OffCampus Courses
     
  Courses Then and Now  
  A list of courses involving some form of travel will be available shortly and in the format listed below.  
     
     
    Cross-Cultural Therapeutic Family Camp in Azerbaijan: Land of Fire    SCHC TBA 2009
  Travel Dates: July 15-August 2, 2009  
  This inquiry-based learning course will include on-campus preparation sessions and a study abroad component of two weeks. The course objective is to learn and apply methods of promoting positive individual and social change, social justice, and civil society through cross-cultural exchange and collaboration in Azerbaijan. Planned activities include: spending three days in New York City at the beginning for a seminar with the Board of Global Ministries and a tour of the United Nations. In Azerbaijan, students will spend time exploring the capitol city of Baku. Participants will plan for and participate in a week-long cross-cultural family camp. Included in the program are visits to cultural, political, educational, religious and social welfare institutions, and visits to sites of historical significance.  
  Dr. Miriam Freeman
Miriam.freeman@sc.edu

  
     
    Krakow to Kiev: Encountering the Holocaust in Eastern Europe    SCHC TBA 501 2009
  Maymester Travel Dates: TBA  
  The optional spring class "Representations of the Holocaust " will analyze the Holocaust in film, art, and literature produced in the aftermath of World War II. The class will consider how artistic representations both create and debunk mythologies that pose as authentic knowledge. “Krakow to Kiev” will take students to Poland in Maymester to examine the extermination centers of Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Majdanek along with the historic cities of Krakow and Warsaw. The Ukraine is considered the frontier of Holocaust Research and the class will visit scenes of ongoing field studies, and also the Ukrainian capitol of Kiev.  
  Dr. Ted Rosengarten
TedRSC@aol.com

  
     
    Castles, Colleges, and Cathedrals in Southern England    SCHC TBA 501 2009
  Travel Dates: May 10-24, 2009  
  An awareness of our English heritage is crucial to our understanding of our own American tradition, and this course is designed to develop an appreciation of that heritage. For this purpose, the castles, colleges and cathedrals of England will be seen as a framework for our understanding of the political, cultural/educational and religious life of the nation. We will explore the particular character of a number of these institutions, their history, and the place they have held in the life of England. While such a study could cover a wide range of geographical locations, for purposes of time and economy this course will limit it parameters to southern England.  
  Dr. Hal French
FRENCHH@mailbox.sc.edu

  
     
    Nuclear Reactor Physics     2008
  May 9-16 at USC; May 17-June 1, 2008 in Germany  
  Participants will have the opportunity to explore nuclear physics first- hand as they investigate radiation hazards, gamma spectroscopy, neutron activation, neutron flux measurement, etc. The course and lab will take place at Johannes Gutenberg University. The University, founded in 1477, is the scientific and academic center of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate and hosts 35,000 students from more than 130 nations. Students will also have the opportunity to take part in several historic excursions in Trier, which was founded in 2050 B.C. and served as one of the five capitol cities of the Roman Empire. For more information visit the program website at http://www.physics.sc.edu/~gothe/  
  Dr. Ralf Gothe
gothe@sc.edu

  
     
    Music and Cultural Heritage of Italy     2008
  May 17-29  
  This travel course introduces students to the historical and cultural issues that underpin contemporary Italian society. One aspect of Italian cultural society, music, will receive special emphasis. From the string literature of Vivaldi and Corelli to the grand opera of Verdi and Puccini, the program will highlight the important role music plays in Italian life. Participants will have the opportunity to observe the workings of the conservatory system in Italy, as well as to enjoy concerts and visits to museums and churches such as St. Mark’s Cathedral.  
  Dr. Gail Barnes
gbarnes@mozart.sc.edu

  
     
    Imagining a Nation: Irish Culture and Literature     2008
  Required spring course (ENGL 283) and May 13-26 travel  
  This course will give USC Honors students a rich knowledge of Irish culture through a semester of study and two weeks of study abroad. The spring course will focus on Irish culture and literature, with special attention to the literature of the last two centuries, including film and popular music. In May, students will depart for two weeks in Ireland beginning in the city of Dublin and journeying onward to prehistoric cultural sites in the north, then on to the west coast for a tour of Yeats country and the incredible landscapes of Donegal and the Burren. Also included in the program will be a trip to the Aran Islands. Touch the Stone of Destiny! Climb Joyce’s Tower! Relive the Easter 1916 Rising!  
  Dr. Ed Madden
maddene@gwm.sc.edu

  
     
    Silk Road in China     2008
  travel: June 1-15, 2008  
  Through this course students will have the opportunity to explore Chinese culture, history and language. During a short session (10 total hours) during the spring semester, students will learn survival Chinese, as well as acquire some basic knowledge of Chinese cultures and customs. During Summer I students will depart for a two-week journey to some of China’s most influential and historical cities. Participants will have the opportunity to acquire knowledge of China’s major historical events and dynasties, religions and philosophies, and art through site visits to places of cultural and historical significance. No previous Chinese language study is required.  
  Dr. Tan Ye
YeT@gwm.sc.edu

  
     
    Mexican immigration and Health     2008
  May 19-25 at USC; May 25-June 7 in Xalapa, Mexico  
  The purpose of this course is to introduce students to issues associated with the rapidly growing Mexican immigrant population in South Carolina, with special emphasis given to issues related to health and health access. Students will examine the history of Mexican migration to SC and the US, socio-demographic information, and Latinos’ specific health concerns in the US and in SC. As part of the program, participants will visit the “Casas de la Comunidad”, where interdisciplinary groups of University of Veracruz students provide health services to poorer communities, as well as rural areas to observe first-hand the consequences of migration. Students will be housed with local families screened by the Office of International Studies at the University of Veracruz.  
  Dr. Myriam Torres
torrresme@gwm.sc.edu

  
     

 

 

 
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