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Eastern Michigan University
Academic Programs Abroad
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI, USA 48197
734. 487.2424
800.777.3541
programs.abroad@emich.edu
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Spring and Summer Programs: Apply by February 15 for first consideration!
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China
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Tibet Cultural History Tour 2010
June 1-June 27
Travel
with experienced faculty and visit Shanghai, Nanjing, Shaolin,
Beijing, Xian, and Lhasa, Tibet (optional). The China
Plus Tibet Tour (CCHT) is a 20 or 26 day tour that
begins in Shanghai and ends in Xian or Lhasa. Three to six
EMU credits available in History, Political Science, Art,
and possibly Literature or Religion.
Fenz Scholarship available! |
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Asian
Cultural History Tour 2010
Vietnam-Cambodia-Thailand-China
Plus Tibet Option
May 13-June 17
Travel
with experienced faculty and visit Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue,
Saigon, Siem Reap, Angkor, Bangkok, Shanghai, Nanjing, Shaolin,
Beijing, Xian and Lhasa, Tibet
Up to six EMU credits available in History, Political Science,
Art, Literature and possibly Religion.
Fenz Scholarship available! |
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Vietnam-Cambodia-Thailand
Cultural History Tour 2010
May 13-June 1
Travel
with experienced faculty and visit Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue,
Saigon, Siem Reap, Angkor, and Bangkok.
Three
to six EMU credits available in History, Political Science.
Art, Literature, and possibly Religion.
Fenz Scholarship available! |
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Summer European Cultural History Tour
May 20-July 29 , 2010
70 days, and the experience of a lifetime! England, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and Turkey. Earn twelve hours of college credit in the humanities and social sciences in an interdisciplinary program that visits major cities and small towns in both Western Europe and the Mediterranean.
Fenz Scholarship available! |
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Western European Cultural History Tour
May 20-June 24, 2010
35 days of immersion in Western European art, history and culture in Western Europe: London, Paris, Rhine River Valley, Berlin, Prague, Amsterdam, Vienna and Munich. Courses are interdisciplinary, and experiential learning is integrated into the daily site visits. Earn six hours of college credit in the humanities and social sciences.
Fenz Scholarship available! |
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Mediterranean Cultural History Tour
June 24 - July 29, 2010
35 days of Mediterranean adventure and discovery! Travel with experienced faculty and study while you experience 12 cities in three countries in Europe: Switzerland, Italy and Greece: Zurich, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Pompeii, Brindisi, Olympia, Nafplion, Thessaloniki, Meteora, Crete Delphi and Athens. Earn six hours of college credit in the humanities and social sciences in an interdisciplinary program.
Fenz Scholarship available!
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Film and Italian Culture
July 5 - July 12, 2010
The Film and Italian Culture program integrates experiential learning in the culture with traditional coursework and class sessions to provide a deeper and richer understanding of content.
Students in the Film and Italian Culture program benefit from lectures and site visits with professors of Art, and History in a unique interdisciplinary learning environment in Rome.
Professor Henry Aldridge will teach Film and Italian Culture. Students will be enrolled in CTAT 379 for three credits. This special low-cost tour is designed expressly for EMU students.
Fenz Scholarship available!
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Mexico: The Route of Cortez
April 24 - May 1, 2010
Follow the route of Cortez through southern and central Mexico. Students travel and learn about Mexican cultures and globalization while experiencing a wide range of settings: from tropical coasts to semi-arid highlands, from rural fishing and agricultural villages to one of the largest cities in the world, and from the most ancient civilizations to the modern.
ANTH 379 Mexico: The Route of Cortez, 3 undergrad credits
ANTH 599 3 graduate credits. |
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Business and Culture in Mexico
Earn six credits in International Business and Culture, while engaging in experiential learning. Business and Culture in Mexico is a six week program offered in collaboration with ITAM to undergraduate students as a unique chance to learn about Mexico's business environment and contributions to this new global economy. Instituto Technológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) is recognized as being one of the top five business schools in Mexico.
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Earn three credits (Litr. 479/480/592) studying the works of some of the most influential novelists of the last century in one of the world’s most beautiful cities. Learn how European artistic and philosophical movements influenced American writers, including those involved in the Harlem Renaissance and Civil Rights Movements. Visit the cafes, museums and monuments that served as their sources of inspiration. No French is required.
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Reutlingen Short Course Graduate Business Programs in Germany
Spend two weeks in Reutlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany. Earn three elective credits toward your MBA. Knowledge of German is not required, MGMT 592 Special topics: Simulation in Germany, is taught in English.
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Graphic Design at the London College of Communication
May 19-June 4, 2010
Study Graphic communication at the London College of Communication. British design professionals, studio and museum visits, studio projects, and a lecture programme will contextualise the contemporary cultural and social landscape of British design. 3 credits in Art.
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International Business & French at ICN Business School, Metz
Live in beautiful Metz in eastern France, three hours from Paris, while earning six credit hours: three credits in International Business and three credits in French Language and Culture (FRNH 279). Classes alternate with visits to companies, governmental organizations and historical sites.
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El Salvador: Poverty, Human Rights, and Health
July 16-July 30, 2010
The study abroad program consists of 15 full 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.
Earn three credits in PLSC 391 ( 3 credits), Pre-requisite: PLSC 390 (Poverty, Human Rights, and Health) taken as an on-campus course in Summer 2009 (3 credits). This field study program is the second part of a 2-course sequence in Political Science.
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Culture History and Archaeology
in Post-Communist Albania
Summer, 2010
Students can be a part of historic developments in Albania with guided culture history tours between Tirana (the nation’s capital) and the southern city of Gjirokastra, which itself is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Students will have museum tours and lectures, visit archaeological sites (of the Illyrian-Hellenic, Illyrian-Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods), learn about the nation’s unique Bektashi Islamic order, and learn about the transition from communism from members of the generation experiencing it first-hand. Students will also learn the basics of archaeological fieldwork as they join Albanian students in one week of excavations at an Illyrian Roman period site while staying in Gjirokastra.
Undergraduate: ANTH 379 Culture History and Archaeology in Albania, 3 credits
Graduate: ANTH 599 Culture History and Archaeology in Albania, 3 credits
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Ecuador and the Galàpagos Islands
June 30-July 17, 2010
On this 18-day intensive field course we will focus on the ecology, evolution and conservation of the Ecuadorian rainforest and Galápagos Islands. Students can experience the beauty and fragility of tropical ecosystems directly by their sense of vision, touch, and smell. Galápagos is a world-class destination for a safe experience of pristine ecosystems. Crtedits in Biology, Earth Science, and Travel and Tourism available!
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Earn three graduate credits in Literature 592 or three credits in Literature 479 (for seniors) on this Summer Break tour. You will stay in central London, England, and a day in Stratford. This class is designed as an intensive study-abroad seminar for high-school English teachers who teach Shakespeare, or for students who plan to teach his plays.
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Korea Program: Teach and Learn in Korea
August-December 2010
A program fully sponosored by the Korean Ministry of Education
- SPCI 240: Pre-Clinical:Cognitive Impairment, 3 credits, undergraduate studentss
- SPCI 499, Independent Study: Students with Cultural and Linguistic Differences, 3 credits, undergraduate students
- SPCI 680, Special Topics: Students with Cultural and Linguistic Differences, 2 credits, Graduate students
- SPCI 586, Practicum in Special Education: 4 credits, graduate students
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Children's Literature in Oxford
Students in the Children’s Literature Studies program at Eastern Michigan University will read the work of three major British fantasy writers—Carroll, Pullman, and Lewis. In the second part of the program, we will visit historic Oxford, the area that profoundly influenced each of these writers and where Pullman now resides. Three credits: Lit 479/592
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The Social Impact of Technology in Italy
May 29 –June 13, 2009
Study the social impact of technology at Pompeii, Herculaneum, and other National Historic Sites impacted by the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. near Naples, Italy. Go back in time to explore the roots of Roman culture by visiting Greek, Arabic, and Roman sites in Sicily. This two-week interdisciplinary experience will examine the relationship between culture and technology evidenced in ancient transportation, industry, water and power, architecture, and various domestic technologies.
Offered again in 2011 |
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Academic Programs Abroad
Eastern Michigan University
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Voice: 734.487.2424 or toll free 800.777.3541
FAX: 734.487.4377
E-mail : Programs Abroad |
