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Augustana professors regularly lead academic courses to destinations around the globe. Below is a list of the upcoming short-term, faculty-led courses for 2012. Short-term programs enable all students to consider studying abroad — regardless of a student's major requirements or extracurricular commitments. Short-term programs are offered during Jaunuary, Spring Break, and Summer at a range of affordable prices.

APPLICATIONS FOR JANUARY 2013 WILL BE ACCEPTED BEGINNING MARCH 1, 2012. The Priority Application Deadline is April 16, 2012. All applications received by this date will be submitted to faculty leaders for equal consideration. Applicants will be notified in early May of their admission status: accepted, waitlisted or rejected. Application by the Priority Application Deadline is HIGHLY recommended.

For application instructions for UMAIE courses, click here.

To apply for NON-UMAIE January 2013 faculty-led courses, submit the following materials to Cathy Lindamood in the International Programs Office located at the corner of Norton Avenue and 28th. 

1. J-Term Application, including essay

2. Copy of your unofficial transcript

3. Check for $500 made payable to Augustana College

4. Copy of the photo page of your passport. If you don't have a passport, submit a completed passport application form. You do not need to apply for a passport until you are accepted into the course.

Please contact Cathy Lindamood, Ben Iverson, or  Donn Grinager in the International Programs Office or the faculty leader(s) directly for more information.

January 2013 Augustana Faculty Led Programs

• Arab & Jewish Influence in Spain and Morocco (UMAIE)—Sam Ogdie     FULL
• Inside the Revolution:  Life in Socialist Cuba (UMAIE) — Cory Conover and Stephen Minister      WAITLIST APPLICATIONS ONLY
• The Political Economy of Thailand (UMAIE) - Reynold Nesiba
• Sport Management in Australia (UMAIE) - Shelly Gardner     ACCEPTING WAITLIST APPLICATIONS ONLY
• The Greek Connection:  Embracing Transcultural Caring in Ancient and Modern Greece (UMAIE) - Muriel Larson
• Explorations in Aotearoa II:  The Biogeography and Culture of the New Zealand South Island - Dan Howard  and Carrie Hall      FULL
• Dharma:  Life, Religion and Music in Contemporary India - Sandra Looney and John Pennington
• Leadership in Professional Nursing (Nursing 451) - Vickie Reiff
• International Brand Development in Sweden and Denmark - Jaciel Keltgen

Other January 2013 Programs

• An additional 19 courses are available for J-Term 2013 through the UMAIE Consortium
• HECUA offers J-Term programs in Ecuador and Bangladesh
• CIS Abroad has J-Term programs in Costa Rica, Mexico and New Zealand
• ISA offers month-long language immersion courses in Spain, France, Argentina, Chile and Costa Rica.
• For Business or Economics majors, ISA offers a January Term Business and Economics course at the American Business School in Paris.  Instruction is in English.
• ISA also offers a January Term Spanish Language and Chilean Culture program in Valparaiso, Chile.  Instruction is in Spanish.

Spring Break 2013

• MDFL 197/297/397, Topics in French:  La Belgique: du Passé au Présent (Belgium) — Scott Fish and Florence Thompsen
• GENL 197:  Discovering Barcelona:  Colonialism, Identity and Modernism (Spain) — Bill Swart and Patrick Hicks
• Camino de Santiago:  Narrating the Pilgrimage (Spain)  — Sam Ogdie and Paul Rohde
• An Exploration of Organizations and Institutions Serving Deaf Individuals (Washington, D.C.) — Marlee Dyce and Monica Soukup