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Education Abroad Programs
Open to all CUNY and non-CUNY campuses.
Winter 2009 Programs
(Program Dates are NYC Departure and Return Dates)
For additional Program information, contact Gary Braglia
Photography in Florence
Conducted in English
This is will introduce students
to the digital photography world with particular focus on updated
techniques and how they can be incorporated into classic fine art
photography. This course will explore the use of state-of-the-art software
and techniques. The instructor will guide the student in learning to
master photo computer software and how to control the scanning of a
picture, transparency and negative to make a good quality digital print.
Elements of photo composition and graphic design, photo history, and
relationships with other art mediums will also be addressed during this
course. FUA's Digital Laboratory is equipped with the most updated
computers, software and peripherals.
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 3 - Art 375
Estimated program
costs: $3,286, includes tuition, cultural program, airfare, housing in
apartments, travel insurance, and program fee
Faculty: Florence
University of the Arts (FUA)
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Renaissance Art Florence
Conducted in English
This art history course gives the
student a unique and stimulating opportunity to study Renaissance art in
Florence - the city of its birth. Equally divided between slide lectures
and on-site teaching, the course will cover Renaissance painting,
sculpture and architecture from 1400 - 1500. Students will not only learn
to identify the individual styles of artists, such as Donatello, Masaccio,
Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Verrocchio, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo,
but they will also be able to relate the artists to the social, political
and cultural contexts of the time. Museum and other site visits include:
the Uffizi Gallery, the Bargello Museum, the Accademia, the Churches of
Santa MAria Novella and San Lorenzo. Museum visits form an integral part
of this course.
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 3 - Art History 200
Estimated
program costs: $3,286, includes tuition, cultural program, airfare,
housing in apartments, travel insurance, and program
fee
Faculty: Florence University of the Arts
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Food, Culture and Society in Italy
Conducted in English
Recommended for students with an
interest in Italian food traditions and society culture. This course
focuses on what is generally defined as "made in Italy": culture and style
in post-war Italy. Lectures will cover topics such as the role of women in
Italian society, the survival of superstititons, food and wine as cultural
traditions, the effect of social change on culture and style. Course
activities include field trips, cooking and wine tasting lessons,
audio-visual material.
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 3 - FNES 104
Estimated program
costs: $3,286, includes tuition, cultural program, airfare, housing in
apartments, travel insurance, and program fee
Faculty: APICIUS
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Meal Planning & Meal Management In The Italian
Family
CANCELED
Conducted in English
Understanding the meaning of
foods in Italian family meals,the course examines the development,
structure, and maintenance of the Italian family through history
Evaluation of different regional meals and examples of Southern, Central
and Northern family dishes will be prepared during workshops. We will also
compare and examine various social issues associated with the study of
Italian families.
Students will be accommodated with Italian Families
for the whole Intersession program and they will take part in preparing
meals 3 times a week with the family.
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 6 - FNES
Estimated program
costs: $4,286, includes tuition, cultural program, airfare, housing in
apartments, travel insurance, and program fee
Faculty:
APICIUS
Art, Religion and Mythology of the Ancient Mediterranean
Conducted in English
Program includes a weekend spent in historic Taormina/Naxos (founded 734 BC) and three
weeks in Syracuse (founded 733 BC) – the oldest Greek cities of Sicily – and centres around
a three credit class examining the examining the art, religion and mythology of the ancient
Mediterranean. The program also includes housing in the historical centres of Taormina and
Syracuse for three weeks, entrance fees to sites and museums, fieldtrips to various sites in
and around Syracuse and Taormina, transportation and day trips to Agrigento and Palermo and
a 15 hour Italian Language for Survival workshop.
Location: Taormina and Syracuse,
Italy
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 23, 2009
Credits: 3
Estimated program costs:
$3,571, includes tuition, cultural program, airfare, housing, travel
insurance, and program fee
Faculty: Mediterranean Center for Arts and Sciences (MCAS)
Italian Language and CultureItalian Language and
Culture is an interdisciplinary course which concentrates on rapidly
developing a basic command of Italian while introducing the student to
various aspects of Italian history, culture, cuisine and realities of
contemporary Italy. Students will have opportunity for on-site learning
with their instructors through a series of walking tours and visits in
Florence, a cooking and wine appreciation course as well as a two-day trip
to Rome. In addition students will have the opportunity to view classic
and current Italian films outside of class time. No prior knowledge of
Italian required - this course is a Beginner level course. Includes
visits, Rome trip, wine and cooking class.
Location: Florence, Italy
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 6 - Italian
Estimated program
costs: $4,286 , includes tuition, cultural program, airfare, housing
in apartments, travel insurance, and program fee
Faculty:
Florence University of the Arts
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Rome and Pompeii: Daily Life in the Roman World
CANCELED
Conducted in English
This course focuses on life in ancient Rome by examining Pompeii as a
model of Roman society. In this course, students will study the ancient
Roman city of Pompeii before its destruction by the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius in AD 79. By examining the surviving artworks (frescoes,
sculpture, objects d'art and architecture), and by reading primary
sources, students will explore the daily life of ancient Pompeii including
its economy, religios practices, entertainment, urban development,
politics and relationships with Rome. Students will spend four days
on-site between Rome and Naples. Students will visit in Rome: The Forum,
Colosseum, Pantheon, National Museum of Rome and the Baths of Caracalla
before moving on to Naples where they will finish their presentations
on-site in Herculaneum and Pompeii and visit the center of
Vesuvius.
Location: Rome, Pompeii and Naples,
Italy
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 6 - ARTH 200
Estimated program costs:
$4,286, includes tuition, cultural program, airfare, housing, travel
insurance, and program fee
Faculty: Florence University of the Arts
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Athens Greece: A Quest for Your Ithaca
Conducted in English
Walk on the traces of the ancient gods and goddesses, of Socrates, Odysseus, Agamemnon, Helen of
Troy—tread the paths of antiquity, Byzantium, and modern Greece. Embark on the journey to your own
Ithaca in search of the roots of western civilization. Through field trips and the comparative and interdisciplinary
study of literature, myth, language, history, art, politics, philosophy, and psychology, students
will be able to resurrect three millennia of culture, myth, and history.
Living and studying facilities will be provided in Plaka, the heart of the old and the contemporary city, where students can enjoy its vibrant
lifestyle, countless restaurants, cafes, shops, and cultural activities. Special reception for students at
the University Cultural Center with panoramic views of old Athens, located right under the Parthenon, and next to the Tower of the Winds and
Roman Market.
Location: Athens, Greece
Dates: January 1, 2009 - January 25, 2009
Credits: 3
Estimated program costs: $3,396, includes tuition, cultural program, one-day cruise, three-day
field trip, airfare,‡ housing in apartments, lunch (Monday–Friday), and travel insurance
Faculty: Dr. Constance Tagopoulos, University of Indianapolis Athens Campus
Academic Director: Royal Brown, Department of European Languages & Literatures, Queens
College; royal.brown@qc.cuny.edu
History of the Crusades - A Study Tour in Israel
Conducted in English
In this course, we will study the history of the crusading movement, focusing specifically on the crusades to the
Holy Land from the 11th to the 13th centuries, and the history of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem. Designed as a study
tour, classes will be held as we travel around Israel from Tel Aviv to Caesarea, Akko, and Jerusalem in order to visit
to some of the most important surviving crusader sites, including the Tower of David, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher,
and the Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem, as well as the remains of Belvoir and Montfort Castles, the Horns of Hattin,
and the citadel of the Hospitallers and the Templar tunnel in Akko.
This course will also feature the “reacting to the past” game The Second Crusade: the War Council of Acre, 1148,
which brings to life a dramatic moment in the history of the crusades. For a week, the students will “become” the great
gathering of monarchs, barons, religious authorities, and others that met as a war council in Acre (Akko) on the eve of
the Second Crusade, and “react” as participants in the discussions and debates that might have been held there. Readings
for the course will consist of Christian and Muslim teachings about peace and holy war found in the New Testament and
the Qur’an, St. Augustine’s ideas about just war in his City of God, documents from the Investiture Controversy, and
selections from various chroniclers of the crusades and the crusader states.
An important goal of this course is a critical examination of the legacy of the crusading movement on the relations
between Christians, Jews, and Muslims around the world today.
Location: Israel
Dates: January 3, 2009 - January 25, 2009
Credits: 3 - 4
Estimated program costs: $4,406
Faculty: Dr. Helen Gaudette
A Look Inside the Japanese Film Industry
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Conducted in English
In this series seminar, we first
view a few classics of Japanese Cinema with lectures to follow and Q and A
with Japanese film producers, directors, actors, and/or critics. We then
explore the business and production side of the industry with Executive
Producers. We also visit a mid-size independent Japanese film company,
SPO, for an in-depth look at how the Japanese film industry works. Lastly,
we consider sub-genres of Japanese film, including anime. Field trips
include the Gibli Anime Museum, a film set, SPO, and Ozu's grave in
Kamakura, the cultural heart of Japan.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 3, MEDST 344 and Special
Topics
Estimated program costs: $3,761, includes tuition,
cultural program, airfare, housing, travel insurance, and
program fee
Faculty: The Film Academy at Magic Hour
Japan: Business
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Conducted in English
Business Course (in
Tokyo): Japan and East Asian Business Management, Marketing Organization
and Strategies.
The economies of East Asia are presenting challenges and opportunities
for Western firms. Japan’s rise to economic superpower status in the 1980’s was followed by the
"Dragons" becoming newly industrialized economies in the region, namely, Hong Kong, Korea,
Singapore, and Taiwan, in the 1990’s. While the Asian financial crisis of 1997 hit many of them
severely, they not only recovered quickly, but accelerated their dynamic growth. It is in this regional
context that China emerged as a global economic player in the late 1990’s.
In what areas of business are the companies of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China most competitive?
Why are they successful globally? In what ways are their organizations and strategies similar to and
different from their American and Western rivals? What kinds of competitive advantages do American
and European companies have against them? This interdisciplinary course covering diverse issues,
topics, and academic disciplines will be taught by subject experts under a careful coordination to help
students explore broad factors that drive companies of Japan and East Asia to global success, and to
examine underlying social, economic and political dynamics.
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 2, BALA and Global Business
Strategies + 1, Japanese Culture
Estimated program costs: $3,761, includes tuition,
cultural program, airfare, housing, travel insurance, and
program fee
Faculty: Rikkyo School of Business
Hawaii: Island Paradise Where East Meets West
Selected Studies in Lit.: Hawaii, ENG 395
REDUCED COST
Reduced cost for the first 10 new applicants and for all who have already applied.
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 21ST.
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR ALL QUEENS COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO APPLY BEFORE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14TH
In the land of aloha, students will explore the history, the diverse multicultural traditions, and the natural beauty of Hawaii,
as described by both native and foreign writers over the past two centuries. The texts are drawn from a broad variety of writers,
from Captain Cook, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mark Twain to David Kalakua and Liliuokalani, from Jack London to Jessica Saiki
and John Dominis Holt, from Barbara Kingsolver to W. S. Merwin and others. Essays, poems, and stories read in class will come
alive as students discover for themselves the natural wonders that have drawn people from all over the world to Hawaii, and as
they are exposed to the rich cultural and artistic traditions of this remarkable place through its literature, music, and dance.
Housing description and photos
Location: Oahu, Hawaii
Dates: January 4, 2009 -
January 24, 2009
Credits: 3 - English 395
Estimated program costs:
NEW LOWER COST HAWAII PROGRAM $2495.00 INCLUDES AIRFARE, HOTEL (WAIKIKI BEACH) 3 CREDIT TUITION, TRAVEL INSURANCE, CULTURAL PROGRAM
10 SEATS LEFT
Faculty: Janet Hulstrand, The Essoyes School (www.essoyesschool.com)
Australian Experience
We will do so through a series of presentations and readings on
everything from Australian history, politics and geography to an
engagement with key social and political issues – Indigenous rights,
gender relations, inequality, multiculturalism, national identity and
Australia’s place in the world – while also exploring myths and
popular cultures.
In addition to quality printed materials, you will attend presentations
and small group discussions of the materials. In addition, you will
venture on a number of field excursions beyond the University – to
tour Australian cities and suburbs; to see elements of Indigenous
Australia. Assessment will be connected to each of these elements –
the presentations and readings, tutorials and the excursions.
Program description, photos and links
Location: Geelong, Australia
Dates: January 1, 2009 -
January 25, 2009
Credits: 3 - ANTRO 219, Topics in Cultural
Area Studies
Estimated program costs: $4,636, includes tuition,
cultural program, airfare, housing, travel insurance, and program fee
Faculty: Deakin University
For all ProgramsApplication Deadline: October 31,
2008
Programs are open to all undergraduate students from all CUNY
campuses (unless restricted by level of study, language fluency or other
program criteria.) * Tuition cost quotes is for In-state, Matriculated,
Undergraduate student, and may include supplemental tuition paid to
Education Abroad school.
Additional costs: Budget for meals and
personal expenses: minimum $15-20 per day (approx. $420 - 560).
Travel
on Fridays and some Saturdays for some programs.
STOCS Travel GrantsParticipants in STOCS (Study/Travel Opportunities for CUNY students)
eligible Winter programs may receive travel grants. These STOCS scholarships, ranging from $500 to $1500, are offered
to eligible undergraduate CUNY students who participate in short-term (summer and
winter intersession) CUNY study abroad programs.
Essentials:
2.8 GPA
Application Deadline: October 3, 2008
For
application, visit the Education Abroad Office or contact STOCS Project,
Joy Phaphouvaninh, joy.phaphouvaninh@mail.cuny.edu
See CUNY Website web.cuny.edu/academics/oaa/uei/inted/stocs/STOCS_Student_App_Winter0809.pdf
for STOCS details.
E-mail: Study Abroad
Education Abroad Office
Kiely Hall, Room 183
Queens College -
CUNY
Flushing, New York 11367-1597
718-997-5521
718-997-5055
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