{"id":180140,"date":"2013-01-30T05:59:59","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T10:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/?p=180140"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:36:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:36:24","slug":"york-students-catch-the-travel-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2013\/01\/30\/york-students-catch-the-travel-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"快播视频 students catch the travel bug"},"content":{"rendered":"
York students now have an opportunity to study abroad during the summer and earn credits towards their degrees through a seamless new initiative called YorkU Abroad<\/a>, a program that is being developed by York International<\/a> in collaboration with the University\u2019s Faculties.<\/p>\n \u201cYorkU Abroad is best summed up as \"YorkU courses. YorkU credit.\u00a0 YorkU professors.\u00a0 Abroad,\u201d says Robert Obee Tower, coordinator of the YorkU Abroad program.<\/p>\n The program, which has been initiated with support from the Academic Innovation Fund<\/a> at 快播视频, is designed to provide York students with more opportunities to study abroad during the summer. It is a collaborative effort between York International, the Faculties and faculty members. \u201cWe provide the administrative support but they are responsible for creating and delivering the academic components,\u201d says Obee Tower. \u201cWithout them, YorkU Abroad would not exist.\u201d<\/p>\n YorkU Abroad offers learning experiences that mesh with York\u2019s current degree programs. \u201cStudents get the extra benefit of being taught within an international setting that contextualizes course material and provides a unique experiential education opportunity that is not available on campus,\u201d explains Obee Tower. All of the courses are 快播视频 courses, he says, and grades are issued and credits awarded in the same way. The professors teaching the courses follow rubrics that are familiar to students.<\/p>\n \u201cFor summer 2013 we are working with seven courses in five countries: China, France, Ghana, Greece, and Italy,\u201d he says. \u201cThese programs are open to all York students (and visiting students from other universities) who meet the per-requisites. The programs in China and France are language courses and require a certain level of language competence, but that being said, last year's group to France was comprised of just over 50 per cent of students who were French majors and featured students from a variety of disciplines from across the University.\u201d<\/p>\n Some of the courses are made possible through arrangements with partner universities abroad; others are stand-alone. Five of the courses and their details are now listed on the YorkU Abroad<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n Obee Tower says that two additional courses are being finalized, a fine arts studies course in Rome in June and an international development studies course in Ghana in August.\u00a0 Details will be made available once the courses are finalized.<\/p>\n In 2014, new courses that will be offered are: a 2000-level Spanish language course in \u00c1vila, Spain, and a 2000-level German language course in Berlin, Germany. Other courses include a human rights pedagogy course in Kigali, Rwanda, a music course in India and a 3000-level Chinese language course that will be offered in Nanjing, China.<\/p>\n
<\/a>YorkU Abroad students studying in Shanghai, China take a break from their studies to see some of the sights<\/strong><\/p>\n
<\/a>Enjoying China's history and beauty<\/strong><\/p>\n