Off-Campus Studies Panel
Report of Approved Proposals
April 2013
I. MARSHALL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
1) New Short Trip
A. BUAD-206 Transfer International Experience (4)
Eff. Fall 2013
Experiential study of international business. Analysis of the impacts of global and
international business on an industry. International travel required. Open only to
transfer business and accounting majors. Graded CR/NC.
Approved for 3 years
II. DORNSIFE COLLEGE OF LETTERS, ARTS, & SCIENCES
1) New Semester/Year Program
Office of Overseas Studies
A. LAS—Buenos Aires, Universidad de San Andres: Program in Latin American
Studies (16 units)
Eff. Spring 2014
Approved for 5 years
III. ANNENBERG SCHOOL FOR COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISM
1) Review of Semester/Year Programs
A. ASCJ—Buenos Aires, Universidad de San Andres (16 units)
Effective: Fall 2013
Approved and renewed for 5 years
B. ASCJ—Hong Kong, Chinese University, Hong Kong (15 units)
Approved and renewed for 5 years
Effective: Fall 2013
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2) Review of Short Trip
A. JOUR-483 Negotiating and Reporting on Global Change (4) Effective: Summer 2013
Examines 12 recent history-shaping decisions, negotiations and outcomes; considers
how these decisions were reached, reported, positioned publicly and interpreted in
retrospect.
Note: Course takes place in Cuba.
Approved and renewed for 3 years
Chair Comments: OSP suggests requiring students to have a medical checkup, instead
of strongly suggesting it.
IV. Keck School of Medicine
1) New Short Trips
A. MEDS-599 Clinical Medicine and Healthcare Access in
Honduras (2)
Eff. Summer 2013
Approved for 1 year as a 599
B. MEDS-599 Clinical Medicine and Healthcare Access in
Panama (2)
Eff. Summer 2013
Approved for 1 year as a 599
V. USC SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
1) New Short Trip
A. SOWK-607 Feminist Theory, Social Action, and Social Work in the
Philippines (4)
Eff. Summer 2013
Understanding and awareness of the political, economic, social and cultural contexts
through a feminist perspective, using the Philippines as a case study. Prerequisite:
SOWK 505, SOWK 535.
Approved for 3 years
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Chair Comments: Qualitative comments from students, or a summary of comments
would be helpful for the next review.
VI. USC SCHOOL OF THEATRE
1) Review of International Summer Programs
A. THTR-598 Applied Theatre Arts: International Externship
(Brazil) (2)
Eff. Summer 2013
Supervisory, logistical and theoretical container for students exploring cultural
fieldwork in international settings. Prerequisite: THTR 588
Approved and renewed for 5 years
2) New International Summer Program
A. THTR-598 Applied Theatre Arts: International Externship
(India) (2)
Eff. Summer 2013
Supervisory, logistical and theoretical container for students exploring cultural
fieldwork in international settings. Prerequisite: THTR 588
Approved for 1 year
Chair Comments: Approval is conditional upon the department providing a revised
syllabus that details the elements of the India trip.