The Citadel Military College of South Carolina
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Georgia

Citadel Summer in Georgia

Term To Study: Summer 2020
Application Deadline: Mar 15, 2020
Program Starts: Jun 08, 2020
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Faculty-led
Program Fee: $3,260
Contact Phone: (843) 953-5069
Contact Name: Terry Mays
Contact Email: mayst@citadel.edu
What is Included: Due to Covid-19, this program has been cancelled. Please communicate with your program director(s) if you have any questions regarding program cancellations or refunds.

-Housing
-Most meals
-Travel insurance
-On-site Transportation
-Excursions
-Tuition for 6 credits

What is not Included: -Roundtrip Airfare
-Transportation to and from airport
-Passport Fees
-Personal Expenses
Program Description

Due to Covid-19, this program has been cancelled. Please communicate with your program director(s) if you have any questions regarding program cancellations or refunds.

COURSE OFFERINGS

In Georgia, each student enrolls in two courses:
1. Georgian Foreign and Security Policy with Russia and the Caucasus Region
2. Georgian Cyber Security Issues

Note: Students will earn 6 credits by participating in this program. Courses are cross-listed, allowing students flexibility in course selection. Graduate course sections are also included. Courses are prefixed either PSCI or INTL depending upon the needs of the student for degree completion. Courses are generally numbered as Special Topics in that particular Department for the set course on Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Courses are numbered undergrad for undergrads; grad for grads.

*Each course includes lectures and site visits in the country.
*Students are expected to bring a binder, laptop, and take notes.
*Actual work on the course by the student is accomplished at the end of the term after departure from the country.
*Each student will be required to write one shorter paper (3-5 pages) and one longer paper (7-10 pages) and in each course based on general questions in the syllabus which is presented before the program.
*Each paper is written from class notes and a series of monographs from think tanks provided online.
*Grad student papers are a few pages longer than the undergrad courses.
*Undergrads are graded based on their understanding of the topics and grad students more on their analysis of the situation (just like all undergrad and grad courses in the field).
*Students are given 1 month to complete the papers for both courses. If in both courses, they have a total of 1 1/2 months for delivery of final reports

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

The Republic of Georgia is a critical strategic partner to the United States; for example, it has been the largest per capita contributor to coalition military efforts in Afghanistan. According to security expert Richard Weitz, “Besides its critical position on Russia’s southern flank, Georgia offers Western countries a front-line partner in addressing security issues related to Iran, Turkey, and the Armenia-Azerbaijan dispute.” Few, if any, US colleges besides The Citadel offer the opportunity to study abroad in this important and beautiful locale.

-Students will have the opportunity to visit the following sites:
*Visit to border to see the Russian occupied area of South Ossetia
*Visit Georgian Defense Academy
*Visit US Embassy
*Visit a walled town and monastery in the eastern Georgia
*Visit the old capital of Georgia
*Tour of Tbilisi

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Dr. Terry Mays
Department of Political Science
mayst@citadel.edu
843-953-5069

Dr. Mays has had extensive study abroad experience and led the Georgia program in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Quick Facts

Population: 4570934
Capital: Tbilisi
Per-capita GDP: $ 5600
Size: 69700 km2
Time Zone: (GMT + 04:00 hours) Abu Dhabi, Muscat

US State Department

Travel Warning: YES
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