Faculty-Led Courses

2022-2023 Proposed Faculty-Led & Service Learning International Travel Courses

Faculty-led courses have more requirements than most courses at Champlain College:

  • Students must be in good academic standing and pass a discipline review.
  • Students must get permission from the faculty member before registering for the course (some faculty members require an application for their course.)
  • Initial deposits must be made and contracts of participation must be signed soon after the registration period.

If you are interested in one of these courses, it is best to start by contacting the faculty member(s).


200 Level Courses

Jordan
Thanksgiving Break 2022
Fall COR 202-01 TVL Theoretical Perspectives: Jordan
Gary Scudder, Cyndi Brandenburg

Jordan, and more specifically Amman, has been a crossroads of the Middle East for millennia. Societies ranging from the Greeks, Romans, Umayyads, Abbasids, Ottomans and the Europeans have passed through the region, each leaving their mark. Today Jordan remains the most stable country in the region, a traditional US ally, and an important player in the political, cultural and economic worlds of the region.  The course will give students a sense of Jordan's rich cultural and historic legacy, but also of the present life of Jordanians. The focus on Bedouin life, history, and culture will make for an even richer experience.

 

Jordan
Spring Break 2023
Spring COR 204: Theoretical Perspectives: Jordan
Gary Scudder, Cyndi Brandenburg

Jordan, and more specifically Amman, has been a crossroads of the Middle East for millennia. Societies ranging from the Greeks, Romans, Umayyads, Abbasids, Ottomans and the Europeans have passed through the region, each leaving their mark. Today Jordan remains the most stable country in the region, a traditional US ally, and an important player in the political, cultural and economic worlds of the region. The course will give students a sense of Jordan's rich cultural and historic legacy, but also of the present life of Jordanians. Adapting to the unique nature of a COR 204 will assure that students get more opportunities to talk to Jordanians than even the earlier Jordan trips.


Other Study Abroad Options

Filmmaking Club Trip to Italy
December 26, 2022 - January 10, 2023

Over the course of the year, 14 Champlain students will collaborate internationally with a cohort in the Campiglia Marittima region of Tuscany to produce cinematic work based on true events in Campiglia from the late 19th century. The story, which recounts the experience of a group of spiritual Campiglians, will be developed in the fall by Champlain students and their Tuscan partners and scripted (in Italian) in advance of an on-location shoot scheduled for winter.

This is a rare opportunity for students to create a film from scratch while building working relationships with partners a world away. Their two weeks in Campiglia Marittima will bring the script and story to life with additional casting, costuming, make-up, set design, lighting, sound recording, and more over Winter Break.

The film will return to Burlington with students for post-production work following their travel period from December 26, 2022, to January 10, 2023, which concludes with a celebratory screening of the film’s rough-cut in Campiglia Marittima.

 

Sustainable Ireland
May 14 - 27, 2023
Valerie Esposito (Applied Sustainability) & Stephen Robinson (Director, Dublin Campus)
Cost: $2,000 plus airfare (approx. cost)

This is an opportunity to closely examine the Irish approach to sustainability from Dublin's historic capital city to its rolling countryside. Valerie Esposito, Program Director of the Applied Sustainability program, and Stephen Robinson, Director of Champlain's Dublin Campus, will guide students through iconic sites, gardens, and communities steeped in sustainable practices and innovations. As ecotourists, students will engage with renewable energy efforts, reforestation, and other environmentally-conscious practices of the Irish. Expect great views, fantastic food, and a deeper appreciation for people and planet. 

For more information please contact Val Esposito (vesposito@champlain.edu) or Stephen Robinson (srobinson@champlain.edu)

 

Bahamas
March 13 - 17, 2023
Roz Whittaker-Heck

This trip is still being planned. Please contact Roz Whittaker-Heck (rwhitakerheck@champlain.edu) for more information.