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Cornell-Affiliated Domestic Off-Campus
Programs
Capital Experience (1-4)
This small, highly flexible IEL program offers a well-integrated combination
of internship and study with students from around the world. Each
internship is designed around the interest of an individual student and
much of the academic work is based on issues of individual interest.
Students are strongly encouraged to enrich their experience from the
cultural and historical treasury of the area. Student housing and other
student services are available. Two 15-week semesters and a 10-week
summer session are regularly scheduled but other lengths may be
arranged. Short-term academic seminars are also periodically
available. SUTHERLAND [982]
Chicago Arts Program (4)
The ACM Chicago Arts Program is a 15-week guide to the contemporary art world. In addition to attending a wide range of cultural events, students live in Chicago and meet and work with local artists and arts professionals on part-time internships and independent study projects and in two courses, the core course (Negotiating the Artworld), and an elective special topics seminar or a studio course. Possible internship placements: in an artist's studio; in a museum or gallery; with a theatre or dance company; with an orchestra or presenting venue; a magazine or newspaper; and more. Not limited to arts majors, the program benefits all students who have an interest in the arts. Fall or Spring. Prerequisite: advanced sophomore standing. J. MARTIN [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. LICHT [960]
Newberry Library Program in the Humanities (4)
One of America's great research libraries provides the setting and resources for this ACM/GLCA 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. Prerequisites: a major in one of the natural or social
sciences or in mathematics, and junior standing. Late August through
December. FAROOQI [963]
Urban Education (3)
This ACM program in Chicago offers several programs
including three terms of student teaching, 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. LUCK [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. LUCK
- 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 community economic development and decline, political
maneuvering, environmental issues, the rise and fall of race relations,
the media, education, the rich and the poor, high culture and mass
culture, the corporate elite, 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 (1-4)
A full range of interests and majors are served by this large, well-established program, including internships in art and museum studies, business administration, journalism and communications, international trade and strategic policy, laboratory research in the physical and biological sciences, social and community services, legal study and practice, as well as politics and public policy. Specially funded internships are available with non-profit, public service organizations, including many with an environmental focus, but scholarships support many other internships as well. An internship fills four and one-half days of the week and placement is arranged in consultation with each student. Also included are an academic course, occasional lectures on politics and public policy, student housing, and other student services. Opportunities include two 15-week semesters, an 11-week quarter, and a 10-week summer session, plus short-term academic seminars of varying length. 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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