A total of fifteen (15) quarter hours credit will be earned on this program during summer, 2007. In addition, 5QH and 1 PE will be earned during spring, 2007, and 1 QH will be earned during fall, 2007. Final grades for all courses will be determined by the program faculty. Please note that courses shown are subject to change pending Curriculum Committee review and approval.
GEOL 170: Geology: Mongolia
Quarter Hours: 5 Attribute: GEOL
Taught on location during summer, 2007. This course covers topics specific to Mongolia, including the Earth’s physical features and mineral and water resources and how they influence human activities in a region. Other topics will include modern sedimentary environments, tectonic history, special fossil/rock discoveries. The course is structured around a textbook and a series of lectures, some of which will be in the field.
POLS 263: Topics in Asian Politics: Mongolia
Quarter Hours: 5 Attribute: SSCI
Taught on location during summer, 2007. While this course focuses on the government, politics and public policies of Mongolia, it will expand to introduce students to the comparative study of Mongolia and it’s environment. Students will do research projects in an original field. Research skills necessary to do effective field research will be developed. Also, students should leave this course with a command of basic facts pertaining to Mongolia.
POLS 265: Contemporary Issues: Development of Mongolia
Quarter Hours: 5 Attribute: SSCI
Taught on location during summer, 2007. Focuses on one or more current political issues in Mongolia through readings, meetings with local experts, visits to important historical, cultural, and political sites, etc., the influence of culture—history, religion, philosophy, ideology, geography, arts, social systems, geography, etc.—on political behavior. The course will be structured around a textbook and a series of lectures and is designed to deepen the student’s previous political studies.