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University of Detroit Mercy provides
students with opportunities to gain global perspective and
experience by encouraging them to study abroad. The Liberal
Arts College expands its curricula through study programs
in other parts of the world. Interested students should consult
with the departments sponsoring the programs for more information.
Brazil
Greece
Italy
Beginning May of 2005, and each year after, students will
have the opportunity to study language, culture and religion
in Brazil’s oldest city, Salvador da Bahia-- and one
of the world’s most prolific centers of African culture.
Courses include Portuguese 110 or 210
(Introduction to and Intermediate Portuguese), Religious Studies 339 (Ecology
& Justice) African American Studies 490 (Integrative
Seminar). and CST 314 (Intercultural Communications). All courses are 3 credit hours. Three to six credit
hours may be taken. Financial aid is available.
Lectures on race and culture, workshops
on dance and percussion and excursions to the rural landless workers site, the Steven Biko
Institute, and mountain regions are also included. Courses
are open to UDM and non-UDM students. For information, contact
Lara Wasner (Director – Language & Cultural Studies)
wasnerle@udmercy.edu
at 313-993-1191.
Theatre. The Classic Theatre Study Abroad program takes students
to Greece for a month-long program of study, travel and performance.
Three weeks of morning classes in voice, dance, acting and
study of classic drama, plus evening rehearsals of a classic
tragedy or comedy culminate in a week of touring two productions;
both are presented for the public in modern and ancient amphitheatres.
Visits to archaeological sites, museums and a professional
production at the Theatre of Epidauros complete the course
work. For further information, contact Arthur Beer, Theatre
Department, (313) 993-3263 or through e-mail at beeraj@udmercy.edu.
Art & History. The city of Volterra is an unspoiled medieval
city in the Tuscan countryside that has rich resources for
the study of history, art history, archaeology, and the fine
arts. Unlike the great tourist cities of Italy, Volterra is
not overrun in the summer, and students have the opportunity
to meet Italians and to be introduced to Italian life and
culture. Beginning Italian is taught with an emphasis on conversation.
All courses include visits to the museums and archeological
sites in Volterra as well as in neighboring cities. A course
is offered in the art history of the Etruscan, classical,
medieval, and Renaissance periods in Volterra, Tuscany, and
Italy. Students also have the opportunity for independent
travel on weekends. For further information, contact Dr. Sarah
Stever, History Department, (313) 993-1099 or through e-mail
at steversn@ udmercy.edu.
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