2024-2025 Off-Campus Block Applications are Open!

 

Applications for all 2024-2025 Blocks Away, from Block 2 all the way until Block 8

are now open on Summit.  

 

The application window closes on March 16.  

 

It is highly recommended that students interested in any Off-Campus Block for next year apply on Summit by March 16 as rosters and aid can close after that date. 

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BK 2: Greek Archaeology:  Prof. Sanjaya Thakur & Prof. Henry Fricke

The course examines the geologic history of the eastern Mediterranean basin and examines the impact of geologic and other environmental changes and events on cultures in ancient Greece and in the modern period through several case studies.

 

BK 2: Mathematical Symmetry in Spain: MA340, Prof. Molly Moran

The study of symmetry from a mathematical perspective. Symmetry groups of bounded figures, frieze patterns and wallpaper patterns in the Euclidean plane will be classified using the Mosaics, tiling, art, and architecture in Southern Spain as motivation.

 

BK 3: Gazing in Italy: PY130: Prof. Tomi-Ann Roberts

In both a classroom and in the “laboratory” of the museums, chapels, galleries, gardens and squares of Florence and Siena Italy, this course will examine how we “see,” “look,” “gaze,” “behold” works of art, theories and research on facial and bodily expression and embodiment, notions of individualism and identity. the role of empathy in aesthetic experience, and gender and sexuality, objectification, “the male gaze”, and power.

 

BK 4: In the Footsteps of Bach (Germany): MU398, Prof. Ofer Ben-Amots

With study at Leuphana University in Lüneburg, in Eisenach, Weimar, Arnstadt, Köthen and Leipzig  we will focus on and analyze related compositions, while exploring both the historical and social aspects of Bach’s time as we attend many concerts of Bach’s music.

 

BK 4: Performance Away-India: DA/TH232, Prof. Pallavi Sriram

This course introduces students to dynamic contemporary arts scenes in India. Scheduled around the Kochi Biennale – Asia’s largest interdisciplinary contemporary arts festival – as well as a residency with a contemporary theater company or traditional performance institution,  

 

JUST ADDED: COP29 IN AZERBAIJAN: AN380/EV360, Prof. Sarah Hautzinger

Colorado College will send a small delegation to the annual United Nations global climate conference Engaging COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan within a special schedule block. Qualified students may submit applications to join a team of COP ethnographers, working through the broader Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education* the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 

 

Special Schedule: This course is part of 2-block series, but with the ordering changed around, so we have a block within another block. The (AN380/EV360) “COP29 Block” runs from Nov. 4-Dec 6, (at COP 11/8-11/22). The “Bookends Block” runs from from Oct. 21-Nov 1 (two weeks, early B3) and Dec 9-18 (1.5 weeks, late B4). (independent studies &/or AN270/EV260-Anthropocene).  Students interested in this program should consult with Prof. Hautzinger about the 2nd course which will “bookend” the COP29 experience for students. 

 

BK 5: History Senior Seminar in Chicago: HY410, Prof. Jake Smith

This course travels to Chicago’s Newberry Library so that senior history majors may gather materials for their final research projects in a world-class library.

 

BK 5: Greek For Beginners (Athens): CL101, Prof. Sanjaya Thakur

Introduction to reading Attic Greek, the language of ancient Athens in its political, literary, and philosophical prime. We will also learn about the history of the Greek language and its considerable influence on English’s scientific vocabulary and literature.  

 

BK 5: Martyrs & Saints (Italy): RE200, Prof. Pamela Reaves

Encounter the history of Christian martyrdom and sainthood in Rome, Italy. Examines the beginnings of martyrdom in the early church, particularly in the context of the Roman Empire, and the legacies of the apostles Peter and Paul as well as the emergence of later saints, especially in the Catholic tradition.  

 

BK 5: Musical Crossroads (Panamá): MU228, Prof. Liliana Carrizo

An immersive musical and culture-based learning experience, the course is a hands-on exploration of the rich sonic and culinary tapestries that make up Panama’s music and foodways, where the sounds and cuisines of Panama’s Indigenous populations and African immigrants combined with the music of its Andalusian settlers to create a unique set of soundscapes and culinary cultures.  

 

BK 7: Voice & the Non-Human (Ecuador): EV261/PH203/IT320, Prof. Amanda MInervini

This course interrogates anthropocentrism and human/nonhuman animal relations through a specialized, ecocritical and ecofeminist analysis of theoretical, visual and literary texts.

 

BK 7: Linking Literacy, Language, and Linguistics (UK): ED110, Prof. Lynne Fitzhugh

This course is an introduction to the science of comprehensive literacy instruction and linguistics.. designed to enhance teaching abilities, especially for those working with struggling beginning readers and writers who require targeted or intensive intervention, as well as English Language Learners. It will travel in both England and Scotland. 

 

BK 7: Politics, Film & Culture in New York City: FM200, Prof. Scott Krzych

The city, in all its myriad forms, is the classroom as this course intersects topics of film, culture, and the politics of the largest city in the nation.

 

BK 7: Art of Insurgency in Serbia & Bosnia: TH239/PS239, Prof. Shawn Womack

Investigates the arts’ relation to narratives of power–those stories that justify why certain structures dominate, and why alternatives do not. An examination into those arts that expose these narratives, reveal silenced alternatives, and present challenger stories that aspire to power themselves.  

 

BK8: Kinesiology-Nordic Research: HK260, Prof. Anthony Bull

The course is a combination of lectures and student presentations on campus in week 1, and presentations by Nordic researchers and tours of historically famous research institutes in Denmark, Sweden and Finland in weeks 2-4.  

 

BK 8: Turkish German Cinema (Berlin/Istanbul): GR220/GR320/FM205,

Prof. Ane Steckenbiller & Prof. Baran Germen

Visit both Berlin and Istanbul as the course examines the intersection of arts, culture, and politics for the Turkish population in Germany as well as Turkey itself. 

 

BK 8: Gusto: Italian Food as Art, Culture, and Tradition: IT320, Prof. Amanda Minervini

This course includes readings on the cultural history Italian cuisine, and a hands-on part, in Abruzzo: in the kitchen with professional chefs, in a winery, and in a cheese-making facility. During our itinerant class, we will discuss, analyze and unravel a complex tapestry of taste and the history behind them.  

 

 

For more course and process info, visit us on our Global Education Website. 

 

SEMESTER SPOTLIGHT

Through our partners around the world, CC is able to offer nearly 150 different semester away options.  This month we highlight four of the options you can choose from.

 

The CC Internal Application for all Fall Semester programs closes on March 15. 

No late applications are accepted for semesters abroad.

 

 

1. Budapest Semester in Mathematics

Spend a semester deep in the study of mathematics, with courses on everything from Combinatronics and Functions to Graph Theory and Topology.  You can also take courses on local culture & language to mix things up a bit. 

 

2. SIT: Zanzibar Coastal Ecology & Nature Resource Management

A semester on Tanzania’s island of Zanzibar in the western Indian Ocean.  Here you can study environmental research methods, learn about coast ecology, and even pick up some Kiswahili language skills. 

 

3. IFSA: Study at University College, Dublin

Spend a semester in the Irish capital, full of history, music, stories, and opportunities to explore. Select courses from the wide catalog of University College, sitting alongside Irish peers, as you live in the heart of the city, absorbing all it has to offer.

 

4. Frontiers Abroad: Geology of New Zealand

Combine a 1 month field camp with a semester at the University of Canterbury.  The Field Camp allows you to study stratigraphy, mountain building, and tectonics on the South Island as well as volcanology and geothermal geology on the North Island. Then it is on to the university in Christchurch on the southern island where you will have a choice of courses. 

 

These are just a few of nearly 150 options for a semester away. 

And all approved CC partner semesters are designed to cost you no more than you would pay to be in Colorado, with aid that travels with you. 

 

Learn more at the Semesters Away Website.

 

  WHAT NEXT?

Just a quick reminder that if you have been approved by the faculty leader for a block away for Summer 2024, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025, you should return to Summit to complete the post-acceptance forms and confirm your intention to join the course.  This will give the faculty the ability to provide you with the registration code needed so you can enroll in Banner and locks in your seat.  

 

CHECK YOUR PASSPORT

A reminder to check your passport and make sure that it is valid at least 6 months past the end of your study away program.  Many countries require this 6-month buffer and may not let you board the plane if your passport expires too soon after the program and your return flight date.

 

ORIENTATION MEETINGS

All blocks away have predeparture orientation meetings, typically 1-2 blocks before departure.  If you are not sure if you know when the meeting will be scheduled, please speak with your course’s faculty leader.  You do not want to miss vital information about the course, the travel plan, course expectations, and travel recommendations. 

 

WAITLISTED FOR A PROGRAM?

This is not uncommon.  Students dropping from programs is also very common, and since being on the waitlist commits you to nothing, there is no harm in staying on the waitlist for a program.  Of course, look into other options, but it is possible for faculty to call students up from the waitlist up until the first day of the block before the program’s block, for example, the first day of Block 5 for a Block 6 program.  The call-up deadline for all summer programs is April 15, so there is still time for a possible invitation.  If you are invited to join a program, we will review your application for aid eligibility at that time and will notify you before you are asked to commit to the program.  Sometimes a bit of patience can really pay off.

WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?

 

Information about blocks away, semesters, full year abroad, and all CC faculty-led programs is always available on the Global Education website . Updated regularly, this site is your one-stop shop for information, quick guides and “how to” manuals, and links to all our partner organizations. It’s also a great resource if you need a little help convincing others in your life that study away with CC is the right choice for you. 

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