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SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS If you cannot spend a full semester abroad during your junior or senior year, maybe a short-term study abroad program would be perfect for you. WINTER INTERSESSION January 2008 BELIZE GHANA From January 7-20, 2008, the American University of Rome’s Department of International Relations will present the fifth edition of its intense two-week field study trip to Ghana, presented in collaboration with the Kokrobitey Institute, Accra. This trip will provide an introduction to the politics and society of this fascinating West African country. Students will visit the political and media institutions of the country; examine development projects, such as the Kakum rain forest and the Akosombo dam; and visit refugee centers that were established as a result of conflicts in neighboring countries. Lectures and seminars take place on the Kokrobitey Institute Campus and include distinguished faculty from Ghanaian universities, foreign and Ghanaian diplomats, decision-makers and opinion formers from Government, civil society, IGOs and NGOs. Students will also participate in community projects at the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and a local school at Kokrobitey. Time will be allotted to explore the cultural sides of Ghana, its music, dance and crafts. PARIS “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” With these few words, Ernest Hemingway sums up the mystique and the richness that is Paris. Some of the world’s greatest writers, both French and foreign born, have experienced the many facets of Parisian life, and these experiences are often mirrored in their poetry, their drama, and their prose. This course will provide a glimpse of that ‘moveable feast’ that is Paris through the works of such varied authors as Molière, Voltaire, Victor Hugo, Emile Zola, Gaston Leroux, and Ernest Hemingway. After reading and discussing the various texts, we will visit an area of Paris that is either depicted in the work or that played a significant role in the life of the author. The course is open to all students. Students (majors or minors in French) who wish to receive French credit for the course will read the French texts in the original; other students will read these texts in translation and receive elective credit. Where applicable, the course will count toward the six credit foreign language requirement. SPRING BREAK March 2008 VIENNA At the beginning of the last century, Vienna was the capital of the second largest empire in Europe and exercised a remarkable influence on world culture through its achievements in art, music, literature, architecture, design, psychology, politics and civic planning. Such figures as Sigmund Freud, Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler, Oscar Kokoschka, Gustav Klimt, Arthur Schnitzler and Otto Wagner were all contemporaries who lived in close proximity, influencing one another and being influenced and inspired in turn. In this interdisciplinary course, students will read the literature, hear the music, view the paintings and study the architecture of this dazzling city that in many ways gave birth to the modern world in which we live. Roundtrip airfare, ground transportation, hotel, and admission expenses are included in the fee. *This one-credit course is offered in conjunction with the three-credit course GST/PEL 399 Vienna and the Modern World. For those students not registered for the three-credit course, permission of instructor is required. If students are able to register for the one-credit course as a part of their 17 credits for the spring 2008 semester, there will be no charge for tuition.
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL May/June 2008 BRAZIL June 23 - July 18, 2008 - 6 credits - $4900** Salve Regina University’s summer in Brazil is a four week program designed to offer Portuguese language instruction while immersing students in Contemporary Brazilian society. This program allows students to earn 6 credits for PTG 101, PTG 102 (if they have taken PTG 111), or PTG 322: Total Immersion Intermediate (if they have taken PTG 111 and PTG 112), or according to their language placement exam. The common course will be PTG 399 Special Topics: Contemporary Brazil. To further immerse students in the local culture and expand their Portuguese language study, the program includes excursions and visits to important cultural sites, museums, movie theaters, and other cultural events. Students will have access to libraries, computer labs, cafeterias, and to the Student Recreation Center. These courses fulfill the Core Requirement in foreign language. CHINA In this 3-credit course, students will be introduced to the many aspects of Chinese culture including its history, tradition, arts, language, religion, and economic trends. Students will explore historically significant sites around the Capital City of Beijing including the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Bei Hai Gardens, and the Great Wall. Visiting museums such as the Capital Museum as well as attending performances of traditional Beijing Opera will give students a taste of Chinese arts. Following the Beijing visit, the group will travel to Shanghai for four days. One unique aspect of this trip is that students will have the opportunity to spend time with Chinese college students where they can exchange ideas and discuss their views of modern day China in comparison to decades and centuries past.
FRANCE In this course, students will focus on improving interpretive and expressive abilities in French through the use of authentic French materials (e.g., newspapers, museum guides, postcards, magazines, etc.). They will visit and explore cultural works on-site in France. MEXICO Students will spend three days in Mexico City and visit significant historical/ archeological sites. They will attend language school in Oaxaca from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. every weekday, and continue site visits on the weekends. Students will live with Mexican families in Oaxaca. The final grade in the language courses will be determined by quizzes, oral proficiency, participation and final examination. The grade in SPA 399 requires a careful and exact daily journal that includes writing ten essays on cultural topics related to assigned readings, personal observations, and research. The credits earned in these courses fulfill the Core Curriculum requirement in languages. Fees include 6 hours of academic credit in Spanish, airfare to Mexico City and Oaxaca, ground transportation, housing and two meals daily in Oaxaca. OXFORD Salve Regina University’s International Summer School in England at St. Clare’s Oxford will afford students the opportunity to earn 6 credits selected from Art History, English Literature, History, Philosophy and Political Science. Accommodations for students will be in single rooms in the residence halls of St. Clare’s in the ancient university town of Oxford. Classes will meet Monday-Thursday, allowing for weekend field trips to London, Bath and other locations.
ROME Salve Regina University’s International Summer School at the American University of Rome provides students with the opportunity to earn six credits selected from Art, Business, Communications, Education, English, Italian, International Relations, History and Religious Studies. Students live in apartments in Trastevere, minutes from downtown Rome and the Vatican. Classes are conducted Monday-Thursday throughout the five-week program and weekend field trips to Tuscany, Pompeii and Capri are available. SCANDINAVIA Through Sterling College’s Global Field Studies program, Salve Regina University is offering an intensive two-week May program in Sustainable Development in Scandinavia. Students will earn three credits while researching environmental sustainability in Demark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden through visits to alternative energy sites, investigations of eco-villages, tours of industries featuring green technology, and discussions with members of non-governmental organizations dedicated to improving the environment. All programs tentative and subject to change **All programs include tuition, airfare, ground transportation and housing. Program cost subject to airfare and currency fluctuation. To apply for admission to any of the programs, please complete an application (available in our office) and return it, along with a non-refundable deposit of $900, to: International and Multicultural Programs The remainder will be charged to your SRU account.
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