Intersession • January 2009 French Language & Culture
This two-week, French immersion study tour to Montpellier, France benefits students at all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Participants stay in a private room with a French host family, share breakfast and dinner with them, take morning French classes at the Institut Linguistique Adenet, attend cultural events, and participate in regional field trips. FRN122-75 3 credits
Instructor: Lore Loftfield DeBower
Dates: January 3 - 17, 2009
*Estimated cost: $2,200 (includes tuition), plus airfare
Spanish Language & Culture
This two-week, Spanish immersion study tour to Cuernavaca, Mexico benefits students at all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Participants stay in a private room with a Spanish host family, share breakfast and dinner with them, take morning Spanish classes at Universidad Internacional. Optional afternoon and weekend excursions may include Taxco, Tepoztlan, Mexico City, and Teotihuacan. SPN122-75 3 credits
Instructor: Christine Esperson
Dates: January 2 - 19, 2009
*Estimated cost: $1,995 (includes tuition), plus airfare
Spring Break • March 2009 Austria: Vienna and Salzburg
A one-week study tour with an emphasis on the history, art, and culture of Austria. Highlights include the Hapsburg residences, renowned art museums, and musical performances with day trips from Vienna and Salzburg to places of interest. Recommended to liberal arts students but open to anyone with an interest in Austria’s treasures and the German language. GER126 3 credits
Instructor: Egila Lex
Dates: March 13 - 21, 2009
*Estimated cost: $1,750 plus tuition and airfare
Selected Topics in History: Study in Provence
This one-week study tour emphasizes the history and culture of Provence from an early Roman perspective. Participants will be based in Avignon, a thriving city in southern France, known for its museums, restaurants, St. Benezet Bridge, and the famous Palace of the Popes. Guided day trips will be made to neighboring places such as Nimes, the Pont du Gard, Vaucluse, Glanum Ruins, Arles, the Camargue, and, of course, the fabled countryside of Provence. HIS241-64 3 credits
Instructor: Neil Cronin
Dates: March 13 - 21, 2009
Estimated cost: $1,595 plus tuition and airfare | | Late Spring 2009 International Business: A European Experience
This one-week study tour of Paris and its environs is designed for students interested in international business and European culture. Students have direct contact with French college students studying business and economics as well as visits to a variety of businesses. Emphasis is placed on conducting business overseas, currency issues, cultural issues, comparative marketing techniques, and basic international law. Prerequisite: Any 3 credit CCCC business/economics course or permission of instructor. BUS225-63 3 credits
Instructor: Neil Cronin
Dates: May 29 - June 6, 2009
*Estimated cost: $1,595 plus tuition and airfare
Paris 101
This study tour is offered in conjunction with International Business: A European Experience, but is intended for students, faculty, or community members who wish to travel to Paris and experience the pleasures of France. Day trips may include visits to Versailles, Fontainbleau, and Chartres. Instructor: Neil Cronin
Dates: May 29 - June 6, 2009
*Estimated cost: $1,595 plus tuition and airfare
Summer 2009 Seeing Scotland: Drawing & Writing
This course offers a unique experience for students interested in improving their drawing and writing skills and exploring Scotland’s many places of stunning historical and natural beauty. Students will appreciate the close relationship between drawing and writing through sharing their visual and literary expression. Ways of seeing through drawing and writing will be examined and the use of language both visual and literal will be applied and understood through exploring Scotland, the land, culture, and people. ART138-63 1 credit
Instructors: Scott Anderson and Dan McCullough
Dates: June 15 - 29, 2009
*Estimated cost: $3,000 plus airfare and tuition
Ireland: Yesterday and Today
Explore the Emerald Isle, from its stormy past to its emergence as a Celtic Tiger, on an eight-day study tour of Ireland’s history, culture, and connections to America. The course will expose students to the beauty, the tragedy and the glory of Ireland, through its scholarship, people and poetry. From two strategic locations, Dublin and Galway, students will embark on an exploration of Ireland with daylong field trips, lectures, and cultural opportunities. HIS241 3 credits
Instructor: Kate Martin
Dates: July 7 – 16, 2009
*Estimated cost: $1,700 plus airfare and tuition |
