Spring / Summer Travel Courses
Summer 2012 (updated 13 December)

If you are planning to travel overseas in order to do independent study or research over the summer and you will be earning academic credit through WCU, contact either Study Abroad Advisor John Schweikart or Student Services Specialist Josie Bewsey.

For students interested in participating in any of the following courses, please contact the course instructor.  Click here for the Student Paperwork which must be completed in order to take part in any of these courses.   

Course # and Name Faculty member(s) Location(s) Travel Dates Preliminary Cost Estimate
BA 293:  Sport Business in Europe Joey Long London May 10-May 21  $3,600
COMM 493:  Multicultural Societies and Media:  The Balkans
AND
COMM 494:  Communication Topics
(Students are required to register for both courses)
Katerina Spasovska and Mark Mattheis Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; and Serbia May 7-May 27 $5,830
ND 410:  Global Perspectives in Nutrition Baldwin Sanders Italy and Greece May 8-May 21 $5,100
PSYC 393:  Psychology of Hate Alvin Malesky Germany, Italy, and Switzerland June 4-June 18  $4,800 

NSG 408/508:  Perspectives of International Nursing Leadership

Spring Semester Course

Sharon Metcalfe & Bonnie Garner Edinburgh, Scotland

March 31-April 7


Spring Break

$3,500 
IDES 465:  Interior Design Travel Studies  Erin Adams  Greece & Turkey  May 5-May 23  $4,300 

Korean Studies Summer Program (USI 421):  during weeks 1-3

AND

CJ 475:  International Studies in Law & Society (examining the criminal justice system in Korea): during week 4

(Students will earn 6 hours of credit by registering for both courses) 

On-site instructors at Hannam University in Daejeon, South Korea during KSSP with Steve Brown chaperoning from WCU  

PLUS

Hoon Lee for CJ 475

 

 

Daejeon, South Korea  June 15-July 17  $4,400 

Alternative Spring Break Service Trip to Guatemala

NON-CREDIT BEARING 

Jennifer Hinton & Baldwin Sanders  Rabinal, Guatemala  March 30-April 8  $1,700 

ANTH 493 OR SOC 494:  Topics in Anthropology or Sociology 

Spring Semester Course

Nyaga Mwaniki & Anthony Hickey  Wongonyi, Kenya  May 11-May 29  $4,300 

GER 110:  Beginning Intensive German

OR

GER 240:  Intermediate German-Intensive

OR

GER 493:  Special Topics in German

Students will take 1 of the 3 courses, all offering 6 hours of credit

Will Lehman  Stuttgart, Germany  May 31-June 30  $5,000 

NSG 322:  Geriatrics in Nursing

OR

NSG 411:  Concepts of Adult Nursing II Practicum

OR

NSG 423:  Community/Mental Health Nursing Practicum

Spring Semester Courses 

Cheryl Clark Montego Bay, Jamaica 

March 30-April 6

Spring Break 

$1,340

EDCI 200:  Seminar in Leadership Development 

 

Spring Semester Course

Victoria Faircloth  Jamaica 

March 30-April 6 

Spring Break

$1,340 

EDL 793:  International Educational Leadership

Spring Semester Course 

Kathleen Topolka-Jorissen  Jamaica 

March 30-April 6

Spring Break 

$1,340 

PSC 349:  Civic Engagement 

 

Spring Semester Course

Jen Schiff  Jamaica 

March 30-April 6 

Spring Break

$1,340 

ART 493:  Special Topics in Art-Art and Culture of Italy   

Spring Semester Course

Erin Tapley  Rome, Siena, and Florence, Italy  May 14-May 24  $3,500 

SPAN 393:  Special Topics in Spanish 

AND

SPAN 481:  Spanish Grammar   

Students must register for both courses 

Lori Oxford  Valencia, Spain  June 2-June 25  $5,428 

CHIN 101:  Modern Chinese:  Language & Culture

AND

CHIN 321:  Chinese Civilization

Students must register for both courses 

Niall Michelsen  Guilin, China  June 3-June 30  $4,900 

ENGL 352:  Journey in Literature

AND

HIST 308:  Explorations in Regional History

Students must register for both courses 

Mae Claxton  & Beth Yale  Cardiff, Wales  July 13-31  $4,700 

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