Office of International Programs
Location: Gatehouse
Office: (401) 341-2372
Fax: (401) 341-2972
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 (available to freshmen through seniors). The Office of International Programs has tentatively planned the following programs for the 2009-2010 academic year. Details and applications are available in the Gatehouse.
Winter Intersession
Enrollment deadline: Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
Belize - Jan. 2-15, 2010
SWK 399: International Field Internship and Seminar (3 credits)
Professors: Dr. Barbara Sylvia and Sr. Johnelle Luciani
This two-week service learning internship provides students an opportunity to explore the history and culture of Belize while learning through direct service in health and human service settings. Through interdisciplinary exchange and a blend of classroom and field encounters, students will be challenged to think critically about global issues in health care and social welfare. Prior to departure, students will gain a familiarity with the country through readings and class meetings.
Approximate cost: $3,550
Egypt - Jan. 3-15, 2010
ENG/INS/RTS 399: Monotheism and Cultural Change in Egypt (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Sally Gomaa
Egypt provides a unique insight into the evolution of monotheism and the history of God. The history of religion in Egypt reveals the intricate ways in which religion shaped Egyptian society and culture. We will trace evidence of this idea in the monuments in Upper Egypt and in the mosques and churches of Old Cairo. Thus, in seeking a history of God in Egypt, we will also be seeking an understanding of the current culture in Egypt and of the different answers it provides to the question of the divine.
Approximate cost: $4,500
India - Dec. 27, 2009 to Jan. 9, 2010
MGT 399: World Culture and Emerging Business in India (3 credits) or MGT 581: Special Topics: The India Experience (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Nadia Abgrab Noormohamed
This fascinating and educational voyage will incorporate the real-world uses, understanding and implementation of competitive business strategies in the global environment. Students will study methods of establishing and servicing foreign markets with emphasis on core theories and models from a global perspective. Complex issues of cultural consciousness, sociological realities, regulatory risks and competitive business practices will also be discussed. No prerequisite.
Approximate cost: $4,500
Paris - Jan. 3-13, 2010
FRN/INS 399: Literary Paris (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Katherine Lawber
The literary works that will be covered in the course (whether read in French or in English translation) will help students know and appreciate some of the greatest works in both French and world literature (students who read the texts in French benefit from the exposure to new vocabulary, structure and grammar, and stylistic techniques used by each of the authors). Also, reading and studying works in an environment such as Paris allow students to visit sites that are closely related to the author(s) and/or the works themselves, providing a dimension to their understanding of the works that is impossible to recreate in any classroom setting.
Approximate cost: $3,850
Senegal - Jan. 2-12, 2010
HIS 298/INS 399: Middle Passages: African and American Journeys (3 credits)
Professors: Dr. Timothy Neary and Aïda Neary
This course will explore the deep connections between West Africa and the U.S. forged during the Atlantic slave trade. Historians estimate that 12 million slaves underwent the Middle Passage between West Africa and the Caribbean over the course of four centuries. Students enrolled in this study abroad short course will follow in the intellectual footsteps of such influential writers as Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, Richard Wright and Maya Angelou, who struggled to make sense of their dual African and American identities.
Approximate cost: $4,500
Spring Break
Enrollment deadline: Monday, Nov. 30, 2009
Prague - March 4-13, 2010
ENG/INS 399: Prague: The Literary and Cinematic Reconstruction of a City (3 credits)
Professors: Dr. Matt Ramsey and Maria Chiancola-Glade
The city of Prague, magical and haunting, medieval and modern, provides an opportunity to supplement conventional classroom work with museums, galleries, movie studios, castles, churches and monuments, as well as its culture, people and history. Students will witness the monuments and ornaments of the cultural shifts, as well as landmarks familiar to the Hollywood filmgoer. Our study of literature and film will truly merge in an exploration of the rise of film adaptations of important post-modern Czech fiction - literature of the place, adapted to film.
Approximate cost: $3,850
Turkey - March 4-13, 2010
INS/SOC 399: Special Topics: Modernity, Secularism and Islam in Contemporary Turkey (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Soheyl Amini
Turkey stands at the threshold of fundamental social transformation as it tries to infuse its nascent Turkish-Islamic identity with its desire to embrace modernity and secularism. Many seemingly contradictory social forces are in competition to take a leading role in redefining Turkey as a secular, yet devoutly Muslim country in the 21st century. This course will shed light on such matters as the growing influence of Islamic ideology, the tradition of modern Turkish secularism, the "crisis" of identity and the ambitious path which lies ahead as Turkey redefines itself and recasts its image as the first potential Islamic member of the European Union.
Approximate cost: $3,850
International Summer School
Enrollment deadline: Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010
Angers, France - May 20 to June 17, 2010
FRN/INS 399: Special Topics: History, Culture and Civilization (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Katherine Lawber
We begin with an overview of French history and culture. Based in the Loire Valley, students will attend classes and visit numerous historical sites in this region that relate to the material covered in the course. In addition, an overnight stay in the Normandy region, where we will visit Bayeux, the D-Day Invasion beaches and Mont Saint Michel. The last two days of the trip will be spent in Paris.
PHL/INS 399: Special Topics: History, Culture and Civilization (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. James Hersh
This course seeks to answer two philosophical questions that are important to French philosophical thought: Are humans "naturally good," as Rousseau maintained? How does the answer to that question affect citizenship?
Approximate cost: $5,500
Belize - May 22 to June 5, 2010
Open to nursing students only
NUR 399: Special Topics: International Service Learning in Nursing (3 credits)
Professor: Eileen Gray
This course provides students with an opportunity to explore the history and culture of Belize while applying the nursing process to the care of families in an international setting. Emphasis is on bio-psychological, spiritual, ethical and evidenced-based practices. This course supports the mission of the Sisters of Mercy and will provide the students an opportunity to provide direct services to economically vulnerable populations. We will work with professionals on-site to identify needs and culturally appropriate ways of delivering services.
Approximate cost: $3,700
Israel - June 12-27, 2010
RTS 250/CHP/INS 399: Introduction to the Bible: Take a Look at the Good Book (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Tina Wray
This unique study trip to Israel will include visits to sites associated with key biblical figures in both the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, as well as actual participation in an archaeological excavation. We will visit Nazareth, Mt. Tabor, Megiddo and other towns and villages around the Sea of Galilee; as well as scale Masada, float in the Dead Sea and explore Qumran in the south. We then settle in Jerusalem and explore the Old City, including the Mount of Olives, Western Wall and Church of the Holy Sepulchre. During the final week, we will participate in archaeological excavations underway at Mt. Zion. In addition to fieldwork, students are required to attend evening lectures and additional walking tours in and around Jerusalem. Limit 16 students.
Approximate cost: $4,800
Oxford - May 23 to June 19, 2010
ENG/INS 398: The Literature of Oxford (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Stephen Trainor
This seminar will examine several Oxford novels, with special reference to the influence of setting on character and plot; a selection of Oxford poems will round out the readings. Field trips to the actual settings of the works will be a regular feature of the course, and day trips to London and other sites are planned.
PHL 399: Political Philosophy, Ethics, and Rhetoric (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Khalil Habib
This interdisciplinary course will approach the question of what is political philosophy through the question of ethics and rhetoric, examining contemporary and early and late modern alternatives. The city of Oxford serves as our setting for study of some of the most interesting philosophical debates in modern philosophy. Students will gain insight into not only Oxford's rich past but also some of England's greatest philosophers and literary geniuses.
In addition to the above, students may also select from these courses offered by St. Clare's faculty: Oxford Art and Architecture (art history, 3 credits); English Civil War (history; 3 credits); Terrorism (politics, 3 credits); European Ideas: Enlightenment to Romanticism (philosophy, 3 credits); Eastern Religions (religion, 3 credits); Shakespeare (English literature, 3 credits); Gothic Fiction (English literature, 3 credits); Travel Writing (English literature, 3 credits)
Approximate cost: $5,700
Rome - May 22 to June 25, 2010
Professors: Dr. George Antone and Dr. Camille Allen
Salve Regina's Summer in Rome program at the American University of Rome allows students to earn six credits by choosing two courses from: art, art history, cinema, marketing, Italian, communications, management, politics, history, religion and education. Students live in their own apartments in Rome and attend field trips to Pompeii and/or Florence and Pisa.
Approximate cost: $5,700
Spain - May 30 to June 24, 2010
SPA 101, 102, 322: Spanish Language Total Immersion (3 credits)
SPA/INS 399: Contemporary Spanish Culture and Civilization (3 credits)
Professor: Dr. Jane Bethune
This six-credit program blends the total immersion course taught at the Center for Cross Cultural Studies (CCCS) with home stay and a course on Contemporary Spain. The students record in a daily journal that blends personal references with the historical topics covered in class. The culminating project requires writing 10 essays based upon historical, sociological, anthropological and cultural topics learned from the text, lectures, tours, personal observation, interaction with their host families and their immersion classes at CCCS. These courses fulfill the core requirement in foreign language.
Approximate cost: $5,200
Thailand - May 18 to June 10, 2010
POL/INS/APG 399: Politics, Development and Cultural Change in Thailand (6 credits)
Professor: Dr. Chad Raymond
This program will emphasize the causes and effects of industrialization, efforts to preserve ethnic Thai and tribal minority cultures, and the ecological challenges posed by urbanization in developing states like Thailand. While in Thailand, students will study urban geography, community-based sustainable agriculture and natural resource management, eco-forestry and ethnography. Sites will include the city Chiang Mai, the Upland Holistic Development Center in northern Thailand and a Karen tribal village. The program will conclude with a look at globalization and tourism in Bangkok.
Approximate cost: $4,900
All programs tentative and subject to change. 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, complete an application (available in the office) and return it, along with three copies of your current, valid passport and a non-refundable deposit of $1,200, to:
Office of International Programs - Gatehouse
Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Point Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
The remainder will be charged to your Salve Regina account.