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General Information (07-08) |
Award Winning 3 credit hour Graduate and Undergraduate International Courses Information
If you are interested in Spring 3-hour elective International Education Courses, PLEASE READ
THE ENTIRE PAGE and for details and course descriptions go
here.
MSASS has just received an award from the Council on Social Work Education for its
international education program. All the information you need to know (or where to get it) is on
this page.
ALL COURSES REQUIRE THAT YOU HAVE A
PASSPORT THAT
DOES NOT EXPIRE BEFORE SEPTEMBER 20, 2008
When registering for classes
- All Graduate students should register for SASS 575
- All Undergraduates should register for SASS 350
Winter Break Courses
Soad Mansour:
soad.mansour@case.edu
~ only a few spots left! December 8-16, 2007
THIS CLASS IS FILLED
December 27, 07 - January 11, 08
March 7-16, 2008– Spring Break:
Sharon Milligan:
sharon.milligan@case.edu & Andrea
Goodlier Porter:
andrea.g.porter@case.edu
Victor Groza:
victor.groza@case.edu
Sarah Parran:
sparran@aol.com
Patrick Boyle:
patrick.boyle@case.edu
David Miller:
david.miller@case.edu
Lori D'Angelo:
lori@magnoliaclubhouse.org &
Grover Gilmore:
grover.gilmore@case.edu
Summer Trips
Debby Jacobson:
dxj@case.edu
YOU MAY NOT REGISTER FOR SPRING COURSE IF YOU ARE GRADUATING MAY,
08
May 8-19, 2008 – You can register for Greece as a Spring or Summer course
Additional Information
MSASS students can also propose to amend their field learning contracts to receive credit for
48 field hours (instead of taking as course credit) toward the completion of either SASS 401, 501,
502, or 504. Seminar participation for 48 hours of field hours must be approved by field
instructors and students must also complete all assignments required for the course (and address
specific questions related field)
All students must turn in deposit, forms, copy of passport, and are required to meet with
faculty member BEFORE registering. All students must be given permission electronically from course
contact person to register (except for MSASS students)
For an interview for Guatemala, Netherlands, and Greece trips contact: Debby Jacobson:
dxj@case.edu
For an interview for Kenya contact: Sharon Milligan:
sharon.milligan@case.edu & Andrea
Goodlier Porter:
andrea.g.porter@case.edu
Also please attend at least one of the following
Informational Meetings:
All sessions are at 12:45 p.m. in Room 224 at MSASS
- Oct. 10 (Wednesday)
- Oct. 12 (Friday)
- Oct.16 (Tuesday)
- Oct. 26 (Friday)
- Oct. 30 (Tuesday)
- Nov. 16 (Friday)
- Nov. 20 (Tuesday)
- Nov. 30 (Friday)
- Dec. 4 (Tuesday)
If you are interested, please get the
forms outside Debby
Jacobsons' door (MSASS, room 108) for instructions and forms for all programs (or e-mail Debby:
dxj@case.edu for them)
Please fill out these forms and return to Debby Jacobson along with 2 copies of your passport
(please Xerox page with your photo and passport number).
You can put all forms, Xerox copy of passport and checks in an envelop (which are outside
Debby's office) and slip under my door (room 108, MSASS).
Costs and payment schedules
All programs require a non-refundable deposit of $250.00 to hold your spot.
All checks should be made out to Case, except for Kenya and El Salvador – please make out to
IPM International Partners in Mission There will be additional forms to complete for IPM
- El Salvador: Approximate Cost: $1,950.00
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- Contact
Debby for payment schedule
- Netherlands: Approximate Cost: $2,250.00
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- Payment schedule
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- Deposit $250.00 (holds your spot)
- By Nov. 12: $700.00
- By Dec. 12: $700.00
- By Jan. 26:$600.00
- Kenya: Approximate Cost: Between $3,900.00 - $4,200.00
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- Payment schedule
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- Deposit $250.00 (holds your spot)
- Payment amounts TBA
- Guatemala Approximate Cost: $1,700.00
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- Payment schedule:
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- Deposit $250.00 (holds your spot)
- By Nov. 12 $725.00
- By Dec. 12: $725.00
- Greece: Approximate Cost: $3000.00
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- Payment schedule:
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- Deposit $250.00 (holds your spot)
- Payment amounts TBA
All Programs INCLUDE
- International airfare
- In-country travel
- Double or triple occupancy accommodations
- Facilitators
- Translation (where needed)
- International and regional staff to guide the trip and all program fees
- Agency visits & guest lecturers
- Kenya - includes all meals and contributions to projects visited & Game park fees
- Guatemala - Morning Spanish classes
- Netherlands - full breakfast included
Programs DO NOT include
- Cost of getting passport
- Course credit hours (the regular cost of tuition you pay for all or your courses)
- Your transportation to and from Case to the airport and back
- Non program travel, museums, etc.
- Calling home to the U.S & internet usage
- Guatemala - Need to purchase meals
- Kenya - Need Vaccination. Check with the Travel Clinic at least 6 weeks before you leave
- Netherlands - Need to purchase lunch & dinner
Financial AidTalk with your financial aid officer at your graduate and undergraduate
school
- MSASS Graduate Students: contact MSASS financial aid office, Sandra Bolton:
sandra.bolton@case.edu
- Case Undergraduates/Graduates: contact financial aid office, Nancy Issa:
nancy.issa@case.edu about adjusting loans
to help defray cost of travel abroad
- Scholarships are available
here
Assignments
- Mandatory Pre-trip orientation (January 26)
- Meetings in Jan, Feb and April (trip Spring Break)
- Blackboard Sites are set up in advance of first seminar contact so that students may have
access to syllabi, course reading list and have instructions for first assignment
All courses have pre-trip and post-trip assignments
- First seminar - January 26th -Preparation, Personal Safety & Health, Expectations, Culture
& History
- Second seminar - February date TBA Social Problems, Policy & Practice and Social &
Community Development Settings; often includes US site visit
- Third seminar/trip - 5-10 days x 8 – 12 hours of field visits, host University lecture and/or
discussions
- Fourth seminar - April date TBA Debriefing about culture shock, new learning, implications for
practice; turn in final project & evaluations
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