UF at Cambridge University - The University of · PDF fileUF at Cambridge University UF’s study-abroad program at Cambridge University has been a popular option for students with

The History department at UF offers students

an opportunity to earn 6 credits at Cambridge

University. Cambridge University celebrated

its 800th anniversary in 2009, and is the second

highest-ranked research university in the

world. This is one of UF’s oldest study-abroad

programs, dating back to 1984.

COURSE OFFERINGS Taught by UF Faculty for UF GPA credit

HIS 4956: Europe and the First and Second World Wars.

University of Florida Study Abroad

UF at Cambridge University

2010 Program Fee: $4,950

Fee includes: Tuition for 6 credits, on-campus

single-room accommodation, continental breakfast

6 days a week, 3-course dinner 5 nights a week,

bicycle rental in Cambridge for the duration of the

program, field trips to London, Dorset, France and

Belgium, international health insurance and

medical emergency assistance.

Round-trip airfare is not included.

Live in a Cambridge University college.

Seminars on European history, society and culture

Traditional Cambridge individual mentoring of papers

Field trips to Imperial War Museum in London, Bovington

Tank Museum in Dorset, WW1 battlefields in Belgium

(Ypres), and WW2 battlefields in Normandy.

HIGHLIGHTS

Contact Information:

UFIC Study Abroad Advisor: Kirsten Eller Laufer - 352-273-1528 Program Coordinator: Geoffrey Giles - 352-273-3373 - [email protected]

Student Financial Aid Advisor: See your assigned financial aid advisor.

Eligibility: At least a 3.0 GPA

Students from any major may apply

Two letters of recommendation (at least one from tenure-track

UF faculty)

1-page essay describing why you wish to enroll in the program

Up-to-date transcript

Application Deadline: March 5, 2010

Summer June 27 - July 31, 2010

University of Florida reserves the right to make changes. UF International Center * 170 Hub * PO Box 113225 * Gainesville, FL 32611-3225

Phone: 352-273-1539 * Fax: 352-392-5575 * Email: [email protected] * Web: www.abroad.ufic.ufl.edu

Departure from US on June 26

Cambridge

UF at Cambridge University

UF’s study-abroad program at Cambridge University

has been a popular option for students with graduate-

school aspirations since 1984. Mentoring of their

writing skills has always been a central feature,

following the traditional Cambridge system of one-on-

one student/faculty “supervisions.” Many alumni of

our program have gone on to achieve rather stellar

careers as lawyers and other professionals. Lectures

and discussions will largely take place in the mornings,

allowing free time for research and writing in the

afternoons.

Field trips will take

students to locations

relevant to the course, such

as the Imperial War

Museum in London, as

well as the underground

Cabinet War Rooms from

which Winston Churchill

directed operations. A

weekend trip to the south

coast will include the Bovington Tank Museum, which

houses the first-ever tank from World War One. And a

long-weekend field trip is planned to the WW2

battlefields in Normandy, France, as well as First

World War battlefields around Ypres in Belgium,

which itself has an excellent museum on the war.

In 2010 the seminar will be taught by Geoffrey Giles

from the UF Department of History. Professor Giles

earned his Ph.D. at Cambridge University, and so is

intimately familiar with the city and its colleges. A

specialist in twentieth-century German history, he has

been the Senior Scholar-in-Residence at the United

States Holocaust Memorial

Museum in Washington, DC.

His research focuses on social

and cultural history, with a

particular emphasis on the

history of sexuality.

Housing

The program is moving in 2010 to Dr. Giles’s old

college, St. Edmund’s. This is a small, largely

graduate college of some 350 students, which sits in

its own park-like grounds, close to Castle Hill

where the city’s Norman fortress stood in the 11th

century. Classes and meals will take place in

college, and there are many establishments nearby

serving hot food and sandwiches at lunchtime.

Each single study-bedroom

has its own washbasin, and

bathrooms are shared.

Ethernet access to the

internet will be available in

each bedroom at no extra

charge. Finally, the

college is providing a gala,

formal dinner to welcome

us to our new home in

Cambridge.

Application deadline is March 5, 2010.

Applications considered on space-available basis,

so please apply early.

Please apply online at: www.abroad.ufic.ufl.edu

or visit: www.clas.ufl.edu/users/ggiles.

Academic Credits

As this is a UF program, credits taken can satisfy major,

minor, and elective requirements with prior approval.

FEES DUE UPON APPLICATION:

A $250 nonrefundable deposit toward the total cost

of the program is required at the time of

application. The remaining fees are due no later

than 30 days prior to departure.

Students receiving financial aid may defer payment

until their financial aid disperses.

Not Included in the program fees:

Round-trip airfare, additional personal travel and

personal expenses.

Major medical health insurance coverage while outside

of the United States is MANDATORY for all UF

students. Verification of major medical health insurance

coverage which meets UF standards is required.

Financial Aid

University of Florida students needing financial aid

should apply through UF Student Financial Affairs

(SFA). Non-UF students needing financial aid must

apply to their home institutions.

To request special assistance or accommodations, please contact 352-273-1539, or contact the Florida Relay System at 1-800-955-8771. Requests should be made up to 72 hours in advance.

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