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Virginia Tech Faculty-Led
Programs
There are more
than 25 programs led by Virginia Tech faculty each year. These
diverse programs span across all of the colleges and give you
the opportunity to study in different countries for anywhere
from two weeks to a full semester. In most cases, programs are open
to all majors. Generally, your group will consist of fellow VT
students. For more information, contact the faculty leader
listed for each program. Financial aid recipients must complete
additional paperwork by April 1 for Summer I programs and by May
5 for Summer II programs. Thousands more short-term programs
exist with
other providers.
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Agriculture & Life Sciences |
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Australia
Program Description
(PDF)
Dates: May
- June, 2007
Subject:
Environment, land, trade, and culture
Credits: 3
undergrad or grad credit hours
Eligibility: Anyone may apply
Cost:
$3750 plus airfare and reduced VT tuition
Contact:
Leon Geyer,
231-4528
Brazil
Program Description
(PDF)
Dates: late
June through July 2007
Subject:
Water Resources Engineering and Watershed Management
Credits: 6 credit hours
(BSE 4984 or 5984)
Eligibility: Hydrology prerequisite;
preference to engineering students
Cost:
$1900 ($1400 for engineering majors) plus airfare/visa
(estimated $1600) and reduced VT tuition
Contact:
Conrad
Heatwole,
231-4858
Ecuador and
Galapagos Islands
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
Spring Semester 2007 and May
16 -
June 8, 2007 (approximate)
Subject:
Ecology, History and Culture of Ecuador and the Galapagos
Islands
Credits:
6
credit hours for both terms (2 credits hours
in Spring Semester 2007, 4 credit hours in Summer I)
Cost:
Approximately $4,000 - $5,000 plus VT tuition and fees
Contact:
Ignacio Moore
(primary
contact),
231-2112
or
Robert Jones,
231-9514, or
Duncan Porter,
231-6768
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Architecture and Urban
Studies |
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Central
Europe
Program Description (PDF)
Dates: May
18 - June 22, 2007
Subject:
CAUS Interdisciplinary program (Art, Architecture, Landscape
Architecture, and Urban Design along a Transect of Western
Europe)
Credits:
3-6 credit hours plus possible independent study
Eligibility: Undergraduate students with
junior standing and graduate students may apply. Students from
other universities and colleges may apply under the Commonwealth
Student Program.
Cost:
$4,400 plus reduced VT tuition and fees and airfare
Contacts:
Terry
Clements, 703-706-8127, or
Gene
Egger, 231-4473
Spain,
Southern France, and
Portugal
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
December 27, 2006 - January 13, 2007
Subject:
Construction, architecture, and history in Spain, Southern
France, and Portugal
Credits: 3
credit hours (graduate or undergraduate)
Eligibility: Anyone may apply
Cost:
Estimated at $2,700 plus airfare
Contact:
Dr.
Walid Thabet,
818-4604, or
Dr.
Yvan Beliveau,
818-4602
Austria
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
May 10-June 3, 2007
Subject:
Architecture in
the Context of Building Performance and Sustainability
Credits: 3
credit hours (graduate or undergraduate)
Eligibility: Open to all Virginia Tech
students
Cost:
Estimated at $2,500 plus airfare and reduced VT tuition and fees
Contact:
Georg Reichard,
818-4603
Egypt
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
June 30 - August 9, 2007
Subject:
Architecture in Egypt
Credits: 6
credit hours
Eligibility: Undergraduate students with
junior standing and graduate students; students from other
universities may apply under the Commonwealth Student Program
Cost:
Estimated at $3600 plus airfare
Contact: Ahmed
Ali, 231-4976
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Italy
& Switzerland
Program Website
Dates:
Mid-May
- mid-June 2007
Subject:
Cities, interiors, and product design
Credits: 6
credit hours
Eligibility: Architecture students with emphasis on Industrial
and Interior Design
Cost:
To be determined; contact program leader
Contact:
Ron Kemnitzer
or
Nora
Stover,
201 Cowgill, 231-5383
Switzerland
Program Website
Dates: Fall and spring
semesters
Subjects: CESA Architecture
program
Credits: 6 architecture
credits, 3 study abroad credits
Eligibility: 4th year
undergrads, 2nd year grads
Cost: See program website
Contact:
Nora
Stover
Western
Europe
Program Website
Dates: Fall
Semester (September-December 2007)
Subject: Europe
Studio - Travel, Architecture and the Allied Arts
Credits: 12 for
undergraduates (9 credit hours of professional course
requirements plus 3 credits hours of independent study), 9 for
graduate students
Eligibility: 4th
year undergraduate or 2nd year graduate student in architecture
or related program
Cost: TBA (cost
in 2006 was $6800 plus
reduced tuition and international flight)
Contact:
Gene Egger
or
Nora
Stover, 201 Cowgill, 231-5383
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Asia (Hong Kong,
China, Vietnam, Cambodia)
Program Website
Dates: May
13 - June 9, 2007
Subject:
Finance and marketing in Asia
Credits: 6
credit hours (MKTG x954, FIN x954 or a combination of both)
Eligibility: Anyone may apply
Cost:
$4,050 including airfare, lodging, food, travel, admissions;
excludes summer VT tuition and fees
Contact: James
Littlefield, 231-9170 or
G. Rodney Thompson, 231-6523
Austria
Program Website
Dates:
January 1 - 14, 2007
Subject:
INTOP management seminar
Credits: 3
credit hours of BIT 3954 or 5954
Eligibility: Upper division undergrad and grad
Cost:
$1,950 including airfare
Contact:
Lance
Matheson, 231-5804
Dominican
Republic
Program
Description (PDF)
Dates:
Dec 31, 2006 - Jan 13, 2007
Subject:
Hospitality, tourism, and management
Credits: 3
credit hours of HTM 2954 or HTM 3954. Students can also
substitute HTM 2954, an approved Area 7 class
Eligibility: For HTM 2954: completion of 30
semester hours with minimum 3.0 QCA or departmental consent; for HTM
3954: upper division clearance
Cost:
$1,100 plus airfare; excludes tuition (covered in spring
semester tuition)
Contact:
Brian Mihalik,
231-3287
France
Program Website
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Program
Description (PDF)
Dates:
June 10 - July 6, 2007
Subject:
The European Approach to Management
Credits: 6
credit hours in BIT 3954 and French elective credit
Eligibility: Upper division undergrad and grads
Cost: $1350-$1450
plus summer VT tuition and fees, airfare, and some meals
Contact:
Richard Wokutch,
2007 Pamplin Hall, 231-6353
Greece and
Turkey
Program Website
Dates:
July 5 - August 1, 2007
Subject:
Marketing or BIT in Greece and Turkey
Credits: 6
credit hours of FIN and/or MKTG
Eligibility: Anyone may apply
Cost:
$4,700 plus reduced summer VT tuition and fees
Contact: James
Littlefield,
231-9170,
Lance
Matheson, 231-5804
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Italy &
Switzerland
Program
Description (PDF)
Dates:
May 20 –
June 15, 2007
Subject:
Hospitality, tourism, and management; based at CESA with
multiple field trips
Credits: 6
credit hours of HTM 2954 or HTM 3954
Eligibility: For HTM 2954: the completion
of 30 semester hours with minimum 3.0 QCA; for HTM
3954: upper division clearance
Cost: $3,950,
but all students receive a $350 scholarship; excludes summer
tuition, fees and personal expenses
Contact:
Muzzo Uysal,
231-8426;
Brian Mihalik,
231-3287
Japan & South Korea
Program Website --
Program Description (PDF)
Dates: May
17 – June 27, 2007 (tentative)
Subject:
Management challenges in international contexts
Credits: up
to 7 credit hours
Eligibility: Sophomore or above, any major
Cost:
$5,100 (after $350 Pamplin scholarship) plus reduced VT tuition
and fees
Contact:
Devi Gnyawali,
231-5021
South Africa
Program Website
Dates: July
8 - August 3, 2007
Subject:
Finance in South Africa
Credits: 6
credit hours of FIN and/or MKTG
Eligibility: Anyone may apply
Cost:
$4,100 plus reduced summer VT tuition and fees
Contact:
G.
Rodney Thompson,
231-6523
Switzerland (CESA) - Fall Business
CESA Website
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Program Website
Dates: Fall semester 2007
Subjects: Management, Finance and
Marketing
Credits: 21 credits in
finance, marketing, and study abroad
Eligibility: Upper division
students of any major
Cost: $4,500 program fee, plus
VT tuition and fees, room and board (was $5182 in 2006), and
personal expenses
Contact:
James
Littlefield,
G.
Rodney Thompson, or
Kent Murrmann
Switzerland (Lugano)
Program Website
Dates: Spring semester 2007
Subjects: Marketing,
Communication, introductory Italian language
Credits: 18 credits
Eligibility: Business students with
upper division clearance; course prerequisite is Marketing 3104,
"Marketing Management"
Cost: $5000 plus VT tuition and
fees, some meals
Contact:
David Brinberg,
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Germany
Program Website
Dates: June
11 - July 13, 2007; optional engineering research internship
July 16-27
Internship
Dates: July 16-27, 2007
Subject:
Summer German language program; optional engineering research
internship
Credits: Up
to 6 credit hours
Eligibility: Any student may apply
Cost: 1000
Euros, excludes airfare and food
Contact:
Jan Helge Bohn,
231-3276
Germany
Dates:
Fall or Spring Semester
Subject:
one semester of course work or research relating to automotive
engineering
Credits: Up
to one semester of credits
Eligibility: Majors in mechanical
engineering with interest in automotive engineering
Cost: VT
Tuition while at TU Darmstadt, living expenses, travel costs
Contact:
Corina Sandu,
231-7467
Egypt
Program Website
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Program Brochure
Dates:
June 14 - August 4, 2007
Subject:
Robotics in Egypt (hosted by the Arab Academy of Science and
Technology)
Credits: 6 credit hours
Eligibility: contact program leader; non-VT
students may also apply
Cost:
$3000, excludes airfare, personal expenses, and some other costs
Contact:
Sedki
Riad
or
Thierno
Kane,
231-4463
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Vietnam
Program Website
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Program Brochure
Dates:
May 30 - July 1, 2007
Subject:
Vietnam: Development & Culture
Credits: 6 credit hours
Eligibility:
VT students with interest in
Vietnam and minimum 2.5 GPA; application is required
Cost:
$4900 includes round-trip airfare, tuition, accommodations,
meals and excursions; excludes personal expenses and some other costs
Contact:
Tony
Songer,
231-7255
or
Steve
Duke,
231-5888
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Liberal Arts & Human
Sciences |
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Dominican
Republic, Punta Cana
Program Website ---
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
13 weeks, approximately January 20 to mid-April, 2007
Subject:
Perspectives on the Caribbean: Geography, Culture, Biology
Credits:
18 credit hours
Eligibility: Virginia Tech undergraduates
in any major
Cost:
Program fee is tentatively set at $6500 (subject to change), plus
reduced VT tuition and fees (80% of the normal rate) of
approximately $2361 for residents or $7203 for non-residents
Contact:
Jerry
Via,
231-8132
Ecuador
Program Website
Dates:
Semester or year in Ecuador
Subject:
Learn and live in Quito
Credits:
12-15 credit hours
Eligibility: 1 to 2 semesters of Spanish
Cost:
$4,000 plus VT tuition, housing, and airfare
Contact:
Elizabeth Calvera,
231-4812
Spain
Program Website
Dates: May
24 - July 9, 2007
Subject:
Virginia Tech in Spain
Credits: 9
credit hours
Eligibility: Recommended to have completed one year of college Spanish or
the equivalent
Cost:
$4,663 including airfare, transportation, room, board, cultural
activities, excursions; excludes VT tuition and fees
Contact:
Dr. Justo Ulloa,
331 Major Williams, 231-8314
Rome and
southern Switzerland
Program Website
Dates: June
15 - 30, 2007
Subject:
Culture, Geography, History
Credits: 3
(6 credit hours with an optional pre-course)
Eligibility: Any student in good standing
Cost:
$2,500 plus airfare and reduced VT tuition and fees
Contact:
Andrew Becker,
331 Major Williams
231-2639 OR
Trudy Harrington,
231-6486 OR
Lois
Doherty
Switzerland
Program Website --- Spring 2007
Dates: Spring semester
Subject: CESA European studies
in Switzerland
Credits: 15 credit hours
Eligibility: Any student in good standing
Cost: See program website
Contact:
Lois Doherty,
Trudy Harrington Becker,
Andrew Becker
(326 Major Williams)
Mexico
Program Description (PDF) ----
Program Website
Dates:
June 23 -
July 14, 2007 (tentative)
Subject:
Teaching, Learning, and Discovering Communities in
Mexico
Credits: 6 credits
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors, and graduate students given preference
Cost:
TBA; contact the program leader
Contact:
Gresilda
Tilley-Lubbs,
231-4658
England
Dates: March 27 - April
4, 2007
Subject:
Music in London
Credits: contact the
faculty leader
Eligibility: Interest in music
Cost:
contact the faculty leader
Contact:
James Sochinski,
231-6095
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Russia
Dates:
January 1 - 16, 2006
Subject:
Study abroad in Moscow, Russia
Credits: 3
geography or Russian credit hours
Eligibility: Anyone may apply
Cost:
contact program leader
Contact:
Nyusya Milman,
231-7429
Western Europe
Dates:
Summer, 2006
Subject:
Clothing and textiles
Credits: 4
credit hours
Eligibililty:
Contact program leader
Cost:
$3,750 plus VT tuition and fees
Contact:
Sherry Schofield-Tomschin,
105 Wallace Hall, 231-6282
Egypt
Program Website ---
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
June 14 -
August 4, 2007
Subject:
Arabic and Egyptian Studies
Credits: 7
credit hours (4 Arabic, 3 Egyptian Studies)
Eligibility:
Program is
open to all undergraduate
Cost:
$4,800
estimated total
Contact:
Dr.
Sedki Riad,
231-5555
England
Program Description (PDF)
Dates: May
19 - June 1, 2007; optional internship from June 18 to August
11, 2007
Subject:
London semester - European politics
Credits: 6
credit hours
Eligibility: PSCI 1024 or equivalent, 2.75
GPA
Cost:
$4,300 plus airfare, food and VT tuition and fees; additional
cost for optional internship
Contact:
Charles Taylor,
231-5555
France
Program Website ---
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
tentatively May 22 - June 24, 2007
Subject:
Language and culture in Paris, France
Credits: 6
credit hours
Eligibility: Good standing
Cost:
Projected at $4,750, plus reduced summer VT tuition and fees
Contact:
Janell Watson,
231-9009
Germany
Program Website
Dates: June
11 - July 13, 2007; optional engineering research internship
July 16-27
Internship
Dates: July 16-27, 2007
Subject:
Summer German language program; optional engineering research
internship
Credits: Up
to 6 credit hours
Eligibility: Any student may apply
Cost: 1000
Euros, excludes airfare and food
Contact:
Jan Helge Bohn,
231-3276
Malawi, Sub-Saharan Africa
Program Description (PDF) ----
Program Website
Dates:
mid-June - mid-July 2007
Subject: Teaching and Learning in Malawi
Credits: 6 credits
Eligibility: Open to college students in good standing,
teachers, and other qualified individuals
Cost:
$3,500 including airfare, lodging with breakfast, in-country
travel, and cultural excursions with some meals; excludes summer VT tuition
and fees.
Contact:
Patricia Kelly,
231-4658
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India
Program Website
Dates: Dec
26, 2006 - January 13, 2007
Subject:
Sikkim and the Himalayas
Credits:
students must register for at least 1
credit hour for the fall semester (NR 3954 or NR 5954)
Eligibility: Upper division undergrad and grad
Cost:
room and board estimated at $1,800, roundtrip airfare and
personal expenses estimated at $1,700
Contact:
Tom Hammett,
230 Cheatham Hall, 231-2716
Australia
Program Website (hosted by AUIP)
Application form
(PDF format)
Dates:
June 22 - July 17, 2007
Subject:
Australia: Humans and the Environment
Credits: 6
credits in Natural Resources 3954 or 5954
Eligibility: VT
student in good standing
Cost: $2495 plus
reduced VT tuition and administrative fees
Application
deadline: April 15, 2007, though students
are encouraged to apply early, as the program may fill up
Contact:
Tom Hammett,
231-2716, or
Bob
Wright,
231-8838
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Dominican
Republic, Punta Cana
Program Website ---
Program Description (PDF)
Dates:
13 weeks, approximately January 19 to mid-April, 2008
Subject:
Perspectives on the Caribbean: Geography, Culture, Biology
Credits:
18 credit hours
Eligibility: Virginia Tech undergraduates
in any major
Cost:
Program fee is tentatively set at $6700 (subject to change), plus
reduced VT tuition and fees (80% of the normal rate)
Contact:
Jerry
Via,
231-8132
New Zealand
Program Website (hosted by AUIP)
Application form
(PDF format)
Dates: May
16 - June 10, 2007
Subject:
Australia: Humans and the Environment
Credits: 6
credits in Natural Resources 3954 or 5954
Eligibility: VT
student in good standing
Cost: $2495 plus
reduced VT tuition and administrative fees
Application
deadline: March 15, 2007
Contact:
Tom Hammett,
231-2716, or
Bob
Wright,
231-8838
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