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| Transy's academic calendar includes a 14-week fall term, a 14-week winter term, and a four-week May term which gives students the opportunity for unique learning experiences and the chance to get off campus for stimulating trips. | |
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Domestic destinations '09
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 Contemporary Ireland: Politics, Economy, and CultureIreland This course investigates the politics and culture of Ireland from the early 20th century until the present. Conflict (known as the Troubles) between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and the subsequent Good Friday peace agreement of 2000 is a central theme in this course, given that the Troubles have shaped the trajectory of Irish history in important ways. Travel Dates: April 29 – May 11 |
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This course will explore the burgeoning profession of Forensic Accounting and its place in the current world-wide economic environment, wrought with financial fraud. Travel Dates: May 8-17 |
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In wandering through Greece in the second century CE, Pausanias came to a small settlement, which he hesitated to call a polis, since it encompassed “no government offices or gymnasium, no theater or agora or fountain-house” (Paus. 10.4.1). Yet, as Pausanias knew, a polis was more than the sum of such parts. Through visiting relevant sites and texts, we will attempt to establish a more specific and relevant description of the conceptual and physical development of the polis. Travel Dates: April 22-May 5 |
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Drawing on Ireland will bring together Transylvania student artists and writers in a unique place where they can experience an enriching artists’ and writers’ retreat. Burren College of Art is an internationally recognized college “committed to the initial education of artists and to their continuing professional development.” BCA invites artists and art students from around the world to enjoy its excellent atmosphere and its state of the art studio facilities. The college “aims to be the greatest little art school in the world and the forum of international significance for the debate and development of fine art.” Concurrent with the timing of Drawing on Ireland, the college will conduct a seminar on “Art and the Law.” Additional travel to Doolin, and overnight stays at the Aran Islands and Galway. Additional programming--visits with local historians and folklorists, attendance at a hands-on dance festival, and on-site art studio construction of a site-specific installation work.Travel Dates: April 25 – May 9 |
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Travel to northern Spain and southern France to study the lifestyle, diet, and culture of these two regions and compare them to our lifestyle, diet, and culture as we see it in daily life. The group will visit the relatively rural Basque region of northern Spain, look at the more metropolitan lifestyle of Barcelona, and the renowned culinary area of Provence in southern France. Before leaving for Europe, the class will become acquainted with the Mediterranean diet and the French Paradox and be given a brief background of the two areas. The itinerary will include stops in Madrid, Burgos, Bilbao and Barcelona in Spain and Aix, Avignon, and Paris in France. We will be visiting food markets in both countries, attending cooking classes in both countries, wineries in both countries as well as visiting a castle in Spain, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, a chocolate factory near Barcelona, the Pont du Gard and lavender fields in France. The main objective of the course is to compare the diets of these regions and compare them to an American diet as well as the cultural lifestyle of these regions compared to our American culture. Travel Dates: May 1 - May 16 |
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Introduction to the Fine Arts Introduction to the Fine Arts is a survey of basic ideas, guiding principles, and historical and contemporary practices in art, drama and music. The class will travel to New York City. Travel Dates: May 10 – 16 |
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Field Methods in Archaeology The class will work at an early historic site near Athens, KY at which some preliminary research has been conducted by archaeologists from the W. S. Webb Museum of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. Student research conducted during the field school will be incorporated into this research and included in publications in the near future. Travel Dates: Off Campus Every Day from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., but returning each evening (not leaving town) |
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