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firmation. The $860 balance covering trip expenses is dueFebruary 1, 2010, and is not refundable after this date. Inaddition to the trip costs, tuition charges are $1350 whichwill be due April 30, 2010.HIS3880-03-MT Travel-Study: European History, Literatureand Culture, 1500 to the Present — Exploring London,Paris and Beyond or ENG3880-03-MT4 semester hoursIn this course, students will visit two major Europeancities — London and Paris — and study European historyfrom 1500 to the present. The class, which is guided bya European historian and experienced traveler, starts inLondon where students will have an opportunity to, amongother things, see Buckingham Palace, explore the Tower ofLondon (where Queen Anne Boleyn and many others mettheir deaths), see original medieval documents such as theMagna Carta, the Gutenberg Bible and Shakespeare’s FirstFolio, and meander through London’s wonderfully preservedmedieval streets. We will also explore the houses ofparliament (and see Big Ben), visit Winston Churchill’s war“bunker” during World War II, wander through MaritimeGreenwich and enjoy London’s famous theater. The classwill also venture beyond the city for a day trip to the wonderfullypreserved medieval university town of Oxford andthe Cotswolds (traditional English countryside).From London we will take a quick and delightful highspeedrail trip (2-1/2 hours) to Paris via the “Chunnel” (thetunnel under the English Channel – yes, under the oceanfloor!) where we will explore some of the city’s mostbeautiful architecture including Notre Dame Cathedral, St.Sulpice Church (made famous in Dan Brown’s 2003 novelThe Da Vinci Code), and the more recently created EiffelTower which offers panoramic views of the city. Studentswill have an opportunity to explore Paris’s medieval andRenaissance past through visits to such museums asthe Musée National du Moyen Âge (aka the Cluny), thelegendary Louvre Museum (see Leonarda da Vinci’s MonaLisa and works by Michelangelo) and the ArcheologicalCrypt of the Parvis of Notre-Dame (which lays below NotreDame’s square) where students can see buildings andartifacts dating back to Roman times. From Paris we willtake a day trip to nearby Versailles to see the opulent hometo such noteworthy royals as France’s absolutist monarchKing Louis XIV and Queen Marie Antoinette. In both Britainand France students will have time to shop, sample localcuisine, and visit other sites of interest.Readings and lectures will introduce you to definingepisodes of this period in European history — theRenaissance and Reformation, the French Revolution and9
Napoleonic wars, the dawn of the industrial age, the cataclysmicworld wars of the 20th century and the birth of theEuropean Union. We will focus in on such significant peopleas King Henry VIII of England and his powerful daughterQueen Elizabeth I and such literary, intellectual and politicallegends as William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, QueenVictoria, Winston Churchill, Napoleon and Victor Hugo.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. This course will meetGeneral Education Knowing Ourselves and Others (B)requirement. The travel component of this course willinvolve extensive walking, and stair climbing.Instructor: Dr. Jessica ThurlowLocation: London and ParisCourse Dates/Times: On-campus class meetings will beheld on the AU campus the week of May 10–14 from 9:00a.m.–noon. Trip dates are May 15–29, 2010.Trip costs: $2350 includes airfare, double-occupancyaccommodations with some shared bathroom facilities,some food, transportation on the ground, entrance fees,guides and other expenses. Participants must bring a validpassport and provide proof of all necessary inoculations toinstructor by March 1, 2010. A $500 nonrefundable trip depositis due at the time of registration. Trip registration anddeposit must be submitted by December 15, 2009, for travelconfirmation. The $1850 balance covering trip expensesis due February 1, 2010, and is not refundable after thisdate. In addition to the trip costs, tuition charges are $1800which will be due April 30, 2010.IDS3880-03-MT Travel-Study: Global Health Systems:Honduras or NUR3090-01-MT Transcultural Nursing4 semester hoursThis general education course will explore the history, currentstatus and future direction of health care systems inan industrial nation versus that of a third world nation. Thestudent will explore the concepts of health care deliveryin the United States to that of Honduras, Central America.History, culture, politics and economics will be exploredas concepts affecting the past, present and future directionsof global health care systems. Students will havethe opportunity to visit health care agencies in the city ofTegucigalpa, Honduras, and surrounding barrios and tocompare and contrast the health care system in the UnitedStates to that of a third world country in Central America.In addition, opportunities to visit not-for-profit organizationsand mission organizations that support health carein this oppressed country will be explored. There will be acomponent of this course focused on service to the underservedpopulations of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. The travel component10
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