Spring Semester 2009: Includes 8 weeks at MSU (January 12 to March 6, 2009) and 8 weeks in Tropea, Italy (March 14 to May 8, 2009)
Approx. cost: $6,700 for 8 weeks in Tropea, Italy
Contact: Maria Bevacqua
Students will receive 18 credits for this cultural study experience.This program takes place both on campus and in beautiful Tropea, Italy. The first eight weeks of the semester is spent at Minnesota State Mankato learning communication skills and the cultural characteristics of the Tropea area. The remaining eight weeks is spent in intensive language and culture studies in the beautiful coastal city of Tropea, Italy.
At Piccola Universita Italiana Cultural studies will include planned excursions into the surrounding area (identified below), student sessions with fifth year high school students, as well as interactions with local residents. One MSU faculty member will be traveling with the group to Tropea to help with activities during the first two weeks in Italy. In Tropea, Minnesota State Mankato students will have single rooms in shared apartments with kitchenettes, where they will be able to practice their Italian culinary skills.
Cultural excursions included Travel experiences in the study abroad package are to Sicily, Calabria, and Pompeii. Messina & Teatro Greco di Taormina, Locri & Gerace, Cosenza & Altomonte, Crotone, Le Castella, Isola Capo Rizzuto e Santa Severina, Vibo/Pizzo: Castello Normanno Svevo, Castello Aragonese & Chiesetta di Piedigrotta, Scilla & Museo Nazionale di Reggio Calabria, Serra San Bruno - Visita alla Certosa.
Spring Semester: Wed. 3-5:45 p.m. (3 cr)
Classes: POLS 201/410/510
Approx. Cost: Tour Cost $3,400-3600
$500 deposit due late November 2008.
Contact: Dr. Joseph Kunkel at joseph.kunkel@mnsu.edu
Tour: Spring Break March 5- 15, 2009
Itinerary:
Approx. Cost: $3400 - $3500
December 29, 2008 to January 11, 2009 (12 nights)
Contact: Tamara Wilkins, Law Enforcement at tamara.wilkins@mnsu.edu
Colleen Clarke, Law Enforcement at colleen.clarke@mnsu.edu
This MSU, Mankato Criminal Justice course offers students credits in political science and/or law enforcement through international travel and study. The tentative trip itinerary is as follows:
December 29: Depart MSP for London via Chicago on American Airlines.
December 30: Arrive London, and transfer to Holiday Inn Forum, with an orientation tour of the city en route.
December 31: Optional full-day guided excursion to Stonehenge and Bath. Celebrate New Year’s at Trafalgar Square in London.
January 1: Visit the Tower of London and Bow Street Police Station (the first police station). Evening “Jack the Ripper” walking tour.
January 2: Visit the London Dungeon and visit with local police officers.
January 3: Free day in London.
January 4: Leave London via train to Edinburgh, Scotland. Arrive and transfer to Jury’s Inn with orientation tour en route.
January 5: Visit the Castle and Mary King’s Close.
January 6: Morning in Edinburgh. Depart Edinburgh late afternoon for a drive to the western coastal city of Stranraer, Scotland. We spend the night in Stranraer.
January 7: Depart Stranraer via ferry boat to Belfast, Ireland. Orientation of Belfast with guided murals tour of the Shankill and Falls Road area. Travel via private motorcoach to Dublin. Arrive and transfer to Trinity Capital Hotel, with orientation tour of city.
January 8: Tour Trinity College, including the Book of Kells, and visit Kilmainham Gaol, where the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were imprisoned and executed.
January 9: Tentative plans to meet with Dublin police officials.
January 10: Free day for independent exploration.
January 11: Depart Dublin for Minneapolis via Chicago on American Airlines.
Our students experience personal growth through interaction with citizens, educational institutes and criminal justice organizations in the cities throughout the tour. This excursion to a variety of British Isles cities presents a learning experience for students to enjoy local cultures, differing perspectives on terrorism and comparative criminal justice institutions. This year’s itinerary promises to be a lot of fun, so consider going with us! A student need not be majoring or minoring in political science or law enforcement.
Approx. Cost: $2950 + academic credit and transportation
Two weeks in July, 2009
Contact: Robin R. Wingo, Social Work at robin.wingo@mnsu.edu or
Bill Anderson, Social Work at william.anderson@mnsu.edu
http://sbs.mnsu.edu/socialwork/international/england.html
Course of Study:
A variety of teaching modalities will be utilized in this program.
Additional sight-seeing visits and tours are offered to historical sites such as Mayflower Steps, Bristol Suspension Bridge, Stonehenge, Roman baths in historic city of Bath, Salisbury Cathedral, Glastonbury, and castles in Wales during downtime (some with additional cost of $25 - $35).
Special Opportunities:
Approx. cost: Student pays tuition to MSUM and is responsible for room and board and any other personal and travel expenses. Federal Financial aid can be used for study abroad programs
Spend either Fall or Spring semester in Finland. Ongoing
Contact: Debra Gohagan, Professor, Department of Social Work at d.gohagan@mnsu.edu
Social Work majors and minors can register for 12 credits at MSUM and spend a semester taking classes at Helsinki Stadia, School of Social Welfare. This program is taught in English.
Spring Semester 2009: Shortened length of course April 1-May 9, 2009. Travel will take place April 11-20, 2009.
Approximate Cost: $4,440 undergraduate credit (3); $4,636 graduate credit (3)
Contact: Michelle Alvarez at michelle.alvarez@mnsu.edu
Course description: This Current Topics in School Social Work course provides the opportunity for students to attend the 4th International School Social Work conference in New Zealand and expand their learning beyond the conference through enrollment in the course. Students will increase their knowledge base about current school social work practice in the United States,l explore models for school social work practice delivery in other countries, expand knowledge related to cultural diversity, and reflect on how culture impacts the development and delivery of school social work services.
Excursions include: A visit to schools, Waitomo Caves, Ruakuri Caves, Kiwi House & Native Bird Park, stay with host families in Te Awamutu, Te Awamutu Rose Gardens, Rotorua lakefront and Government Gardens, New Zealand Maori Arts & Crafts Centre, Whakarewarewa Geothermal Reserve for a Maori concert, guided tour of Maori Pa (Village site), take skyline gondola to Skyline Restaurant, ride on the luge track and Pride of Auckland Coffee Cruise of inner harbor.
Course informational website: http://www.mnsu.edu/ext/cpe/newzealand.html
Two weeks in July 2009
Approx. cost: $2500
Contact: Paul Prew, Sociology at paul.prew@mnsu.edu
You will travel to Ecuador and visit the Sarayacu tribe in the Amazon. You will learn about indigenous knowledge and struggles to preserve their environment and way of life. Upon your return you will learn about the struggles of indigenous groups against resource extraction and environmental destruction, especially in Ecuador and Nigeria.
Approx. cost: $1500 - $1600
March 7-14, 2009 (Spring Break)
Contact: Clark Johnson, Social Studies Coordinator at clark.johnson@mnsu.edu
You will earn 3 upper division credits in History and 1 credit in Social Studies.
Social Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is planning a one-week learning experience in Mexico. No, this isn’t spring break on the beach, but it is a wonderful opportunity to see some very interesting historical sites in Mexico, actually teach in a Mexican school (in English), and get to know Mexican young people, their families and how they live.
We will spend three days in Mexico City and in Guanajuato. We will visit historical sites that will illuminate our study of the history of Mexico prior to departure. We will spend two days in Irapuato where we are planning that you will stay with host families. During the day you will be part of Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM), Campus Irapuato. At the school you will give classes (in English) to junior and/or senior high school students.
During the semester we will meet as a class and learn about the history of Mexico from Matt Loayza of the History Department. We will also prepare for the visit by learning about cultural expectations of the visit and developing lessons for our teaching.
