International Study Opportunities at HBSSW

2015

2015 Study Abroad Programs

Comparative Social Policy in: South Africa Austria

Spanish Immersion & Service Learning in Costa Rica

Field Internships in England, Austria, & Ghana

Social Work & Criminal Justice in Austria

June 21 – July 4, 2015• Earn 6 graduate or undergraduate credits in Social Work

or Criminal Justice (3 grad credits in CJ)• Focus areas are substance abuse, crime, international

immigration, child welfare, & social welfare policy• Financial aid available

– Undergrads eligible for Wisconsin Study Abroad Grant– Grads are eligible to apply for a Dean’s Scholarship or a

Nothum Family Scholarship• The cost of the program includes tuition, ground

transportation, site visits, housing and many meals. • Airfare is not included in cost.• Cost in 2014 was $2350 - $2650.

Austria

Linz

You could be here next summer!

Housing in Austria

All rooms are double with shared bathroom.

Students are housed in modern conference center near the city and botanical garden.

Visit and talk with professionals in:Prisons

Youth & Family service agencies

Mauthausen concentration camp

CJ Site Visits in Austria• Police command – City of Wels• Garsten Prison• Prison reentry program• Mauthausen Concentration Camp• Prevention/Harm Reduction Center – Drugs• Therapy Center for Substance Misuse• SOS Menschenrechte – Asylum seekers • Refugee Center – St. Georgen

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Social Work Site visits in Austria

• Youth/Child Welfare offices• Domestic Violence Intervention Center• Garsten Prison• Mauthausen Concentration Camp• SOS Menschenrechte – Organization for

Asylum seekers• St. Georgen Refugee Center

Weekend side trips can be to:

Vienna

Salzburg

Munich

Czech Republic

Prague

Accompanying Faculty• Dr. David Pate, Social Work

• Dr. Tom LeBel, Criminal Justice

• Dr. Stan Stojkovic, Dean

Office: 1117 Enderis HallPhone: 414-229-2356Email: lebel@uwm.edu

Office: 1053 Enderis HallPhone: 414-229-6038Email: pated@uwm.edu

Office: 1095 Enderis HallEmail: stojkovi@uwm.edu

South Africa!

(Pretoria & Bloemfontein)July 17 - August 2, 2015

• Earn 6 graduate or undergraduate credits in Social Work or Criminal Justice (3 grad credits in CJ)

• Focus areas include crime, domestic violence, prisons, poverty, community development, & child welfare

• Financial aid available– Undergrads eligible for Wisconsin Study Abroad Grant– Grads are eligible to apply for a Dean’s Scholarship or a Nothum

Family Scholarship• The cost of the program includes airfare, tuition, ground

transportation, site visits, housing and many meals. • Cost in 2014 was $3300.

NEW PROGRAM

South Africa

You Could Be Here Next Summer!

Housing in South Africa

Housed in student flats at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein.

2 single rooms per flatKitchen & laundry facilities in each flat

Site visits in South Africa

• SW programs at UFS in Bloemfontein• SW & CJ programs at University of Pretoria• Child welfare & orphanage sites• Child justice center• Vasfontein community development center• Youth detention facilities• School and special needs programs• Apartheid museum

Cultural experiences

• Pilansberg Nature Preserve• Lesedi Cultural Village,

exploring tribal villages, tribal dancing, and a South African feast

• Boer War Museum• Visit to craft market• Cradle of Humankind World

Heritage Site

Accompanying FacultyDr. Susan Rose

Dr. Linda Britz

Dr. Stan Stojkovic, Dean

Office: 1175 Enderis Hall

Email: sjrose@uwm.edu

Office: 1095 Enderis Hall

Email: stojkovi@uwm.edu

Office: 1117 Enderis Hall

Email: britzl@uwm.edu

Spanish Immersion in Costa Rica

January 3 – 17, 2015

• Earn 3 credits in social work or criminal justice (graduate or undergraduate).

• Students will attend Spanish immersion classes in the morning, and lectures and site visits in the afternoon.

• Students are housed with host families.• Cost in 2014 was approximately $3500 (for

undergrads) and included tuition, room, laundry, breakfast & supper; (airfare excluded).

Spanish language classes & site visits

Stay with host families

Accompanying Faculty

• Roberta Hanus, Clinical Associate Professor Social Work

Office: 1045 Enderis Hall

Phone: 414-229-4414

Email: roberta@uwm.edu

Field Internships in Plymouth, England

• Two summer internships (graduate & undergraduate) are available in Plymouth, England

• Internships are 6 – 8 weeks and are equivalent to one semester of field.

• Students earn 3 – 5 credits.• Focus is on substance use and

mental health

Field Internships in Linz, Austria

• One summer internship (graduate or undergraduate) is available in Linz, Austria

• Internships are 6 – 8 weeks and are equivalent to one semester of field.

• Students earn 3 – 5 credits.• Focus is on working with

international immigrant families or individuals.

We will plan to place a student in Ghana for a one semester internship in the summer of 2015. This could change depending on advice of the Centers for Disease Control in relation to the Ebola virus.

NEW FIELD PROGRAM

UWM Field Faculty

• Jeanne Wagner, Director of Field Programs

Office: 1073 Enderis Hall

Email: jeannew@uwm.edu

Funding opportunities for study abroad

• Wisconsin Study Abroad Grant: – provides funding for UWM undergraduate students– Maximum award is $2,000, with an average award of $700.

In 2014 eligible students who applied were awarded $1500

• Veteran’s Benefits – students should consult with the veteran’s benefits advisor

in the Department of Financial Aid

• Title IV-E Grant– Full time students in the BSW component in the CWTP-BSW

may be able to have some of their academic costs covered

Scholarships opportunities for graduate students for study abroad

• Dean’s Scholarship for International Study– Dean Stan Stojkovic awarded three scholarships of $2000

apiece for graduate students study abroad in 2014– students must be enrolled as full time graduate students in

either Social Work or Criminal Justice and have a cumulative GPA of 3.6 or higher

• Nothum Scholarship for International Studies – This privately funded scholarship made two awards of

$2000 apiece for graduate study abroad in 2013– Students must be enrolled as full time grad students in SW

or CJ, have a GPA of 3.5 & evidence of financial need.

Fall 2014 Informational Meetings• Tuesday, November 4, 4:00 – 5:00 pm• Wednesday, November 5 , 4:00 – 5:00 pm• Thursday, November 6, 12:15 – 1:15 pm• Tuesday, November 11 , 4:00 – 5:00 pm• Wednesday, November 12, 4:00 – 5:00 pm• Thursday, November 13, 12:15 – 1:15 pm

All information meetings will be held in Enderis 1080

Deadline for applications is March 1, 2015

Contact Professor Susan Rose for more information sjrose@uwm.edu

For more information on Austria or South Africa Programs contact:

Professor Susan Rose, sjrose@uwm.edu

For further information on Costa Rica Program contact: Assoc. Prof. Roberta Hanus

roberta@uwm.edu

For further information on all international programs offered through UWM, contact:

Sharon Gosz Center for International Education

156 Pearse Hall 414-229-5346

schetney@uwm.eduwww.studyabroad.uwm.edu