{"id":1221,"date":"2013-09-05T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T14:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=341"},"modified":"2015-02-13T21:51:31","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T21:51:31","slug":"ucla-american-studies-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2013\/09\/05\/ucla-american-studies-course\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA American Studies Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-340\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/09\/ucla-300x94.jpg\" alt=\"ucla\" width=\"300\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/09\/ucla-300x94.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2013\/09\/ucla.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/span>A class for au pairs who want to master a unive<\/span><span>rsity level class and take home a  certificate         from a major U.S. university. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Registration         is now open for <strong><span>\u201cAmerican         Studies,\u201d<\/span><\/strong> offered online through the <strong><span>University of California Los         Angeles (<span>UCLA<\/span>)<\/span><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Your         host family pays the tuition of $500. You receive a  reading assignm<\/span><span>ent         each week, and you have one or two  assignments to do online. Some         assignments will test your  creative thinking. Some assignments will         send you to the  internet to do some independent research. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Note         that a Global Awareness presentation, volunteer  work in the community,         and participating in local events are all  part of this class (and you         will earn 6 credits by completing  both the online and community         requirements). Ambitious? Yes \u2013  most definitely. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If         you are curious about the events that have shaped  culture and his<\/span><span>tory         in the U.S., if you would like a taste of  the part women have played in         U.S. history, if you want to get  involved in the community where you         live, if you are mentally  adventurous \u2013 <strong><em><span>this is the class for you!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Read more about the class <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/pdf\/APIA_advantage_email.pdf\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The next course runs from <span><span>September 23, 2013 \u2013 February 3, 2014<\/span><\/span>.<br \/>\n<strong><span>Register         today at <a href=\"http:\/\/aupairinamerica.cmail2.com\/t\/r-i-bitotd-l-y\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.uclaextension.edu\/aupairs<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A class for au pairs who want to master a university level class and take home a certificate from a major U.S. university. 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