Goucher College

Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue

Dec 21, 2024

Goucher College 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalogue PLEASE NOTE: This is an archived catalog. Programs are subject to change each academic year.

Study Abroad

Study Abroad

The college sponsors summer, winter, and semester study abroad programs. Students interested in studying abroad should contact the Office of International Studies (OIS) for further information. Students receiving any financial aid should consult the Office of Student Financial Aid before planning to participate in a study abroad program. Goucher institutional aid, including Goucher grants and scholarships, as well as any state aid, do transfer to any Goucher semester study abroad program, up to the cost of Goucher tuition. Participants are billed Goucher charges for their study abroad program, not the fees indicated in program literature or websites.

Students are considered in-residence while enrolled in a Goucher program. Credits and grades earned abroad on Goucher semester programs, Goucher ICAs and Goucher summer programs will be counted in a student’s credit accumulation and calculation of grade point average. Full-semester courses must be taken for a letter grade with the exception of some designated language courses that may be taken pass/no pass. Consult OIS for these designated courses.

Generally, students will be allowed to transport their Goucher institutional aid for only one semester, except for reciprocal exchange programs, the Costa Rica Monteverde Institute program, or the Goucher Oxford University yearlong program. There is a petition process for students who want to carry their institutional aid for a second semester abroad on a Goucher semester program. Students should contact the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages for more information. Students cannot carry their institutional financial aid on any non-Goucher semester-abroad programs, but can carry any federal aid such as Pell Grants or Stafford Loans.

Goucher Semester Programs Abroad

Argentina	Spanish Language Program, Cordoba
Australia	La Trobe University (full curriculum studies) Macquarie University (full curriculum studies) University of the Sunshine Coast (full curriculum studies) University of Wollongong (full curriculum studies)
Belgium	Internships in Francophone Europe, Brussels
Brazil	Brazilian Ecosystems (Fall only)
Chile	Latin American Studies, Santiago (non-Spanish majors)
China	Chinese and International Business Studies at Shanghai University Chinese Studies at Southwest University for Nationalities, Chengdu
Costa Rica	Global-Local Challenges to Sustainability, Monteverde Institute (with Mt. Holyoke College) (Spring only)
Czech Republic	Politics, Culture and Art Studies, Prague
Denmark	Copenhagen Business School (Spring only) Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen
England	Hansard Scholars Program INSTEP (Institute of Economic and Political Studies), London Oxford University (Mahoney & Caplan Scholars Program) (AY program) Roehampton University (full curriculum studies) University of East Anglia (full curriculum studies) University of Westminster (Psychology, Communication and International Business only) University of Sussex (full curriculum studies)
France	Internships in Francophone Europe Program, Paris IFE Paris Gateway Program, Paris
Germany	Eberhard Karls Universitat,Tübingen (Spring only) German Language and European Studies, Lüneburg
Ghana	Origins of African Identity, Cape Coast Social Transformation and Cultural Expression, Accra
India	Buddhist Studies in India, Bodh Gaya (Fall only) Business, Sociology and Indian Cultural Studies, Bangalore National Identity in the Arts, New Delhi (pending) Sustainable Development and Social Change, Jaipur (pending)
Ireland	University College, Cork (full curriculum studies)
Israel	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (full curriculum studies) University of Haifa (full curriculum studies)
Italy	Accademia dell ‘Arte, Arezzo (Dance (Spring only), Music and Theatre History, Art and Italian Studies, Viterbo Siena Program International Business, Art and Italian Studies, Torino
Japan	Japanese and East Asian Studies at Kwansei Gakuin University, Osaka

New Zealand	Massey University (full curriculum studies)
Norway	University of Oslo (full curriculum studies)
Russia	Russian Language Program, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Vladimir
Rwanda	Post-Genocide Restoration and Peacebuilding
Scotland	Glasgow School of Art (Art majors only) (Fall only) University of St. Andrews (full curriculum studies) University of Glasgow (full curriculum studies)
Serbia and Bosnia	Peace and Conflict Studies in the Balkans
South Korea	Korean and East Asian Studies at Yonsei University, Seoul
Spain	Spanish Language Program
Taiwan	Taipei National University of the Arts (Dance only, Fall only)
Uganda	Development Studies, Kampala

Approved Non-Goucher Semester Programs

By offering close to 50 Goucher semester study-abroad programs and 20 approved short-term programs abroad in over 30 countries each year, Goucher College strives to meet the varied academic interests of our students. However, if a student believes that no Goucher semester program meets their academic needs, s/he may petition the associate dean of international studies for approval. To obtain approval, the proposed program of study should form an integral part of the student’s overall academic plan. Goucher institutional aid, including Goucher grants and scholarships, as well as any state aid, do not transfer to non-Goucher semester-abroad programs. Students may work with the financial aid office to transfer any federal aid, such as Pell Grants or Stafford Loans, for which they qualify to these programs. However, this may affect their overall financial aid assessment upon return to the college. Verification of program length is required since semester programs shorter than 15 weeks in length will result in a proration of any applicable financial aid funds. Students will be considered enrolled at Goucher while attending approved non-Goucher semester programs. Study abroad vouchers may be applied towards approved non-Goucher programs.

Coursework taken on any approved non-Goucher semester program must be taken for a letter grade. Grades below C- are not acceptable for transfer credit. Students with senior status applying to study on an approved non-Goucher program must comply with policies pertaining to the college’s residency requirement. An official transcript from a regionally-accredited college or university, or an international institution recognized by the ministry of education in that country, must be submitted for coursework to transfer into Goucher College. The study abroad voucher applies to Goucher and approved non-Goucher programs and will not be awarded to students who complete the study abroad requirement before coming to Goucher or who participate in programs that are not approved in advance by the associate dean of international studies.

Goucher Intensive Courses Abroad (ICAs)

These courses are all led by Goucher faculty members. Course descriptions are available under the appropriate academic department. Although most ICAs are offered every other year, these programs are subject to change without notice.


China	Doing Business in Hong Kong and China (May 2014)
China	Past, Present, and Future PHL 272Y (May 2013)

Ecuador	Spanish and Environmental Studies: Quito and the Galápagos (May 2014)
France	French Theatre in Paris and Marseille FR 272Y/THE 272Y (May 2013)
Germany	German GER 130G in Berlin (May 2013)
	Film in Berlin COM 272G (May 2014)
Honduras	Tropical Marine Biology BIO 272G (January 2013)
Israel	Current Trends in Israeli Film (Summer 2013)
Italy	Venetian Painting and the Poetics of Place (January 2014) (pending)
Japan	Sacred Space, the Forbidden Forest and Nature’s Place in Contemporary Japan (May 2014)
Scotland	The Scottish Connection: A Cultural and Artistic Experience (July 2013)
Slovenia	Culture and Alternative Media in the Balkans COM 272Y (May 2013)
South Africa	Township and Rural Education ED 272Y (May 2013)
South Africa	Civil Society and Social Change in South Africa (January 2013)
Spain	Spanish SP 130 in Alicante (January 2013)
West Africa	History, Society, and Culture in West Africa HIS 272Y or DAN 272Y (January 2013)

Goucher Summer Programs

Program and specific course descriptions are available in OIS. These programs are subject to change without notice.

Denmark	European Culture and History (all programs in Copenhagen) European Politics and Society International Business and Economics Migration and Identity Psychology and Child Development Sustainability in Scandinavia
England	Hansard Scholars Program Institute of Economic and Political Studies (INSTEP) in London University of East Anglia International Business Leadership program and Film and Television program

Approved Non-Goucher Summer Programs

There are many approved non-Goucher summer programs. Contact OIS for more information.