backdropped by a colorful, cacti-strewn desert. Students share 4 person, solar-powered cabins. Additional facilities include a computer room, library, classroom, laboratory, kitchen, dining and study areas and a bath/shower house serviced by the wetland waste water treatment system. COSTS NOT COVERED BY ALBION: Transportation to and from the program, personal gear (clothing, sleeping bags, backpacks, SCUBA gear) and any other personal expenditures, and an expenses incurred while traveling during the five day midterm break. FACULTY ADVISOR: Dr. Tim Lincoln, Geological Sciences and Institute for the Study of the Environment, Palenske Hall, 517.629.0486, tlincoln@albion.edu COMMENTS: Each SFS Center is located in a resource dependent community that has requested SFS assistance in addressing their environmental challenges. From a community base SFS students investigate real local environmental problems (case studies) from a number of disciplinary perspectives (usually ecology, resource management, economics, applied anthropology, and political science). Lectures by faculty and guests provide the theoretical and local background information needed to address the problem.
Caribbean/British West Indies SUBJECTS: students are registered in 4 courses: Tropical
marine Ecology, Principles of Resource management, Environmental policy
and Socioeconomic Values and a Directed Research LENGTH: Fall or Spring semester, Summer CREDIT: SFS semester programs incorporate four courses and
carry a total of 16 semester credits in biology or environmental studies
from Boston University. Summer courses carry 4 semester credits in
environmental studies. HOUSING: The main facility has a dining area,
kitchen, classroom, library/computer area and a veranda with spectacular
ocean views. Students share living quarters in two newly renovated
residence wings. COSTS NOT COVERED BY ALBION: Travel to/from the
program, personal gear (clothing, sleeping bags, backpacks, SCUBA gear)
and any other personal expenditures, and any expenses incurred while
traveling during the 5 day midterm break. FACULTY ADVISOR: Dr. Tim Lincoln, Geological Science,
Palenske Hall, ext. 0486, tlincoln@albion.edu
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SUBJECTS: Spanish
language, Latin American and Costa Rican studies, literature. A special
project is included.
