Twenty-three courses are available to Augustana students during January 2013 through the Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education (UMAIE). While all UMAIE courses count for general elective credits (3 credit hours) toward the 130 credit hours needed for graduation, many of the options have also been pre-approved for general education credit and/or major elective credit at Augustana.  Pre-approvals for general education credit and/or major elective credit are indicated in the chart under the course listing below. 

For more information, please contact  Cathy Lindamood (UMAIE Campus Representative),  Ben Iverson, or Donn Grinager in the International Programs Office (IPO) with questions. The office phone number is 605-274-5050.

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 UMAIE 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.  

To apply, submit the following materials to Cathy Lindamood in the International Programs Office located at the corner of Norton Avenue and 28th.

1.  UMAIE Application, including essay

2.  UMAIE January Term Abroad Agreement

3.  Copy of your unofficial transcript

4.  Check for $500 deposit made payable to Seminars International (refundable if cancellation received in writing prior to September 15)

5.  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.

UMAIE Courses Taught by Augustana Faculty:

• Inside the Revolution:  Life in Socialist Cuba (Miami, FL and Havana, Varadero, Las Terrazas & Vinales, Cuba) - taught by Cory Conover and Stephen Minister        ACCEPTING WAITLIST APPLICATIONS ONLY
• Arab and Jewish Influence in Spain and Morocco (Casablanca, Marrakech, Tineghir, Merzouga, Fes in Morocco and Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Valencia, Toledo and Madrid in Spain) - taught by Sam Ogdie      FULL
• The Greek Connection:  Embracing Transcultural Caring in Ancient and Modern Greece (Athens, Nafplion, Olympia, Patras, Delphi, Kalambaka, and Heraklion, Greece) - taught by Muriel Larson
• The Political Economy of Thailand (Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Mae Salong, Chiang Saen, Phuket, Krabi)  - taught by Reynold Nesiba
• Sport Management in Australia (Sydney, Australia) - taught by Shelly Gardner    ACCEPTING WAITLIST APPLICATIONS ONLY

Other UMAIE Courses:

• Inequality and Healthcare in Trinidad and Tobago:  Medical Anthropology and Service Learning (Tobago and Valsayn, Trinidad)  FULL
• Women's Lives:  Views from the Andes of Ecuador (Quito, Otavalo, Patate, Cuenca, Guayaquil)
• Spanish Language Through Cultural Engagement in Merida, Mexico
• Archaeology and History in Rome (Rome, Sorrento)
• Chiseling God:  History, Culture and Divinity in Ancient Greece (Athens, Chania, Heraklion, Kastraki, Delphi, Corinth, Nafplion)  FULL
•  Comparative Politics of the New Europe (Warsaw, Lublin, Lviv, Minsk, Vilnius)
• In Byron's Shadow:  Romanticizing and Realizing Greece (Athens, Nafplion, Kalambaka, Delphi)
• Islam in Turkey (Istanbul, Mardin, Urfa, Gazaiantep, Sivas, Cappadocia, Konya, Izmir, Bursa)
• The Modernist Moment:  Triumphs and Crises (Paris, Berlin, Munich, Nice)
• Spanish Language and Culture in Spain (Seville)  WAITLIST APPLICATIONS ONLY
• The Theatre of England and Ireland (London, Stratford, Dublin)  FULL
• Culture and Communication in Post-Apartheid South Africa (Johannesburg, Nelspruit, Hluhlhuwe-Umfolozi, Shakaland, Durban, Cape Town)  WAITLIST APPLICATIONS ONLY
• The Natural History and Conservation Biology of Tanzania - East Africa (Kilimanjaro, Olasiti Village, Ngare Sero, Soit Orgoss, Simba, Ngorongoro Crater, Dofa Village, Yaeda, Hadza Camp, Tarangire, Makame Area, Napilikonya, Pembe Abwe, Dar Es Salaam)
•  Australia:  The Economy and Its Social Context (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Cairns)
• English Language and Literature in India:  Goddess, Muse, Stairway to Power, Barrier to Success (Delhi, Sonipat, Gurgaon, Agra, Jaipur)
• Experience Korea:  Two States Remembering One Nation (Seoul)
• Indian Art and Music (Chennai, Thanjavur, Madurai, Mahabalipuram, Aurangabad, Delhi)
• Contemporary Religions of Israel (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramalluh, Nablus, Nazareth, Haifa)