MAY TERM 2015
TRAVEL COURSE INFORMATION
Proposed course listing and title: POLI 208 California Politics, Sacramento Style
No pre-requisites required
Offered by: Renee Van Vechten, Dept. of Political Science
Office information: HOL 316
Date course begins: April 27th on campus; ends May 21st
Course fee: $350
Course fee includes flight to and from Sacramento, hotel/accommodations for 4
nights 3 days in Sacramento, (excursion dates: May 11-14) transportation to
scheduled events, and some meals, such as breakfast at Sacramento hotel, group
dinner one night. Please note: Itinerary is subject to change.
Anticipated expenses beyond course fee borne by each student: Meals & Entertainment
in Sacramento; independent transportation during “free time.”
Course enrollment limit: 16
Pre-requisites (if any): None_
Course features/short description: California politics: everywhere present, and
yet seemingly distant. This “hybrid” course will introduce students to one of
the world’s largest political systems from the inside out. Classes and guest
lectures will take place on campus for the first and second week. The third
week will be spent exploring the state’s capital, Sacramento, meeting with
alumni who work in and around the legislature, judiciary, and executive
branches. The last three days of the course will be spent on campus.