Study Abroad
Discover the excitement of living in a foreign country while earning college credits toward your degree.
Are you thinking of studying in another country, but can't dedicate an entire semester abroad? How about a summer study program?
Learn a language by using it daily, not just in the classroom. Visit captivating places, not just hear about them. Understand and experience how others live, not just read about their cultures in a textbook.
Your summer study abroad adventure may change your life!
In 2010, UH Hilo is offering the following summer study abroad programs:
China
IS 393P, WI/Chinese Culture Study Tour: Tibet, Culture and Business in China, 4 credits
May 20-June 17, Dr. John H.L. Cheng
UH Hilo and Peking University, the most prestigious institution of higher education in China, co-sponsors this Summer Institute in Chinese Thought and Chinese Culture. The program will include lectures on Chinese culture as well as field trips to various historical sites, cultural centers, scenic places and business districts in China. $50 institute fee payable upon registration.
CHUS 680, Chinese Culture Study Tour, 3 credits
May 20-June 30, Dr. John H.L. Cheng
A living experience and an academic study of Chinese thought and culture inside and outside China. $50 institute fee payable upon registration.
Chinese Culture Study Tour 2010 Brochure (PDF)
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/chus/tour/index.php
New Zealand
BIOL/ENSC/GEOG 494, Sustaining Human Societies and the Natural Environment, 6 credits
May 17-June 11, Dr. Cam Muir
This 3.5-week study abroad program will examine the natural and related social history and resource conservation of New Zealand’s South Island. New Zealand’s isolation, after its separation from the ancient Gondwanaland millions of years ago, has left this island nation with a unique natural heritage. This program will focus on topics related to sustainable development (sustaining human societies and the natural environment) through educational travel, field trips, active participation, lectures, seminars, and coursework exercises. The goal of this course is to use the New Zealand case to integrate the different perspectives of diverse natural, biological, and social science disciplines to improve understanding of relationships between human societies and the natural environment. The impact of humans on natural resources and their sustainable use and conservation will be emphasized.
http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/NewZealandSummer2010.php
Perú
SPAN 194, Castellano en Peru/Ola ka honua, 4 credits
May 28-June 27, Sra. Luisa Oldmen
The objective of this intensive Spanish in-country immersion course is for participating students to use their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish to have an enriching linguistic, educational, social and cultural visit to Peru. These objectives will be achieved in daily interactions when students converse with people in Peru as they share the rich Andean and coastal Peruvian culture. Students will discover Peruvian gastronomy and learn how to cook some typical dishes; they will visit museums and archaeological sites which bear witness to a rich Pre-Inca. Inca and Spanish proconco in Peru; they will also attend folkloric shows. Most importantly, though, our students will be connecting with the host country through Service Learning projects. Participants will work on Service Learning projects alongside Peruvian students and volunteers. In communities where no one speaks English, this will afford them opportunities to practice their Spanish. At the same time, our students will use Spanish to share their own language and culture. Pre: SPAN 101 (Elementary Spanish I), SPAN 201 (Elementary Spanish II) or special permission by the Chair of the Department of Languages.
Website: http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/peru.php
http://www.castellanoenperu.com
Samoa
ANTH/ENSC/GEOG 494, Nature and Society in Contemporary Samoa, 3 credits
June 6-17, Drs. James Juvik and Fiona McCormack
This course combines both physical and social science theory and practice. Students will be given a unique opportunity to gain a holistic experience of contemporary life in two adjacent, but quite different Pacific Island settings: American Samoa and independent Samoa. Students will develop in-depth knowledge and first-hand experience of issues pertaining to sustainable development, tourism, cultural change and nature conservation/indigenous resource management in Samoa. Students will also gain valuable methodological and research experiences. This course is designed for advanced undergraduate students interested in pursuing the Pacific Island Certificate Program at UH Hilo. Students are expected to have completed some background courses dealing with the Pacific region in Anthropology, Geography, Environmental Sciences or related fields. Pre: Students are expected to take the one-credit GEOG/ANTH 295 seminar course in Spring 2010. Admission to the field course is by consent of instructor.
Tokelau
ANTH 482, Archaeological Research Methods, 4 credits
6 credits, June 1-Aug 8, Dr. David Addison
Archaeological methods including research design, field methods such as survey, mapping and excavation, and laboratory methods. Pre: ANTH 110 or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit up to maximum of 12 credit hours.
http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/Fieldschools/tokelau/index.html
Summer 2010 Tuition and Fees:
- Undergraduate Tuition............ $282 per credit hour (regardless of residency)
- Graduate Tuition..................... $372 per credit hour
- Student Life Center Fee…….. $35
- Student Activity Fee................ $2
Please refer to the 2010 UH Hilo Summer Session catalog (http://hilo.hawaii.edu/academics/ccecs/) for application and registration information.
Registration begins April 12, 8:00 a.m., HST
Contact Us
University of Hawaii at Hilo
College of Continuing Education & Community Service
200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Tel: (808) 974-7664
Fax: (808) 933-8863
Email: ccecs@hawaii.edu
Other Opportunities
For other study abroad opportunities, such as participating in a student exchange for a semester, please contact UH Hilo’s Center for Global Education and Exchange. CGEE provides opportunities for student and faculty exchange, and study abroad programs for UH Hilo students.
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Center for Global Education and Exchange (CGEE)
200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720-4091
Tel: (808) 933-8810
Fax: (808) 933-8811
Email: uhhglobe@hawaii.edu
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