Brussels
Ghana
London
Kyoto
Orvieto
Paris
Brussels, Belgium
Summer I
New for 2007, in collaboration with the Clemson University Brussels Center (CUBC) and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), this four-week program offers courses in International Culture and Communications (IS 210), and Global Media Studies (COMM 300) and is open to all majors.
Check out the program on the CUBC web page: www.clemson.edu/IA/cubc/students/summer/Summer07-Comm.pdf
Ghana
The Maymester cultural history tour of Ghana begins in Accra and includes trips to sites of historical, political, and ecological importance throughout the country. Students will immerse themselves in Ghanaian culture through language, literature, history, music, and dance. The trip also includes a community service component.
This interdisciplinary study program is led by a Clemson faculty member and was designed in cooperation with the University of Ghana in Legon, one of the top institutions of higher education in West Africa.
Courses: Students earn three (3) credits in either PAS 498/698 (Pan African Studies) or IS 210 (International Studies).
Trip Dates: Wednesday 7 May – Sunday 25 May, 2008
Program fee: $1500 (Includes lodging, group transportation within Ghana, breakfast and dinner, entrance fees, special events and international health insurance).
Other program costs: Clemson in-state tuition and fees for three credit hours and round-trip airfare. 2007 average round-trip airfare from Atlanta to Accra was $1350.
Click here to view the Ghana Brochure.
Click here to view photos from the 2007 Ghana Program.
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For more information, contact Professor Julie Huntington in the Department of Languages, jhuntin@clemson.edu.
London, England
Fall & Spring semester
Located in the East End of London, Queen Mary University is part of the prestigious University of London system. Students have an opportunity to select from a variety of courses in a wide range of subjects. Students live in dormitories on the Queen Mary campus.
Check out Queen Mary University at: http://www.qmul.ac.uk/
Kyoto, Japan
Summer I
Back for 2007, our program is based at the Kyoto Institute of Culture and Language (KICL), located in the Kita-Shirakawa district of northeastern Kyoto. All students enroll in a Japanese language course taught by KICL faculty, and a course in Japanese culture taught by a Clemson faculty member. Students live with Japanese families in a home-stay arrangement. Prior study of Japanese language is not required.
Check out Professor Williams’ page for more information at: http://people.clemson.edu/~elwill/
Orvieto, Italy
Summer I
Art, history, and literature come alive as you live and study in the intimate setting of Orvieto, one of Italy’s most fascinating small cities. Perched atop volcanic tufa and overlooking vineyards and spectacular Umbrian landscapes, Orvieto retains its medieval character while preserving its Etruscan roots.
Classes are hosted by the prestigious Centro Studi in the historic town center. Course offerings include an interdisciplinary seminar in the arts and humanities, and electives that include special topics in literature, the classics in translation, and applied art options led by the program director, a Clemson faculty member. All students participate in Italian language and culture courses taught by local language teachers, although no prior Italian language experience is required.
Students also visit Rome and Florence and take day trips to nearby sites, including Siena and Bagnoregio. The course is offered during Summer Session I and is open to all majors.
Paris, France
Summer I
For over 700 years, students from all over the world have flocked to the Latin Quarter to study at the most famous university in Paris: La Sorbonne. This long tradition continues to contribute to the collective imagination of France’s capital. Just as it was in its early days during the Middle Ages, the Latin Quarter remains an intellectual center and student hangout.
Participants in this five-week summer program enroll at the Sorbonne in a French language course appropriate to their level (from beginning to advanced) and experience first-hand the intellectual environment of this prestigious institution.
The Clemson professor-in-residence augments language learning with your choice between two courses on the cultural history of Paris: FR 357, The Cultural History of Paris (offered in French), or LANG 340, Cosmopolis: The Myth of the City (offered in English). Students enjoy the city’s art, music, theatre, and cuisine through excursions, museum visits, and cultural outings. The program also includes travel to another region of France, or French-speaking country in Europe.
Students experience everyday French life by living throughout the city with French families in home stay arrangements.
Courses are offered during Summer I to students with any level of proficiency in the French language, including students with no previous language study, and satisfy up to six credit hours—three Clemson credits and three transfer credits from the Sorbonne.
Courses:
FR 357 Cultural history of Paris in Paris (in French): On site study of Paris and its relationship to France and Europe through readings, lectures, field trips, small student-group explorations, and reporting sessions. All activities are conducted in French. Prerequisite: FR202 or consent of instructor.
LANG 340 Cosmopolis: The Myth of the City (in English): Cross-cultural inquiry into the idea of the city through literary, political, and philosophical texts as well as film and architecture. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
Sorbonne language course: Transfer credit from the Centre de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne, the language institute of the renowned Sorbonne University. Language courses offered range from true beginner to advanced and include intensive writing and speaking. Courses taught by native French speakers trained in “French as a second language”. All transfer courses count toward the French major/minor, L&IT major/minor or the foreign language requirement.
Trip Dates: Sunday 25 May – Saturday 28 June, 2008
Program fee: $3200 (approximate) includes Sorbonne tuition, housing including room, breakfast seven days per week and dinner three nights per week. Also included are comprehensive, international health insurance, all required excursions, hotel and transportation for weekend travel, welcome and farewell dinner.
Other program costs: Clemson tuition and fees for three credit hours and airfare to/from Paris.
Click here to view the Paris Brochure.
Click here to view photos from the previous Paris Programs.
For more information, contact Professor Kelly Peebles, Department of Languages, kpeeble@clemson.edu or 864.656.1348.
