Off-Campus Programs/International Studies
Interim 2012
Interim is a great time for
many students to study as they travel! The Office of Off-Campus
Programs/International Studies is pleased to provide the following as
Bethel-approved program options for January 2012. Applications and detailed course information will be available starting March 30th, 2011. The priority
deadline is on May 2nd, 2011 and the final application deadline is on September 19th, 2011.
Applications from non-Bethel students will be considered on a
space-available basis after the priority deadline. For other questions, please stop in the office (CC320A),
call 651.635.2372, or e-mail Christina Chyerez at chychr@bethel.edu.
International locations:
Belize: Integrative Medicine in a Cross-Cultural Setting- HPE303KZ
Cambodia: Issues and Praxis in Christian Social Justice- GES441PZ
China: Peoples and Cultures- ANT245UZ
Ecuador/Galapagos: Natural History & Future Prospects- GES318KZ or ENS/BIO318KZ
Egypt/Israel: Literatures of Faith: Christianity and Islam- ENL316GZ
England: Exploring British Education and Culture- EDU236UZ
Europe: Intro to International Business- BUS202Z
Europe: Eurekas and Euphorias-History of Science- GES330K
Greece/Turkey: Study Tour- BIB264Z
India: International Marketing Issues- BUS342G
Ireland/N. Ireland: Conflict, Reconciliation, and the Church- YOM/THE/RES231Z
Jordan/Israel: Leaders for Change- RES210UZ
Kenya: Media Systems in an African Context- ENW330GZ
Uganda: Cultural Diversity in Healthcare (senior nursing students only)- NUR410GZ
United Arab Emirates: Cultural Diversity in Healthcare (senior nursing students only)- NUR410GZ
Domestic locations:
New York City: Advanced Studies in the Performing Arts- MUL243Z/343Z/443Z
South Texas: Cultural Diversity in Healthcare (senior nursing students only)- NUR410GZ
Course Information:
Belize: Integrative Medicine in a Cross-Cultural Setting
Course number HPE303KZ, 3 credits
Where Belize, with sites to include Cotton Tree Lodge, Punta Gorda; Chaa Creek, San Ignacio; and Ak’bol, San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye
Course description An introduction to the theories and practices of integrative medicine as a means to promote quality health and wellness. Students in this course will be exposed to a variety of health models ranging from ancient Mayan practices to modern western medical practices in order to develop a more holistic approach to health and well-being. Student learning will take place in Belize, Central America, home of many ancient Mayan healing practices. Scientific theories will include ethnobotony, psychoneuroimmunology, integrative nutrition and biofeedback. Personal practices may include therapeutic touch, yoga, mindfulness, contemplative prayer, nature therapy, and healing effects of physical activity and movement.
Prerequisites
• Laboratory Science “D” course
• Mathematics “M” course
Fulfills
• General education: "K" Science, Technology, & Society
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• Elective in the Health & Physical Education department
Course leaders
• Prof. Seth Paradis, Health and Physical Education, RC222, x6425, s-paradis@bethel.edu
• Prof. Chad Osgood, Health & Physical Education, RC252, x6535, chad-osgood@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,950 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 3 – 25, 2012
Enrollment 20-25 students
Cambodia: Issues and Praxis in Christian Social Justice
Course number GES441PZ, 3 credits
Where Phnom Penh and Sihanuoukville, Cambodia
Course description This course attempts to offer students the opportunity to uniquely bridge theory and action by both understanding and advocating for social justice in an off-campus context. This course is fundamentally interdisciplinary in nature. Specifically this course will entail a careful examination of the theme of justice in the biblical text as well as an exploration of related themes: the persisting impact of both colonialism and genocide on Cambodian society; the pervasive presence of specific injustices in Cambodia in the present (with a specific consideration of human trafficking and statelessness); the role of education in dispelling the realities of injustice (with an emphasis on language development in educational contexts); as well as the global church’s responsibility to fight injustice. This course will not only encourage students to acquire knowledge about how injustice can be countered, it also will encourage students to use their skills and gifts to address issues of social injustice.
Prerequisites
• GES110 or GES245
• THE201 Christian Theology
• General education: "N" Nature of Persons
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
Fulfills
• General education: "P" Contemporary Christian Issues
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leaders
• Prof. Christina Busman, BTS, CC308, x6921, cbusman@bethel.edu
Estimated program
fee $3,190 (excluding tuition*)
includes: round-trip airfare from
MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and
iNext travel insurance. Students
are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses,
passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2 – 27, 2012
Enrollment 15 students
China: Peoples and Cultures
Course number ANT245UZ, 3 credits
Where Beijing and Chengdu, P.R. of China
Course description Comparative ethnography of Chinese peoples and society. Experience both traditional and modern China. Have daily adventures with Chinese college students in the bustling cities of Beijing and Chengdu and learn from them about their life and values. Explore such topics as politics, economy, history, arts and religion, popular culture and the role of China in globalization and localization. Students will learn tourist level Chinese, tour the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, hug a panda at the Panda Center, stay with Chinese families and celebrate the Chinese New Year with their host families.
Prerequisites
• GES130 or GES244
Fulfills
• General education: "U" World Cultures
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leader
• Dr. Ning Zhang, Anthropology, Sociology, and Reconciliation Studies, TNHS I202, x6932, nzhang@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,890 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, visa, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 5 – 26, 2012
Enrollment 10 students
Application procedures
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands: Natural History and Future Prospects
Course number GES318KZ, 3 credits;
ENS/BIO318KZ, 4 credits (see course description)
Where Quito, Ecuador and surrounding areas, & Galápagos Islands
Course
description Travel from base in Quito throughout Ecuador &
the Galápagos Islands, surveying the land, climate, plants, animals,
homes, transportation, and industries, noting especially the impact of
human culture, presence, and activities. Sites include the Amazon
rainforest, Andean cloud forests, volcanic mountains, highlands, towns,
cities, & the Galápagos Islands. (Carries cross-credit in biology
and environmental studies, BIO318K/ENS318K, 4 credits, with additional
coursework.)
Prerequisites
• General education: "D"
Lab Science
• General education: “M” Mathematics
Fulfills
• General education: "K" Science, Technology, & Society
•
General education: "Z" Cross-cultural experience
• Biology elective
(with additional coursework)
• Environmental Science elective (with
additional coursework)
Course leader
• Dr. Ian Johnston,
Biology, AC 202, x6198, i-johnston@bethel.edu
Estimated
program fee $5,190 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip
airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related
excursions, room, board, and iNext travel insurance. Students are
responsible for optional entertainment/transportation expenses,
passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates Jan. 2-26, 2012 (subject to change)
Enrollment 19 students (preference may be given to juniors or seniors)
Egypt and Israel: Literatures of Faith: Christianity and Islam
Course number ENL316GZ, 3 credits
Where Egypt and Israel
Course description Few forces in history have been as closely linked, and conflicted, as
those of Christianity and Islam. The often contentious, frequently dangerous relationships between these
two faiths are inescapable in the present. This course, as taught abroad, is
designed to provide an introduction to Islam through study and through personal
interaction with the Arab cultures of Egypt and Israel. By getting to know Christians and their
ministries in both countries, students will learn how followers of Christ in
Islamic lands live out their faith. Historical works and readings in the Qur’an
will provide a foundation for the course. Assigned literary works will further illustrate Islamic cultural
values. The program will provide
for experience with Israeli and Egyptian nationals, as well as with westerners
who live in the two countries, in order to highlight the opportunities and
challenges of the relationships between Christianity and Islam.
Prerequisites
• GES130 or GES145, 147 Christianity in Western Culture
• General education: “L” Contemporary Western Life and Thought or GES246
• General education: “U” World Cultures
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course
leader
• Dr. Daniel Ritchie, English, AC317, x6133, d-ritchie@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $4,000 includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, inter-country and intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, board, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment/transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 4 – 26, 2012
Enrollment 15 students
England: Exploring British Education and Culture
Course number EDU236UZ, 3 credits
Where Maidenhead, England, with excursions to London, Oxford, and Windsor.
Course description The course is designed for students to immerse themselves in British culture and to explore the educational system, with an emphasis on the diverse populations of Pakistani and Indian students and schools. The course provides students with three learning experiences: 1) observation and participation in British elementary and secondary schools, 2) home-stay with a British family, and 3) cultural exploration in London and surrounding areas.
Prerequisites
• EDU200 Intro to Education
• EDU201 Intro to Education Field Experience
• Written consent of course instructors
Fulfills
• General education: "U” World Cultures
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• MN Board of Teaching Human Relations requirement (needed for obtaining a MN teaching license)
Course leaders
• Dr.
Jill Martin, Education, CC429H, x6411, jmartin@bethel.edu
• Professor Katie Bonawitz, Education, CC429M, x6724, katie-bonawitz@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $2,700 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP,
inter-country and intra-country transportation, course-related excursions,
room, two meals a day, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for
some meals, optional entertainment/transportation expenses, passport,
telephone, and personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 3-26, 2012
Enrollment 20 students
Application procedures
Europe: Eurekas and Euphorias: History of Science in Europe
Course number GES330K, 3 credits
Where Italy (Rome, Florence, Padua), Switzerland (Geneva, Lauterbrunnen), France (Paris), England (London, Cambridge, Oxford)
Course description This course examines the
development of major scientific discoveries throughout history within
the context of an experiential learning opportunity in several European
countries. Special attention will be paid to the Italian Renaissance
and the Enlightenment within England. Multiple scientific disciplines
will be incorporated, including astronomy, biology, chemistry,
engineering, mathematics, medicine, and physics. The role these
disciplines played within society (architecture, art, exploration,
politics, religion, etc.) will also be evaluated. Daily itineraries
will include science/history/art museums, church visits,
university/city tours, unique city/area visits, lecture/discussion,
travel, and international meals. Students will also have a few days to
travel on their own.
Prerequisites
• General education: "D" Lab Science
Fulfills
• General education: "K" Science, Technology, & Society
Course leaders
• Dr. Wade Neiwert, Chemistry, AC103, x6162, w-neiwert@bethel.edu
• Dr. Trey Maddox, Chemistry, AC107, x6720, m-maddox@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,850 (excluding
tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, inter-country and
intra-country transportation (Eurail pass), course-related excursions,
room, meals, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for
optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport,
telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2-27, 2012
Enrollment 29 students (Final applicant selection will be done by the instructor.)
Europe: Introduction to International Business
Course number BUS202Z, 3 credits
Itinerary (Subject to change)
Jan. 3 Depart from Minneapolis
Jan. 4-7 London, Great Britain
Jan. 8-10 Paris, France
Jan. 11-13 Brussels, Belgium
Jan. 14-16 Open travel weekend
Jan. 17-20 Nuremberg, Germany
Jan. 11-23 Salzburg, Austria
Jan. 24-25 Venice, Italy
Jan. 26 Return to Minnesota
Course description This course is designed to explore the dynamics of international business. Participants will visit sites to examine businesses that operate across borders and may include: Advertising agencies, banks, accounting firms, technology firms, manufacturing facilities, and multi-national corporations. This class is an experiential learning community of 31 people, interacting with Europe and each other for 22 days. Applicant selection will be done by the instructors.
Fulfills
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• Business elective
Course leaders
• Bethany Opsata, Business, AC219, x6318, b-opsata@bethel.edu
• Brian Holland, Business, AC216, x6330, holbri@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,600 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, inter-country and intra-country transportation (Eurail pass), some course-related excursions, room and meals for 18 nights, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for three nights' lodging and meals during open travel weekend, optional entertainment and transportation expenses (including sightseeing, skiing), passport, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 4–26, 2012
Enrollment 29 students (preference given to juniors and seniors; students with International Business emphasis)
Greece and Turkey: Study Tour
Course number BIB264Z, 4 credits
Where Greece and Turkey (including Istanbul, Antioch, Laodicea, Colossae, Ephesus, Philippi, Thessaloniki, Delphi, Corinth, and Athens)
Course description This class is an on-site investigation of the ministry of Paul the Apostle and the other NT and apostolic and post-apostolic figures who lived, traveled, and/or ministered in Greece and Asia Minor. The cultural, historical, geographical, and religious world that Paul and John traveled and ministered in will be studied – as religions and sites in Turkey and Greece are explored. There is a significant component of Greco-Roman history and archaeology that helps understand the setting of the New Testament and the Early Church.
Prerequisite BIB101, Introduction to the Bible
Fulfills
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• This course is open to all students as an elective. It can fulfill a 200-level NT course elective for Bible majors/minors.
Course leaders
• Professor Carrie Peffley, Philosophy, AC320A, x6722, carrie-peffley@bethel.edu
• Professor Carl Rasmussen, BTS, rascar@bethel.edu
Prof. Peffley and Dr. Rasmussen will be team-teaching this unique course. Prof. Peffley specializes in ancient and medieval philosophy. She has traveled extensively, and before joining the Bethel faculty in 2008, worked on her doctorate at the University of Cambridge, England. Prior to coming to Bethel, Dr. Rasmussen lived in Israel for seven years, serving as Dean of the Jerusalem University College. He and his wife have traveled extensively in Turkey and Greece, where he has led twelve study tours.
Estimated program fee $4,000 (excluding tuition*) for 22 days in 40 cities! This fee includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, room, breakfast, dinner, entry/exit fees, inter-country and intra-country transportation, all course-related excursions (tours and services of local guides), and iNext travel insurance. Your only anticipated expenses are passports, books, Turkish visa, all lunches, and other personal expenses (laundry, telephone, bottled water, free time activities, etc.)
Dates January 2 – 23, 2012
Enrollment 33 students
Application procedures
India: International Marketing Issues
Course number BUS342G, 3 credits
Where Bangalore and Delhi, India
Course description Intensive study of economics and marketing in India. Focus on understanding economic and market issues through exploring economic, cultural, and social systems. Students will experience firsthand how the Indian economy is being affected by, and participating in globalization. Students will have site visits to Indian business and factories. They will interact with people from different socio-economic strata in India: business leaders, politicians, middle class, workers, college students, the impoverished. Not only will they learn about global business practices in India, they will develop key cultural competencies by immersing in a rich and diverse culture.
Prerequisites
• Written consent of instructor
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
Course leaders
• Dr. Jeff Jacob, Business and Economics, AC225A, x6715, jjacob@bethel.edu
• Dr. Mary Ann Harris, Business and Economics, AC225A, x6293, mharris@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $4,800 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2 - 23, 2012
Enrollment 20 students
Application procedures
Ireland and Northern Ireland: Conflict, Reconciliation, and the Church
Course number YOM231Z (THE231Z) RES231Z, 3 credits
Where Belfast, Northern Ireland and Dublin, Ireland
Course description Ireland has a long history of conflict. The Troubles of the 20th and 21st centuries arise from centuries' long conflict rooted in religious and political differences. Young people of Ireland have been at the center of much of the Troubles, as perpetrators of violence and as victims, and in many ways, leading the efforts to end violence and restore peace. In the last few decades, young people from a variety of religious backgrounds have joined together for the work of a peaceful Ireland and the work of God's kingdom. Participants will explore the rich and vibrant history of the two Irelands through field experiences in Dublin and Belfast and many of the cultural sites throughout the island.
Prerequisite
• BIB101 Intro to the Bible
Fulfills
• Youth Ministry major elective
• BTS elective
• Reconciliation Studies elective
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leaders
• Dr. Pamela Erwin, Biblical & Theological Studies, AC323B, x6350, perwin@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,087 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, board, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment/transportation expenses, passport, telephone, laundry, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2 – 27, 2012
Jordan and Israel: Leaders for Change
Course number RES210UZ, 3 credits
Where Jordan & Israel-Palestine
Course description Travel to the ancient and modern countries of Jordan and Israel/Palestine. Learn from Arab students and professionals who are leading change in business, ecotourism, non-profit organizations, education, religion and government. Students also develop their intercultural competence as it relates to transformative leadership. We will learn tourist-level Arabic, tour Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Jesus' baptism site, Petra and an ancient Roman city, relax at a Turkish bath, camp in the desert, stay with Jordanian families and float in the Dead Sea.
Video Title: Leaders for Change: Jordan/Israel
Fulfills:
• General education: “U” World Cultures
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• Reconciliation, Sociology, Anthropology major/minor elective
• Leadership Studies minor elective
• Petition to satisfy requirements/electives in other majors
Course Leader:
• Dr. Naomi Ludeman Smith, Anthropology, Sociology & Reconciliation Studies, Townhouse I-201, x6464, n-smith@bethel.edu
Estimated Program Fee: $3,980 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP,
in-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, board,
three meals a day, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional
entertainment and transportation expenses, passport, immunizations, Internet, snacks,
telephone, laundry, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates Jan. 3-27, 2012 (subject to change)
Enrollment 15 students
Kenya: Media Systems in an African Context
Course number ENW330GZ, 3 credits
Where Kenya: Nairobi, Daystar University Athi River campus, and Mombasa
Course description An examination of the socio-economic, technological and political factors that have influenced the development of communication systems in Africa, with special emphasis on the media systems of Kenya and the role of Christian journalists in the Kenyan media. Includes comparative analysis of western media systems and those of developing African nations.
The course will include guest lectures by Daystar University communications faculty as well as tours of Kenyan media outlets and visits with Christian journalists who work in the African media. Students in the class will be expected to participate in Daystar University campus activities as directed, including chapel, and to take advantage of opportunities to interact with and learn from Daystar University students. The class will also participate in a service-learning project in the Kibera slums of Nairobi.
Prerequisites
• GES130 or GES145 & 147
• Contemp. Western Life and Thought “L”, or GES244 & 246
• World Cultures “U” course
• Junior or Senior standing
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
• General education: "Z-tag" Cross-cultural experience
• Journalism elective
Course leader
• Dr. Phyllis Alsdurf, English, AC314, x6149, palsdurf@bethel.edu
Estimated
program fee $4,000-$4,500 (excluding
tuition*) includes: round-trip
airfare from MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions,
room, meals, and iNext travel insurance. Students are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation
expenses, passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 2-24, 2012
Enrollment 10 students
Uganda: Cultural Diversity in Health Care
(Open to senior nursing students; see Nursing Department for details.)
Course number NUR410GZ, 3 credits
Where Uganda
Course description This course is open to Senior nursing students only. This educational experience includes three clinical rotations:
1) A community health experience with Mission: Moving Mountains (Uganda) which includes a home-stay, village tours, and discussions with community health workers and leaders.
2) A pediatric rotation at CURE Int’l Hospital in Mbale, a neuro-surgical specialty hospital. Rotations through OR, ICU, and the patient wards.
3) An OB rotation at Mulago Hospital in Kampala. Time with Uganda Christian University (UCU) Department of Nursing students in Mukono. Discussion of nursing in Uganda, visiting local and national hospitals and AIDS clinics.
Course content focuses on health care systems. We’ll not only look at Ugandan culture, but also Hmong, African American, Mexican, and Native American cultures. We’ll also briefly explore some “Gender and Culture” issues.
Prerequisites
• NUR401, 403, & 405
• GES130 or GES145 & 146
• Contemporary Western Life and Thought “L”, or GES244 & 246
• World Cultures “U” course
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leaders
• Dave Muhovich, Nursing, HC214,
x6560, d-muhovich@bethel.edu
• Sue Steen, Nursing, HC225, x6328, s-steen@bethel.edu
• Lynn Zdechlik, Nursing, HC206, x6939, l-zdechlik@bethel.edu
Estimated
program fee $3,500 (excluding tuition*)
includes: round-trip airfare from
MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and
iNext travel insurance. Students
are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses, passport,
immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 1 - 26, 2012
Enrollment 36 students
United Arab Emirates: Cultural Diversity in Health Care
(Open to senior nursing students; see Nursing Department for details.)
Course number NUR410GZ, 3 credits
Where United Arab Emirates
Course description This course focuses on culture and its impact on the health/illness state. Cultural adaptation of people to their environment may affect health positively or negatively. Opportunity is given to plan culture specific care.
Prerequisites
• NUR401, 403, & 405
• GES130 or GES145 & 146
• Contemporary Western Life and Thought “L”, or GES244 & 246
• World Cultures “U” course
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
• Requirement for sr. nursing majors at the end of level III
Course leader
• Professor Bernie Missal, Nursing, HC216, x6176, bmissal@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,096 (excluding tuition*)
includes: round-trip airfare from
MSP, intra-country transportation, course-related excursions, room, meals, and
iNext travel insurance. Students
are responsible for optional entertainment and transportation expenses,
passport, immunizations, telephone, and other personal expenses.
Approximate dates January 1 - 22, 2012
Enrollment 10
DOMESTIC
New York City: Advanced Studies in the Performing Arts
Course number MUL243Z/343Z/443Z, 3 credits
Where Bethel campus with 20 days in New York City, New York
Course description A series of private and group lessons, workshops observations of other students in the course, attendance at professional performances in New York City, as well as additional work on the Bethel campus; all designed to help students increase vocal performance abilities. Lessons will contain pedagogical study and coaching of one art song and one operatic aria or musical theatre piece prepared prior to the interim course. A final performance will be given on campus at the end of the course. Course may be taken for repeated credit.
Prerequisites
• Instructor’s approval.
• Students must have intermediate to advanced vocal skills in order to participate in intensive vocal instruction.
Fulfills:
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leader
• Dr. RubyAnn Poulson, Music, CC303, x6248, rpoulson@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $3,200 (excluding tuition*) includes: round-trip airfare from MSP, intra-state transportation, course-related excursions, room and board in NYC. Students are responsible for optional entertainment/transportation expenses, telephone, laundry, and other personal expenses. Expenses while on Bethel’s campus (room, board, etc.) are not included and will be the student’s responsibility. *See reverse for program fee explanation.
Approximate dates Jan. 3 - 25, 2012 (subject to change)
Enrollment 15 students
Application procedures
South Texas: Cultural Diversity in Health Care
(Open to senior nursing students; see Nursing Department for details.)
Course number NUR410GZ, 3 credits
Where South Texas (McAllen)
Course description: This course is open to students enrolled in NUR410GZ. Students will participate in the NUR410GZ Cultural Diversity Course on campus during the first and third weeks. They will go to South Texas for the second week.
Students will learn about health disparities within the South Texas area, issues of immigrant health, being a white minority, the cultural values of Latinos and the role of the church in meeting of needs of the underserved. There will be clinical experiences, and home-stays.
Prerequisites
• NUR401, 403, & 405
• GES130 or GES145 & 146
• Contemporary Western Life and Thought “L”, or GES244 & 246
• World Cultures “U” course
Fulfills
• General education: "G" Comparative Systems
• General education: "Z" Cross-cultural Experience
Course leader
• Prof. Maureen Juarez, Nursing, HC213, x6476, m-juarez@bethel.edu
Estimated program fee $1,200 (excluding tuition*)
includes: round-trip airfare from
MSP, intra-state transportation, course-related excursions, room, and
meals. Students are responsible
for optional entertainment and incidental expenses in Texas.
Approximate dates January 12-19, 2012
Enrollment 10 students
More options:
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
• Applications for Interim 2012 off-campus courses will be accepted from March 30, - September 19, 2011.
• Students must complete an application form from the Office of Off-Campus Programs/International Studies (OIS). Individual courses may have additional requirements. Please see course description for details.
• A $100 application deposit is required with each application.
• If you have a physical, psychiatric and/or learning disability and believe you will need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in an off-campus program, please contact the Office of Off-Campus Programs or Kathy McGillivray, Director of Disability Services, (ext 8759 or k-mcgillivray@bethel.edu), as soon as possible to discuss your needs.
PRIORITY DEADLINE – MAY 2nd
• The OIS will randomly award two $100 travel grants per course to applicants who qualify for acceptance and meet the May 2nd priority deadline.
• After this date, you will receive notice of your application status. (acceptance, wait list, or conditional acceptance).
• Non-Bethel students will be considered for course participation after the May 2nd priority deadline.
FINAL ACCEPTANCE
PLEASE NOTE: Final acceptance is contingent upon approval from Bethel’s Business Office in the fall. Students with account balances over $500 in early September will not receive final approval or be allowed to participate in the program.
WAIT LIST
•Once a course reaches its maximum enrollment, students may be placed on a wait list. Students must submit all application materials, including deposit, to be on wait list.
•Deposit checks will be cashed upon receipt. When a cancellation occurs, the OIS will notify students of acceptance. If no cancellations occur by September 19, 2011 students will be contacted and refunded their $100 deposit.
PROGRAM FEE
• The cost of interim tuition is covered for students who are full-time both fall and spring semesters. Students who are not full-time both semesters will need to pay half the interim tuition costs (either 1.5 or 2 credits) in addition to the stated program fee.
• Students should review individual course descriptions and consult faculty to know exactly what is and what is not included in the program fee.
• Costs listed in spring promotional material are approximate and are based on a minimum of 15 students per course. Every effort is made to operate the program at the stated price. However, the OIS reserves the right to adjust fees due to dollar devaluation, fuel surcharges and general inflation. Final course costs will be set Sep. 10.
• The program fee will be divided into three payments due the first of October, November, and December.
CANCELLATION DEADLINE & REFUND POLICY
• All cancellations must be submitted in writing to the OIS on or before September 19th, 2011. Withdrawal forms are available in OIS (CC320A).
• If an application is withdrawn on or before September 19th, 2011 applicant will be refunded their $100 deposit.
• Decisions as to whether courses with low enrollment will be offered will be made on September 19th. If a course is not offered due to low enrollment, students may transfer to another course or receive a full refund.
• If application is withdrawn or confirmation deposit not paid by September 19th, 2011 the $100 deposit will be forfeited and refund based upon recoverable costs. After this date, the course instructors and/or the OIS begin making payments to reserve airfare, room, board, etc. Even if the applicant has not made additional payments, money may have been spent to hold his/her position. Depending on the date of cancellation, the entire course cost may be forfeited. If cancellation occurs after November 30th 2011, student will be responsible for the entire program fee.