Travel Study

2012 Spring/Summer

HUM284CS or HUM268H: Splendors of Italy June 9-17, 2012 [J. Crawford]
Contact JCrawford@msmc.la.edu for more information. Click here to view/print the brochure.

Travel to Italy and study the culture of the ancient Roman Empire! As we travel, we will visit key ancient sites and collections such as the Roman port of Ostia, Pompeii, and the museum of antiquities in Naples. In Florence and the Vatican we will study the ancient Greco-Roman inspiration for Renaissance art. We will also visit the Forum and the Coliseum. Join us for a trip through time!

2011 Summer

African Americans in California - Allensworth State Park August 13-14, 2011 [F. Simonelli]
In 1908 Colonel Allen Allensworth founded an independent township in Tulare County, 30 miles north of Bakersfield, CA, the first community founded and financed entirely by and for African Americans at a time when violence against black Americans was epidemic. This travel study course will explore Colonel Allensworth’s life and career and visit the Allensworth State Park where his Township has been lovingly preserved and restored.