In addition, students will take part in one-day trips to Hong Kong Disneyland and Macau. Health and Safety Hong Kong has relatively high levels of air pollution, which may affect students with respiratory difficulties. In addition to the heat and humidity, much of the city, including the University of Hong Kong, is built on relatively steep hillsides.
The residences offer shared washroom and kitchen facilities, wired internet access students must supply their own Ethernet cable and optional air conditioning. Students are responsible for budgeting for a combination of self-prepared and purchased meals.
Flight There is no group flight for this program; students must make their own travel arrangements. Students who choose to arrive earlier or leave later than the program dates will be responsible for arranging their own accommodation for the extra day s. Founded in , Fudan is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China and has over 45, students. Applicants must have completed at least 4.
Shanghai has recreated itself as a fresh, sophisticated and innovative metropolis. It is in many ways the hotspot of modern China, as well as a key player in the global political economy. Few cities in the world have served as the political and cultural centre of an area as immense as China for so long. Beijing is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, and huge stone walls and gates and its art treasures and universities have long made the city a centre of culture in China.
The course is worth one full-year credit and is contingent on adequate enrolment. The class will be made up of students from both the U of T and Fudan University. Classes will be held Monday to Friday in Shanghai during the first week of the program and Monday to Thursday during the second week. The daily schedule will be from a.
While in Beijing the academic schedule will be less structured, but students will attend several guest lectures. Mandatory field trips are also an integral part of the course and may occur outside of class time including weekends while in Shanghai and throughout the entire week in Beijing.
Set against the backdrop of the rise of China, this course examines the dynamics of global change from comparative and Chinese perspectives. Themes include international security, political economy, political development and democracy, global climate change, economic development, poverty and inequality, corruption, technology innovation and others.
While there, students visit important historical sites Tiananmen, the Forbidden City, etc. These trips will enable students to learn through practical experience what they are studying in class. Accommodation and Meals In Shanghai, students will be accommodated in a local hotel in double rooms two single beds , with private bathroom, desk, phone and television. The hotel is located a few blocks from Fudan University. In Beijing, students will stay in a four-star hotel in double rooms.
Students should budget for purchased meals. Flight There is no group flight option for this program. Students will need to book a flight arriving in Shanghai and departing from Beijing. The flight from Shanghai to Beijing is included in the program costs and will be arranged by the Summer Abroad office.
This exciting program is a wonderful opportunity for students interested in life sciences, environmental studies, conservation biology, geology and geography to experience one of the most ecologically diverse countries in the world and to explore the pressures and challenges of these unique environments. This was a life changing trip. Ecuador has 9. The site borders the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve, a region famous for having one of the highest species diversities on Earth.
Researchers here have documented 12 species of primates, species of birds, species of trees and thousands of insect species. Formed by volcanic activity, the islands contain some of the most remarkable ecosystems on Earth. Course Overview The University of Toronto will offer one course in Ecuador, worth one full-year credit.
Students will be in classes or on field trips every day, including weekends, except for travel days. Students will be involved in group field research projects. This course examines fundamental concepts in ecology, evolution, biodiversity, geology and conservation biology through lectures and fieldwork in highland, tropical and island ecosystems in Ecuador.
The complex relations between these environments and the people who depend on them will also be examined through analysis of the social, cultural and economic transformations that have taken place in recent years. Suitable for all programs offered by the School of the Environment.
Instructors: Monika Havelka and Barbara Murck. Here students will focus on tropical forest ecology and the impacts of oil exploration on wildlife and indigenous peoples.
This time will include four days of lectures and field trips based at the GAIAS Institute on San Cristobal, followed by a five-day island-hopping tour of other islands. Health and Safety This program will involve fieldwork and extensive travel by air, water and land; in addition, Quito and the highlands are located at a relatively high altitude. Students will need to be prepared for extreme differences in temperature and precipitation. Students must be in excellent physical health and should not be especially prone to altitude or motion sickness.
If you are under medical care of any kind, you should consult both a physician and the Summer Abroad office before applying. Students will be expected to respect the health and safety rules of each facility. Care must also be taken during independent travel in Quito, following the directives concerning risk provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs. At TBS students will stay in bunk-style accommodation four beds per room. All rooms are screened.
Running water is available and students share flush toilets and showers cold water only. Food service is provided in a central dining hall and a generator provides electricity for several hours each day. Most daily meals will be provided as part of the program, with some purchased by students on-site.
Alternatively, students may also make their own travel arrangements, although flying with the group is strongly recommended. Since , over students have enjoyed the experience of studying British culture and history while immersed in the United Kingdom. Oxford alumni include T. Tolkien and T. Both the town of Oxford and the University of Oxford were the most beautiful and historic sites I have ever visited.
It boasts 27 Nobel Laureates and 26 British prime ministers as alumni. The trans-channel ferry and Chunnel also allow convenient access to continental Europe. Classes will take place Monday to Thursday, a.
Mandatory field trips are an integral part of each course and may occur outside of class time on afternoons or Fridays. This course offers a critical study of British film cultures, with an emphasis on British film genres, movements and cycles from the s to the present day. Although earlier representative works, including the British documentary movement, will provide a foundational base for a comparative study of contemporary British cinema.
Instructor: Kass Banning. Students will also have the opportunity to meet with and hear presentations from experts on British cinema in London, featuring a lecture by renowned film scholar Laura Mulvey. This course traces shifts in the rights, freedoms and responsibilities of legal subjects, as they have been defined in criminal law in England and Canada, beginning with the gradual emergence of the common law in England during the Medieval period, right up to the present day, including the history of approaches to political violence in England.
Close attention will be paid to recent developments that challenge traditional doctrines. The English legal system has recently adopted a number of innovations and proposals that have not been tried in Canada, including new doctrines regarding police administration, antisocial behaviour, community policing, speech supporting terrorism and jury trials. The new Conservative government has modified some of these policies, partly in light of fiscal challenges.
Students will have the opportunity to evaluate these developments in light of the history of legal rights, freedoms and responsibilities in the common law tradition. They will present their views of the nature, causes and validity of the developments in the written assignments. The course will be of special interest to students of Criminology, Political Science and History.
Instructor: William Watson. Field Trips: Excursions will include two trips to London. For the other London trip, students will visit sites of political violence in the city.
Students will also meet with Oxford community policing services and visit Nottingham Trent University. This course will look at the spectacular rise of modern science in the western tradition through an examination of a few of its revolutionary achievements. Thomson, to name a few and the creation of the institutional framework e. This is not a science course but rather an examination of the richness and diversity of scientific practice from a humanistic perspective.
Instructor: Brian Baigrie. This is an interdisciplinary seminar on the life-long development of individuals with exceptionalities. Topics include controversial social and educational issues e. Special emphasis will be placed on the social and historical factors that play a determining role in whether impairment leads to the psychological experience of disability.
Instructor: Stuart Kamenetsky. Students will also meet with and hear presentations from UK experts on disability at University College London. This course is designed to give students a broad overview of the development of financial technologies since the dawn of recorded history.
From ancient granaries and clay tokens to global re-insurance firms and high-frequency trading, finance has impacted the lives of nearly all people across the world, both shaping and being shaped in turn by various cultures. In England, we will study the roots of Anglo-American finance so we can better understand how capital is allocated in the western world. Throughout the course we also visit several important financial institutions to learn about how these functions are carried out in practice.
Instructor: William Huggins Prerequisites: None. Field Trips: Course excursions will include several trips to financial institutions and organizations in London, such as the Tower of London and the London Stock Exchange. Accommodation and Meals Housing is available in on-campus student residences at Worcester College. Students will live in single rooms with a private ensuite washroom and a phone.
All rooms have wired internet access but no air conditioning. Students will have access to shared kitchen facilities, a Junior Common Room with TV , card-operated laundry machines, a small computer room, college pub, sports field and a gym. Flight There is a round-trip group flight to London direct on Air Canada for students in the program. Alternatively, students may make their own travel arrangements.
Transportation between the London airport and Worcester College will be provided. More than students have participated since The program is designed for students who wish to develop their French language skills or immerse themselves in the study of Fine Art history. The Institut has been teaching French language and culture studies since ; currently, students from over 80 countries attend every summer.
The Institut also offers weekly sporting activities, cultural activities and tours. Placement Assessment details can be found on page The courses are worth one full-year credit and are contingent on adequate enrolment. This course explores one thousand years of French history through the buildings and artifacts created and used by the crown, the church, and the people.
The essence of the course are the two field trips each week usually on Tuesday and Thursday , designed to give students direct experience of the primary sources that constitute history. Lectures usually on Monday and Wednesday provide background material and introductions to the site visits. Students will not only learn about the rich history of medieval and early Renaissance France but also develop skills for analyzing buildings and art in situ.
Instructor: Adam Cohen. Prerequisites: one FAH half course in medieval art and architecture Field Trips: Students will visit a variety of important sites including castles and cathedrals located in the Loire region. Students enrol in Institut de Touraine French language courses, but earn University of Toronto credit i. Classes take place Monday to Friday class times and schedules are not available until after students arrive in Tours; however, typically no classes are held on Friday afternoons.
Classes are small and include students from around the world, in addition to participants in the U of T Summer Abroad program. Students have access to several language labs, a small library and a multimedia studio. The Institut de Touraine language program comprises nine levels of instruction. George course code on their transcripts.
Applicants with previous French exposure are required to complete a placement assessment. This is not the U of T placement exam and as such is mandatory for all students with previous French exposure. George or UTSC campuses.
Assessment dates and locations will be confirmed in January Absolute Beginners: Students with no significant French exposure at any level formal instruction or non-academic exposure DO NOT have to write the placement assessment. Based on the assessment results, students will be assigned to the most appropriate level. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are eligible to take the FSL course you have been assigned.
It is not possible to take a course for which you already have a credit or an exclusion. Please note that the Institut de Touraine employs a different grading scale than the University of Toronto. French universities use a grading system based on a point grade scale. Institut grades will be multiplied by 4. NOTE: U of T students are not guaranteed entrance into upper-year French language courses on return to Toronto, but may need to pass a placement test.
Students interested in continuing language studies at U of T should find out as early as possible what the requirements will be for them to advance to the appropriate level on their return from France. Michel and St. Malo, Chartres Cathedral and the gardens of Chambord. Every effort will be made to satisfy your accommodation needs to the best of available resources.
Upon admission, students will be asked to indicate their interest in any of the accommodation options listed below. Alternatively, you may arrange your own accommodation. NOTE: Students who wish to develop their language skills through full immersion should consider the homestay option. Each student will have his or her own small single studio apartment, with a mailbox, intercom, private washroom and small kitchenette with cutlery, plates and cooking utensils.
The buildings will also house other students. There are no meal plans. Breakfast and dinner are included in homestay accommodation costs. Flight There is a round-trip group flight to Paris direct on Air Canada for students in the program.
Transportation between the Paris airport and the residence will be provided. The Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition GRAPE is an international multidisciplinary research project investigating the emergence of farming economies in the South Caucasus and the influence of the Near East on the development of local Neolithic cultures and, conversely, the influence of Caucasia on the Near East. This program provides a unique opportunity to receive intensive training in archaeological field methods at the site of Gadachrili Gora.
Stephen Batiuk and Andrew Graham have been directing excavations at a number of sites across the Near East, Europe and Africa training students on archaeological field methods in both excavation and survey.
The excavations are undertaken by the Georgian National Museum, under the directorship of Mindia Jalabadze. These villages have been dated to the 6th millennium and are part of the Shulaveris-Shomu Culture SSC , which can be found across central Caucasia, and represents one of the earliest known Neolithic cultures of the region.
Significant genetic density of different types of certain domesticated plants found in the South Caucasus today has led many to consider this region an important ancient center for the domestication and diversification of various cultivated plants. With over varieties of grape, the one of largest in the world, it has long been suggested that Transcaucasia is the ancient homeland of the vine. These excavations have so far uncovered some of the earliest examples of domesticated grape pips, dating to approximately BCE.
In addition, recent efforts have uncovered some of the largest circular mud-brick buildings dating to this period found to date, further suggesting the importance of Gadachrili Gora in the Neolithic landscape. Course Overview The University of Toronto will offer one course in Georgia, worth one full-year credit.
Field trips are an integral part of the course and are mandatory. This course is designed as a general practicum in archaeological field methods. As a field course, emphasis will be placed on active participation in the ongoing research of the Gadachrili Gora Regional Archaeological Project Expedition G. Students will receive extensive training in excavation methods, recording procedures, and the preliminary processing of artifacts.
Weekend field trips exploring the archaeology and culture of the region will supplement the primary focus on field experience. All students are eligible to participate. No prior field experience is necessary. Instructors: Stephen Batiuk and Andrew Graham. While not a required item, a personal laptop for database and image work is convenient. Accepted students will receive a more comprehensive equipment list prior to departing Canada. Nevertheless, the area we will be working is generally comfortable and very similar to what we experience here in Toronto at the same time of year.
The afternoons are characterized by highs of degrees Celsius, while the evenings and mornings can be cool lows of degrees Celsius. Field archaeology students must be in excellent health and willing to work long, physically-demanding days. If you are under medical care of any kind, you are advised to consult with a physician before going to Georgia. All health concerns should be discussed with the Professional and International Programs office prior to submitting your application form.
Accommodation and Meals Students will stay in farmhouses in a local village near the site. Breakfast, lunch sandwiches, tomatoes, cucumbers, and fruit and dinner will be provided seven days a week. There may be several free days where students will be able to travel to Tbilisi. Students who choose to do so will be responsible for their own food and lodging while away.
Students will be picked up at Freedom Square in Tblisi on May 3rd and dropped off at the same location on June 10th. Detailed travel information will be provided to students after admission. Over students have enthusiastically participated in the program since it began.
Your classroom will be located in Gendarmenmarkt Square, the historic hub of Berlin, amidst famous landmarks such as the French Cathedral, the German Cathedral and the State Concert Hall.
Further information is available in the Financial Assistance section on page The city boasts three opera houses, eight symphony orchestras and numerous cinemas, including open-air sites. I have come away from Berlin with the inspiration to learn new languages and the desire to continue exploring. Classes take place Monday to Thursday, from 9 a. CSCY0 may have several classes in Toronto prior to the start of the program. Further information will be posted on the Summer Abroad website.
Please note that because there is no local university hosting this program, students will not have access to school library, computer or sports facilities. Human Centred Design results in robust solutions that successfully address real human problems.
Summer Abroad provides students with an opportunity to explore new environments, which improves their ability to see their own world with increased sensitivity and germinates new design ideas. In this course, students will identify a real-world problem and work in groups on projects addressing this problem.
Students will explore their problem space and the people within that space, identify needs, constraints and requirements, and ultimately design solutions. Their designs will be iterated by gathering feedback and usability testing the early prototypes. The course projects will culminate with development of a technological solution that addresses the identified problem. Final project presentations will take place at the end of the course.
This course can be counted as 0. Instructor: Ilona Posner. There will also be a day trip to the Human Computer Interaction Laboratory in the Hasso Plattner Institute at Potsdam University and local visits to design exhibits and museums around Berlin. Both geographically and culturally Berlin is a city situated between East and West. This division was most visible after World War II, when a wall literally split the city into two.
Skip to main Skip to footer. Associate Vice-President, Academic. Fall Reading Week is What won't be happening during Fall Reading Week Normally scheduled classes, labs, tutorials, seminars, and other course components will not take place. Fall Reading Week and Covid Now more than ever Waterloo students should be reminded, encouraged, and supported in taking some time for themselves and to determine what they need from this break in their schedules.
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