Managed Programs

Belize → deadline Mar. 31
The archaeological field school in Belize (ANTH 675) offers undergraduate students hands-on training in field and lab techniques. In this intensive four-week program, students will investigate ancient Maya archaeological sites in the jungles of eastern Belize River valley.

Chengdu, China
This short-study program (just under 3 weeks long) includes travel and intensive Chinese language study at both the beginner and advanced levels at the University of Chengdu in China. Offered through the Confucius Institute at UNH.

Costa Rica, San Joaquín de Flores
A 6-week summer immersion program sponsored by the Institute of San Joaquín de Flores in Costa Rica. The program combines two Spanish courses, cultural field trips and optional weekend trips. Students may earn the equivalent of up to 8 credit hours. Courses can be used to fulfill requirements for Gen Ed, Spanish major or minor.

Costa Rica, San José → Info mtgs: Feb. 9, 1 pm in MUB 334 and Feb. 21, 1 pm in Hood House 226; deadline of Mar. 19 has been extended.
Earn 10 credits with IA 555 Sustainable Development in Costa Rica, 8 weeks in summer 2012. Total cost is competitive with taking summer courses on-campus.

England, Cambridge
Summer courses in history, literature, and humanities at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University.

France, Dijon
Students study French language and other liberal arts courses from the 503 level to beyond the 632/652 level at the CIEF (Centre International d'Etudes Françaises) on the campus of the Université de Bourgogne.

France, northern Beauce region: NR 620 Farm to Table in Northern France--This course will provide students a unique study abroad experience that blends the study of agroecology with an on-farm stay that will allow them to see how food moves from the field to table. Students will participate in lectures, fieldtrips, readings, and discussions on topics including agricultural sustainability, the influence of agriculture on the local ecology, and the relationship between French agriculture and the local food movement in the U.S. View flyer.

Germany, Berlin → deadline Feb. 1
In this 5-week program, 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. No prior German language study is required.

Italy, Ascoli Piceno
Summer semester in the humanities and social sciences at the UNH-in-Italy campus. Internships and courses at the Universita' degli Studi da Ascoli Piceno are also available.

Italy, UNH-Manchester in Florence
This six-week summer program is offered by the UNHM Politics and Society Program, and PS Majors have preference in admission. However, all UNH students are welcome to apply.

New Zealand, EcoQuest → Info mtg Feb. 7, 4-5:15 pm, MUB Wildcat Den
Summer program of intensive, applied field studies in ecology, resource management and environmental policy.

England, London: Fall and/or spring courses in the liberal arts at Regent's College, London.

France, Dijon (EcoGastronomy): Spring semester study for the EcoGastronomy Dual Major at the Burgundy School of Business. Open to all students who have successfully completed Introduction to EcoGastronomy.

France, Dijon (French): Students study French language and other liberal arts courses at the Université de Bourgogne, Dijon for the academic year or spring semester.

Ghana, Legon: Have a life-changing experience; spring semester at the University of Ghana. Plan ahead: info sessions in April, application deadline September 15.

Hungary, Budapest (CEPS): Engineering, math, physical sciences, and Hungarian language and culture at the Technical University of Budapest.

Hungary, Budapest (Humanities): This spring semester program is available to students of at least sophomore standing interested in studying philosophy, history, and literature. Plan ahead: info session April 12, 12:40 pm, Ham-Smith rm 8.

Hungary, Budapest (Justice Studies): Each fall, UNH students under the supervision of a UNH Justice Studies faculty member will study in residence at Corvinus University.

Hungary, Budapest (WSBE): Business administration and economics in the fall at Corvinus University.

Italy, Ascoli Piceno (EcoGastronomy): Fall semester study for the EcoGastronomy Dual Major at the UNH-in-Italy Program. Open to all students who have successfully completed Introduction to EcoGastronomy.

Italy, Ascoli Piceno (Italian): Summer semester, or year study in the humanities and social sciences at the UNH-in-Italy campus. Internships and courses at the Universita' degli Studi da Ascoli Piceno are also available.

New Zealand, EcoQuest: Fall, Spring, or Summer program of intensive, applied field studies in ecology, resource management and environmental policy.

Spain, Granada: Semester or year study in Spanish and other disciplines at the Centro de Lenguas Modernas of the University of Granada.

ANSC510: Integration of Culture and Agriculture in Ireland: Past, Present, and Future
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, fisheries, and forestry. The crowning experience of the course, a 10-day study abroad in late May, provides students with a window to the world as they experience the culture, agriculture, and topograhpy of Ireland. Students will immerse themselves in local history and culture as they tour working agricultural farms, university research facilities, and cultural landmarks.
For more information, contact Patty Bedker at pdbedker@unh.edu.

ANSC520: Classical Dressage Experience in Portugal
2-credit class with a weekly seminar preparing students for 1 week in Portugal to receive Classical dressage training at L'Escola de Equitação de Alcainça during spring break or at the end of spring semester after exams. Learn more.

COMM525: International Service learning in Nicaragua
4-credit class offered in Fall and Spring semesters with 2-weeks trips in January and June. Students will be introduced to global, social, economic, health, educational and environmental issues that affect the peoples of Nicaragua by preparing projects for activities at the Women in Action Center in Managua. Open to students interested in Spanish language, sociology, psychology, health and nursing, communication sciences & disorders, deaf and hard of hearing students, economics, social work or environmental sciences. Course fulfills the Word Culture Discovery requirement 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.

EDUC 880/780: Belize - New Hampshire Teacher Program
This program is open to graduate students in education, upper-level education majors, and professional teachers earning continuing education credits. The 4-graduate credit class offered in the spring semester. Participants will attend pre-trip workshops 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. Learn more.

SW 785/885: Comparative Social Welfare Systems in Dublin and Belfast, Ireland
4/3 credits in which students study social welfare history, child/family services, and peace and reconciliation in Ireland and Northern Ireland. In June, students will spend 9 days in the heart of Dublin, 1 day long visit to Belfast: touring the city, learning about child welfare policy and services as well as peace and reconciliation from an international perspective. View flyer.
Contact: Martha Byam, Martha.byam@unh.edu or Robert Jolley Robert.jolley@unh.edu

SW 897/797: Social Action in the Dominican Republic
3-graduate credits 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 our Dominican hosts, lectures, discussions, and assignments during UNH’s spring break. Open to graduate students in Social Work and undergraduate students studying social work and Spanish language. View flyer.
Contact Matthew Toms, course instructor, at matthew.w.toms@gmail.com.

UMST 599: European Art History Tour(s)
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. Learn more.
Contact Dr. Andrew Laurie Stangel, study-tour leader/instructor, at artifacts@gsinet.net.

ANTH674: Archaeological Survey and Mapping in Belize
4-credit class offers students hands-on training in survey and mapping techniques, as well as digital cartography using ArcGIS mapping software. This is a UNH managed program under the direction of Dr. Eleanor Harrison-Buck who is an Assistant Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology at UNH. More information is available on the Department of Anthropology website.
Contact Dr. Eleanor Harrison-Buck, Assistant Professor of Archaeology, at belize.fieldschool@unh.edu.

COMM525: International Service learning in Nicaragua
4-credit class offered in Fall and Spring semesters with 2-weeks trips in January and June. Students will be introduced to global, social, economic, health, educational and environmental issues that affect the peoples of Nicaragua by preparing projects for activities at the Women in Action Center in Managua. Open to students interested in Spanish language, sociology, psychology, health and nursing, communication sciences & disorders, deaf and hard of hearing students, economics, social work or environmental sciences. Course fulfills the Word Culture Discovery requirement 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.

FREN 503 Q: Intermediate French I in Montreal, Quebec
4-credit course at the Université de Québec à Montréal (UQAM). This course is the same course as 503 on campus with the addition of 9 hours of conversation with a native speaker, 20 hours of field trips, and a home stay for full immersion. Conducted in French. Review of grammar with emphasis on the development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, and on culture. Discussion in French of literary and cultural readings. Labs and films. Special fee. Writing intensive. (3 weeks in January). More information is available on the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures website.
Contact Nadine Berenguier at montreal.program@unh.edu.

MEFB 616: Tropical Wetland Plant Ecology in Grenada, West Indies
4-Credit course 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. 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. More information is available on the Department of Biological Sciences website.
Contact Gregg Moore in the Dept of Biological Sciences at gregg.moore@unh.edu for more information.

MKTG 798: PERSPECTIVES ON THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
4-credit course with 40 contact hours, open only to WSBE students. Students will participate in a 12-day visit to the Dominican Republic, one of the commercial hubs of the Caribbean. The course includes two pre-trip 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 4 hours of each weekday (32 contact hours) will be devoted to meeting with business owners and managers from a variety of industries who discuss business practices. Upon return to Durham, a final 3 hour class will be held early 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.

N794 Special Topics: Global Health in Ghana
2 credits course 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. The travel dates of this program are tentatively leaving Boston on January 5, 2012 and returning to Boston on Monday January 23, 2012.
Contact Gene Harkless, Chair of Nursing, at gene.harkless@unh.edu.

POLT 543: The Politics of Costa Rica
4 credit, 3-week UNH Political Science course is complemented with guest lectures and field trips with our partners at the International Center for Development Studies in San Jose, Costa Rica. For more than half a century, Costa Rica has been touted as the democratic success story of Central America. While the rest of the region has struggled to overcome authoritarian legacies, Costa Rica has been a trailblazer on the path to democracy. The successful establishment of democratic political institutions and political culture has been coupled with a series of other innovations, including the abolition of the military, investments in human capital, and the balance of economic development with sustainability. This course 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. This field research will include trips to government agencies and other political organizations, as well as periodic lectures by Costa Rican political actors and scholars. More information is available on the Department of Political Science website.
Contact Professor Mary Malone at Mary.Malone@unh.edu, 862-1406.

RUSS 525M - Russia: Mythology and Propaganda in Moscow
4-credit class that explores the relationship between mythology and culture as a part of the cultural identity of the Russian people, before the 1917 Revolution, during the Communist period, and since the fall of the Soviet Union. Focus on pre 1917 Slavic pagan, Christian, and folk mythology vis-a-vis Western mythology, on 20C propaganda and control of the "public mind" designed to reshape national identity and on the current deconstruction, reform, and rebirth of the old mythology. Prior to departure, students will work on Blackboard with readings and films. In Moscow, 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 same General Education and Discovery category requirement. More information is available on the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures website.
Contact, Aleksandra Fleszar, Moscow Program Director Russian Program, at moscow.program@unh.edu for more information.

THDA 532: The London Experience
2-credit course packs in a busy schedule as we see the many amazing sights and take in some of the best theatre in the English speaking world. The course offers an insight into the politics, society and culture of London and the United Kingdom as we walk through 2000 years of history. A wonderful opportunity to learn about one of the greatest cities in the world as we travel to the United Kingdom for 9 Nights/10 Days during the J term period. The London Expedience is an official UNH study abroad program. For more information go to the Department of Theatre and Dance website.
Contact David Kaye, Director of Acting and Directing, at djk@unh.edu.