canceled summer 2011
MIAMI UNIVERSITY
CULTURE & ENVIRONMENT IN BRAZIL
Offered by Miami Faculty, Dr. Paul Schaeffer & Juan Carlos Albarrán
Location: Bahia, Brazil
Courses & Area of Study:ATH 426 D(6 Credits) LAS/BWS/IES 499 (6 credits)
Dates: 06/25/2011- 07/16/2011
About the Program:
This three week workshop on-site in Bahia, Brazil will focus on cultural and environmental studies, exploring music, dance, sports, religion, conservation, sustainability and land use.
Students will visit the city of Salvador, the first capital of Brazil and font of Afro-Brazilian cultural heritage.
Through a trip through the Atlantic rain forest participants will discover a place that it is more diverse and threatened than the Amazon. Everyone will an opportunity to visit agricultural regions, including a Michelin rubber plantation and small-scale independent farms, and the tropical beach.
For a student perspective check out www.peterlstephan.com/brazil/Site/Welcome.html
Orientation/Information Sessions:
Pre-travel meeting dates: To be determined
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Cost:
Miami University Tuition Cost
I understand that the cost of the program tuition must be paid at time of registration to Lifelong Learning 127 McGuffey Hall, 210 E. Spring Street, Oxford, OH 45056. The workshop tuition is refundable if registration is canceled prior to 4:30pm on the last business day before the workshop start date.
Undergraduate Summer 2011 Credit*
Ohio Resident tuition: $482.80 per credit hour
Non-Ohio Resident tuition: $791.28 per credit hour
Administrative Fee
I understand that the $100 administrative fee is non-refundable.
Program Deposit
I understand the program deposit and the refund policy is set by the director.
$1200 Air Transportation
$ 300 Ground Transportation
$ 400 Housing
$ 400 Meals
$2300 total
* Fees are subject to change without notice
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For more information contact:
Dr. Paul Schaeffer, schaefpj@muohio.edu, 513-529-3624
Juan Carlos Albarrán, albarrjl@muohio.edu, 513-529-0841
Miami University, Dept. of Zoology and Latin American, Latino/a,
and Caribbean Studies Program, Oxford OH 45056
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Country map courtesy of The General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
