To meet student interests and time constraints, the University Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University collaborate to offer intensive courses on topics of interest taught by expert faculty, with lectures from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon, followed by a research paper. The courses are 1 credit hour with about 14 hours of lectures and an expected 30 hours of work for the paper. The courses focus on countries with emerging economies: Brazil, India, China, Russia, and South Africa (BRICS). The Spring 2013 BRICS course is South Africa Today and takes place March 22nd-24th.

Course numbers for Carnegie Mellon student registration are:
 

Course No. 94815  - Heinz College-wide
 

India Today will take place on the Carnegie Mellon campus. 

For information, please visit the University of Pittsburgh's Global Studies Center website.

Sponsored by:
University of Pittsburgh: Global Studies Center, Asian Studies Center, Department of Economics, Katz Graduate School of Business, the Swanson School of Engineering, International Business Center
Carnegie Mellon University: H. John Heinz III College, Office of the Provost, Division of Student Affairs