Program	Term	Location	Language	Themes	Cost*	Living Arrangements	Courses	Intern?
City Arts	Feb - May	Minneapolis - St. Paul	English	Examine the connection between art and social change by exploring the ways in which art reflects and/or changes the existing social order.	***	Apartment, living on local campus, an arranged family homestay or personal arrangements	Field Seminar Reading Seminar Internship Placement Internship Seminar	YES
Community Interships In Latin America (CILA)	Sept - Dec	Quito, Ecuador	2 yrs college level Spanish	Through seminars and community-based internship, examine community participation and social change in Latin America.	$10,100	Homestay, all meals are provided by homestay families	Community Participation for Social Change Internship Placement Internship Seminar Independent Study Project	YES
Environment, Economy and Community in Latin America (EECLA)	Feb - May	Guatemala; Cuba	2 yrs college level Spanish	Explore the impact of global development on local culture and environment and the response of indigenous communities and other affected groups.	$10,100	Homestay, all meals are provided by homestay families	Social Dynamics and the Environment The Ethics of Development: Local and Global Implications Spanish in the Field Independent Study Project	NO
Metro Urban Studies Term (MUST)	Sept - Dec OR Feb - May	Minneapolis - St. Paul	English	Explore issues of poverty and inequality and ways to address these issues in order to make social change possible.	***	Apartment, living on local campus, an arranged family homestay or personal arrangements	Field Seminar Reading Seminar Internship Placement Internship Seminar	YES
Scandinavian Urban Studies Term (SUST)	Sept - Dec	Oslo, Norway; Sweden; Estonia	English	Examine the history, values, and culture that shape Scandinavia's strategies for social change.	$10,250	Student village with shared living space with other Norwegian and foreign students, two or more homestays, monthly food stipend to buy and cook food	Urbanization and Sustainable Development Scandinavia and the World Scandinavian Art and Literature: Perspectives on Social Change Norwegian Independent Study Project	NO
South American Urban Semester (SAUS)	Sept - Dec	Guatemala; Ecuador	2 yrs college level Spanish	Explore perspectives on historical and modern development and urbanization in Latin America.	$10,100	Homestay, all meals are provided by homestay families	Introduction to Latin America Urbanization in Latin America Wealth, Poverty and Community Development in the Latin American City Advanced Spanish Independent Study Project	NO
Development and Community In Bangladesh	January 2-28	Dhaka, Bangladesh	English	Explore the policies, practicies, and ideologies of socioeconomic development in rural and urban Bangladesh.	$3,400	Dhaka - Prime House Luxury Hotel; Comilla - BARD hostel with IUB students		NO

*+$500 for non-member schools *** students from member schools pay their regular semester tuition; U of M rate: $5,100; Non-member rate: $8,100.

Last Updated on 01/08/01