Vietnam (Winter 2014-2015)
Vietnam is so much more than you've heard. Find out for yourself in Winter 2014-2015.
The program at a glance: Vietnam is an exciting destination for a U.S. college student. This international learning community draws upon multiple disciplines - political science, literature, economics, business, and history among them - offering students a rich interdisciplinary context in which to study Vietnam.
You will spend December on campus, preparing for your travel and beginning coursework in each of the program's 4 courses. Then in January you will fly to Vietnam, where you will stay in Vietnam's three major cities: Hanoi, its capital; Ho Chi Minh City, its economic hub; and Hue, its cultural center. The three cities will provide us with rich cultural opportunities, access to inexpensive and exciting food, arts and crafts from a culture different from our own, historical sites that we have seen in Vietnam literature, history and film, and more. We will experience Vietnam as the site of a still provocative "American War," as a setting for vivid and important American and Vietnamese literature, as a quickly developing Asian economy, and as an evolving political experiment.
Courses: Students on the 2014-2015 Vietnam Term must register for all 4 courses offered on the program. This program counts as a Learning Community (LC).
- ISS Seminar: Introduction to the Culture of Vietnam - 1 credit: Dr. A. Ericson
- PSYC 471: Cross-Cultural Psychology (PS): Dr. A. Baugous.
- WL 310: Vietnamese Literature (PL): Ms. K. Hanson
- BUSN 367: From War to Doi Moi: Vietnam's Economic Liberalization (PH): Dr. A. Ericson
Program Dates: December 2014-February 2015 (In Vietnam January-February 2015)
Cost: $14,250 (Tentative) With Augie Choice and on-campus housing (see below) this program is expected to cost between $1,000-$1,500 less than a full term on campus.
Costs include: Airfare, Lodging, Group meals, inter-city and intra-city transportation, visas, excursions, entry to museums & sites, international health insurance.
Costs do not include: Individual meals, discretionary spending, on-campus housing for December (Students who live on campus during the 2014-2015 academic year must pay 50% of Winter Term room and meal plan for the December portion of this program. This is currently estimated at $1,570 but will vary depending on the housing and meal plan option you have chosen.)
For more information, contact the program director, Dr. Ann Ericson
Find out more about this and other programs at the 2013 Study Abroad Fair in October.
Applications for the 2014-2015 Program will be available in November of 2013.
Because this program is on a 3 year rotation, funds from Augie Choice are available for this program to any student with Sophomore status at the time of the program departure.
