Culture and Health in Austria SUMMER: Approximately, May 20 - June 10, 2012
Enjoy learning about health and wellness in “the Napa Valley of Austria.” Live in the spa town of Bad Gleichenberg while you learn from Austrian experts about environmental, economic, cultural, and social influences on health care and health promotion. Experience firsthand a European lifestyle and discuss the differences and similarities in lifestyle with Austrian students. Apply what you learn to health in the American context. We’ll visit Vienna, curative mineral baths, local food producers and cooperatives. We’ll cook with Austrian students, tour the countryside, climb a mountain, and more.
One weekend will be free for your own travel plans. Accessible cities include Vienna, Salzburg, Munich, Prague, Venice and Budapest, among other locales. We will be hosted by FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences, and thus accommodations will include student apartments or dormitories.
Application Deadline: February 15 for guaranteed consideration. Late applications are often taken. There is a non-refundable fee of $250 to secure a spot.
Applications may be taken after February 15 if a position is available; contact the International Programs Office about available positions. Late applicants may have a higher airfare cost.
Go to the Applications page to find out how to get an application.
Most seminars are open to all majors and minors, not simply those whose field/s matches the department/s granting credit. For continuing UWSP students a minimum GPA of 2.25 is required.
Priority is given to regularly registered UWSP students, but students from other universities and community members are welcome to apply. All participants will be registered in a college course, for credit or audit at the same cost, and will be expected to participate in the program at an intellectual level.
Approximately $3890-4390 Includes airfare, lodging, meal supplemental allowance, 3-credits of UWSP Wisconsin resident undergraduate tuition, UW-System mandated health insurance, tours, lectures, etc. Plan your budget to cover passport fees and spending money. (Note: prior to 2012 the program was priced w/o airfare; cost increases for 2012 are almost entirely due to the cost of the airline ticket.)
This trip carries one course option for three transferable UW-Stevens Point credits. HPHD students will enroll in the course title that pertains to their major.
The course will compare and contrast health and lifestyle issues in America and Austria by examining the following:
Students will also be able to discuss issues with Austrian students enrolled in the course. There will be a 3-day field experience during which students will be immersed in a small mountain village to experience the lifestyle of the local people, including their food ways, physical activity habits, and outlets for leisure and culture. Students will share this experience with Austrian students taking part in the trip. Course options, subject to approval, are:
This trip carries one course option for three transferable UW-Stevens Point credits. HPHD students will enroll in the EL course specific to their major: SHP 330, HD 381, FN 357. Students who enroll for FN 357 credits will have additional work to complete in order to ensure that the competencies for the dietetics degree are met by this trip.
Students who have already met the EL requirement for their major can earn 399 Special Work credits. Field work or practicum credits may also be satisfied. Please see your academic advisor for approval.
Please discuss the academic requirements of this trip with academic advisor, Dr. Annie C. Wetter directly.
Proposed Schedule: Sunday, May 20 Depart Chicago, Monday, May 21 Arrive Graz (or Vienna) transfer to Bad Gleichenberg, Orientation, Tuesday, May 22-Wednesday, May 23 Beginning of the Culture and Health Class with Austrian Dietetics students, Thursday May 24-Sunday May 27, Graz trip & hiking trip to the Grebenzen Nature Park, Monday, May 28-Wednesday, May 30 International “week” with students from other countries, discussion comparing health care systems, culinary field trip, etc., Thursday, May 31 (legal holiday)- Sunday June 3 Long weekend for individual travel, Monday, June 4-Thursday June7 Culture and Health Class with Austrian Health Management students, Friday, June 8-Saturday June 9 Vienna field trip, Sunday, June 10 Return to the US
The program is directed by Dr. Jim Miller, FH Joanneum, Department of Health Management in Tourism. Dr. Annie Wetter is Associate Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics in the School of Health Promotion and Human Development is the UWSP academic liaison for the program. See her for academic advising. She has been to Bad Gleichenbach and is familiar with the study/tour.
Contact: Dr. Annie C. Wetter awetter@uwsp.edu 715-346-2108
Up to ten weeks before the start of the program, all fees except the initial $250 deposit will be refunded. After the time, tuition, airline, tour costs and housing charges are assessed. If the program would be cancelled, all fees will be refunded. Because exchange rates and airline prices fluctuate, International Programs reserves the right to cancel, surcharge, or to alter the program.
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