Signature Semesters
Fall 2007 and 2008

England
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies in Oxford
Course offerings focus on the Medieval and Renaissance time periods, as well as modern studies

Italy
St. Mary's Semester in Alba in the Piemonte region in northern Italy
Fall 2008 Liberal Arts Track courses:
▪  ENGL 201: Writing Italy with Jeff Hammond, intensive 3 week course
▪  PHYS 104: Galileo and the Birth of Modern Science with Charles Adler intensive 3 week course
▪  POSC 326: Modern Italian Politics and History from 1848-present, intensive 3 week course
▪  ILCI 101 or ILCI 201: Italian Language, throughout the semester

Fall 2008 Music Track courses:
Students may also choose to study music full-time in Alba.

The Gambia
St. Mary's Semester in Kanifing in the greater Banjul area

Courses are taught by SMCM and University of The Gambia faculty and enroll both SMCM and Gambian students
Fall 2008 course options:
▪ ILCW 100: Wolof Language and Gambian Culture (required)
▪ ENGL 106, ILCT 106: African Leaders of the Modern Era
▪ HIST 361: African History
▪ RELG 380: Islam in Africa
▪ POSC: Human Rights in Africa
▪ ECON, ANTH 352, SOCI 352, PPOL: Poverty and Development in the Gambia
▪ Independent Study: Internship and Directed Research
▪ TBD: Field Study

Thailand
St. Mary's Semester in Chiang Mai in northwestern Thailand

Courses are taught by SMCM and Payap University faculty and enroll SMCM, international and Thai students
Fall 2008 course options:
▪  AS232: Cultural Foundations of Thai Society (required)
▪  THAI 100: Thai Language (required)
▪  ECON 378.01: Globalization and Southeast Asia (required)
▪  Intercultural Understanding (required)
▪  SA 454: The Government and Politics of Contemporary Thailand
▪  HI 492: Selected Topics: Contemporary Burma/Myanmar
▪  AM 220: Understanding Thai Art by Creating It
▪  Vietnamese Socciety in Transition
▪  Study Tour to Vietnam

Semester and Year-Long
Programs during 2008-2009

Costa Rica
Institute for Central American Development Studies, San José

China
Fudan University, Shanghai
Lingnan University, Hong Kong

England
Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, St. Peter's College, Oxford

France
Sciences Po, Paris      Université Michel de Montaigne, Bordeaux

The Gambia
University of The Gambia, Kanifing

Germany
Heidelberg University, Heidelberg

Japan
Akita International University
Akita

Thailand
Payap University, Chiang Mai