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Cornell-Affiliated Domestic Off-Campus Programs
Chicago Arts Program (4)
The ACM Chicago Arts Program provides an intensive exposure to the dynamic arts scene of a major American city. In addition to attending a range of cultural events, students interact with Chicago's artists through an interdisciplinary core course, a special topic seminar, and an internship. The internship might be with a theatre, dance company, gallery, orchestra, publishing firm, arts service organization, or an individual artist. The program is open to all students with a serious interest in the arts. Fall or Spring. Prerequisite: advanced sophomore standing. C. THOMAS [964]
Fisk University Exchange Program (4)
Participants spend a semester at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, and select their courses from the Fisk catalogue according to their interests and the special resources available at Fisk. Fall or Spring. HEMPHILL [960]
Newberry Library Program in the Humanities (4)
One of America's great research libraries provides the setting and resources for this ACM program. Students attend seminars, meet with resident scholars, and conduct their own research on selected topics using the Newberry Library's outstanding collection of more than a million volumes and four million manuscripts. September through December. Prerequisite for semester program: junior standing. One-month seminars on selected topics are also offered January through May, along with the opportunity for independent study under the direction of a Cornell faculty member. CARROLL [962]
Oak Ridge Science Semester (4)
This ACM semester program is designed to allow qualified undergraduates to study and conduct research at the frontiers of current knowledge in a prestigious and challenging scientific environment. As members of a research team, students engage in long-range intensive investigations utilizing the facilities of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) located near Knoxville, Tennessee. Participants spend most of their time in research with a mentor specializing in biology, engineering, mathematics, or the physical or social sciences. Students also participate in an interdisciplinary seminar. In addition, each student chooses one elective from among a variety of advanced courses. The academic program is enriched in informal ways by guest speakers, departmental colloquia, and the special interests and expertise of the ORNL staff. Prerequisite: a major in one of the natural or social sciences, or in mathematics and junior standing. September through December. LYON or A. FAROOQI [963]
Urban Education (4)
This ACM program in Chicago offers several terms or a semester-long teaching internships, a summer program leading to certification in bilingual or ESL education, and a one-month course in January on cultural awareness. All courses provide intensive field experience supervised by master teachers. Workshops, seminars, discussion groups, and individual mentoring. Students can choose placements in inner city, suburban, traditional, or innovative schools. The program exposes students to the major educational issues in urban schools. Prerequisites: permission of the Chair of the Cornell Education Department, and, for those intending to do student teaching, a grade point average of 2.7 or higher. Fall or Spring. LUCK [966]
The following specialized programs are also offered under Urban Education:
Dimensions of Multiculture and Global Awareness (1)
This one-month ACM course in Chicago explores the meaning of cultural identification and its impact on children's learning. For students interested in expanding their understanding of other cultures, for international students wanting a deeper understanding of America's cities, and for candidates in bilingual education. January. PETERS [970]
English as a Second Language or Bilingual Education (3)
Offered only in the summer in Chicago, these ACM programs prepare students for certification in either field. Every student takes both 973 and 974, and either 971 or 972. PETERS
- 971. Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL
- 972. Foundations of Bilingual Education
- 973. Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL
- 974. Assessment: Oral and Literacy Skills Development
Urban Studies (4)
The social, cultural, and economic forces that shape American cities such as urban renewal, political machines, pollution, the daily press, welfare, high culture and mass culture, the corporate elite, all are all present in Chicago. This ACM program is designed to heighten the participants' understanding of the magnitude and complexity of an urban center by studying, working, and living in Chicago. There are formal seminars on urban issues, a core course focusing on current problems in public policy, independent study projects, and supervised internships. Fall or Spring. PETERSON [967]
Washington Center/Capital Experience (4)
These two highly flexible programs offer both internships and courses in our nation's capital. Programs can be designed to accommodate the interests of most students and range from art to women's studies. Both programs are non-profit institutions devoted to organizing and supervising programs in the Washington, D.C., area. They arrange placements tailored to the specific interests of individual students, supplemental seminars on politics and policy, student housing, and other student services. Opportunities include two 15-week semesters, an eleven-week quarter, and a ten-week summer session, plus short-term academic seminars of varying lengths. SUTHERLAND [981]
Wilderness Field Station (1-2)
The ACM Wilderness Field Station is located on remote Low Lake in the Superior National Forest, just outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, in Ely, Minnesota. The program offers an exceptional opportunity for direct observation of northwoods organisms and habitats. Courses vary from year to year. Recent offerings have been in aquatic biology, ornithology, animal behavior, and behavioral ecology of vertebrates. Much of the field work in this program is done on long canoe trips, involving paddling, portaging, and camping. The base camp's well-equipped laboratories and herbarium enable students to supplement their field study with modern analytical techniques. Prerequisite: one college biology course required for all courses except for Field Biology and for non-science electives. Summer (two sessions): June through July and/or July through August. BLACK [969]
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