Academic Calendar 2007 - 2009

Term I – 9 September 2007 to 15 February 2008
India residential dates: 1 November to 1 December

Pedagogy of Place: Home and India
Introduction to Community Change and Conservation
Sustainable Development
Healthy People, Healthy Communities
Practicum: Research Design and Methods
[Student learning plans and language needs assessed]

Term II – 10 March 2008 to 22 August 2008
United States residential dates: 14 May to 23 June

Pedagogy of Place: United States
Nature Conservation and Management
Leadership and Organizational Dynamics
Social Change and Conflict Transformation
Practicum: Prospectus Design
[Prospectuses completed; initial dialogue on Student Mentors]

Term III – 13 September 2008 to 28 February 2009
Peru residential dates: 14 November to 13 December

Pedagogy of Place: Peru
Going to Scale with Community Development
Food and Water Security
Empowerment
Practicum: Applied Research I
[Selection of and invitation to Student Mentors; 1st iteration of research]

Term IV – 23 March 2009 to 14 October 2009
Nepal/Tibet Residential and Graduation: 14 September to 14 October

Pedagogy of Place: Nepal and Tibet
Human Ecology
Applications of Nonprofit Management
Practicum: Applied Research II
Synthesis and Integration

[2nd iteration of research; graduation at Rongbuk, Tibet]

*Dates are subject to change depending upon yak herds, monsoons, and revolutions