The Vietnam program will be held in Summer A Term and will be composed of three courses: one seminar, a practicum, and one language course. This program is especially well fitted to the needs of Asian and Global Studies, History, CHID, Education and Urban Planning but also meets the requirements of other majors at UW.

In addition to the coursework, students will participate in numerous excursions. The excursions include visiting various locations near Hanoi (where students will reside when not on excursions), Sapa, Ha Long Bay, the historic town of Hoi An in central Vietnam and the southern metropolitan area of Saigon.

The program fee is estimated at $3,900 per student. This includes tuition, lodging, welcoming and departure dinners, guest speakers, classrooms, and excursions. Students will be required to pay for other items such many of their meals which are inexpensive in Vietnam, communications (e.g., telephone calls or email), transportation to and from Vietnam, some reading materials, and incidentals.

Finally, a two-credit, weekly pre-departure seminar will be highly encouraged in the Spring 2010 (CHID 496) - Weds. 11:00am to 12:00 pm. This seminar will provide basic background information on Vietnam, and allow students to begin the coursework requirements.

SIS/HSTAS 348, SISSE 490 or CHID 475: Alternative Routes to Modernity or Special Topics (5 Credits)

The successful anti-colonial revolution, socialist dictatorship, rapid growth of the economy and guarded embrace of globalization, make Vietnam a unique and extremely interesting window into modernization. Drawing on film, literature, art, anthropology and autobiography, we will study the particularities of modernities in Vietnam (economic development, political reform, and cultural change) and reflect upon the implications that the Vietnamese case holds for theories of modernity, development and globalization.

SIS 490, SISSE 399, ECFS 301 or URBDP 563: Special Topics, Study Abroad, Early Childhood Curriculum, or Urban Planning and Policy (5 Credits)

This facet of the program offers students three options: 1) Early Chilhood Education: Collaborate with artist Nguyen Cu and professor Gail Joseph from the College of Education to help establish a pre-school in Ha Noi; 2) Visual Culture: Curate a film festival and visit many of the galleries and studios in Ha Noi in order to examine the issues that filmmakers and painters are addressing, and what impact, if any, visual art is having on contemporary Vietnam; 3) Urban Planning: Collaborate with urban planners in Vietnam and Nguyen Nhan from the College of the Built Environment to help design a 15 credit UW program in urban planning in Saigon.

VIET 145, 245 or 345: Vietnamese Language (2 to 5 Credits)

Students will take 2 credits of Vietnamese (at any level) and have the option of taking up to 5 credits of Vietnamese.

The program fee is still being finalized and is expected to be around $3,900, including the $350 deposit. This fee will cover program costs, housing, credits, some meals, transportation and overnight accommodations for field trips. Upon acceptance, participants are required to submit a signed payment contract to the CHID office. At this time, the non-refundable $350 deposit, applied to the program fee, and a $250 fee for the Office of International Programs & Exchanges (IPE) will be assessed to the student’s tuition account.

The program fee does not cover: IPE fee, airfare, insurance or personal travel and expenses. Students will be required to pay for other items such as: most meals which are inexpensive in Vietnam, communications (e.g., telephone calls or email), some reading materials, and incidentals.

The CHID Program reserves the right to change the program fee based upon dollar devaluation or severe inflation. If such a change occurs, students will be notified of the increase and an adjustment will be made to the final program payment. All fees are charged to students’ accounts, and paid the same way as tuition.

Refund: Once we have received your contract, the $350 deposit and IPE fee are non-refundable. Any student withdrawing from the program is subject to the date dependent withdrawal policy outlined in their contract. Student withdrawing from the program after given deadlines will be liable for a percentage of the program fee depending upon the date of withdrawal, which could range from $600 to the entire program fee. Participants who wish to withdraw must submit a signed Withdrawal Form to both the CHID and IPE offices.

Scholarships: See the IPE website (www.ipe.washington.edu) for information about scholarships,

including the quarterly IPE scholarship. Other sites include:

http://www.goglobal.washington.edu/

http://exp.washington.edu/

TBD

Most forms of financial aid can be used during participation in this program. Participants who are on financial aid should contact the Financial Aid office to verify that their awards will apply. Students interested in applying for increased financial aid during their study abroad should obtain a revision request from the Financial Aid office, and a budget of student expenses from the IPE office, and submit both to the Financial Aid office in Schmitz Hall.

Students from all areas of study are encouraged to apply. After applying, students will be contacted for an interview.
NOTE: In order to receive credit for this program, participants must submit a Concurrent Enrollment (CE) form to the IPE office.
There is a $25 late fee for forms that are turned in after the deadline.

Departure Quarter	Concurrent Enrollment Deadline
Autumn	September 1
Winter	December 1
Spring	March 1
Summer	May 1
Exploration Seminar	July 1