EVST 595, HSTR 595, EDLD 694, MBA 694, FOR 595, BIOL 595 - 3 Graduate Credits
EVST 495, HSTR 491, FIN 495, FOR 495, BIOL 495 - 3 Undergraduate Credits
UM faculty members David Aronofsky, Keith Jakob, Ric Hauer and Harry Fritz are co-teaching a 2010 Wintersession course in Chile, open to law, graduate and undergraduate students in all disciplines as a 3-credit elective. Set against the background of Chile's dramatic political transformation from military dictatorship to vibrant democracy, the course focuses on Chile, Montana and global ecology law and policy developments within a free market economy.
Chile is a country with both aggressive free market economic policies and detailed environmental protection laws characterized by a still emerging enforcement record as Chile's lawmakers, courts, government enforcement agencies and NGO's empowered to bring private lawsuits learn the parameters of these laws. The course begins in Santiago, Chile's capital, where students will study Chile, Montana and global ecology policy, business and legal issues from leading Chilean experts and the Montana faculty members. The course contemplates collaboration with one of Chile's top university environmental law and policy programs, whose students will be invited to participate in the class sessions.
Students will also visit CIEP, a Coyhaique-based research center created by several Chilean and European universities, UM, and Chile's regional and national governments to study northern Patagonia ecosystems. A pre-course trip to Viña del Mar and Valparaiso to spend New Year's Eve will also likely be organized by Professor Aronofsky as with past courses, at separate additional student costs. Chilean guest lecturers will give insight into course topics and help identify issues to be worked on by the students.
Specific cases to be studied include the Patagonia Alumysa and Hidroaysen projects; mine wastewater conflicts; the government closure of Chile's largest pulp mill when many swans died on mill property; Chilean sea bass protection; and Chile's Kyoto Protocol compliance. The course will review environmental aspects of Chile's trade agreements with the U.S., along with Chile's international environmental treaty obligations. Course grades are based on class preparation/participation and a paper, due in May 2010, on a trip topic.
Any UM graduate student, junior or senior and any law student who petitions the Law School to enroll for non-law graduate credit may take the course. Law students must submit a signature-approved drop/add form to the Registration desk in Griz Central in order to register. Law students may also send name, student ID and course of interest to peggy.nesbitt@umontana.edu.
Tuition follows the state-support fee schedule, credits count toward Spring Semester total credit load, and students registering for more than 12 Spring credits pay no additional tuition. A course fee of $2,800 covers lodging, some meals, insurance, in-country travel and course materials costs. Students are also responsible for personal expenses and round trip airfare. The course is eligible for financial aid, including coverage of the travel costs beyond the course fee.
Dr. Aronofsky
Phone: 406.243.4742
E-mail: aronofskyd@mso.umt.edu
Dr. Jakob
Phone: 406.243.6159
E-mail: keith.jakob@business.umt.edu
Various meetings on the course will be held on campus in September and October. At least 16 students must register by November 15, 2009 to avoid course cancellation.
