SCOTLAND PROGRAM
JUNE 4, 2012 - JUNE 25, 2012
PRICE: WITHOUT AIRFARE $3895
PRICE INCLUDING AIRFARE $4895
APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 24, 2012
EARLY APPLICATION DEADLINE: $100 Discount for applications received by February 10, 2012!
CREDIT: 3 hours
Robert Louis Stevenson once described Edinburgh as a city of almost “heartbreaking beauty.” Join CCSA in our three-week long Scotland Program and discover why Edinburgh is still referred to as the “Athens of the North.” In addition to a 3-4 day Highland Tour included in the price of the program, students in their course of study and independently also have the opportunity to explore the highlands and lowlands, and discover the differences between them, in landscape, language, people and history.
By combining this intensive study abroad experience with course-specific directed study activities preceding and/or following the travel portion of the program, students may earn three semester hours of college credit.
ACCOMMODATIONS & MEALS
Participants in the Scotland Program reside in local hotels and dormitories as well as research station facilities, if appropriate. Accommodations are based primarily on double occupancy with occasional use of multi-bedded rooms; single rooms may be available at an additional price. Daily breakfasts and some additional meals are included in the program price.
PROGRAM COSTS
For those making their own flight arrangements, the price of the Scotland Program is $3895. This includes internal transportation between program sites, accommodations, daily breakfast, program excursions, insurance, and some additional meals. Please note in making transportation arrangements: the in-country portion of the Scotland Program begins in Edinburgh on June 5 and ends on June 25. Participants arranging their own transportation must contact the CCSA Central Office before initiating travel arrangements and must file a copy of their flight itinerary with the office after reservations have been made. Please note that airport transfers to and from the accommodation site are provided ONLY to those participants for whom CCSA has arranged air travel.
For those traveling on a flight arranged by CCSA, the price of the Scotland Program is $4895. This includes round-trip transportation from designated cities, airport transfers, internal travel between program sites, accommodations, daily breakfast, program excursions, health insurance and some additional meals.
Most meals, other than breakfast, are at the participant’s own expense. A minimum of $700 should be budgeted for meals, additional transportation, entrance fees and departure tax (if applicable). Participants should also budget additional funds for personal expenses such as souvenirs and independent travel, based upon their individual spending habits.Applicants are encouraged to apply well in advance of the February 24, 2012 application deadline, as priority is given to early applications. Applications (complete with application fee) submitted on or before February 10, 2012 receive a $100 deduction in the program price, reflected in a reduced application fee.
• Application Fee: $200 if received on or before February 10, 2012; $300 for applications received after February 10, 2012.
• First Payment: $2300 due on March 9, 2012.
• Final Payment: $2295 for those traveling with the group, $1295 for those making their own arrangements, due on April 6, 2012; the single room supplement, if applicable, is also due at the time.Shortly after receipt of the application and deposit in the CCSA Central Office, applicants will receive a welcome email affirming processing of their application. An official letter of acceptance to the program, including confirmation of specific course selection, will be sent approximately three weeks after the application deadline.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
The following is a description of the course of study offered for this CCSA program. Applicants may register for courses offered by professors from any member institution. Students are encouraged to e-mail faculty to learn more about the classes.
Withdrawn/Canceled- BIOLOGY
Looking for the “Natural” in Scotland’s Nature
When you imagine the picturesque green hills of Scotland, are you thinking of its “natural” state? In this course, students will see the beauty of Scotland firsthand and also explore the question, “What is natural?” Through visits to historical places, such as the Crannog Centre on Loch Tay and Edinburgh Castle, as well as the Falkirk Wheel and the National Museum of Scotland, students will gain insight into Scotland’s millennia-old history of environmental change. Students will also investigate Scotland’s current debates on what its “natural” state is and whether it can or should be restored in some areas.
(3 cr. hrs., LD, Dr. Frank C. Bailey [fcbailey@mtsu.edu] Middle Tennessee State University)
ENGLISH/LITERATURE
From Beatrix Potter to Harry Potter
Want to know/see where Beatrix Potter got her inspiration for Peter Rabbit? Travel to see the Scotland of Mary Queen of Scots? See where J. K. Rowling wrote her first Harry Potter book? See the wonderful illustrations of early picture books? As we travel to Scotland, we will observe firsthand the settings, including Edinburgh and the Highlands, for some of the best-loved children’s literature in the world. Reading from Beatrix Potter, Barrie, Lewis and Rowling, viewing these settings and experiencing the culture will provide you with the opportunity to understand this great literature in a unique way.
Prerequisite: one semester of English composition
(3 cr. hrs., UD, Dr. Fran Bender, [fran-bender@utc.edu], University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
Monsters, Moors & Mystery: Folklore & Gothic Fiction
From the fog-enshrouded streets of Edinburgh to the wind-swept landscape of the Scottish heaths, this course will combine the study of gothic novels like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles and Robert Lewis Stevenson’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with firsthand experience of some of the eeriest places in Scotland. Through the works of Robert Burns, students will also study Scottish folklore and legends. The course will offer background on the rise of gothic writings, the influence of cultural anxieties and history on the creation of supernatural works and the role of folklore in transmitting a culture’s values.
Prerequisite: one semester of composition or another English class
(3 cr. hrs., UD, Dr. Catherine A. Swender [cswender@shc.edu] Spring
Hill College)
ENGLISH/WRITING
Travel Writing in Scotland
Scotland is a gold mine for travel writers, and Edinburgh is the mother lode. Interested in Harry Potter? Two of Edinburgh’s cafes gave J.K. Rowling good coffee and room to write. If you like the fish at Long John Silver’s why not check out the birthplace of Silver’s creator, Robert Louis Stevenson? Interested in art? Edinburgh has four major museums. Want to track the royals? There’s a whole mile of them. On excursions to other locations, you’ll find natural beauty and plenty of famous people. To help you hone your skills, the course will discuss several kinds of travel writing, with emphasis on personal experience travel essays. You’ll be keeping and using a travel journal and learning to identify twelve kinds of travel articles, the ingredients of good travel writing, the necessary preparation for travel writing, and the tailoring of articles to particular markets. J.K. Rowling’s success started in Scotland, why not yours?
Prerequisite: One semester or more of English writing/composition
(3 cr. hrs., UD/G, Dr. Kirk Weixel [kweixel@francis.edu] Saint Francis University)
HISTORY
A Look Under the Kilt: An Intimate Exploration of the History & Culture of Scotland
For a thousand years, what’s really under the Scottish kilt has intrigued the world. Explore the rich story of Scotland with a group of like-minded scholars. Learn firsthand about bagpipes, single-malt whiskey, haggis, neeps, J.K. Rowling, traditional Scottish dress, the consequences of the Jacobite uprising of the “45” and the resultant Highland Clearances. Observe the current parliamentary debates on whether the controversial agreement that joined Scotland and England, the Union of 1707, should be dissolved to make Scotland, after more than 300 years, once again an independent nation. This is a cross-disciplinary course designed for students of history.
(3 cr. hrs., UD, Dr. S. Kittrell Rushing [kit-rushing@utc.edu] University of Tennessee at Chattanooga)
Withdrawn/Canceled - PHYSICAL EDUCATION/EXERCISE SCIENCE
Scotland’s Highland games: Fitness Then & Now
Faculty withdrew course. COURSE CANCELED- The highland games have been a part of Scotland’s history prior to recorded history. The earliest athletic competition is believed to be a foot race organized by Malcolm Canmore (1057-1093) to find the fastest man available to deliver messages in times of conflict. Over time competitions expanded between clans to include feats of strength. The most common event still held today is the caber toss (log throw).The highland games continue today with traditional dancing and bagpipe competition, though the athletic competitions the most popular. Strength and strongman competitions have grown in popularity around the world, with many athletes training specifically for the various events. This course will review the principles of strength and conditioning to achieve peak performance.
(3 cr. hrs., UD/G, Dr. Thomas Nesser [tom.nesser@indstate.edu] Indiana State University)
POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Scotland of Adam Smith & David Hume: Politics & the Modern World
understand our political, social and economic life.
(3 cr. hrs., UD, Dr. Aaron D. Hoffman [ahoffman@bellarmine.edu] Bellarmine University)