The International Study Program Coordinator oversees foreign study and student exchange programs, including assistance in
student recruitment, liaison with foreign study representatives in other countries, preparation of brochures and related materials,
recommendation and implementation of program improvements, and the evaluation of the Whittier-in-Copenhagen and other
exchange programs.
FOREIGN STUDY
PROGRAMS
WHITTIER
COLLEGE-IN-COPENHAGEN
Whittier College has
participated in Denmark’s International Study Program since 1959.
Each fall, Whittier
students study in Copenhagen with Danish professors teaching Whittier
courses in the English language. A member of the college faculty
accompanies the group as counselor, administrator, and instructor.
Students live with Danish families and participate in organized tours.
WHITTIER-IN-SOUTH
INDIA
Whittier College
participates in an intercollegiate consortium with eight other premier
liberal arts colleges to support a semester of study in South India, under
the auspices of South India Term Abroad located in the city of Madurai,
Tamil Nadu. The program is designed for undergraduates with a broad
interest in South India.
WHITTIER-IN-SEVILLE
Whittier is
affiliated with the Center for Cross-Cultural Study program in Seville,
Spain.
The program provides
students with the opportunity to develop or enhance their fluency in the
Spanish language while immersing themselves in Spanish culture and
society.
OTHER PROGRAMS
Whittier also offers
opportunities for international study in over 30 countries at more than 70
locations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Latin America through
affiliations with a variety of academic institutions and has exchange
agreements with specific universities in Australia, China, and Japan.
Students
participating in international study programs must petition the Registrar,
prior to their participation, to have appropriate courses counted toward
Liberal Education requirements. Students interested in studying abroad
should see the Director of Foreign Studies in the Office of International
Programs.
ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES
Programs are
currently available in the following countries:
Argentina
India
Australia
Ireland
Austria
Israel
Chile
Italy
China
Japan
Costa Rica
Mexico
Cuba
Netherlands
Czech Republic
New Zealand
Denmark
Poland
Ecuador
Russia
Egypt
Scotland
England
South Africa
France
Spain
Germany
Sweden
Greece
Thailand
Hungary
Wales
COPENHAGEN PROGRAM
COURSES
The following
courses are normally available through the Copenhagen Program:
ART 304, European
Art: Renaissance to Baroque
BIOL 302, Biological Oceanography
BIOL 305(HIST 371), Ecological History of Europe
BIOL 306, Marine Vertebrate Biology
BIOL 391, Marine Biology of European Coastal Waters
BIOL 392, Ecology and Human Impact in the North and Baltic Seas
DAN 201, Danish Language
ENGL 321, Nordic Mythology
ENGL 361, Hans Christian Andersen
ENGL 362, Contemporary Scandinavian Literature: Karen Blixen
HIST 367, The Viking Achievement
HIST 370, Twentieth Century European History
HIST 372 (REL 326), The Jews in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present
INTD 311, Russia: Politics and Society
INTD 350, Human Rights: The European Perspective
PHIL 322, European Thought from Modernism to Post Modernism
PHIL 325, Kierkegaard: Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
PLSC 324, European Conflict and Security Issues
PLSC 335, The European Community: The Politics and Economics of European
Integration
PLSC 336/SOC 391, Danish Society and Culture
PLSC 341, Nationalism and Minorities in Europe
PLSC 347, Eastern Europe in Transition
PLSC 375, Environmental Problems and Policy
SOC 367, Comparative Justice in Scandinavia
SOC 391/PLSC 336, Danish
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