Sociology/Anthropology
Off Campus Study
Our majors and minors are encouraged to study off-campus, especially in programs that have independent research components. We strongly encourage our students to prepare in advance for off-campus study; we advise students to enroll in at least one course addressing some aspect of the region or culture in which they anticipate doing off-campus study. The Office of Off-Campus Study assists students in locating and coordinating off-campus placement.
Many, though not all, off-campus study venues allow or require students to be practicing professionals. Within the US, the Great Lakes Colleges Association programs in Philadelphia, New York and Washington, DC all require students to work as virtually full-time interns in a wide variety of arts, governmental and other professional settings. Abroad, the School for International Training - which a good number of our students attend - asks students to either do a research project in the community and/or to actively participate in development and other projects. Thus, we have had students teaching disabled students in Ecuador or working with businesses in Spain and Italy.
When planning to study off-campus, you must plan your course schedule so that you are off-campus during spring of your junior year. This planning is necessary so that you can be assured of completing all courses required for the major/minor.
2007
- Aparna Gosh; Japan
- Maria Hill; S. Africa
- Stephanie Hoover; Ecuador
- Seth Lucas-Falk; Poland - Europe in Transition
- Becca Gardner; The Balkans
- Katherine Jones; Italy
2006
- Monica Aldana; Chile
- Anna Brandt; Argentina
- Heather Davidson; Jamaica
- Caitlyn Smith; Mexico
- Marina Sodagar; Egypt
- Meredith Thompson; Australia
- Kate Tlach; Ecuador
- Douglas VanBuskirk; Australia
2005
- Ellen Rice; Florence, Italy
- Craig Chosney; Scotland; St. Andrews
- Eric Meyers; Madrid, Spain
- Julie Pederson; Somoa; Pacific Island Studies
- Tiffany Ruhl; Jamestown, Virginia; Jamestown Summer Field School
- Amy Faller; Culture and Development - Bolivia
- Nicholas Pellegrin; London, England
- Alex Thorpe; Madrid, Spain
2004
- Evelyn Pietig; Australia; University of
Queensland
- Julie Corbett; Nicaragua; "Revolution, Transformation
& Civil Society"
Julie Corbett used her study abroad in Nicaragua to inform her Sociology/Anthropology senior research project, exploring the aspirations of adolescents in Nicaragua and the United States. Corbett presented her research at the Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference in St. Kitts and Nevis in 2004. For more information on Corbett's research and conference presentation click here. - Ben Crabb; Mongolia; "Culture and Development"
- Gwen Duchon; Washington D.C.; "Gender and
Politics"
- Andrew Walker; Tanzania; "Wildlife Ecology and Conservation"
2003
- Nick Hearing; South Africa; Multiculturalism and Social Change
- Chris Jacob; Ghana; "Arts and Culture"
- Susan Miller; United States; Philadelphia Semester