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Bland.Boring.Dull.Meek.Vietnam is none of these things. And chances are, neither are you.

Leave ordinary behind and come to Loyola’s Vietnam Center in Ho Chi Minh City, where you can explore all of the beauty and excitement of Southeast Asia. Where you can see firsthand an emerging region full of life and adventure.

And where you’ll know right away: This is not your average study abroad program.

TOTAL COST

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PROGRAM FEE

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SCHOLARSHIPS

$16,840

$15,865 • 12 to 18 credit hours and four academic excursions

$975 • Furnished housing in double-occupancy rooms • Weekly group outings in Ho Chi Minh City • On-site program support

• Meals (about $10 a day, or $1,100 total) • Round-trip airfare (about $1,000-$1,400) • Required international health insurance (about $30 a month) • Required consular and visa fees (about $120)

• Loyola University Chicago students pay a $100 OIP fee at the time of application.

• Generous scholarships are available for eligible students. For more information, visit our website at luc.edu/vietnam.

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Students will live in a dormitory near the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology campus in District 10, a bustling area filled with restaurants and coffee shops. The double-occupancy rooms have air conditioning and include a private bathroom, a small refrigerator, desks, and dressers. Wi-Fi is available throughout the dormitory, and the building also has a gym and library for students to use.

Each student will be paired with a Vietnamese roommate from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. All Vietnamese roommates speak English and are eager to help Vietnam Center students navigate the city.

Although students will not have a traditional meal plan, there are plenty of delicious—and extremely affordable—food options nearby. Student-oriented “canteens” on campus and family-run restaurants near the university serve fresh meals for groups or individuals.

• Fall semester: late August to early December • Spring semester: early January to late April

• Fall semester: April 5 • Spring semester: October 31

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* Social justice and service learning are at the heart of Loyola’s mission. At the

Vietnam Center, students work with local organizations to increase their

awareness of current issues in Vietnam.

HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM

THE VIETNAMESE ECONOMY: PAST AND PRESENT

EMERGING FINANCIAL MARKETS

MODERN VIETNAMESE HISTORY

MODERN VIETNAMESE LITERATURE

THE CULTURE AND POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM

CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM: CLASS, FAMILY, AND GENDER (REQUIRED)

RELIGIONS OF ASIA

ELEMENTARY VIETNAMESE

INTENSIVE ELEMENTARY VIETNAMESE

VIETNAMESE FOR NATIVE SPEAKERS

Learn about the environment in Vietnam as well as current sustainability efforts, especially those pertaining to forest conservation and biodiversity.

Study Vietnam’s different economic periods and compare and contrast socialist and capitalist economic principles.

Examine the impact of financial institutions on Vietnam’s economic growth and development.

Visit historic sights, museums, and memorials as a way to supplement course lectures.

Read and analyze Vietnamese literary masterpieces.

Learn about the concept of development from a political lens in Vietnam and other countries in Southeast Asia.

As part of this course, all students will participate in an internship or service placement at a community organization.*

Study Vietnam’s major religious institutions, traditions, and practices.

Beginning students will develop basic conversation, reading, and writing skills.

This language-intensive course for beginning students covers twice the course material. (6 credit hours)

Native speakers will focus on developing advanced reading and writing skills.

Total coursework is 12 to 18 credit hours. All courses are three credit hours unless otherwise noted and are offered during both semesters. Contemporary Vietnam is the only required course.

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Experience Southeast Asia’s geographical beauty and cultural diversity on the following program-sponsored trips.

• Explore the tunnels and see how many Vietnamese in this area experienced the war with the United States.

• Learn how this 155-mile “underground village”—the most complicated tunnel system in Vietnam—was constructed.

• Visit temples and tombs from the ancient Cham society at My Son.

• Learn about Vietnam’s last imperial dynasty on a tour of the former capital of Hue.

• Experience Vietnamese nationalism at Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum in Hanoi.

• Enjoy other sites, including the ancient town of Hoi An and Hạ Long bay.

Our program is based in Ho Chi Minh City, a city of 7.5 million people in southern Vietnam—the perfect place to learn about the social, political, and economic dynamics shaping Southeast Asia.

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Phnom Penh Cu Chi Tunnels

Ho Chi Minh City

Mekong Delta

A REGION TO EXPLORE

All of the photos in this brochure were taken by Will Thomas, an international studies major at Loyola who studied at the Vietnam Center in 2012. “Going to Vietnam was among the best experiences of my life,” he said. “I think these images show what a fantastic place it is and give people a taste of what a semester in Vietnam looks like.”

ABOUT THE IMAGES

• Visit a temple and hear from leaders of Cao Dai, a religion created in Vietnam.

• Tour the area and see a floating market, a brick kiln, and a handicraft village. You also can stay with a local family or ride a bike around the islet under the shade of lush fruit trees.

• Spend an evening eating food and listening to folk music unique to the Mekong Delta.

• Compare Vietnam with its neighbor to the west during this four-day excursion.

• Visit the Royal Palace and Angkor Archaeological Park, two of Cambodia’s national treasures.

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T H E V I E T N A M C E N T E R • O F F I C E F O R I N T E R N AT I O N A L P R O G R A M S

Sullivan Center 206 • Lake Shore Campus • Chicago, IL 60660

773.508.7706 • LUC.edu/vietnam