SUMMER & INTER-TERM PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Contact Information
Contact:David Holliday
Address:128 Pleasant Street SE
240 Appleby Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Title:Student Programs Coordinator
Phone:612-626-2044
Fax:612-624-2538
E-mail:holli107@umn.edu
 
Program Site
Program Type:Summer
Discipline(s):race and ethnicity studies, history
Location:Minnesota and the US South
Dates Offered:June 8th - June 29th
Number of Weeks:3 weeks
Credit Hours:None Specified
Calendar:Quarter
Plan:A Only
 
Additional Program Information
About The Program: The southern United States is a region rich in history and culture as well as a flash point of racial dynamics in the U.S. It is also the home of the largest nonviolent social change campaign in U.S. history. Throughout this course, students study competing ideas and definitions of justice and freedom in relationship to political struggle. The heart of the program is designed to develop connections between history and current political struggles around poverty, education, race and class, building on theory, and critical thinking to create a historical context for current issues of civil rights. After several days in the Twin Cities, students embark on a two-week field study tour through the South. Past stops have included Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee. A final week of integration seminars in the Twin Cities concludes the program. There is an option 2-credit internship for the month of July. 2011 tuition: -$2800 (+ $400 for optional internship) -tuition covers room, board, and travel expenses

Program Requirements: Same as NSE requirements - no pre-requisites Contact the NSE coordinator at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities for more information.

Access Types
  • Direct: student may apply and go directly to the study abroad site from the home campus if approved
  • Competitive: not all eligible applicants will have the opportunity to participate