Program Syllabi - Migration and Globalization: Engaging our Communities
All students are required to register for at least three courses, although most students take four. A "full load" is four courses. Each course is worth four semester credits.
Students are free to choose from the following courses:
- Mexican History, Culture and Cosmovision (History/Women's Studies 357) This course fulfills a Humanities LAF requirement at Augsburg College.
- Globalization, Social Struggle and the Environment (Political Science/Women's Studies 341) This course fulfills a Behavioral and Social Sciences LAF requirement at Augsburg College.
- Internship (Business, Environmental Studies, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Marketing, Political Science, Religion, Spanish, Women's Studies or Youth & Family Ministries 399)
- Independent Study (Business, Environmental Studies, History, Interdisciplinary Studies, Marketing, Political Science, Religion, Spanish, Women's Studies or Youth & Family Ministries 499)
- Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning II (Religion 200) This course fulfills a Signature Curriculum requirement at Augsburg College.
- Lifetime Activity: Latin Dance (Health and Physical Education 003) This course fulfills a Lifetime Fitness requirement at Augsburg College.
- 1-3 Spanish courses (see below)
SPANISH COURSES
Choose one to three of 17 different Spanish course options from beginning-advanced levels, including specialized topics such as literature, the arts, women's studies, Spanish for Heritage speakers, Spanish for business, etc. (See Spanish course options)
The Center for Global Education contracts its language instruction out to the Universal Center for Language and Social Communication in Cuernavaca. Universal is a highly respected institution among the many language schools in Cuernavaca. The school's primary focus is on oral competency and on having a solid grammatical base. Classes are small, usually ranging from two to no more than six students. For more information, see the Universal website.
The CGE Faculty Liaison maintains close contact with the Academic Director of Universal in order to monitor the progress of the students, integrate themes from the semester program into the students' Spanish classes, and provide support where needed.
Spanish Class Schedule
The first (or only) Spanish course that students take is taught for three hours a day (8:00-10:50am), five days per week (Monday-Friday) for four weeks during the beginning of the semester (Weeks 2-5).
Students who choose to take a second Spanish course will begin that second course during Week 6 and will have classes for three hours a day (8:00-10:50am), three days per week (Mon, Wed., and Fri.) for six weeks during the beginning of the semester (Weeks 6-11). Students who choose not to take a second Spanish course may complete an independent study or apply for an internship.
Pre-Test & Post-Test for Assessment Purposes
All students will take a written & oral pre-test at Universal during their first week in Cuernavaca and will then take an ungraded post-test at the end of the semester in order to assess their improvement. The pre-test will not serve as a placement exam but rather as an assessment measure and a way for the Spanish instructors to determine students' strengths and weaknesses. That information will then be used to: 1) tailor some of the class sessions to address problem areas, 2) recommend special tutoring for students who are behind others in the class; and 3) divide the group into smaller classes or sub-groups when there are several students registered for the same course.
