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Belgium

SEA 197-WWI In the Trenches of World War I: London, Paris and Belgium

Term To Study: May-Term 2018
Application Deadline: Nov 04, 2017
Program Starts: Apr 30, 2018
Program Ends: May 18, 2018
Program Category: Multi-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
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Program Locations:

Belgium Without locations
France Paris
United Kingdom London
Contact Phone: 515-961-1633
Contact Name: Rebecca Livingstone & Judy Walden
Contact Email: rebecca.livingstone@simpson.edu
Estimated Costs: Preliminary cost estimate: $4,300 plus $300 for meals not covered by course fee, $50 for books, and $135 passport fee, if needed.
Program Description

SEA 197-WWI In the Trenches of World War I: London, Paris and Belgium (Rebecca Livingstone & Judy Walden); ECC: Global Perspective

World War I was one of the most significant turning points in European history: it destroyed empires, rewrote social norms, and shattered the optimism and complacency of the 19th century. By traveling to key battle sites and visiting numerous monuments and cemeteries, students will learn of the experiences of the soldiers in the trenches of the Western Front and how the war was commemorated on the European landscape. As part of their coursework, students will read a history of World War I and selections from soldiers’ poems and other accounts of the war, research specific battles and memorials, and keep a reflective journal.

Priority application deadline for May Term 2018: Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Selection decisions announced via email from the OIE for applications received by the priority deadline: Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Applications received after October 3 will be processed on a rolling basis. Those selection decisions will be announced approximately two weeks after the application is submitted.

Quick Facts

Population: 10438353
Capital: Brussels
Per-capita GDP: $ 38200
Size: 30528 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 01:00 hour) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris

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