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EXPERIENCE LATIN AMERICA I & II
New Two-Course Program to Chiapas, Mexico
More details about this program can be found at: http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/mexicochiapas.html
PART I: FALL 2009
Experience Latin America I: Bridging Worlds: Rural and Urban Realities |
Instructor: Robert Blake
Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Courses offered: AL 491; SSC 490; ANR 491; ANS 480
Credits: Two (2)
Meeting times: Fridays 9:00 -11:00 am, 1208 Engineering Bldg., MSU
Prerequisites: Not open to freshman; preference given to upper-class and graduate students intending to participate in AL 491/SSC 490/ANR 491/ANS480: Experience Latin America II field component spring 2010.
Description: The goal of this course, joint with Cornell University via video conference, is to acquaint students with the cultural, historical, socio-political, literary, anthropological, health, agricultural and development issues in southern Mexico. The lectures/discussions help establish the global and regional contexts for transcultural understanding. This course may be taken as a stand-alone survey course in international agriculture. However, it is primarily a preparatory course for participants selected to participate in Experience Latin America II: Chiapas Edition which includes a field course component in Chiapas, Mexico. |
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PART II: WINTER BREAK/SPRING 2010
Experience Latin America II: An Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Program in Chiapas, Mexico |
Field study in Mexico: Dec. 26 - Jan. 10, 2010
MSU campus component: Jan. 12 - March 4, 2010
Meeting times: Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:30-4:30 pm
1208 Engineering Bldg., MSU
Description: This program provides students a dynamic, first-hand opportunity to observe and learn about the rich living cultures, environments, ecologies, rural and urban communities, and development issues in multiethnic Chiapas, Mexico. About half of the world's population depends on a subsistence (mainly traditional) type of agriculture; about 40 percent of the world's cultivated land is in the hands of subsistence farmers. The figures for many Latin American countries are even higher. Therefore, working closely with small holders over a period of years is needed to better comprehend not only land use systems, but also the cultural, social, economic, political, and religious forces influencing them. This understanding is relevant to all fields and to the social sciences and arts and humanities, in particular. Students enrolled in this program will visit historical and cultural sites as well as a variety of important ecological and agricultural projects and locales in southern Mexico. Hands-on learning and discussion sessions will be coordinated and integrated with site visits led by Mexican and US professionals from diverse disciplines. Students will interact with professionals involved in community development projects and collaborate with students from two Mexican universities as well as students from Cornell University. This is a unique learning opportunity that cannot be replicated in the university classroom.
Semester available: Winter Break: December 26, 2009 to January 10, 2010 (NOTE: An on-campus component is also required during SS09 from January 12 - March 4, 2010)
Courses offered*: AL 491; SSC 490; ANR 475; ANS 480
Credits: Minimum of three (3)
Requirements: 2.5 GPA; minimum sophomore status
Prerequisites: Not open to freshman; Experience Latin America I (fall 2009).
Program fee**: Not yet available; please check the Web for updates
Deadline: October 15, 2009; students are urged to apply by September as this program is expected to fill prior to the October deadline
More information:
Robert Blake
Director, CLACS
rwblake@msu.edu
517-353-1690
Links:
Experience Latin America Presentation for Friday, December 9, 2009
Experience Latin America sites for 2009-10 (under construction)
http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/courses/iard4010/
http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/courses/iard6010/ |
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