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Study Abroad & Domestic Travel
At Rider University you are encouraged to develop global and multicultural perspectives so you can better understand and manage the opportunities and challenges of an interdependent yet conflicted world.
Our innovative short-term programs, led by the University’s distinguished and engaging faculty, provide you with opportunities to explore the world and develop the skills needed to succeed in today’s global workplace.
In Summer 2008, Rider faculty will lead students on educational trips to China, England, Honduras, and Spain. In addition to these study abroad opportunities, you can partake in a domestic travel course that explores the cultural heritage of the Spoleto Festival!
From Europe and Asia to Central America and mainland United States, you will learn to think globally, developing an appreciation for the value of diversity and the importance of social responsibility.
NOTE: These courses quickly fill to capacity, so be sure to register early and meet with your advisor to discuss your plans!
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Fuzhou, China
Course:
IND 210 Global Encounters: A Culture Immersion & Tutoring
Experience in Fuzhou, China
Faculty:
Dr. Minmin Wang
Dates:
June 27-July 23
Cost:
TBD
Contact
wang@rider.edu
This education abroad experience is a three-week summer program based in Fuzhou, China, plus a three-day tour of Beijing’s most famous sites, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. The course aims to provide students with a foundation in Chinese language, culture and history, and then to offer students a work-based opportunity for genuine interactions with Chinese students, as tutors in an English language summer camp for grades 7-12. Students will take a one-week Chinese language and culture immersion class, followed by two weeks of internship as English conversation tutors for Chinese students at Fuzhou No. 1 Middle School. They will also join their students in various curricular and extra-curricular activities and be offered opportunities to interact with Chinese university students and local families.
Fuzhou, China June 27 – July 21, 2008
Course:
COM 390 Communication and Society: Video Essays-An Intercultural
Experience in China
Faculty:
Dr. Barry Janes
Dates:
Cost:
TBD
Contact:
janes@rider.edu
This course will be an exploration of China and its people using video and the web to document and record the experience. This class will introduce the aesthetic and technical fundamentals necessary for producing personal video essays and a web-based cultural documentary. Workshops will provide students with the working tools to plan and tell stories effectively, creatively and collaboratively. Students will create and post personal video essays of their interactions and experiences on a website especially created for the course. In addition to developing storytelling and web-based documentary production skills, this course will provide students with a foundation in Chinese
language, culture and history.
Throughout the trip students will partake in various curricular and extra-curricular activities and be offered opportunities to interact with Chinese university students, educators, government officials and local families which will inform and contribute to this rich intercultural experience. This three-week summer program will be based in Fuzhou, China, and include a two-day tour of Beijing’s most famous sites, the Forbidden City and the Great Wall. This course will be appropriate for students with little or no web or documentary filmmaking experience. Students from all majors interested in producing video essays and contributing to the production of
an intercultural web documentary are encouraged to enroll.
London, England
Course:
IND 210 Global Encounters: London Arts Administration Investigation
Faculty:
Ms. Midge Guerrera
Dates:
May 15 – May 22
Cost:
TBD
Contact Info:
mguerrera@rider.edu
This course will provide students with an opportunity to compare and contrast the development and distribution of the arts in the United States with that in Great Britain. Students will partake in an eight day international trip to London, England, that will include both study and touring components. Tours include: London Overview, Windsor, Hampton Court, Dickensian Walking Tour, and the British Museum.
Students will also attend the theater in London’s West End. Lectures by British arts administrators will enable students to understand the cultural differences inherent to working in London. Students will be responsible for all assignments. Pre- and post-trip meeting will be conducted on the Princeton campus. This course is offered through EF Educational Tours.
El Escorial, Spain
Course:
IND 210 Global Encounters: Service-Learning Tutoring Opportunity
and Cultural Immersion in Spain
Faculty:
Dr. Adriano Duque
Dates:
May 15 – June 2
Cost:
TBD
Contact Info:
aduque@rider.edu
This course will provide students with an opportunity to learn about Spanish culture while tutoring English to Spanish middle and high school students in beautiful El Escorial, Spain, in the Sierra Guadarrama Mountains just north of Madrid.
This course is particularly valuable for education students who will undoubtedly be teaching in classrooms with Spanish-speaking students. Foreign language majors may use the credits to satisfy collateral requirements. Housing will be provided in individual rooms in a university residence at the Real Centro Universitario Maria Cristina, with three meals per day. The course work includes faculty lectures and tours in Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, and Avila.
Students will be responsible for all assignments. Pre- and post-trip meetings will be conducted on the Lawrenceville campus. For more information, contact Dr. Duque at aduque@rider.edu
Roatan, Honduras
May 17 – May 31, 2008
Course:
MAR 229 Introduction to Field Marine Science: Tropical Environments (4 cr.)
Faculty:
Dr. Gabriela Smalley & Dr. Reed Schwimmer
Dates:
Cost:
$2,280 plus tuition
Contact Info:
gsmalley@rider.edu, rschwimmer@rider.edu
In this two-week field course, students will explore various topics in marine science through practical, hands-on, inquiry-based exercises and activities. The course will explore the shallow subtidal and intertidal environments surrounding the islands of Anthony’s and Bailey’s Key on the northwestern shore of Roatan Island located 40 miles north off the coast of Honduras in Central America. Environments will include coral reefs, sandy beaches, turtle grass beds, rocky intertidal pools, and mangrove swamps.
Topics of study will include the diversity, abundance, size, and zonation of marine organisms (animals, algae, grasses, mangroves, and plankton); the composition and texture of sediments; and the physical processes and chemical properties of water. These topics will be examined using field team exercises, a group mapping project, and individual research projects. Activities will help students develop their skills in research, use of field and laboratory equipment, computer analysis of data, and scientific writing. *Prerequisite: BIO-115 or permission of instructor. The course satisfies a laboratory science requirement for CLAES majors at Rider University. The course is taught at the Roatan Institute of Marine Sciences.
Spoleto Festival, South Carolina
Course:
AMS-214 Special Topics in American Studies: The Culture of Spoleto
Faculty:
Dr. Jack Sullivan
Dates:
May 30 – June 7
Cost:
approx. $1,100 plus tuition
Contact Info:
sullivanja@rider.edu
This three-credit course will include travel to the Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, South Carolina during the first week in June. Students will explore the history, traditions, repertory of Spoleto 2007, as well as its cultural connection to the city of Charleston.
The emphasis of the course is the soul of the festival: the annual contribution of Westminster Choir College, which has graced Spoleto since its inception 30 years ago. This year’s festival is a typically ambitious and exciting one, featuring plays, operas, choral pieces, and symphonies including The Fire Bird, La Mer, and the new French opera Amistad. Students will attend Westminster concerts and dress rehearsals during the festival; they will write papers on repertory, performances, tours of Charleston, and travel adventures, due by the end of June.
This course includes a few meetings before and after the festival, scheduled at the convenience of students. The course also includes backstage lectures with maestros and production managers. It is open to all matriculated Rider University students with a minimum 2.5 GPA. No technical knowledge of music is required, only a love of travel and the arts. The approximate cost of this course is $1,100, (includes air fare, hotel, concerts, and tours) plus tuition and fee for three academic credits.
Oslo, Norway and Stockholm, Sweden
| Course: | IND 210 Scandinavian Encounters |
| Faculty: | Dr. Roberta Fiske-Rusciano & Dr. Frank L. Rusciano |
| Dates: | July 15-July 25 |
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| Contact Info: | ruscianor@rider.edu; rusciano@rider.edu |
Scandinavian Encounters offers students the adventure, beauty and sense of history of both Norway and Sweden..We begin with Oslo, Norway with its palace, boutiques, sculptures and the opportunity to sail to Bygdoj Peninsula to visit museums dedicated to Norway’s seafaring traditions: from Viking days to Arctic explorations and more recent voyages of the Kon Tiki raft of Thor Heyerdahl.
On the fourth day we will depart by train, riding through lakes and pine forests for three hours to arrive in the beautiful city of Karlstad, Sweden, where we will eat in outdoor cafes, see the 18th Century cathedral, stay overnight, see the old Viking town of Tingvalla and take a three-hour boat cruise on vast Lake Vatern.
On the sixth day we will walk to the nearby railway station and take the fast morning train to Stockholm, Sweden, a trip of just over two hours. With the “Stockholm Card” we can take a bus or a quaint lake steamer to the Drottningholm Palace, summer home of the Swedish Royal Family. It is famous for its beautiful location, parks and the world’s best preserved 18th Century theatre, the Drottningholm Theatre. The theatre can be visited by guided tour. There is plenty of time for individual pursuits: the National Gallery, the Nordic Museum of folk art with peasants’ local costumes and Swedish cultural life since the 16th Century. The panorama of Stockholm, built on 14 islands, can be seen from the heights of Sodermaim; this is also a good place to buy gifts and genuine Swedish products.
There is plenty of access to beaches and swimming. During our days in Stockholm, students from Rider’s Student Global village will be attending and participating in the International Association for Media and Communication Research, hosted by Stockholm University. Students who are taking this trip for university credit (conference attendees or not) will be responsible for all assignments. Pre- and post-trip meeting will be conducted on Rider’s Lawrenceville campus.
