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International Studies

African Studies (an ACM Program)

Professor I. WADE (adviser)

The ACM Zimbabwe Program or the ACM Tanzania Program normally comprise the off-campus portion of the minor. (Applications deadlines: Zimbabwe early admit – April 15, final deadline – October 10; Tanzania – March 1). The Zimbabwe Program includes: Introductory Shona, Culture and Society in Zimbabwe, Political and Economic Issues of Development, Independent Field Project (total 4 units). The Tanzania Program includes: Swahili, Human Evolution, Ecology of the Serengeti, Field Research (total four units). In addition to the four-unit off-campus program, students would be required to complete (before participating in the program) at least one unit from the following topics courses when the topic is appropriate: AH 170, EN 280, MU 222, PH 103, PS 203, RE 110, or GS 234, HY 221, 222.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Will be part of the independent field project or field research, the report of which will be evaluated by the directors of the ACM program and presented to the Colorado College adviser for approval as a final integrative project for the minor. Students may, only with prior approval, substitute participation in another African studies program (e.g., St. Lawrence University in Kenya, Kalamazoo College in Kenya, Carleton College in West Africa) for the ACM Zimbabwe Program components. Particular provision for an equivalent to the independent field project or field research will be essential.

Note: Students who have declared an African studies thematic minor under the old rubrics may complete the old African studies thematic minor.

Arts of London and Florence (an ACM Program)

Professor ASHLEY (adviser)

Comparative studies in the arts and culture of two important and contrasting European cities, each of which has crucially influenced the development of the modern world. (Application deadlines: Early admission – March 15; final deadline – October 15). 5 units.

Students receive four units of credit for the program, plus .75 units if they take the extra three-week Italian course in Florence. Students need to add one additional unit from a Colorado College course with some relation to the program to complete the thematic minor.

Students spend half the semester in Florence and the other half in London. Courses offered in each city will be the same for all students, though the selection may change from year to year. The segment in Florence contains on-going components in art history and Italian language. Students also take another course related to Italy often in history, philosophy, or literature. The segment in London contains on-going components in drama and art history.

The program awards Colorado College credit in the humanities and, when appropriate, social science divisional credit and credit toward majors, subject to department approval. The various components provide an interdisciplinary approach to the examination of the arts in context.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
A paper or project completed at Colorado College at the end of the program in which the student compares various aspects of the two cultures.

Asian Studies

Professor JIANG (Adviser)

The development and life of Asian cultures from the perspectives of history, humanities, and the social sciences, with emphasis on China, Japan, Korea, or South Asia. 6 units minimum.

Students pursuing a minor in Asian studies must successfully complete a minimum of six blocks of Asian studies and related courses. These courses include two units of beginning language study (Chinese, Japanese, or other Asian languages which are taught through officially affiliated study-abroad programs) and PA 290 Studying Asia (as the integrative experience). In addition, students must select three additional courses from the courses listed under the Asian studies program. One of these three courses must be either an Asian language course at the 200-level or a 300-level course. Students are expected to choose their courses with a consideration for coherence and relation to the Asian language they studied.

Central American Culture and Society (an ACM Program in Costa Rica)

Professor M. MONTAÑO (adviser)

Central American culture and society, studied through its language, literature, geography, ethnology, sociology, and politics. Emphasis varies from year to year, but always involves language, literature, and the social sciences. (Application deadlines: Early admission – November 1; final deadline – March 15). 5 units. (Four units from the program, plus at least one year of Spanish.) Fall semester.

The semester is divided as follows: a seven-week block in San Jose of intensive language and social science; a two-week rural stay during which each student works on an independent project designed with staff guidance; a six-week block of advanced language, literature, and research in one of the social sciences in San Jose.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Toward the end of the semester in Costa Rica, each student does independent work on some aspect of Costa Rican culture and reports it to the whole.

Contemporary French Studies

Professor I. WADE (adviser)

An overview of modern France through the study of language, literature, philosophy, history, politics, and the arts. 6 units minimum + the Integrative Experience.
Students may fulfill this minor in the following manner:
Category One: FR 201 or equivalent proficiency.
Category Two: Students who take FR 201 must take FR 305, and those not obliged to take FR 201 must choose two units from the following: 304, 305, 306, 308, 310, 316, 317, 319, 321, 324, 329, 409
Category Three: All students must choose two units from the following: HY 280, 288, 344, AH 243, 342, PS 301.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
A paper that integrates many aspects of the subject. To be done under the supervision of the adviser in connection with the last course taken in the minor. The paper must be written in the French language.

German Studies

Professor KOC (adviser)

This minor involves the study of the German language, combined with important aspects of German literature, culture, history, or politics. Emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. 5 units. Prerequisite: GR 202.

Category One:

Language. Students must have taken GR 201/202 or equivalent. Students who enter with equivalent language skills must choose GR 305 and four units distributed over Categories Two and Three.

Category Two:

Literature. Students must take at least two courses from this category, one of which is taught in German. GR 200, 210, 211, 220, 229, 315, 316, 320, 327, 328, 334, 335, 336, 347, FT 109.

Category Three:

Intellectual History, Politics, the Arts. Students must chose two units from the following groups:

a.) Intellectual History: HY 288, PH 201, 262, 302, 360.
b.) Music and Art: AH 112, 223, 242, 243, 342, MU 150, 204, 207, 212, 223, 224, 225, 228 (when topic is appropriate), 315, 316.
c.) History and Politics: HY 200 (when topic is appropriate), 274, 275, 277, 278, 279, 280, 283, PS 333.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
To complete the German studies thematic minor, the student must write, in one of the last courses taken for the minor, an integrative essay that draws together material from the various disciplines. This essay will be evaluated by the course instructor and the adviser for the minor.

India Studies (an ACM Program)

Professor J. LEE (adviser)

A five-month academic program in India emphasizing the culture and language of Maharastra. In addition to Marathi language, a variety of courses on India are offered. These usually include anthropology, art, economics, history, literature, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology. (Application deadline: March 1). 5.5 units. Program in India: mid-July through mid-December. Marathi Language (1.5 units), Courses in Indian Culture (1.5 units), Independent Study Project (1.5 units). In addition to the ACM program, completion of the thematic minor requires one additional unit, normally a course from the Colorado College curriculum that deals directly with the Indian subcontinent. Work for this course or for the Independent Study Project will constitute the integrative experience for the thematic minor and will be evaluated by the adviser for the minor.

Italian Studies

Professor S. BIZZARRO (adviser)

Studies that combine Italian language and literature with history, art, and music. Emphasis can be placed on the Renaissance or on contemporary Italy. Students taking the ACM program in Florence may count four courses in the program toward this minor. The fifth course, in which they write their integrative paper, may be chosen from any of the categories listed below, or may be taken as an independent study, with the approval of the minor adviser and faculty involved. (ACM deadlines: Early admission – October 15; final deadline – March 15.) 5 units minimum.

Category One:

Students must choose at least two units from the following: IT 305, 306, 307, 309, 311, 312, (311 and 312 taught in Italy during Summer Session), 315, 316, 320.

Category Two:

Students must choose at least two units from the following: HY 280, 343, 344, AH 211, 221, 223, MU 207, MU 315. Category Three: GS 221. The integrative paper will be written while fulfilling the on-campus unit requirement. Recommended as the culminating experience is GS 221. Otherwise the Integrative Experience is an oral exam, involving two faculty members from different departments, to be given in connection with the last course taken for the minor. Students will relate that course to other work they have done in the minor.

Latin American Studies

Professor BLASENHEIM (adviser)

An interdisciplinary approach to the study of Latin American civilization. This minor consists of five units, four in Latin American studies and a language requirement consisting of one unit that can be fulfilled in a number of ways.

Category One:

Latin America in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Students must choose two units which focus on Mexico and Andean South America (Group A) and two units which focus on the Southern Cone (Group B). Courses which appear in both groups deal with aspects of both areas of Latin America.

Group A:	Mexico and Andean South America: AN 203, 207, 211 (when topic is appropriate), 236, 237, 238; EC 337 (when topic is appropriate); HY 110 (when topic is appropriate), 224, 238, 335, 410 (when topic is appropriate); PS 336, 338, 342; SO 116, 158, 247.
Group B:	Southern Cone: AN 211 (when topic is appropriate), 236, 237, 238; EC 337 (when topic is appropriate); HY 110 (when topic is appropriate), 224, 236, 238, 340, 410 (when topic is appropriate); PS 335, 342; SO 116, 247.

When appropriate, additional summer courses and topics courses will count for the minor.

Category Two:

Latin American Language (one unit). This minor requires upper-level Spanish or Portuguese. For Spanish, this would entail one 300-level course offered by the CC Romance language department; for an advanced Spanish or Portuguese course taken elsewhere, this would entail a minimum of one transfer credit, accepted by Colorado College.

Mexico Today

Professor S. BIZZARRO (adviser)

An overview of modern Mexico through the study of language, literature, history, politics, economics, and anthropology. 4.5–5 units minimum.

The minor is based on participation in the four-block fall semester program in Mexico. Students on campus must take five units from the following: AN 211, EC 337, 402 (when topic is appropriate): HY 115, 267, 235, 335, PS 338, SO 234, SP 201, 305, 307, 335.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Students write a paper in which they relate the field experience in Mexico to a course taken on campus. Note of explanation for students on the program in Mexico: The Mexico program will always include at least one course outside of Spanish, usually in the social sciences.

Modern Greece and Its Background

Professor CRAMER (adviser)

Modern Greek culture, language, and society with its Byzantine and classical background, studied through a program of instruction in Greece (for example: College Year in Athens, Arcadia University Study in Greece, Lake Forest Semester in Greece). 5 units minimum.

Students study the modern Greek language at whatever level is appropriate (usually beginning), and three further courses chosen from the program catalog.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
Students will complete, in one of the courses or in an independent field experience, a special project, reported on in writing to the adviser at Colorado College.

North American Studies

Professor LINDAU (adviser)

Category One:

Language Studies, Culture and Civilizations. Students must choose one unit from the following courses: FR308, SP305, SP307. SP339.

Category Two:

The North American Experience. Students must take at least two units (one having Canadian content, the other having Mexican content) from one of the following groups and one from the other. A. History and Politics: HY 105 Civilization in the West: The Atlantic World (only one unit toward the minor), PS 103 (one unit toward the minor), HY/PS 240, HY 200 and 203 if North America related, HY 242, HY 302, HY 410; B. Culture and Literature: AH 180, AN/MU 290, AN 204, 308 (when topic is appropriate), HY 305, SO 223, SO 237.

Note: Other courses, whether in the summer or the regular school year, may count toward the minor, provided they have Canada or Mexico content. For example, any of these courses might be suitable: AN 211, EN 280, FR 308, 417, HY 203. Consult the advisers for the minor for a final decision on this matter. Certain summer courses and area studies institutes will count for the minor as well as special courses such as EC 401 The Mexican Economy.

THE INTEGRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
GS 320 option will entail a final paper worked out in consultation with two faculty from two different divisions, and will concentrate on all three areas.