海上迷路: Reporting on 意大利's Migration Crisis

Students will spend four weeks on campus learning about European and Italian immigration policies and their impact on migrants flooding 意大利’s southern coast. The on-campus learning will also focus on international reporting techniques. This on-campus period will involve instructor-led skills and information sessions, 学生主导的信息会议, and Zoom information sessions with Italian journalists and political leaders. Following the on-campus component of the course, students will travel together to Rome, 意大利.

在意大利的时候, students will be guided by the program director and Italian journalist mentors on pre-organized interviews with those interviewees the students have deemed important for their reporting.  这些面试可能包括, 但不限于, Italian politicians (both on the left and right), municipal leaders who run migrant ‘hot spots’, NGO (non-governmental organization) representatives working with migrants, crew members of search and rescue ships, 在自行组织的营地里的移民, 在海上溺水的移民获救, officials with the Italian office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), migrants waiting to be processed by Italian authorities.

该项目将从罗马开始. Students will then fly together to the small southern island of Lampedusa (NPR新闻，兰佩杜萨岛报道), followed by travel to Catania, 西西里 (InfoMigrants). The three weeks abroad will include two or three days for independent personal travel in the region. There will also be a number of group excursions to locations of interest in Rome and 西西里.

在节目的最后一周, students will return to campus and work on publishing their reporting on course-specific social media sites as well as a course-specific media website.

要求: 没有最低GPA要求. Preferred knowledge of journalistic reporting and research techniques. Interest in international reporting is also preferred.

课程: JMS 4900: Reporting in 意大利 on the EU migration crisis (4学分)

This course can be taken to fulfill Journalism, Communication or Media Studies electives.  With approval from the Internship Coordinator, it may qualify for internship credits. This course may also fulfill elective credit for students in Political Science, International Studies or the 荣誉学院. 

在罗马, 意大利, 学生们将被安置, 双人房间, in a hotel in the central city near the parliament building and within walking and bus distance to main attractions. 在兰佩杜萨岛上, 学生也将被安置, 双人房间, within walking or bus distance to immigration hot spots. 在卡塔尼亚, 西西里, 学生也将被安置, 双人房间, in a hotel near the central bus station that allows for travel to various sites of immigration reporting across the island.

每天包括全套早餐. Students will be responsible for other meals and can purchase lunches and dinners independently at any of the many restaurants, 餐馆, 该地区的咖啡馆和酒吧. Meals will be provided by the program when there is a required gathering for group meetings.

学费:4学分
You will be charged for these credits on your eBill at your normal rate of tuition.

项目费用:3300美元
To be paid to OU on our MarketPlace payment system and includes: housing and some meals, transportation and all excursions while in 意大利, 还有健康保险.

额外费用:1875美元
You will need additional funds for these expenses not covered by program fee. 数额是估计的.

国际机票:1100美元
个人杂费:300美元
餐:300美元
Passport (if you don't have one): $175

奖学金和经济援助: You are able to use financial aid to cover your full cost of attendance to this program (tuition, 项目费用及额外费用). Scholarships are also available through your study abroad application.