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1.00 Credits
The New Student Seminar Program, a required experience for new students entering the College with fewer than 27 credit hours, is designed to facilitate a successful transition to college. Grading System: S/U only. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
This class is designed for students who are uncertain about their career direction and/or major selection. Through self-awareness exercises and occupational research, students ill gain a better understanding of which occupations may be a good fit for them. Students will be given the opportunity to explore their interests, skills and values, take a Strong Interest Inventory, visit local organizations, job shadow Augustana alumni, find useful resources on the internet and create a resume. This class will help put the future into focus! NOTE: OFFERED EVERY INTERIM
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1.00 Credits
An intensive opportunity for students to learn and adopt methods to promote their success in college. Participants will explore specific strategies for managing time commitments, improving memory, taking notes, reading textbooks and studying for tests. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SEMESTER
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16.00 Credits
This Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) program studies art and social change in the arts communities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Students explore the relationships among art, culture, and social change through classroom and field experiences. Professional internships provide direct access to the arts community. The program courses include: Creating Social Change: Art and Culture in Political, Social, and Historical Context (4 credits); Arts Praxis: Social Justice Theory and Practice in the Field (4 credits); and Integration Seminar and Internship (8 credits). NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER
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16.00 Credits
This Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) program focuses on building tools for social change in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Students will examine the causes of and solutions to poverty and inequality in the urban United States through classroom and field experiences. Professional internships provide direct access to the non-profit sector in the Twin Cities. The program courses include: Reading Seminar (4 credits); Field Seminar (4 credits); and Integration Seminar and Internship (8 credits). NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SEMESTER
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1.00 Credits
This an interdisciplinary course, which includes a 10-day international travel experience during spring break. Believing that interpersonal, intercultural, and international relations are a vital aspect of every student's education, the College regards the whole world as its classroom. This course is seen as a fundamental expression of what a liberal arts education is all about: moving beyond the immediate into the larger world, developing a resiliency and capacity to serve a changing world. Students are pushed to critically examine their own and other points of view. This course is by invitation only. No Audits. Grading system: S/U grade only. NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER
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16.00 Credits
This Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) program examines the historical, political, and religious roots of the conflict in Northern Ireland, the prospects for peace, and the progress being made toward a pluralistic society. Students will learn through readings, lectures, discussions, internships, group study projects, and field experiences that invite interaction with people involved in social change. The program courses include: Northern Ireland: Building a Sustainable Democracy (4 credits); Politics of Conflict and Transformation (4 credits); and Internship Seminar and Internship (8 credits). NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER
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16.00 Credits
Students in this Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) program gain a deeper understanding of contemporary Norway using the welfare state economic model and the notion of citizenship and national identity as the foci for investigation. Three interrelated courses and a volunteer placement/internship provide an understanding of how the welfare state works in the context of a social democracy facing challenges posed by recent increases in immigration. To round out the semester, students will pursue an independent study project or enroll in Norwegian language courses. The program courses include: Scandinavian International Relations (4 credits); Urbanization and Immigration (4 credits); Scandinavian Literature: Immigration and National Identity (4 credits); and Norwegian Language or Independent Study Project (4 credits). NOTE: OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER
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16.00 Credits
This Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) program focuses on community participation and social change in urban and rural Ecuador. Students combine rigorous seminar work and independent study with a home stay and a hands-on internship for an in-depth experience of community participation and social movements in Ecuador. The program courses include: Community Participation for Social Change (4 credits); Independent Study Project (4 credits); and Internship Seminar and Internship (8 credits). NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SEMESTER
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16.00 Credits
In this Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) program students examine the development of the European Union (EU), its historical foundations and institutional bases, contemporary democratic and social challenges it faces, and its expansion to include the former communist nations of Central and Eastern Europe. The program explores the relationship between the EU and globalization, in particular whether and how European integration addresses the consequences of globalization. Scandinavia and Poland are used as case studies: Scandinavia for strong democratic credentials, relatively evenly distributed wealth, and diverse experiences with the European integration project, and Poland for its tumultuous history, recent EU membership, and role as a major supplier of migrant labor within Europe. Scandinavia and Poland provide a dramatic illustration of the economic, political, and social complexities, transformations, and inequalities that globalization has catalyzed within Europe. The programs courses include: Ever closer union: the challenge of European integration (4); Included but excluded? Globalization and human rights in Europe (4); Internship and Integration Seminar (4); Independent Study Project (4). NOTE: OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER
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