Office of Study Abroad
Levering Hall, Suite 04B
410-516-7856 or jhuabroad@jhu.edu
Applications and other required forms are available in the Office of Study Abroad.
Resource Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Advising Walk-in Hours: Monday – Friday, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
| Ecuador and Galapagos Islands |
Course Number: HA.360.236.01
Instructor: Dr. Eric Fortune
Credits: 3 credits, letter grade
Dates: January 7-23, 2010
Cost: $ 4,885 (includes airfare)
Deadline: September 26, 2009
This course is an introduction to Tropical Biology and Evolution held in Ecuador's Highlands, Rain Forest, and in the Galapagos Islands. The course will concentrate on the flora and fauna of these special habitats, but will also include the history, art, and culture of Ecuador.
The final grade will be based on a field notebook that the student keeps, participation during the trip, and a final paper due late January.
Students will attend lectures on the JHU campus prior to departure on topics that include Biodiversity in Ecuador and Pre-Columbian Tribes, Culture and Art.
Students from all majors are encouraged to apply. Applications and other required forms are available from the Office of Study Abroad in Levering Hall, Suite 04B.
Please visit the program web site at http://ecuador.psy.jhu.edu/, or write eric.fortune@jhu.edu for more information.
| Renaissance Art in Florence |
Course number: HA.010.306.01
Instructors:Chris Nygren and Jason DiResta
Credits: 3 credits, letter grade
Dates: January 3-22, 2010
Cost: $ 5,050 (includes airfare)
Deadline: October 2, 2009
The churches, palaces, museums and piazzas of Florence and nearby cities serve as the classroom for this intensive three-week course on Italian Renaissance Art.
Students examine the art of Giotto, Brunelleschi, Masaccio, Donatello, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Michelangelo. Classes meet five days a week for approximately three hours.
An upper-level course offering of the History of Art Department, preference for admission is given to students who have taken courses in Renaissance or Baroque art at Hopkins. Applications and other required forms are available from the Office of Study Abroad in Levering Hall, Suite 04B.
| Ghana: History, Politics and Culture |
Course number: HA.362.250.01
Instructors: Dr. Franklin Knight
Credits: 3 credits, letter grade
Dates: January 6-17, 2010
Cost: $ 3,800 (includes airfare)
Deadline: October 2, 2009
Explore themes related to modern and historical experiences of Ghana in this course. Participants will spend the majority of their time in Accra, the country's capital and attend lectures given by University of Ghana faculty members.
Travel to other regions of the country will include visits to Elmina Slave Castle, the Kakum National Rain Forest, and Kumasi (capital of the Ashanti region). Additionally, participants will participate in a day of community service.
Prior to leaving for Ghana students will participate in seminars exploring the African Diaspora and continue this area of inquiry upon returning.
Please contact Mr. Joseph Colon, Assistant Director of Internal Affairs in the Office of Multicultural Affairs in Suite 100, 3003 N. Charles Street for more information. Telephone: 410-516-8730 or write colon@jhu.edu.
