Arizona in Yalta

  Ukraine

Yalta

Term: Summer 

Description: UA Department of Political Science offers a excellent study abroad program in Yalta, Ukraine. This program is designed for university students who want a fresh approach to understanding political, socio-economic and cultural transformations taking place in post-communist countries. The program enables students to work directly with professors from Ukraine and University of Arizona to examine the region's problems.

The program offers 6 to 9 units (in 3-weeks) in academically challenging and intellectually stimulating summer courses in political science, focusing on post-communist and post-Soviet themes and issues, and utilizing the University of Arizona's Department of Political Science and Ukraine's leading political scientists and political sociologists. The courses, designed for upper-level undergraduate students, fulfill credits toward bachelor degree at selective American universities and colleges and are, consequently as these in terms of level and workload.

Program's curriculum includes courses, which can be better studied in Ukraine due to the relevance of this socio-economic and political environment to the nature of offered courses. Classroom teaching is strongly enhanced by an extensive program of course-integrated, hands-on field studies, comparative field projects, and study tours.

Through the program, students will acquire solid academic training, increased knowledge and intellectual awareness of the world, sharpened analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, and greater intercultural skills.

Highlights: Crimea is a place of striking beauty - rolling, fertile countryside, with fruit farms and vineyards in the center give way to the forested gorges and rocky escarpments of the mountains as you travel south towards the beaches of the Black Sea. The Crimean coast lies on the far side of the Black Sea from Turkey. Stunning mountain scenery, warm sea and a long season of summer sunshine have made the Crimean coastline the Riviera for Ukrainians and Russians since the time of the tsars.

Transport and accommodation are cheaper than the Mediterranean resorts. The weather is also better and the sightseeing amazing!

When you come to Crimea, you're likely to arrive by air or train in the bustling, modern regional capital, Simferopol. This is where the Supreme Rada and Council of Ministers meet - Crimea has special status as an Autonomous Republic and can pass its own laws, while remaining subject to the national laws of the Ukraine. Yalta is undoubtedly the most popular Crimean resort. The sea near Yalta is gorgeous, soft and majestic. Yalta is the marine gates of the Southern Crimean coast, international Ukrainian port. Here stay long destination passenger ships, pleasure boats and yachts.

Crimea is a home to The Black Sea Fleet and now you can get a boat tour of the harbor and take photos of the subs and battleships at their berths. The 1997 agreement left Russia and Ukraine with about half of the fleet each.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 4,350

* Does not include airfare, meals, and personal expenses.

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Ukraine Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

The University of Arizona's Mission Statement: In support of the University of Arizona's mission to "prepare and inspire students for their future roles in the world as thinkers, learners, leaders and responsible citizens," the Office of Study Abroad and Student Exchange (SASE) offers international education opportunities to U.S. students through faculty-led programs, student exchanges, and individually arranged programs.

Year Founded: 1990