Category Archives: International study

Course Announcements, International study

Need a foreign language course? Try Swedish! Fall 2013

Need a foreign language course?  Try Swedish!  Fall 2013
 
Learn the language of the people who brought you Volvo, ABBA, the Welfare State, Vikings, IKEA and meatballs!  Swedish belongs to the Germanic family of languages, and has many similarities with English (verbs are a relative breeze).  Warning – class involves singing and eating, and great camaraderie.

SCAN 101 – Beginning Scandinavian I (Swedish)
M T W Th  9:00-9:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the FIRST course in the Swedish language sequence.  Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on basic skills: reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension.
 

SCAN 103 – Intermediate Scandinavian I (Swedish)
M T W Th  10:00-10:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the THIRD course in the Swedish language sequence.  Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on grammar, reading, discussion skills and writing through the study of authentic texts.
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Career opportunities, International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

Luce Week

The National and International Scholarships Program is offering a three-day informational event about the Luce Scholars Program.  The Luce is a one-year internship in Asia or Southeast-Asia, and designed specifically for students who do not have much prior experience in that region.  Starting August 28th, our office will offer an informational overview session, followed on August 29th with an informal discussion with a previous Luce scholar, and ending on August 30th with a workshop designed to help students begin to craft their personal statements.  Please forward this message to your students.
 
The dates and times are as follows, all events will be held in 514 IUB.
 
August 28th 2:00-3:00-informational session
August 29th 3:30-5:00-Discussion with former Luce Scholar
August 30th 3:30-5:00-Workshop on how to craft a Personal Statement
 
More information about the Luce can be found here: http://www.topscholars.illinois.edu/prestigious/luce.html
In The News, International study, Scholarships/Fellowships

U. of I. students, recent alumni named Fulbright Scholars

Dear Fellow Advisors,
 
Thank you so much for your support of our top students in pursuing opportunities such as the Fulbright.  From your nudges to get them to apply, to the letters of reference you painstakingly develop, you are helping these young scholars to aim high. We thought you might be interested in hearing about ten of these student’s recent successes in being named student Fulbright grantees (link to article).
 
The next Fulbright application deadline is September 3, so please continue referring students who would benefit from an international experience our way!
 
David
 
David Schug, Director
National and International Scholarships Program  |  University of Illinois
Illini Union Bookstore, 5th Floor, MC-317  |  807 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
ph: (217) 333-4710  |  fax: (217) 244-4851  |  topscholars@illinois.edu
Course Announcements, International study

Summer Session 1 BADM 380 Course

Will you please share this enrollment opportunity with your Business Minor students, prospective Business Minor students and all other of your interests students.  BADM 380 is a Business Minor Elective course.
 
BADM 380 International Business
 
Dear World Travelers:
 
You don’t need to leave Champaign-Urbana this summer to travel throughout the world of international business.  You may now enroll yourselves into the 2013 Summer Session 1 BADM 380-International Business course with Professor Marcelo Bucheli. 
 
The BADM 380 course(CRN 37497) is offered from May 13th until June 7th.   Classes will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 AM to 12:50 PM.
 
Enroll into BADM 380 and prepare yourselves for a real world business experience.
Course Announcements, International study

Scandinavian and Arctic Courses, Fall 2013

Scandinavian and Arctic Courses, Fall 2013
 

SCAN 199 – Freshman Seminar – Arctic Discovery: Images and Narratives of the Far North 
T Th  11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
3 credit hours
Dr. Anna Westerståhl Stenport
This course will focus on how humans have represented their interactions with the Arctic throughout history with an emphasis on the last 150 years, as imagined through mythology, literature, film, visual arts, and photography.  The course will discuss such tropes as the explorer and expedition journeys in service of nationalism and colonialism; cultural figurations of coldness, stillness, and passivity; representations of the environment and cultural practices by indigenous populations; pop culture renditions of changing geopolitical circumstances; and sustainability perspectives.   Involves a research component.
SCAN 496 – Special Topics: Arctic Narratives, Images and Cultures

T Th  2:00-3:20 PM
3 or 4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This course will investigate how humans have narrated their interactions with the Arctic over the past 1,000 years, and explore how this environment has been imagined through oral tradition, mythology, sagas, literature, and film.  Students in this course will be equipped to discuss environmental and societal changes in the Arctic in a long-term, historical perspective, and understand current cultural and political assumptions about the Arctic.  This course will feature authors from the Nordic region (all readings in English translation). No prerequisite; open to sophomores andabove.



SCAN 463 – Ibsen in Translation
T Th  12:30-1:50 PM
3 or 4 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course is dedicated to the major works of Henrik Ibsen, one of the most important playwrights in the history of modern drama.  Adapting an international and comparative perspective, the course situates Ibsen’s plays within the modern European and American drama tradition.   Same as CWL 463, THEA 483, ENGL 455
SCAN 252 – Viking Sagas in Translation
M W F  11:00-11:50 AM
3 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course will explore Old Norse/Icelandic literature in translation, including the various “kings’ sagas,” family sagas, mythical-heroic sagas, and romances. 
(This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and Western Comparative Culture course.)  Same as CWL 252 / MDVL 252.

SCAN 225 – Vikings & Volvos: Scandinavian History and Culture
M W F  2:00-2:50 PM
3 credit hours
Dr. Theo Malekin
This course will explore the last 1,000 years of Nordic history and culture, beginning with the age of the Vikings all the way down to the present era, in which the Nordic countries have emerged as industrial nations.  (This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a Literature and the Arts, and Western Comparative Culture course.)
 
SCAN 101 – Beginning Scandinavian I (Swedish)
M T W Th  9:00-9:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the FIRST course in the Swedish language sequence.  Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on basic skills: reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension.

SCAN 103 – Intermediate Scandinavian I (Swedish)
M T W Th  10:00-10:50 AM
4 credit hours
Dr. Mark Safstrom
This is the THIRD course in the Swedish language sequence.  Instruction is by immersion, emphasis is on grammar, reading, discussion skills and writing through the study of authentic texts.
Course Announcements, International study

GEOG 390: Geography of South Asia

New course offering for fall! Please pass along to any students who are interested in India and South Asia, or development and social movements more generally.

GEOG 390: Geography of South Asia
MW 1-2:20, Davenport 329
Prof. Trevor Birkenholtz

South Asia is one of the world’s most dynamic regions. This course examines Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in a global context, through three interrelated and overarching themes: 1. Political, economic and environmental transformation; 2. Social inequality and social change; 3. Governance, empowerment and social movements. In this class, we will examine the above processes in all of their dynamism by drawing on cutting edge theory from critical development studies, applied to numerous ongoing examples of practices and discourses of development throughout the South Asian region. Course format will include lectures, films, group-based work and seminar discussions.

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Course Announcements, International study

Course offerings for PORTUGUESE

Dear friends of the Portuguese Language and Brazilian Studies Program,

WE HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON YOU AGAIN TO PROMOTE OUR COURSES!

Attached please find the comprehensive list of courses for Fall 2013 in PDF format.

Students at large or those wishing to pursue a Minor or Major in Portuguese can start taking the language classes with a non-language class simultaneously if they want to move a little faster. Or they can choose to start with language only or culture only and decide if that’s what they want. I’m always available to talk to students and discuss the opportunities Portuguese and Brazilian studies can offer them.

Here is a list of all courses with some useful tips in bold:

These courses are taught in PORTUGUESE:

PORT 400 – Intensive Beginning Portuguese (100 level equivalent) – This is the very first semester of Port for those who have never taken Port, even if they are fluent in Spanish. Knowledge of Spanish, Italian, or French helps but does not replace the class.
1.     Intensive Beginning Portuguese     PORT 400-D    12:00 pm – 12:50 pm MWF
2.     Intensive Beginning Portuguese     PORT 400-D2   10:00 am – 10:50 am MWF
3.     Intensive Beginning Portuguese     PORT 400-B    11:00 pm – 11:50 am MWF
4.     Intensive Beginning Portuguese     PORT 400-E    2:00 pm – 2:50 pm MWF

PORT 401 – Intermediate Portuguese (Prerequisite PORT 400) This is the second semester of Port after PORT400 OR after a placement test.
1.     Intermediate Portuguese     PORT 401-C     11:00 am – 11:50 am MWF
2.     Intermediate Portuguese     PORT 401-X    12:00 am – 12:50 pm MWF
3.     Intermediate Portuguese     PORT 401-E     1:00 am – 1:50 pm MWF

PORT 200-C – Advanced Grammar (Prerequisite PORT 401) This is the 3rd semester upper-intermediate Port class after PORT401 OR a placement test.
1.     Advanced Grammar     PORT 200-C     3:30 pm – 4:50 pm MW

NEW!!! PORT 404-G – Luso Brazilian Culture – Topic: Portuguese for Business (Prerequisite PORT 401) This is the 3rd semester upper-intermediate Port class after PORT401 OR a placement test.
1.     Luso Brazilian Culture     Topic: Portuguese for Business    PORT 404-G     3:30 pm – 4:45 pm TR

These courses taught in ENGLISH but still count for the Major and Minor or as a cultural requirement. These courses have no prerequisite.

PORT 404-I -Luso-Brazilian Culture     Topic: Doing Business in Brazil (No prerequisite, taught in English)
1.     Luso Brazilian Culture     Topic:  Doing Business in Brazil     PORT 404-I     5:00 pm – 6:15 pm TR

NEW!!! PORT 199 BC – Introduction to Brazilian Studies (No prerequisite, taught in English – meets w/ LAST199) (No prerequisite, taught in English)
1.     Intro to Brazilian Studies     PORT 199-BC     6:30 pm – 7:45 pm TR

Your help is crucial to the success of our program as well as the success of our students! Please, let me know how else I can make recommending Portuguese easier for you.

Cheers, abraços,
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Course Announcements, International study, Majors/Minors

Spanish Minor and Class registration Information

Thank you for your interest in the Spanish minor. Please go to my advising webpage below. Then click on the links to minor requirements. Read about how and when to declare a Spanish minor. Also, scroll down to the bottom of the minor link (click on the word MINOR) and you will find a plan sheet that clearly lists the courses and the sequence. SINCE THE COURSES ARE RESTRICTED TO MAJORS EACH SEMESTER UNTIL AFTER PRIORITY REGISTRATION ENDS (EVEN FOR JAMES SCHOLARS). THE DATE AND TIME THESE COURSES WILL BE RELEASED TO NON-MAJORS WILL ALWAYS BE FOUND UNDER THE “EXPAND ALL” LINK ON MY.ILLINOIS OR IN THE COURSE INFORMATION ON THE CRN LINK NEXT TO THE OPEN SECTION CHECK BOX WHILE REGISTERING FOR COURSES EACH SEMESTER. You will want to investigate the study abroad link and look at programs that mirror UIUC courses if you want to access courses for the minor. Basically, after you have finished 200, 204 and 228, and one of the 25_ level courses, you can go abroad to finish it if you choose a program that offers the courses you will need. Attached to the following URL also is a summary sheet for the minor.This also discusses how you can find placement scores and/or take the proficiecy test in order to figure out your proper starting point.
http://www.sip.illinois.edu/spanish/advising/programs/documents/MinorRequirmentsHandout.pdf

The link to the schedule of MINOR INFORMATION MEETINGS  for the fall 13 semester will be posted on my webpage(below) when available. Come to find ask questions about study abroad, how and when to declare the minor or bring your INTENT TO DECLARE A CAMPUS MINOR  form to the minor information meetings along with a print out of your academic record proving completion of 200, 204 and 228. Finally, if you would like to speak to me in person, come in to my walk-in hours which are posted on the main advising page(below). Thank you for your interest and I look forward to meeting you should you decide to become a Spanish minor in SIP.

Regards,

Beth Chasco
Undergraduate Spanish Advisor
Walk-in hours posted weekly on:
http://www.sip.illinois.edu/spanish/advising/

Course Announcements, International study

ACES South Africa Wildlife Discover Program

ACES African Wildlife Discovery Study Tour to South Africa still has 2 spots available for this summer. This is a faculty led spring-summer study tour. Students will receive 2 hours credit in ANSC 398. Pre-departure courses meet on Mondays, 6pm in 428 Mumford Hall.
Program Dates with spaces (1 spot each).
Group 3
June 26 – July 10

Group 4
July 16 – July 30

Tentative Itinerary

Pretoria – 2 days
– WBRC Frozen Zoo
– Pretoria Zoo
Hazyview- 3 days
– Elephant Sanctuary
– Moholoholo Rehab Centre
– Rhino Sanctuary
Kruger park – 4 days
– Largest National Park in South
Africa
Sabi Sands – 6 days
– Private Game Reserve animal behavior education)
(location of most tracking
Program Fees are estimated at $6000.
More information is available at

Interested students should send and email to Meredith Blumthal, mblumtha@illinois.edu
Course Announcements, Informational Meeting, International study

Sierra Leone Global Health and Nutrition Semester Program

The Global Health, Nutrition, Water and Sanitation Program is the opportunity of a lifetime for students to learn about global health while experiencing and living in a rich West African culture. The program is part of a historical collaborative effort between the University of Illinois and Njala University in Sierra Leone. Some courses will be co-taught by faculty from Njala and Illinois and some courses will also include Njala University’s honors students. Through coursework, field excursions, and an internship, this program will take place this fall and puts you in direct contact with the social and economic realities of communities working to improve public health in Sierra Leone. For more information, please attend our information session in 3019 Huff Hall, on Tuesday April 9 at 2:00 p.m.
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