PROGRAM

Howard Community College in Columbia, MD offers a Study Abroad Program that will cover the buildup to and major events of World War II. The focus of the course will be on the military engagements analyzing how the war was fought on the battlefield. Also, there will be emphasis on the home front and how the war affected non-combatants in Europe. Finally, the course will focus on the victims of the war with a special emphasis on the Holocaust itself. Five class sessions will be held at HCC prior to departure and ten days will be spent in Europe.

SCHEDULE

There will be five class sessions (once a week for three hours each session) at HCC prior to the program departure. Dates for these sessions are February 26, March 5, 12, 19 and 26.

The program itself:
Day 1. Depart for Paris.
Day 2. Arrive in Paris, travel to Bayeux.
Day 3. Visit Bayeux Museum, Cathedral, Cemetery and Tapestry.
Day 4. Visit Cherbourg and Occupation Museum.
Day 5. Visit Arromanches, Mulberry Harbor Museum and 360 Museum.
Day 6. Tour British Sector and see Sword and Gold Beaches as well as Ranville Cemetery, Pegasus Bridge, Mulberry Harbor and German bunkers.
Day 7. Visit Falaise Pocket.
Day 8. Tour American Sector and see Utah and Omaha Beaches and Colleville Cemetery as well as Sainte Mere Eglise and 101st Airborne Drop zones.
Day 9. Depart for Paris.
Day 10. Open day in Paris.
Day 11. Depart for US.

Schedule is subject to change depending on prices and entrance availability.

CREDITS

Issues in History- HIST-202 (3 Credits). The student will be able to describe the major steps leading up to the beginning of the Second World War.  Also, the student will be able to explain the major military engagements of the Second World War and its impact on the home front. Finally the student will be able to evaluate the impact of the war on Europe and the United States.

Prerequisite: ENGL-121

DETAILS

The cost of the program (not including the cost of taking courses for credit) is $2,900*.
(Limited Financial Aid available for HCC credit students)

The $2,900* cost includes:

• Round trip airfare to and from Paris
• Transportation to and from Paris to Bayeux
• All transportation in France 
• Room accommodations (shared rooms)
• All planned entrance fees to sites
• Some meals

* HCC reserve the right to increase the cost of the Program Fee up to 10% due to increased program costs, flight costs, and/or currency fluctuations. The Program is subject to modification and cancellation at the discretion of HCC.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Frederick Campbell
Phone: 443-518-4852
E-mail: fcampbell@howardcc.edu

PAYMENT

$500 Non-Refundable Deposit due: at Registration       
$1,200 Initial Payment due: September 28, 2012
$1,200  Final Payment due: October 31, 2012

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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Program Director, or
International Education Office, CL 113
Howard Community College
Phone: 443-518-1640
Fax: 443-518-4571
Email: IntlEd@howardcc.edu