PROGRAM

Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, and James Watt College in Greenock, Scotland, are pleased to offer a summer study abroad program specially desgined for all HCC students that are part of scholars and honors programs. Participants will study for one week at HCC. On the second week, students will travel to the United Kingdom where they will spend two weeks at James Watt College near Glasgow, Scotland and Napier Univerisy in Edinburgh, Scotland, immersed in the culture and history of Scotland and the United Kingdom. The course offering will examine how the cultural background of Scotland has impacted its political history. Faculty from both Howard Cummunity College and James Watt College will the course.

SCHEDULE

Day 1: Course at HCC
Day 2: Course at HCC
Day 3: Course at HCC
Day 4: Course at HCC
Day 5: Course at HCC
Day 6: Departure for Scotland.
Day 7: Arrival in Glasgow and transfer to accommodation. Familiarisation tour of Greenock.
Day 8: Welcome to Scotland and meet the staff of James Watt College. Day trip to Stirling to visit the Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument, Bannockburn, and the Antonine Wall in Falkirk. Free evening.
Day 9: Trip to Culzean Castle.
Day 10: Day trip to Oban, visit distillery and Dunstaffnage Castle.
Day 11: Overnight trip to Edinburgh (by train). Visit Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace, and St. Giles Cathedral.
Day 12: Visit The Old Parliament House, Scottish Parliament and the Museum of Scotland. Return to Greenock.
Day 13: Free Day
Day 14: Free Day.
Day 15: Trip to Paisley (train). Visit Paisley Abbey and museum (textiles). Free evening
Day 16: Day trip to New Lanark. Visit mining museums.
Day 17: Trip to Glasgow. Visit museums. And allow free time for shopping.
Day 18: Tour of Loch Melond and Glengoyne Distillery. Free evening.
Day 19: Farewell lunch, and certificate presentation.
Day 20: Return home.

CREDITS

“The Political Realms of Scotland” – HIST 920, Special Topics – 3 credits.
The course will examine how the cultural background of Scotland impacted its political history. This coverage will include a study of traditional Scottish institutions and regional associations. Other areas of study will include Scotland’s relationships with Europe and England up to the passage of the 1707 Act of Union. The course will also embody Scotland’s role and responsibilities to the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth, and the European Union. Class trips to Scottish historical sites and a visit to Edinburgh will be incorporated into the course.

DETAILS

The $3,400 includes:

• roundtrip airfare,
• room and most meals,
• excursions to Glasgow and Edinburgh

* HCC reserves the right to increase the cost of the Program Fee up to 10% due to increased program costs, increased flight costs, and/or, currency fluctuations.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Frederick Campbell
Phone: 410-772-4852
Email: fcampbell@howardcc.edu

PAYMENT

$250 nonrefundable due at registration 
$1,575 initial payment due: TBD
$1,575 final payment due: TBD

Note: If you do not make payments on time, you will automatically be dropped from the program and will not be able to re-register.