based in San Jose, Costa Ri ca. Th e program seeks to intro du ce scudcncs to a wid e ran ge o f La tin Ame ri ca n expe ri ences through th e scud y o f lang uage, licc rarnre , c ulture , po li ci es, hi story, economi cs, eco logy, and re li g ion of th e reg ion. Li ving with a Cosca Ri ca n famil y, scud c ncs ex pe ri e nce and become a pa rr o f the day-co-day li l'eS o f typi ca l La tin Ame ri ca ns. Stude nts a lso pa rti c ipate in a se rvice project and tra ve l for three wee ks to nearby La tin Ame ri ca n nati ons. In ad d it io n tO t he regul ar p rogra m of inte rdi sc iplin a ry o ffe rings, fo ur s pcc ia li zecl aca demic crac ks arc ava il able co q ua lifi e d scud c ncs: Adva nced L a ng uages a nd Litera ture s tudi es; La tin Ame ri ca n Stu di es Co nce ntr a ti o n (o ffe re d bo th fall and spring semes te rs): Inte rn aci ona l Bu s in ess and l\ lanagemc nt (o ffe red onl y in fa ll se mes te r); and Tropi ca l Sc ie nces (offe re d o nl y in s pring se mes te r). Swd c nts in a ll trac ks ea rn 16 semes te r hours o f c redi t. Thost: parti c ipa tin g in th e natural sc ie nce t rac k b ra nch off from th e main LAS P g roup for s ix weeks to ea rn s ix o f t he ir credi ts in natu ra l sc i en ces. Each fa ll th e Lr\SP offe rs a s pec ia li zed track fo r the stud e n ts majo ring in b usin ess. E nti tled " In te rn at iona l Bus i ness: l\ lanageme nt & l\l a rkct in g," t hi s p rogram di ffe rs from the co re prog ram lw offe ring s ix credits s tru c tured s pec ifi ca ll y fo r bu s in ess scude ncs. Fo r additi ona l in fo rmat io n and app li ca ti o n, co ntact 1\1 s. Grac ie la Pe rez (grac ic la .pc rcz@b io la .e du ) in th e l\l odc rn L a ng u ages D e pa rt m e n t a t kasc two se mes t e rs pri o r co anti c ipated parti c ipa ti on. Components Recommended Credits Spa ni sh language 6 Semin a r I - Ce ntra l Ame ri ca n 1-li sco rv 3 Se minar If - Fa ith & P ract ice in Lat in Ame ri ca 3 Service p rojec ts/Ce n tra l Amer ica n trave l ± T OTA L C RE DITS 16 Fall: B11si11ess Tmd· Semin ar II - Inte rn at iona l Bus in ess : l\l anageme n t & \l a rket in g 4 Inte rn ship 2 Ce ntral /\mcri ca n tra ve l Sp11111;: ,\'a111ral Srimre J1ad.· Seminar II -Tropi rn l Sc ie nce & G lobal Susta inability -+ F ie ld Resea rch 2 Ce ntra l Ame ri ca n t ral'e l 1 Los A ngeles Film Stud ies Center (LAF) The Los Ange les F ilm S tu d ies Ce n te r is d es ig ne d to tra in s tud e nts to se rve in l'a ri o us aspects of the film indus try with bot h p ro fe ss iona l skill and C h rist ian integrity. S tu de nts li ve, le arn and wo rk in t he L os Ange les a rea nea r m ajo r s tudi os. Th e c urri c ulum co n s is ts o f two re quir e d se min a rs foc us ing on th e rol e of film in culture and the re la tion ship o f faith to wo rk in t hi s important indu stry. In addi tion , s tud e nt s c hoose two c lec ti\·cs in film s tudi es: a nd intern ships in va ri ous segme nts of th e film indu strv provide s tud e nts wit h hand s-o n ex pe ri e nce . The combin a ti o n o f th e inte rn ship and semin ars a ll ows swd c nts co ex pl o re th e film in d us tr \' within a C hri ~ci an co ntex t and from a li be ra l a rts pc rspec ti l'e . Pa rti ci pa tin g stu de n ts ma\' ea rn 16 semes te r ho urs of c red it th a t ca n be app li e d to a \'a ri c cy of stu de nt prog rams th ro ug h co nsul tat ion with an aca de mi c ad viso r. Fo r additi ona l in fo rma ti o n and an appli ca ti on , con tac t th e De pa rtme nt of i\,l ass Communi cati on.
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An y two of the fo ll owi ng e lcc ti\ ·es: Int roduct ion to Filmmaking (3) Sc recmn iting (3) Semin ar in P roduci ng the In depe nde nt F ilm (3) Q TOT AL C RE DITS 16 Middle East Studies Program (MES) Th e l\ li d dl c East S tu d ies Prog ram base d in Ca i ro, Egy p t, all ow.s s tud e n ts to exp lore a nd int e ra c t with t he compl ex and s tra teg ic \\ Orl d of t he mod e rn \liddl c Ea s t. Th e ince rdi sc ip lin a rv semin ars g i\·e swd e ncs th e oppo rtu nit y to ex pl o re th e di \'crsc re li g io us, soc ia l, c ul t ural a nd po liti ca l traditi ons o f i\li d dl e Easte rn peopl e . In ad diti o n to semin ars, stud e n ts stud y t he Arab ic lang uage and wo rk as \'O luntec rs with rn rious orga ni zat io ns in Ca iro. T hro ug h t rave l to Jo rd an , Snia and T u rk e, , stude n ts a re ex posed to th e d il'ers it\' and dy nami sm o f t he region. i\lESP e nco ur ages a nd eq ui ps students to re late to the i\l us lim wo rl d in an in fo rme d , co nst ru ct i\·c and C hri st-cen te re d manne r at a time o f te nsio n and change. l' a rti c ipat ing stude nts may ea rn 16 semes te r ho urs o f c rt:d it. For in for mat ion and an ap pli ca ti on , see Dr. i\l a rguc ritc Kra ft (ma rg uer itc. kra ft@bi o la.e du ), o r co n tac t t he D e pa rtme n t of lnte rcul t ura l S tudi es . Components Recommended Credits Arabi c L ang uage -+ Se min ars: Peopl es and C ultures of th e i\ l idd le Eas t -+ Islam in t he i\l ode rn \\'o rl d -+ Co nfli ct and C hange in the \li ddle East ± T OTAL C RE DITS 16 Russ ian Studies Program (RSP) The exq ui site domes of St. Bas il 's in Red Sq uare. 'T'he scag gc ri ng treas ures of t he l le rm irngc in S c. Pete rsburg . T he ancient he ri tage of the cities of the Golden Ring. We re it onl y for its culwre th at sw dcnts were to visit Russ ia, they would find thcmsc l\'CS exposed to astoni shing wea lth indeed. In the Russ ian Studi es Program, hO\\ 'C\·e r, ,tudents ha\'c the oppo rtunity not simpl v to glimpse monuments in passi ng, but to imme rse chcmsch-cs in the li ccraturc, language and li\·es of the Russ ian people. In a semester spent in three of Russ ia's la rges t cit ies - i\ loscow, St. Pete rsburg and :\ izhn i :\o\·gorod - stude nts \\ ·ill explo re Russ ian culwre , hi storY, pol icies, economics and re li gion through language study and interdi sci plinar') seminars. T hree seminars will foc us on Russ ian I l isto ry and Sociology of Re li g ion, Russ ian C ultu res and Li te ratu re, and Pos e-Communi st Russ ia in Transit ion; a fo ur th seminar, Inte rnaci onal Re lati ons and Business in Russ ia, may be take n bv those with p rofi c ie ncy in Russ ian who opt to take fo ur rathe r than six credit-h ours of language coursework. The RSP scri \'CS co give swde nts a wide expe ri e nce in thi s complex nat ion, beginn ing with time spe nt in I\ loscow, the hea rt of bot h mcd ie\'a l and mode rn Russ ia. Stu de nts the n spe nd 12 weeks in :\ izhni l\'m·gorod, an 800-vca r old cit, · st ra tegica ll y located on the \ 'olga R il'er. Afte r six weeks of language inst ruct ion, stude nts li \·c with a Russ ian famil y fo r the remai nde r of the ir stay in thi s cit,·. Stude nts a lso partic ipate in a scrl' icc opportunity in :\ izhni \/m·go rod. T he p rogram con cludes with a week spe nt in the magnifi cent city of St. Pe ters-
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