{"id":3945,"date":"2017-11-07T16:07:25","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T21:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/?page_id=3945"},"modified":"2026-01-09T13:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:53:27","slug":"choosing-an-option-travel-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/choosing-an-option-travel-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing an Option: Considerations when planning your travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Choosing an Option: Considerations when planning your travel\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"choosing-an-option-considerations-when-planning-your-travel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choosing an Option: Considerations when planning your travel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"travel-planning\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Travel Planning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For some IER options, Carleton does the travel planning, while for other options students are expected to the travel planning themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table  aligncenter\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>International Exchange:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">All travel planning done by students<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><strong>International Placement:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Placements in Ottawa: No overseas travel.<\/p>\n<p>Placements outside Canada: All travel planning done by students<\/p><\/td><td><strong>Letter of Permission:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>All travel planning done by students<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GINS 3200 Experiential Learning Abroad:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>All travel planning by Carleton<\/p><\/td><td><strong>Carleton Course Taught Abroad:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Travel planning shared: Students book their own overseas travel, Carleton arranges in-country accommodation and travel<\/p><\/td><td><strong>GINS 3100 Global and International Group Project:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>No overseas travel<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"group-vs-individual-travel\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Group vs. Individual Travel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some IER options involve study\/work and travel as a group, while other IER options require students to study\/work and travel on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table  aligncenter\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>International Exchange: <\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Study and travel on your own<\/p><\/td><td><strong>International Placement:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Work and travel on your own<\/p><\/td><td><strong>Letter of Permission:<br>\n<\/strong>Study and travel on your own<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GINS 3200 Experiential Learning Abroad:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Work and travel as part of a group<\/p><\/td><td><strong>Carleton Course Taught Abroad:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Study and travel as part of a group<\/p><\/td><td><strong>GINS 3100 Global and International Group Project:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>No overseas travel<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"destination\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Destination<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most IER options offer destinations around the world, others are more restricted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table  aligncenter\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th><\/th><th><\/th><th><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>International Exchange: <\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Destinations world-wide<\/p><\/td><td><strong>International Placement:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Placements in Canada: <span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Ottawa<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Placements outside Canada:<\/p>\n<p>Destinations world-wide<\/p><\/td><td><strong>Letter of Permission:<br>\n<\/strong>Destinations world-wide<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>GINS 3200 Experiential Learning Abroad:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>Belize<\/p><\/td><td><strong>Carleton Course Taught Abroad:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>GINS 3300:<\/p>\n<p>Destinations world-wide, varies year-to-year<\/p>\n<p>AFRI 3100:<\/p>\n<p>Destinations in Africa, varies year-to-year<\/p>\n<p>EURR 4302:<\/p>\n<p>Destinations in Europe<\/p><\/td><td><strong>GINS 3100 Global and International Group Project:<\/strong><p><\/p>\n<p>No international travel<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing an Option: Considerations when planning your travel Travel Planning For some IER options, Carleton does the travel planning, while for other options students are expected to the travel planning themselves. International Exchange: All travel planning done by students International Placement: Placements in Ottawa: No overseas travel. 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