AY176  Greece: Ancient Sites and Their Visitors
Three credit hours.  H.  Barrett, Mills
The sites (and sights) of ancient Greece have held enormous significance for visitors from ancient times through the modern era. Explores the range of meanings that Greek antiquity has held for different groups both historically and up to the present. Through an intensive, month-long study, students will consider a variety of sites in Athens and nearby centers such as Delphi, Olympia, Epidauros, and Mycenae. Includes travel to Greece. Examines a variety of questions related to the experience and representation of classical Greek sites. Part of the Integrated Studies Program; requires fall enrollment in Anthropology 175 and Philosophy 175 or consent of instructors. Prerequisite: Anthropology 175.
Contact Professor Mary Beth Mills

EC215  Made in China: Economic Organization from Mao to Now
Three credit hours.  S, I.  Brown
U.S. firms increasingly see the Chinese market as being important and multinationals employ millions of Chinese in labor-intensive production, yet economic opportunities have disproportionately benefited coastal areas and social problems are on the rise. Examines the economic, political, and social issues associated with China's rapid growth. Offered on site in China, fees to be announced. Prerequisite: Economics 133 and permission of the instructor. Priority to students who have taken Economics 292, or East Asian Studies 254, 257, or 353, or Government 338 or 355.
Contact Professor Phil Brown

ES358  Ecological Field Study   
Three credit hours.
The biological diversity and ecological relationships among the fauna and flora of selected tropical ecosystems in Belize. Qualitative and quantitative field investigations of the ecology of coral reefs and tropical rainforests, and the environmental challenges impacting these ecosystems. Identification of flora and vertebrate fauna indigenous to the area. The culture and environmental ethic of Kekchi and Mayan Indian villages. Lectures, films, and discussions of assigned readings during the first week will be followed by a 17-day field trip. Cost is expected to be $2990 per student. Financial aid is available for qualified students. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructors.
Contact Professor Russ Cole or Professor David Firmage

GO114  U.S. Legal System: A Micro and Macro Study   
Three credit hours.  S.  Lee
An understanding of the U.S. legal system through readings, discussions and attendance at court proceedings. An in-depth study of a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. Attend oral argument of the case studied and meet with a Supreme Court justice. Visit the White House, Capitol and points of interest in the area. Meet with congressional and executive officials on different aspects of the U.S. legal system. Projected cost for 7 days and 6 nights in Washington, D.C.: $1,350.
Contact Professor Joseph Reisert.

MU267  Contact Zone   
Three credit hours.  A, I.  Beacham, Nuss, Roy
In her influential critical work Imperial Eyes, Mary Louise Pratt introduces the concept of "contact zone," a site of interchange and tension among language, history, tradition, and authority that characterizes colonial and postcolonial cultures. Pratt's concept is a framework for an examination of the dynamic play of musical and literary traditions in a perfect example of the contact zone: the Gandhi Ashram in Kalimpong, India. Focus is on the ethical, cultural, and political implications of the school's educational approach in ways that consider an Indian way of re-framing literary and musical issues of appropriation and ownership. Cost in 2007: $2,800. Financial assistance may be available -- contact the instructors.
Contact Professor Steven Nuss

RU113  The Literature and Art of St. Petersburg   
Three credit hours.
In St. Petersburg, Russia. Students read Pushkin, Dostoevsky, and other major St. Petersburg writers and learn about the city's art and architecture in classroom lectures and museum visits. Theater and concert performances are included; residence is with a Russian family. Conducted in English; no knowledge of Russian required. Nongraded. Cost in 2007: $2,600. Required meetings on campus in November and December. Early registration required.
Contact Professor Sheila McCarthy

RU114  Russia's Transition Economy   
Three credit hours.
In St. Petersburg, Russia. Daily class lectures and planned site visits introduce students to the Soviet centralized economy and its evolution since the 1950s. Topics include militarization, industrialization, collectivization, budgets and taxation, inflation and currency reforms, banks, investment, the new Russian entrepreneur, stock markets, the oligarchs, and "natural" monopolies. Cultural program included; residence is with a Russian family. Conducted in English; no knowledge of Russian required. Non-graded. Cost in 2007: $2,600. Required meetings on campus in November and December. Early registration required.
Contact Professor Sheila McCarthy

RU115  Russian Ethnography   
Three credit hours.
In St. Petersburg, Russia. Class lectures and discussions, field trips to the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography and to the Russian Ethnographical Museum and day excursions outside the city introduce students to many of the Russian Federation's minority ethnic groups, including the indigenous peoples of Siberia, Russia's northern peoples, Jews, Cossacks, and others. Lectures will contrast tsarist policy to Soviet ethnic policy of the 20th century. Cultural program included; residence is with a Russian family. Conducted in English; no knowledge of Russian required. Non-graded. Cost in 2007: $2,600. Required meetings on campus in November and December. Early registration required.
Contact Professor Sheila McCarthy

SP127J  Intermediate Spanish I   
Three credit hours.  Millones
A grammar review at the intermediate level with continued emphasis on interactive communication and cultural awareness to be offered at the Andean Center for Latin American Studies in Quito, Ecuador. Approximate cost in 2008: $2,435. Prerequisite: Spanish 126 with a grade of B+ or better and permission of the instructor.
Contact Professor Barbara Nelson