Courses of Study 2017-2018 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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IARD 4011 - [Student-Community Partnerships in Ecuador I]

(crosslisted) LATA 4011 , NTRES 4011  
(CU-CEL, CU-SBY)     
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: International experience required, conversational Spanish highly recommended. Enrollment limited to: juniors, seniors, and graduate students, others by permission. Taking both IARD 4011 and IARD 6011  satisfies diversity requirement for CALS.

J. Lassoie.

Links students with community partners in a mountainous region of Ecuador in preparation for a service-learning fieldtrip during Winter Break (IARD 6011 ). The course exposes students to local people who have rejected the prospect of open-pit mining, and instead are pursuing sustainable community-based conservation and enterprise development. Readings, multi-media, guest lectures, and facilitated discussions explore and deconstruct questions of power and privilege, social responsibility, environmental responsibility, civil disobedience, and social equity. Students collaborate directly with Ecuadorean partners during the semester to develop relevant projects. Topical areas for collaboration may include artisanal handicrafts, ecotourism, organic coffee, and/or community-based conservation.



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