Undergraduate Course Catalog 2013-2014
Special University Programs
Study Abroad Programs
The University offers opportunities for full-time degree candidates meeting eligibility criteria to study abroad in many foreign institutions. UNH-managed and exchange programs are described in this section. Students may study abroad in other locations through UNH-approved programs by using the intercollegiate option (INCO). All students who study abroad pay a study abroad or exchange fee. For information on study abroad programs, students should contact the Center for International Education or the department identified in the UNH-managed program descriptions.
Study Abroad Eligibility
Students enrolled in UNH baccalaureate degree programs may participate in approved study abroad programs provided they meet the following eligibility criteria at the time of application:
- must be in good standing with the student conduct system;
- must have earned at least 32 credit hours, at least 12 of which must have been earned at the University of New Hampshire at the baccalaureate level;
- must have a minimum of 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application to and at the time of departure for the study abroad program. Study abroad programs provided by UNH or other approved institutions may have higher minimum GPA requirements;
- must have a declared major.
Transfer students, including transfer students from the Thompson School of Applied Science (TSAS), are not eligible to study abroad during the first semester of their baccalaureate program at UNH.
Students enrolled in the degree programs of the Thompson School of Applied Science may participate in approved study abroad programs appropriate for two-year degree candidates. TSAS students must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- must have earned 32 credits, at least 12 of which must have been earned at the University of New Hampshire at the associate degree level;
- must have a minimum 2.5 cumulative grade point average at the time of application to and at the time of departure for the study abroad program. Study abroad programs provided by UNH or other approved institutions may have higher minimum GPA requirements.
Belize
The UNH Archaeological Field School in Belize
Offered in the summer, the UNH Archaeological Field School in Belize is a four-week program where students excavate ancient Maya sites and are trained in archaeological field and lab techniques. Students register for ANTH 675 and earn 8 credit hours. Assisted by program staff, each student chooses a topic of original field research to focus on (e.g., analyses of a particular artifact class, architecture, excavation, or survey results from the project). The program is directed by Eleanor Harrison-Buck, assistant professor of anthropology, who has worked on archaeological projects in Belize and Guatemala since 1992. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Eleanor Harrison-Buck. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/anthropology/belize.
Archaeological Survey and Mapping in Belize
A January-term course, Archaeological Survey and Mapping in Belize (ANTH 674), offers students hands-on training in survey and mapping techniques, as well as digital cartography using ArcGIS mapping software. This program is also administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad and directed by Eleanor Harrison-Buck. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/anthropology/belize..
New Hampshire Teacher Program
EDUC 880/780, Belize: Education, Culture, and Nature, is open to graduate students in education, upper-level education majors, and professional teachers earning continuing education credits. The 4-graduate credit class is offered in the spring semester. Participants will attend pretrip workshops (November – February) to learn about the educational, geographical, historical, and cultural background of Belize and design a project to integrate their personal interests and objectives with in-country activities. During February vacation, participants will spend 8–11 days in Belize. Contact Michael Middleton at michael.middleton@unh.edu, or Sheila Adams at sadamsrjh@gmail.com.
Canada
National Student Exchange
Students may spend one or two semesters at one of ten campuses in Canada, through the National Student Exchange (NSE) program. While having the opportunity to learn in a Canadian environment, participants maintain their status as UNH students, pay UNH tuition, and will be able to graduate from UNH on schedule. The exchange is open to students from all UNH majors. Participants must provide proof of proficiency in French for Francophile campuses in Quebec. Interested students should contact Paula DiNardo, National Student Exchange Office, 106 Hood House, (603) 862-3485, or visit www.unh.edu/nse.
China
Chengdu Program
This summer short-study program (just under 3 weeks long) includes travel and intensive Chinese language study at both the beginner and advanced levels at Chengdu University in China. The city of Chengdu is the economic hub for China’s southwest. It is also the hometown for the giant Pandas. Forbes Magazine recently ranked the city of Chengdu as the No.1 city with the greatest potential. Students also visit the cities of Beijing and Xian. The program typically runs in late May and early June. It is open to all students; however, space is limited. The program is administered through the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Yige Wang. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/confucius/study-abroad.
Chengdu Exchange Program
Chengdu University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, is UNH’s partner in the Confucius Institute, a non-profit educational institution housed in the College of Liberal Arts that offers a full curriculum in Chinese language and culture. Out of this partnership grew an undergraduate exchange program in which UNH students have the opportunity to study Chinese language and culture in an immersive setting at Chengdu University. Located in the Shiling Historical and Cultural Scenic Area, the large, gated campus is beautifully landscaped with gardens, ponds, and tree-lined passages with easy access to downtown Chengdu. For more information, contact the Center for International Education, Hood House, (603) 862-2398, e-mail international.exchange@unh.edu, or visit www.unh.edu/cie.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Program
A three-week study abroad program offered during January term, the Costa Rica program is centered around the UNH 4-credit course, The Politics of Costa Rica, POLT 543. The program is designed to explore the many facets of Costa Rican exceptionalism. Under the direct onsite supervision of a UNH faculty member, students will combine the study of Costa Rican politics with field research in Costa Rica. Classes are held at the Universidad Latina de Costa Rica in San Jose. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Mary Malone. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/political-science/costarica.
San Joaquin de Flores Program
This six-week summer immersion program offers a variety of courses in language and culture taught by professors from the University of Costa Rica and the National University. The program combines two Spanish courses, cultural field trips, and weekend trips. Classes meet daily Monday through Friday. Students live with Costa Rican families. Upon the completion of the program, students earn the equivalent of up to 8 credit hours. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Lina Lee. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/languages/costarica.
Sustainable Development in Costa Rica (IA 555)
Offered in the summer, this 10-credit immersion program enables international affairs students as well as those in ALL disciplines to spend eight weeks in Costa Rica. Students will register for IA 555; take three courses: Sustainable Human Development, Spanish language, and a hands-on community service learning course; live with a host family; and spend 2 nights at innovative Earth University. Courses will satisfy IA electives, IA foreign experience, and/or foreign language requirements. They also will satisfy the World Culture Discovery category and the ETS Discovery category. Interested students should contact Catherine D'Auteuil, Center for International Education, 223 Hood House, Catherine.DAuteuil@unh.edu, (603) 862-2366, or visit http://unh.edu/cie/studyabroad/costa-rica.html
Dominican Republic
Perspectives on the Business Environment in the Dominican Republic (MKTG 598/MKTG 798)
Offered in January term, MKTG 598/MKTG 798, Perspectives on the Business Environment in the Dominican Republic is a 4-credit course open to UNH students who have taken either MKTG 550 or ADMN 585. Students will participate in a 13-day visit to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, one of the commercial hubs of the Caribbean. The course will include two pretrip classes held in the fall, in which the students will learn about the business culture of the country, as well as a brief introduction to its history and current demographics. The group will travel to Santo Domingo where four hours of each weekday (32 contact hours) will be devoted to meeting with business owners and managers from a variety of industries who will discuss business practices. Upon return to Durham, a final three-hour class will be held in the spring semester to wrap up, assess the learning outcomes, and conclude the experience. Contact Audrey Ashton-Savage, the instructor for this course, at aeu65@unh.edu.
Social Action in the Dominican Republic (SW 897/797)
SW 897/797, Social Action in the Dominican Republic, is a 3-graduate credit or 4-undergraduate credit course in which students will examine the issues of race, culture, and social justice in the Dominican Republic through the mediums of service work alongside Dominican hosts, lectures, discussions, and assignments during UNH’s spring break. This course is open to students from a variety of disciplines, both graduate and undergraduate, who have an interest or experience in the subject matter. Contact Matthew Toms, course instructor, at matthew.w.toms@gmail.com.
England
Cambridge Program
For six weeks each summer, students from across the United States have the opportunity to participate in the UNH Cambridge Summer Program held at Cambridge University in England. Program participants choose from courses in literature, writing, history, and humanities, taught by faculty from Cambridge University and UNH. Students live and study at Gonville and Caius College, one of the oldest colleges at Cambridge University, and travel on excursions throughout the UK. The program is open to students who have successfully completed at least one year of college. Participation fulfills UNH’s Discovery Program requirement in World Cultures. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty directors are Michael Ferber (summer 2013) and Brigitte Bailey (summer 2014). For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/cambridge.
Lancaster Exchange Program
Lancaster University is a comprehensive university similar to UNH in size, setting, and program offerings. The program allows students to spend a semester or a year in Lancaster while still making normal progress toward their UNH degree. Lancaster enjoys a diverse campus and is centrally located for travel to Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and London. Contact the Center for International Education, Hood House, (603) 862-2398, e-mail international.exchange@unh.edu, or visit www.unh.edu/cie.
London Program
The London Program offers students the chance to spend either the fall or spring semester at Regent’s College in the heart of London, choosing from courses in British studies, the arts, humanities, and a wide range of other basic subjects. Taught by British and American faculty members, many of the courses are specifically concerned with British studies or have a special British emphasis. The program allows students to spend a semester or year in London while still making normal progress toward their U.S. degrees. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Doug Lanier. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/london.
The London Experience
A wonderful opportunity to learn about one of the greatest cities in the world. Travel to the United Kingdom for nine nights/ten days during the January term. See the many amazing historical and cultural sights and take in some of the best theatre in the English-speaking world. A side trip to either Stratford upon Avon or Bath is also part of the itinerary. This two-credit course offers insight into the politics, society and culture of London and the United Kingdom as you walk, tube, and double-decker bus your way through 2000 years of history. This program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is David Kaye. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/theatre-dance/london. (Please note that because the London Experience is a two-credit class, the course does not fulfill the UNH Foreign Culture or Fine and Performing Arts Discovery requirements.)
Europe
EcoGastronomy International Experience
All students who declare the dual major in EcoGastronomy spend a full semester abroad, most likely during their junior year. The University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) in Pollenzo, Italy, serves as the initial site for the international experience. The objective of the UNISG is: “…to create an international research and training center, working to renew farming methods, protect biodiversity, and maintain an organic relationship between gastronomy and agricultural science.”
Starting in the 2012 academic year, students will study in Ascoli Piceno, Italy (Fall semester) or Dijon, France (Spring semester).
Dual majors will complete at least 12 credits of upper level core courses such as history of cuisine and gastronomy, history of food, aesthetics, food law, food technology processes, cross-cultural comparisons and language.
Study Abroad: Comparative Social Welfare Systems (SW 785)
Students studying abroad on SW 785, Study Abroad: Comparative Social Welfare Systems, examine the historical development of social welfare in another country, including an analysis of the underlying values and attitudes that direct practice and policy decisions. This 4-credit class includes agency site visits, lectures, themed readings, and visits to important cultural sites. Prerequisites are SW 424 and SW 525. Previous programs have visited England, Scotland, and Latvia.
The UNH Manchester European Art History Tours(s) (UMST 599)
UMST 599 is a 4-credit one-week study-tour course(s) in Europe, conducted annually during spring break and summer by UNHM art-historian Dr. Andrew Laurie Stangel. Each European Art History Tour highlights a capital city, or an area, particularly rich in history, art, and culture and provides participants the opportunity to experience first-hand a close and personal look at many of the cultural treasures—paintings, sculpture, and architecture—which form an integral part of the European historical experience. This course will apply to your degree as general elective credit. Contact Dr. Andrew Laurie Stangel, study-tour leader/instructor, at artifacts@gsinet.net, or visit http://manchester.unh.edu/student/studyaway/art-history-study-tours.
France
Dijon Program
The Dijon Program offers students the chance to spend their junior year, a spring semester, or a summer at the University of Burgundy in Dijon, France. Students generally live with French families in the heart of this historic city and take classes at the university with French students. Credit for all work completed successfully will be automatically transferred to UNH. The academic year, spring, and summer programs are open to those French majors who have completed FREN 631-632 and FREN 651-652 or equivalent, and to French minors who have completed FREN 631-632 and FREN 651 or 652 or equivalent. The summer program is only open to French double majors who cannot spend a semester abroad for documented reasons. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Claire Malarte-Feldman. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/dijon.
German-Speaking Countries
Students may study for a semester or a full year through any approved American study abroad program or, in special cases, by applying directly to universities in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland. Many programs require a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 and a B average in the major. Programs vary greatly in academic focus, size, language of instruction, living arrangements, services, and extra-curricular programming provided, and cost. Study abroad goals and requirements should be discussed with a German adviser as early as freshman year. Program and application materials may be obtained through the Center for International Education in Hood House. For credit in the German major or minor, the program must be conducted in German. After consultation with the major adviser and the study abroad adviser to establish possible UNH course equivalents and fulfillment of major and/or Discovery Program requirements, students submit a planning form indicating the planned course of study abroad. To ensure proper credit transfer, especially if seeking to transfer credits directly from a university abroad without benefit of an American program, students should keep syllabi, course descriptions, and all written work. Students planning study at a university in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland should note major differences in academic calendar (winter semester October-February, summer session April-July), which may be shortened by the American sponsor university to accommodate U.S. academic calendars.
Berlin Program
The Berlin Summer Program offers students the chance to spend five weeks in Berlin, Germany. Students earn 4 or 8 credits through German 586, designed to give students an immersion experience in the German language and culture. Students will receive eighty hours of intensive language instruction at the appropriate level (elementary, intermediate, or advanced) at the BSI Private Language School in central Berlin. No prior German language study is required. On designated weekday afternoons, students will gather for cultural excursions and discussions with the on-site UNH faculty member. Students enrolling for 4 credits can receive the UNH German Program language course equivalent of one semester of language study. Students enrolling for 8 credits will receive the UNH German Program language course equivalent of one semester of language study as well as engage in additional UNH faculty-guided cultural study, fulfilling German 525 (Discovery World Cultures) or other pre-approved courses. Students may fulfill the bachelor of arts language requirement by taking the equivalent of Intermediate German at the BSI Language School or by taking the equivalent of the first semester of Elementary German with the Program and then independently continuing language instruction at the BSI for one month beyond the Program study period, for a total of 8 weeks. Required pretravel meetings at UNH will prepare students for the Berlin experience. In line with UNH’s goals to educate students to become global citizens, this immersion experience will give students insight into what it means to experience a different culture and language. The Program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Mary Rhiel. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/languages/berlin.
Intensive Language Courses through the Goethe Institut
Students needing to advance rapidly in proficiency beginning at any level and at any time of year may enroll at a Goethe Institut center in Germany for courses ranging from eight to 16 weeks and receive UNH equivalent credit depending on level of exam passed upon completion of course. UNH faculty contact person is Mary Rhiel, (603) 862-0063, or the Center for International Education, (603) 862-2398, or study.abroad@unh.edu.
German Internship
Students who have completed GERM 504 or equivalent may apply for a 4-8 credit internship placement in a German-speaking firm or organization. The internship does not alone fulfill the study abroad requirement for the major, but may count toward the minor and may be coupled with academic course work through UNH or any study abroad program to fulfill the major study abroad requirement. The faculty contact person is Mary Rhiel, (603) 862-0063.
Ghana
Ghana Program
The Ghana Program is a spring semester program at the University of Ghana, one of West Africa’s most prestigious universities. With more than 30,000 students at its campus in Legon, a suburb of Accra, Ghana’s capital city, the University of Ghana offers students a broad range of exciting educational and cultural opportunities. Politically stable, safe, and with English as its official language, Ghana provides an excellent vantage point for experiencing sub-Saharan Africa and for a rich and deep study-abroad experience. All courses are taught by University of Ghana faculty in English, and courses are available in a very wide range of fields. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Burt Feintuch. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/ghana.
Global Health in Ghana (N794)
Offered during January term, N794, Special Topics: Global Health in Ghana, is a 2-credit course that provides for an immersion, active learning experience in the Ghanaian health care system focusing on the challenges of rural care in the context of a rapidly developing country. This short-term study abroad course aims to immerse students in the culture and health care system of Ghana, offering an experiential learning opportunity to meet the course objectives. Contact Gene Harkless, chair of Nursing, at gene.harkless@unh.edu.
McNair Abroad Ghana
McNair participants will conduct undergraduate research in the summer, investigating some aspect of challenges in the developing nation of Ghana. Students will enroll in one course as part of the McNair Abroad venture: INCO 740, McNair Research Abroad (6 cr). The course will center on the execution of a comprehensive research project, the cultural elements entailed in conducting research in a foreign country, and the overall undergraduate research experience. In addition, students will be asked to identify and explore a particular aspect of the nation’s customs and traditions. This research component is open to students not enrolled in the McNair Program, but permission is required. For more information on the program visit http://www.unh.edu/mcnair/abroad.html, or contact Antonio Henley, mcnair.director@unh.edu.
Hungary
Justice Studies Budapest Program
The Justice Studies Budapest Program, offered in the fall, is designed to introduce students to a broader appreciation of the cross-cultural perspective in justice studies. Each fall, twelve UNH students spend the semester in residence at the Corvinus University of Budapest in Hungary. Hungary offers students an opportunity to witness first-hand the evolution of a criminal justice system within a context of significant cultural, political, economic, and social change with a member of the justice studies faculty. Situated along the Danube in one of central Europe’s oldest cities, Corvinus offers a unique educational experience to students interested in the study of criminology, law, and society, and the administration of justice. Under the supervision of a UNH faculty member also in residence, students carry a four-course load, two of which are taught by the UNH faculty member. All courses are taught in English.
Eligible students must hold sophomore standing, have completed either SOC 515 or POLT 507, and one other course in the justice studies curriculum. Participating students will meet several times during the spring semester prior to the study abroad semester to prepare for the program. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Charles Putnam. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/budapest.
Humanities Budapest Program
The Humanities Budapest Program, offered in the spring, is available to any undergraduate at UNH interested in living and studying in the historically rich city of Budapest. The program is designed to provide undergraduates with an intensive study abroad experience focusing on modern Hungarian and Central European history and culture. Students will earn 16 credits in courses taught by Hungarian and University of New Hampshire faculty, and through field trips to cultural sites in and around Budapest as well as other Central European cities. Courses fulfill various General Education and Discovery Program requirements. Students will be introduced to Hungary’s rich history and culture and to some of the most significant developments of the 20th and early 21st centuries, including the rise and fall of Soviet domination of Central Europe, revolution and democratizing in Hungary, and the significance of Hungary’s membership in the European Union. All courses are taught in English.
Students will meet several times prior to the Budapest Spring Semester to prepare for living and studying in Budapest and will meet on returning from the semester to reflect on their study abroad experience. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Stephen Trzaskoma. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/humanities-program/budapest.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Exchange Program in Budapest
The UNH/Budapest Academic Exchange program offers engineering and physical sciences students a rare opportunity to study abroad during their junior year for about the same price as a semester at UNH. Lost time toward graduation is avoided by offering courses juniors would normally study in their fall semester and assuring that credits are fully transferable. Courses at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) are taught in English. For more information, contact Caitlin Baldwin, CEPS Dean’s Office Academic Counselor, (603) 862-1783, Caitlin.Baldwin@unh.edu. You may also visit the CEPS study abroad website at http://www.ceps.unh.edu/study-abroad.
PAUL in Budapest
The Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics (PAUL) has partnered with the Corvinus University of Budapest to offer students a unique opportunity to live and study in Budapest. This partnership allows PAUL students to take courses at Corvinus in the fall semester that directly transfer into the core of the Business Administration or Economics degrees and into most business options. This ensures that students can study abroad and graduate on time. Moreover, Budapest is developing into a commercial and financial center for many U.S. companies; its importance for the U.S. economy is growing rapidly.
Students travel to Budapest in the third week of August. A PAUL faculty member meets students in Budapest and sets them up in apartments in the city that are close to the University. The school works to make the transition to life in a foreign culture as simple and easy as possible. Additionally, the program offers three major excursions to differing parts of Hungary and to Krakow, Poland and the Auschwitz concentration camps. For more information, visit the program's website at http://paulcollege.unh.edu/study-abroad-budapest.
Ireland
Integration of Culture and Agriculture in Ireland: Past, Present, and Future (ANSC 510)
What was the worst natural disaster in 19th century Europe? What characterizes Ireland's agriculture in the 21st century? In this interdisciplinary course, students examine the cultural, historical, political, economical, and religious influences on Ireland's agriculture. The crowning experience of the course is a 10-day study abroad program in May. Students will immerse themselves in local Irish history and culture as they tour working agricultural farms and significant landmarks. This is a 4-credit writing-intensive course and meets the World Culture (WC) Discovery requirement.
Study Abroad in Athletic Training
Offered in the fall semester for athletic training majors, students on the Study Abroad in Athletic Training (KIN 690) program will take sport rehabilitation and athletic therapy courses at the Institute of Technology Carlow in Carlow, Ireland. Students will be able to learn and experience athletic training as it is practiced in the Republic of Ireland, as well as learn about Irish culture and society. UNH Students participating in this program will greatly enhance their manual therapy knowledge and skills and learn the holistic approach to medicine learned and practiced by non-U.S. athletic trainers/physiotherapists. Interested student should contact Daniel Sedory, Dan.Sedory@unh.edu, (603) 862-1831.
Italy
UNH-in-Italy Program
Students may participate in the UNH-in-Italy Program in the medieval city of Ascoli Piceno, for a semester, a year, or a summer session (see ITAL 685-686).
Academic Year Program. Students live in apartments in the heart of the city and take UNH courses, taught in English, by UNH faculty. Students with advanced language skills may take courses taught in Italian. Internships are possible. There is no language prerequisite. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Piero Garofalo. For further information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unhinitaly.unh.edu.
Summer Program. UNH-in-Italy offers three different summer options. One is a 4-credit workshop in painting. The second is an 8-credit program in Italian studies. The third is an 8-credit program in nutrition and culture. Students live in apartments in the historic center of the city. For further information regarding the painting workshop, contact Scott Schnepf, Department of Art and Art History, Paul Creative Arts Center, (603) 862-2190. For further information regarding the Italian Studies program or the Nutrition and Culture program, contact Piero Garofalo, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Murkland Hall, (603) 862-3769, www.unhinitaly.unh.edu, or visit the College of Liberal Arts Center for Study Abroad, 116 Murkland Hall.
Palermo Program
The Palermo Summer Program offers students the chance to spend four weeks in Palermo, Italy. Students earn 4 credits through Education 797/897, “Not the Sopranos:” Perceptions and Representations of the Mafia and Anti-Mafia in Literature, Education, Cinema, and the Law. Drawing on a range of primary sources such as works of legislation, and taking part in meetings with educators, anti-mafia activists, politicians, photojournalists, and relatives of mafia victims, students will study the emotional life of political dissent among anti-mafia activists in Sicily. Students will work closely with Addiopizzo, an organization founded in 2004 by a group of university students to extinguish the payment of the pizzo—or extortion fee. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Paula Salvio. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall.
Rome Program
The Rome Program offers students the chance to take a January term course in Rome, Italy. Students earn 4 credits through Classics 510, Building Rome. Experience the history, architecture, and art history of the ancient Romans the way they did—in Rome itself! Six days of study in the eternal city followed by two days in Pompeii and other sites will give students a sense of the majesty and miracle that was the ancient Roman empire. A five-day online component prepares students for the on-site portion so that they will be ready to soak in the monuments of the past. This course fulfills the Discovery category for Fine and Performing Arts. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Scott Smith. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/languages/rome.
The UNH Manchester Florence Summer Program
The UNH Manchester Florence Summer Program enables UNH students to earn academic credit while living for six weeks in Florence, Italy, the birthplace of the Renaissance. The program is located in the beautiful and historic Rucellai Palace in central Florence, and is offered in collaboration with the Institute at Palazzo Rucellai. Students are housed in fully-furnished, centrally-located apartments, close to all of Florence’s most famous landmarks, such as the Duomo, the Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery, and Piazza della Signoria. Students also may contact directly Professor Michael Contarino at mike.contarino@unh.edu, or Professor Melinda Negron-Gonzales at melinda.negron@unh.edu.
The Netherlands
Utrecht University
The Center for International Education administers an exchange program with Utrecht University, open to undergraduate and graduate students in all fields. Utrecht University is one of the top research universities in Europe, with the largest undergraduate population and the largest research budget in the Netherlands. The size, status, and international population of the university ensure that courses in all areas of study are offered in English; these include the humanities, social and behavioral studies, law, economics, governance, and geosciences. This is an especially good exchange for students wanting to combine a study abroad option with work in their majors. Contact the Center for International Education, Hood House, (603) 862-2398, e-mail international.exchange@unh.edu, or visit www.unh.edu/cie.
University College Utrecht
An Honors exchange is available at the University College Utrecht (UCU), which is an international Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors College of Utrecht University. UCU's mission is to offer ambitious students an academic environment aimed at transforming their broad academic and social interests and their international orientation into academic excellence, intellectual independence, and world citizenship. Students have access to all academic, social, and recreational facilities that Utrecht University has to offer.
UCU specializes in undergraduate education. Students choose from courses in humanities, science, and social sciences, and they are educated in the spirit of liberal arts. Among the special characteristics are the College's small classes and individual attention.
Located in an especially lovely section of central Holland, Utrecht is the fourth largest city in the Netherlands. It has a classically old-Dutch city center with 17th century buildings, a medieval church, several high-quality museums, and terraced canals that encircle the old city. A university town since the medieval period, Utrecht has long enjoyed a vibrant student culture. Utrecht is easily navigable by foot, bicycle, and bus; the center of the Dutch rail system, it enjoys easy access to other cities in the Netherlands and Europe (Amsterdam is 35 minutes away; Paris three hours; London a day trip by plane). Interested students should contact the Center for International Education, Hood House, (603) 862-2398, or international.exchange@unh.edu.
New Zealand
UNH-EcoQuest, New Zealand
In partnership with the UNH Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, the EcoQuest Education Foundation offers an intensive program of applied field studies in ecology, resource management, and environmental policy. New Zealand offers an ideal context for multidisciplinary, field-oriented studies, with its rich cultural traditions, diverse ecosystems, expansive natural areas, and history of innovative approaches to resource management. EcoQuest students engage hands-on in New Zealand’s restoration ecology and sustainable resource management initiatives. Semester participants have the opportunity to carry out directed research projects while working closely with a faculty mentor and in association with New Zealand research partners. The rural seaside campus is located about an hour’s drive southeast of Auckland. Students travel throughout New Zealand’s North and South Islands to learn more about the unique ecosystems and local culture.
Students may choose either a four-course, 15-week fall or spring term for 16 credit hours, or a two-course, five-week summer session for eight credit hours. The UNH-EcoQuest Academic Program Coordinator is Kimberly Babbitt. Contact Donna Dowal, EcoQuest Director of Admissions, at (603) 862-2036 or ecoquest@unh.edu for more information.
Nicaragua
International Service Learning in Nicaragua (COMM 525)
COMM 525, International Service Learning in Nicaragua, is a 4-credit class offered in fall and spring with trips in January and June. Students will be introduced to global, social, economic, health, educational and environmental issues that affect the peoples of Nicaragua through classroom projects and activities with an organization called Compas de Nicaragua. Students experience local community life through two homestays: on farms in the coffee triangle of Masaya and in the city of Managua. The course is open to students interested in Spanish language, sociology, psychology, health and nursing, communication sciences and disorders, deaf and hard of hearing students, economics, social work, or environmental sciences. The course meets World Culture Discovery category and fulfills the Latin American Studies requirement for the Spanish/Latin American Studies minor. Contact Pamela Broido, ASL Coordinator, at pbroido@unh.edu for more information.
Portugal
Classical Dressage Experience in Portugal (ANSC 520)
A faculty-led short-term program, students take ANSC 520: Classical Dressage Experience in Portugal, a 2-credit class with a weekly seminar preparing students for 1 week in Portugal where they receive classical dressage training at L'Escola de Equitação de Alcainça during spring break or at the end of spring semester after exams. Contact Sarah Hamilton Rigg at (603) 862-1356, or sarah.hamilton@unh.edu.
Russia
Moscow Program
Studying in the capital of Russia and the largest city in Europe gives students a profound image of the country, its language and culture, as well as an overview of recent and ancient history. It is an opportunity for an intensive dose of authentic Russian culture. Russian 525M is as a January term or summer study abroad program in Moscow and St. Petersburg in the Russian Federation. Prior to departure, students will work on Blackboard with readings and films. In Moscow and St. Petersburg, there will be field trip classes and special lectures, as well as 15 hours of “survival Russian” language classes. Upon return, students will complete their work on Blackboard and on a project. RUSS 525M satisfies the Historical Perspectives General Education and Discovery categories. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Aleksa Fleszar. For more information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/languages/moscow.
Scotland
Heriot-Watt University Exchange Program
College of Engineering and Physical Sciences students are eligible to participate in a spring semester exchange with Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Heriot-Watt has been named as Scottish University of the year 2011/12 by The Sunday Times. The current program is designed for civil and environmental engineering majors. For more information, contact Ray Cook at (603) 862-1411, or e-mail ray.cook@unh.edu.
Sea
Inquiry at Sea (INQ 444)
This 4-credit course takes place on an Institute for Shipboard Education ship that sails for an enrichment voyage each May/June following the spring semester. Destinations and course requirements vary depending on the course and year but include locations such as England, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Latvia, Denmark and Germany, France, the Mediterranean, and more. The class will be taught by a UNH professor and fulfill Discovery Program requirements. Details are online at http://www.unh.edu/discovery/inquiry-sea. Application deadline is FEBRUARY 15. For more information contact, Amy Cunningham, Discovery Program, at Discovery.Program@unh.edu.
Cruise Ship Management (HMGT 698)
Offered in January term, this 4-credit course explores through text and on-board experience key areas of cruise ship management: food and beverage, HR, finance, yield management, front office, housekeeping, safety, security, sanitation, and interporting. Students will participate in a 12-day cruise that sails round trip from New York City, after brief class time in Durham during the Fall semester. HMGT 698 counts as an elective for majors and minors in hospitality management. For more information, contact Carl E. Lindblade, affiliate professor, Department of Hospitality Management at Carl.Lindblade@unh.edu.
Spain
Granada Program
The Granada Program is a semester-long program in Granada, Spain. The fall program is geared toward students at the beginner or intermediate Spanish language levels, and the spring a program is designed for those who have completed SPAN 631 or its equivalent and have a B average in Spanish. Many of the courses taught by professors from the University of Granada fulfill requirements for the Spanish major and minor and general education/Discovery Program requirements. Students generally live with host families and take courses at the Centro de Lenguas Modernas at the Universidad de Granada. The program is administered by the COLA Center for Study Abroad, and the faculty director is Lina Lee. For further information, contact cola.studyabroad@unh.edu, (603) 862-3962, 116 Murkland Hall, or visit www.unh.edu/granada.
U.S. Territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam)
Students may spend one or two semesters at one of 12 campuses in the U.S. Territories of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam, through the National Student Exchange (NSE) program. Participants maintain their status as UNH students, pay UNH tuition, and will be able to graduate from UNH on schedule. The exchange is open to students from all UNH majors. Participants must provide proof of proficiency in Spanish for all campuses in Puerto Rico. For more information contact, Paula DiNardo, National Student Exchange Office, 106 Hood House, (603) 862-3485, or visit www.unh.edu/nse.
United Kingdom
McNair Abroad UK
The five-week Northern Ireland/Cambridge program will allow McNair Fellows to investigate issues of access to higher education in the United Kingdom. Students will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from educational and political leaders in the UK. Students will enroll in INCO 740, McNair Research Abroad (6 cr), which facilitates the execution of the research agenda and focuses attention on the similarities and differences between college instruction in the U.S. and the UK. Students will participate in a conference sponsored by the Forum for Access and Continuing Education (FACE) in Northern Ireland. FACE includes a UK-wide network of practitioners and policy-makers involved in the expansion of learning for all. Altogether, the study abroad program challenges students to think critically about the dynamics of and solutions to the perplexing problems of higher education access and completion. With permission, this research component is open to students not enrolled in the McNair Program. For more information on the program visit http://www.unh.edu/mcnair/abroad.html, or contact Antonio Henley, mcnair.director@unh.edu.
West Indies
Tropical Coastal Plant Ecology in Grenada, West Indies (MEFB 616)
Offered during January term, this 4-credit course is for students with an interest and background in botany, coastal ecology and restoration, and conservation. Prerequisites include BIO411/412. This field-based course taught in Grenada, West Indies, will provide an introduction to the physical, chemical and biological processes that form and sustain tropical coastal plant communities with an emphasis on mangroves and seagrasses. Plant adaptations to various environmental stresses will be examined over a range of habitats. As a dynamic ecosystem affected by both natural and anthropogenic disturbances from hurricanes to large-scale development, major environmental impacts and pressures will be examined first hand, and conservation and management actions will be discussed. A variety of on-going, community-based coastal habitat restoration and ecological monitoring sites will be visited throughout the island. Student participation in management actions will be encouraged through interaction with local students, volunteers, and representatives from governmental environmental agencies and several non-governmental organizations. Contact Gregg Moore in the Department of Biological Sciences at gregg.moore@unh.edu for more information.
