Travel Study Programs

Civil Rights - Social Justice Field Trip - Spring Break

Dates: March 23 - 30, 2012
This inspirational week-long bus tour will be touring noteworthy cities that played substantial roles during the civil rights movement. Students will tenatively travel to Cincinnati, Montgomery, Selma, Jackson, and Memphis. This is an opportunity to learn about a transformative chapter in American history as student’s visit the places where history was made. The trip will highlight both the movement as it happened and as it is remembered in public spaces ranging from major civil rights museums to nondescript bridges. There will be opportunities to meet people involved in civil rights struggles past and present. This will truly give students a wealth of knowledge on the civil rights movement and its legacies. (3 undergraduate credits; Department of History; a non-credit option is available).

Australia, New Zealand, or Scotland: Comparative Education & Overseas Fieldwork

Dates: June 15 - July 10, 2012
This graduate course is designed for experienced K-12 educators who are interested in exploring classroom practices through direct observation and hands-on activities in Australia. Individual educators will be placed for approximately two weeks with an overseas host followed by a four-day educational seminar near Sydney. After the seminar, educators should explore the history and culture of Australia on an independent basis or in small groups through July 10.  The expenses during the independent travel week are not covered in the cost of the programs.  Participants will also be required to participate in two Saturday pre-fieldwork seminars, one on the UW-Whitewater campus and one online, during spring semester and one post-fieldwork seminar in the fall. In future years, the program will travel to New Zealand and Scotland. (6 graduate credits; Department of Educational Foundations).

Natural History of Yellowstone National Park & Upper Great Plains – August

Dates: August 6-24, 2012
This 19-day field experience and travel study course to South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming will give students, educators and teachers-in-training an opportunity to learn how to conduct ecological research, gain an appreciation of present-day ecosystems, interpret the events in the earth’s history that shaped the various study sites, and use equipment such as global positioning systems receivers. Participants will return with a wealth of classroom materials including slides and photos, minerals and fossils. (3 undergraduate or graduate credits; Department of Biological Sciences or Department of Geography and Geology).

Natural History of Yellowstone National Park – Winter

Dates: January 2-10, 2013
This nine-day field experience and travel study course to Montana and Wyoming will allow students exposure to the conservation and natural history of Yellowstone National Park. Students will study the diverse biomes/life zones and ecology of the region, the geology of the region’s geothermal features, and the natural and political issues that affect the Park. Also, included is a winter ecology workshop conducted by Dr. Jim Halfpenny at the Track Education Center in Gardiner, Montana. (2 undergraduate or graduate credits; Department of Biological Sciences).

For more information about these programs or to request an application, please call 262-472-1003 or 800-621-5376 and ask for Terry Behlke in the Continuing Education Office. You may also submit your request by email to cetravelstudy@uww.edu.

For information on international programs designed primarily for undergraduate students, contact the Center for Global Education.