DSOC 4500

Last Updated

  • Schedule of Classes - October 16, 2017 11:09AM EDT
  • Course Catalog - June 14, 2017 7:15PM EDT

DSOC 4500
Bridges to Community

Course information provided by the 2016-2017 Catalog.

Prepares students for experiencing a 10-day spring break service-learning trip to Nicaragua to work with communities there. Students are introduced to historical and cultural perspectives on Nicaragua and to general international development concepts and practices. Upon their return, students receive further instruction on Central and South America and perform debriefings from the cultural experiences. Several Cornell professors present guest lectures on their specialty. Offered every year. Students write a reflection paper, which constitutes part of their grade. Three seniors who have taken the course/trip previously work as TAs.


Course Attribute (CU-ITL)

Outcomes

  • Describe their encounters with a new culture.
  • Describe what was learned from local inhabitants with whom they worked regarding their cultural values, ways of living, attitudes towards the global North, and their humanity.

Distribution Category (CA-AG)

When Offered Spring.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  3320 DSOC 4500   LEC 001

    • W

    • Peters, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)