INSTRUCTOR Hunt Tooley COURSE FEE: $5850 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $715 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 20 PREREQs: None DESTINATION Ireland COURSE DESCRIPTION The Irish Sea separates the British Isles: Scotland, England, and Wales on the one side and Ireland on the other. Yet the surrounding shores are closely related through migration, invasion, exchange of ideas… [Read More]
Spanish Immersion along the Southern Coast of Spain
INSTRUCTORS Mary Yetta McKelva, Adriana Alvarez COURSE FEE: $5300 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $750 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 15 PREREQs: SPAN201 or equivalent DESTINATION Spain COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is an immersion experience that includes a study of the Spanish language while in Alicante and an opportunity to experience life along the Costa Blanca on… [Read More]
Civil Rights Texoma
Instructor: Felix Harcourt Description: In conjunction with the Council of Independent Colleges/Gilder Lehrman Center program “Legacies of American Slavery,” students will learn about the history of civil rights, racial violence, and resistance in our region while engaging in their own original archival work and critical consideration of how best to inform a wide public audience… [Read More]
Spanish Immersion in Mexico: Queretaro and Beyond
INSTRUCTOR Patrick Duffey CHAPERONE Julie Hempel COURSE FEE: $3500 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $400 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 12 PREREQs: SPAN201 or equivalent, or instructor permission DESTINATION Mexico COURSE DESCRIPTION This Spanish immersion course is a tour de force of the history and culture of the central highlands of Mexico. From the ancient ruins of… [Read More]
Coffee and Cafe Culture in Vienna and Paris
INSTRUCTORS Wolfgang Lueckel, Seth Compaore COURSE FEE: $5760 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $300 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 25 PREREQs: None DESTINATIONS Austria; France COURSE DESCRIPTION We will be traveling to Vienna and Paris not only to learn more about coffee’s history but to live with coffee for more than three weeks, to explore every facet… [Read More]
Cultural Exploration of South Korea
INSTRUCTOR Liz Preas COURSE FEE: $6123 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $750 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 25 PREREQs: None DESTINATION South Korea COURSE DESCRIPTION South Korea is a mountainous country with beautiful coastal regions and a rich culture influenced by early Confucianism practices that emanate modern Korea today. Sociocultural practices include promoting group harmony, respecting and… [Read More]
Experiencing Japanese Culture
INSTRUCTOR Scott Langton COURSE FEE: $6284 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $800 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 20 PREREQs: None DESTINATION Japan COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides students the opportunity to gain new cultural perspectives by personally experiencing Japan. Through study with faculty and professionals associated with IES/Tokyo, homestays with Japanese families, and excursions to historically and… [Read More]
Scotland: Castles, Crosses, Kilts, and Celts
INSTRUCTOR Wayne Crannell COURSE FEE: $4650 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $850 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 22 PREREQs: None DESTINATION Scotland COURSE DESCRIPTION Scotland is a place that grew from myth. Almost anyone with European roots can trace their ancestors back to a Highland glen or a Scottish loch. But the Scots, in spite of carving… [Read More]
Discovering Argentina
INSTRUCTOR Andra Petrean CHAPERONE Julia Shahid COURSE FEE: $5700 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $550 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 16 PREREQs: None DESTINATION Argentina COURSE DESCRIPTION Argentina is a large country occupying a large part of South America. Its natural beauty, which includes the tallest mountains on the American continent, alpine lakes surrounded by forests, numerous… [Read More]
Immigration & Careers in Social Justice
INSTRUCTOR Cate Bowman COURSE FEE: $2000 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $150 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 14 PREREQs: None DESTINATION U.S. (DFW; U.S./Mexico border) COURSE DESCRIPTION When you hear the term “immigration” what comes to mind? For some individuals, it is a familiar and deeply personal term because they identify as immigrants. For others, the term… [Read More]