PLEASE NOTE: THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL.
Dates
June 3 - June 15, 2024
Costs
Program Fee: $4000
*Includes housing, some meals and several excursions.
Deposit Deadline: December 1, 2023
Program fee does not include roundtrip airfare, tuition or the study abroad fee.
| Airfare |
Varies |
For flexibility, students book their own flight. Program leaders will share their flight itinerary with the class and students often fly as a group on the international leg of the trip. |
|
Study Abroad Application |
~$150.00 | Fee to the Education Abroad Office for administrative preparation. |
| Tuition | Varies | Students should check with the Bursar’s Office to see how much this 3-credit hour course will charge them in tuition. |
| International Insurance | $35.36 | Fee that the Education Abroad Office adds to each students bill who studies abroad. The policy provides medical and mental health coverage, but it is NOT trip interruption insurance. |
The Class
Taught by: Dr. Sabrina Habib, Visual Communications, School of Journalism and Mass Communications and Jeff Williams, Advertising Chair, School of Journalism and Mass Communications
Pre-requisites: There is no prerequisite for this course.
Course attributes: Honors BTC, Humanities
Students will gain an understanding of using mobile photography and video for travel and storytelling grounded in digital communications strategy. Additionally, the course will address current and upcoming trends. While abroad, students will have an immersive experience and the ethical responsibility to portray their subjects with dignity. Students will be taught to disseminate their experiences digitally while abroad using social media. The course will focus on composition and critical thinking rather than technical skills, and students will be encouraged to use smartphones as their cameras.
NOTE: No prior experience with photography is required to be successful in the course.
Trip Itinerary
Trip Itinerary to be announced.