Earn University Credits While You Explore the World
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Earn university credits while you explore the world. World:Class Arts trAvEl study and ExchAngE ProgrAms Are you a university of manitoba student (either canadian or International) in the Faculty of Arts who is looking to get out and experience the world? did you know you are able to study abroad and use selected course credits to fulfill your university of manitoba degree program requirements? FaCulty oF arts travel study your PortAl to ExchAngE ProgrAms And study AbroAd opportunIties. the university of manitoba recognizes the value that international experience brings to our degree programs and will grant university credit for a number of different types of programs abroad.y ou can partake in exchange programs, travel study courses, and field study courses providing hands-on experience and still have time to travel, explore, and even work abroad. If you ask anyone who has studied over seas, he or she will most certainly tell you that it is a life- changing and most rewarding experience. WhiCh program is For me? n exchange program the university of manitoba has signed agreements with various universities abroad that allow you to have an overseas education for at-home prices. currently we have over 40 active student exchange agreements around the world on nearly every continent. courses are taught by these exchange universities during the normal academic year in places such as Australia, germany, ghana, mexico, Japan, sweden, turkey, and France. the university credited courses can be taken in either English or in the country’s official language. n travel study/Field study travel study/Field study courses are university of manitoba courses taught by university of manitoba professors in locations other than our Winnipeg campuses. the courses run from a few days to several weeks and generally take place over the summer months providing you with hands-on exploration such as archaeological digs in the mediterranean and/or north Africa and cultural/ language experience in India, Iceland, Poland, ukraine, and baffin Island.t he Faculty of Arts directly sponsors a Winter term in morelia, mexico, and the Icelandic summer school in Iceland. Where Would i live? am i eligible? most students stay with a host-family or in a host-campus If you have completed a minimum of one full year of study at residence, youth hostel, or facility of their choice. A number of the university of manitoba, are enrolled in a Faculty or school, the programs have pre-arranged accommodations included in and have an acceptable level of academic standing, then you their course/program fees. may be eligible for an exchange program. For Faculty of Arts graduate students a study/research program is available in sao Paolo, brazil through Professor diana brydon’s centre for Can i afford to go? globalization and cultural studies. you remain a university of manitoba student while on exchange and pay the same tuition fees to the university hoW do i apply? of manitoba as you would if you were here. the tuition fees for travel study/Field study courses are similar to any other For Exchange programs, the online application can be found at university of manitoba courses. you can apply for student aid umanitoba.ca/student/ics/exchange/outbound_applic_proc. and other forms of student Exchange Awards to help cover html or picked up from the International centre for students travel costs associated with studying abroad. visit umanitoba. in room 541 university centre. once students have been ca/student/ics/exchange/financing.html accepted into the Exchange program, they should consult with the dean of the Faculty of Arts also provides travel-study student advisors in the Faculty of Arts general office,r oom awards on a competitive basis. visit umanitoba.ca/faculties/ 300 Fletcher Argue to ensure the courses can be used towards arts/student/exchange_travel_award.html their bachelor of Arts degree. For information on travel study/Field study courses you can do i need to speak another language? contact the department directly. registration for these courses A vast majority of the courses are taught in English. there are is completed through the Aurora student online registration selected courses and programs that are only taught in that system. For further information contact the Faculty of Arts country’s official language.y ou may consider developing or general office. enhancing your skill in a second (or third or fourth!) language to gain one of the primary skills of cross-cultural competency: Where Could i go? communication. the Faculty of Arts offers language courses in French, spanish, Italian, german, Polish, russian, ukrainian, see the chart on the back of this brochure for destinations. Icelandic, swedish, mandarin, Japanese, sanskrit, hindi-urdu, ojibway, and cree. Study abroad will help you develop SkillS and give you experienceS a classroom Setting will never provide. “We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” - Anonymous Areas of study at partner universities. For exchanges in bold type, contact directly the Faculty of Arts. *Courses available in English and in the country’s official language. **Student must be fluent in country’s official language. Areas oF study and For exchanges in bold type, contact the Faculty of Arts directly. *courses available in English and in the country’s official language. partnEr unIvErsIties **student must be fluent in country’s official language. / Gender ology ology Studies n lassics Anthropology AsianStudies Studies Canadian C Crimi CulturalStudies Economics English French History Linguistics Philosophy Studies Political Psychology Religion Sociology Spanish Aboriginal Native / Women's Studies AUSTRALIA Deakin University Flinders University Griffith University University of Sydney University of Tasmania University of Wollongong BELGIUM Ghent University** BRAZIL Pontificia Universidade** Universidade Federal Da Paraiba** CHINA City University of Hong Kong* Lanzhou University* DENMARK Aarhus University* Aalborg University* FINLAND University of Helsinki* University of Lapland* University of Oulu* University of Turku* FRANCE Université d'Angers** Université de la Rochelle** Université de Haute Alsace** GERMANY University of Greifswald** University of Trier** HUNGARY University of Szeged ICELAND University of Iceland* University of Akureyri* Icelandic Field Summer School* JAPAN Akita International University* Kokugakuin University* Momoyama Gakuin University* Saga University* MEXICO ITESM* Various Campuses UNLA – Morelia* NORWAY Bodo University College* University of Tromso* SOUTH Korea University* KOREA SWEDEN Linkoping University* Mid Sweden University* Umea University* TURKEY Yeditepe University Yasar University UKRAINE Lviv USA University of Louisville Minnesota State-Moorhead University of Washington For other USA institutions see www.conahecstudentexchange.org The above list is subject to change. For more inFormation: International centre for students (ICS): umanitoba.ca/student/ics room 541 university centre Faculty of Arts: umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts Faculty of Arts room 306 Fletcher Argue.