SUMMER 2010 - JAPAN
Visit Tokyo, Chiba, Yokohama, Meiji Shrine, Imperial Palace East Garden, Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Kyoto, Kobe, Hiroshima, Osaka, and many more!
JUNE 21 - JULY 9, 2010
Courses Being Offered
Geology 1
Physical Geology
3 units; 3 hours lecture
Recommended Preparation: eligibility for English 84
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC
This course provides an introduction to the materials, structures, and processes that shape the earth. The course includes a survey of minerals and rocks, a study of plate tectonics and the forces that create volcanism and earthquakes, and a study of topographic features created by streams, landslides, ground water, glaciers, wind, and ocean waves.
Note: 4 units of laboratory science credit will be granted with concurrent or subsequent enrollment in a geology laboratory course.
Geology 3
Physical Geology Laboratory
1 unit; 3 hours lab
Prerequisite: Geology 1 with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC
This course is a laboratory study of geologic exercises and the use of topographic maps. Laboratory exercises will include identification of rocks and minerals, map exercises, structure problems, field studies and recognition of land forms created by various processes working on and in the earth.
Political Science 2
Introduction to Comparative Politics
3 units; 3 hours lecture
Recommended Preparation: Political Science 1 and eligibility for English 1A
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC
In this course students will analyze political systems of different countries in a comparative context. Emphasis will be placed on studying the differences and similarities of governmental systems found in developed democratic nation-states. Developing countries, regional systems, and new democracies will also be analyzed to illustrate the complex nature of creating and maintaining a functioning nation-state system.
Political Science 10
Introduction to International Relations
3 units; 3 hours lecture
Recommended Preparation: Political Science 1; eligibility for English 1A
Credit, degree applicable
Transfer CSU, UC
In this course students will examine the factors that determine the relations between nations and the problems that result from the interplay of these factors. The conditions that can lead to both conflict and cooperation among nations will be examined. Major topics include international security, issues of international political economy, and international organizations. International law and diplomacy are examined as alternative means of resolving conflict.
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TOTAL COST: $4724 (which includes round-trip airfare, accomodations, some meals, and excursions)
Program Leaders:
Chuck Herzig has been teaching at El Camino College for 10 years. He lived in Germany for four years and Japan for one year. He has also traveled extensively and has lead Study Abroad Programs in the past to Costa Rica and Europe. He has been a geologist for more than 20 years.
Professor Charles Herzig
310-660-3593, ext. 3366
cherzig@elcamino.edu
Dr. Ellen R. Antoine has been a member of the Political Science Department at El Camino College since 1988. She has traveled extensively in Europe and ("all to briefly") in Asia. She is very excited about the prospect of this summer in Japan and looks forward to meeting all of those who will be participate in this adventure!
Dr. Ellen R. Antoine
310-660-3593, ext. 3754
eantoine@elcamino.edu
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