Description

Course Dates
Pre-travel course dates/times/locations are to-be-determined.

Required Courses (5)

* English 211: British Literature I (HU) or English 396: Literature and History (3 cr)
- Dr. Jeanie Grant Moore (preliminary 2010 syllabus)
- Prerequisite: Any Writing-Based Inquiry Seminar (WBIS 188), or English 101, or English 110.

* English 396
- Prerequisite: English 281 or consent of instructor; with a different subtitle, this course may be taken twice with the signature of the department chair.

* Geography 331 (SS) (3 cr)
- European Geography
- Prerequisite: None
- Dr. Heike Alberts (preliminary 2010 syllabus)

* Interdisciplinary Studies 350 (3 cr)
- Modern Germany: From Division to Reunification
- Prerequisite: None
- Dr. Monika Hohbein-Deegen (preliminary 2010 syllabus)

* Liberal Studies 200 - (HU) (3 cr)
- Culture and Values
- Prerequisite: None
- Dr. John Minniear (preliminary 2010 syllabus)

* Liberal Studies 307 - (3 cr)
- Encountering the Arts
- Prerequisite: None
- Dr. John Minniear (preliminary 2010 syllabus)

Optional Course

International Studies 333 1 unit (cr.)
Study Tour
Prerequisites: none; syllabus

If you request enrollment in this course on the study abroad application, you will be automatically enrolled and will not be contacted about the coursework involved. Assignments for this course must be done independently. Contact the Office of International Education with questions.

Highlights

Take part in our "European Odyssey" and earn 15-16 credits in a global classroom!
* Explore historic sites, museums, galleries, concert halls, theatres, universities and civic / community centers - in class!
* Gain a global perspective of Europe.
* Earn general education credits in the Social Sciences (SS) and Humanities (HU).
* Travel to other destinations on your own (optional)!

The Faculty

Qualified and committed faculty have crafted this program to be intellectually stimulating, educationally challenging and personally enjoyable. Dr. John Minniear from the Department of Music and Liberal studies will be in residence with the student group throughout the semester. His courses focuses on culture, values and the arts. Three additional faculty will spend two weeks each in residence while teaching courses: Dr. Monika Hohbein-Deegen from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and International Studies will focus on the separation and reunification of Germany, Dr. Heike Alberts from the Department of Geography will focus on European geography and Dr. Simon Sibelman from the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will focus on the Betrayal of the Western Liberal Tradition in WW II France.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• English
• English Literature
• Geography
• Interdisciplinary
• International Relations
• Liberal Arts

Cost in US$:

13,128 USD Total Estimated Expenses

Program Fees Include:

The more who sign up for this program, the lower the cost per participant will be. You can help lower your cost to study abroad by recruiting friends and classmates to join you in this experience!

Program Fee Estimate
* 9,998 USD The program fee estimate for spring 2010 based on a minimum of 11 students participating

Expenses in U.S. Dollars
100 USD Application Fee (200 USD for out-of-state applicants)
100 USD Passport & Pictures
950 USD International Airfare (estimated between 775 USD - 950 USD)
varies: Immunizations
1,150 USD Total Pre-travel Expense Estimate (plus immunizations)

Expenses in Foreign Currency (European Euro = EUR)
EUR 850 Meals (ABSOLUTE MINIMUM)
EUR 0 Local Transportation (Included in Program Fee where walking isn't feasible; plan extra if you will take taxis)
varies: Internet access
EUR 485 Personal Spending Money (EUR 225 - EUR 745)
EUR 1,335 Total Expense Estimate while Abroad

13,128 USD Total Estimated Expenses

*Indicates the expense will appear on your UW Oshkosh student account.

Program fees cover course-related expenses (no tuition is assessed); airfare from Chicago O'Hare; accommodations as listed on the finalized itinerary; some breakfasts; tours/visits (including transportation and entrance fees) listed on the finalized itinerary; pre-travel orientation; and international health insurance. The program itinerary may be tentative and will not be finalized until approximately two weeks before departure.

Program fees do not cover items not specifically mentioned above such as trip cancellation and baggage insurance; passports; immunizations; transportation between participant's hometown and O'Hare; some breakfasts; all lunches & dinners; all other food and beverages not listed above; local transportation costs not associated with the itinerary; internet access even when such access is shown as being available in a particular accommodation (internet access is never guaranteed); and all expenses of a purely personal nature. Estimates for some of these expenses have been included. Fees for a single room are available upon request.

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typically Participants Work

in Groups