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CUBA: Comparative Economics & History of American-Cuban Relations

Term To Study: Summer 2018
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2018
Program Starts: May 21, 2018
Program Ends: Jun 02, 2018
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $4,395
Program Locations: Havana, Trinidad
Contact Phone: 434-544-8788
Contact Name: Study Abroad Office
Contact Email: studyabroad@lynchburg.edu
What is Included: Program fee of $4395 will drop to $3995 once 15 students are enrolled in the trip.

The trip fee includes: international airfare; ground transportation; housing; breakfast daily; welcome dinner; farewell dinner; entry fees to program required sites; tour guides; 24 hour assistance; international insurance for medical emergencies, accidents, evacuation and repatriation.

$250 non-refundable deposit is required by the deadline listed on the left side of the page. The deposit is refundable only if the College cancels the trip.
What is not Included: Tuition, passport fees, visa application fees (if applicable), extra luggage fees (if exceeding airline allowance), trip insurance, some meals (see itinerary) while in-country and during travel to-and-from study abroad destinations, spending money of personal nature such as, but not limited, to phone service, laundry, souvenirs, bank transaction fees, etc.).
Estimated Costs: Tuition is billed separately and per credit hour. Summer term study abroad course enrollees receive the Experiential Learning Grant (ELG), which provides 50% off tuition.

Tuition WITH the ELG applied for 6 credits was $1,530 for the 2016-17 academic year. Summer 2018 tuition rates will be released by the end of fall 2017 semester.
Program Description

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
Experience Cuba and its culture firsthand as U.S.-Cuban
relations are in transition
Explore Cuban economics, history & politics with emphasis on the past 50 years under the Castro regime
Examine political history between the two nations & understand US foreign policy towards Cuba.

Course meets campus May 14-18, and the group will depart for Cuba on May 21.

Courses:
ECON 377
SPAN 377

Faculty Leaders:
Dr. Craig | craig_m@lynchburg.edu
Dr. Hertel | hertel@lynchburg.edu

Quick Facts

Population: 11075244
Capital: Havana
Per-capita GDP: $ 9900
Size: 110860 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 05:00 hours) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

US State Department

Travel Warning: YES
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