Miami University

ARC 477 F / 577 F (6 Credits)
Turkiye Summer Workshop
Workshop Dates: 07/15/10 - 08/15/10
Travel Dates: 07/14/10 - 08/16/10
Location: Turkey

During the month long summer experience, students will:

• Travel to Anatolia and Istanbul!
• Meet Turkish students and gain a new perspective!
• Take a hot air balloon trip over the Cappadocia mountain range in central Anatolia.
• Explore and sketch Greek, roman and Ottoman towns and cities.

Non tuition program fee: $3600
Contact: Gulen Cevik, cevikg@muohio.edu

 

ATH 426 / 526 (6 Credits)
Civilizations of Egypt
5/17/10 - 6/18/10
Travel Dates 5/23/10 - 6/13/10
Location: Egypt
Application Deadline: 3/30/10

From the Valley of the Kings and the Pyramids to medieval Mosques to Red Sea Resorts, this workshop introduces you the civilizations of Egypt as part of an exploration of social change. Students will visit multiple sites around Egypt, interact with scholars, students, market vendors and Bedouin artisans, and use anthropological concepts of social change to reflect on what they experience and what they learn.

Non Tuition Program cost: $3200(non-flight); $4800 (incl. flight)

Contact: Dawna Dee Peterson, dawnaetal@yahoo.com

 

BOT / GEO; 496 / 596 (6 credits)
Biodiversity of Kenya
Study Abroad
Locations: Mt. Kasigau/Tsavo; Mt. Kenya highlands, Lake Naivasha, Masai Mara

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Application Deadline 2/26/10

Biodiversity is a widely recognized priority for global conservation and a focus for environmental studies. The proposed workshop is an intensive two-week field study designed for students to learn about: 1) the natural history and ecology of tropical ecosystems in Kenya (e.g., grazing mammals, large predators, tropical vegetation, birds–biological diversity); 2) the indigenous cultures and human relationships with Kenyan environments (e.g., Maasai, Kikuyu, Kamba, Taita–cultural diversity); and 3) conservation issues from interdisciplinary perspectives (cooperative actions for local communities and natural ecosystems– complex issues in the conservation of biodiversity). Students will acquire both a basic and applied understanding of biodiversity in Kenya through field observations, interactions with field experts (researchers, guides, and local people), service activities with local communities, a home stay, group discussions, field research, and outside readings.

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Non-Tuition Program Cost: $2710
Contact: Kim Medley, 513-529-1558, medleyke@muohio.edu
For more information: www.users.muohio.edu/medleyke/kenya

 

NSG 499 (4 Credits)
Health Care and Health Policy in The Gambia
5/10/2010 - 8/13/2010
Travel Dates: 5/26/2010 - 6/18/2010
Location: The Gambia, West Africa
Applicaton Deadline 12/1/09

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Participants will experience and explore cultural, economic and political factors that impact health and health care in The Gambia. This course includes visits to relevant agencies, field trips, and a health-related field placement. Participation limited to upper division status in a health-related field (e.g., speech pathology, dietetics, exercise science) , or successful completion of 1-2 years toward a nursing degree, or licensure as a register nurse. Instructor permission is required. Credit hours may be applied toward the BSN degree or professional contact hours for RN licensure renewal as designated by the Ohio Board of Nursing. Maximum enrollment is ten.

Non-tuition program cost: $3,300
Contact: Mel Cohen, Cohenm1@muoho.edu

 

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ARCH 499 (6 Credits)
Building on the Southwest
Wokshop Dates: 05/15/10 - 08/06/10
Travel Dates: 05/16/10 - 05/30/10
Locations: Desert Southwest USA – Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona

Application Deadline: 01/30/10

• Tired of the old?
• Becoming too pale in Ohio?
• Beginning to think mayo is spicy?
• Ohio may have hills and mounds; are they fun to climb?
• Still interested in ancient cultures after having seen the last Indian Jones movie?
• Feel there is a gap in your education because you have difficulties in representing the landscape?

 

Travel to the desert southwest this summer.
A traveling summer workshop to the four corners region to include:

the NEW MEXICO
------none of that old world stuff

sun, sun, sun
------but if we are lucky a few awesome thunderstorms and star gazing in aa UNESCO world heritage site

red chillies, green chillies, ancho chillies, pasilla baijo chillies, pasado chillies, peter peppers
------also some of the best trout, elk, a strange winery in the desert, and the insurmountable jojo

mesas, buttes, canyons, and boulders [oh my!]
------plus some driving, and hiking, and travel through 6 nations.

chaco canyon, mesa verde, hoven weep, canyon de chelly, the rocky mountains
------all ancient chacoan sites we will visit some in the distance, some up close, some accessed using the same footholds the anasazi used

watercolor drawings, collage, hybrid drawings and angry oil painting in the desert
------all of a small portable packable scale

Travel study to the four corners region of the southwestern United States. In this region there will be direct instruction and collaboration on constructing architectural and creative documents in the desert landscape. Additional instruction and collaboration will be in studying the artifacts and remaining artifacts of the Anasazi culture. During the course of the study a series of other scholars from peer academic institutions will be engaged to provide special insight. Following the completion of travel students will refine an independent design project.

Estimated non-tuition program fee: $1200

For more informaitonon the web: http://web.mac.com/albatrossjim/newmex/drawing_southwest.html

Contact: John Humphries, humphrjm@muohio.edu

ATH 415 (6 Credits)
Caribbean Archaeology: Field And Laboratory Methods (Bahamas)
Locations: Gerace Research Center, College of the Bahamas, San Salvador Island, Commonwealth of the Bahamas

05/20/10 - 06/14/10
Travel dates: 05/20/10 - 05/15/10

Undergraduate students will be introduced to the interdisciplinary field and laboratory research methods that archaeologists use to study the prehistoric/contact period island environments and cultures of the northern Caribbean. Students will be instructed in the methods of archaeological survey and mapping, excavation, artifact and ecofact recovery and curation, cataloguing, laboratory methods, and the anthropological interpretation of archaeological data.

This course fulfills the methods requirement for the anthropology major. Students will stay at the Gerace Research Center, the College of the Bahamas, San Salvador Island, Bahamas; the research campus is a former U.S. Navy base.

Program cost (non-tuition: travel, room and board, insurance, textbooks and supplies): $2600.

Contact: Dr. Perry L. Gnivecki, 785.3271 or gnivecpl@muohio.edu

GLG 412/512; LAS 412/512; IES 423 / 523 (5 Credits)
Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica
Location: Costa Rica- Gandoca, La Selva Tropical Research Center, Arenal Volcano, Monteverde, Drake Bay-Osa Peninsula
5/13/10 - 5/28/10

PURPOSE:
To better understand the astonishing diversity of tropical ecosystems. Students in this course work together to investigate the ecology and cultures of Neotropical Ecosystems: how they were formed and how they are changing. Topics will be covered from an interdisciplinary perspective. Quite simply, we will learn by doing! We will look, discuss, ask questions, reflect, and look again! It is possible you will learn more in this field course than you will in a semester back at Miami!

REQUIRED: An Attitude of Discovery!

WE WILL EXPLORE:

• Lowland rain forests and cloud forests
• Archeological sites
• Banana plantations
• Beach and mangrove systems
• Volcanoes
• Sea turtle nesting site
• Indigenous Bri Bri communities

CLASS MIX: Our goal is to have a mix of students who are eager to contribute and learn about these ecosystems. ALL MAJORS WELCOME!! Maximum enrollment: 18

COSTS: Tuition (5 credit hours) + $895 (includes room and board) Plus airfare

Visit the Tropical Ecosystems of Costa Rica Web Site:
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/tropics/costaricacourse.html

Contact: Hays Cummins, haysc@muohio.edu or Donna McCollum, mccollds@muohio.edu

 

GLG / LAS /IES; 413 / 513 (5 hours)
Tropical Marine Ecology
6/10/10 - 6/23/10
Location: Everglades, Florida Keys and San Salvador, Bahamas

 

FOCUS: Tropical Marine Ecology is offered to introduce both undergraduate and graduate students to the present and past ecologic environments of the Bahamas, Everglades and Florida Keys. Topics are covered from an interdisciplinary perspective and students should have a keen interest in natural science. Quite simply, we will learn by doing. We will look, discuss, ask questions, reflect, and look again! It is possible you will learn more in this field course than you will in a semester back at Miami!

WE WILL EXPLORE:

• Land Use & the Florida Everglades
• Mangroves, Seagrass beds & Tropical lagoons
• Coral Reefs and Associated Marine Communities

REQUIRED: An Attitude of Discovery!

SNORKELING Mandatory! SCUBA Optional

DAYS are spent in the field making observations and responding to questions and what we call "ecosystem challenges." We examine coral reef and grass bed ecology, taxonomy of vertebrates, invertebrates and flora (of coral reefs, lagoons and tidal flats), climate, and many other aspects of marine ecology. Group and individual projects of select marine environments are performed. We'll spend lots of time in the water, swimming and snorkeling. SCUBA opportunities are available throughout the trip.

NIGHTS are spent in laboratory work, discussion groups, lectures and astronomic observations using a telescope.

CLASS MIX: Our goal is to have a mix of students who are eager to contribute and learn about these ecosystems. Maximum enrollment: 25

PREREQUISITES: Strong desire to learn. Limited scholarships are available.

Non-Tuition Program Costs: $895

Workshop Website: http://tornado.wcp.muohio.edu/fieldcourses/fieldcourses/Marine_Ecology_Flier.html

For More Info:
Dr. Hays Cummins, 529-1338, e-mail:haysc@muohio.edu;
Dr. Donna McCollum, 529-9386, e-mail:mccollds@muohio.edu;
Dr. Mark Boardman, 529-3230, e-mail:boardman@muohio.edu

 

 

 

SPN 299 (6 credits)
Immersion Spanish for Intermediate Level Students
Location: Granada, Nicaragua
Workshop Dates: 05/24/2010 – 06/27/2010
Travel Dates: 06/06/2010 – 06/27/2010
Pre-Travel class meeting dates: 5/24/09 to 6/4/09
Application Deadline: February 1, 2010

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Immersion Spanish for Intermediate Level Students offers a great opportunity to study Spanish and live with a host family in Granada, Nicaragua for 3 weeks. In a 5 week period students will be able to complete two semesters’ course work, equivalent to SPN 201 and SPN 202. The first two weeks will be taught at Miami and the last three weeks will be taught in Nicaragua. In addition to classroom instruction students will work with local programs in the community and attend cultural activities. Weekend trips to area beaches and other attractions are included in the program.

Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, located north of Costa Rica and south of Honduras and El Salvador. Those who visit Nicaragua are pleased to discover the hospitality of the Nicaraguan people. Its landscape consists of twenty volcanoes and two great lakes, including Lake Nicaragua, the second largest lake in Latin America (after Lake Titicaca, the border between Bolivia and Peru).

Granada is a city of 116,000 inhabitants located on the northwest shore of Lake Nicaragua. Granada was founded in 1524 by the Spaniard Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, and is considered the oldest colonial city on the mainland Americas. The capital city of Managua is only 45 kms (27 mi.) away. Granada’s location is an ideal base for easy access and travel to the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. This quaint colonial town stands in the shadow of the Volcano Mombacho. Its inhabitants refer to Granada as “La Gran Sultana” (The Grand Sultan). The heart of the town is built around the Colon Park or Central Park where one can easily walk to visit the civic buildings, the Cathedral and all main tourist attractions. Granada is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in Central America.

Pre-requisites: Completion of SPN 102 or SPN 111with a "C" or better.

Program Cost (non-tuition) $2,500

Contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese 268 Irvin Hall, 529-4500 or Nohelia Rojas-Miesse: miessena@muohio.edu

EDT 498 / 598 (2 Credits)
Developing Children's Literacy Skills: Jamaica
1/21/10 - 5/6/10
Travel Dates: 3/6/10 - 3/13/10

This workshop is a service learning study abroad alternative for spring break week. The formal workshop begins in January 2010 with the on site service learning taking place in schools in Negril and Kemps Hill, Jamaica March 6-13. Particpants need to register by Oct. 30 or asap with the Director. While the focus is children and literacy strategies, non-education majors are welcome as the cultural component and work activities have wide appeal to many undergraduate and graduate students. Affiliated with Ambassadors for Children, a non-profit that has offered volun-tourism experiences in over 20 countries, Miami University has offered similar workshops to Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize and Malawi. This is the first M.U. workshop that focuses on children's literacy strategies in the context of an Ambassadors trip and also the first to Jamaica.

AFC Mission
Ambassadors for Children (AFC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving children around the world through short-term humanitarian service trips and sustainable programs.

AFC Vision
Ambassadors for Children will make a significant impact on world peace and understanding through face-to-face cultural exchanges. AFC trips provide hands-on interaction with disadvantaged children, balanced by opportunities for sightseeing and immersion in the native culture of the community served.

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For more information see the MU Ambassadors for Children Website

Contact: Karen Montgomery, montgok@muohio.edu

 

EDT 499/599, LAS 499/599 (4 Credits)
Teaching and Learning Languages in Honduras
Location: Macala, Honduras
05/10/2010 – 05/31/2010

The course is specially designed for those interested in teaching English abroad.

The workshop is comprised four distinct experiences:

• home stay experiences
• course experiences
• teaching experiences
• community and cultural experiences

During class sessions, students will discuss the theoretical underpinnings of language acquisition and teaching, students will discuss practical tools for the classroom, and students will put both the theory and the practical tools into practice during their teaching experience.

Specially designed assignments will enable students to practice Spanish speaking skills with their host family and with the community. Additionally, students will discuss and participate in cultural practices, perspectives, and products of the target culture.

Pre-requisites: SPN 202 or equivalent

Non Tuition Program Cost: $1,500 (airfare/homestay)

Contact: Dr. Martha E. Castaneda, 529-7280, castanme@muohio.edu

Spring Break 2010

GEO 499.7 / LAS 499.7 / GEO 599.7 / LAS 599.7 (5 Credits)
Sustainable Development and Ecotourism in the Eastern Caribbean
Location: Dominica

Pre and post travel classes 6-8:30 pm in Shideler Hall, Room 229 dates: Jan. 21, Feb 18, Feb 25, and March 25
Travel Dates 03/04/10 – 03/15/10

Students in this course get a first-hand look at the challenges of, and progrss toward, sustainable development in the country of Dominica, the self proclaimed "Nature Island." Students explore tropical island ecosystems, interact with people working to achieve sustainable develpment through ecotourism, and make their own contribution through hands-on participatory development projects.

Contact: Thomas Klak, klakt@muohio.edu

COM / JRN / POL; 427 (4 Credits) / 454 (3 Credits) / 340 (7 Credits) / 477 (2 Credits)
Inside Washington
Location: Washington DC
01/26/2010 – 04/30/2010

This program provides students with an up-close look at the Washington community that governs the United States and mediates between citizens and the government. By combining reading assignments, lectures, discussions, presentations from experts, on-site visits to government offices, news organizations, interest groups, and other organizations, field research, and internships, students will have an opportunity to examine the interactions of government, the media, and the political system in an informed and thoughtful way.

Students will do more than just observe: by their preparatory reading, participation in discussions, reflective writing, and internship experiences, they will engage with others in reflection on the political process in contemporary America.

Contact: Howard Kleiman, kleimah@muohio.edu

MGT 490 (3 credits); ESP 490/ MGT 499 (1 credit)
Miami Tribe Business Analysis
01/01/2010 – 01/10/2010
Location: Miami, Oklahoma

This workshop involves hands-on business consulting and analysis of selected business entities owned and operated by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Students will conduct research and analysis of potential new business ventures for the Miami Tribe. This primary and secondary research will seek out business acquisitions that match the stated mission and vision for Miami Nation Enterprises.

Pre-requisite: junior or senior standing

Contact: Joseph W. Leonard, 513-529-4239, leonarjw@muohio.edu

EDT 419 I (15 Credits) / EDT 519 I (12 Credits)
Student Teaching in Belize
2/11/09 - 12/11/09
Study Abroad
Locations:Belmopan, Belize
Several area schools: Our Lady of Guadalupe; Belmopan Comprehensive School, Belmopan Baptist High School

Teacher candidates will follow the same student teaching procedures as students who are teaching in the Oxford area. The student teaching semester runs for 16 weeks and during that time, teacher candidates attend seminars and practice teaching under the watchful eye of a certified, experienced teacher who teaches in the same subject and grade level as the student teacher. The student teacher has the same professional responsibilities as the cooperating teacher and must attend all professional meetings, conduct parent teacher conferences, and complete all of the necessary paperwork for successful reporting and teaching. Student teachers will phase into full time teaching early in the experience and will be able to teach independently by the end of this experience. They will be evaluated with the same instruments as other Miami U. teacher candidates. Attached: Student Teaching Abroad Handbook; also student teaching guidelines; Students must apply a year in advance and will participate in an interview process. Students who excel in the interview process and come highly recommended by their professors will be selected to participate. Students must also obtain the proper passport and visa materials, as well as pass an Ohio BCI & I and FBI background check. Students must show proof of International Insurance (HTH) and fill out a Study Abroad Declaration form.

Contact: Ellen E. Hill, hille@muohio.edu

 

Summer 2009

ATH 415 (6 credits)
Caribbean Archaeology: Field and Laboratory Methods
05/20/2009 – 06/14/2009
Location: Bahamas

Anthropology students will be introduced to the interdisciplinary field and laboratory research methods that archaeologists use to study the environments and cultures of the past. Students will be instructed in the methods of archaeological survey and mapping, excavation, artifact and ecofact recovery and curation, cataloguing, laboratory methods, and the anthropological interpretation of archaeological data.
Contact: Perry Gnivecki, gnivecpl@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

ATH 426 / BWS 499.B / IES 499.B / LAS 499.B / ATH 526 / BWS 599.B /, IES 599.B / LAS 599.B (6 credits)
Culture and Environment in Brazil
Location: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Workshop Dates: 02/01/2009 – 07/01/2009
Travel Dates: 06/09/2009 – 07/01/2009

This field course introduces students to several socio-cultural groups and the diverse environments in which they live along Brazil’s northeastern coast. Undergraduate and graduate students, professors and interested individuals outside of Miami are welcome to participate. Hiking, biking and boat trips through varied ecosystems are integrated with lectures with specialists in anthropology, coastal ecology, and tropical forest conservation, as well as meetings with Afro-Brazilian and indigenous groups who live in and shape the region’s landscapes. Participation in drum workshops, capoeira and local rituals reveal the power of music, dance, food and other cultural forms to create meaningful spaces and connect to natural forces.

Students are selected based on responses to application forms that cover attitudes and interests, courses in appropriate fields (ATH, LAS, BWS, IES), as well as travel and outdoors experience Students should be open to diversity, eager to explore new cultural and natural landscapes, physically fit, and love being outdoors.

Pre-travel meeting dates: Three evening meetings: February, March, April
Program Cost (non-tuition) $2,600
Contact: Susan Paulson, 529-1958, paulsosa@muohio.edu, www.cas.muohio.edu/las/students.html

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Summer 2009

ATH 426.E / BWS 499.E / LAS 499.E / IES 499.D / ATH 526.E / BWS 599.E / LAS 599.E / IES 599.E (5 credits)
Cultural and Ecological Diversity in Ecuador
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Workshop Dates: 02/01/2009 – 08/17/2009
Travel Dates: 08/01/2009 – 08/17/2009

This field course introduces students to several socio-cultural groups and the diverse environments in which they live in Ecuador, including indigenous communities in the high Andes and in the Amazon forest, and Afro-Ecuadorians on the coast. Undergraduate and graduate students, professors and interested individuals outside of Miami are welcome to participate. Treks through varied ecosystems are integrated with lectures with specialists in anthropology, coastal ecology, and tropical forest conservation, as well as collaboration and participant observation with local groups and communities who live in and shape the region’s landscapes. Issues explored include critical perspectives on development and the environment, neoliberalism, agricultural and artisan markets, social responsibility, sweatshops, free trade and fair trade.

Students are selected based on responses to application forms that cover attitudes and interests, courses in appropriate fields , as well as travel and outdoors experience. Students should be open to diversity, eager to explore new cultural and natural landscapes, physically fit, and love being outdoors.

Pre-travel meeting dates: Three evening meetings: February, March, April
Program Cost (non-tuition) $1,900
Contact: Susan Paulson, 529-1958, paulsosa@muohio.edu, www.cas.muohio.edu/las/students.html

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Summer 2009

BOT 499R / BOT 599R (1-12 credits)
Field Workshop in Botany
05/11/09 – 08/21/09
Location: Mexico, Bahamas, etc.
The goal of this workshop is to provide students the opportunity to focus on an individually designed and developed research project addressing specific hypotheses/questions related to the botany of a specific geographic area outside of the U.S.. The intended audience is graduate and advanced undergraduate students in plant biology planning field research projects outside the U.S.
Prerequisites: Junior, senior, or graduate standing, at least 12 credits in biological science courses, and approval of the individual faculty member directing the student’s research project
Pre-travel meeting dates TBD with individual faculty member
Application deadline: April 15, 2009
Contact: David L. Gorchov, 513-529-4200, GorchoDL@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

BOT 698.F, GLG 698.F, IES 698.F, ZOO 698.F (3 Credits)
Belize: Maya Forest & Marine Ecology
Location: Belize City, Belize
Dates: TBD
Travel to Belize to join conservation projects from the Cincinnati Zoo and the Belize Zoo. Explore diverse terrestrial, coastal, and coral reef communities, while learning about conservation programs on such species as harpy eagles, jaguars, manatees, and howler monkeys. Possible investigations include monitoring manatee population dynamics, human influence on coral reefs, and aquatic mangrove species sampling. Discover the power of inquiry to generate knowledge and inspire conservation. All students will have the chance to conduct an investigation of the local ecosystem, asking their own questions, collecting data, and presenting conclusions. Prior to and following the field experience in Belize, students will complete coursework via Dragonfly Workshops web-based learning community as they apply experiences to their home institutionsPrerequisites: Students must apply and be accepted to program. They must submit an application, be an educator, hold a bachelor’s degree, and be 18 years or older.
Application Deadline: 01/28/09
Non-tuition program fee: $1150
Contact: Debbie Shelley, 513-529-8576, shelledl@muohio.edu, www.earthexpeditions.org

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Summer 2009

BOT / IES / GLG / ZOO 499.Q (5 Credits)
BOT / IES / GLG / ZOO 699.5 (7 Credits)
Costa Rica: Neotropical Ecology
Location: Northern Costa Rica, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Central America
Dates: TBD
Location: Belize City, Belize
Travel to Costa Rica with Cincinnati Zoo and Miami University instructors to explore Neotropical systems, including lowland rain forest and cloud forest. Investigate the biotic, physical, and cultural forces that affect tropical biodiversity. We will focus on the theory and practice of inquiry in understanding local ecosystems. All students will have the chance to conduct an investigation of the local ecosystem, asking their own questions, collecting data, and presenting conclusions. Prior to and following the field experience in Costa Rica, students will complete coursework via Dragonfly Workshops’ Web-based learning community as they apply experiences to their home institutions.
Prerequisites: Students must apply and be accepted to program. They must submit an application, be an educator, hold a bachelor’s degree, and be 18 years or older.
Application Deadline: 01/28/09
Non-tuition program fee: $1150
Contact: Debbie Shelley, 513-529-8576, shelledl@muohio.edu, www.earthexpeditions.org

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Summer 2009

BOT / IES / GLG / ZOO 699.4 (7 Credits)
Trinidad: Environmental Education
Location: Arima and Manzanilla, Trinidad
Dates: TBD
Travel to Trinidad with Cincinnati Zoo and Miami University instructors to explore conservation biology and community-based education. Possible projects include investigation of the reintroduction site for blue-and-gold macaws to the wild and community-based models of conservation and environmental education. Discover the power of inquiry to generate knowledge and inspire conservation. All students will have the chance to conduct an investigation of the local ecosystem, asking their own questions, collecting data, and presenting conclusions. Prior to and following the field experience in Trinidad, students will complete coursework via Dragonfly Workshops’ web-based learning community as they apply experiences to their home institutions.
Prerequisites: Students must apply and be accepted to program. They must submit an application, be an educator, hold a bachelor’s degree, and be 18 years or older.
Application Deadline: 01/28/09
Non-tuition program fee: $1150
Contact: Debbie Shelley, 513-529-8576, shelledl@muohio.edu, www.earthexpeditions.org

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Summer 2009

BOT / GLG / IES / ZOO 698.V (7 Credits)
Baja: Master's Field Methods
Location: Bahía de los Ángeles; San Felipe Desert on the Sea of Cortez
Travel Dates Section I: 05/28/09 - 06/04/09
Travel Dates Section II: 07/23/09 - 07/30/09

Travel to Bahía de los Ángeles, in the San Felipe Desert on the Sea of Cortez. A UNESCO World Heritage site and biosphere reserve, Bahía de los Ángeles is a unique ecoregion with remarkable marine and terrestrial (mainland and island) environments well suited to a broad range of studies. Students in this foundation field course will gain proficiency in applying field methods to ecological questions and conservation practice. Before departing for Baja, students will join instructors and classmates in Project Dragonfly’s collaborative Web community to complete pre-trip assignments in preparation for the expedition. After returning to the United States, students will continue to work in their Web-based community from September through early December to develop projects initiated in the field, discuss assignments, and exchange ideas.

Prerequisites: This course is restricted to Master’s students in the Global Field Program. Students must apply and be accepted to program.
Application deadline: January 28, 2009
Non-tuition program cost: $1,150.00
Contact: Debbie Shelley, 513-529-8576, shelledl@muohio.edu, www.earthexpeditions.org

Summer 2009

BUS 399 (4 credits) / BUS 420 (2 credits)
Costa Rica Program

Locations: San Jose, Monteverde, Arenal, Osa Peninsula, and Manzanillo

Dates: May 16 – June 13, 2009

Visit exotic Costa Rica, where the focus is on environmental sustainability, risk management, and the business case for protection of the ecosystem. Industries featured include eco-tourism, agriculture, and manufacturing. You will visit rain forests, banana and coffee plantations, and a Costa Rican economic development agency, in addition to U.S. companies doing business in the country. Workshop classes are on a campus of a local university and students stay with a local family. No prior knowledge of Spanish is necessary. The schedule includes many multi-day field trips to cultural and recreational sites. You can explore volcanoes and hot springs and go rafting and snorkeling; view the rain forest from zip lines and observe monkeys, frogs, and other rain forest fauna from the forest floor.

This workshop is unique in that it provides students with two-thirds of a self-designed thematic sequence (which is sponsored by Latin American Studiesoutside the School of Business). One course (chosen from a list), taken before or after the program, is added to the six hours earned during the trip. This program is all-inclusive and students will need little spending money.

Prerequisites: Junior standing (58+ hours by May 2009) and a 2.60 GPA (by January 2009).

Pre-Travel Meetings: Attendance is mandatory attendance. Topics address cultural, historic, and economic topics as well as travel tips. Accepted students will meet spring term on Wednesdays from 5 – 7 p.m..

Program Cost (non-tuition) $3,200.00. Covers all intra-country transportation, many meals, housing, entrance fees, field trips, weekends, etc. Currency and fuel tax contingency: Could increase no more than $200.00.

For more information go to: http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/international-study/summer-programs/costa-rica

Summer 2009

COM 426 / JRN 426 / POL 426 / COM 526 (8 Credits)
Inside Washington
Location: Washington DC
05/23/2009 – 07/25/2009
This workshop provides students with an up-close look at the Washington community that governs the United States and mediates between citizens and the government. Students will have an opportunity to examine the interactions of government, the media, and the political system in an informed and thoughtful way.
Contact: Patricia Newberry, newberpg@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

CHM 625 (2 credits)
Teaching Chemistry with TOYS
06/01/09 - 06/05/09; Louisiana - TBA
06/15/09 - 06/19/09; Texas - TBA

The course is designed for inservice K-9 teachers who want to:

1. Use toys as learning tools to visualize, apply and teach chemical concepts and learn basic chemical principles
2. Learn how these basic chemical principles are used to develop, produce and the engineering of many common toys and novelties
3. Engage in pedagogical advantages that toys provide to standards-based science education of novice learners
4. Be involved in research into the field of toys-based chemistry.

Prerequistes: The course is designed for inservice K-9 teachers. Permission of instructor is required for participation to assure that funding requirements are satisfied.
Contact A.M. Sarquis, sarquiam@muohio.edu

Summer 2009

EDT /LAS; 499.T / 599.T (3 Credits)
Teaching and Learning Languages in Honduras
Location: Macala, Honduras
05/11/2009 – 05/31/2009
Application Deadline March 17, 2009
The course is specially designed for those interested in teaching English abroad. The workshop is comprised three distinct experiences: a) a home stay experience, b) a course experience, and c) a teaching experience, and d) community and cultural experiences. During class sessions, students will discuss the theoretical underpinnings of language acquisition and teaching, students will discuss practical tools for the classroom, and students will put both the theory and the practical tools into practice during their teaching experience. Additionally, students will discuss and participate in cultural practices, perspectives, and products of the target culture.
Pre-travel meeting dates: 4/18 (9:00-11:00), 4/25 (9:00-11:30)
Non Tuition Program Cost $1,173.00
Contact: Dr. Martha E. Castaneda, 529-7280, castanme@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

GLG 411.A / GLG 511.A (6 credits)
Field Geology
Location: Timberline Ranch, Dubois, WY; travel locations in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta, and British Columbia
Workshop Dates: 06/06/2009 – 07/10/2009
Travel Dates: 06/04/2009 – 07/14/2009
Application Deadline: March 6, 2009
GLG 411 is the capstone course requirement for Miami Geology majors. GLG 411 and GLG 511 are five-week field methods courses designed to emphasize field description and measurement of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks, tectonic evolution of the western Cordillera, interpretation of regional- and outcrop-scale geologic structures, and geologic mapping assisted by remote sensing, GPS, and GIS techniques. The entire program is off-campus, with the first two weeks spent traveling and camping in the Snake River Plain and Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Banff, Jasper, and Yoho national park regions. The final three weeks are spent in the northern Wind River Basin region conducting intensive mapping projects in the Wind River, Absaroka and Washakie Mountains while based out of Timberline Ranch, Dubois, WY.
Pre-requisites: Physical geology, plus a minimum of nine (9) additional credit hours in geology. It is strongly recommended that students successfully complete courses in stratigraphy/sedimentology, petrology, and structural geology prior to enrollment in order to fully appreciate the capstone nature of this course.
Program Cost (non-tuition) $1,400
Contact: William K. Hart, 529-3216, hartwk@muohio.edu, www.muohio.edu/fieldgeology

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Summer 2009

GLG 413 / 513; IES 413 / 513; LAS 413 / 513 (5 credits)
Tropical Marine Ecology of the Bahamas and Florida Keys
Location: Florida Keys, Everglades and the Bahamas
05/18/2009 – 05/31/2009

Tropical Marine Ecology is being offered to introduce students to the marine systems of the Bahamas and Florida Keys. Topics will be covered from an interdisciplinary perspective. Quite simply, we will learn by doing! We will look, discuss, ask questions, reflect, and look again! It is possible you will learn more in this field course than you will in a semester back at Miami!

We will explore:

• Coral Reefs and Associated Marine Communities
• Mangroves, Seagrass Beds & Tropical Lagoons
• Land Use Issues & the Everglades
• Fossil Reefs
• Intertidal Zones

REQUIRED: An attitude of discovery! Snorkeling every day
Pre-requisites: One natural science course and a desire to learn about these exciting ecosystems
Pre-Travel Meeting Dates: TBA: Three times during the spring semester, 2009
Program Cost (non-tuition) $795
Contact: Dr. Hays Cummins, 529-1338, haysc@muohio.edu, http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/html/TropEcolSyl.html

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Summer 2009

GLG 415 / 515; LAS 417 / 517; IES 415 / 515 (5 credits)
Coral Reef Ecology
Location: Habitat Curacao, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Workshop Dates: 04/06/2009 – 08/21/2009
Travel Dates: 07/11/2009 – 07/18/2009

Examines the coral reef environment including its biology, geologic setting, chemical and physical characteristics, and its relation to fossil coral reefs and global climate change. SCUBA certification required.

Program Cost (non-tuition) $2,030
Contact: Mark Boardman, 529-5811, boardmmr@muohio.edu, http://typhoon.wcp.muohio.edu/boardman/

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Summer 2009

GLG 699.H (6 credits)
Advanced Field Geology
Workshop Dates: 06/06/2009 – 07/10/2009
Travel Dates: 06/04/2009 – 07/14/2009
Location: Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Alberta and British Columbia

This workshop is to help train the next generation of potential geology instructors in the planning and execution of an extended field course. To provide the graduate students with the opportunity to build on prior experiences observing and investigating geologic materials and processes in the natural context and to develop skills that enable the to effectively convey this information to less experienced students.

Contact: William Hart, hartwk@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

GLG/ZOO 699V.OA; GLG/ZOO 699V.PA (4 Credits)
Environmental Science for Elementary School Teachers
Location: Timberline Ranch, Dubois, WY
Travel Dates: GLG/ZOO699V.OA - travels 7/12/09 - 7/24/09; GLG/ZOO 699V.PA - travels 7/26/90 - 8/7/09
Scientific content will emphasize: energy in the environment, biological cycling of carbon, nitrogen and water, management of land and water, creation of rocks and landscapes, geologic time and fossils, and the diversity and adaptations of plants and animals. Teaching each class class is a team composed of a professional geologist, a professional zoologist, a master botanist and five master teachers who are actively teaching in Ohio school districts and who have completed similar courses in previous years. Teachers selected for this program will also be required to attend an Environmental Science Follow-Up Workshop at 4-H Camp Ohio near Utica, Ohio on October 9 - 11, 2009.
Application Deadline: March 31, 2009
Contact: Cathy Edwards, 513-529-3216, edwardca@muohio.edu, www.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/courses.htm

Summer 2009

IES 499.Z / 599.Z; GEO 499.Z / 599.Z; LAS 499.Z / 599.Z (5 credits)
Connections: Belize Ecology & Natural History
Location: Belize
06/10/2009 – 06/24/2009

This course exposes the students to a variety of subtropical and tropical ecosystems, to past and present lifestyles in Central America and to consider in depth the connections among the diverse biota, the people, and the abiotic environment.

Pre-requisite: Must have had a college level science course
Program Cost (non-tuition) $795
Contact: Donna McCollum, 529-9386, mccollds@muoho.edu

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Summer 2009

SPN 299 (6 credits)
Immersion Spanish for Intermediate Level Students
Location: Granada, Nicaragua
Workshop Dates: 05/26/2009 – 06/28/2009
Travel Dates: 06/07/2009 – 06/28/2009
Application Deadline: March 31, 2009

Immersion Spanish for Intermediate Level Students offers a great opportunity to study Spanish and live with a host family in Granada, Nicaragua for 3 weeks. In a 5 week period students will be able to complete two semesters’ course work, equivalent to SPN 201 and SPN 202. The first two weeks will be taught at Miami and the last three weeks will be taught in Nicaragua. In addition to classroom instruction students will work with local programs in the community and attend cultural activities. Weekend trips to area beaches and other attractions are included in the program.

Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America, located south of Costa Rica and north of Honduras and El Salvador. Those who visit Nicaragua are pleased to discover the hospitality of the Nicaraguan people. Its landscape consists of twenty volcanoes and two great lakes, including Lake Nicaragua, the second largest lake in Latin America (after Lake Titicaca, the border between Bolivia and Peru).

Granada is a city of 116,000 inhabitants located on the northwest shore of Lake Nicaragua. Granada was founded in 1524 by the Spaniard Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, and is considered the oldest colonial city on the mainland Americas. The capital city of Managua is only 45 kms (27 mi.) away. Granada’s location is an ideal base for easy access and travel to the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. This quaint colonial town stands in the shadow of the Volcano Mombacho. Its inhabitants refer to Granada as “La Gran Sultana” (The Grand Sultan). The heart of the town is built around the Colon Park or Central Park where one can easily walk to visit the civic buildings, the Cathedral and all main tourist attractions. Granada is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cities in Central America.

Application Deadline March 31, 2009
Contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese 268 Irvin Hall, 529-4500 or Nohelia Rojas-Miesse: miessena@muohio.edu
Pre-requisites: Successful completion of SPN 102 or SPN 111
Pre-Travel Meeting Dates: 5/25/09 to 6/5/09
Program Cost (non-tuition) $2,500

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Summer 2009

THE 495
Children's Theatre Summer Tour
Location: Itinerary in progress, but will include Cleveland, Columbus, Portsmouth, Lexington KY
05/09/09 - 06/02/09
This workshop-type course is meant to train the participating student in the presentation, tour and performance of a 30 minute operetta for children. More specifically, participants will be developing an operetta that aims at an audience inclusive of children with mental retardation, physical, and social disadvantage, and that is able to be performed in a wide variety of venues,
including international locations. The rigorous content of the workshop is additionally meant to give the participants a similar experience to what is often found in professional children’s theatre. The goals of the course are to achieve a sense of artistic, ensemble, and personal success among all participants, while concurrently achieving a visceral and abiding sense of the value of theatre performance as a means of outreach and communication.

Pre-travel meeting dates:T/TH, 8-9:15, Mar & April 2009
Prerequisites: THE 221 & THE 222 required
Non-tuition program fee: $2000
Contact: Howard Blanning, 529-1270, blanniha@muohio.edu, http://muup.eu

CHI 101 / 102 / 201 / 202 / 301 / 302 / 277 (9 credits)
Miami Summer Intensive Chinese in Tianjin, China
Location: Tianjin, China
06/26/2010 – 08/08/2010
Application Deadline: Feb. 1, 2009

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By immersing in Chinese language and culture, the summer program in Tianjin provides a great opportunity to improve students’ language skills and increase their understanding of China. The six-week program allows students to earn up to 9 Miami credits by offering the following courses:

Chinese language
   Chinese 101 (4), 102 (4)
   Chinese 201 (3), 202 (3)
   Chinese 301 (3), 302 (3)

Chinese culture
   CHI 277—Chinese Culture Live (1 or 3)

The program organizes excursions to historical and cultural sites as well as provides opportunities for students to travel on their own.

2010 program:

The 2010 summer program includes an exciting addition—a trip to Shanghai Expo! Universal Exposition or Expo (also known as World Fair and World's Fair) is the third largest event in the world in terms of economic and cultural impact, after the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. The next Expo will be held in Shanghai, May 1 – October 31, 2010. To take advantage of this rare opportunity, the program will organize a tour to the Expo. On the same trip, we will also visit two famous cities Hangzhou and Suzhou, known as a paradise on earth in China.

Program dates: June 26 – August 8, 2010

Program cost: $2050 (estimated) program fee plus Miami tuition. The $2050 program fee covers room, board and excursions in China.

Application:
To apply, please turn in an application form and a $100 deposit to the Department of German, Russian and East Asian Languages (172 Irvin Hall, tel: 513-529-2526). You can get the application form at the department office or download it by following the link. The $100 deposit is refundable till February 28, 2010. If you withdraw your application after February 28, you cannot get the deposit back.

Excursions:
The participants of the program will travel to the following places:
Beijing
Xi’an
Shanghai
Hangzhou
Suzhou.

Location and host:
The host institution, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, has one of the longest established programs teaching Chinese to foreign students in China. Its main campus is situated in the heart of the city, ideal for students to integrate into local society.

Located 110 kilometers from Beijing, a half-hour ride by the bullet train, Tianjin is the third largest city in China, with an area of 11,000 square kilometers and a population of 12 million residents. The people of Tianjin are well known for their hospitality, generosity and colorful customs. The city is the industrial and commercial center in the region and boasts the biggest comprehensive port in north China. In 2006 the central government approved an ambitious plan to build Tianjin Binhai New Area—about four times bigger than Shanghai’s futuristic Pudong New Area—into a third economic powerhouse after Shenzhen and Pudong of Shanghai.

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Financial aid: This program is eligible for the Study Abroad Scholarship: Click here to download the Study Abroad Credit Workshop Scholarship application

Notes: The participants of the program are expected to attend meetings during the spring semester and do some academic research before their departure for China.

Contact information:
Department of German, Russian and East Asian Languages
Miami University
172 Irvin Hall
(513) 529 – 2526

EDL 699V (3 Credits)
International Student Affairs
Locations: pre- departure sessions in Oxford, Study Abroad in New Zealand
Workshop Dates: 01/23/10 - 06/18/10
Travel Dates: 05/16/10 - 06/01/10

The goals of this experiential learning opportunity, coupled with more traditional academic requirements (e.g., class discussions, readings, written reflections), are to enhance participants' global understanding and prepare them to address the needs of both international students and scholars who study in the United States and American students and scholars who study abroad. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to do the following:

• Identify cultural elements that affect systems of tertiary education in New Zealand.
• Compare and contrast U. S. and New Zealand higher education systems in terms of their histories, values and philosophies, funding sources, organizational structures, physical facilities, student populations, staffing patterns, academic programs, student services, and current issues.
• Contribute to the global understanding and internationalization of higher education.

Pre-requisites: Prefer current master's students or full-time professionals in student affairs who have completed the master's degree. It is assumed that all workshop participants will be familiar with theories of student learning and development; practices in student affairs; and the history, philosophy, governance, and administration of colleges and universities in the United States.

Non-tuition program fee: $4700

Contact: Judith Rogers, rogersjl@muohio.edu

 

KNH 499 / 599; SOC 499 / 599
Critical Reflection on Practices in Health and Physical Culture, USA and Southeast Asia
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal; Bangkok, Thailand.
Workshop Dates: 05/11/2010 – 06/07/2010
Application Deadline: March 31, 2010

This course is designed to take students out of their comfort zone culturally and physiologically. We will perform physiological tests before and during the workshop to assess the effects of altitude exposure on the body. During the trek we will live with a group of Sherpa and learn about their culture including their religion, role of the family, health care education etc.

The course is not targeted towards a specific major. In fact in the past we have had students from about 12 different majors participate in this workshop.

Contact: Mark Walsh, 513 529 2708, walshms@muohio.edu

EDT 499 L (3 or 6 Credits)
Outdoor Leadership in New Zealand
5/11/10 - 6/8/10

Picture yourself 50-feet high on an ice wall on the world-famous Fox Glacier, paddling your sea kayak through seal colonies, and backpacking through beautiful forests and mountains,. For 30 days you will travel by foot and kayak through New Zealand, exploring a landscape of ice-capped peaks, volcanoes, temperate rain forests, coastal fjords, and vast glaciers. New Zealand’s diverse geography and outdoor opportunities, combined with an ethnic culture unique to the South Pacific, make it an ideal location for an educational wilderness experience.

The course will focus on 5 main principles: leadership & teamwork, outdoor skills, environmental ethics, cultural understanding, and judgment & safety. Course work is completed both during the trip and upon the students return. The course requires that you be physically able to complete the activities outlined in the program. However, previous experience in the adventure activities is NOT required! The cost of the trip includes: airfare, lodging, ground transportation, equipment, guides, adventure activities, admissions into educational and cultural programs, and food on backcountry trips.

Non-tuition program fee: $3800

Learn more at: http://www.units.muohio.edu/rsp/recsports/outdoorpursuit/trips.html

Contact: Mark Freidline, freidlm@muohio.edu

 

MUS 490 / 590 ( 6 - 8 Credits)
Living Arts in Bali
Workshop Dates: 06/15/10 - 07/23/10
Travel Dates: 07/05/10 - 07/24/10
Location: Bali, Indonesia

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Travel to Indonesia to study the effects of the arts on the culture, economy, and religious practices in Bali!

• Music 490 / 590, two courses possible for a total of 6 credit hours
• Possible credit toward a Thematic Sequence or Capstone credit toward the international experience

The course will be divided into two sections. The first will consist of a two-week intensive session on the Oxford campus examining the various arts and how they are practiced, the religious system and how it effects society, and the economic characteristics of Balinese society. (Music 490/590, 2 credits)
Oxford session, June 15 - July 3

The second session will involve 15-17 days on the island of Bali that will include instructional session in music making, dance, woodcarving, painting, and other artistic activities unique to Bali. Also included will be opportunities to examine the entrepreneurial economic system. (Music 490-590, 4 credits)
Balinese session, July 5-25

Final projects will include a paper and a journal.

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Non-tuition program fee: $3650

Contact: William Albin, albinwr@muohio.edu

 

 

 

BUS 399 (4 Credits)
FSB Southeast Asia Winter Break
12/26/09 - 01/9/10
Location: Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Siemreap, Cambodia; and Hong Kong
Application Deadline: September 25, 2009

This two-week winter break program heads to Southeast Asia. The itinerary takes students to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Hong Kong. Students will participate in class meetings, company visits, and cultural tours. There will be many guest lecturers from local professors and business executives. Vietnam is the second-fastest-growing economy in Asia, and Cambodia offers its charming people, rich culture, and unbelievable sights. Hong Kong offers a wonderful perspective on how business is done with a blend of cultures.

Prerequisites: 58+ earned hours

Non-tuition program fee: $4,000

For more information on the web go to: www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/international-study/winter-break-programs/southeast-asia

Contact: Kim Suellau, suellaki@muohio.edu

 

 

ATH 390 / 426.A / 411.A / 477.A / 477.B / 308.A
MU Tibetan Studies Program
Hybrid Classroom/Field Studies
Location: Tibet
Workshop Dates: 08/15/2009 – 12/31/2009
Travel Dates: 08/20/09 - 12/20/09

For Information go to: http://www.units.muohio.edu/internationalprograms/tibetansemester.php

Prerequisites:

• Students must have and maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Two semesters of college level work.
• Personal interview.
• Disciplinary history check

Contact: Deborah Akers, akersds@muohio.edu

 

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Summer 2009

BOT 698.L / IES 698.L / GLG 698.L / ZOO 698.L (7 Credits)
Mongolia: Steppe Ecology & Conservation
Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Dates: TBD
Travel with Miami University and the Cincinnati Zoo to Mongolia, the “Land of Blue Sky.” The birthplace of the Mongol Empire, the largest contiguous empire in human history, Mongolia is now a vibrant democracy and home to an open wilderness that has few parallels in the modern world. We will explore the great steppes, and especially engage in the conservation story of two key steppe species: Pallas’ cats and Przewalski’s horse. Pallas’ cats are important steppe predators whose conservation provides insights into the challenges facing the survival of small wild cats worldwide. Przewalski’s horse, also called takhi, are considered to be the only true wild horse left in the world. We will join research on an ambitious reintroduction project based in Mongolia that has returned this remarkable species to its former homeland after being driven to extinction in the wild. Possible research projects include studies of the populations, home range, and conservation of Pallas’ cats and Przewalski’s horse; participatory media and conservation knowledge; and community-based research. Discover the power of inquiry to generate knoweldge and inspire conservation. Prior to and following the field experience in Mongolia, students will complete coursework via Dragonfly Workshops web-based learning community as they apply experiences to their home institutions.
Prerequisites: Students must apply and be accepted to program. They must submit an application, be an educator, hold a bachelor’s degree, and be 18 years or older.
Application Deadline: 01/28/09
Non-tuition program fee: $1150
Contact: Debbie Shelley, 513-529-8576, shelledl@muohio.edu, www.earthexpeditions.org

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Summer 2009

BOT 698.E / IES 698.E / GLG 698.E / ZOO 698.G (7 Credits)
Thailand: Buddhism & Conservation
Location: Chonburi, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Travel to Thailand with Miami University and the Cincinnati Zoo to investigate this country’s astonishing Old World rain forests and diverse cultural environments. This course will address key topics in ecology while exploring emerging models of conservation and education. Possible research projects include Buddhism and the environment; indigenous ecological knowledge; spiritual connections to nature; and community forests. Discover the power of inquiry to generate knowledge and inspire conservation. All students will have the chance to conduct an investigation of the local ecosystem, asking their own questions, collecting data, and presenting conclusions. Prior to and following the field experience in Thailand, students will complete coursework via Dragonfly Workshops web-based learning community as they apply experiences to their home institutions.
Prerequisites: Students must apply and be accepted to program. They must submit an application, be an educator, hold a bachelor’s degree, and be 18 years or older.
Application Deadline: 01/28/09
Non-tuition program fee: $1150
Contact: Debbie Shelley, 513-529-8576, shelledl@muohio.edu, www.earthexpeditions.org

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BUS 399 (4 credits) / BUS 420 (2 credits)
China-Hawaii Program

Locations: Dalian, Shanghai, Xian, DunHuang, Tulufan, Ulumuqi, and Beijing; China and Honolulu, Hawaii.

Dates: May 18–June 15, 2009

Prerequisites: Junior standing (58+ hours by May 2009) and a 2.60 GPA (by January 2009).

Pre-Travel Meetings: Attendance is mandatory attendance. Topics address cultural, historic, and economic topics as well as travel tips. They will begin on Wednesday, February 11 and will meet once a week through April 29, 2009.

Program Cost (non-tuition) $4,500.00. Covers airfare, all intra-country transportation, many meals, all housing, entrance fees, etc.

For more information go to: http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/international-study/summer-programs/china-hawaii

Summer 2009

BUS 373 (3 credits) / ECO 399 / BUS 420 (3 credits)
Pacific Rim Program

Locations: Beijing & Shanghai, China; Seoul, Korea; Tokyo, Kyoto, & Hiroshima, Japan; and Hawaii.

Dates: May 11 – June 15, 2009

This workshop presents a study in comparison and contrast, as the group visits three powerful Asian nations. You will study in Beijing and Shanghai, China; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan; and Hawaii. Guest lecturers are prominent professors and industry practitioners in the region. Field trips include the corporate facilities of world-renowned companies such as Procter & Gamble-Beijing, General Electric–Korea, LG Electronics–Korea, Papa Johns–Korea, Toyota Motor HQ–Japan, Panasonic Electronic–Japan, Asahi Brewery Automated Plant–Japan, and IT/Tax consulting firms such as Deloitte & Touche–Korea and Ernst Young–Tokyo. Complementing these business visits are tours of historical and cultural sites such as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City*, the Temple of Heaven* in Beijing, Jade Buddha Temple* in Shanghai, Humble Administrator’s Water Garden* in Suzhou, Zhouzhuang Water City near Shanghai, Korean Demilitarized Zone, Gyungbok Secret Palace* in Seoul, Gold Pavilion Temple*, Niji Shogun Castle*, Rock Garden Temple*, Kiyomizu Water Temple*, and A-bomb Peace Museum in Hiroshima.

There will be organized opportunities in Korea and Japan for students to meet English-speaking students as well as Miami alumni.

In Hawaii, students study the business environments of the Pacific Rim countries at the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii. The group also visits Pearl Harbor and the Polynesian Cultural Center. This program will take 30 students.

*World Heritage designated by UNESCO

Prerequisites: Junior standing (58+ hours by May 2009), ECO 201 and 202 (by May 2009) and a 2.60 GPA (by January 2009).

Pre-Travel Meetings: Attendance is mandatory attendance. Topics address cultural, historic, and economic topics as well as travel tips. Accepted students will meet spring term on Mondays from 5 – 7 p.m.

Program Cost (non-tuition): $6,200.00. Covers airfare, all intra-country transportation, many meals, housing, entrance fees, etc.

For more information go to: http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/international-study/summer-programs/pacific-rim

Summer 2009

BUS 373 / MIS 399 / BUS 420 (3 credits)
Far East Program

Locations: Taipei, Taiwan; Hong Kong; Beijing-Nanjing-Suzhou-Shanghai-Hangzhou-Hanghai, China; Honolulu, Hawaii.

Dates: May 11–June 15, 2009

The Chinese government expended enormous resources into improving the appearance and infrastructure of Beijing and the surrounding region for the summer 2008 Olympics. If you choose the Far East workshop next summer, you will see just how these efforts are affecting the development of modern-day China. The itinerary includes cultural tours, classes, and business field trips to Procter & Gamble-China, Jeep Company, LG-Philip Company, to name a few. You will also be assigned Chinese student partners from local universities who you will meet upon arrival.

This is an all-inclusive trip. The group flies together to each destination; all weekend expenses and most meals are included. Taiwan is the first stop on itinerary, an island with thickly-wooded mountains and beautiful beaches. Local universities host our group, and the schedule includes visits to manufacturing companies. Former students report that, thanks to the island’s generous people and beautiful beaches, Taiwan is often the favorite locale on the trip.

The group flies next to the beautiful city of Hong Kong, where you will be struck by the city’s distinctive combination of Asian and Western influences. Hong Kong boasts the greatest concentration of corporate headquarters in the Asia-Pacific region.

The group visits Shanghai, Nanjing, Beijing, and Hong Kong to name a few of the cities. From Shanghai, a progressive and busy city where several companies are visited, you will travel to Nanjing, the nation’s former southern capital, and then to Beijing, its current capital. This cross-section of China will enable you to observe China’s dynamic and fast-changing business community as well as its more traditional cultural centers.

The final leg of the program is Hawaii. This program will take approximately 30 students.

Prerequisites: Junior standing (58+ hours by May 2009) and a 2.60 GPA (by January 2009).

Pre-Travel Meetings: Attendance is mandatory attendance. Topics address cultural, historic, and economic topics as well as travel tips. Accepted students will meet spring term on Wednesdays from 5–7 p.m. starting on January 21, 2009.

Program Cost (non-tuition): $6,200.00. Covers airfare, all intra-country transportation, many meals, housing, entrance fees, etc. Currency and fuel tax contingency: Could increase no more than $200.00.

For more information go to: http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/international-study/summer-programs/far-east

Summer 2009

CHI 101.W / CHI 102.W (4 credits), CHI 201.W / CHI 202.W / CHI 301.W CHI 302.W / MIS 235.W (3 Credits), CHI 277.W (9 credits)
Summer Intensive Chinese in Tianjin, China
Location: Tianjin, Beijing, Xi’an, in China
06/27/2009 – 08/09/2009
Application Deadline: Feb. 1, 2009

The workshop offers an opportunity to study Chinese language and culture in China. Students will have full exposure to the target language and culture. In addition, they will have valuable experience of getting to know the country and people first hand.

Program Cost (non-tuition) $1,750
Contact: GREAL department, 529-2526, shil@muohio.edu, http://montgomery.cas.muohio.edu:16080/greal/study-abroad/china/index.html

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Summer 2009

EDP 499.N / EDP 599.N (3 credits)
Education and Educational Reform in China
Location: Dalian, Beijing, Shanghai, XiAn, etc. in China
Workshop Dates: 02/12/2009 – 06/11/2009
Travel Dates: 05/21/2009 – 06/11/2009
Application Deadline: Feb., 13, 2009
The goal of this workshop is to help students gain international experiences and international perspectives on education and education related issues. Students will travel and visit schools in China, and taking lectures from selected professors in China. The current educational system and standards of different age groups will be introduced. The practice in meeting the standards and the cultures in different regions within China will be observed and compared in order to gain new perspectives and to better serve our students in the US. Small group meetings and informal interviews with teachers, students and parents will be conducted to better understand the observation and the lectures. This workshop is in the approval process for a senior capstone.
Pre-requisites: Approval of the workshop director
Pre-Travel Meeting Dates: Thursday Evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 (3 meetings)
Program Cost (non-tuition) $2920
Contact: Aimin Wang, 529-2432, wanga@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

EDT 499.L (3 or 6 credits)
Outdoor Leadership in New Zealand
Location: New Zealand
05/12/2009 – 06/10/2009
Picture yourself 50-feet high on an ice wall on the world-famous Fox Glacier, paddling your sea kayak through seal colonies, and backpacking through beautiful forests and mountains,. For 30 days you will travel by foot and kayak through New Zealand, exploring a landscape of ice-capped peaks, volcanoes, temperate rain forests, coastal fjords, and vast glaciers. New Zealand’s diverse geography and outdoor opportunities, combined with an ethnic culture unique to the South Pacific, make it an ideal location for an educational wilderness experience.
The course will focus on 5 main principles: leadership & teamwork, outdoor skills, environmental ethics, cultural understanding, and judgment & safety. Course work is completed both during the trip and upon the students return. The course requires that you be physically able to complete the activities outlined in the program. However, previous experience in the adventure activities is NOT required! The cost of the trip includes: airfare, lodging, ground transportation, equipment, guides, adventure activities, admissions into educational and cultural programs, and food on backcountry trips.
Pre-Travel Meeting Dates: TBA
Program Cost (non-tuition) $3,800
Contact: Mark Freidline, 529-8158, freidlm@muohio.edu, www.muohio.edu/outdoor

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Summer 2009

KNH 499.P / KNH 599.P (6 Credits)
The Physiology of Altitude (Critical Reflection on Practices in Health & Physical Culture in the Himalayas)
Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
Workshop Dates: 03/12/2009 – 06/06/2009
Travel Dates: 05/12/2009 – 06/06/2009
Application Deadline Early March
We will learn about the physiology of acclimatization and then we will experience it as we trek in the Himalayas up to Mt. Everest Base camp. During the trek we will be with a group of local Sherpa who will guide us up the mountain. We will be visiting the cities of Kathmandu, Bankok, and Tibet.
We will meet 6 times before our trip. Dates TBA
Non Tuition Program Cost $6,500
Contact: Mark Walsh, 513 529 2708, walshms@muohio.edu

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Summer 2009

RUS199.B / RUS 299.B / RUS 399.B / RUS 499.B (6 credits),
RUS 699.B (4 credits)
Russian Study Tour at Novgorod State University
05/28/2009 – 06/30/2009
The four week program at Novgorod the Great State University offers intensive Russian language study at all levels and an extraordinary first-hand experience of Russian life and culture. Students live in home stays with Russian families. Six credit hours from Miami University for undergraduates, and four – for graduate students. Open to all – no previous knowledge of Russian required. Excursions and tours in Novgorod the Great, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. Generous scholarships available courtesy of the Havighurst Center, and the Office of Lifelong Learning.
Pre-Travel Meeting Dates November 5, 2008 and to be announced
Non Tuition Program Cost $3500 (all expenses in Russia) + airfare from NY to St. Petersburg and return)
Contact: Irina Goncharenko-Rose, 529-2526, gonchai@muohio.edu, http://montgomery.cas.muohio.edu/greal/study-abroad/novgorod

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ART 499.1 / MKT 499.L / ART 599.1 / MKT 599.L (8 credits)
Highwire Brand Studio
Location: London, England
Workshop Dates: 05/14/2010 – 06/25/2010

Highwire Brand Studio-- Multidisciplinary practicum involving students from marketing, graphic design and other relevant majors. Competing, multi-disciplinary student teams work for a semester on an actual client’s current brandings and marketing communications challenge. Campaign solutions typically include primary research and market analysis, campaign strategy development and graphic design for advertising and other sales support materials. Incorporates contemporary technology and industry standard materials and research. Expertise and facilities of marketing, graphic design and other relevant majors are fully integrated within each team. Each campaign is formally presented to the client at the end of the semester.

Pre-requisites: Art 499.1/599.1 require pre-requisites Art 251, Art 252 and permission of instructor. Mkt 499.L/599.L requires pre-requisite Mkt 435 and permission of instructor.

Workshop Website: www.muohio.edu/fsb/highwire

Program Cost (non-tuition) $4,300
Contact: Becky Stephenson, Administrative Asst. MSTRr, 529-1534, efflertm@muohio.edu

ART 399.I; ENG 251 / ENG 350.C; JRN 350.I (8 or 9 credits)

Italy and the Renaissance 2010
Location: Florence, Italy
06/29/2010 – 08/15/2010

Since 1991 we have spent two months in Florence. The program appeals and has importance to majors all across the University. Group is usually around 50. Students have a thematic sequence option and take three of four offered courses in Art History, Cinema, English, and Journalism. Classes are in English.

Classes meet three consecutive days with four day weekends free for independent travel, with assistance possible from staff on site.

Students live in center of Florence in very comfortable and safe dormitory/hotel accommodations with three meals per week included in cost. Apartments are also an option.

Trip includes three days in Venice at the beginning of the program before classes start.
Flights available from either Cincinnati or Chicago airports.

Non-tuition Program Cost $6,000

For more information: www.muohio.edu/studyinitaly
Contact: Wm. Hardesty, hardeswh@muohio.edu

 

ATHXXXL,ENG2XXL,GEO3XXL (9 Credits)
2010 MUDEC Summer Workshop
05/14/10 - 07/01/10
Location: Luxembourg

Application Deadline 12/07/09

The Miami University Dolibois European Center offers students a summer program--a shorter version of the renowned MUDEC semester and academic year experience. Its focus is Europe: study, live, and explore Europe! MUDEC is housed in a beautifully renovated 15th-century castle near a park in Luxembourg's third largest city of Differdange, which is about twenty miles southwest of the capital, Luxembourg City.

Take 3 courses for a total of 9 credit hours. All grades transfer back to Miami; non-Miami students can easily transfer credits to their school. The summer program lasts 7 weeks, including 5-7 days of travel during a faculty-guided field study tour. Classes are taught in English. We expect that Miami students will be able to complete a Miami Plan Thematic Sequence during the program.

Cost is based on Miami's Oxford campus tuition and fees. Additional costs included airfare, train passes, and other European travel, textbooks, and miscellaneous living expenses. The itemized cost sheet is available in the Luxembourg Office.

Non-tuition program fee: $3,948

Workshop Website: http://www.units.muohio.edu/luxembourg/

Contact: Alyssa Klein, kleinal@muohio.edu

BUS 301 / 302 / 303 (3 Credits)
Farmer Business School – Summer Business Institute (SBI)
Worshop Dates: 05/17/10 - 06/25/10
Travel Dates: 06/13/10 - 06/25/10
Location: London, Paris

• Summer Business Institute gives non-business students an intense six-week learning experience that fulfills the University's Thematic Sequence Requirement (SBI1) . During the nine credit hour program, students will:
• explore the basic principles of commerce and industry.
• learn about the role and intersection of different business disciplines: accounting, finance, marketing, management and supply chain management, business development, production and distribution of goods and services.
• have an option for completing the last two weeks of the program abroad; one section of the program will travel to London and Paris and work on the final project with a UK based market research firm.
• receive nine hours of academic credit and a thematic sequence (required for graduation).
• interact with some of Miami University's nationally recognized business faculty.
• be introduced to the rewards and responsibilities of owning and operating one's own business venture.
• through field trips, observe area businesses putting these concepts into practice.
  
• apply the program content through interactive experiential assignments and a final team project that simulates the integrated decision making processes involved with the development of a new product in the business world.

Prerequisites: 60 Hours or permission of instructor

Non-tuition program fee: $3,900

For more information on the web go to: http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/programs/summer-business-institute

Contact: Sara Weisbrodt, weisbsrl@muohio.edu

CLS / LAT 630 (3 credits)
Vergil, Aeneas and Augustus
Location: Villa Vergiliana, Cumae Italy
07/17/2010 – 07/28/2010

This 12 day program is designed to help High School teachers prepare for teaching the AP Vergil syllabus in their classrooms. New teachers, teachers planning to start an AP program, and experienced teachers looking to develop their teaching skills will all benefit from it. Much of the workshop will take place on the sites either where Vergil lived and wrote or where the Aeneid was set. Additional sites that inform the world of Vergil will also be included especially those associated with Augustus.

Workshop Website: http://vergil.clarku.edu/aptour.htm

Contact: Steven L. Tuck, tucksl@muohio.edu

 

COM 499.A / 599.A (3 Credits)
Inside London
Location: London England
5/12/2010 - 6/2/2010

The purpose of this program is to provide students an opportunity for intensive study of contemporary print and electronic media in the United Kingdom, including their political and economic contexts, social and cultural implications, and professional practices. These include television, radio, newspapers, and magazines, as well as the allied advertising, publicity, and strategic communication areas.

Workshop content will be a mixture of lecture, discussion, presentations from invited guests, student presentations, and field experiences. These experiences will include tours of media organizations, most notably the BCC and SkyTV.

Prerequisites:
Undergraduates: COM 143 (Introduction to Mass Communication Theory and Issues), COM 259 (Introduction to Public Relations & Strategic Communication), FST 201 (Introduction to Film Studies), JRN 101 (Introduction to Journalism), or permission of instructor.

Graduate Students:Permission of instructor

Nontuition Program Fee: $2400

Contact: Bruce E. Drushel, Ph.D., drushebe@muohio.edu

ENG 230 / AMS 205 (6 Credits)
Americans in Paris
5/17/10 - 6/25/10
Travel Dates 5/22/10 - 6/26/10

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Held in Paris for five weeks, these two courses offer an immersion into the variety of ways that French and American cultures influence one another, from music and painting to literature and cooking. Students have the opportunity to visit Monet's exquisite gardens in the village of Giverney, tour the grand Versailes palace south of Paris, hear current American jazz in the ancient heart of Paris, and even -- as we study the culture of French cuisine -- take a French cooking class with a first-rate Parisian chef.

Team-taught by two American Studies-trained professors at Miami, Gene Metcalf and Kay Sloan, the program allows students to meet three times a week for talks and group discussion. Students read memoirs and fiction written by American "expatriates" in Paris, examine the work of French Impressionists, listen to the blues and jazz brought to Paris by African-American musicians and watch the dance techniques of the legendary Josephine Baker, whose stage shows held Paris spell-bound in the Roaring Twenties. Students are encouraged to take advantage of their four-day week-ends to experience Europe on their own and share those learning discoveries with the class.

Under the sponsorship of the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) in Paris, health insurance, travel advice, and resonable housing are provided.

Non-tuition program fee: $6,050.00

For more information on the web go to: http://genemetcalf.com
or contact: Gene Metcalf, metcalew@muohio.edu; or Kay Sloan, sloansk@muohio.edu

 

ENG (Course numbers and credits TBD)
Literary London
5/17/10 - 6/25/10
Travel Dates 5/16/10 - 6/25/10

Study Abroad: London, UK

Click here to download informational flyer

Application opens December 1, 2009

Join us for a six-week London adventure! This 7-credit workshop consists of two out of three courses, plus a 1-credit orientation. All courses feature visits to exhibitions, theatres, and museum and excursions to literary and historic sites, and a group overnight trip to Stratford-upon-Avon. Every course fulfills requirements for literature and creative writing majors or can serve as an elective. Classes meet Tuesday to Thursday and students live in their own furnished apartments in the heart of London.

Non-tuition program fee: $4400

For more information on the web go to: http://units.muohio.edu/english/Undergraduate/StudyAbroad/index.html
or contact: Dr. Kaara Peterson, petersk7@muohio.edu

Intensive French Study in Dijon, France
Location: Dijon, France
Workshop Dates: 5/27/10 - 7/2/10
Travel Dates: 5/21/10 - 7/7/10

Earn six to nine hours of Miami University credit while living in Dijon France for five weeks!

Dijon is a beautiful small city located among rolling vineyards in the historic heart of Burgundy, just an hour and half by train from Paris and two and a half hours form Geneva, Switzerland.

Students work in small seminar style classes with an emphasis on discussion and engaged learning in French. They benefit from visiting lectures by intellectuals from France and the US.

Our intensive program offers students the opportunity to learn about a different culture in a total immersion setting. Weekly excursions are tied to the classroom experience (and part of your credit hours) emphasize empirical learning. Course offerings and topics change each year to reflect changing research interests in French studies.

For the same tuition costs as summer study at Miami University’s Oxford campus, students can fulfill half the course requirements for the French Minor, or nearly one third of the requirements for the French Major. The Department of French and Italian offer this intensive French study program.

Non-tuition program fee: $2000

Check out the workshop website with video!: http://muohio.edu/frenchitalian/wrkshopDijon.htm

Contact: Elisabeth Hodges, hodgesed@muohio.ed

 

 

 

 

 

 

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GER 201/ 202 / 301 / 321 (3 credits), GER 277 / 377 (3 Credits)
Intensive German Summer
Location: Germany (Heidelberg, Jena, Dessau, Berlin)
05/14/2010 – 07/02/2010
Application Deadline March 1, 2010

Second or third year German Studies sequence (eight credit hours) immersed in linguistic, political, and historical German European setting. Travel from Southwest (Heidelberg) to Northeast, including both former West and East German states, culminating in the capital, Berlin. Home stays, excursions, throughout class meetings M - F (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.), most weekends free for travel. Independent study projects of students own design supplement language and culture curriculum. Fulfills part of Thematic Sequence and/or Minor/Major requirements. Includes exploration of German universities, history, Jewish culture, environmental issues.

Pre-requisites: First or Second year German
Non tuition program fee: $1500

Workshop Web Page: http://montgomery.cas.muohio.edu/greal/study-abroad/heidelberg

Contact: John Jeep, jeepjm@muohio.edu

 

 

IMS (5 Credits)
Building Interactive Physical Devices
Location: Spain
Workshop Dates: 5/31/10 - 6/25/10
Travel Dates: 5/26/10 - 6/27/10

This course will teach concepts and skills to create interactive objects and physical interfaces to the computer. From Dance Dance Revolution to the Nintendo Wii to multi-touch displays on iPhones, new ways of interacting with computers are steadily overtaking the the keyboard, mouse, joystick and screen.

Technical skills covered in the course will include listening to sensors, controlling lights and motors, interfacing with the Nintendo wii-mote, and more. We’ll be using the Arduino environment for easily programming microcontrollers and Processing for programming the computer. Basic programming and simple electronics will be taught as needed for
projects. Previous experience in either of these areas will be helpful, though it is not required.

The course will be offered in Barcelona, Spain, and classes scheduled to provide opportunities for daily spanish language study if desired. Barcelona is home to numerous institutions supporting research in the area of the class’ focus, as well as world-renowned architectural sites, wonderful catalan and spanish cuisine and kilometers of beaches on the Mediterranean Sea.

Jacob Tonski, the instructor, brings together backgrounds in computer science and fine arts. His own interactive work can be seen at www.jacobtonski.com. He has lived in Spain and is currently a visiting professor in Art and Interactive Media Studies at Miami.

Prerequisites: Laptop with 220 volt power supply, USB port, and Bluetooth

Contact: Jacob Tonski, jetonski@muohio.edu

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IMS 390 / 440 (8 Credits)
2010 Dublin Interactive
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Workshop Dates: 07/19/2010 – 08/13/2010
Travel Dates: 07/18/2010 – 08/15/2010

This four week workshop in Ireland will engage an interdisciplinary team through the development of an interactive media project. Project elements may include marketing, graphic design, web design, project management, communication, and engineering. The workshop will focus on the design process and its application to an open ended client-based problem. This course will meet the requirements of the Miami Plan capstone experience. The workshop will be based in Dublin’s City Center convenient to shopping, sightseeing, and public transportation.

Program Cost (non-tuition) $1,500
Contact: Michael Bailey-Van Kuren, 529-0725, baileym@muohio.edu

IMS 410 / 440 (8 Credits)
Scandinavian Design and Sustainability
Location: Scandinavia
Workshop Dates: 7/19/10 - 08/13/10

Students will study global sustainability and design practices with an emphasis on Scandinavian countries. The workshop includes travel, company tours and case studies, and project-based work with Electrolux, whose headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden. The workshop will visit the following cities: Copenhagen, Denmark; Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; Helsinki, Finland; finishing with a visit to St. Petersburg, Russia.

For more information on the web go to: aims.muohio.edu and mdc.muohio.edu

Contact: Peg Faimon, peg.faimon@muohio.edu or Glenn Platt, glenn.platt@muohio.edu

 

ITL 105 / 205 / 305 / 680 (8 credits)
Miami University Summer Language Institute in Italy
Study Abroad
Location: Urbino, Italy
Dates TBD - Approximately Mid-June – Mid July
Application Deadline March 15, 2010

The Institute offers you the opportunity to study the Italian language in Italy under ideal conditions, plus the opportunity to experience Italian culture in the mot natural way. the intensive nature of the courses means that you can concentrate exclusively on Italian, and in eight weeks you can earn the credit (8 semester credits) normally earned in a full academic year of language study.

Being in Italy means that you have a real incentive for achievement and that the learning process is constant, both in and out of class, both while you are studying and while you are enjoying leisure time.

Program Cost (non-tuition): Not yet determined
Contact: 513-529-5944, schrodjl@muohio.edu
For more information: www.units.muohio.edu/frenchitalian/wrkshopUrbino.htm

 

 

 

 

 

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KNH (3 Credits)
International Perspectives in Sport Psychology
Location: Paris, France; London, Birmingham, Leicestershire, Sheffield, England; Edinburgh, Glasgow, Scotland
Workshop Dates: 07/18/2010 – 07/27/2010
Travel Dates: 07/17/2010 – 07/28/2010

This study abroad experience will examine sport psychology research and practice from an international perspective in the United Kingdom. Graduate students and faculty from Miami University will interact with student and faculty from universities such as, the University of Birmingham, Sheffield Hallam University, Loughborough University, and the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow). The itinerary includes seminars with prominent international sport psychologists, as they present their scholarly work) and tours of sport agencies in England, Scotland, and France.

Pre-requisites:Must be a masters or doctoral student in sport psychology or related field

Contact: Melissa A. Chase, 513 529-6317, chasema@muohio.edu

KNH 444 / 544 / 445 / 545 (8 credits)
International Health Program: Europe
6/103/10 - 7/12/10
Travel Dates 5/29/10 - 7/15/10
Locations France and Switzerland

Study international health in the country ranked number one in health care systems by the World Health Organization (WHO). Students will study for five weeks and attend seminars with speakers at international and European health organizations. Students will travel to health agencies in France and Switzerland to attend seminars at the WHO, Doctors without Borders, and other organizations. Miami Plan Capstone (MPC) credit and/or honors credit are available for this study abroad program. The program will be conducted in English. Graduate students and students from other universities are encouraged to apply.

Non-Tuition Program fee: $3820

Workshop Website: http://units.muohio.edu/eap/knh/studyAbroad/index.html

Contact: Reginald Fennell, Ph.D., CHES, EMT-B, fennelr@muohio.edu

MME 499.B / 499.C (3 credits)
Engineering Study Abroad in Poland
Study Abroad: Krakow, Poland
05/31/2010 – 07/9/2010
Travel Dates: 05/28/2010 – 07/11/2010

The faculty of the Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Department offer undergraduate students a 6-week International Summer Workshop opportunity in Kraków, Poland.

The workshop is hosted by the AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland’s premier technical institution, and one of Europe’s top engineering schools. The Workshop targets first and second year students that are prepared to enroll in MME 211, Statics, or MME 313, Fluid Mechanics.

Dr. Carter Hamilton will teach the MME courses on site at AGH University, and students may also enroll in “Women in Polish Heritage”, a course taught by Dr. Pawel Laidler from AGH University that satisfies three hours of the Miami Plan World Cultures requirement.

In addition to course work, students have the opportunity to participate in cultural events sponsored by the host institution, visit Auschwitz and the historic Salt Mines, explore the city of Kraków and travel to other European destinations. The Workshop is typically held from the last week of May through the first week of July.

Contact: Carter Hamilton, 529-0722, hamiltbc@muohio.edu

 

REL/RUS/HST/POL (6 Credits)
Havighurst Russia Summer Workshop
Location: Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia
Workshop dates: Mid-May - Mid June
Application Deadline: January 2010

This three-week study tour (6-credit hours, taught in English) will be an intensive study of Russian culture. We will be examining the intersection of religion, literature, film, visual arts and architecture. The tour will include Moscow and St. Petersburg, including major historical and cultural sites such as the Kremlin and the Hermitage. We will also visit the most important Russian Orthodox sites, do a walking tour of Dostoevsky's St. Petersburg, and visit the Tolstoy estate. Moreover, we will also have the opportunity to meet with contemporary writers and film makers.

Non-tuition programm fee: $3500 plus airfare

Contact: Scott Kenworthy, kenwors@muohio.edu

 

SOC 201 (4 Credits)
Social Problems: Luxembourg & Germany
Location: MUDEC Campus, Luxembourg; Cologne, Germany
Workshop Dates:05/17/10 – 06/17/10
Travel Dates: 05/15/10 - 06/18/10

ABOUT THE SOC 201 COURSE: The course is be customized to cover topics relevant to the study of social issues in our European setting. A major element will be a guided study tour to Cologne, Germany. The course will be taught Monday through Thursday mornings at MU's campus in Luxembourg. Along with their professor, students will eat lunch as a group following their daily course meetings. Students will live in home stays with local families in Luxembourg, to be arranged by our staff in Luxembourg.

ABOUT THE STUDY TOUR TO GERMANY: Offering the course on the Luxembourg campus, and including a study tour to Cologne, Germany will allow students to understand a variety of contemporary social issues from a global/comparative perspective. For example, one of the problems covered in the course will be the contemporary challenges raised by international migration. By visiting immigrant enclaves and social service agencies dealing with immigrant, student will get a first-hand look at global migration. Cologne is the fourth largest city in Germany, and has a sizable Turkish minority enclave. By experiencing the diversity in Germany, students should gain a better understanding of multi-cultural issues encountered in the U.S. In addition, students will visit with university students from the University of Cologne, and will visit a variety of other social service agencies in Cologne, including police and family service agencies. The study tour will take place during the third week of the course, tentative itinerary is below.

ABOUT APPLYING: The course is open to all students in good standing at the university. The application process involves meeting with the Prof. Muschert (either via phone or in person). During the meeting, we will discuss the applicant's academic standing (e.g., major, class standing, and GPA) and student's disciplinary history at the university (if any). Please note: having a disciplinary history at the university does not mean that a student will be declined admission; this is at Dr. Muschert's discretion.

Non-tuition program fees $2200.00

Contact: Glenn W. Muschert, 513-529-1812, muschegw@muohio.edu

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ARC 427 / 490, EDL 377, FSW 362 (3 Credits), ARC 301 / 402 (6 Credits), EDT 419 (15 Credits)
Over-the-Rhine Residency Program
Location: Miami University Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine.
08/20/09 - 12/18/09

The Program
Miami University will provide students with the unique opportunity to participate in a for-credit, semester-long residential immersion program in the Over-the-Rhine Community. While being a full time student, participants perform service at non-profit organizations and engage directly with local residents, leaders, and politicians.

Eligibility
Junior and senior Miami students from all majors interested in serving the low-income community through an alternative classroom experience are encouraged to apply for the program. The program’s flexibility allows students to customize their experience to help them climb towards career and life goals.

Housing
Students share apartment units next to Washington Park with a community of other students from Miami and Xavier.

WHY is service an important component of the program?
The service component functions as the medium through which learning occurs. Every week students perform 15 hours of service at one or more non-profit organizations within the Over-the-Rhine community. Prior students have served at medical clinics, affordable housing developers, schools, homeless shelters, with advocacy groups, and at other local non-profits. By living and working with the economically poor one is able to develop cultural sensitivity across ethnic and class boundaries.

On a weekly basis, students meet as a group and individually with program staff to discuss and reflect upon their experiences in Over-the-Rhine, and the dynamics of their living community. Students also organize community dinners for friends, family, and community members as a way of sharing their memories of the semester with others. Additionally, students keep a journal to document and record the events, people, frustrations, and personal challenges of their experience.

Contact: Thomas A. Dutton, duttonta@muohio.edu

699 (1 Credit)
Character Education
8/25/09 - 12/4/09
Location: Hamilton City School District Board Office
533 Dayton St, Hamilton, OH 45011
Educators from the Hamilton City School District will address changing teaching attitudes, philosophy and strategies for character education, and will develop practical methods for implementing character education, while becoming models of high ethical standards for students in the area of character. Educators will have the opportunity to enhance their commitment to character education and the impact of programs designed for best practices.
Contact: Kathy Mecoli, mecolik@muohio.edu

 

EDT 699.H (3 Credits)
Discovery Project
9/8/09 - 5/28/10
Open only to teachers in the Cleveland Hts./University Hts. school district.
Location:Taylor Staff Development Center
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118

Goals:

• To enhance teacher content knowledge for teaching in middle grades mathematics.
• To improve student learning in mathematics through use of evidence-based instructional practices.
• To increase teacher use of standards-based teaching/learning practices in mathematics.
• To analyze and tailor instructional practices for special populations/sub-groups.
• To understand and implement the Ohio Academic Content Standards in mathematics.
• To vertically articulate content and practice between grade levels (grades 5-8).

Contact: Terry McCollum, mccolltl@muohio.edu

EDT 699 D (3 Credits)
High AIMS: Lenses on Learning
10/27/09 - 3/4/10
Location: Great Oaks Industrial Resource Center, Cincinnati
There are three primary goals:

1. Developing an Eye for the classroom
2. Rethinking Administrators Talk with Teachers about Mathematics, Learning and Teaching
3. Distributed Supervisory Practices

Each of the three strands has a subset of goal/objectives. The Lenses course pursues the strands in a systematic, sequential manner concluding with Distributing Supervisory Practices, i.e. building capacity within the school building through sharing the leadership activities important to improving the teaching and learning of mathematics.

Contact: Terry McCollum, mccolltl@muohio.edu

 

Fall 2009

IES 598 (1 credit)
Environmental Orientation Field Trips

Location: Tri-state area
08/16/2009 – 10/09/2009
The environmental orientation field trips have been an integral part of the IES core curriculum since 1989. They have been an important way to achieve several objectives: 1) to provide an opportunity to see a range of activities that are done by environmental scientists; 2) to provide access to sites that are almost impossible to arrange apart from university-sponsored trips; 3) to provide a common set of experiences that everyone in IES can relate to and refer to throughout the coming year.
Pre-requisites: Admission to IES
Contact: Mark Boardman, boardmmr@muohio.edu, 529-5811

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Fall 2009

GLG 699.3 / ZOO 699.3 (1 credits)
Ohio Environmental Science Follow-Up Workshop
Location: 4H Camp Ohio, Utica, Ohio
10/09/2009 – 10/11/2009
Application Deadline March 31, 2009
Lecture-laboratory (lecture/demonstration)
The purpose of this program is to provide elementary school teachers with instruction in the principles of Ohio environmental science and the use of Oho materials for hands-on activities to teach science to educationally disadvantaged children in the regular classroom.
Contact: Cathy Edwards, 513-529-3216, edwardca@muohio.edu, www.muohio.edu/cryolab/education/courses.htm

 

Fall 2009 (thru Spring 2010)

MUS 599D (1 Credits)
Professional Growth in Orff-Schulwerk
09/19/09 - 03/20/10
Meeting dates and times: Sept. 19, Oct. 10, Feb. 20, March 20; all 9am-1:30pm
Location: S. Lebanon Elementary School

Participants enroll in Fall semester but get grade in Spring semester of next calendar year

This workshop is targeted for undergraduate and graduate students (including current K-12 music teachers who are non-degree seeking) to actively experience the Orff-Schulwerk approach to teaching K-8th grade general music classes. Four workshops led by nationally-known clinicians are offered for university credit, sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Chapter of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association (AOSA).

Workshop web page: www.cincinnati-orff.org

Contact: Dr. Kay Edwards, KayMusEd@aol.com

 

ZOO 699R (2 Credits)
InteGreat Science 1
09/07/09 - 12/11/09, Saturdays, 9:00 - 3:30
Location: Nagel Middle School, Cincinnati

This workshop will:

1) Utilize the InteGreat website approach
2) Improve teacher understanding of science content in a technology-rich instructional program
3) Aid teachers in the development of a knowledge of materials and strategies for use in implementing a technology-rich science program
4) Utilize inquiry methods
5) Emphasize environmental, life, and physical science concepts
6) Help teachers develop problem-solving skills

Prerequisites: Applicants must be preK-8 teachers who demonstrate a commitment to inquiry-based instruction and must be recommended by their administration.
Contact: Donald G. Kaufman, kaufmadg@muohio.edu

 

ZOO 699R (2 Credits)
InteGreat Science 2
09/07/09 - 12/11/09, Saturdays, 9:00 - 3:30
Location: Nagel Middle School, Cincinnati

This workshop will:

1) Utilize the InteGreat website approach
2) Improve teacher understanding of science content in a technology-rich instructional program
3) Aid teachers in the development of a knowledge of materials and strategies for use in implementing a technology-rich science program
4) Utilize inquiry methods
5) Emphasize environmental, life, and physical science concepts
6) Help teachers develop problem-solving skills

Prerequisites: Applicants must be preK-8 teachers who demonstrate a commitment to inquiry-based instruction and must be recommended by their administration.
Contact: Donald G. Kaufman, kaufmadg@muohio.edu

 

ENG 698.G (2 credits)
OWP Reading Contemporary Authors

01/09/2010 – 05/01/2010
1/9 8:30-12:30; 1/20, 2/3, 3/3, 3/25, & 4/15 5:00-9:00; 5/1 8:30-12:30
Location: Books & Company, 350 E Stroop Rd, Dayton, OH 45429, USA, 937-298-6540, www.booksandco.com for evening class meetings

This class is designed to help teachers understand the processes that students use to gain understanding of a text.

• Participants will read adult fiction to get an authentic picture of the student reading process. They will develop facility with word attack and comprehension skills as they move through challenging contemporary literature.
• Participants will engage in discussion about the literature and will be asked to examine their discourse and discover ways to translate productive conversations about literature back into their own classes.
• Participants will construct lesson plans for their classes to actively transfer what they have learned back to their classrooms.

Contact: Mary Fuller, fullermj@muohio.edu