This trip is now full.
You can add your name to the waitlist by emailing honorsaway@sc.edu with your name, USCID and trip you wish to be waitlisted for.
Dates
May 19 - 31, 2025
Costs
Program fee: $3,900 (includes $500 non-refundable deposit)
*Includes housing, some meals and several excursions. Program fee is preliminary and will not increase.
Deposit Deadline: Dec. 1, 2024
Program fee does not include roundtrip airfare, tuition or the study abroad fee.
| Airfare | Varies |
For flexibility, students book their own flight. Program leaders will share their flight itinerary with the class and students often fly as a group on the international leg of the trip. |
| Study Abroad Application | $150.00 | Fee to the Education Abroad Office for administrative preparation. |
| Tuition | Varies | Students should check with the Bursar’s Office to see how much this 3-credit hour course will charge them in tuition. |
| International Insurance | $35.36 | Fee that the Education Abroad office adds to each students bill who studies abroad. The policy provides medical and mental health coverage, but it is NOT trip interruption insurance. |
The Class
Taught by: Amanda Wangwright Ph.D., Art History, Kunio Hara, Ph.D., Musicology
Pre-requisites: There is no prerequisite for this course.
Course attributes: Honors BTC or Arts and Humanities or elective and Carolina Core AIU
Immerse yourself in traditional Japanese art and architecture while exploring Kyoto and Osaka. Over the course of two weeks, students will explore heritage sites such as Byodo-in Buddhist temple, Fushimi Inari Shinto shrine, and Himeji Castle and participate in workshops and theatrical performances.