Study abroad deadlines, J-term opportunities

The study abroad registration deadline has been extended until May 16. Applications close May 2 for summer language programs.

Here are some J-term program opportunities:

Montana

This is a fall semester course combined with a travel component to Montana in the month of January. Participants will visit with faculty and students at Salish-Kootenai College, meet members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council, and interact with the Amish community and learn more about their way of life. The group will spend time at the National Bison Range, which will provide an opportunity to observe (from the safety of an SUV) bison and other animals.

The group will be based at Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp, winterized cabins on the shore of Flathead Lake with the Mission Mountains visible across the lake.  Activities at the camp include cross-country skiing, nature trail walks, and enjoying a fire in the fireplace in the evening.

For more information, contact Dr. Dean Lee.

China

Anticipated sites for both programs include the Bund (Shanghai waterfront), Shanghai Museum, Terracotta Army, the Xi'an Muslim Quarter and Great Mosque, the Forbidden City, and the Great Wall of China.
 
China Inside Out, Epic China 

Epic China is one of two partnering China programs which will travel jointly to Shenzhen, Xi’an and Beijing. The class HIST 252: Epic China (PP, G) will offer students a 4-credit course in Asian Studies and History with a focus on imperial Chinese history and its epic narratives of dynasties, rulers, warriors, women, and the historical and contemporary sources that bring the past to life. Class work and travel is divided. Students will meet in January on campus, and travel in the summer to China.
 
For more information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Lawrence.
 
China Inside Out, International Affairs and Politics

The International Affairs and Politics of China is one of two partnering China programs which will both travel to Shenzhen, Xi'an, and Beijing, China. The program will offer students POLS 318: China in World Affairs(PS,G) a  4-credit course in Asian Studies and Political Science with a focus on China’s evolving role in world affairs and the major foreign policy challenges they continue to face. 

For more information, contact, Dr. Xiaowen Zhang.