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Dec 30, 2024
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Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.
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SP 229E - Spanish/Environmental Studies in Ecuador (7 Cr.)*COURSE DESCRIPTION CHANGED FEBRUARY 2013. SEE “UPDATES” ON FRONT PAGE OF ONLINE CATALOGUE. ES 130E (GEN. ED. #2, #3, and #11).
This interdisciplinary course allows students to study environmental sustainability issues and Spanish in Ecuador, which is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. This course encompasses a pre-program course and an international field experience that includes field trips to the cloud forest and the San Cristobal Island in the Gal´apagos Islands. Using current environmental problems in Ecuador and elsewhere, this course focuses on environmental politics, economic development, and/or ethical considerations about the relationship between human populations and their surrounding ecosystems. This course also examines the intellectual history of the idea and discipline of ecology, including Darwin’s legacy and the importance of the Galapagos Islands in shaping Darwin’s thought. Credits will be distributed as follows: 3 credits during the pre-program course in the spring semester at Goucher (2 Environmental Studies and 1 Spanish), and 4 credits during the three week intensive course in Ecuador (1 Environmental Studies and 3 Spanish). This course will be offered every other year in the spring semester at Goucher, in combination with a three week intensive course in Ecuador during May/early June. Prerequisite for SP 130 : SP 120 with a minimum grade of a C- or placement test. Spring semester, alternate years. Department.
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