Honors Study Abroad programs offer Carolina undergraduates the opportunity to live and study in some of the world′s great cities. Like Burch Field Research Seminars, most of these programs are led by UNC faculty. Students also take courses with distinguished faculty from some of the host countries′ most renowned universities.
Honors
Program in London
Semester: Fall, Spring
Faculty director: Dr. Stephen Leonard (Department of Political Science, Fall 2008)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status
and 3.0 GPA or higher
Courses offered: various, including British Literature (Shakespeare, Victorian,
or other), Contemporary British Politics, The History of World War II, The European
Community: Economics, Politics, and Policy Making (Fall only), The History of
Science in London (Fall only), Classical Music and its Cultural Contexts in Britain
(Fall only), British Cinema since World War II (Spring only), Art in London and
the Contemporary Art Scene
Honors Program in Cape Town
Semester: Fall
Faculty director: Dr. Lisa Lindsay (Department of History, Fall 2008)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Courses offered: Internship and Research (6 credits), South Africa in African History (3 credits, 2008 only), Contemporary Southern Africa (3
credits)
William
D. Weir Honors Fellowships
in Asian Studies (Beijing, China)
Semester: Spring, summer
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status, a 3.2 GPA or higher, and at least 3 semesters of Chinese language
Courses offered: Intensive Chinese language (Spring, 12-18 credits), Internship (Summer)
Honors Program in London & Oxford
Semester: Summer (6 weeks, late June –early August)
Faculty director: Dr. Christopher Armitage (Department of English and Comparative Literature)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Courses offered: Shakespeare and Drama (3 credits), Independent Study (3 credits, optional)
Honors Program in Rome
Semester: Summer (5 weeks, early June – early July)
Faculty director: Dr. Lucia Binotti (Department of Romance Languages)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Courses offered: Art History (3 credits), Renaissance Literature (3 credits)
Burch Field Research Seminars offer some of the most adventurous, hands-on, off-campus educational experiences in the world. They showcase the relationship between faculty research and undergraduate education by combining traditional course work with active, experiential learning. A changing roster of seminars is offered each year in destinations both foreign and domestic. Please check back frequently for new offerings.
Burch
Seminar in Washington, D.C.: Foreign and Domestic Policy Internship Program
Semester: Spring
Faculty director: Ambassador William Itoh (Curriculum in International Studies, adjunct faculty)
Courses offered: Foreign Policy Seminar (6 credits), Internship (6 credits)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Burch Seminar in Vienna, Bosnia and Croatia: International Organizations and the Balkans
Semester: Summer 2007, 2009 (8 weeks, early June – early August)
Faculty director: Dr. Bob Jenkins (Director, Center for Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies)
Courses offered: Conflict and Intervention in the Former Yugoslavia (3 credits), Selected Topics in Russian and Eastern European Studies (3 credits), Independent Research (3 credits)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Burch Seminar in Turkey: Layered Identities: Istanbul, Anatolia, and Turkishness
Semester: Summer 2008, 7 weeks (late May – early July)
Faculty director: Dr. Sarah Shields (Department of History)
Courses offered: Crossroads: History of Turkey (3 credits), Turkey: Culture and Identity (3 credits)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Burch Program in the Sierra Nevada: A Walking Classroom
Semester: Summer 2008, 6 weeks (late June – early August)
Faculty director: Dr. Greg Gangi (UNC Institute for the Environment)
Courses offered: New Frontiers: Environment and Society in the US (3 credits), Mountain Biodiversity (4 credits)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Burch Seminar in New Orleans: The Culture and Literature of New Orleans
Semester: Spring 2009 Faculty director: Dr. Ruth Salvaggio (Department of English and Comparative Literature) Courses offered: Transatlantic Studies and the Legacy of New Orleans (3 credits), The LIterature and Culture of New Orleans (3 credits), Civic Engagement and Social Justice in Post-Katrina New Orleans (3 credits)Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
Burch Seminar in Brazil: Conservation Biology, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Semester: Summer 2009 (7 weeks, mid June – early August)
Faculty director: Dr. Seth Reice (Department of Biology)
Courses offered: Conservation Biology (3 credits), Field Ecology (4 credits)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
* This program is pending approval by the Administrative Boards
Burch Seminar in Rwanda and Uganda: Conflict, Reconciliation, Justice, and International Law
Semester: Summer 2009 (6 weeks, mid May – early July)
Faculty director: Dr. Donna LeFebvre (Department of Political Science)
Courses offered: Human Rights and International Criminal Law (3 credits), Culture and History of Rwanda and Uganda (3 credits)
Eligibility: Open to all UNC-CH undergraduates with at least sophomore status and 3.0 GPA or higher
* This program is pending approval by the Administrative Boards
Program Brochure TBD
