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The Neotropical Ecology Program consists of two courses that provide opportunities for students to learn firsthand about some of the important ecosystems found in the neotropics including: lowland rain forest, middle elevation montane and cloud forests, and the diverse ecosystems of the high elevation shrub lands (páramo). The first course begins on the UO campus in the spring and prepares students for their studies in Ecuador. It involves students developing a field project that will be conducted in Ecuador.

The Neotropical Ecology Program consists of two courses that provide opportunities for students to learn firsthand about some of the important ecosystems found in the neotropics including: lowland rain forest, middle elevation montane and cloud forests, and the diverse ecosystems of the high elevation shrub lands (páramo). The first course begins on the UO campus in the spring and prepares students for their studies in Ecuador. It involves students developing a field project that will be conducted in Ecuador.

This course provides an immersion into the nonprofit sector in two developing nations, Thailand and Cambodia. Usually called nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in an international context, these organizations play crucial roles in providing basic services to the populations of developing nations. They also engage in advocacy for human rights and environmental protection. This course will consist of coursework evaluating the role and activities of NGOs in South East Asia.

The portrait is one of the most interesting topics of the Italian Renaissance art. The main goal of this course is to use the portrait art as a key to discover the Italian culture and history from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries.

This course will compare Italy’s political system with the American system, and aims to provide you with a thorough knowledge of the factors that have shaped and influenced the construction of Italian identity and politics. The course will also help you understand the peculiarity of the Italian political model.

In the context of the history and culture of Italy, wine is not only a beloved drink but forms an essential part of Italian civilization. From the study of wine students will learn about the practices of earlier cultures, about Italian values and our own. This course will explore various aspects of wine civilization in Italy: mythology, religion, economy, society, history, art, literature, in order to provide students with a unique perspective on wine and Italy today.

The aim of this course is to encourage students to learn about theatre and how it works. In the theatre we willingly agree to believe in a carefully constructed pretence, so the audience’s contribution to each performance is crucial. Once we have joined an audience we allow ourselves to be manipulated and the experience may help us to know when we are being manipulated against our wills. The theatre is a place of learning and there we learn most about ourselves, our desires, our fears, our prejudices.

Está dirigido a estudiantes que hayan completado al menos el nivel 202. Durante este curso los estudiantes afianzan los conocimientos adquiridos, aprenden técnicas para mejorar su fluidez e incorporan vocabulario y estructuras. El curso se complementa en forma concomitante con el Seminario de Gramática Española 3 a fin de llevar a la práctica oral los temas trabajados en la clase de Gramática.

Over the past 20 years Berlin has become a thriving crossroads at the intersection of music and technology. It serves as the hub of techno/electronic music and dance culture, and as the home of leading music software developers such as Abelton. Berlin sets the trends in the fast-changing technological world. This course will examine significant developments in music and technology, such as Virtual Studio Technology (VST), Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), and digital distribution.

In Survival Moroccan Arabic, the students learn the basic skills needed to communicate in Colloquial Moroccan Arabic (CMA). The course introduces the sound system of CMA, the basic vocabulary, and basic grammar that help the students develop basic communicative skills.