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This short-term study abroad program is for
students in the Honors or Scholars programs who would like to deepen their
academic and intercultural understanding, take on global civic responsibility
and gain experience working with people from different cultural and
socio-economic backgrounds in Nicaragua. In this course students will engage in
the issues that surround extreme poverty by focusing on their consumer choices
and the impact it has on the Nicaraguan communities that the students will
visit. Students will enroll in International Studies 215 (5 credits) taught by
Dr. Katherine Borland during spring quarter 2010. The course will explore the
history, politics, economics and arts of Nicaragua as well as theories of
development, post-development, sustainable development and the free vs.fair
trade debates. Enrollment in this course includes an expectation that students
will perform 2 ½ hours of community engagement each week focused on Fair Trade.
Students will earn an additional 5 credit hours of International Studies 697 for
the overseas component in Nicaragua.
Applications are available online, accessible through your Buckeye Link page at
http://buckeyelink.osu.edu/.
For more information, please contact Debra Allen at
allen.1346@osu.edu or (614)
292-1986.
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