Opportunities to Study Abroad
FOR HONORS STUDENTS ONLY:
HONORS SEMESTER IN WALES WITH UNCW
Again for spring 2010, the Honors Scholars Program at the University of North Carolina Wilmington will sponsor a semester study abroad program in Wales at Swansea University, winner of the coveted London Times award for “best student experience” among British universities, as determined by student votes. We welcome honors students from universities across the United States to join us!!!!!
The semester will be hosted by Dr. Jim Herstine, Associate Professor in the Department of Health and Applied Human Sciences at UNCW. Dr. Herstine holds teaching responsibilities in the Parks and Recreation Management Program and the Environmental Studies Program at UNC Wilmington.
The Setting: Swansea University, overlooking Swansea Bay, is situated within a large area of landscaped parkland within walking distance of the city center. To the west is the lovely Gower Peninsula with its broad bays and sandy coves. Swansea is a modern city of 200,000 with well-equipped leisure centers and cultural facilities. Swansea can be reached by train from London in about 3 hours.
Course of study: Honors Students may earn 17 credits at Swansea as follows:
Ø Honors seminar (Understanding and Experiencing Leisure and Recreation in the United Kingdom): 2 credits
Ø Pre-sessional Course or Internship: 3 credits (see www.swan.ac.uk/sao <http://www.swan.ac.uk/sao> for more information)
Ø Courses of the student's choice from the Swansea catalog: 12 credits
Students from any major are welcome. Students must be honors students in good standing at their home universities. The students will be actively assisted by the American Studies Office at Swansea University in course selection. Course information is available at: www.swan.ac.uk/sao <http://www.swan.ac.uk/sao> . Dr. Herstine will teach the honors enrichment seminar (Topic: "Understanding and Experiencing Leisure and Recreation in the United Kingdom”) and will arrange field trips, social gatherings, and other events.
Housing: Students will live with British students in the Hendrefoilan Student Village, an apartment style living arrangement.
Ø Arrival: approximately January 8, 2010
Ø Pre-semester Course: approximately January 11 – 21, 2010
Ø Classes start: approximately January 25, 2010
Ø Easter vacation: approximately March 20 – April 18 (free time to travel on your own—yes, this is really 4 weeks!!!!!)
Ø Semester ends (departure date): approximately June 8, 2010
Costs and Application: $8,700 (this figure is approximate at this time but deemed to be fairly accurate). The cost includes tuition and fees, accommodations, study abroad health insurance, orientation, a bedding packet (including duvet), local bus pass and scheduled field trips. Not included are airfare, meals, and books.
The first deposit of $200 (non-refundable) is due September 30, 2009 with completed application. The rest of the payment may be made in installments - early November and early December. (Late applications will be accepted with a $40 late fee on a "space available" basis.)
Applications may be requested from the Office of International Programs, UNCW, Wilmington, NC 28403-5965. E-mail: pikek@uncw.edu
I hope you can join us for the limited number of spaces on this unique opportunity to live and study in the UK. More information about the program is available at: http://www.uncw.edu/intprogs/uk-wales-swansea_flyer08-09.html
Please feel free to contact:
Dr. Jim Herstine (herstinej@uncw.edu,) or
Kara Pike, Assistant Director of Education Abroad (pikek@uncw.edu) with any questions.
UNC-CH Honors London Program
The enrollment period for the Spring 2010 semester has begun and we would like to invite honors students to apply. UNC-CH recently purchased a building in Bloomsbury to house the Honors London program. We're very committed to developing that facility and the program as assets for students from all of the UNC system campuses. For more information see http://studyabroad.unc.edu/programs.cfm?pk=10
The University of Arizona and the Center for Mesoamerican Research (CIRMA)
invite you to participate in an honors study abroad program in Antigua,
Guatemala. This is a summer, spring and/or fall semester program. Students
receive a University of Arizona transcript and can take courses for honors credit.
Program highlights include:
* a variety of Latin American Studies, History, Anthropology, Environmental
Studies and Spanish classes, taught by professors, scholars, and practitioners
from Central America. Students can also study a Mayan language.
* classes give an in-depth and on-the-ground view of contemporary social
justice, peace and development issues.
* engaging field trips throughout Guatemala related to course material.
* opportunities to travel on your own (Guatemala is incredibly beautiful,
complex and fascinating!)
* a home stay with a Guatemalan family.
* for-credit internships at CIRMA and use of CIRMA's extensive research library.
Honors students can do research for their classes and/or a thesis at CIRMA.
CIRMA is located in a stunningly beautiful colonial mansion in the center of
Antigua, Guatemala.
* internships and volunteer opportunities in the surrounding community.
* a colloquium series that brings in renowned political, social and cultural
leaders to dialogue with the study abroad students.
For photos and to read what a current student has to say about her experience
in Guatemala, read the blog "A brief interlude of sensational experience":
http://lauraebuchanan.blogspot.com/
A few spots are still open for summer and fall 2009! Deadline to apply for
summer is April 1; deadline for fall is April 15.
For more information, contact Jill Calderon at the UA Study Abroad office: jcaldero@email.arizona.edu
