Winter 04/Spring 05 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2004 and Spring 2005; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link 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 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  sophomore standing or permission of instructor
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Natural Sciences.
Typical structure:  1 hour lecture, 5 hours discussion.
May be repeated:  for a total of 18 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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
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.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Typical structure:  9 hours laboratory, 1 hour lecture, 2 hours discussion.
Usually offered:  Fall.