University of Oregon (UO)

International Studies credit offered on the Southeast Asia Semester Program

University of Oregon International Studies credit is offered on the Pacific Discovery Southeast Asia Semester Program through Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. The courses have been designed specifically for this program, are facilitated in an incredibly stimulating learning environment, and are thus highly relevant to the whole experience. It is important to note that the courses are mostly self-directed and require motivation, maturity and diligence on the part of the student to ensure their coursework is completed by due dates, to a high standard. If you are a gap year or non-UO freshman student it may be more appropriate to take the SCC credit offered on this program.

Course facilitation generally follows this model

Pre-trip: assigned readings; preparation research/questions
Throughout the trip: research; journalling; study sessions, discussions and seminars; submission of essays
Post-trip: Completion of coursework; submission of papers

Courses of study offered

(Click the links to view and print the course syllabi)

INTL 406 Field Studies, 8 credits: International Travel, Globalization and Culture: An Introduction to Southeast Asia
INTL 406 Field Studies, 4 credits: Ethnographic Field Notes

Note regarding eligibility for enrollment
University of Oregon (UO) students can enroll for the 8 credit course, or both of the courses offered, for a maximum of 12 credits.
Non-UO students can enroll for a maximum of 8 credits, so can enroll for the 8 credit course only.
INTL 406 is graded 'pass / no pass'. If you require a letter grade for your university, please contact us - we can request enrollment under a different course number.

Course Fee

For University of Oregon students, standard UO tuition fees apply (UO financial aid can be retained if taking 12 credits)..
For non-UO students, community education tuition fees apply. Please review the UO community education website for current course fees.

Contact

To discuss UO credit options available on this program, please contact Pacific Discovery or Dr Kathie Carpenter:
Dr Kathie Carpenter
Associate Professor / Director Southeast Asian Studies Program
University of Oregon
kathiec@uoregon.edu
Tel 541 346 3898

Course enrollment for non-University of Oregon students

Non-UO students enroll for UO/Pacific Discovery courses through the UO Community Education Program. To ensure you are enrolled for this credit properly, please work through these steps:

1. Obtain a UO ID number and Personal Access Code (PAC) that enables you to register for classes

To do this, complete the online form at this link: https://duckweb.uoregon.edu/pls/prod/hwsksued.P_DispAppCommunity.
If you have any difficulties with the online registration, please call the Community Education Program, (800) 824-2714 or (541) 346-4231. Kurea Houston or Carrie Cook will be able to assist you, and complete a paper PAC application over the phone for you, if necessary.

2. Email Pacific Discovery with your registration request and UO ID number

Your UO student ID and PAC numbers will be mailed to you by the UO. As soon as you receive these, email your UO student ID number to Pacific Discovery with the request to be registered for 8 credits of INTL 406. We will then send a 'request to register' to the International Studies Department, who will register you for this credit. We will notify you by email once this is done, and you have been registered for the course.

3. Check your class registration via Duckweb

When you have received email confirmation from Pacific Discovery that you are registered for your course, Log-on to Duckweb and double-check that you are registered for 8 credits. Sometimes the registration system hiccups and comes back with you listed as just registered for 1 credit. If this is the case, you need to go back in and change it, so that you are definitely registered for 8 credits.
Fall 2008 CRN for these classes is 12709 (Winter 2009 CRN is 22671).

4. When you have finished registration

Refer to the course outlines for required readings/texts and how to obtain these.

Course enrollment for UO students

1. Email Pacific Discovery with your registration request and UO ID number

Email Pacific Discovery with the number of credits you want to take (8 or 12), and your UO student ID number. We will then send a 'request to register' to the International Studies Department, who will register you for this credit. We will notify you by email once this is done, and you have been registered for the course/s.

2. Check your class registration via Duckweb

When you have received email confirmation from Pacific Discovery that you are registered for your course, Log-on to Duckweb and double-check that you are registered for 8 or 12 credits. Sometimes the registration system hiccups and comes back with you listed as just registered for 1 credit. If this is the case, you need to go back in and change it, so that you are definitely registered for 8 or 12 credits.
Fall 2008 CRN for these classes is 12709 (Winter 2009 CRN is 22671).

3. When you have finished registration

Refer to the course outlines for required readings/texts and how to obtain these.

Readings for University of Oregon Courses on the Southeast Asia Program

Read the following information carefully

All the readings for course "INTL 406 Field Studies, 4 credits: Ethnographic Field Notes" are accessible below. You need to print and read these before program departure, as per the class outline.

Readings for course "INTL 406 Field Studies, 8 credits: International Travel, Globalization & Culture: An Introduction to Southeast Asia " are available as follows:

• (1) Before departure purchase: Osborne, Milton . (2002). Exploring Southeast Asia : A traveller's history of the region. Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin. [ Available from www.amazon.com for $11.17]
• (2) All other readings required for course work are linked below. You need to print these and also bring them on the program.

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Readings for INTL 406 Field Studies, 4 credits: Ethnographic Field Notes

Emerson et al. (1995) Selected chapters from Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes Chicago : University of Chicago Press

Tomlinson (1999) “The Possibility of Cosmopolitanism” from Globalization and Culture Chicago : University of Chicago Press.

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Readings for INTL 406 Field Studies, 8 credits: International Travel, Globalization & Culture: An Introduction to Southeast Asia

Topic 1:
Scheyvens. (2002), Backpacker Tourism and Third World Development

Tomlinson (1999) “Globalization and Culture”, pp.1-31 in Globalization and Culture Chicago : University of Chicago Press.

Topic 2:
Bartsch (2000), The Impact of Trekking Tourism in a Changing Society: A Karen Village in Northern Thailand

Topic 3:
Ly, Bui Nguyen Cam. (2003). "As Hordes of Tourists Come, Heritage Goes."

Scholte (2000), What is 'Global' about Globalization? in Globalization: A Critical Introduction, New York: St Martins Press

Topic 4:
Michaud and Turner. (2000), The Sapa Marketplace, Lao Cai Province , Vietnam

Topic 5:
Pilger on Vietnam: http://pilger.carlton.com/page.asp?partid=14

Topic 6:
Vickery (1984), "The Gentle Land" in Cambodia, 1975-1982 Boston: South End Press

Topic 7:
Askew (2002), "Sex workers in Bangkok: Refashioning female identities in the global pleasure space", pp251-283 in Bangkok: Place, Practice and Representation London: Routledge

Manderson (1995), "The pursuit of pleasure and the sale of sex." in Sexual Nature/Sexual Culture: theorizing sexuality from the perspective of pleasure, edited by P. Abramsom and S. Pinkinton. Chicago: University of Chicago Press