The Stockholm Summer Arctic Program is an intensive, five-week program, which takes place in Stockholm, Sweden and a field site in Northern Scandinavia, above the Arctic Circle. Students in this interdisciplinary program learn about issues related to human settlement and exploration, effects of climate change, resource extraction, environmental conservation, historical and industrial heritage management, and international governance in the Arctic region. With case studies from Sweden and the Nordic societies as the focal point, students draw from first-hand visits to historical and industrial heritage sites, a stay at a world-famous glaciology field site station, and interviews with political institutions and indigenous groups in order to understand how these actors have shaped and been shaped by their Arctic environment over a long-term historical perspective.
This course counts for one CHP interdisciplinary seminar requirement (once students return and fill out the CHP Study Abroad/Course substitution form), and students would be eligible to apply for a CHP Summer Research grant (3/1/16 deadline).
Offered by UI Strategic International Partner KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, you can learn more about the course here: http://www.kth.se/abe/inst/philhist/historia/utbildning/http-www-kth-se-abe-om-skolan-organisation-inst-philhist-historia-utbildning-environment-and-society-in-a-changing-arctic-1-359250
Is this program a good fit for you? Are you interested in the following academic areas?:
Anthropology; Atmospheric Sciences; Earth, Society and Environment; English and Comp. Literature; Geology; Global Studies; History; Natural Resource and Environment Sciences; Political Science; Scandinavian Studies & German Studies; and Sociology.
If so, this could be a great program for you!
Estimated program cost: $7,000
Scholarships:
I4I Scholarship - $500
IPS Scholarships - $300-$3,000
Application deadline is February 15, 2016 through the UI Study Abroad Office at http://www.studyabroad.illinois.edu/
For more information, contact faculty advisor Professor Anna W Stenport, aws@illinois.edu or SAO representative Kristen Stout kmstrom2@illinois.edu.
