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3.00 Credits
This course may be set up by special request and arrangement. Students must submit a portfolio and a project proposal. If approved, the student will be appointed a mentor to supervise the project. Projects could include further development of a portfolio or reel, critical research, or a senior thesis project.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The LASP group travels to several countries in Central America during the semester. The travel practicum component is not a vacation trip; it is an integral part of the learning process. Among other assignments, students will be required to attend conferences and maintain a journal of ideas and perceptions developed throughout the trips. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the Latin American Studies Program, a study abroad semester based in Costa Rica.
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3.00 Credits
Students come to Costa Rica with varying degrees of fluency in Spanish, so the Latin America Studies Program (LASP) places them in the Spanish class that corresponds to each participant's level of oral proficiency based on a placement exam and interview during orientation. Students study grammar, conversation, phonetics and/or literature based on the results of their tests. Classes are taught by Latin Americans, which means participants hear and learn the language the way it is spoken in Latin America. This is reinforced during everyday interaction with Spanish-speaking host families. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the Latin American Studies Program, a study abroad semester based in Costa Rica.
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3.00 Credits
As the foundation course for the Language and Literature concentration, this course focuses on the social, cultural, political, economic and religious issues of Latin America in the target language. Students examine how Latin Americans view their neighbors to the north and around the world through conversations, conferences and related literature. This concentration is designed to 1) Expand students' Spanish language skills through a seminar taught exclusively in Spanish, a practicum with a Latin American organization, and the daily use of Spanish while living with a Costa Rican host family; 2) Examine Latin America through its literature, using it as a means to examine society and culture; 3) Meet and interact with prominent literary figures in the region; 4) Take part in work/service opportunities; 5) Attend local theatrical and film productions. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the Latin American Studies Program, a study abroad semester based in Costa Rica. Pre-requisite: This concentration is designed for Spanish language majors with a minimum of one year of college or university intermediate Spanish and one semester of advanced Spanish conversation and/or composition. Corequisites: LAS 350.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar introduces the social, historical, political, economic, philosophical and theological currents that constitute Latin American society and culture. The course includes personal discussions with Latinos and field trips to various sites. This seminar is designed to introduce students to the historical development of Latin America, including selected case studies; the variety of analytical perspectives from which the Latin American reality is explained and understood; the character, past and present, of U.S. policy in the region; and the nature and influence of the economic reality in the region. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the Latin American Studies Program, a study abroad semester based in Costa Rica.
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3.00 Credits
Designated to introduce students to several worldview perspectives within the context of Latin America and the major issues the Christian Church in Latin America confronts, including Liberation Theology. Students are challenged to reflect biblically on the above-mentioned perspectives in order to more fully develop their own Christian approach to the dilemmas of Latin America.
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3.00 Credits
OFFERED FALL SEMESTERS ONLY. As the foundation for the International Business: Management and Marketing concentration, students spend an intense five weeks addressing the fundamentals and application of international business. Business concentration students are exposed firsthand to the political, social, and economic realities of Latin America and must constantly answer the question: "What should the role of a Christian person be in the face of these realities?" Throughout this concentration, students will 1) Meet Latin American business and government leaders; 2) Visit plantations, cooperatives, maquilas, and the Bolsa de Valores (the Costa Rican stock exchange); and 3) Be part of a hands-on co-requisite case study project. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the Latin American Studies Program, a study abroad semester based in Costa Rica. Pre-requisite: Course background should include macro-/micro-economics and introductory-level management. Basic marketing and international relations or cross-cultural studies are also recommended. Corequisites: LAS 351.
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4.00 Credits
OFFERED SPRING SEMESTERS ONLY. As the foundation of the Environmental Science concentration, participants explore the natural sciences in a tropical setting and study their influence on the process of sustainability through this seminar and the required co-requisite field research. Students are immersed in a variety of ecosystems: dry forests, lowland rain forests, mountain cloud forests, volcanic regions, as well as beautiful reefs. Costa Rica serves as a natural laboratory. Students of the Environmental Science Concentration will 1) Aid in longitudinal research projects ranging from ecology to ecotourism; 2) Examine sustainable development and management of Costa Rica's protected natural areas; 3) Investigate the general ecology of several tropical biomes, including highland cloud forest, mangrove forest, coral reefs, lowland rain forests and dry forests; and 4) Study from the perspective of an informed Christian steward of the creation. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the Latin American Studies Program, a study abroad semester based in Costa Rica. Required Pre-requisites: One semester of zoology or an applied laboratory science, Recommended Prerequisites: One semester of general chemistry or physics. Corequisites: LAS 352.
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2.00 Credits
OFFERED SPRING SEMESTERS ONLY. This course is a required component of the Latin American Studies Program's concentration in Environmental Science. Participants will perform field research in one or more tropical biomes in Costa Rica or the surrounding region. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the Latin American Studies Program, a study abroad semester based in Costa Rica.
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