Maymester 2015 in Hawaii for MBU majors

Need a Learning Community Cohort (LCC)?

Take the Study Away LCC in Maymester!!

 

Venue:  Honolulu, Hawaii

ECO 2015: Economic Geography-3 sem. hrs.- Dr. Howard Cochran, prof.

(also counts as Social Science Gen Ed; GS; EL credit)

 

HUM 2015: Cultural Pluralism-3 sem. hrs. – Dr. Ronnie Littlejohn, prof.

(also counts as Humanities Gen Ed; GS; EL credit)

 

May 10-29, 2015
Students will use the Hawaiian Island of Oahu as a laboratory to examine cultural pluralism and economic geography of Hawaii. The coexistence of globalization and pluralism in Honolulu, Hawaii provides insight into being global citizens without giving up cultural identity in a more economically interdependent world.  This study away program in Honolulu will offer opportunities for student learning that are not available at our mainland campus and will create a uniquely original approach to this LCC experience. Students may also choose to enroll in Third Year Writing, Religion Junior Cornerstone, or International Business.

  • Students will be issued IDs from the University of Hawaii (UH), Manoa, College of Pacific and Asian Studies and have classroom, library, computer lab and WiFi network access privileges.
  • The Program Fee for the Maymester LCC covers:
    • Room and Board on the campus of UH (3 meals M-F, 2 meals Sat/Sun)
    • Roundtrip Airfare Nashville to Honolulu.

o   Travel to class-related field excursions. A partial list of sites includes: Polynesian Culture Center, Honolulu Chinatown, Pearl Harbor (w/overnight on USS Missouri Battleship, Iolani Palace and Missionary Houses; Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve; Atlantis Submarine Tour, Hawaii Port Authority

    • Visiting lecturers from the UH School of Pacific and Asian Studies, College of Social Sciences, Shidler College of Business, the Center for International Business Education and Research, and the Pacific Asian Management Initiative.
    • 8 Convocation Credits in Cultural Arts
    • 6 hours of Global Studies Credit
    • 6 hours of Experiential Learning Credit

 

LCC Tuition for Maymester (6 hours)  $2,080

Program Fee                                          $4,799

Total Maymester Costs                         $6,879

(Tuition for 6 hours in Regular Term is $5,970. Comparative cost of Maymester trip is plus $639. If enrolled in 9 hours there will be a savings of $1,242)

 

See our VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7osJNFC6MM

 

APPLY HERE: http://www.belmont.edu/studyabroad/apply/short-term_faculty-led/application_process.html

 

Come to the Information Session: Wednesday, September 24, 2014

10:00 AM – 10:50 AM Hawaii Maymester Information Meeting, Massey Center, 103

 

For further information, contact:

Dr. Howard Cochran, Professor of Economics and Finance, Belmont University

howard.cochran@belmont.edu

Dr. Ronnie Littlejohn, Chairman, Department of Philosophy

ronnie.littlejohn@belmont.edu