Summer 2003 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Summer 2003; however, some (or all) may not be offered.  The course numbers that are offered, in either Pre-Session, Summer I or Summer II, are linked to the Schedule of Classes. Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Arizona International College: Experiential Courses (AIEX)  Department Info

AIEX 280A -- Service Learning: Theory and Practice  (2 units)
Description:  This course introduces students to the theory behind service learning, provides a forum for discussing civic responsibility, and provides students with opportunities to participate in and reflect upon various community service projects.
Prerequisite(s):  instructor consent for non-AIC students.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIEX 280B -- Service Learning Experience  (1-6 units)
Description:  An internship combining community service, guided reflection and an academic component supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s):  instructor consent for non-AIC students.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIEX 290A -- China: An Exploration of Current Issues  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces various approaches to the study of China. Students will travel to China for two weeks to learn from experts in economics, the environment, culture, art, history, and business. Students will learn basic Chinese phrases, journal their experiences, write short research papers, and complete a major project on some aspect of life in China that is also tailored to each student's interests and academic program.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor.
Usually offered:  Summer.

AIEX 380 -- Career Experience  (1-12 units)
Description:  A carefully monitored work experience combined with specific learning objectives and an academic project, intended to allow students to explore a potential career, develop specific skills, make contacts, etc.
Prerequisite(s):  instructor consent for non-AIC students.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIEX 381 -- Service Learning Experience  (1-6 units)
Description:  An experience taken in conjunction with an upper-division course. It combines community service, guided reflection and an academic component supervised by a faculty member.
Prerequisite(s):  consent of instructor and experiential education coordinator.
May be repeated:  for a total of 6 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

AIEX 382 -- Environmental Field Studies  (6 units)
Description:  This immersive experiential course requires student to engage in research and conservation work in the field. This field work is framed by lectures, readings & discussions in the history, natural science, political ecology, social relations and cultures relevant to the issues and regions.
Prerequisite(s):  sophomore standing or permission of instructor
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 5 hours discussion.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Summer.

AIEX 390B -- Sonoran Desert: Community and Environmental Action  (6 units)
Description:  In this experiential-intensive course, students will learn about the natural and human communities of the desert southwest. We will come to understand local social, political, and scientific processes by becoming participants in them. We will examine current local community and environmental issues through reading relevant materials, through action and discussion in the field, and through immersing ourselves in a service project of special interest with one of our community colleagues.
Typical structure:  4 hours discussion, 2 hours lecture.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

AIEX 421 -- Culture, Social Movements and Social Change  (3-6 units)
Description:  This experiential course allows the integration of an immersive service-learning experience with interdisciplinary study of historic and contemporary social movements. Students will study historical, anthropological, sociological, critical political economic and cultural studies approaches to social movements and change with particular attention to the role of cultural forms and practices. Students will have the option (for 3 additional credits) to work for, and study as participant observers, a local not-for-profit or activist group attempting to effect specific cultural, socio-economic or policy changes.
Typical structure:  9 hours laboratory, 1 hour lecture, 2 hours discussion.
Usually offered:  Fall.