Semester at Sea sails three voyages each year for academic credit. Unlike traditional immersion programs, we give you a taste of the entire globe as you travel more than 24,000 nautical miles to as many as 12 off-the-beaten-path international destinations or to a fascinating world region for intensive exploration. Approximately 75 upper- and lower-level courses are offered in a variety of subject areas.
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Semester at Sea sails three voyages each year for academic credit. Unlike traditional immersion programs, we give you a taste of the entire globe as you travel more than 24,000 nautical miles to as many as 12 off-the-beaten-path international destinations or to a fascinating world region for intensive exploration. Approximately 35-40 upper- and lower-level courses are offered in a variety of subject areas.
International Legal Perspectives on the Rule of Law, Human Rights, and Current Issues in Turkey, Central Asia and the Middle East AND Legal Perspectives on Business and Investment Issues in Turkey.
Embark on the adventure of a lifetime - become an American exchange participant! You can travel to Spain, Ireland, Australia, France or many other exciting destinations that we have available. Take advantage of our summer or semester study abroad programs.
Purchase College (SUNY) International Student Services Summer Abroad in Turkey
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The summer program in Istanbul is divided into three sections: The Archist program, the Istanbul Interiors program and the Social Science Program. Program dates: June 15 - July 11, 2008.
Northern Illinois University Nursing Care, Nursing Education and Health Care Systems in Turkey: A Visit to Florence Nightingale
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The primary purpose of this program is to provide participants with the opportunity to explore emerging health care systems in a developing country, identify major public health problems and health care resources, compare cultural perspectives of health and illness in North America with those in Turkey and explore historical and cultural influences on nursing education in Turkey.
Lisle, Inc
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In Turkey we will form a learning community to discover the history, present day culture, and the environmental challenges and opportunities. Visits will be made to several archaeological sites as well as homestays.
University of Kansas When East Meets West in Turkey
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SOC 600: Sociological Perspectives: Study Abroad in Istanbul (3 credits)
Students will receive 3 credit hours for completion of 3 introductory sessions, travel in Istanbul and to a smaller town on the Mediterranean coast, and posting their observations and analysis of their daily experiences in Turkey throughout the trip on a public blog created for this course (including reflective essays and pictures and videos they record).
Indiana University - Purdue University Dealing with Diversity: Religious, Ethnic and Cultural Lessons from Turkey
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Highlights
Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sofia
Watch Whirling Dervishes at Sufi Temple
Party with a Gypsy band
Meet with Greek, Kurdish, Armenian and women's rights groups
Carriage ride to monastery atop the Princes' Islands
Greek Ghost Town on the Mediterranean Sea
Paraglide over "The Blue Lagoon" beach
Hike through Tiger Moth Canyon to see a waterfall pool
Sail on a wooden yacht along the famous Turquoise coast
Learn honey-making from a local villager
Shop at the legendary Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Spice Market
University of Alabama International Issues in Istanbul
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International Inter-organizational Issues: This course focuses on the application of inter-organizational strategy (supply chain management and marketing concepts) to managerial decision making across topic areas of corporate level strategy and business unit level strategy. The goal of the course is to tie related business concepts and tools to both European and Asian (Islamic) real world situations preparing students for dynamic decision making in their careers
South Texas School of Law
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These comparative and international law courses will be taught at the University of Marmara in Istanbul, where distinguished professors, lawyers, and guests are invited as speakers in our classes. Field trips to other law schools within Istanbul and visits to local courts as well as optional field trips to cities outside of Istanbul are being planned during the program.
Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS) - Murray State University (MSU) Turkey
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The Turkey Program will last four weeks. The courses in this program will each include three hours of daily classroom instruction, Monday - Wednesday. In addition to formal lectures, students will make excursions. One week in the middle of the program will be set aside for an excursion to Iznik.
Northwestern University
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Our six-week program offers two Northwestern credit courses focusing on Turkey and using Istanbul as a central text. Guided visits to the city's most remarkable landmarks are woven into the fabric of our unique course offerings.
The Last Empire of Islam University of California, Davis Summer Abroad
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Istanbul will be our classroom. The program focuses on the Ottoman Empire from its foundations in the thirteenth century through its expansion in the sixteenth century into Europe, Asia, and Africa, creating a new cultural synthesis from North African, Arab, Armenian, Greek, Jewish, Hungarian, Italian, Kurdish, Mongol, Persian, Slavic, and Turkish traditions.
LEXIA International LEXIA Summer in Istanbul
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Lexia Istanbul introduces students to the missions and activities of humanitarian organizations working in Istanbul and internationally. Coursework, language training, excursions, and field research study exercises and projects help students to understand Turkish culture, international issues and projects, and the Eastern-Mediterranean region.
Middle East Technical University
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Courses are for upperlevel undergraduate students with a serious interest in learning more about the Middle East. Language of instruction is in English. Also offer an intensive Beginning Turkish Course.
SUNY Institute of Technology
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The program received the 2005-2006 SUNY Chancellor's Award for Internationalization and is designed to provide students a deeper understanding of the principles of business and globalization by observing them from a different perspective, through academic internships and optional coursework in Turkey.
State University of New York (SUNY) Study Abroad with the SUNY System
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The State University of New York (SUNY) currently offers more than 400 overseas study programs in more than 50 countries: in North and South America, Africa, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Programs range from 2-3 week intensive courses to a semester or academic year abroad. Courses are available in more than 100 subjects, ranging alphabetically from aboriginal studies and aerospace engineering to western philosophy and women's studies. While many programs focus on language learning and are conducted in the language of the host country, many others are conducted wholly or partly in English.
University of Kansas Law in Istanbul
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The University of Bahcesehir in Istanbul, Turkey, is a foundation university, established in 1998. Bahcesehir has quickly established itself as a progressive, dynamic educational institution. The school's modern facilities are located on the Bosphorus coast in the heart of Istanbul.
Global Engineering Education Exchange
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This program is availble only to students of member institutions. All courses are taught in English. In addition to Turkish language courses, courses are also offered on Turkish history and culture; some engineering courses will be offered this summer based on demand.
University of Colorado at Denver
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This course is meant to develop the students' ability to engage in planning and design in context, by directly interacting with the various interest groups.Growth management, eco-tourism, historic preservation, and rehabilitation are the major emphases of the work.
Duke Summer Program: Turkey: Istanbul
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The Duke University Department of Philosophy and the Duke Office of Study Abroad will offer a four-week, one-course program at Bogazici University (formerly, Robert College), Istanbul under the direction of Professor G ven G zeldere of Duke.
State University of New York College at Buffalo (SUNY)
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Students must be present for the first 4 weeks at a minimum. Students may participate in the last 2 weeks (at no additional cost) under the fully capable supervision of the project staff, to help with the final recording of finds and the collation of the plans and maps of excavated remains.
