Brochure

      LEARN ABROAD or AT HOME

INTERDISCIPLINARY FAMILY-FOCUSED HEALTH CARE ACROSS CULTURES

A GRADUATE PROGRAM IN NURSING

WEB-BASED COURSES

University of Tampere, Finland; University Witten/Herdecke, Germany; University of Rome, Italy. University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin; Capital University, Columbus, Ohio; Florida International University, Miami, Florida

This project is a consortium of six universities, which have joined together to provide a unique opportunity in international education for graduate students in nursing.

The project links three European Community universities and three United States universities to provide access to web-based courses and health care learning opportunities leading to a certificate in international health. The project makes international study affordable, because it awards travel/living expense stipends for studies at a partner campus.

STUDY ABROAD
Eligible students can apply through their home campus to study abroad at a partner university.

WEB-BASED COURSES
Both exchange students and students studying from their home campus can enroll in web-based courses.

GRADUATE CONCENTRATE or CERTIFICATE IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
Courses lead to a graduate certificate or study concentrate in interdisciplinary family-focused health care. Courses can be taken as electives by graduate students in nursing at the participating universities

COSTS AND STIPENDS
Students pay the regular tuition and fees to their home campus, and room and board at the host campus. Selected students receive a stipend to pay for their travel and to offset some of the costs associated with travel and living abroad.

WHO MAY APPLY
Graduate students in nursing from any of the six partner universities may apply through their own university.

HOW TO APPLY
Contact the campus representative listed on this brochure.

COURSES in Interdisciplinary Family-Focused Health Care Across Cultures.
Three to five web-based courses will be available to students for both exchange and home-based study.

Cultural Immersion Seminar (2 semester credits). Learn about a transatlantic country, its language, cultural values, social etiquette and interpersonal and family patterns.

Cultures, Communities and Health Care (3 semester credits; 2 credit theory, 1 credit internship). Study models of health care, learn about political, economic, cultural influences on health, and visit government agencies and policy-making sites.

Interdisciplinary Health Care Across Cultures (3 semester credits; 2 credits theory, 1 credit practicum). Learn roles and relationships of interdisciplinary team members in providing health services within countries and cultures.

Family Theory and Intervention Across Cultures (3 semester credits; 2 credits theory, 1 credit clinical). Study family theories and their use in assessment and intervention in family health within cultures and lifestyles.

Leadership Seminar/Practicum (Post-exchange, 1 semester credit; 75 hours of clinical work). Apply learning from cross-cultural study to clinical practice in a health care setting at home.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Because each university has a unique calendar, contact your home university for specific beginning and ending dates.

INTERNATIONAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
This program provides an excellent opportunity to experience the life and health care patterns of other countries. Students not only focus on the predominant ethnic groups in the country, but also will learn about migration and immigration issues, underdeveloped countries, and global perspectives on the family, health and health care systems. Exchange students will have a unique opportunity to pair with students at the partner site to participate in clinical experiences within the health care system in that country. Students studying at home through the web will be able to discuss content and experiences with students from other countries.

CONTACT PERSONS
EUROPE.

FINLAND. Paivi Astedt-Kurki, PhD, RN, Professor, University of Tampere, Telephone: 358-3-2156817. Fax: 358-3-2156665, E-mail: nupaast@uta.fi. University website: www.uta.fi

GERMANY. Elke Donath, International Coordinator, University Witten/Herdecke, Telephone: 49 23 02 669-365, E-mail: donath@uni-wh.de. University website: www.uni-wh.de

ITALY. University of Rome, Julita Sansoni, Telephone: 0039-06-86326059; E-Mail: sansoni@uniroma1.it. University website: www.nursing.uniroma1.it

UNITED STATES.

EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN. University of Wisconsin Eau Claire. L. Elaine Wendt, Ph.D., R.N.,Interim Associate Dean and Educational Administrator, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, School of Nursing, Room 101a, Eau Claire, WI 54702, Telephone: 715-836-5287, E-mail: wendtle@uwec.edu, Kathy Anderson, Ph.D.,R.N.,E-mail: anderske@uwec.edu, University website: www.uwec.edu

COLUMBUS, OHIO. Captial University. Dr. Rita Kerr, Telephone: 614-236-6365; Fax: 614-236-6157; E-mail: rkerr@capital.edu. University website: www.capital.edu

MIAMI, FLORIDA. Florida International University. Dr. Marie-Luise Friedemann; Telephone: 305-919-5311 ; Fax: 305-919-5395; E-mail: friedemm@fiu.edu. University website: www.fiu.edu

FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE OUR WEBSITE: International Health Program