PSCI 493-002
International Trade and Cultural Literacy
Information:
1) All students who are interested in the Study Tour (August 18-September 1) must submit an application package. Qualifying students will be invited to an interview with a panel of professors. After all the interviews are completed, we will notify the students who have been selected to go on the trip.
Application packages must include the following: (a) the application form, (b) a 500-word Statement of Interest, (c) a current resume, and (d) a current unofficial transcript.
Please submit your completed application package to Karen Walo, Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Hagey Hall Room 313 by the 4 pm deadline on April10, 2017. After hours, you may submit your application package to Karen’s Dropbox located in the Department of Political Science (Hagey Hall, 3rd Floor).
INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
2) Students interested in traveling to Israel should carefully consider (i) whether they are likely to be able to get a visa for travel, and (ii) whether having an Israeli visa in their passport will hinder their ability to travel to other parts of the world they may wish to visit.
3) The cost of this trip, in addition to tuition costs for this course, will be between $750 and $1000 (not including personal travel expenses for souvenirs, gifts, snacks, some meals, etc.).
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Application Form
Name and Student ID:
Academic Plan (Major/Minor/Specializations):
Level of study (3B, 4A, 4B):
Prerequisites already completed (five of the following: ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 231, PSCI 150, PSCI 250, PSCI 260, PSCI 283, PSCI 369, PSCI 402, PSCI 456, PSCI 482):
PSCI Average (all your PSCI courses):
Cumulative Average (all your UW courses):
Any awards or honours received:
Briefly speak to the following (to be expanded in your essay and your resume):
a) Previous travel experience, including exchanges:
b) Extracurricular activities (including volunteer experiences, campus life, and hobbies):
c) Relevant employment:
STATEMENT OF INTEREST (please attach)
Your essay should consist of a carefully written statement that is 500 words in length and double-spaced. Be sure to outline what it is that you would like to learn on an organized trip to Israel that is focused on international trade and cultural literacy, as well as what skills, interests, and experiences you will bring to this group experience. Be sure to write about relevant travel, extracurricular and employment experiences as well as your academic and career goals.
CURRENT RESUME (please attach)
CURRENT TRANSCRIPT (please attach)
Please submit all documents to Karen Walo in Hagey Hall 313 by 3:30pm on April 10, 2017.
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