Our perception of the world around us and our behaviors toward it are the results of complex interactions between our brains and the surrounding environment. This program will help students to examine the influence of culture on the relationship between brain and behavior through a variety of activities and experiences as we travel in countries including Hungary, Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Activities will include didactic instruction, meetings with local experts, visits to sites of local and cultural significance, and cultural experiences. Another aim of the program is to take advantage of the rich history of psychological and neuroscience research in Europe as well as the current vibrant European research community. This will expose students to different ideas about how to think about the mind (in particular diseases of the mind). It will also help students to broaden their research networks for potential future educational and collaborative research opportunities. The final aim of the program is to improve students’ global fluency and cultural awareness and help students become global learners.
Neuroscience in Europe
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DATES
Approximately 1 July–31 Jul 2021
HOUSING
Students stay in apartments, hotels, or hostels. All housing and travel will be arranged by the program.
COURSES
Students are required to enroll in 6 credit hours from the following:
Psych 370 Sensation & Perception (3 credit hours)
Psych 381 Behavioral Neurobiology OR Neuro 380 Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credit hours)
Psych 430R Capstone (variable credit)
Participants may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
COST
$5,000–5,500
Includes: Latter-day-Saint undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and Non-Latter-day-Saint students), housing, most breakfasts, some meals, group transport, some activities, and international health insurance.
Not included: Airfare to and from the program, most meals, public transit, museums, cell phone international data plan, and personal expenses.
PREPARATION
Accepted students are required to participate in an international, cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour). This evening course will be held during the second block of winter semester 2021.
Part-time BYU students and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee of approximately $315 for this course.
FUNDING SOURCES
Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs. Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB) will be considered for a study abroad scholarship.
Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants. Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
APPLICATION PROCESS
Students must be adults 18 years of age or older. Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply. A nonrefundable $35 fee is required.
Applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete and will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. The first payment is due upon acceptance. Please refer to the 2021 Payment Information document for payment schedule (see kennedy.byu.edu/isp-forms/ISPpayments2021.pdf).
Deadline: 15 Dec 2020
FACULTY
Brock Kirwan received a PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 2006 studying memory and amnesia. Kirwan’s work with animal models of amnesia and functional MRI (or fMRI) has led to 50+ peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. His current research interests center around how the brain forms long-term memories for highly overlapping events and how the methods of cognitive neuroscience can be applied in different research and social settings.
SCHEDULE AND TIME COMMITMENT
Students should refrain from arriving late or departing early. Students can be in Europe for no longer than 90 days before requiring a visa.
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
kennedy.byu.edu/isp
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost. If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU financial account. ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.