SCU Summer Abroad Programs
Summer Abroad programs can be a great option for students who are unable to take advantage of the semester-long programs. Santa Clara's summer abroad programs are opened to qualified matriculated undergraduate students except for the Casa de la Solidaridad Program in El Salvador which is open to qualified students from other universities.
EL SALVADOR - Casa de la Solidaridad Pre-Health Program
Date: June 18 -July 22, 2008
Cost: TBA
Housing: Student housing
Emphasis: Pre-Health, Community-based health program placements
Language Requirements: Spanish recommended; not required
Application Deadline: March 15th
Faculty Directors: Trena and Kevin Yonkers-Talz
Program Overview: Come to El Salvador to learn Spanish, immerse yourself in the Salvadoran culture and gain experience in the medical field! This new academic initiative is desiged for students interested in pursuing careers in the Health Profession. Students will integrate classroom learning with experiential community-based learning in marginal Salvadoran communities. Each student will have a praxis site (field placement) where they will work 4 afternoons a week in either a hospital or clinic. These praxis sites will be supervised by medical professionals here in El Salvador. Students live in community with other Casa students as well as with peer Salvadoran scholarship students studying at the Jesuit-run Central American University (UCA). Field trips include: Major public hospitals, rural clinics, health cooperatives (dentistry, optomology, natural medicine).
Course Offerings: All students are required to take one of the two Spanish language courses based on their language proficiency and the Field Praxis course.
SPAN 15: Spanish Conversation and Composition (4 lower-division quarter units)
Instructor: Cruz Portal, El Salvador Lecturer
Course Description: Intensive work stressing skills of spoken and written Spanish in everyday situations and in health care settings. Course taught from a communicative and proficiency-based approach. No prerequisites.
SPAN 100: Advanced Spanish 1 (5 upper-division quarter units)
Instructor: Cruz Portal, El Salvador Lecturer
Course Description: Students develop their capacities to read, understand, and communicate at an advanced level in the Spanish language within the cultural context of El Salvador.
SPAN 110: Advanced Spanish Conversation (5 upper-division quarter units)
Instructor: Cruz Portal, El Salvador Lecturer
Course Description: Advanced work stressing the development of self-expression in Spanish within the context of El Salvador.
All students will also enroll in the INTL 139 class:
INTL 139: Field Placement/Praxis: Cultural Perspectives in Public Health (5 upper-division quarter units)
Instructor: Christina Pallitto, PhD
Course Description: Based on academic background, personal interests, and professional goals students are paired up with a fellow classmate and assigned a field placement in a clinic, hospital, or other health-related site in a local Salvadoran marginal/poor community.
More information: Contact Trena Yonkers-Talz (tyonkers-talz@scu.edu) or visit the official website: www.scu.edu/casa
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COSTA RICA - Field Course in Rainforst Ecology and Primate Behavior
Date: July 28 - August 29, 2008
Cost: TBA
Housing: Field stations, homestays, others
Emphasis: Environmental Studies
Language Requirement: Spanish recommended; not required
Faculty Directors: Professors Michelle Bezanson & Sean Watts
Application Deadline: February
Program Summary: The Costa Rica summer program offers a small cohort of students the opportunity to experience the biodiversity of a Costa Rica tropical rainforest. Students enroll in two courses taught by Santa Clara University instructors, Michelle Bezanson (Anthropology) and Sean Watts (Environmental Studies Institute). Upon successful completion of the course requirements they will receive a total of 10 units of credit. Students have one week of pre-field instruction at Santa Clara then spend three weeks at a La Suerte Biological Field Station gaining hands-on experience in community ecology and animal behavior.
Course Offerings: All students in the Costa Rica Summer Abroad program will enroll in two courses. The two courses are complementary. Typical days will involve fieldwork (e.g. hiking, data collection) and afternoon lectures/ discussions. The final week of the course will take place at SCU and emphasizes data interpretation and presentation:
ANTH 197: Field Course: Primate Behavioral Ecology
Instructor: Professor Michelle Bezanson
In this course we emphasize on-site anthropological field research with practical experience in the basic techniques of observation and field data analysis. Lectures emphasize core theoretical concepts in primatological research with examples from field studies of New World primates. Each student conducts independent data collection to produce a completed scientific paper where they are the sole author. They can use these results to present in classes, at a conference or research symposium, or to develop future projects. Great projects can be developed into publications to submit to peer-reviewed journals. Finally, each student learns about themselves and their role in the community. First, they are immersed within a new academic community where they establish lasting relationships with future colleagues. Second, they learn about the importance of the local community and how our role in research is not restricted to the academic community or our study subjects.
ENVS 134: Plant Ecology in the Tropics
Instructor: Sean Watts
This course is primarily focused on plant community ecology; including instruction in evolution, systematics, biogeography, plant defense, and pollination/dispersal syndromes… it just happens to incorporate some field work in tropical rainforest. Because the course has both a Californian (mediterranean-type climate) and Costa Rican (pre-montane rainforest) component, labs will compare the community ecology and diversity of similar landscapes in each region. Extensive training in field methods will prepare students for these labs and the development of each student’s proposal for final projects. After this course students should have a basic ability to distinguish members of major plant families, an understanding of the biogeographic and ecological forces that influence plant communities and practical experience in plant field ecological methods and the development of testable hypotheses.
For more information: Contact Michelle Bezanson: (mbezanson@scu.edu) or Sean Watts: (swatts@scu.edu )
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DURHAM, ENGLAND - Summer Program (on hiatus)
Date: On Hiatus - 2008-09
Cost: N/A
Housing: University dormitory
Application Deadline: March 5, 2007
Language Requirement: None
Faculty Directors: Professor Timothy O'Keefe and Fr. Dennis Parnell, SJ
Program Overview: Dominated by a magnificent Norman cathedral and castle, Durham is a beautiful university town in the north of England. Students enroll in two upper division courses and receive ten units of regular Santa Clara credit. Most courses are taught by faculty from Santa Clara University and the University of Durham. Courses explore various aspects of English literature, history, religious belief, and political life. The program begins with five days in London. Field excursions include weekends in Edinburgh and Stratford-upon-Avon. Day trips to Hadrian?s Wall, the water gardens of Studley Royal, the medieval city of York, and Fountains Abbey. Students live in a traditional English college in the heart of medieval Durham. All SCU students are welcome to apply.
Course Offerings: Students are required to choose two courses from the following:
English: History and Tragedy in Shakespearean Drama
Instructor: Allyna E Ward
Durham University & University of Newcastle upon Tine
The aim of this class is to equip the students with an understanding of critical debates about history, tragedy and identity in Shakespearean culture. Students will gain an understanding of the significance of the terms ?history? and ?tragedy? for the Renaissance and an understanding of the unique cultural background that produced these texts. Plays attended in London and Stratford-upon-Avon will be discussed.
Environmental Studies/English: Environmental and Nature Writing (3rd Writing)
Instructor: Professor John S. Farnsworth
Lecturer in English & Environmental Studies - Santa Clara University
Students in this course will compose a journal of environmental reflections in the tradition of Henry David Thoreau, availing themselves of the opportunity to experience firsthand the unique environment of the Durham landscape. Since this course fulfills the university?s third writing requirement, students will also engage in a course of critical reading where their journal reflections become a tool to question and evaluate cultural contexts implicit in natural history essays. Fulfills 3rd Writing requirements.
History/Religious Studies: Interpreting the English Reformation (3rd religion)
Instructor: Professor Timothy O'Keefe
History Department ? Santa Clara University
This course studies the major religious changes in 16th century Tudor England. It analyzes the nature of the revolutionary religious settlements during the reigns of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I and evaluates the dramatic liturgical, religious, and social consequences at the national and local parish level. The course readings combine contemporary documents with modern interpretations of the nature and significance of the English Reformation. Fulfills 3rd Religion requirements.
Religious Studies: Contemporary Anglicanism (3rd Religion)
Instructor: John L. Kater
Lecturer in Anglican Studies, Church Divinity School of the Pacific
This course will provide an overview of the Church of England in the context of contemporary English society and its relationships with other Anglican churches around the world. Topics include the principal currents of Anglican Christianity as practiced in the contemporary Church of England, significant recent developments in the Anglican Communion, and an analysis of current conflicts among Anglicans, including differing understandings of the Church, worship, sexuality issues, and proposals for resolving conflicts. Fulfills 3rd Religion requirements.
Political Science: Comparative Foreign Policy: The US & UK, Beyond Bush & Blair
Instructor: Dennis Gordon
Prof. of Political Science, Santa Clara University
The war and occupation of Iraq has reminded the world once again of the close special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. This class explores the roots of the trans-Atlantic bond in a context of the political and social institutions of the two countries. Topics include a comparison of the government and politics of the two nations, basic foreign policy goals, leadership styles, and analysis of the Blair era as his premiership comes to an end in 2007.
More information: Professor Timothy O?Keefe (O?Connor Hall, 554-4179, Tokeefe@scu.edu) in the History Department
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FREIBURG, GERMANY - Intensive German Language Summer Program
Date: August 4 - 29, 2008
Cost: TBA
Housing: student dormitories
Emphasis: Intensive German language
Application Deadline: March 5, 2007
Language Requirement: None
Director: Professor Gudrun Tabbert-Jones
Program Overview: The German Language courses in Freiburg are offered in conjunction with the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, at Santa Clara University. Credits are to be arranged through Santa Clara faculty. Professor Gudrun Tabbert-Jones (German) will be in Freiburg for the duration of the summer program and will meet with students regularly.
Lectures and seminars offer a survey of literary, linguistic as well as cultural, historical, political, legal and social developments in Germany. Depending on individual language skills, summer course participants may attend all afternoon lectures and seminars. Program Fees: Exact cost to be determined, but will include tuition, orientation, housing, placement test fees, on-site student services, emergency medical insurance coverage. Not covered: meals, textbooks, airfare, transportation, and personal expenses.
To alleviate costs for the program, students with an interest in a German Studies Major or Minor are eligible for the financial assistance from the Geoff & Josie Fox German Studies Fund. To qualify, students must have taken at least 3 quarters of college-level German at Santa Clara University. Priority is given to those who have declared a German Studies Minor or Major.
Course Offerings: Students will fulfill two-quarters worth of language requirements (specifically recommended for Business majors) at the end of the 4-week program (85 hours language instruction). Students will be tested onsite and placed in the appropriate language course (groups) below.
GERM 111: Contemporary German Civilization
Geography, culture, education, politics, and the economy in the German-speaking countries since 1945. Prerequisit: GERM 100 or consent of instructor. (5 units)
German Language Courses (Group A)
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced German Language Classes designed for students seeking to enhance their speaking, writing and comprehension skills. 85 hours contact hours. 4 hours of language instruction daily. A language lab is available for additional practice. The intense language classes are further complemented by lectures and seminars in the afternoon. They are open to all participants. Students will take a German language test the day after arrival and will be placed in language classes appropriate for their level.
Upper Division German Language Courses (Group B)
Language, Culture, Philosophy and Society in Germany. 34 contact hours, complementary lectures and seminars. Two hours of language instruction daily. One hour daily in the language lab for additional practice. Participants will enhance their proficiency by working with texts and various practical exercises. They will also attend lectures and seminars (see: Group A) focusing on recent developments and trends in German language, culture, philosophy, politics and society (Advanced German language skills required).
Business German (Group C)
Prerequisite: Excellent German Skills. Four hours of instruction daily (85 contact hours). This group of courses focuses on many aspects of German business culture such as banking, marketing, stock exchange, and the economy as well as how to handle commercial correspondence and give presentations. Students may consider taking the internationally recognized "Pr?fung Wirtschaftsdeutsch" (PWD) after completing this course. There will be an additional charge for taking the PWD exam. Students will be tested prior to enrolling in this course. It is essential that all course participants are able to function at the same advanced language level. Students who do not score high enough on the placement exam are guaranteed placement in courses A or B.
For more information: Contact Professor Gudrun Tabbert-Jones (gtabbertjones@scu.edu) in the Modern Languages Department.
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LONDON, ENGLAND - Summer Internship Program
Date: June 19 - August 15, 2008
Cost: TBA
Housing: student flats
Emphasis: internship
Application Deadline: March
Language Requirement: None
Director: Fr. Dennis Parnell, SJ
Program Overview: A Santa Clara education puts students in real world situations and helps them assess their meaning through a lifelong journey of learning and service. In the SCU London Summer Internship Program this means combining a cultural awareness class with a community-based unpaid internship so students can experience first-hand what life is like in one of the world’s most vibrant cities.
All student services and courses are offered by the Foundation for International Education (FIE) including housing, evaluation of student’s coursework, curriculum vitae (resume), health and safety. (visit the FIE website: www.fie.org.uk)
Participants in the London Summer Internship Program will be enrolled in the following two courses:
INTL 110: British Life & Cultures
The aim of the course is to take students beyond the initial aspects of cultural difference and to offer insights as to what makes British culture distinct. The course will cover the historical processes that have shaped British society and that govern the social attitudes and outlook of modern Britons. In addition, the course will offer some practical assistance in enabling students to adapt to the context of living & studying in London. The course aims to facilitate student orientation in the context of British society and the workplace, and to offer an important socio-historical framework. In addition, the course requires a presentation on visual aspects of "Britishness", using an appropriate medium to represent selected images.
Students will take the course for the first two weeks (and up to 4 follow up sessions)
INTL 119: London Internship
Based on academic background, personal interests, qualifications, and professional goals participants in the SCU London program are interviewed and (if qualified) placed in a community-based, internship placement in and around London. Download a partial list of the possible FIE internship placements or visit the FIE Internship website: http://fie.org.uk/fie/study/internareas
(Approved as COMM 198 for Communication majors)
Services: The program fee includes the following:
- Housing and self-catering student residences or apartments
- Program of orientation activity tours, theatre visit, lectures and reception
- Internship (unpaid) placement and supervision
- Central London Transportation pass for zones I and II
- Co-curricular field trips, cultural activities and events
- British Life and Cultures core course taught by FIE faculty
- Access to FIE's facilities, classrooms, student life office and support services
- Temporary membership in the Imperial College Student Union
- Use of the Kensington Public and Birkbeck College libraries
- Access to the computer lab and wireless connections
- Full-time Resident and Student Life staff
- Medical insurance
- 24-hour emergency support service
Program fees does NOT include: round-trip transatlantic flights, meals, $250 refundable security deposit, passport and visa fees, personal expenses, and other fees not mentioned above)
For more information: please contact Fr. Dennis Parnell, SJ, (dparnell@scu.edu) the Director of the SCU London Program.
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STIRLING, SCOTLAND - University of Stirling Summer Program
Date:
Session I: June 14 -July 11, 2008
Session II: July 4 - August 8, 2008
Cost: TBA
Housing: student dormitories
Emphasis: None
Application Deadline: March
Language Requirement: None
Director: Professor Dennis Parnell, SJ
Program Overview: Students have the option of participating in one or both sessions.
SESSION I: Students are expected to arrive in Edinburgh on June 14, 2008 to participate in Arcadia's orientation before starting classes on June 16, 2008. Because the program concludes on July 11, 2008, students who choose to participate in this session will miss the first week in London for Session II.
SESSION II: The program will begin in London on July 4 with a series of events and tours based upon the theme "What it Means to Be British--Past, Present, and Future." Sites visited in London will include the Globe Theater, BanglaTown on historic Brick Lane, the Tower of London, and Greenwich. The group will spend a few days in Edinburgh for orientation and introduction to the Scottish capitol, and then move into the student residences on July 12. Classes start on July 14 and end on August 8th. Stirling University will allow students to remain in the residence halls beyond August 8 for an additional fee if they wish to attend the Edinburgh Festival. There will be excursions and other events throughout the summer session.
Course Offerings: Students can choose classes from the following:
SESSION I (5 credits only)
POLI 149S. Special Topics in Comparative Politics: Green Politics in Scotland
Offered at the University of Stirling this class offers a study of green political thinking, green actors and their involvement in different political settings. The class will cover the following themes: green concepts, ideologies and approaches; state and non-state actors and their role/influence in environmental politics; comparing different political settings and their varying degrees of green policy integration.
Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland
Between 1563 and 1736, during years of political and religious turmoil, around 4,000 people were accused of witchcraft in Scotland. This module will examine this significant aspect of Scottish history, looking at the phenomena of witchcraft belief as part of early modern culture, as well as its prosecution. Other themes that will be covered will include: religion, popular culture, law and order, illness and death, community tensions and gender issues. We will also consider the continuity and development of ideas about magic and witchcraft.
Highlights:This module includes a trip to Maggie Wall’s monument near Dunning and the Fairy Tree as well as Robert Kirk’s burial site at Aberfoyle.
MGMT 172: Sports Management & Culture: A European Perspective
Instructor: Stirling faculty
That Scotland can lay claim to being the home of modern day golf and football (soccer) makes it an ideal place to learn about the integration of culture, management and sport. The aim of this module is to teach you about how sport is managed in Scotland and in Europe and about how it is incorporated into the thread of Scottish culture. The module will include a mixture of lectures and seminars accompanied by academic field trips to Scottish sports clubs and organisations, providing students with an understanding that sport is influenced by cultural traditions, social values and economic factors.
Highlights: The module will include field visits to a number of Scottish sporting venues.
EN 73S - Creative Writing II: Human Spaces
Instructor: Stirling faculty
Human Spaces are where comedy meets tragedy, where the personal meets the public, where art meets life. Under the guidance of expert writers and teachers you will explore these spaces through two of the most powerful modes of human expression: memoir and drama. Through a rich mix of writing exercises and practical workshop sessions, you will learn how to make literature out of your own experience, and take major steps towards writing for the stage. You will also have the opportunity to visit sites of historic importance and natural beauty to inspire your writing.
Highlights: Fulfills CORE 3rd Writing. Performing Arts credit approval pending. The course will culminate in performance of students’ work in front of a live audience at the Macrobert Arts Centre. The bill will be headlined by a leading Scottish writer.
Scotland on Screen
Instructor: Stirling faculty
This module explores images of Scotland in film and television in the context of historically recurrent Scottish cultural themes, with sideways references to literature and Scottish history, and an introductory approach to the topic of representation. The themes of the module include a) Scotland in Hollywood: Brigadoon to Braveheart (Scotland on the American screen, b) the Dark Side: Crime and the Supernatural – from Burke and Hare to Rebus, 3) the Politics of Representation: contemporary Scotland in cinema and television.
Highlights: Fulfills COMM 199. Fieldtrips include screenings and visits to celebrated screen locations.
International Relations
Instructor: Stirling faculty
The module explores contemporary issues and debates that shape world politics today. It starts by introducing International Relations (IR) theory before turning to the three broad themes that dominate: Security, Economics, Environment. The module then analyses two key regions — the Middle East and Africa — before presenting an overall assessment of International Relations. Objectives of this module include: providing an overview of current issues and IR contexts; highlighting inter connections / dependencies as well as recurring themes in IR; and with the help of key concepts, making sense of the world we live in in order to come to an informed conclusion on priorities, regime-building, conflicts and the future of IR.
Highlights: Equivalent to POLI025 at SCU. This module includes a visit to the Scottish Parliament.
Religion & Conflict
Instructor: Stirling faculty
Everywhere we look today, from our television screens to the streets of our cities, we see conflict in the name of religion. Some is at the verbal level, some at the military level, some at a catastrophic level. Why does it appear that religion and conflict seem to go hand in hand? This course will explore the nature of this supposed relationship, first by looking at what actually constitutes ‘conflict’ (is it the same as ‘violence’, for example?), second by looking at whether such conflict is actually inherent in what we perceive as ‘religion’ today, and third by looking at the role the media plays in defining these terms and their relationship for us.
The course aims to give a more critical perspective on what we see happening around us in the name of religion, and to understand why some religions struggle more than others with the nature of conflict.
Scottish History: The Jacobites
Instructor: Stirling faculty
For a long time the subject of romanticism and myth, the Jacobites remain an intriguing subject. Themes for this module include royalism – the Stewart monarchy in general, King James VII in particular; multiple monarchy – relations between Scotland and England; Highlands and Lowlands; the wider European context of Jacobitism; and early modern warfare. You will be given the opportunity to make use of the University’s own collection of Jacobite material, the Amulree Collection. Historical objects, images and manuscripts from this collection will offer a unique insight into the study of the Jacobites.
Highlights: Field trips for this module include visits to a number of Scottish historical attractions such as Eilean Donan Castle, Glencoe, Killiecrankie, Sherrifmuir, and Culloden.
For more information: Please contact the International Programs Office.
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ROME, ITALY - Rome Summer Program
Date: June 21 - July 26, 2008
Cost: TBA
Housing: student housing
Emphasis: None
Application Deadline: March
Language Requirement: None
Co-Directors: Dr. Eric Apfelstadt and Dr. Rebecca Edwards
Program Overview:
Like many Romans, the Santa Clara program will escape the heat and tourist crush of the central city and reside nearby in a beautiful lakeside town. The venerable hill town of Bracciano, dominated by its imposing fifteenth-century Orsini-Odescalchi castle, on beautiful Lake Bracciano about twenty miles north of Rome. The town, site of last year’s Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes celebrity wedding, more importantly is home to degree-granting programs of Rome’s Università La Sapienza and Viterbo’s Università della Tuscia, as well as to its own museum and historic archive in the recently restored cloister of Sant’Agostino. Regular commuter trains from this suburban redoubt, located in the midst of a large regional nature park, reach Rome’s Metro A subway line, the Vatican and Trastevere in less than an hour. Bracciano is an increasingly popular haven for both tourists desiring a more affordable base for their excursions to Rome and Romans in search of a quieter, safer, cleaner community in which to live. Students will have the opportunity to become familiar with life in both a traditional, small Italian community and one of the world’s great capital cities, as they attend classes in both Rome and Bracciano.
Course Offerings: Students will select 2 classes from the following course offerings:
ARTH 97/197. Bernini and Baroque Rome
Instructor: Eric Apfelstadt, PhD., Princeton
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the greatest European sculptor of the seventeenth century, also excelled in architecture and many other media, to the extent that he, more than any other, fairly may be regarded as the quintessential artist of the Baroque age in Italy. This class will survey Bernini’s unparalleled series of dynamic, illusionistic masterpieces in the context of his talented and often fiercely competitive contemporary artists, his powerful patrons, and the larger forces at work in his society. Museums, galleries, churches and palaces in Rome, where Bernini spent nearly all of his long and fruitful career, will be visited (entrance fees approx. 50 euro). No prerequisite.
ITAL 15. Italian Conversation and Composition
Instructor: James Schwarten, PhD., Wisconsin
This intensive course is designed to enable students to develop their speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills in everyday situations. Instruction will be carried out both in the classroom and on location (e.g., in neighborhood markets and cafés) in Rome and its surrounding area. Students will also gain knowledge of Italian culture within the scope of this course. No prerequisite.
MUSC 76. Writing About Music (CORE 3rd Writing)
Instructor: Rebecca Edwards, PhD., Princeton
The rich Italian musical tradition—from chant to opera and Gabrieli to Boccelli—has helped to lay the foundation for what today's listener hears and thinks. Utilizing the vivid backdrop of Rome's historic sites and performing venues and building upon each student's personal listening habits and level of musical comprehension, this class will promote critical thinking and writing about music—its moods, messages, cultural contexts, historical importance, audiences and, where appropriate, its complexity. Attention will be paid to the continuation of topics and tools acquired in Composition and Rhetoric I and II, including purpose, genre, authorial voices, methodologies, specialized vocabulary, drafting and revising. Prerequisite: Engl 2. No prior musical training is necessary. Fulfills CORE 3rd Writing Requirements
TESP 146. The Morality of Violence in the Political Thought of St. Augustine (CORE 3rd Religion)
Instructor: Robert Dodaro, OSA, DPhil Oxford
Augustine’s attitudes to state-sanctioned violence have shaped Western thinking for centuries, and they continue to engender debate today, especially in the Anglo-American world. Through readings of his letters to public officials, the course will investigate Augustine’s thinking about the moral issues surrounding capital punishment, war, imperialism, criminal justice, torture, and religious coercion. Augustine’s letters, along with some of his sermons, offer today’s students an opportunity to see how a pastor living in a corner of the Roman Empire tried to confront the massive political injustice of his day. Fulfills CORE 3rd Religion Requirements.
About the Location: The program will be based in venerable Bracciano, dominated by the imposing fifteenth-century Orsini-Odescalchi castle, on beautiful
Lake Bracciano about twenty miles north of
Rome.
The town, site of last year’s Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes celebrity wedding, is home to degree-granting programs of
Rome’s Università La Sapienza and Viterbo’s Università della Tuscia, as well as its own museum and historic archive.
Regular commuter trains reach
Rome’s Metro A subway line, the
Vatican and Trastevere in less than an hour.
From there, an inexhaustible wealth of eye-opening experiences awaits.
Classes will be held in both locations, with plenty of time left for personal exploration.
Accommodations: Students will be housed in shared rooms with private baths at the Hotel Villa Maria in Bracciano, with breakfast and one full meal provided by the hotel’s restaurant seven days a week. This traditional small, family-run establishment sits in a park-like hillside setting, a ten-minute walk from both the town center of Bracciano above and the lakeside beaches below. Numerous recreational opportunities, ranging from hiking and biking to paddle boats, sailing and wind-surfing, are available at the lake.
Program-sponsored Travel: Director-led day trips by bus are anticipated to the hill towns of Assisi and Siena, with an emphasis on their late medieval heritage.
Other Special Events: Walking tours and on-site classes in Rome, excursions on and around Lake Bracciano, and opening and closing events will round out the formal program.
Program Fee: The program fee includes tuition, orientation, housing, breakfast and one meal each day, some local transportation, day trips to Assisi and Siena, outings and special events in and around Rome.
Airfare, airport transfers, textbooks, other meals and personal expenses are the student’s responsibility.
About the Directors: Prof. Eric Apfelstadt (eapfelstadt@gmail.com) and Prof. Rebecca Edwards (redwards2008@gmail.com), former SCU faculty members and directors of Loyola University Chicago’s Rome Center 2003-07, specialize in Italian art and music and have lived and taught in Italy for many years.
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