Faculty: Sharon Bailey Glasco & Sonia P. Ticas

This course focuses on historical and cultural encounters in the major cities of Andalusian Spain and Morocco - both in the past and more recently. Students experience a unique destination (especially North Africa) and are impacted by the opportunities to meet and have meaningful exchanges with locals. The time we spend in southern Spain is valuable to understand the history of occupation of the peninsula, the reconquest of territories under Muslim control and, the reasons why Muslims and Jews had to flee their homelands in Spain and start anew in cities such as those in Morocco we will be visiting. In Morocco we also learn about 19^th and 20^th century French and Spanish colonialism and its legacies. Through lectures, readings and site visits such as museums, marketplaces, religious spaces, etc. students will have an invaluable opportunity to investigate these cultures and expand their worldview.

Prerequisite: Fall semester prior to JT ’24 departure, students will be required to enroll and participate in the IDST 098 Orientation to International Study (1 credit).

4 credits (GP or VP)
Program Fee: $5000            
Estimated Air: $1900

Faculty: Anton Belov & Brian Winkenweder

Explore the roles artists and musicians have played in European cultures during key time periods: Roman Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, the Enlightenment, and Modernity.  Examine the emotional restraint of Byzantine art and Gregorian chant as artists and musicians work in service to church and state.  Chart the invention of Opera, the influence of Humanism and the importance of artisanal guilds during the Renaissance.  Assess the emotional exuberance and unrestrained expressionism of the Baroque as expressed in both art and music.  Inquire into the disciplined elegance of art and music during the Enlightenment when Neo-Classical sensibilities came to the fore.  Account for the dark Romanticism of Caspar David Friedrich, Franz Schubert and Ludwig van Beethoven.  And, finally, examine the emancipation of dissonance of Arnold Schoenberg and the sensuality of the Viennese Secessionists as individual expression in the Age of Modernism emerges as a paramount concern.

Prerequisite: Fall semester prior to JT ’24 departure, students will be required to enroll and participate in the IDST 098 Orientation to International Study (1 credit).

4 credits (CS or VP)
Program Fee: $5000            
Estimated Air: $1700

Faculty: Henny Breen & Naomi Pitcock

The course will take place in the United Arab Emirates, where we will be inspired through exploration of food, culture, art, beaches, education, and architecture in the cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Dubai has the world's largest building and has over 200 nationalities.  We will study the political, economic, religious, and social forces that impact health care for its citizens, immigrant workers, and visitors.  As a majority Muslim country, the UAE has built its identity on being open and tolerant while celebrating its rich heritage. This course is an excellent learning opportunity for both nursing and non-nursing students who are interested in exploring this beautiful part of the world.

Prerequisite: Fall semester prior to JT ’24 departure, students will be required to enroll and participate in the IDST 098 Orientation to International Study (1 credit).

4 credits (no LC’s)             
Program Fee: $5000          
Estimated Air: $1900

Professor Chuck Dunn & Professor Michael Crosser

Examination of the contributions to astronomy by citizens of Australia. Participants in the course will travel to Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, in Australia, with a focus on theories in cosmology.  We will examine the modern interpretation of the expanding universe in a visit with a 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physics.  We also examine the requisite mathematics that undergirds the models necessary to explain the relevant cosmological phenomena. This course counts toward both the major and minor in mathematics. 

Prerequisites: MATH 170.

4 credits (QR)  
Program Fee: $5000            
Estimated Air: $2700 

Faculty: Lindsey Mantoan, Janet Gupton

Exploration of the connections among story, creation, land, and culture in New Zealand and Australia. Study of storytelling practices, including Maori Waiata (song), haka (dance), tauparapara (chants), rock carvings and paintings, and mōteatea (poetry); creation of fantasy realms via New Zealand landscape (Hobbiton); and study of New Zealand and Australia’s distinctive postcolonial hybrid artistic identities. Visits to performance spaces, workshops with professional artists, and tours of the land to understand its relation to creation and narrative. By observing and participating in indigenous rituals, tours, and workshops, students will develop an understanding of people outside the US using interdisciplinary approaches.

Prerequisite: Fall semester prior to JT ’24 departure, students will be required to enroll and participate in the IDST 098 Orientation to International Study (1 credit).

4 credits (Pending: CS or GP)
Program Fee: $5000            
Estimated Air: $3100

Faculty: Damian Williams & Emily Kosderka

Explore the fiscal responsibility of hosting the Olympic Games and issues related to what happens to the Olympic facilities once the Olympics are over. Examine the economic impact of hosting major sporting events such as the 2024 Summer Olympics, The French Open, and the Tour de France. Critically evaluate the economic impact of sports tourism on a major international city.

Prerequisite: Fall semester prior to JT ’24 departure, students will be required to enroll and participate in the IDST 098 Orientation to International Study (1 credit).

4 credits (Pending IS or GP)
Program Fee: $5000            
Estimated Air: $1700