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Study Abroad Course, SISLT, Ireland & UK

Study Abroad with SISLT in Ireland and the United Kingdom

https://sislt.missouri.edu/2017/12/study-abroad-with-sislt-in-ireland-and-the-united-kingdom/

 

Spend part of next summer making the trip of a lifetime, earning class credit, and learning about libraries and librarianship.

 

This course is designed to help students understand different models of programming that support social justice — providing people various tools that they need in order to engage with society and live full lives. The term “Social Exclusion” is often used in the U.K. in order to express the idea that people with certain qualities are often excluded from the goods and services that others take for granted. This might mean the elderly, minorities, GLBT people, and others. Libraries today go above and beyond providing books for people. During this study abroad trip , we will visit libraries that have won awards for reaching out to some of these underserved communities. You will participate in programs that will help you understand their programs, informing your future practice of librarianship for social justice, while you learn about the history of the libraries and the countries we visit.

 

Key Information

  • Program dates: July 14 to July 31

  • 3-credit course offering: IS&LT 9410: International Libraries in Context
  • Open to graduate students interested in libraries and librarianship
  • Application deadline: April 1, 2018
  • CAPA The Global Education Network will manage the logistics, safety, etc. for all students enrolled in this study abroad program.

Program Cost: $3695

Program cost includes

  • Tuition and fees
  • Room and board
  • On-ground travel
  • Welcome and farewell dinner
  • Site visits to national, academic and public libraries
  • Day trips to historic and cultural centers
  • Professional site visits… and more!

Program cost does not include

  • Airfare

  • Entertainment
  • Personal expenses (i.e., souvenirs)

Interested?