Special Sessions
Washington College offers several intensive travel/study experiences, conducted under the guidance of professors during times when classes are normally not in session. Successful completion of these summer sessions earns academic credit.
Summer Session in Bermuda
Students spend 15 days at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences in Bermuda. Major concentration is on environmental issues associated with the impact of ecotourism and population growth, fisheries management, and coral reef ecology. Also included are historical, archaeological, and cultural analyses of the Bermuda islands. Participants earn four credits in this biyearly program. Advisor: Munson
Summer Program in Ecuador
Students interested in environmental studies, the impact of ecotourism, and global conservation issues have a rare opportunity to participate in a three-week environmental course in Ecuador, offered jointly by Washington College and the Universidad De Quito. This bi-yearly course entails 40 hours of formal classroom instruction and more than 50 hours of field experience. Students visit the Tiputini Biodiversity Station and explore Yasuni National Park in the Amazon, visit a shrimp factory and fishing village on the Pacific Coast. The highlight of the trip is a weeklong visit to the Galapagos, home of the Charles Darwin Station and some of the most distinctive species on earth. Advisor: Munson
Summer Session at Kiplin Hall
During a three-week summer excursion to North Yorkshire, students experience the poetic landscape of England. Hiking the remote hills of the Lake District and exploring the moors, students literally follow the footsteps of Romantic poets as they study the literature of that period. Students stay at Kiplin Hall, the ancestral home of Maryland's Calvert family. Participants earn three credits. Advisor: Gillin
Summer Business Program in Leiden
Washington College offers a 15-day summer course in international business based at the University of Leiden, Holland's oldest university. The course concentrates on the economic aspects of the European Union and compares businesses in Europe to businesses in the United States. Following are the European Union sites normally visited: Information Desk of the European Union, Permanent Court of Arbitration, and the U.S. mission to the European Union. Following are the businesses visited in 2004: ABN-AMRO, Heineken, Nike's European headquarters, Porceleyn Fles which makes Delft, an international flower market at Aalsmeer, a diamond cutter in Antwerp, Belgium, a chocolatier in Belgium, and Villerroy & Boch in Luxembourg. Advisor: Scout
Summer Program in Tanzania
Washington College offers a 15-day summer course on politics, culture, economy, and sustainable development in Tanzania. The course focuses on the familiar problems associated with Africa: poverty, unemployment, health, debt, and the conflicts between tradition and the lures of a changing world. Traveling to one of Tanzania's national parks, to traditional Maasai communities, to coffee co-ops, government agencies, and health care centers, students come face-to-face with local communities and their diverse problems and challenges. Advisor: Shad
Summer Archaeological Field School
This five-week summer program is an introduction to archaeological fieldwork methods and to the theoretical concerns of anthropological archaeology. It includes participation in archaeological survey and excavation as well as lectures, readings, and writing assignments. A minimum obligation of 20 hours per week is required. Sites will focus on North American native people and colonial U.S. history in Maryland. Prerequisite: ANT 105, ANT 107 or HIS 201; or permission of the instructor. May be repeated once for credit. Advisor: J. Seidel
Summer Session in Maine
During a three-week summer session at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine, students study coastal community ecology within geological and oceanographic contexts. Advisor: Connaughton
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