Study Abroad Program in International Health

May 29 - July 14, 2008

     Live and study in Europe (France and Switzerland) for five weeks during the months of June and July. Students (undergraduate and graduate) enroll in two classes for a total of eight credit hours. Seniors at Miami University can receive Miami plan capstone credit for the program. Honors students can also receive honor's credit.

     Classes are taught at the Université de Bourgogne in Dijon, France. Students attend seminars at national and international organizations including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS in Gevena, Switzerland and Doctors without Borders in Paris, France.

Graduate and undergraduate students can enroll in the following two courses:

• KNH 444/544 - International Health: Global Perspectives (4 credits) 

• KNH 445/545 - A European Perspective: Health, Social, Economic and Political Impacts of Health Promotion (4 credits)

The program is conducted in English and the Director of the program speaks English and French.

For more information contact:

Reginald Fennell, Ph.D. CHES
Professor of Health Education
Department of Kinesiology and Health (KNH)
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
513.529.3226 (office)
513.529.5006 (fax)

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Visit Mt Everest and Tibet

May 13 - June 13, 2008

     We will visit Nepal and Tibet for a month. We will live with a group of Sherpa as we hike up to Mt. Everest Base Camp and Kala Pathar at about 18,000 feet. Students (undergraduate/graduate) enroll in either KNH 499/599 or SOC 499/599 class for a total of 6-8 credit hours. Seniors at Miami University can receive Miami plan capstone credit for the program.
During the trip each student will speak with Sherpa daily and learn about how the Sherpa live including their health care, diet, role of the family, religion etc. Additionally we will monitor everyone’s blood oxygenation levels as we ascend the mountain and examine physiological adaptations that our bodies make at altitude.
Graduate and undergraduate students must enroll in the following course:

• KNH or SOC 499/599 – Life at Altitude

For more information contact:
Mark Walsh
Associate Professor of Biomechanics
Department of Kinesiology and Health (KNH)
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio 45056
513.529.2708 (office)
walshms@muohio.edu