Study Abroad

Summer 2016
England, Scotland & Ireland
GEO 2420 Cultural Geography
LIT 1000 Introduction to Literature or
ENG 2930 Special Topics: English

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England

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Dublin

Edinburgh

London

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Landscape of Ireland, Scotland, &

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Course Offerings

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

GEO 2420

Cultural Geography

LIT 1000

Introduction to Literature

ENG 2930

Special Topics: English

1-3

When
How much?

Trip Highlights

May 11-20, 2016

$3,500

Learn about the Cultural Geography of the British Isles traveling by boat, train and airplane
Learning the relationships between place and myth and literature
Enjoy the countryside from the train traveling from Edinburgh, Scotland to London, England
Visit the cities of Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh and London
Discover the haunts of writers like Joyce, Yeats, McCourt, Conan Doyle, Burns, Rowling, and Dickens
Learn the relationships between locale and accent--learn to speak like the Scots and Irish
Take a ferry across the Irish Sea from Belfast to Scotland
Experience 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites - Giants Causeway, Old and New Edinburgh, Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London
Learn about the history of Irish leaders in the Dublin City Walk
Link the folklore of the Celtic Giant Finn McCool to the basalt columns of the Antrim Coast
Understand the relevance of Belfast murals in the peace process in Northern Ireland
Enjoy the traditional and non-traditional London - culture, history, architecture, diversity and nightlife

Financial Resources
Student Life Study Abroad
Grant

1/3 trip ( up to $1,200)

Stuart McRae Scholarship

$2,500 (45 college credits, GPA 3.5,

financial need)

Fundraising

Financial aid
World Travelers Club

Faculty Leaders
Heidi Lannon
Heidi Lannon is an Associate Professor of Geography at Santa Fe
College. She was raised in Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean,
and is a citizen of Great Britain. She has travelled extensively and has
family in Scotland & France, Singapore, South Africa, Malta, Dubai, and
the Philippines. Heidi graduated from the University of Ulster in
Northern Ireland, and participated in field work in Donegal and the
Arran Islands in Ireland, and study abroad research in
Brittany, France, and Malaga, Spain. She has a Bachelors
degree in Environmental Science, Masters in Coastal
Management and Pubic Administration and a Ph. D. in
Geography. She spent 20 years working in industry and
government prior to joining the faculty at Santa Fe
College in 2008. Dr. Lannon has taught Cultural, Physical
and World Regional Geography and Introduction to
Meteorology at Santa Fe College. She has taken students
in the field as a component of teaching Physical
Geography. Heidi has travelled with students to Costa
Rica and Europe (Paris Florence and Rome) and led study
abroad trips to Ghana, West Africa and Ecuador. She
was the recipient of a Title VI travel award in 2013 and
travelled to Japan and the Philippines to Asianize her
curriculum.
Contact Information
352-395-7082
A-037
heidi.lannon@sfcollege.edu

Susan Miller
Susan Miller has been in the English department at Santa Fe since 1987,
and for the last nine years has been department chair.
She spent the last year as president of the
Association of Departments of English, an
organization of college English department
chairs from all levels of higher education
and one of two standing sub-organizations
of the Modern Language Association.
She is a past president of the Florida
College English Association. She has
traveled extensively in both Ireland
and England in the past. At Santa Fe,
she has taught Honors classes in
Detective Fiction and Victorian
Literature, both of which connect to
the course she will offer in
conjunction with the study abroad
trip.
Contact Information
352-395-5372
P146
susan.miller@sfcollege.edu