The Program
Students study two courses during the summer in addition to CM400 in the Spring 2008 quarter:
CM majors will register for:
- CM400 (1 unit) – Spring quarter
- CM 463 –Professional Practice for Senior Construction Project Managers (3 units)
- CM 431 – Management of Interdisciplinary Functions in Construction
CM minors will register for:
- CM400 (1 unit) – Spring quarter
- CM 431 – Management of Interdisciplinary Functions in Construction
- and either CM 452-Project Controls or CM454 – Building Estimating
The program of study will be organized and taught by Professor Barry Jones. bkjones@calpoly.edu
Study Hours
50 hour self-study program during the Spring quarter
5 week studying program based at University of Sussex, Brighton, England commencing Sunday 22nd June 2008 completing Saturday July 26th.
Costs
Based on an Exchange rate of ₤1 = $
0.71
(Euro to American Dollar) or ₤1 =
$0.48 (British Pound to American Dollar)
Cost including 5 weeks accommodation, registration fee Cal Poly and registration fee University of Sussex will be around $3600. This figure to be confirmed.
Travel
Air Transportation from USA to UK can vary, $550 to $1,000 (group rates might be available) - students to make there own arrangements.
Ground transportation including field trip(s) to London projects etc. in the UK allow $ 300
Optional: Travel costs to visit European destinations down to you
If you do not have Passports, student cards, etc. allow $ 200
Other cost include normal day to day expenses - for instance;
Food & incidentals ($ 30.00 per day for 30 days) $ 900
Personal health items and entertainment $ 350
Key Dates
- Students will make there own travel arrangements to arrive at the University of Sussex, Brighton on Sunday June 26th.
- Monday June 23rd induction party at the University of Sussex, England.
- 5 study weeks spent at the University of Sussex completing Saturday, July 26th
Web sites
http://www.brighton.co.uk/
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/
http://www.londontown.com/
http://www.paris-touristoffice.com/
General Information
Brighton is 50 miles South of London, a Regency period seaside city, with excellent train service taking about 1 hour to central London and accessible to the Channel Tunnel. It is a great fun city to be in with two Universities and a great variety of cultural and evening life.
The University of Sussex was one of the first of the universities founded in the 1960's, receiving its Royal Charter. As benefits a top-ranked institution, Sussex enjoys an international reputation for teaching and the quality and range of its research work. It has academic links with every continent, with 2300 international students drawn from over 100 countries, and teaching and research staff from 40 nations. Sussex has particularly strong links with institutions in continental Europe and North America.
The University is on a single campus set within the South Downs countryside. Surrounded by rolling green parkland, with the beautiful Sussex coast on the doorstep, there is a perfect atmosphere for study and relaxation, with great opportunities for recreation and sport.
- On the arrival day staff from the University of Sussex will welcome all international students and there will be orientations about everything, and a large party!
- Housing will be in Park Village on campus - these are townhouses of 12 rooms with shared bathrooms, kitchen etc. These are single rooms with a washbasin. It is all self-catering, and there are various cafeterias etc on campus. as well. Note: Brighton has the largest number of restaurants per capita outside London, so there is never a shortage of somewhere new to try.
- Rent includes one change of bed linen, one clean of rooms, and two of communal areas per week. Students will be responsible for paying their accommodation bill and University of Sussex registration fee. This will be required on arrival.
- For families there are family apartments in the Institute of Development Studies - they are not especially new or fancy, but are not too expensive. They do get booked up at least 6 months in advance so make the booking early. Alternatively there is a summer sublet for you in either Brighton or Lewes but students will have to make their own arrangements.
- Sussex provides students with a welcome and farewell party, at least one (usually more) other organized social events a week - movie nights, pub quiz, walking tours of a local village, etc.
- There is a full day trip out each weekend students get one free, and can buy others at a subsidized rate. (i.e. to Oxford, Cambridge, London, Bath, Stonehenge, Leeds Castle, etc.) The entry fee for the big attraction in each place is included. A social coordinator will provide information about the best local clubs, pubs, walks etc.
- A seminar room for teaching with an appropriate selection of tables for students to work at - and computer link up will be available for teaching up to 20 students. Also a share in an office for visiting faculty, with phone, computer etc. Faculty and students would have the usual access to campus computing facilities, and to the library. (Sussex are happy to support small scale photocopying, but copying more than about 60 pages per student, students will be charged the copying cost).
- The University of Sussex charge a fee per student for using the university facilities this fee is included in the accommodation cost shown. Students will be responsible for paying this fee on arrival.
Objectives
To provide CM students with international study opportunities within the framework of CalPoly's Construction Management degree program.
The faculty sees the opportunities of such a program affording the students of construction management experiences that complement and expand the educational objectives of our professional study curriculum.
General educational objective for the Summer Study Program are:
To provide the opportunity for students preparing for a career in built environment to extend their studies and perspectives beyond the familiar classroom and campus environment.
To effectively heighten the students’ involvement and responsibility in the development of their intellectual, emotional and perceptual learning experiences.
To expand the students' understanding of international construction and the role the construction industry plays in a global built environment.
To experience living and studying in another country.
To contrast and compare historical construction of earlier civilizations in the wider environment.
Why should CM students Study Abroad?
Construction is a truly international profession. Foreign study is fully recognized as an essential part of the college experience. Approximately 13% of Cal Poly students will have lived and studied in another country by the time they graduate; this number is increasing annually. One of the most important skills they develop from their university education is the ability to consider things from more than one perspective. Studying abroad enhances the ability and helps them develop their analytical and critical thinking skills.
It is in the spirit of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design’s “Universal Traveler” philosophy.
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