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Students who traveled to Australia earlier this year visited the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association, where they learned about video production.

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Students considering their spring courses will have five among the offerings that offer a travel component to locales as near as Austin, Texas, and as far as Beijing, China.

Students may apply online by Sept. 30 for the courses. The application material also lists the fees and costs of of the trips, as well as other details.

From London to Paris: In the Footsteps of Ernie Pyle takes students to England and France over spring break to trace the World War II correspondent's journeys.

Devices of Wonder: New Media, New Identities, New Social Movement examines the roles new media play in journalism by taking students to the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, in March.

Media in Latin America: Messages and Moguls, Dictators and Democracy immerses students in Latin American culture, politics and media through travel to Santiago, Chile, in May. The course is open to those with two semesters of Spanish.

Media of Color: Ethnic and Indigenous Communications Worldwide is a summer course that takes students to Australia to study different approaches to gathering and disseminating information, specifically in Aboriginal culture.

International Reporting sends students on a reporting mission to Japan during spring break to cover a range of international issues, and to meet with foreign correspondents and reporters for international media outlets who report for a global audience.

Media and Culture in China explores the relationship between politics and journalism in a system different from that of the U.S. by visiting media outlets and talking with journalism students in Beijing and Hong Kong over spring break.

The school launched its “journalism experiences” program in 2006 to offer classes with travel components that would allow students to study media in other countries and different types of media organizations in the U.S. Half of all journalism majors travel abroad at least once during their four years here, and courses have taken students to six continents. Previous courses included travel to Kenya, Italy and Korea as well as some of the current destinations.

More:

• To apply, complete the online application no later than Sept. 30.
• Learn more about the travel program.
• Contact Director of Experiential Education and Recruitment Kathleen Lee.

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