Photographing the Landscape and Culture of Greece
Art 311R,G
Steven Rezac, Art
Estimated seminar cost: $4,600 plus tuition $3,200

The landscape of Greece has always inspired (and, perhaps, haunted) the Western mind. The blue seas, white islands, hidden forests, soaring peaks, dazzling beaches -- all are the stuff of legend. We are looking for a team of courageous adventurers to join us as we explore one of Greece's most dramatic landscapes: the volcanic island of Santorini. Destroyed by fire and ash some time in the second millennium, this jewel of the Aegean now boasts some of the most diverse and beautiful topography in the world. Our mission is to engage the language, poetry, culture and landscape of this island; to document the cultural and physical changes that have taken place on it since the Bronze Age; and to allow the spirit of the place to touch and enter our souls. Join us.

The Federal Regulation of Business
Business 380
Albert Kagan, Business
Estimated seminar cost: $3,175 plus tuition $3,200

The objective for the course is for students to learn about role of and influence of governmental regulation and oversight on the US business structure. The course is designed to familiarize students the objectives of government regulation as well as the needed services provided by the Federal government to support US business operations. Examples of regulations that business addresses on a regular basis are associated with many different Federal units (Commerce, EPA, FDA, Health & Human Services, OSHA, PCAOB, SEC).
Accommodations for this course are in a Marriott Hotel in the DC area. Half of the weekly meals are provided as part of the program, as well a free internet service and workout privileges at a Bally Total Fitness facility in close proximity to the hotel. The hotel has full in-room kitchens that are completely equipped with dishes and cooking items, and grocery stores and a regional shopping mall are 2 blocks from the property. DC Metro service is located less than five minutes from the hotel. Local transportation to nearby shopping locations will be provided by the hotel on request at no charge. The value of the included amenities is approximately $175/week (this is almost $850 for the duration of the stay in DC). (Program Website)

The Hermit Kingdom: Culture, Identity and Dialogue in South Korea
Global Studies 118H,G
Vincent Reusch, English
Estimated seminar cost: $4,500 plus tuition $3,200

During this month-long summer semester abroad, we will travel throughout the South Korean peninsula. Our focus will be on not only observing, but also experiencing Korean culture in all its variety. Among other experiences, we will stay in a hanok (a traditional Korean house) in the center of Seoul, one of the largest metropolises in the world. We will spend two days at Golgulsa temple, where we will live the monk's life, meditating, practicing seonmudo (a unique martial art), and volunteering in the community. We will tour the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), between the north and south Koreas, including a visit to Panmunjam (Peace Village), a village in the DMZ peopled jointly by north and south Koreans. During our trip to the tropical Jeju Island, we will watch the Haenyeo, female divers, diving as deep as 20 meters to harvest the sea floor, and we'll take a submarine trip to visit their underwater environment. Between our excursions, we will be housed at Jeonju University, in Jeonju, a city thought by many Koreans to be the cultural and food capital of South Korea. At JJU, we will spend time in dialogue with Korean professors and students, in and out of the classroom. Through all these experiences, we should not only gain some understanding of Korean culture, but also a better understanding of what constitutes culture, and how wildly varied and contradictory any single culture, including our own, can be.

Wittenberg Summer Institute
German 220
Jonathan Clark, German
Estimated seminar cost: $4,995 plus tuition $3,200

The Department of German is offering students an exciting opportunity for a German language and cultural immersion in Wittenberg, Germany. Wittenberg is a beautiful and historic city situated on the Elbe River in the German state of Sachsen-Anhalt. Perhaps most well known as the cradle of the Lutheran Reformation, the historic streets of the old town are lined with colorful buildings, including cafes, restaurants, museums, bookstores, and ice cream stands. It is a cozy environment and you will have no problem finding your way around.
The program includes 4-week home stays, instructional costs, and activities and excursions in and around Wittenberg. In the past students have joined clubs, sung in the choir of the castle church, gone hiking and swimming with their host families, taken bike trips, and visited neighboring towns. You will speak with the locals, become familiar with the special history of Eastern Germany, enjoy home cooking, as well as the many regional dishes of Berlin, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, and Thüringen. This is a true cultural and linguistic immersion and your confidence and abilities in German will soar.

Worship in Great Britain
Music 410
Jeff Meyer, Music
Estimated seminar cost: $4,700 plus tuition $3,200

The United Kingdom serves as a lab in this month-long study of worship. The UK is loaded with specific worship traditions and practices, including Celtic Christianity, Catholicism, the English Reformation, Wesleyan reforms, renewals within the Church of England, the Iona Community, contemporary practices, and the emerging church. We will read about worship, have conversations with musicians, scholars, and worship leaders, explore particular worship places and spaces, and (most significantly) participate in as many worship services as possible, from the very oldest traditions to the most contemporary. York and Falkirk, Scotland will be the primary centers of the program, with excursions to Lindesfarne, Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Iona, and, of course, London.
Why study worship in Great Britain? The UK is rich in a variety of historic Christian worship; many of its cathedrals and historic churches are vital and lively congregations. The UK is also home to a thriving contemporary worship renewal movement that embodies a diversity of practices and ideas. By studying worship abroad in Great Britain, you will grow as a worshipper, explore the critical role of the arts in worship, and develop virtues helpful in becoming catalysts for worship renewal.

Into the Blue Sea: Greek Poetry
Classical Studies 380Z
Heather Gruber, Classical Studies
Estimated seminar cost: $4,600 plus tuition $3,200

Immerse yourself in another culture on the Greek island of Santorini, a jewel of the Mediterranean and fabled site of Plato's lost city of Atlantis. The archaeological record gives proof to a wealthy Bronze age civilization, both technologically advanced and beautifully artistic. The explosion of this volcanic island in the year 1630 BCE marks a significant date in the early history of Greece. It sparked a chain of events, leading to the creation of Western Civilization's earliest literature. Poetry was the first language of Europe's ancestors, when the singing bards who passed on the oral traditions learned a new written alphabet. Poetry is not created in a vacuum but in the context of geographical, historical, and social settings. Greek literature has shaped our way of thinking in ways that we cannot fully appreciate. To understand the heart and soul of ancient Greece, we must immerse ourselves in the modern culture. Our formal coursework will involve reading Greek poetry, both ancient and modern. Furthermore, we will study Greece's current economic crisis, practice survivalist modern Greek language skills, and take weekly field trips.

Accelerated Italian and Italian Vocal Seminar
Italian 112W (4 credits), with the option to add Music 380 (2 credits) for an extra fee o Prerequisite: Beginning Italian or consent of the instructor
David Hamilton, Music
Estimated seminar cost: $5,575 plus tuition $3,200

This total immersion in Italian language and culture will be in the seaside city of Trieste, known for its beauty and cultural heritage. The course includes daily language instruction and conversation classes as well as cultural enrichment. It is anticipated that successful completion of this course will fulfill the core language requirement. Participants will live like Italians in apartments to further our immersion experience in Italian language, culture and, of course, great food. Weekend trips to Rome, Florence, and Venice will introduce us to Italian art and culture. David Hamilton and experienced Italian faculty will teach this four credit class.
The Italian Vocal Seminar is a companion course to Accelerated Italian, and is open to all voice and piano students. Participants will receive two hours of private instruction each week in the vocal music of Italy in preparation for a final public performance in Trieste. In addition, we will stage and perform a concert of Italian opera scenes for two credits taught by Hamilton and native Italian faculty.

Argentina Summer Study Program
Select one option: Spanish 321U (Composition and Conversation in Cultural Contexts, 4 credits), with the option to add Spanish 351 (2 credits) for an extra fee
Or Spanish 413 (Topics in Latin American Literature, 2 credits) and Spanish 351 (Contemporary Latin American Culture, 2 credits)
Eduardo Gargurevich, Spanish
Estimated seminar cost: $4,975 plus tuition $3,200

Learning about culture is integral to learning a second language. The Argentina Summer Study Program provides a month-long immersion experience in language and culture for you to improve your Spanish proficiency and cultural competence. All courses are taught by Concordia faculty in the same locale where the Concordia Language Villages Argentina Program used to operate, in Villa Carlos Paz, Cordoba (Argentina). Many of our native assistants come from Villa Carlos Paz, including Valentina/Lolita, our 2011-2012 native assistant. Extended family stays are a key component of the language learning process. In addition to classes, you will have excursions to historical or natural sites in Cordoba, such as Che Guevara's childhood home, the mountain town of La Cumbrecita, the German Village General Belgrano, the city of Cordoba, and, of course, a whole weekend in Buenos Aires, where you will enjoy a Tango Night, a Gaucho Day in addition to exploring such a fascinating Latin American Metropoli, visiting, among other sites, la Plaza de Mayo, La Recoleta Cemetery and the historical La Boca, a sailors' district and the cradle of the world-famous Boca Juniors soccer team. Host families will also invite you to spend time with them and to join them exploring their city and some surrounding towns, not to mention enjoying also special meals (an Argentine parrilla, for example). Argentina Summer Study Program costs include airfare, accommodations (hotels and family stays), attraction entrances, all meals and excursions.  You may also extend the program to fulfill the semester-abroad requirement for the Spanish major by enrolling in Practicum 490 or by joining PECLA, the University of Cordoba (UNC) center for the study of Spanish and Latin American Literatures and Cultures. Students pay additional tuition plus housing.

The Ethnographic Essay: Cultural Immersion in Scotland
English 380
Karla Knutson, English, and Andrew Lindner, Sociology
Estimated seminar cost: $4,995 plus tuition $3,200

A land of castles and mohawked punks in kilts, of ancient cobblestone lanes and avant-garde art, of rugged green landscapes and diverse immigrant communities, Scotland beckons the intrepid and curious adventurer. In this immersion course, we will learn the skills of ethnography experientially, observing and interviewing in urban and rural communities throughout Scotland. We'll spend ten days in Edinburgh, an incredibly well-preserved historic city with its lush public parks and its famous castle overlooking the city. Then, we will spend five days exploring the Scottish Highlands, including the Isle of Skye, enjoying the beauty of the countryside and the charm of the rural culture. Finally, we'll spend two weeks in Glasgow, a lively, modern Scottish city where friendly (if heavily-accented) residents mix with art school hipsters. Living in gorgeous loft apartments in Glasgow, each student will conduct her/his own ethnographic study of a coffeeshop, a bus line, a religious community, a bookstore, a working farm, or whatever else you can dream up. Along the way, we will meet working artists, non-profit employees working with the country's poor, and a rural dog-breeder, among others. Through our visits and the research projects, students will become deeply immersed in the culture of Scotland, seeing the country through the eyes of its residents.

Abnormal Psychology in York, UK
Psychology 357 (Abnormal Psychology)
Susan Cordes-Green, Psychology
Estimated seminar cost: $5,100 plus tuition $3,200

The beautiful city of York, England has played a prominent role in the history of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology. Tuke's founding of York's famous Retreat helped to pave the way for the development of respectful and humane approaches to the treatment of mental illnesses. Students who study Abnormal Psychology in York will have a very rare opportunity to volunteer at the Retreat while learning about psychopathology! In addition, York is a smaller university community where students may become immersed in British life. The class will also spend time in London (where we will see Freud's last home and his famous couch and visit the archives of "Bedlam") and in Vienna, Austria (where we will learn about Frankl's Logotherapy from his grandson). The course also involves fun excursions to Ireland and Scotland and more.

Concordia Nursing Abroad: Community Health in Tanzania
Nursing 401G
Linda Scott, Nursing
Estimated seminar cost: $4,500 plus tuition $3,200

Experience a month in the life of a developing African country.  Learn about health in a global context through this service learning adventure. This summer study abroad program focuses on studying cross-cultural implications for community health. Share nursing experiences with Tanzanian nursing students enrolled in a new nursing college. Learn about tropical diseases while working with Tanzanian nurses, doctors, and health providers in a district hospital and village dispensaries. Establish meaningful relationships with Tanzanians and teach health promotion concepts. Experience rustic accommodations in a physically safe environment. Enjoy the magnificent African landscape and wonder of animal life on a safari to Ruaha Game Park. Learning will be enhanced through the participation of Concordia nursing alumni who will also join in the service learning opportunities. 
This trip is limited to 12 junior nursing students.  An interview is required as part of the application process. All travel and in-country expenses are included (i.e. international airfare, in-country transportation, lodging, meals, planned activities, and safari).

Introductory Astronomy in Greece 
Earth Science 104N,G or Physics 104N,G
Heidi Manning, Physics
Estimated seminar cost: $4,600 plus tuition $3,200

Come to the Greek island of Santorini and learn about the solar system while living in the birthplace of western astronomy. Immersed in the land and culture where they lived, we will study the ancient Greek philosophers and their ideas of how the universe operated. We will learn about the development of modern astronomy from the Renaissance to present day and undergo an in depth exploration of the solar system studying the various objects comprising it. The planet we know the most about is Earth. Our discussions of the Earth's atmosphere and geology will be enhanced as we are surrounded by this beautiful and geologically active island. The course field trips will take us to see and learn about the geology of the active volcano that has shaped the island and created three different colored sand beaches found there. The evenings will be spent observing the sky through telescopes to develop a deeper appreciation for the motions of the Earth, moon and planets as well as the breadth of object in and the vastness of the universe. All of this will be enhanced with an introduction to the modern Greek language so you feel comfortable exploring this interesting and magnificent region of the world.