The Thai Study and Internship Program combines a one quarter study program offering a variety of courses for all students and an internship program in U.S. corporations, the American Embassy and university for qualified seniors. The program is offered during spring quarter. Students may obtain up to 16 units of credit. Students with paid internships will do coursework in the spring before entering company positions in the summer.

Program Faculty
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Spring 2009 Courses - based on student selection

Course Descriptions

HIST 215 World History II (4) GE D3
Comparative history of Western and non-Western societies in global perspective. The history of cross-cultural exchange, interaction, and conflict in the making of the modern world, concentrating on the economic, political, and cultural transformations that facilitated and emerged from imperialism. 4 lectures.

HIST 319 Modern South and Southeast Asia (4) GE D5
Modern histories of South and Southeast Asia: traditional empires and cultures, spread of modern capitalism, Western and Japanese colonialism, decolonization and independence, ethnic and religious tensions, roles in contemporary economy and geopolitics. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A. Completion of two courses in lower-division Area D (preferably D2 and D3), or consent of instructor.

HIST 421 History of Prostitution (4)
coming soon

HUM 310 Humanities in World Cultures (4) GE C4
Interdisciplinary examination of the humanities in Thailand and South East Asia. Special focus on the arts, literature, philosophy and Thai language. Repeatable to 12 units with different course titles. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and one course from Area C.

PSY 311 Environmental Psychology (4) GE D5
Interrelationship between behavior and the built and natural environments. Evaluating and understanding environments, environmental stress, and the human aspects of environmental problems. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of Area A; any two lower-division GE Area D courses; PSY 201 or PSY 202 recommended. Psychology and Child Development majors will not receive GE Area D5 credit.

PSY 350 Teamwork (4)
Group dynamics applied to teams. Topics include team development, basic team processes, conflict management, decision making, leadership, problem solving, and the impacts of diversity and culture on teams. Focus on effective use of teams in the workplace. Not open to students with credit for PSY 351. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: PSY 201 or PSY 202.

IME 314 Engineering Economics (3)
Economic analysis of engineering decisions. Determining rates of return on investments. Effects of inflation, depreciation and income taxes. Sensitivity, uncertainty, and risk analysis. Application of basic principles and tools of analysis using case studies. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 241.

IME 400 Special Problems for Advanced Undergraduates (1)
Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Total credit limit to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

STAT 321 Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (4) GE B6
Tabular and graphical methods for data summary, numerical summary measures, probability concepts and properties, discrete and continuous probability distributions, expected values, statistics and their sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence intervals for a mean and proportion. Use of statistical software. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: MATH 142.