capa study abroad summer 2016 brochure

EARN ACADEMIC CREDIT

With a comprehensive academic schedule, studying abroad in the summer can ease your workload and get you that much closer to graduation. Earn course credits in a shorter period of time!

REDEFINE SUMMER SCHOOL

Escape the traditional summer school setting by living in a new country with courses and activities that engage you with your global city. If you need or want to take classes over the summer, why not earn the credits abroad exploring a new culture, enjoying new foods, and expanding your horizons!

INTERN ABROAD

CAPA offers the priceless opportunity to do summer internships in Dublin, London, and Sydney in a variety of fields. Gain crucial global experience in a professional environment and develop skills attractive to future employers.

GO ABROAD WITH ANY MAJOR

Whether you are in an intensive academic program or have a hard major to find abroad, CAPA will make your dream of studying and interning abroad a reality. With a wide range of majors offered in our global locations, going abroad with your major is easier than you think.

SPEND LESS ON YOUR STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM

Summer programs offer the same global experience as semester programs but can be easier to afford. While your time abroad will be shorter, your international education will be intensive and your exploration of new cultures will be timeless.

Dates, prices, inclusions, and areas of study and courses are subject to change. For the most current information, including details and restrictions, visit capa.org or call 800.793.0334.

Global Seminars are an ideal option for students looking for a short-term summer study abroad program with high impact. Each Seminar has an intensive focus on a global trend or event in one of CAPA’s Global Cities locations. As a Seminar participant, you will engage in special events and field studies that happen outside the classroom and take you into the city.

Seminars are offered in Buenos Aires, Dublin, London, Shanghai, and Sydney and provide students with the opportunity to earn 3 to 4 credits in just over three weeks.

Global Seminars are related to specific topics and serve specific majors, but they are suitable for students from a variety of backgrounds. There are no pre-requisites.

Through a comparison between the public health systems of Argentina and the United States, the Seminar will cover key issues related to public health including a consideration of each system’s objectives and organization, questions of universal health care, and inequalities in access of care. You will gain a broad perspective on the variety of health care systems that exist globally, with particular focus on public health services and issues of primary and secondary care and mental health care.

In this Seminar, course-specific field studies include visits to public and private hospitals and health institutions where you will observe public health activities and meet with health professionals.

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SUMMER 2016 05/18/16 06/11/16 02/18/16

$4,299

As a response to the catastrophic events of the first decades of the twentieth century, in 1948 the United Nations issued the Declaration of Human Rights, asserting that there is a moral code to human behavior that supersedes nation, culture, religion, or political practice. A person’s right to live governed by this code of behavior must be granted universally without qualification.

In this Seminar, you will analyze and explore issues relating to human rights from global, regional, and local perspectives. You will study international human rights violations and possible remedies in a variety of contexts, examining the history, development, and structure of human rights protection. You will also examine human rights in action through Irish case studies and with opportunities to learn directly about the work of organizations such as the Irish Innocence Project and the Cities in Transition Project.

Course-specific field studies include an overnight excursion to Belfast and Londonderry/Derry in Northern Ireland.

In this Seminar, you will become an active explorer of London, observing its spaces and learning to reflect, interpret, and translate your observations through writing.

Because the act of writing involves structured engagement and reflection, you will focus on the act of converting your observations and reflections into narrative and analysis. Your writing will be an expression of your unique learning experience and reveal the multiple realities encountered in the urban spaces of London, moving beyond simplicity and stereotype.

Course-specific field studies include exploring the landscape of JM Barrie’s Peter Pan and touring the East End.


SUMMER 2016 06/04/16 06/25/16 03/01/16


SUMMER 2016 07/06/16 07/30/16 04/07/16

$4,299

$4,299

Shanghai is one of China’s economic powerhouses. Like other growing mega cities, Shanghai has experienced both transformative growth in its economy, technologies, society and culture as well as enormous challenges in transportation, immigration, urban planning, and cultural preservation. Perhaps its greatest challenge has been how to address the serious environmental issues raised by its rapid expansion.

In this Seminar, you will examine the fast changing landscape of Shanghai and its impact on community, services and culture. Course-specific field studies include exploring the architecture of the Old French Concession and visiting Tianzifang, Shanghai’s SoHo.

In the case of the indigenous Australian peoples, music was, in the absence of a written language, the method by which tradition and knowledge passed from generation to generation. This music continues to be embedded in Aboriginal life in a way that is distinct from the Western tradition: as a means of communication, a crucial aspect of ceremonial life, and in defining identity.

In this Seminar, you will experience the rich musical traditions of the Aborigine culture and will explore the role of music as a factor in the development of historical consciousness, including in-depth study of traditional instruments, ceremonial practice, and song form. You will have the opportunity to perform, compose, and record your interpretations of traditional Australian music.

Course-specific field studies include a visit to the Blak Markets in La Perouse to sample Aboriginal culture in a single heritage location.


SUMMER 2016 06/22/16 07/16/16 03/28/16


SUMMER 2016 05/25/16 06/18/16 02/25/16

$4,299$5,499

GLOBAL SEMINARSACADEMIC CREDITS

Credits: 3-4 creditsAll Global Seminars courses are 3 credits. You also have

the opportunity to take an optional 1 credit course,Tell the Story.

This course is designed to help you develop the tools required to speak effectively about your learning

experience in both personal and professional settings such as to future employers or graduate / professional school

admissions officers.

OPTIONAL 1 CREDIT COURSE: Telling the Story

In order to receive the extra one-credit, you must fulfill the following requirements:

• Attend three additional classes

• Participate in specially designated events

• Complete a written assignment under the direction of a faculty advisor

The three additional classes are:

CLASS 1: THEORIES AND SIGNPOSTS will outline the course requirements and will offer you the opportunity to identify the ways in which globalization has shaped the processes of urbanization.

CLASS 2: ENCOUNTERS will focus on sharing narratives and comparing experiences in the host city. You will compare and contrast ways in which your engagements with the city have illustrated the processes discussed in class one.

CLASS 3: TELLING THE STORY will supply you with the tools by which you can refine your personal experiences into a coherent oral and written presentation of how and what you have learned during the seminar.

To learn more about Global Seminar locations, housing, and inclusions, visit capa.org/global-seminars or call 800.793.0334 to talk to a CAPA Admissions Advisor!

Interview with Sarah Davidson who studied and interned abroad in London

CAPA WORLD: Tell us a bit about yourself.

SARAH DAVIDSON: I’m a Management and Economics double major from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and I studied abroad in London during summer session. In my free time, I really enjoy being outside, hiking, backpacking and running. I also love reading, exploring new towns and going to the beach with my friends in the summer.

CW: What made you choose a summer program over a semester program?

SD: I chose to go abroad over the summer because I wanted a shorter program that would give me the opportunity to intern as well as earn credit for my home university to avoid a heavy course load in the fall. One of my main goals when studying abroad was to get out and explore all of London. With a lighter course load and part-time internship, my friends and I were able to do just that!

CW: What are some advantages to this shorter summer session.

SD: Students who often take heavy course loads during the semester, or who are in a major that is usually difficult to study abroad with, should definitely consider partaking in a summer program. Not only is it an awesome way to spend a summer, but you have the opportunity to work, gain experience in your related work field and earn credits to help offset a heavy workload during the academic year. During the summer, you also take fewer classes so you have time to explore your area and get to know your surroundings.

CW: What were some of the advantages of a summer internship experience specifically?

SD: Summer internships occur in a very condensed time period so you gain a lot of experience and knowledge in a very short amount of time. I personally enjoyed being thrown into the work environment, gaining many responsibilities quickly and integrating into the team from day one. You get out what you put in and, during a short summer internship, you put in 110% every day. In addition, the (usually) beautiful weather made bonding with my coworkers much easier.

Buenos Aires is a colorful, vibrant city with a similarly interesting history. The CAPA Buenos Aires Global Cities Program is hosted at the highly ranked Universidad Austral, a small private university located in an elegant part of the city. This six-week summer program offers language study as well as our popular Global Cities course which immerses you in the urban environment of this historical port city through course work and frequent field studies.

Through our signature My Global Education program, you’ll have the chance to participate in various events and activities that take place outside the classroom. Such events may include a day outdoors in the Tigre Delta, a popular weekend getaway for Buenos Aires locals, with opportunities to enjoy a boat or catamaran ride and catch a glimpse of the colonial mansions.

CAPA’s Global Cities summer programs give you all of the important components of a study abroad program in a shorter timeframe during your summer. Consider all you can accomplish in six-weeks – like taking classes that truly engage you in the global city in which you are studying, participating in a global internship and gaining valuable hands on experience to add to your resume, learning a language and conversing with the locals, and developing your knowledge of global issues in some of the world’s most iconic cities. You can do all of this, and much more, while earning 6 credit hours!

These programs have been designed to be shorter in length to make them more affordable while still ensuring you fully experience your host city. You’ll have access to a varied academic curriculum, opportunities to do a global internship (Dublin, London and Sydney), and the ability to earn academic credit toward graduation.

Summer programs are a minimum of six-weeks and are offered in all of our locations.

Academic Credits: 6 credits

Global Internship Credits: 3 credits for part-time placements (20 hours per week) and 6 credits for full-time placements (32 hours per week).

Note: Full-time and part-time summer internship placements are available in Dublin and Sydney. CAPA London internships are part-time only.

Visit capa.org/students to learn more about our summer program offerings!


SUMMER 2016 5/18/16 07/02/16 02/18/16

$5,999

Dublin is an exciting global city where you can expect to see a booming tech industry and multicultural population. The CAPA Dublin Global Cities Program is housed at Griffith College, a highly regarded private Irish institution with buildings dating to 1813. The eight-week summer program offers our internships course and placement along with classes in Irish cinema and urban studies to help you soak up Irish history and culture.

Through our signature My Global Education program, you’ll have the chance to participate in various events and activities that take place outside the classroom. Such events may include walking through Dublin’s “Silicon Docks,” which is one of Europe’s most exciting tech business hubs and home to companies like Google and Facebook.

Florence is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. From Michelangelo to Ferragamo, Florence is home to thousands of renowned masters and modern icons. The CAPA Florence Global Cities Program is housed in the CAPA Florence Center in the beautiful and historic Palazzo Galli-Tassi, located in the Santa Croce neighborhood. The six-week summer program offers many contextual and fine arts courses taught in English, as well as Italian language courses in a range of levels.

Through our signature My Global Education program, you’ll have the chance to participate in various events and activities that take place outside the classroom. Such events may include Migrantour, where you’ll discover the multi-cultural side of Florence and its rich immigrant culture through guided walking tours organized by Oxfam Italy.

In Dublin, you can take advantage of part-time or full-time internships. Positions focus on law, media, education, theater, music, and art, as well as business and finance. We have an extensive network of internship sites, including in major businesses, non-governmental, and nonprofit organizations. As part of your internship program, you will also be enrolled in an internships seminar which is designed to enable you to document your experience and identify personal and professional development areas important for your future career and graduate school plans.


SUMMER 2016 06/04/16 07/30/16 02/29/16


SUMMER 2016 05/13/16 06/25/16 02/12/16

$7,399 $7,769


SUMMER 1 2016 05/18/16 07/02/16 02/18/16

SUMMER 2 2016 07/06/16 08/20/16 04/07/16

TERM

SUMMER 1 2016 $8,599

SUMMER 2 2016 $8,299

Did you know that more than 300 languages are spoken in London? A bustling, international crossroads, London offers something for everyone. The CAPA London Global Cities Program is housed in the CAPA London Center, located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. There are two summer sessions available in London to fit in with your summer plans. Both six-week summer sessions offer our internships course and placement along with contextual courses in a variety of subjects.

Through our signature My Global Education program, you’ll have the chance to participate in various events and activities that take place outside the classroom. Such events may include exploring Brick Lane and tasting one of England’s favorite dishes during a multi-course dinner in one of the many famous curry houses.

Can you picture 24+ million people? Shanghai is dynamic, technologically advanced, and fast-paced with all eyes to the future. The CAPA Shanghai Global Cities Program is housed at East China Normal University (ECNU), a world-renowned research university known for its beautiful campus scenes with gardens, canals, bridges, and lots of open space. The six-week summer program offers options for combining contextual courses with Mandarin language courses.

Through our signature My Global Education program, you’ll have the chance to participate in various events and activities that take place outside the classroom. Such events may include discovering Tianzifang Arts And Crafts – Shanghai’s SoHo, hidden from neighboring streets and housing cafés, craft shops, design studios, and boutiques.

Our London program offers part-time internships that help you develop your personal, professional, and intercultural competencies while engaging with locals in business and/or community projects. We have an extensive network of internship sites, including in major businesses, non-governmental, and nonprofit organizations. As part of your internship program, you will also be enrolled in an internships seminar which is designed to enable you to document your experience and identify personal and professional development areas important for your future career and graduate school plans.


SUMMER 2016 06/22/16 08/06/16 03/28/16

$5,999

There’s more to Sydney than its iconic Opera House. It’s an incredible global city of more than 120 nationalities with a vibrant foodie scene to match, a rich history, and the opportunity to engage with Aboriginal communities. The CAPA Sydney Global Cities Program is located in the northern part of the city, near the historic Rocks district and Sydney’s famous harbor. This six-week summer program offers our internships course and placement along with contextual courses in a variety of subjects.

Through our signature My Global Education program, you’ll have the chance to participate in various events and activities that take place outside the classroom. Such events may include exploring Cockatoo Island – located in Sydney Harbour this UNESCO World Heritage site was once an imperial prison housing convicts from the UK.

In Sydney, you can take advantage of part-time or full-time internships that provide insight into Australia’s place in the global economy. We have an extensive network of internship sites in Sydney, including in major businesses, non-governmental, and nonprofit organizations. As part of your internship program, you will also be enrolled in an internships seminar which is designed to enable you to document your experience and identify personal and professional development areas important for your future career and graduate school plans.


SUMMER 2016 05/25/16 07/09/16 02/25/16

$7,999

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