Birmingham-Southern College
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PROGRAMS OF
THE ASSOCIATED COLLEGES OF THE SOUTH
The Associated Colleges of the South, the consortium of nationally-ranked
liberal arts institutions of which Birmingham-Southern is a member,
provides numerous special cooperative programs of unusual significance
to students and faculty. Four programs of special interest appear
below.
British Studies at Oxford
British Studies at Oxford is a summer program in which students spend
six weeks of study for two or three units of credit at Oxford University
in England. Students live and dine in the seventeenth-century buildings
of St. John's College and attend lectures and seminars covering the
arts, history, literature, and philosophy of a distinguished age of
Britain's past. In addition, students are given the opportunity to
travel throughout England and Europe. Students, at their option, may
have one course count as an interim unit. The second course taken
through British Studies at Oxford that summer will count as a unit
credit in a discipline. Special scholarship assistance is available
to Birmingham-Southern College students participating in this summer
program.
Central Europe Semester
The Central Europe Semester includes trips to Budapest, Vienna, Prague,
Krakow, and other locations as part of a study of Central Europe's
changing political system, economic development, art, music, environment,
and ecology. Non-traditional locations, such as museums, government
buildings, and factories, offer settings for many classes.
Costa Rica Science Semester
The Costa Rica Science Semester takes place in the Talamanca Mountains
of Costa Rica. Students engage in independent research, collecting,
analyzing, and presenting data on the mammalian species in their natural
environment. Participants also study Spanish as part of the project.
Oak Ridge Science Semester
The Oak Ridge Science Semester provides students an opportunity to
study at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The program takes place during interim and spring terms. Oak Ridge
is one of the world's most outstanding research facilities. This program
allows students to associate with scientists whose research frequently
takes them to the very cutting edge of human knowledge. Students majoring
in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer science, political
science, sociology, and economics participate in this program.
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