The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder is adding five new programs to the existing choices undergraduate students have for studying abroad next year.
The new semester study abroad programs will include a field study seminar, which introduces the concept of learning about cultures through field experience, in addition to an independent study project conducted during the last four weeks of the semester. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.5, and additional language prerequisites may apply.
The deadline to apply for the new spring semester programs is Wednesday, Sept. 15. The Study Abroad Office also is accepting applications for the fall semester programs. The deadline for the fall programs is March 1, 2000.
The five programs recently added include the following:
o Ecology and Conservation in Cote d'Ivoire, spring semester, 2000.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ live with a host family while taking intensive French language courses at intermediate and advanced levels and studying Cote d'Ivoire's strategies for developing critical and viable ecology and conservation policies.
o Economic Development and Regional Integration in the Southern Cone, spring semester, 2000.
This program, based in Santiago, Chile, allows students to visit Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Iguacu Falls on the border of Brazil. Courses include intermediate and advanced language study and analysis of economic rationale and the social consequences of regional economic integration in the Southern Cone.
o Natural Resource Management in Lismore, Australia, spring semester, 2000.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ will live in Lismore, home of the largest indigenous Australian population in the country, taking courses in environmental philosophy and ethics, aboriginal land management and environmental decision making.
o Culture and Development in Mongolia, fall semester, 2000.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ will study beginning level intensive Mongolian and analyze Mongolian life, culture and development issues. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ will live with Mongolian host families and participate in several field trips, including a two- or three-week rural field study in central Mongolia.
o Arts and Culture in Senegal, fall semester, 2000.
The Senegal program includes intensive intermediate and advanced French language study, an introduction to the native Wolof language and a host family stay. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ will study Senegalese culture, history and modern and traditional art forms.
ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ can choose from more than 130 study abroad programs in 63 countries.
Participants will receive in-residence credit for courses taken on a CU-Boulder sponsored program. Pre-departure orientation sessions are offered on campus for all programs. Financial aid and scholarships also are available.
The Study Abroad Program of the Office of International Education is located in the basement of the Environmental Design Building. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information on study abroad programs, contact the Study Abroad Program Office at (303) 492-7741 or visit their web site at .