Category Archives: Study Abroad

Course Announcements, Study Abroad

Stockholm Summer Arctic Program

SAO-LAS: Stockholm Summer Arctic Program: Application Deadline extended to March 15th!
  
This summer, discover how melting glaciers and sea ice are altering one of the world’s great wildernesses and changing the lives of Nordic and indigenous people. In this intensive five-week program, learn about issues related to climate change and human presence in the Arctic through interdisciplinary perspectives. Industrial heritage studies with relevance to heritage management will be another focus of the program. 

University of Illinois students will participate with students from KTH-Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and will spend two weeks in the Arctic. Field site locations include Northern Sweden, Kiruna, and the Swedish mountains at the Tarfala and Abisko Research Stations.  

2014 Program Dates: June 2 – July 4, 2014
6 Hours of pre-approved credit available as one of the following cross-listings: GLBL 386, SCAN 386, or SESE 386
 
Program contacts:
Kristen Stout, Study Abroad Office Advisor for programming in mainland Europe (kmstrom2@illinois.edu)

Alison Anders, Geology Department
amanders@illinois.edu

Jonathan Tomkin, Associate Director, School of Earth, Society, and Environmental Administration
tomkin@illinois.edu

Apply to the program at the following address:
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Scholarships/Fellowships, Study Abroad

James Scholars: Come to England in August!

Calling all James Scholars (Freshmen/Sophomores/Juniors)
You’re invited to spend 2 weeks in England this coming August!
 
INFO SESSION: this Thursday February 27th
323 Mumford Hall
5:30pm
 
 
SUMMER STUDY TOUR for JAMES SCHOLARS // 3 CREDIT HOURS
ACES 298: Marketing and Cultural Economy of Food as Heritage *all majors welcome
Location: Shropshire, England
Dates: August 7, 2014-August 17, 2014
Application Deadline: March 17, 2014
Program Summary: This program explores an entire region – the most rural, beautiful, and sparsely populated of England. We will study market towns, farms, breweries, pubs, tea rooms, restaurants and food stores, as well as Ironbridge Gorge (home of the Industrial Revolution which, among other achievements, gave us cast iron cookware that revolutionized the kitchen) and the nearby multicultural metropolis of Birmingham where the Cadbury family established its chocolate empire. Includes pre and post-departure coursework on campus.
(APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH!)
Cost: $2700 (includes program fee, airfare, housing, & most meals and entrance to museums and other sites)
 
 
 
For more information, contact:
Jessa Barnard
Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics (ACE)
304C Mumford Hall
Jbecker2@illinois.edu
International study, Scholarships/Fellowships, Study Abroad

Scholarships DEADLINE EXTENDED for study in Israel or India

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDY IN ISRAEL OR INDIA AVAILABLE
Funding is available through the Arie & Ida Crown Study Abroad in Israel Scholarship and the Charles Wert India-Illinois Scholarship for undergraduates participating in a university approved, credit-bearing study abroad program. Extended Deadline: March 7, 2014 at 11:59PM. Contact apurnell@illinois.edu to apply.
 
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2nd half-session courses, Course Announcements, Study Abroad

Course options for students interested/returning from study abroad

1.       ANTH/GLBL 227- UNPACKING INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE (no prerequisite, open to all majors)
CRN 60076
Lecture-Discussion
1
12:00 PM – 01:50 PM
T
106B3 Engineering Hall
Course is designed to help students unpack their international study abroad experience, learn how to market the soft skills they gained abroad and explore professional options once they graduate.  Guest presenters from the Career Center and other units provide practical advice on how to maximize the post-study abroad experience.
·         Starts March 18th.
·         For more info contact: Nicole Tami (tami@illinois.edu)

Come share your stories

• Market the valuable hands-on experiences you gained abroad

• Connect with other study abroad returnees

• Explore next steps for working or living abroad after you graduate

• Plug into international networks

Through in-class activities, group discussions, and writing exercises, you’ll reflect on your experiences and sharpen the professional tools and transferable skills you picked up along the way.

ANTH/GLBL 227: Second 8-weeks course Tuesdays, noon-1:50 pm | Starts March 18, 2014

2.       PRE-DEPARTURE FOR STUDY ABROAD-Course begins week of March 17 CMN 199 section A; M 4-550 CMN 199 section B; W 4-440
Studying abroad can be exhilarating, transformative, and stressful. The optional, one-hour course has been developed specifically to prepare students from across departments and colleges to get the most from their upcoming Study Abroad experience.  This course will address a range of issues such as:
·         Getting the most from relationships with host nationals
·         The values and expectations you unknowingly bring to encounters with your hosts
·         The most difficult part of having to live daily in another language
·         Culture shock
·         For more info contact: Michele Koven (mkoven@illinois.edu)
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Study Abroad, Undergraduate research

ACES IN CHINA

Attention:  University of Illinois Students
 
Did you know that you could travel to Zhejiang University, in China, earn 6 credit hours & conduct research in a lab this summer? Along with visiting industries and cultural sites!
 
ACES CHINA SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM
 
DATES:  MAY 19-JULY 1, 2014.
 
APPLICATION DEADLINE: EXTENDED TO EARLY MARCH
 
Travel with a FSHN faculty member and advisor to China. Learn about the culture and language while earning credit. In today’s competitive market place it is becoming so much more important to have cultural competency. As you have been told before, employers are looking for candidates who have an understanding of global context in which work is done. Having this study abroad experience will give you specific experiences to articulate on your resume and talk about during interviews.
 
APPLY:  www.studyabroad.illinois.edu – Click “Programs” and enter “ACES” in the field of program name.
 
QUESTIONS?  Contact M. Blumthal, 333-3380 or aces-studyabroad@illinois.edu.
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Course Announcements, International study, Study Abroad

Global Studies Courses Abroad Spring/Summer 2014

EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN ANDEAN ECUADOR (GLBL 298) Ecuador
 
This newly expanded course for UIUC undergraduates offers 6 weeks in Ecuador over the summer and 6 credit hours awarded in the spring. The course includes theoretical explorations of development and education, an ethnographic field school, and service learning abroad. The course begins in the second half of the spring semester with a theoretical and practical orientation led by Prof. Kate Grim-Feinberg, who specializes in elementary education in the Andes. While abroad, students engage in service learning by creating and conducting a month-long summer enrichment experience for children in the small, lower income community of Lumbisí, just outside of Quito. Students also conduct ethnographic inquiry projects guided by anthropologist Julie Williams, professor at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Students spend 6 weeks in Lumbisí and live with families in the community. Some knowledge of Spanish is highly recommended but not required. Contact Prof. Kate Grim-Feinberg kgrimfe2@illinois.edu with questions.
 
Dates abroad: June 29-August 9, 2014
 
Information Sessions:
Dates: Mon, Feb 10 and Wed, Feb 26
Time: 4-5 pm
Location: 200 International Studies Building
 
 
Application deadline: March 1, 2014.
For more information and to apply for the course through the Study Abroad Office, go to https://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10825
 
Environment and Society in a Changing Arctic
Ecuador
Spend your summer in the land of the midnight sun: Stockholm, Sweden, and the Arctic Circle. In this intensive six-week course—for science and non-science students—discover how climate change is altering one of the world’s great wildernesses and then conduct research that will help map a sustainable future.
 
Dates abroad: June 2-July 14
Deadline: February 15, 2014
 
Migration: Nomadism, Civility and Settlement
Cambridge
Study contemporary migration in Pavia, Italy, through a historical lens to appreciate the complex relationship between residents and newcomers. Gain a critical understanding of the power of narratives and the representation of others as we meet migrant communities, activists, and local students.
 
Dates abroad: May 22-June 4
 
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Informational Meeting, International study, Study Abroad

Study Abroad Course in Vienna, Info session on Feb 6

PS 300 Special Topics: World War I and International Relations Theory
 
VIENNA, AUSTRIA May 18-June 15 first summer session
 
 Study where it all started!
This summer the political science department will once again offer a study abroad course in Vienna with Prof. Vasquez. This year it is a new course–PS 300: World War I and International Relations Theory in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of World War I. The course counts as an upper-level course in the major and will culminate in a two-day undergraduate research conference in Salzburg at the Schloss Leopoldskron, where the Sound of Music was filmed (see below). The course will be given in the first summer session May 18-June 15 in Austria. Two long weekends provide an opportunity to travel in Europe. Contact Prof. Vasquez for more information at vasqueja@illinois.edu

Extended Application deadline: Feb 10
Info session: Thursday, Feb 6 at 7pm in DKH, room 209
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Since  2014 is the 100th Anniversary of World War I; I am giving a course on:

PS 300 Special Topics: World War I and International Relations Theory

Instructor, John Vasquez

An analysis of the outbreak and spread of World War I in light of international relations theory and research from the field of peace science. Emphasis is placed on the role of alliances, rivalry, repeated crises, arms races, and territorial disputes and how these affected decision making in individual countries. Students prepare a paper using recent data and historical information.

Study where it all started

VIENNA, AUSTRIA May 18-June 15 first summer session

 

This year we will spend three days in Salzburg at the conference center of the Schloss Leopoldskron (see above) where the Sound of Music was filmed.  You will present papers related to the course there.

Optional excursions to Munich, Italy (Florence), Prague, or Budapest

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Course Announcements, Study Abroad

Summer 14 SAO-LAS Stockholm Summer Arctic Program

SAO-LAS: Stockholm Summer Arctic Program(GLBL/SESE/SCAN386 at 6 credits)
 
2014 Program Dates: June 2 – July 4
Study Abroad Office Application Deadline: March 1
 
In this intensive five-week program – for science and non-science students – discover how climate change is altering one of the world’s great wildernesses and then conduct research that will help map a sustainable future for the Arctic. UIUC students participate together with students from Sweden’s KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The first part of the program will take place in Stockholm.  This year’s field sites will be located in Northern Sweden, with time spent in Kiruna, followed a stay in the Swedish mountains at the Tarfala Research Station, and ending with a stay at the Abisko Research Station near Lake Torne Träsk.  
 
Applicants must have junior status or consent of the instructor.
 
Program contacts:
Jonathan Tomkin, Associate Director, School of Earth, Society, and Environment (tomkin@illinois.edu) 
Alison Anders, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Geology (amanders@illinois.edu)
Kristen Stout, Study Abroad Office Advisor for programming in mainland Europe (kmstrom2@illinois.edu) 
 
Apply to the program at the following address:
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