[Acmsmajors] Summer UW Study Abroad (fwd)

[Brooke Miller]

    Summer Study Abroad Information Session

                Padelford C101
               Thursday, Feb 9  @  2:30

    CHID International is sponsoring summer 06 programs to:

    Vietnam
    Chiapas, Mexico
    Rome, Italy
    Prague

  Chiapas, Mexico, Summer 2006
  Post-Modern Maya
  Program dates: June 19, 2006 - July 07, 2006 -- 12 Credits

  Program Description
  After a quarter of preparatory work in the spring, the Program will spend=
 three weeks in San Crist=F3bal de las Casas, a beautiful Colonial city in =
the mountains of Chiapas that serves as the capital of Mayan Chiapas, and t=
hat was named for both St. Christopher, the Catholic patron saint of travel=
ers, and Fray Bartolom=E9 de las Casas, the first liberation theologist and=
 activist for indigenous rights in the Americas.
  Students will make their own arrangements for travel to Mexico City (by a=
ir) and from there to Tuxtla Guti=E9rrez, Chiapas (by air or bus).
  They will be placed individually with Mexican families, with whom they wi=
ll take two meals a day--breakfast and the afternoon meal or comida.
  This program is open to students from all backgrounds. All students are e=
ncouraged to apply.

  Vietnam, Summer 2006
  Alternative Modernities
  Program dates: June 18, 2006 - July 26, 2006 -- 12 Credits

  Program Description
  The Vietnam program is composed of three courses: two seminars and one la=
nguage course. This program is especially well fitted to the needs of Asian=
 and International Studies majors but also meets the needs and requirements=
 of several other majors at UW.
  In addition to the coursework, students will participate in numerous excu=
rsions. The excursions include visiting various locations near Hanoi (where=
 students will reside when not on excursions), the northern, mountainous re=
gion of Sapa (home to many ethnic minority communities), the historic town =
of Hoi An in central Vietnam and the southern metropolitan area of Saigon
  The program fee is $3500 per student. This includes tuition, lodging, wel=
coming and departure dinners, guest speakers, classrooms, many reading mate=
rials and excursions. Students will be required to pay for other items such=
 many of their meals which are inexpensive in Vietnam, communications (e.g.=
, telephone calls or email), transportation to and from Vietnam, some readi=
ng materials, and incidentals.
  Finally, a two-credit, weekly pre-departure seminar will be required in t=
he Spring 06 (CHID 496). This seminar will provide basic background informa=
tion on Vietnam, orient students to the academic expectations of the progra=
m, and allow the group to get to know one another.
  This program is open to students from all backgrounds.
   All students are encouraged to apply.


  Rome, Italy, Summer 2006
  Roma Eterna
  Program dates: To be announced -- 12 Credits

  Program Description
  The Comparative History of Ideas program at the University of Washington =
will offer a nine-week, concentrated study abroad program this summer, allo=
wing students to explore the rich historical and cultural legacy of the cit=
y of Rome.
  This program is designed for both students and community members.
  The Summer Rome program is intended to offer the first-time visitor to Ro=
me a study opportunity that combines tours of its prominent historical site=
s, together with a focused inquiry into its multiple layers of historical s=
ignificance. Classes will be held in the UW Rome Center, in the cities hist=
oric Palazzo Pio.
  This program is open to students from all backgrounds. All students are e=
ncouraged to apply.


  For more information, please attend the info session. You can also refer =
to the webpage: http://depts.washington.edu/chid/showprogram.php?id=3D30, o=
r send an email to chidint at u.washington.edu for further questions.