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Global Studies Major Handbook

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Major………………………………………………………….page 2

Your First Year……………………………………………………………………page 3

Pursuing Your Intellectual Interests………………………………………….……page 4

Concentrations

Foreign Study/ Study Abroad

Options

Exemptions

Planning for a Successful Senior Year………………………………………...….page 6

Independent Studies

Senior Capstone Requirement

Senior Seminar

Senior Independent Study

Honors Project

Honors Program in Global Studies

Opportunities within the GS major…………………………………………..…….page 8

The Hunt Grant

Internships

Career Possibilities

Fellowship Application Dates

Opportunities here at Colby…………………………………………………...…page 11

International club

Global Studies Student Advisory Board

Appendix…………………………………………………………………….…..page 12

Forms

Major Requirements Checklist…………………………………..page 13

Advisor Preference………………………………………………page 14

FAQ: difference between culture & places and themes………….

Pre-approval Request for Study Abroad Transfer of Credit……..page 16

Student Information Sheet for Letter of Recommendation………page 18

Concentration Curriculum Plan………………………………….page 20

Hunt Grant Application………………………………………….page 21

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Introduction to the Global Studies Major

This handbook is designed to be a step by step guide to the global studies major. It discusses options at each stage of the major to help you make the best choices for your course of study. The Global Studies major at Colby offers a multidisciplinary approach to complex global issues. The philosophy behind the Global Studies major is the belief that understanding changes in the international arena demands a variety of disciplinary lenses. A combination of anthropology, government, history, economics and the languages provides students with the tools for comprehending multi-faceted global issues. The major requires that a student gain expertise in more that one geographic area, and deepen his or her grasp of global processes. Courses on the environment, international institutions, trade and finance prepare students to analyze the world around them, and competency in a foreign language deepens their cultural understanding.

Global Studies majors have pursued careers in public policy, government, economics, public service, diplomacy, and international business, as well as academic careers with an international focus. You will find Colby graduates in the Peace Corps, the State Department, policy institutes, international banking, commerce, international and non-governmental organizations as well as the academy.

Within the GS major a student is expected to gain a general knowledge of the working of the global system through courses spanning a range of disciplines. The Core Requirements include

International Relations (GO131), Economic Principles (ED 133 and 134), Cultural Anthropology

(AY112), World History (HI276) and two language courses beyond the 127 all-college requirement. Languages are your passport to the world. If your schedule permits, beginning a second language at some point during your Colby career will open career possibilities. The

Global Studies major equips students with a versatile liberal arts experience and a marketable degree.

In choosing the GS major, students are expected to identify a region and explore thematic issues unique to their interests. Students must take three area studies courses, two courses in one geographic area and a third, for comparative purposes, in another. Where possible, students are encouraged to develop language skills relevant to their regional specialization. Three Themes courses are also required. The Themes component prepares a student with the necessary specialized analytical tools geared towards the goal of a student's major. These courses either deal with issues between different countries or they deal with issues (e.g., gender, political violence, development, propaganda) that are cross-national or regional. Themes courses may draw from Anthropology; Economics; Environmental Studies; Government; History;

Psychology; Science, Technology and Society. Themes courses are listed in the college's Course

Catalogue. The Culture and Places electives must include two courses focused on the same region and one course from another region and the courses must span at least two disciplines. The Themes ,courses must span at least two disciplines. Please see the

Appendix for additional information on distinguishing Cultures and Places and Themes.

Foreign study is mandatory for GS majors. Students can pursue study abroad through other institutions or programs. Foreign study asks the GS major to test classroom learning in the real world. Remember that if you are pursuing a concentrations in a cultures or place, your study page

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Global Studies Handbook page 3 abroad must align with this region. In the senior year students return to a capstone experience, either through a senior seminar or through an independent study.

A student must receive a grade of C- or better for the course to count toward the major. No courses listed for the major may be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Jan-Plan courses can count as electives as long as they are graded and at least 3 credits. Ungraded Jan-Plans, field experiences, internships, or independent studies do not count toward the major.

Note on Petitioning: Students may petition either waivers of the requirements or the reclassification of certain courses they have taken. In terms of the latter, students can request the inclusion of any course not officially listed in the catalogue. Petitions should include a course description or syllabus and justification for the course’s inclusion as either Cultures and Places or

Themes. Submit the petition to the GS associate director, who will consult with the GS faculty advisory board in reaching a decision.

Welcome to GS: Your First Year

Within the parameters of the requirements for the major, there are a wide array of classes and areas of interest to pursue. While the breadth of the Global Studies major may be attractive to you, you should also be careful to pursue in depth your own intellectual interests within this wider field. This begins in your first year of the major.

Your first step as an GS major is to indicate your preference of advisers. Since the GS major spans so many fields and geographic areas of interests, we try to match you with an adviser in a related area. The registrar will assign the director of the program as a temporary adviser. You then must submit your advisor preferences to the director. If you are not certain who the appropriate person would be, you can indicate your interests on the adviser preference form (see appendix). If your interests change or if the relationship with the adviser does not develop the way you hoped, you may switch advisers at any time by submitting another adviser preference form. The intention is for you to find an intellectual mentor to guide your progress in the major.

Of course this takes effort on your part as well. When you come to see your adviser at preregistration time it is useful to have a fresh major checklist (also in the appendix) prepared.

Meetings with your adviser, however, should not simply take place when you need a signature.

As you progress through the major you should discuss your evolving curriculum plan with your adviser, tying together classes, internships, study abroad and independent study.

If you have declared the major in your first year at Colby, you have probably selected several of the core courses to take in your sophomore year. While you need to complete these courses in a timely fashion, it is not necessary to complete all of the core courses before taking upper level courses. Indeed, if you are already in your sophomore year, you may want to postpone finishing a core course or two into favor of pursuing a line of study that you think will most interest you.

For example, if you are very interested in US foreign policy, it would make the most sense to be sure that you had intro to IR (GO131) and a 200-level US foreign policy course as a sophomore so that you could develop these interests during your junior year abroad and return to take a seminar or do a senior independent study on the topic. If you try to take all your core courses before taking US foreign policy you might not have the prerequisites to take the senior level course when you return. It is very useful to think through the courses you would most like to take in your time at Colby during your first and second year so that you are well prepared for them when you are a junior or senior. Another reason to begin to specialize early in the major is that you will need a letter of recommendation, both for study abroad and for jobs in your senior page

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Global Studies Handbook page 4 year. If you have taken only intro level courses, even if you have done well, the faculty member may not be able to comment on your intellectual strengths, as they have not yet been proven in more advanced work.

Pursuing Your Intellectual Interests

 CONCENTRATIONS

Global Studies requires concentrations to provide greater intellectual focus and specialization in the major (see the Concentration Curriculum Plan Form in the appendix ) . A concentration is a cluster of courses geared toward a regional or thematic oriented field. Students with a relevant double major or minor are exempted from the concentration requirement. Relevant double majors or minors include: anthropology, economics, government, history, French, Spanish, Latin

American studies, environmental studies, Russian, East Asian studies, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, or German.

Electing a Concentration:

Students should work out a proposed curriculum plan with their GS adviser. Students must file the concentration checklist with the program director by the fall semester of senior year.

However, we encourage you to declare this earlier. Since coordination of foreign study and your senior seminar is required for a concentration, they require advance planning.

Cultures and Places Concentrations:

Regional concentrations may be completed in Latin America, Europe and Russia, Africa, Middle

East, and Asia. They all have the following requirements: o four courses dealing with the specified region as listed in the course catalog. At least two of these courses must be taken at Colby. o completion of a study abroad appropriate to the area of concentration o a coordination of the language requirement with foreign study, where Colby offers an appropriate program o a seminar project or independent study in the senior year that addresses issues in the region o the seminar may be on a broad topic such as Political Violence so long so long as your seminar paper is focused on your geographic area of concentration

Themes Concentrations:

Thematic concentrations may be completed in the following five tracks: International

Relations/Foreign Policy; International Economic Policy; Development Studies;; Human Rights and Social Justice. Each track requires: o at least four courses designated relevant to the respective field by the course book o a seminar or independent senior project relevant to the chosen specialization

To reiterate, if you pursue an area studies concentration, study abroad must be coordinated where possible. For both the Cultures and Places and Thematic concentrations, the senior seminar must be coordinated with the concentration. When you file your concentration sheet by the fall of the senior year, indicate the seminar or independent that will be used to complete the concentration. page

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 FOREIGN STUDY/STUDY ABROAD COMPONENT (See Course Pre-Approval Forms

& Study Abroad Exemption Form in the appendix)

The Global Studies faculty advisory board strongly believes in the benefits of study abroad as an opportunity to experience a culture (and where relevant a language) substantially different from that of the United States/Canada and to make connections between that culture and the student's academic course of study at Colby. It is not simply the benefits of travel and cultural exposure that the program hopes a student will acquire, but the opportunity to put that experience to work in framing the student's intellectual world.

Note: Students must have at least a 2.7 grade point average by the end of the sophomore year to be eligible for foreign study. Students who have not studied abroad and who do not meet this minimum of requirement must either enroll in a summer foreign study program for at least nine credits or change majors. Overseas Jan-Plans do not count as a foreign study experience - even if a student participates in more than one.

Note to junior transfer students: The college requires that all students spend at least four semesters in residence at Colby. Therefore, to satisfy the semester abroad requirements for the major, junior transfer students must either stay for a fifth semester or enroll in a summer study program for at least nine credits if the study-abroad requirement has not been met in some other way (See Summer Programs below).

For further information on Study Abroad programs at Colby and programs through other institutions see the Off Campus Studies and Career Service Offices in Eustis.

Exemption to Study Abroad:

In the pre-college experience it will be the exceptional student who has had a substantial experience living abroad and has the intellectual framework to process that cultural experience.

However, those students who have indeed had a sustained experience in an academic setting actively encouraging intellectual reflection may petition for exemption from the major requirement for study abroad.

The advisory board intends that those who might qualify for this exemption from study abroad to include a: o foreign national who has completed high school outside the United States and

Canada. o foreign national who has spent his/her late high school years studying in a private or public high school in the United States. o US/Canadian national who has been educated (including high school) in a non-

American school within a foreign country or has spent a year in a foreign high school on an exchange program like the Rotary exchange. o US/Canadian national who has attended a US high school abroad, has attained fluency in the language of the country and has completed high school coursework on the history, government, society or literature of the country. page

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Exemption Petition:

To assess whether the student's experience indeed meets the criteria for significant experience abroad, the student must demonstrate an intellectual and intuitive understanding of the culture.

This is to be assessed by the presentation by the student to the board with an essay of approximately 10-15 pages that is both autobiographical in chronicling his/her experience but also reflective of an understanding of cultural, political, historical and/or economic issues particular to that country. Additionally, as language is one of the best tests of cultural understanding, where the language of the country is not English, a language proficiency exam will be given. The student should consult with the director of the program prior to writing the essay for further indication of the intended content. The essay and language results will be read by a faculty member of the board closest to the student's country experience and the director of the program. Final approval of the exemption for study abroad is granted by the advisory board.

Summer Programs:

In order to fulfill the Foreign Study requirement through a summer program it must be at least nine credits. However, since many summer programs are only offered for eight credits, a student may contract with a Colby Faculty member to write a 1 credit paper tied to the experience.

Planning for a Successful Senior Year

An independent study or an honors thesis is a chance to pursue, in depth, your own interests. In the past students have incorporated travel with their extended studies. Grants and Fellowships such as the Hunt Grant assist Colby students in advancing their research.

 INDEPENDENT STUDIES

With the exception of the capstone requirement, independent Studies do not count toward the elective requirements in the major. This includes independents taken not only at Colby, but in foreign study programs as well.

The only exception to this that has been made is an independent that is a readings course - i.e., the student is working one-on-one with a faculty sponsor doing the equivalent of a course rather than an independent research project.

An independent taken in a foreign study program (e.g., SIT) can not count toward the senior requirement. However, if a student thinks he or she has written a strong paper, it could be submitted to a faculty sponsor. If the sponsor thinks it is of high quality and has the potential to be improved, the student can expand on that paper during the senior year (for at least two credits as IN 494) and that could count as the Senior Project.

 SENIOR CAPSTONE REQUIREMENT * :

This requirement can be completed by either (a) a senior seminar, (b) a senior project in conjunction with a seminar-like class, (c) a senior independent study, or (d) an honors project.

 SENIOR SEMINAR

Senior seminars are 400-level courses. They are either in one of the four participating social science fields (or in related areas) or they are culture and civilization (not literature) courses in the language and literature departments (e.g., Prindle’s seminar on Japanese culture). page

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In general, these courses should require an original research paper. In addition, some seminars can only count if the final project deals with an international issue. For example, Dissanayake’s

Environmental Economics seminar should only count if the student does a final project on some international environmental issue, not something regional or national.

*important note: If electing a concentration the senior seminar requirement must be of a topic pertaining to that concentration in order to receive recognition for declared concentration.

Certain 200-300 level classes run with a substantial discussion component. The following guidelines apply for substituting a 200-300 level course for the senior seminar requirement: o The course should be relatively small - under 20, preferably under 15. o The course should adopt a seminar format, principally with class discussions and/or presentations rather than a lecture format class. o The class should not be an introductory class. It should not be a student's first exposure to an issue area or a region; it should be designed for students who already have some level of background. That way, it is more likely to generate the kinds of senior research papers we want from our students. o The course should not duplicate existing senior seminars. The purpose of this option is to provide seminar-style experiences in regions or disciplines where we do not provide formal seminars. o The course should be in the social sciences. If in a language department, it should be a culture or civilization course, not a literature course.

 SENIOR INDEPENDENT STUDY (Four-Credit GS494):

An Independent Study may be taken to count for the Senior Capstone requirement. A four credit, one semester project may be written under the direction of a faculty supervisor. A student should contact the faculty member that he of she hopes to work under with a concrete proposal for a research project. Students are encouraged to consider a substantial, two semester independent study. The Hunt Grant may make field research during the January of the Senior year possible.

[See below for details].

 HONORS PROJECT (GS 483 or 484):

An honors program is available in which the student can pursue a year-long independent research project that also fulfills the seminar requirement; successful completion of this project may entitle the student to graduate "With Honors in Global Studies." To be eligible, a student may have a grade point average of 3.4 or better and should petition the program for permission to pursue honors by May 1 of the junior year.

While the deadline is May 1 for your submission, you may still identify a faculty member willing to work with you on a project and submit a thesis project proposal at the latest by the third Friday after classes begin. . After consultation with the faculty member, you may work on the thesis proposal during the summer. If three or more students are pursuing honors, the GS program will offer a honors workshop.

You will need to register for the senior thesis through the registrar’s webpage. Do not attempt to register until you have identified a faculty member who is willing to work with you, because you will need him/her to identify the topic and title fairly specifically. This can occur during spring registration or during drop-add in the autumn. page

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When you submit your final thesis proposal to your thesis advisor and the chair of the department, please include your last name as part of any electronic document title (e.g. thesis.proposal.faulkner.doc)

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HONORS PROGRAM IN GLOBAL STUDIES

The Honors Program is a year-long research project for senior majors resulting in a written thesis to be publicly presented and defended at the end of the academic year.

Eligibility . Senior Global Studies majors who have a grade point average of 3.5 or better, both overall and in the major can apply. Students also need formal approval from the thesis advisory committee.

Procedures to Apply for Honors : Students must submit a letter of intent to apply for the

Honors Program by May 1 of their junior year. Students should conduct a preliminary review of the relevant literatures over the summer. Also over the summer, students should begin to draft the proposal - preferably under the supervision of an appropriate adviser and second reader. In this case, appropriate means having expertise in the subject area. It is also recommended that at least one of the advisors have already taught the student in a course relevant to the intended study. The proposal must indicate both the advisor and second reader. The polished proposal should be submitted to the Director of the Program by the third Friday of the fall semester. A thesis advisory committee will review proposals and make a decision. If the proposal is successful, the student may apply for travel funds for January field research from the Hunt Grant.

The deadline for funding applications will be announced.

Procedures Once Admitted to the Program : Students are expected to have submitted at least a research design and the equivalent of a first chapter by the end of the fall semester. This work should be submitted to both the principal supervisor and the second reader and should be made available to other members of the thesis advisory committee and to the other honors students. By the end of the semester, the student is expected to give the thesis advisory committee and any other GS faculty who wish to attend a brief presentation of the thesis.

Following that presentation, the thesis advisory committee will make a decision as to whether the student has made sufficient progress to continue in the Honors Program. If the project is determined not to have honors potential, the student will complete the write-up and be graded on a one semester independent. If progress has been substantial, the student receives a grade of IP, and the final grade given in May will be retroactively applied to the year-long project.

Students are expected to submit a final draft of their thesis by the end of April. A public presentation and defense will be scheduled shortly thereafter. Students who successfully complete and defend their theses will graduate with “Honors in Global Studies.”

Opportunities Within the Major

 GLOBAL STUDIES HUNT GRANT

Objectives and Eligibility:

The Hunt Grant is designed to support undergraduate field research integral to a two semester independent project in the senior year. It may be used to support travel internationally or in the page

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United States. Students should have an overall 3.0 gpa to apply. Students are urged to consult their faculty advisors or members of the Hunt Grant Subcommittee in preparing this proposal.

(See Appendix for grant application).

Amount of the Awards and the Grants Cycle:

Grants will be awarded at the committee’s discretion and normally will not exceed $1500 per proposal. The application deadline is the third Friday of September after classes begin.

The Research Proposal:

Give a brief description of what you propose to do and why. This description should be between

3 to 5 pages plus the detailed budget. In providing this description, consider the following questions:

1. Describe your two semester research project, making sure you demonstrate your familiarity with existing literature in the area.

2. Describe exactly what you plan to do in your January field research. How will you do the research? Provide a weekly summary of your research plan. What kinds of data or source material will you need to examine? List the archives or collections you hope to visit or the people you hope to interview. State why these activities are necessary for the successful completion of your project. Defend why your plans are viable within the space of a month.

3. Briefly note any connections between your research project and future plans after college.

4. Give a detailed budget. It should be clear form the description of the project why you are requesting reimbursement for the particular expenses outlined in your budget.

Reimbursable Expenses and the Budget:

The purpose of the grant is to offset research costs. Applications must provide a detailed budget proposal. Economy in budget planning is encouraged. Items for reimbursement may include travel to and from the research site(s), local travel (taxi, metro), food, lodging, telephone, Xerox and research materials. Budgetary limitations may prevent the committee from meeting such requests fully or at all. Students should also apply to the All College Fund for Special Student

Projects through the Dean of Faculty’s office (maximum of $400) to help meet expenses for their projects.

Additional Considerations:

1. The Global Studies Program expects that some public presentation of the results of this research will be made.

2. With the exception of airfare, disbursal of the funding will be contingent upon the successful completion of the first semester project. Travel advances for the balance may then be arranged through Accounts Payable.

 INTERNSHIPS

One of the most insightful means of exploring opportunities in one's career path is through internships. Summer and Jan Plan breaks are convenient times to gain experience through internships. Career Service's library is a valuable source for internship and career opportunities.

In perusing the advertised internships, one obtains a sense of what opportunities are out there in the realm of Global Studies. You can also create your own January internship. It is generally page

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Global Studies Handbook page 10 easiest to secure an internship in the private or non-governmental sector as security clearance is not necessary. Make a list of the think tanks or policy institutes of interest to you. It may be useful to ask your adviser for suggestions in your subfield. Networking helps: Colby alums or family friends may be of assistance.

Write a letter, including your resumé, asking if they would be able to sponsor a January internship. Be sure to explain the Jan Plan clearly. It helps to point out that you would be available for the entire month of January, and that you would be willing to fill in for the interns they may have that haven’t yet returned for second semester. It is useful to note that you understand that you may not be able to participate in a substantive project over the month, but that you would be willing to contribute in any way you can to the ongoing work of the institute.

Highlight the fact that you would be willing to answer phones, work the fax machine, run down research questions. The benefit to you will be the ability to observe what takes place.

Internships with the US State Department and other US Government agencies require advance planning. For internships in the summer, applications are due to the State department in

November. Applications can be found in career services, or through the US State department home page at: http://www.state.gov/

 CAREER POSSIBILITIES

Some examples of careers pursued by Colby graduates of the Global Studies Department have been Peace Corps and Americorps volunteers, Fulbright Association teaching assistants, US

State Department employees, news correspondents as well as international sales representatives, lawyers and much more.

 FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION DATES*

Please consult the list at off campus study! http://web.colby.edu/careercenter/students/fellowships/opportunities/

Key Test Registration Dates (Contact Career Services for Details)

The GRE general test and the GMAT are computer testing only; students may take the test all year long.

The dates for the GRE subject tests (paper only) will be posted online at www.gre.org

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You can find LSAT dates at : http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat/test-dates-deadlines.asp

Opportunities for GS majors here at Colby:

The Colby campus is filled with options for furthering one's knowledge and interaction with the international forum.

 INTERNATIONAL CLUB



The International Club is particularly known for its annual Extravaganza, a fair and celebration of an array of international costumes, dance, food and entertainment. This club provides a wonderful opportunity to enhance the scholastic GS student. The club opens international horizons in a more casual way.

 THE GLOBAL STUDIES STUDENT ADVISORY BOARD

This is a student run committee which acts as the student initiative for GS majors. Established in 1995, this board came together to address issues that directly involve students and the relatively new GS major.

Such issues and projects have been the efficiency of Study Abroad programs, increasing the GS students availability to GS-related fields/internships and gaining an GS center/seminar room. Students interested in serving on the board should contact the program director (pmfranko) in the beginning of the fall semester.


Global Studies Handbook

Appendix

Global Studies Forms

(also found at www.colby.edu/int.studies/forms.html) page 12



Global Studies: Major Requirements Checklist

Name

Class Year

Campus Phone Number

Campus Box #

Email Address

Date of Entry into Major

Core Curriculum

Course #

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

History 276

Government 131

Semester

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Anthropology 112

Economics 133

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Economics 134 _________

Cultures & Places: Courses must be taken in at least two different departments and two courses must be in the same geographical area.

Course # Course Title Semester

1._________

2. _________

________________________________________

________________________________________

_________

_________

3. _________

Course #

________________________________________ _________

Themes : Courses must be taken in at least two departments

Course Title Semester

1._________

2. _________

3. _________

Language Training

Course # Above 127

_________

_________

________________________________________ _________

________________________________________ _________

________________________________________ _________


________________________________________ _________

________________________________________ _________

Foreign Study Program

_____________________________________________________________ _________

Senior Seminar or Independent Project


_________ ________________________________________ _________

Notes:



Global Studies Advisor Preference

Name

Class Year

Campus Phone Number

Campus Box #

Email Address

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

_______________________________________

Concentration (If any) ________________________________________

My preference for an academic advisor is: (list alternates--remember all requests may not be honored)

1. _______________________________________

2. _______________________________________

3. _______________________________________

To help us match advisors and advisees, please answer the following questions:

Is there a particular country or region you are interested in? ________________________

Please circle up to three Thematic interests:

Foreign Policy

National Security

Peace Studies

The United Nations

International Economics

International Business

Diversity - Race, Class, Gender,

Ethnicity, Religion

Science & Technology

Political Economy

Economic History

Human Rights

Development Revolution & Civil Conflict

Is there anything else we should take into consideration in assigning an advisor for you?

Advisor Assigned

Date:

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

What is the difference between a cultures & places and a themes course?



A themes course would normally meet two or more of the following criteria:

 A course that focuses on more than one country



A course that centrally engages relations or flows between nations



A course that sharpens a thematic focus on a specific issue in globalization such as environment, gender or human rights. The global theoretical content of the course would ground more than half the course.

A cultures & places course develops a specific geographic and language focus. It normally:



Would engage deep cultural and historical learning about a country or an area



Focus on a country or countries with a shared linguistic heritage

 Cultures and places courses fit broadly into an “area studies” category.

Examples: themes

A course on women in Latin America that substantially develops the theme of gendered relations and applies it to more than one country in the region

A course that studies the relations between

European nations

A course that explores the development strategies within a region that includes substantial material on flows of goods, money and people across borders.

A course that centrally analyzes global systems, including but not limited to movements of people (migration) or products (food, energy) cultures & places

A course that compares the experiences of women in different Latin American countries

A course that compares the political structures of countries in Europe

A course about a single economy

A course that develops a dominant theme

(e.g.poverty) in a single country case.

Please note:

 It is possible for a course to be designated as both themes and cultures and places.

Example: Environment in Latin America or the Economies of East Asia.



A cultures and places course may be applicable for a thematic concentration. For example, a course on social justice in South Africa would receive credit for cultures and places, but could count toward the African, social justice & human rights or development concentrations.



Pre-approval Request for Global Studies Major Credit for Study Abroad

If you intend to satisfy GS major course requirements with a study abroad program, please fill out the following form and email it to Prof. Razsa, Associate Chair, Global Studies at mjrazsa@colby.edu

. ALONG WITH A XEROX OF THE CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION OF

THE PROPOSED COURSES, INCLUDING POTENTIAL ALTERNATES, to your Off-Campus

Study application form. Remember that at least half of the courses taken toward the major must be taken at Colby.

Note: If you must diverge from the pre-approved courses when you arrive at your program, try to contact the program by email (mjrazsa@colby.edu) with a revised request. In the event this is not possible prior to registration, it is your responsibility to save course syllabi, notes, exams and/or papers to make your case.

Name

Class Year

_______________________________________

________________________________________

Campus Phone Number

Campus Box #

________________________________________

________________________________________

Name of Program ________________________________________

Proposed for Cultures and Places Concentration: These courses are specific to a country or region.

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

Proposed for Thematic Concentration: These courses have as their central focus issues spanning different countries or deal with cross national or regional issues (e.g. gender, political violence, development, propaganda).

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

Proposed to Count for Either: These courses have a thematic focus specific to a particular region.

________________________________________

________________________________________

Proposed to Count for the Core Requirements

________________________________________

________________________________________

Proposed for a Concentration (May also double count for Cultures and Places/Themes; please note the concentration).

________________________________________



________________________________________

Approved:

Date:

________________________________________

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Student Information Sheet for Your Letter of Recommendation

Your recommended may/ may not require this sheet. Please ask the writer if additional information is required. In many cases if you have a resume, that will suffice. It is not expected that you fill in all of the answers below. In fact it would be unlikely that each person will have something for each of the following categories! The purpose is to provide information to the person writing on your behalf. Please give those writing letters for you sufficient time to complete them.

Name

Phone

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Campus Box email

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

Study Abroad Objective: (Why are you applying to the program you have selected?)

Courses Taken with Recommender: (Please include semester, grade and titles of any papers or projects.)

Other Relevant Coursework

Relevant Experience (Internships, Summer Jobs)

Leadership & Honors

Activities & Interests


Global Studies Handbook

List Your Strengths & Weaknesses

Additional Comments/Considerations page 19



Global Studies Concentration Curriculum Plan

Name

Class Year

Campus Phone Number

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________ Campus Box #

Concentration ________________________________________

Elective Courses: (Four courses from one region for a regional concentration; at least four elections from the thematic menu in the catalogue.)


_________

_________

_________

_________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

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Language Training: (for a cultures and places concentration must be coordinated with foreign study where Colby offers an appropriate program)

Course # Above 127 Course Title Semester

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Foreign Study Program

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Senior Seminar or Project (must address issues in the chosen area)

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Title of Final Project __________________________________________________

Notes:

Concentration Completed: (Signature) ________________________________________

Date: ________________________________________



Global Studies Hunt Grant Committee

APPLICATION FOR AWARD

Date:

Name: Telephone:

Box #_______________________________ Email address:__________________

A. Brief statement of the specific project purpose for which assistance is requested. A fuller statement should be appended.

B. Amount of aid requested from the Committee

C. Transcript (Unofficial is ok) must be appended.

D. Faculty project advisor(s) __________________________________

The faculty advisor(s) must submit a separate statement addressing the student’s potential to undertake this research and the importance of the field research to the project. Please send this letter to the Director of Global Studies.

Signature of Applicant

(Please return the completed application to the Chair of GS)

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Copies distributed to the Committee:

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