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CSC 33951 / THEO 33951
Immersion Dates: Friday, October 14 – Friday, October 21, 2011
Please note, this seminar will leaving by train on Friday night on October 14 and will return early on Friday morning, October 21, 2011.
Your group will be departing on Friday October 14, 2011 at 8:34 PM onboard Train 30 from South Bend, IN enroute to Washington, DC.
Your group will be returning on Thursday, October 20, 2011 departing at 4:05 PM onboard Train 29 from Washington, DC enroute to South Bend, IN.
Size: 12 students
Cost: $290 and $75–$100 for D.C. expenses
Application Deadline: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 11:59 p.m
Application is now closed.
*Only those students who are in good academic standing with the University are eligible for participation. By submitting the application, you confirm that you are in good academic standing with the University.
New this semester! All Social Concerns Seminar placements will be posted on the following webpage when they have been confirmed. You will receive email notification when the site has been updated: https://www.nd.edu/~csc/application/documents/CSC_Seminars_F11.pdf .
Overview
The goal of the Washington D.C. Seminar is to provide students with an interdisciplinary perspective of policy issues associated with "sustainability” in both urban and rural contexts. Utilizing theories of development studies, classes will examine current practices in domestic and foreign contexts. Through lectures, class readings, facilitated discussion, and site visits, students will become familiar with different approaches and definitions of development. Students will reflect on the relationship between sustainable development and the three cornerstone principles of Catholic Social Teaching: human dignity, solidarity, and subsidiarity. During the week in Washington, D.C., seminar participants will meet with elected officials, advocacy groups, and non-governmental organizations that work in the area of U.S. and international development. The follow-up classes facilitate analysis and synthesis of insights gained during the week of experiential learning.
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