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]

INSTRUCTOR Mary Yetta McKelva CHAPERONE Julie Hempel COURSE FEE: $3250 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $365 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 15 PREREQs: None DESTINATION Mexico COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is a tour de force of the history and culture of the central highlands of Mexico. From the ancient ruins of Tenochtitlan, Teotihuacan, Cholula, Cacaxtla, and Tula,… [Read More]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

INSTRUCTORS Terry Hoops, Mark Monroe COURSE FEE: $3200 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $200 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 25 PREREQs: None DESTINATION Mexico COURSE DESCRIPTION This course explores Mexico’s amazing cultural, architectural and creative heritage from the pre-Colombian period to the present. Our aim is to experience some of the creative energy that went into spaces,… [Read More]

INSTRUCTORS Mathias Akuoko, Mikidadu Mohammed COURSE FEE: $5250 ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COST: $250 INTERVIEW: Yes MAX CLASS SIZE: 25 PREREQs: None; however, you must have a strong interest in experiencing how healthcare is delivered in other parts of the world, as well an appreciation for other cultures. You must also know that this is not a… [Read More]