EMU: El Salvador Program

El Salvador:

Poverty, Human Rights, and Health

July 16-July 30, 2010

El Salvador Youth

Village girl in El Salvador, SHARE image

Program Overview:

Known as “the little thumb of Central America,” El Salvador is struggling to heal the rifts in society and rebuild a viable political system after the 1980-92 civil war.

This field study program is the second part of a 2-course interdisciplinary sequence in Political Science and Health Administration. Students who take PLSC 390 (Poverty, Human Rights, and Health) as an on-campus course in Summer 2009 (3 credits) can choose to follow up with this field course, PLSC 391 (an additional 3 credits). The travel course consists of 15 days in El Salvador, including home stays and visits to rural villages. Local arrangements are organized by the SHARE Foundation, a grassroots non-profit dedicated to promoting understanding of the root causes of poverty and community organizing to address underlying issues of social injustice.

The course is designed to meet the comparative/international group requirements for the PLSC major, and the General Education “Global Awareness” requirements.

Program at a glance:

Dates:	July 16-July 30, 2010
Length:	15 days in El Salvador
Program Fee:	$1550*
Credits: 3	PLSC 391 (in addition to the 3 credit hours for the prerequisite on-campus course, PLSC 390, Summer 2009)

Academics/Prerequisites:

This field study program is the second part of a 2-course interdisciplinary sequence in Political Science. Students who take PLSC390 (Poverty, Human Rights, and Health) as an on-campus course in Summer 2009 (3 credits) follow up with this field course, PLSC 391 (an additional 3 credits). The course is designed to meet the comparative/international group requirements for the PLSC major, and the General Education “Global Awareness” requirements.

Faculty:

The course sequence is taught by Professors Judith Kullberg and Richard Stahler-Sholk (Political Science).

Dr. Kullberg is a specialist in comparative and international politics. Her research interests include civil society, democratization, and foreign policy, and she has extensive experience studying these issues in Russia.
Dr. Stahler-Sholk focuses on Latin American and comparative politics, social movements, and revolution. He lived in Nicaragua for five years and has been doing research and human rights work in Mexico since 1994.

Lesson in Salvadoran Agriculture
Farmer in El Salvador explaining how to plant fruit trees on volcanic hillsides

Costs

*Program fee does not include round-trip airfare or EMU tuition and fees. We will do everything possible to limit program costs as we monitor economic conditions beyond our control.

Program Price: $1450

Program fee includes:
• Lodging
• Museum and site admissions
• Lectures and guided tours
• Most meals and beverages
• International Student ID Card (EMU students)
• Health insurance (EMU students)

Program fee does not include:
• Round-trip international airfare
• EMU tuition and fees
• Some meals
• Personal expenses

Travel requirements

All participants must have a valid passport. If you have not yet applied for a passport, please do so immediately. Passports may take ten weeks or more to process. Applications can be obtained at any county court house, passport agency or designated post office. The expiration date of your passport must be at least six months after the tour ends. For complete passport information, including printable application forms, visit the State Department website at http://travel.state.gov/passport/index.html Participants who are NON-U.S. citizens may be required to have additional visas, depending on citizenship and are responsible for securing the necessary visas. The Office of Academic Programs Abroad at Eastern Michigan University will inform non-U.S. citizens about which steps to take to receive visas for countries on the itinerary. The Office of Academic Programs Abroad cannot be responsible for delays, detainments or losses incurred by non-U.S. citizens due to visa problems arising from their citizenships.

Health Requirements

No specific vaccinations are required for entry into El Salvador. Information on vaccinations and other health considerations, such as safe food and water precautions and insect bite protection, may be obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s hotline for international travelers at 1-877-FYI-TRIP (1-877-394-8747) or via the CDC’s Internet site at http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx. For information about outbreaks of infectious diseases abroad consult the World Health Organization’s (WHO) web site at http://www.who.int/en. Further health information for travelers is available at http://www.who.int/ith.

All EMU students enrolled in this program will be covered by CMI Study Abroad Health Insurance. For additional health resources in the area, visit our Health and Safety pages online.

Application Early Deadline: February 15, 2010

Final Application Deadline: April 12, 2010

www.emich.edu/abroad/application.html

Applications are currently being accepted! Do not delay, apply today. If you have any questions about applying, call us: 800.777.3541

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Cultural Night in Ita Maura

Welcome!

Eastern Michigan University students and faculty received a warm welcome in Ita Maura

Cultural Exchange

EMU students and the Ita Maura cultural exchange

Directive Council

The Ita Maura Directive Council representative addresses the questions of EMU students

Guest House in San Salvador

Hiking in Guazapa

Travel in Guazapa

Traveling in Guzapa



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Eastern Michigan University
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Voice: 734/487-2424 or 800/777-3541
FAX: 734/487-4377
Email:programs.abroad@emich.edu

Que Viva! SHARE staff.
SHARE Foundation Staff in San Salvador

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103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Voice: 734.487.2424 or toll free 1.800.777.3541
FAX: 734.487.4377
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