Program Description
Students will have the wonderful opportunity to stay with an Austria family while in Vienna. This will be their home away from home and an opportunity to get to know the people of Vienna first hand. While in Vienna, we will work closely with the Austro-Amerikan Institute of Education (AAIE) that has been hosting students from many universities as they education abroad in Vienna for over 100 years. They will provide a classroom and a “school” that we can call our own for the duration of our time in Vienna. Our trip will include field trip type classes that deal with culture and diversity, health education and addiction studies.
Come experience the world first hand as you see the United Nations, a local medical university, Freud’s house, Viktor Frankl’s museum, Mauthausen (Concentration Camp), Salzburg and the Sound of Music in the Austrian Alps, and a mountain retreat where we can begin to understand the truth about leisure and slowing down in life. These and MANY more experiences will broaden your life. You will come home a different person.
Health and Safety
AAIE, the partner provider for this UCA program, requires all student and faculty participants be vaccinated in order to participate. This may entail submitting proof of COVID vaccination to AAIE upon registration.
Students registering for programs agree to the following: I understand that UCA does not control requirements of vendors, universities, and other stakeholders for study abroad programing. Should a vendor or organization require masks, vaccinations, quarantine, or other measures regarding COVID 19, I agree to follow these requirements. While UCA and its partners will work to update students, it is ultimately the student’s responsibility to take measures to protect themselves from the spread of disease.
Students must attend one health and safety meeting in the spring semester.
Participants will be enrolled in comprehensive international insurance for the duration of programming.
In an effort to keep our participants, staff, and host communities safe, AAIE will be requiring the COVID-19 vaccination for participation in this program.
You will need to have a copy of your vaccination card at least two weeks prior to the start of the program.
- This should show the dates of both your first and second doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
- The second dose of Pfizer or Moderna or the single dose of Johnson & Johnson must be administered no later than 14 days before the program start date.
Course Offerings
Denise Demers, Ph.D., CHES, Assistant Professor in Health Sciences
HBST 1377 Education Abroad Seminar (LD Core-World Diversity)
HLTH 4365/5365 Field Study in Health Education (undergrad and grad)
HLTH 4343 Multicultural Health
Honors credit may also be available. Honors students may contact Dr. Patricia Smith in the Honors College and the course approval form must also be signed by Dr. Smith if the class taken abroad is to return as Honors Credit.
Important Dates
Tentative Travel Dates: May 15th – June 4th 2022 (exact dates TBA)
Program Application Open Date: Mid-October 2021
Application and Deposit Deadline: February 11, 2022
Faculty Leaders
Dr. Demers (left) and Dr. Ray (right) in Salzburg on the UCA in Austria program in 2018
Dr. Denise Demers is an Assistant Professor in the Health Sciences Department. Having been to Austria and the surrounding areas on a education abroad program as a graduate student, Dr. Demers now loves to take students to share her love for that area of the world. She is excited to convey to students the many opportunities to improve themselves as people as they study in a foreign country. Her hope is for everyone to fall in love with Vienna as she has, and to find a part of themselves that may be hidden at this time. Come see the world with Dr. Demers!
Dr. Carla Gilbreath is a Clinical Instructor II in Health Sciences. Dr. Gilbreath received her BS in Health Education from the University of Central AR and her MS in Public Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Her PhD is in Health Services Administration from Touro University, Cyprus California. Dr. Gilbreath is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Dr. Gilbreath teaches Health Education in the Medical Care Setting, Administration for Health Care Programs, and Health Strategies in Multicultural Health Populations. She also serves as an Academic student advisor. Dr. Gilbreath serves on the Diversity committee for the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.
Program Cost
Estimated program cost: Austria 2022
In addition to the program cost associated with the trip, each student must pay Education Abroad Tuition for 3-6 credit hours. For reference, 3 credit hours amounts to $780 in Education Abroad Tuition. A cost calculator has been included here if you need any assistance in finding your total cost.
For information about international insurance coverage: https://uca.edu/globalstudy/health-and-safety/
Learn German
Practice some German before your trip with our Basic German Translations cheat sheet. Also, check out Mango Languages, a language learning resource free for UCA students.
