This program is a continuation of the Family program from the academic year, and it is open to new students wishing to participate in a student-centered pedagogy. The Peru trip is not necessary for enrollment in the program. Students whose research could be enriched by being immersed in a foreign culture will have the opportunity to live in Peru for three to five weeks (or more) during both summer sessions. Our access to rural communities in the Peruvian northern coast offers students the opportunity to experience volunteer community work by learning in a safe and healthy pueblo environment. Learning about Latin America through Peru will expand the concept of Native American and indigenous peoples. This course allows students to choose the direction and goal of their research, including upper division and graduate study.

Credits awarded: 8 to 16 credits where students and faculty determine credit in consultation, with an emphasis on Native American studies.

Whether you are a director, writer, actor or producer making experimental shorts or feature films, understanding what makes a story “a story” is essential. This course introduces the fundamental elements of story structure and the principles of story design, and cultivates skills necessary to analyze the structural and narrative elements of film stories. Through screenings, discussions and analysis, this class aims to make story design an integrated part your media arts vernacular. This course may help students meet prerequisites for upper division film studies, film criticism and writing programs by cultivating analytical skills in the context of American cinema’s classical narrative structure.

Credits awarded: 4 credits in film studies

Sail training aboard the square-rigged replica ship Lady Washington and her consort the Hawaiian Chieftain will round out this exploration of first contacts between sailors and Pacific Northwest natives. During the first two weeks, we will study ship logs, personal accounts, comparisons of native and European versions of events, plus analyses of how logs were edited to meet the expectations of European audiences of the late 1700s. July 8th through July 23rd we will sail to the waters of the west coast of Vancouver Island, scene of intense early contact in the sea otter fur trade. Students will live on board, learn to crew the vessels and help host shipboard educational tours. Students will need their passport OR both a driver’s license and birth certificate for travel to and from Canada.

Credits awarded: 4 credits Pacific Northwest maritime history, 4 credits Pacific Northwest Native American history, 2 credits traditional seamanship, 2 credits public history

This course is appropriate for beginners and for low and high intermediate students who wish to improve oral proficiency. All instruction is in French. Be prepared to work hard both in class and outside class, and to learn more French than you might imagine possible in a short five weeks. This course prepares students for language-based area programs, and for second year French language requirements.

Credits awarded: 8 credits in French