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January Term

Directors Elizabeth Atkinson (on-campus courses)
Shaik Ismail (off-campus programs)

In the four-week January term, students and faculty undertake intensive study either on campus or at off-campus sites in the U.S. and abroad. January term is designed to foster global awareness, develop insights into major issues of our time, and deepen understanding of American society. It offers participants unique opportunities for innovative learning experiences beyond the standard curriculum.

During January term, students concentrate on a single academic course of 2-5 credits. With permission of the instructor of that course, a one-credit paracurricular class may be added. More information is available in the Off-Campus – International section below.

On-Campus

In addition to regular departmental courses selected for their appropriateness to a four-week format, departments may also offer one or both of the following special January term classes:

XXXX 195 Great Books in the Discipline: An Introductory Reading Seminar

XXXX 395 Great Books in the Discipline: An Advanced Reading Seminar

Off-Campus - International

January term off-campus courses are planned and led by Linfield faculty. They are usually limited to 15 students for each site chosen through a competitive interview selection process. Students cannot participate in both a Semester Abroad and January term offcampus international program in the same academic year without special permission from the International Programs Office.

For all students, regardless of their major or minor, Linfield provides the first round-trip air transportation from the Portland International Airport to one destination for one off-campus program – January term or Study Abroad – for each student who meets program requirements. Students who have already taken one program at college expense must pay airfare for subsequent programs arranged by the college unless a second program is certified by the Registrar as necessary for completing a major or minor with a required study-abroad component. Students who are so certified are entitled to a second round-trip airfare at college expense.

Students participating in an off-campus January term course pay a program fee to cover the cost of the program and their living expenses such as accommodations, entrance into museums and land transportation.

• The program fee varies according to location and format.
• Course costs and estimates are subject to change.
• A fee of $170 per credit hour is charged for all January term courses, both abroad and domestic.
• Passports and visa fees are the responsibility of each student. Linfield will help to facilitate the visa processes and students’ accounts will be charged accordingly.

Students are responsible for any meal costs incurred during course days on campus prior to departure or after return. Meal provisions for the periods spent off-campus vary for each course. Depending on location, student should plan on spending approximately $600-900 for meals and personal expenses.

The following courses will be offered during January term 2010:

BIOL 398 Biogenesis in Italy and France: A Historical Perspective of Microbiology Discoveries
ECON/MATH 398 D-Day Economics: Quantitative Analysis of the Planning, Production, and Logistics of Operation Overlord
EDUC 398 Culture and Education in Puerto Rico
EDUC/SOAN 398 How Children Learn: Scandanavian Schools, Society, and Culture
ENGL 398 Samuel Johnson and Eighteenth Century London
ENVS 398 Ecology and Evolution in Ecuador
MATH 298 Traversing the Eulerian Trail
MSCM 498 International Communication: British Mass Media
MUSC 298 Music Cultures of the World: Trinidad and Tobago
NURS 298 Healthcare in New Zealand
PHIL 398 Asian Thought in China

Off-Campus - Domestic

IDST 298 Career Exploration Experience
MLSL 198 American Sign Language: Deaf Culture and Deaf History

For Further Information

Students interested in any of the above programs should consult with the International Programs Office, Melrose Hall, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon 97128. Telephone: (503) 883-2222 or e-mail ipo@linfield.edu. Linfield reserves the right to cancel or change the provisions of the program at any time.