Faculty/Staff Field Study Leaders: Robert Reinauer, Patricia Tomé

Program Location: Cuba

Tentative Travel Dates: 12/28/13-1/8/14

Credit: Two credits, graded credit/no credit

Prerequisites: None

Course Requirements: Mandatory pre-trip meetings, assigned readings, full participation in field study activities, blogs/journals, final paper

Anticipated Number of Students: 12-14

Estimated Program Fee: $3,890

Program Fee Includes: tuition, airfare from Miami, visa, housing, two meals per day, on-site transportation, program activities and health insurance

Program Fee Does Not Include:
Additional meals and drinks: $200
Tips: $50
Cuba airport exit tax : $25
Transportation to/from Miami: Costs will vary
Personal Expenses: Costs will vary

Visa: Required for U.S. citizens

ECO 205F Rollins (Re)Discovers Cuba: Contemporary Cuban Political Economy and Culture. The course offers an extensive overview of Cuban culture and economics with a combination of lectures and site visits.  After three classroom meetings in Winter Park to provide academic background and trip orientation Rollins students will visit Havana, Cuba's most important cultural and political sites, participate in academic conferences focusing on political economy, music, dance, film and architecture, among others, and participate in numerous activities with Cuban college students. We will also do volunteer work with the Community Project Espiral, a grass-roots group of young people who are dedicated to addressing environmental and social issues in Havana. Upon return we will have one more classroom session as follow-up and to guide the student in their required final project. Itinerary highlights include: Old Havana, ICAIC (Cuba's premier film school), the University of Havana, China Town, the eco-tourism hotel La Moka at Las Terrazas, visits to schools, health clinics, and local markets.

Faculty/Staff Field Study Leader: Ashley Kistler

Student Site Leader: Catharine (Morgan) Gill

Program Location: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Tentative Travel Dates: 1/3/2014-1/10/2014

Credit: Two credits, graded C/NC

Prerequisites: None

Course Requirements: Mandatory pre-trip meetings, assigned readings, full participation in field study activities, journals and final paper

Anticipated Number of Students: 8-12

Estimated Program Fee: $2600

Program Fee Includes: Tuition, room and board, round-trip airfare from Orlando, all activities and excursions, all in-country transportation, health and emergency insurance

Program Fee Does Not Include:
Transportation to/from the Orlando Airport: Costs will vary
Personal Expenses: Costs will vary

Visa: Required for U.S. Citizens—issued upon entrance to Mexico

Wonder why the world didn’t end in December 2012 as the Maya “predicted”?  Join us in exploring the complex world of the Maya in this exciting field study!  Students will visit the vibrant colonial city of Merida, located in Mexico’s tranquil Yucatán peninsula.  Today a thriving center of living Maya culture, this region is home to several spectacular Maya archaeological sites.  By visiting these sites and contemporary Maya villages, students will explore the art, architecture, and accomplishments of the Maya civilization and examine the Maya’s use of the region’s unique environmental resources.  This field study will also examine the challenges that globalization and environmental degradation pose to this region and its culture. Field study activities include touring the archaeological sites of Uxmal and Chichen Itzá, visiting local villages, museums, and colonial churches, and exploring a flamingo preserve, caves, and cenotes, some of the region’s most remarkable natural features.

Faculty/Staff Field Study Leaders: Nancy Decker, Anna Lohaus

Program Location: Germany: Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck, Stralsund (Peenemünde, Prora), Berlin 

Tentative Travel Dates: 12/13/13-12/23/13

Credit: Two credits, graded C/NC

Prerequisites: None

Course Requirements: mandatory pre-trip meetings, full participation in field study activities, on-site journals and other assignments, final reflection paper

Anticipated Number of Students: 10-14

Estimated Program Fee: $3650

Program Fee Includes: Tuition, airfare, hotels, bus transportation, breakfasts, entrance fees, some meals, and health and emergency insurance

Program Fee Does Not Include:
Some meals: $300
Tips for guides and bus drivers: $40
Transportation to/from the Orlando Airport: Costs will vary
Personal Expenses: Costs will vary

Visa: Not required for U.S. citizens

The field study program immerses students in the sights, sounds, and tastes of Germany in the holiday season (nine nights).  Explores unique regional markets in northern Germany both in big cities (Berlin, and Hamburg) and in smaller, culturally unique towns (Bremen, Lübeck and Stralsund).  There will be opportunities to learn about the coffee trade, to explore the German media landscape, to learn about the development of rockets during the Second World War, and to explore the wonders of Germany’s capital city.   Students are required to take part in all tours, group concerts, and class meetings.  Although students travel among the sites by bus, extensive walking will likely be required on site. 

Faculty/Staff Field Study Leader: Barry Allen

Program Location: Costa Rica

Tentative Travel Dates: 1/2/2014-1/11/2014

Credit: Two credits, standard letter grade

Co-requisite: Students must be enrolled in ENV 365F during Fall 2013

Course Requirements: Full participation in field study activities, written research project

Anticipated Number of Students: 10-12

Estimated Program Fee: $2600

Program Fee Includes: Tuition, room and board, round-trip airfare from Orlando, activities and excursions, all in-country transportation, and health and emergency insurance

Program Fee Does Not Include:
Transportation to/from the Orlando Airport: Costs will vary
Costa Rican Departure Tax: $28 (paid in U.S. dollars at the San Jose airport)
Tips: $50 (estimated)
Personal Expenses: Costs will vary

Visa: Not required for U.S. citizens

Costa Rica has been successful in achieving economic growth and human development, even as the country has been able to preserve and restore much of its environment. By contrast, much of Central America has experienced widespread deforestation, rapid population growth and considerable instability. In combination with several environmental factors, this has led to depressed living standards throughout the region.  We will devote considerable attention to understanding these very different outcomes and consider appropriate models of sustainable development for the region. In Costa Rica, we visit a wide range of projects including coffee farms, wildlife refuges, national parks, craft cooperatives and energy facilities.

Holt Students

• Eligibility: To apply for any study abroad or field study program, Holt School students must be currently enrolled in a degree program, be matriculated through the initial admission review process (i.e. completed two semesters at Holt), in good academic and college standing (grade point average of 3.0 or above preferred), and must have a good record of personal responsibility (e.g. judicial record)
• Credit for Undergraduate Students: Holt undergraduate students must coordinate with advisors in Holt to confirm credit approval and acceptance. 
• Costs for A&S/CPS Field Study:  Holt undergraduate students participating on A&S/CPS field study courses pay the same price as A&S students and are eligible for grant support through International Programs and Hamilton Holt. 
• Costs for Holt Field Study:  The cost of a Holt field study is standard Holt tuition for the relevant number of credits plus a program fee to cover the trip costs.
• Holt Graduate Students on A&S/CPS Field Studies: Graduate students will not automatically receive graduate credit for A&S/CPS field studies and cannot be considered for financial support unless the course is applicable to their current degree program. Graduate students must have the graduate credit approved within their Holt program by arranging to do an independent study for a variable number of credits with the field study faculty leader.  The student must pay the appropriate Holt tuition for the graduate credits associated with the independent study and the program fee.