Dr. Michael Winkelman
Department of Anthropology 
Arizona State University 
PO Box 872402 
Tempe, AZ 85287-2402 
Tel: (480) 965-3087 
Fax: (480) 965-7671 
E-mail: Michael.Winkelman@asu.edu

BAJA CALIFORNIA
The program is held in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, a small modern port city on the Pacific Ocean 100 miles south of San Diego, California. Ensenada integrates a small town atmosphere with the rapid economic and political changes sweeping Mexico. Students live with Mexican middle class families in Ensenada, with most students living near the school where classes meet.
 

Students enroll for 14 semester hours of undergraduate or graduate credit (seven for first session only) for either grade, pass or audit. Students must take “Ethnographic Field Study” or “Field Work”. Those lacking Spanish conversational skills must take Spanish. 

Session 1:
ASB 302 Ethnographic Field Study (3)
ASB 494 Contemporary Mexican Culture (3)
ASB 583 Field Work (1-7)
SPA 101 Spanish (4)
SPA 201 Spanish (4) 

Session 2:
ASB 302 Ethnographic Field Study (3)
ASB 394 Cultures of Baja California (3)
ASB 494 Ethnographic Research Methods (1-7)
ASB 494 Contemporary Mexican Culture (3)
ASB 500 Research Methods (1-7)
SPA 102 Spanish (4)
SPA 202 Spanish (4)

Students live with families, most of whom reside in the area surrounding the school. Students may elect to live with a family living outside of the immediate area of the school. 
 

Session 1: $2,800 
Session 1 & 2: $4,400
Costs (subject to change) include program fees, tuition for seven credit hours per session, room, one meal per day, and round trip transportation between Ensenada and San Diego. Not included: Travel to San Diego, additional meals, local transportation, and expenses including books and supplies. 

All college level students are eligible to apply. Preference is given to students with anthropology backgrounds, Spanish skills, and who apply for both sessions. Applications with a $100 deposit (non-refundable upon acceptance into the program) are due by February 4, 2004. Applications received after that date will be considered on a space available basis when accompanied by payments due to date. Final payments are due in full by April 23, 2003. Students who participated in the previous years' programs may be eligible to take a reduced course load. Students are eligible for financial support as provided through their own university’s financial assistance programs. The program does not provide financial assistance nor accept volunteers.

For application materials, please click here.