International Travel with SYE

Below are summaries of recent SYE courses involving travel. Please refer to the schedule to see which courses involving travel will be available during your senior year. Otterbein also offers other opportunities for international travel through its Study Abroad programs.

SYE 470 - Examination of Culture, Health Care, and Nursing Education in England
This course explores culture, health care, and nursing education organized around a two-week tour of England. Students examine the influence of British culture, values, and ethics on health care delivery and nursing education in England. Students also compare how recent changes in health care delivery and nursing education have affected the culture, values, and ethics of British society. Presentation. For more information, go to SYE England's site.
 

SYE 471-1E - 1900-Vienna-2000
This course examines culture and conflict, the contexts and consequences of being Viennese in these two remarkable historical moments, 1900 and 2000. The class meets one evening per week during fall quarter, then travels to Vienna, Austria, for two weeks at the beginning of December Interterm for the high point of this multidisciplinary course. Students also come together again during January for an evening of shared reflections and final presentations. During Interterm, students will live in an awe-inspiring, working monastery in the heart of Vienna and learn with the city as their campus. See this course's website for more information.

SYE 473 - Africa
Why is the birthplace of humanity, on the one hand, a continent rich with beauty and resources and, on the other hand, wracked with conflict and disaster? A greater understanding of the challenges faced by African countries will assist students in becoming more informed and better prepared global citizens. In December 2005, participants flew to Kigali, Rwanda and from there traveled into the mountains where the Karisoke Research Centre in the Parc National des Volcans is located. In future years, students may travel to other countries in Africa. To learn more about this trip, view a presentation by student Devon Kuntzman or an article from the Spring 2006 Towers magazine. See SYE Africa's website for more information.

SYE 476- India: Creating Social Change
SYE in India allows students to intensively study global social changes through grassroots, sustainable community development practices- first in the classroom-based discussions and reading, and then through a service learning project in several village sites in the vicinity of Lucknow outside the state of Uttar Pradesh. Students travel with Muskingum College students for two weeks in India. For more information, go to the course's site.