Upcoming UW Bothell Faculty Led Programs
Financial aid and scholarships are available for all programs.
Summer 2015
Program Dates: June 17 – July 22, 2015 (Summer Term A)
Location: UW Bothell and University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Program Directors: Terryl Ross, Director of Diversity, tross@uwb.edu; Natalia Dyba, Director of Global Initiatives, nataliak@uw.edu
Overview: Through this hybrid study abroad program students will explore points of convergence and divergence in the processes of reconciliation, racial healing, and restorative justice in higher education in the United States and South Africa. Two weeks of classes at UW Bothell will be followed by two weeks at the University of the Free State, attending the Global Leadership Summit. Students will create digital stories and develop an action plan to address reconciliation at UW Bothell.
Estimated Program Fee: $1,400, which covers: housing, two meals per day, local transportation, and cultural activities in South Africa; administrative support; and 12 Summer Quarter credits.
Additional Costs: Airfare (~$2,500), travel insurance ($40), some meals in South Africa, passport, personal expenses at UW Bothell and while abroad
Academic Credits: up to 12 Summer Quarter credits
Apply by March 3, 2015
Chungnam National University Summer Session
Program Dates: June 17 – July 14, 2015 (Summer Term A)
Location: Daejeon, South Korea
Overview: Join international students from all over the world for a 4-week program at Chungnam National University to learn Korean language, take an elective course in English, and experience Korean culture through field trips and experiential learning activities.
Credits: Up to 10 Summer Quarter credits, Korean Language and an elective
Estimated Program Fee: $300 administrative fee upon acceptance. Cost of tuition, academic credits, local cultural activities, and on-campus housing at CNU is generously offset by a scholarship from CNU.
Additional Costs: Airfare, travel insurance ($60), meals, passport/ visa, personal expenses
Apply by March 16, 2015 to be considered for one of the funded spots.
Program Dates: June 24 – July 21, 2015 (Summer Term A)
Program Fee: $4,998
Program Directors: Barbara Noah, IAS and Elizabeth Darrow, IAS
Overview: A 12-credit interdisciplinary studio art and Italian culture and cuisine program based in Rome, open to all majors, for all levels of art experience (including intro level), and no prior language requirement.
The application deadline has passed.
Program Dates: June 24 – July 21, 2015 (Summer Term A)
Program Fee: $4,875
Program Director: Rob Krabill, rkrabill@uwb.edu, IAS
Overview: A 12 credit summer program based in Leon, Spain. Students will approach soccer as a political and cultural phenomenon examining the ways in which the sport functions as a site for political contestation on regional, national, and international scales. This program will also explore the politics of soccer elsewhere, including human rights violations, corruption surrounding recent and future world cups, and the exploitation of athletes from across the globe.
The application deadline has passed.
Program Dates: June 22 – July 22, 2015 (Summer Term A)
Program Fee: $4,000
Program Director: Andrew Abian; aabian@uwb.edu, Math and Engineering and
Overview: A unique 6-credit study abroad program, based in Paris, France geared towards students with an interest in a novel exploration of art and architecture through a conceptual physics lens. This course welcomes students from all disciplines and levels to apply.
Deadline: Rolling. Email program director if interested in being considered.
Program Dates: July 23-August 21, 2015 (Summer Term B)
Program Fee: $5,500
Program Directors: Diana Garcia-Snyder (dgs3@uw.edu) and Carrie Lanza(clanza@uw.edu), UW Bothell Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Overview: A 12 credit interdisciplinary Mexican music and dance program with the focus of cultural resilience and polictical resistance in Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico. This program is open to all majors, and there is no prior language requirement.
Deadline: Rolling. Email program directors if interested in being considered.
Early Fall 2015
Program Dates: August 27, 2015- September 20, 2015 (UW Exploration Seminar)
Program Fee: $3,750
Program Directors: Ursula Valdez uvaldez@uw.edu, IAS Bothell or Tim Billo timbillo@uw.edu, Program on the Environment
Credit: Earn 5 graded credits from ENVIR 496 or BIOL 493; other options can be arranged for students from other related majors.
Description: An ecological and cultural exploration from the high mountains to the rainforest of southeastern Peru: We will explore the fascinating diversity of this region, while studying the conservation challenges confronting it. Through surveys of the biodiversity, and meetings with indigenous people, land-use managers, conservationists, and other stakeholders, we will analyze sustainable alternatives for the conservation of this world biodiversity hotspot.
Deadline: March, 1st 2015. Apply Now!
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Early Fall 2015
Lessons from the Japanese Experience with Nuclear Power
Program Dates: TBD
Location: UW Bothell and Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
Program Directors: TBD
Estimated Program Fee: $1,400, which covers local transportation, housing, most meals, and cultural activities in Japan, administrative support, and 5 Autumn Quarter credits.
Fee does not include: airfare (~$1,400), travel insurance ($40), some meals in Japan, personal expenses at UW Bothell and while abroad
Academic Credits: 5 Autumn Quarter 2014 credits of BST 498
Overview: A 5 credit fall course based in both UW Bothell as well as Japan. Students will explore lessons learned from the Japanese experience with nuclear power. This course also incorporates the cultural and social implications of nuclear power in Japan, as well as in the Pacific Northwest.
Fall 2015
University of Bergamo Business Exchange Bergamo, Italy
Program dates: Fall Quarter
Location: University of Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
Program Director: Beth Alipio, School of Business (BMiguel@uwb.edu)
Program Fee: Tuition and fees for a full-time quarter will be paid at the standard UW Bothell tuition rate.
Eligibility: Program is open to UW Bothell Business majors who have completed the core and will be senior status by Fall 2015.
Program Description: Students will take courses in the first quarter of the second year of the University of Bergamo’s Masters of Business program.Students will take four courses including Marketing Research, Knowledge Management, Organizational Theory, and Leadership.
This application is now closed.