Domestic Study Away in Montana, New York & Beyond
TU Study Away provides learning opportunities for students taught in context within the United States. Administered by the Study Abroad Office, TU Study Away includes short-term domestic faculty-led academic programs as well as semester or year-long opportunities at other institutions in the U.S. and beyond through the National Student Exchange. Studying away is a unique academic experience that further expands TU’s emphasis on experiential learning and helps prepare graduates to serve as effective, ethical leaders, and engaged citizens.
TU will offer two short-term domestic faculty-led study away programs in Summer 2022.
Native America: A Pilgrimage in Reciprocity in Montana
Native America: A Pilgrimage in Reciprocity provides TU students a unique opportunity to examine the art and social practice of performance, ritual, and culture through an ecological and interdisciplinary lens while staying on a Native American reservation in Montana. Taught by Dr. Tavia LaFollette of the TU Theatre Arts department in collaboration with Native Elder Rachel Bowers, this program is designed to teach students guardianship, conservation and reciprocity while reflecting on the actions of our ancestors – the sacrifices made and the cultures lost.
Program highlights include staying on the Flathead Reservation of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, a day trip to Yellowstone National Park, museum visits, performances, and cultural activities, a visit to a Bison range, and a completed Cultural Value Project to bring home. Students will take one of the following courses for a total of three academic credits:
- THEA 488 Theatre Visitation and Analysis (3 credits)
- THEA 680 Special Topics (3 credits; grad only)
- IDFA 471 Special Topics in Social Action (3 credits)
- IDFA 571 Special Topics in Social Action (3 credits; grad only)
The New York Theatre Experience program allows students to explore NY theater from historical, textual, and cultural perspectives. Through museums visits and tours, experience events that have become a part of the fabric of NYC and the theatre that has evolved as a result. Led by TU Theater Arts Professor Donna Fox, the program features musical, Broadway, Off Broadway, and experiential performances in a range of theatre spaces. Additional highlights include a Theater District Tour, an excursion to the Costume Collection at the Fashion Institute of Technology, visits to the Tenement Museum and 9/11 Memorial, and a Ghost Tour. Students will take one of the following courses for a total of three academic credits:
- THEA 103 Introduction to American Theatre (3 credits; Core 11)
- THEA 488 Theatre Visitation and Analysis (3 credits)
Interested students may contact the TU Study Abroad Office at studyabroad@towson.edu to learn more about studying away with Towson University.
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