Dates: May 30 to June 17, 2022 at University College Dublin
Cost: TBD
Eligibility: Cadets in Good Standing

Program:
The program allows students to take two three-credit hour VMI Biology courses: Epidemics in Society (BI-245X) and Biological Agents in Warfare and Terrorism (BI-240). These courses can fulfill the Science Electives for Humanities Majors. BI 245X also fulfills a cadet’s civilizations and cultures (X) requirement.

A $250 non-refundable deposit is due on January 28, 2022. The final payment is due no later than February 28, 2022.

Room and Board:
Students will be housed in comfortable apartments at UCD. These apartments are equipped with a private bath and full kitchen. Transportation throughout Dublin is included. Two open weekends are included in the program to travel in Ireland.

Program Directors:
Col. Bell is a Biology professor and Department Head in VMI’s Department of Biology. Col. Bryant is an adjunct professor in the Biology Department. For more information about the content of the program, contact either Col. Bell (bellwe@vmi.edu) or Col. Bryant (bryantmh@vmi.edu).

Dates: July 11 – Aug. 4, 2022
Cost: $5,000 (Airfare and meals not included)

Program:
The VMI Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) offers a 6-credit hour Computer Science (CS) program in Seoul, South Korea for four weeks. This is a unique program in that Dr. Youna Jung (Program Director) will join the Dankook University faculty for their summer program and offer VMI-approved courses to both the VMI cadets participating in this program and other international students enrolled at Dankook for the summer.

A $250 non-refundable deposit is due on January 28, 2022. The final payment is due no later than February 28, 2022.

Courses:
Each cadet will take two three-credit hour courses. Each cadet must take at least one CIS course.
There are several options for cadets to enroll in two courses:

1. Cadets can take the two courses taught by Dr. Jung and earn VMI credit:
   Dr. Jung will offer
   - Computational Thinking & Programming (CIS 110) &
   - IT Past, Present and Future (CIS 231WX)
   
   
2. Cadets can take two CIS-related courses from the list below provided by Dankook University and earn transfer credit (with prior approval and provided they earn a grade of C or better). If a cadet takes two of the CS-related courses listed below, then CIS will transfer the earned credits to CIS credits as the following courses: Information Technologies: Past, Present, and Future (CIS 231WX ) and/or as Computational Thinking and Programming (CIS110) for non-majors.
   - Introduction to C++
   - Introduction to Data Science and
   - Technology and Smart Life
   
   
3. Cadets may also choose to take one CIS-related course listed in options 1 and 2 and 1 non-CIS-related course from the list below. Cadets may earn free elective transfer credits. (with prior approval and provided they earn a grade of C or better):
   - History of Korea
   - Contemporary Korean Culture and Society

List of offered courses will be confirmed by Dankook university at the end of December

Housing: Cadets will live with Korean and international students in on-campus dormitories (included in program price).

Meals: Meals are not included in the program price. Dankook University provides meals at a reasonable price (at most $4) in numerous campus restaurants and cafes.

Cultural activities: 9 activities are included in the program cost. Transportation for activities is included.
Korean Traditional Music and Dance
K-Movie and K-pop Dance
Taekwondo and Craft Art
Making Kimchi
DMZ/JSA
Mud Festival
Cadets can select and pay for additional optional activities, e.g. Temple Stay, Ceramic Arts, and Amusement Park.
Transportation: Airfare is not included in the program. Airport pick-up service is included.

Program Director
Dr. Youna Jung, Assistant Professor CIS Department, MH313D, jungy@vmi.edu

CIS in Seoul, South Korea Flyer

Dates: Depart US approx. May 29, 2022 and return to the US approx. June 28, 2022
Cost: Approx. $6,995 plus airfare (Fees subject to BOV approval)
A $250 non-refundable deposit is due on January 28, 2022. The final payment is due no later than February 28, 2022.
Fees include tuition, insurance, internet (wifi), and accommodation in apartments. International airfare costs are not included.

General Overview
Students will be immersed in French culture and language during a four-week intensive course of study that includes level-appropriate language instruction and French culture and history course taught in English. The program will also offer students the opportunity to travel to important historical sites in Paris and Normandy. Students will earn a total of nine hours of credit, three hours for the French culture and language course and six hours at the 100, 200, or 300 level, which can be counted toward fulfilling their VMI language requirement. It is aimed at those fulfilling a language requirement (either 2 or 3-year requirement) and French majors and minors.

Eligibility
Any current student in good standing with an accredited university is eligible to apply. VMI students need only apply.

Room and Board
Students will be housed together in authentic Parisian apartments. Meals are not included.

Program Director
Lt. Col. Jeff Kendrick earned his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and has directed or co-directed the VMI Paris summer program every year since its inception. He enjoys teaching language, literature, and culture classes, especially in the medieval and Renaissance periods. His research interests include the poetry of Marguerite de Navarre and other contemporaries, the Reformation in France, medieval lyric poetry, and medieval chivalric romance.

Dates: Depart US on June 19, 2022 (arriving June 20), and return to the US on July 21, 2022
Cost: Approx. $4,995 plus airfare (Fees subject to BOV approval)

A $250 non-refundable deposit is due on January 21, 2022.
The final payment is due no later than February 18, 2022.

Fees include tuition for two courses, hotel accommodation, breakfasts, train tickets, museum tickets, insurance, and internet (Wi-Fi).
International airfare costs are not included.

General Overview
Students will be immersed in Italian culture and mathematical study during a five-week intensive course of study although no experience with the Italian language is expected. Students will earn six credits from two VMI courses: MA311: Differential Equations and MA331X: History of Mathematics in Europe. Both courses are taught in English and for those students who have completed a course in Differential Equations, there are opportunities to replace this course with an independent study (on a case-by-case basis).

The program also includes travel to Pisa and Florence to see historical sites like the Leaning Tower, the Statue of David, and the Sistine Chapel, and museums such as the Galileo Museum. Students will earn a total of six credit hours. For VMI cadets majoring in Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics, these courses fit naturally into the curriculum as MA311 is required and MA331X can be used as a cultures and civilization course (X course), a math elective, and toward the mathematics minor.

Eligibility
Any VMI cadet or current student in good standing with an accredited university is eligible to apply. The Differential Equations course has Calculus 2 as a prerequisite.

Room and Board
Students will be housed together in an authentic Tuscan hotel: Residence Le Santucce and breakfast is included. Some other meals such as welcome and departure dinners will be included as well.

Program Directors and Course Instructors
COL/Dr. Troy Siemers earned his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia. He has been a professor at VMI since 1999 and department head since 2013. He has led previous study abroad trips to Lithuania, France, and Germany. His interests include ultrarunning, football (soccer) and all sorts of gaming.

MAJ/Dr. Blain Patterson earned his PhD from North Carolina State University. He joined VMI in 2019 and is excited to help led his first study abroad program. His academic interests include improving teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics. Blain is avid board gamer who plays tabletop, role-playing, and trading card games.

MAJ/Dr. Sarah Patterson is a professor at VMI in the Applied Mathematics Department. She earned her Ph. D. from Duke University in 2019. Her interests include mathematical modeling, pedagogy of mathematics and computation science, and hiking with her two dogs.

Flyer - Mathematics Study Abroad in Tuscany, Italy

VMI, in partnership with John Cabot University, is pleased to present a summer four-week program in Rome, Italy.

Dates: June 30 - August 6, 2022
Cost: $4,900, excluding airfare (Subject to BOV approval)

Fees include tuition, books, accommodation in John Cabot University apartments, two meals/day Meal Plan, public transportation (pass for the subway, trams, and buses), cultural sightseeing tours (e.g., Roman, Colosseum, Roman Public Baths, Roman Catacombs, Pantheon, etc…), museum entrance fees and airport pick-up and drop-off service. International airfare is not included.

Program Director: Col. Jon-Michael Hardin, Professor, and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering.

Deadlines: Cadets must have completed the application process and provided a $250 non-refundable deposit by 28 January, 2022. Committed cadets must have paid program in full or signed promissory note by February 28, 2022.

Room and Board
Students will be living in a John Cabot University designated apartment. Cadets will have a two-meal a day Meal Plan at the John Cabot University Café.

Academics
No foreign language requirement.
Col. Michael Hardin will be teaching two Mechanical Engineering Courses.
ME 302 – Dynamics (transfer credit)
ME360X - Global Engineering (VMI Credit)

List of excursions, meetings and events in conjunction with the Global Engineering class:
Leonardo Da Vinci Museum
Italian Space Agency
European Space Agency
Manufacturing company that produces space launchers
Italian company that produces military vehicles and systems
Excursion to and a meeting with the Italian Corps of Engineers
Dinner with Roma Tre engineering doctoral students
Lecture and Excursion to Aqueduct Park
Lectures and presentations by Italian Engineers

Academic Facilities
The engineering classroom is located at John Cabot University – Guarini Campus.

The Virginia Program at Oxford is a six-week summer program in British history and literature run jointly by VMI and five other schools. Cadets from any major and any class are welcome to apply. You will earn 6 hours of credit and take courses on a pass/fail basis. The cost is approximately $7900, but financial aid is available from several sources, including the VPO itself. The cost includes a room of your own, all meals, and trips to London and Stratford-on-Avon.

For more information see flyer below, https://vaoxford.org  or contact Dr. Duncan Richter (richterdj@vmi.edu).

Virginia Program at Oxford Flyer