Customized Programs

Office of International Education
Customized Programs 2013


Summer: Ireland, Cuba, Italy, and Costa Rica

Institutional Protocol Satisfaction



Dublin, Ireland: Internship
Program offered by the UT Dallas Career Center
June 3 - July 26, 2013
Three credit hours
Program Description:  


In this program students will integrate academic learning with an internship experience in Dublin, Ireland, having the opportunity to refine skills, develop international abilities, and to learn more about global professional jobs. Students will identify specific learning goals and objectives under the supervision of UT Dallas faculty and Career Center officials. Learning outcomes will be evaluated based on a journal of workplace experiences, assigned memos, and a written report. The report will focus on the accomplishments and insights gained through the internship experience in Ireland.

Academic Objectives:

  • Integrated prior academic learning and theory with student's internship assignments to solve problems at their internship sites.
  • Demonstrated student's ability to conduct research utilizing a variety of courses to apply to problems at student's internship sites.
  • Demonstrated student's ability to write clear, concise, and grammatically correct sentences.
  • Identified major problems and professional issues in the industry where student is working and addressed the additional skills and education required to remedy these situations.

Cost:  

  • $3920 – includes customized internship placement, housing, pre-departure materials, airport pick-up, orientation, in-country support, cell phone.
  • Students will also be responsible for – airfare, tuition (3 credit hours), meals, transportation, insurance, and personal spending.

Students: Undergraduate and graduate students.

Number of students: Ideally 10 (there is no maximum)

Payment and refund policy:

  • Application deadline is February 28, 2013. 
  • Withdrawal after placement interview and more than 60 days prior to the first day of the program defined as the date of arrival: full refund of Total Per-Student Program Fee, less USD300 per student. Withdrawal between 30 and 59 days prior to the first day of the program defined as the date of arrival: 50% refund of Total Per-Student Program Fee, less the total housing fee. For example, the total refund would be ($3,920 - $1,800)*50% or $1,060.
  • No refund can be given for withdrawals within 30 days of the first day of the program defined as the date of arrival.
  • Contact Kortney House, Internship Coordinator, at Kortney.house@utdallas.edu or at 972-883-2943 if you are interested.


Notes:

1. Students are subject to the satisfaction of the UTD Office of International Education Protocol. Deadline: March 29 for Summer 2013.
2. Students can apply for the International Educational Fund Scholarship.

4. These are estimated costs, which may be subject to change.
If you have further questions, please contact the Office of International Education at (972) 884715 or contact Ms. Kortney House at Kortney.House@utdallas.edu

 

Cuba:
Course: Summer 2013
Trip: June 2-15, 2013
Arrival to Havana on June 2 - Returning from Havana on June 15
LANG 4348 (undergraduate) HUSL 6396 (graduate)
Three credit hours
UTD Academic Leader: Dr. Charles Hatfield


Charles Hatfield (Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 2007) is an assistant professor in the School of Arts & Humanities. Prof. Hatfield's main area of expertise is nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin American literary and intellectual history. He has lived and traveled extensively in Cuba. 

Course description: Students in this course will spend 12 days in Cuba, during which time they will study a wide range of topics related to Cuban history, literature, culture, and society. In addition to attending seminars and lectures given by distinguished Cuban scholars, writers, and intellectuals, students will attend performances, watch films, visit museums and key historical sites, explore daily life in Havana, and interact with various sectors of Cuban society.
Although the graduate course and the undergraduate course will be conducted simultaneously, graduate students will be expected to complete a wider range of readings on Cuban history and culture before leaving for Havana, as well as write a graduate-level research paper related to one of the places they visit during their time in Havana.

Student Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

Undergraduate students: Students will gain an introduction to Cuban history, literature, culture, and society through readings, lectures, seminars, performances, films, and visits to museums and key historical sites; students will also become acquainted with the nature of daily life in Havana; and students will deepen their knowledge of one or more specific related to the course topics through a final paper (5-7 pages) and presentation (15-25 minutes).

Graduate students: Students will gain a graduate-level introduction to Cuban history, literature, culture, and society through readings, lectures, seminars, performances, films, and visits to museums and key historical sites; students will improve their ability to think, write, and do research about Cuban studies topics at the graduate level; students will also become acquainted with the nature of daily life in Havana; and students will carry out a research paper (14-18 pages) on a Cuban topic broadly related to one of the places they visit during their time in Havana.

Students: Undergraduate and Graduate
Number of students: 15
Program application: Send a 200-word essay about why you are interested in traveling to Cuba as a Word attachment to Prof. Hatfield (charles.hatfield@utdallas.edu) by November 15, 2012. Students will be notified by December 2, 2012.
Tuition: Pay at UTD
Trip expenses: Pay at UTD
Estimated cost: $2,935.71 including roundtrip airfare (MIA-HAV-MIA), transfers, hotel, breakfast, museum admissions, concerts, performances, and visa processing fee
Scholarship: UTD International Educational Fund Scholarship (IEFS) is available for students
Payment and refund policy:

  • 50% deposit by February 4, 2013
  • 50% final payment is due no later than April 24, 2013
  • Checks or money orders should be made payable to The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Checks or money orders should be made out to The University of Texas at Dallas
  • Submit payments to the Office of International Education, Green Center (Second Floor)

    • No refunds after February 4, 2013

    Notes:

    1. Students are subject to the satisfaction of the UTD Office of International Education Protocol. Deadline: March 29, 2013 for Summer 2013.
    2. Students can apply for the International Educational Fund Scholarship. Deadline: March 29, 2013 for Summer 2013. 
    3. Students are responsible for personal expenses and UTD tuition.
    4. These are estimated costs, which may be subject to change.
    If you have further questions, please contact the Office of International Education at (972) 883-4715 or contact Dr. Charles Hatfield at cxh074100@utdallas.edu

    Italy, Literature
    Course: Summer 2013
    Trip: June 2 - 30, 2013
    LIT 3381: Florence
    Three credit hours
    UTD Academic Leader: Dr. Tim Redman

    Tim Redman PhD, Comparative Studies in Literature, University of Chicago, l987. Dr. Tim Redman's principal research field is American and British Modernism. Since 2002 he has served on the Editorial Board of Paideuma, a journal devoted to scholarship on British and American Modernist poets. Professor Redman is a biographer currently at work on a cultural biography of the American poet Ezra Pound; most of his work is archival. Since 1989 Dr. Redman has been working in a field he called ecopoetics. His focus there is on a study of literature from the dual perspectives of economics and ecology. One product of that work has been a renewed interest in American literature from its colonial origins through the Civil War. Dr. Redman has a more than forty-year background in theater that includes coursework in directing and acting and practical stage experience as actor, director, and dramaturg, and has directed a full-length feature film. That experience contributes to his teaching of dramatic literature. He also has more than a forty-year background in chess, as a player, a coach, a tournament director, and twice as President of the United States Chess Federation. Dr. Redman founded and for ten years served as Director of the Chess Program at UT Dallas, which has gained national recognition. He is currently pursuing research in the field of chess and education. He edited one of the few rigorous research books in the field, Chess and Education: Selected Essays from the Koltanowski Conference. Dr. Redman has been a member of PEN since 1993. He currently serves as President of PEN Texas, a chapter of PEN USA, the third-largest of the 141 PEN Centers in the world. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of PEN USA. Dr. Redman has been active in PEN's Freedom to Write Committee and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN Texas.

    Course description:
    A consideration of the cultural importance of Florence looking at its art and architecture, and works of history, and literature.

    Student Learning Objectives:

    • Students will understand the interdisciplinary nature of the School of Arts and Humanities. This will be shown in the reading and discussion.
    • Students will understand a significant city for European literature, art, music, and history. This will be measured by the quizzes about our reading and discussion.
    • Students will keep a journal. This could be a series of reflections on the four-week experience or a specific project tied to the locale, or to a visit to Florence, or even a weblog. This outcome will be measured by Dr. Redman's assessment of student's journal.

    Students: Undergraduate students.
    Number of students: 15
    Tuition: Pay at UTD
    Trip expenses: Pay at UTD
    Estimated cost: $2,200.00 USD for single accommodation (six spaces / six single rooms) or $1,800.00 USD for double accommodation (eight spaces / four double rooms), 15 meals, laundry facilities, and internet.
    Scholarship: UTD International Educational Fund Scholarship (IEFS) is available for students.
    Payment and refund policy:

    • A program fee of $250.00 USD is required by February 1, 2013. Non refundable.
    • 100% deposit by May 1, 2013. Non refundable.
    • Payment information TBA

    Notes:

    1. Students are subject to the satisfaction of the UTD Office of International Education Protocol. Deadline: March 28, 2013 for Summer 2013.
    2. Students can apply for the International Educational Fund Scholarship. Deadline: March 29, 2013 for Summer 2013. 
    3. Students are responsible for personal expenses and air ticket.
    4. These are estimated costs, which may be subject to change.
    If you have further questions, please contact Professor Redman at redman@utdallas.edu or the Office of International Education at (972) 883-4715.




    Costa Rica Field Trip:  Community-Based Development, Culture, and Conservation

    Course:  Summer I Session, 2013
    Travel Dates:  May 19-May 27, 2013
    Undergraduate Course # ISIS 3390
    Graduate Course # MAIS 5390
    Credit Hours:  3

    UTD Academic Leaders:  Dr. Jillian M. Duquaine-Watson and Mr. Donald Stephens

    Dr. Jillian M. Duquaine-Watson is Senior Lecturer I in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies.  She earned her Ph.D. in Women’s Studies from The University of Iowa and her areas of specialization include socio-cultural anthropology and social change & development.  She also holds a certificate in non-profit management.  Dr. Duquaine-Watson teaches a variety of courses that emphasize global & comparative perspectives, including as they pertain to international development, public policy, human rights, and social & political movements (specifically non-governmental organizations and community development).  She also works as a volunteer consultant on various development projects. She has traveled to Costa Rica on numerous occasions and will continue to work on community-based development projects there for the foreseeable future.

    Mr. Donald Stephens serves as Academic Advisor II in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies.  In May 2012, he traveled to Costa Rica for 14 days as a graduate student enrolled in the course, “Costa Rica Experience—Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability” (MAIS 5390) and has participated in many of the activities in Costa Rica that are part of this course.  Mr. Stephens will serve as a support staff, providing assistance with supervisory responsibilities and administrative duties during travel to Costa Rica.   

    Course Description:  This course explores development in Costa Rica as a means of fostering a better understanding of Tico culture, including social, political, economic, and environmental aspects.  It does this by focusing specifically on small, community-based development projects—including with both an indigenous community (the Maleku) and with a poor, rural, coastal community (near Caramonal wildlife refuge)—and linking those projects to cultural identity and broader aspects of the country’s development agenda.  Thus, the course will link macro-/national, meso-/regional, and micro-/local levels to promote a comprehensive, multi-faceted understanding of contemporary development strategies in Costa Rica.  During their time in Costa Rica, course participants will complete service projects and fieldwork assignments (such as interviews and directed observation) as a means of gaining a more thorough understanding of central course themes.  Service projects and fieldworks assignments will also help students develop a more nuanced understanding of Tico culture and development initiatives, including both the successes and ongoing challenges associated with such initiatives. 

    Student Learning Objectives and Outcomes    : 

    Undergraduate students who successfully complete this course will gain an increased understanding of:

    1. Costa Rican culture, particularly among indigenous and poor, rural communities.
    2. Biodiversity, conservation, and environmental sustainability as core features of Costa Rican development strategies.
    3. The social and political dynamics of contemporary Costa Rica, specifically as they pertain to poverty, gender, and racial dynamics.
    4. Key aspects of community-based development including both ideologies and practices.
    5. Practical problem-solving skills through engagement in service projects/fieldwork exercises that focus on community development and conservation. 

    Graduate students who successfully complete this course will gain an increased understanding of:

    1. Contemporary political and social issues in Costa Rica.
    2. Biodiversity, conservation, environmental sustainability as core features of Costa Rican development strategies.
    3. The economic, social, and environmental concerns in contemporary Costa Rica.
    4. The interaction between academic (theoretical) and project-based (practical) approaches to addressing community development.
    5. Key strategies for successful community-based development and conservation including the balanced interaction between the use of natural and cultural resources, the improvement of the quality of life among the local communities, and economic gains.     

    Students: Undergraduate and Graduate students.
    Number of students: participation is limited to 12 students maximum (admitted via competitive application process)
    Tuition: Pay at UTD
    Trip expenses: Pay at UTD
    Estimated cost: Trip costs $2,295 including accommodations, most meals, and ground transportation in Costa Rica, and various cultural activities with English-speaking guides. Cost also includes program fee (for program administration, organization, development, and supervision). Cost does not include roundtrip airfare from DFW to Costa Rica which will be arranged through a UTD approved travel agency.
    Scholarship: UTD International Educational Fund Scholarship (IEFS) is available for students.

    Payment and refund policy:

    • Payment of $300 program fee is due to School of Interdisciplinary Studies (via check or money order made out to The University of Texas at Dallas) by 4 p.m. on Friday, January 25, 2013, and before permission to register for course will be granted.  This payment will hold a place for you, but is non-refundable unless the course is cancelled.
    • First installment ($1000) of trip fees is due is no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2013. 
    • Remaining balance ($995) of trip fees is due no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2013.
    • Submit payments for trip fees to the UTD Bursar’s Office. 
    • Checks or money orders should be made payable to The University of Texas at Dallas.  Credit card payments will also be accepted through the Bursar’s Office.
    • There are no refunds unless the trip is cancelled.

    Notes:

    1. Students are subject to the satisfaction of the UTD Office of International Education Protocol. Deadline: March 29, 2013 for Summer 2013 courses.
    2. Students can apply for the International Educational Fund Scholarship. Deadline: March 29, 2013 for Summer 2013 courses.
    3. Students are responsible for personal expenses including some meals, snacks, international airfare, personal expenses such as medical prep (vaccines), laundry, optional activities (boat tours, horseback riding, surf lessons, etc.),souvenirs, any medical expenses incurred on the trip, UTD tuition, passport fees, etc.
    4. These are estimated costs, which may be subject to change.
    5. Program arrangements are in process and subject to changes.

    For more information, please visit http://www.utdallas.edu/is/ or contact Dr. Jillian M. Duquaine-Watson at jillian.duquaine-watson@utdallas.edu

    Institutional Protocol Satisfaction

     

    Students are required to satisfy the Office of International Education (OIE) protocol. By satisfying the protocol, students may be eligible to apply for the International Educational Fund Scholarship.

    Students must consult the corresponding UTD academic leader of the program to discuss academic requirements, program's conditions, and any other academic aspect of the program.

    For further questions, please contact us at 972-883-4715.