London Summer Session
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What You Need to Know
Welcome to the ultimate global city. At a time of exploding multiculturalism, London exemplifies the city of the future. Nearly a third of the population belongs to an ethnic minority, and at least 320 languages are known to be spoken in a city that hosts 300 museums and galleries, 60 theaters, 5,000 restaurants, and 7,000 pubs.
Despite all this choice, London remains accessible. Living here, you’ll soon discover that you are part of the huge assortment of smaller towns and village neighborhoods – each boasting its own distinct character and devoted denizens. And with our center now located in the heart of academic London, the savvy faculty and staff of Faraday House are ready to help you make the most of it all.
The summer session allows you to choose from a wide, curriculum, tailored to meet your academic needs and interests. Many courses feature field trips and excursions in and around London.
Students may register for 3 or 6 credits by selecting one or two of the following summer session offerings.
Acting for the Screen
(3 credits)
Practice-based course in the acquisition and development of screen acting skills and techniques.
Note that students are encouraged to consider taking this course in conjuction with the Screenwriting course.
Note this course has been cancelled for 2008 due to low enrollment. Please contact SU Abroad for more information.
Screenwriting for Film and TV: American and European Traditions
(TRF 500.2, 3 credits undergraduate or graduate)
Introduction to screenwriting that covers screenplay form and formatting, visual storytelling and style, story tone and film genre, character development and journey, scene and dialogue writing, and treatments. This practice-based course also features a comparative approach.
Note that students are encouraged to consider taking this course in conjuction with the Acting course.
Note this course has been cancelled for 2008 due to low enrollment. Please contact SU Abroad for more information.
London Portfolio: Art Photography
(APH 300.2, 3 credits undergraduate)
An opportunity for all levels of photography practitioners to create a strong portfolio of work reflecting their London experience. Students receive expert guidence.
Students pay a course fee of $150 for the field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
London Portfolio: Art Video
(VID 300.2, 3 credits undergraduate)
Video practitioners at all skill levels have the opportunity to produce a strong portfolio of work that reflects, embodies, and enhances their London experience. Students have access to photo and video labs, equipment, and state-of the- art software.
Students pay a course fee of $150 for the field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Note this course has been cancelled for 2008 due to low enrollment. Please contact SU Abroad for more information.
More information on these 2 courses can be found here web site: http://photo.sulondon.co.uk/
London Contemporary Arts
(APH/VID 300.3, 3 credits undergraduate)
Gain insight into the ways artists based in London explore the real and the imaginary space of the city, through visits to exhibits and installations, group screenings, guest lectures, and analysis. Designed to enhance students’ creative response and engagement with urban realities and inform the work of London Portfolio students.
Students pay a course fee of $70 for the field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Note this course has been cancelled for 2008 due to low enrollment. Please contact SU Abroad for more information.
The London Theatre
(DRA 351, 3 credits undergrad uate)
Theater in the British Isles, with emphasis on the West End and major repertory theaters in London.
Students pay a course fee of $450 for the field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Note this course has been cancelled for 2008 due to low enrollment. Please contact SU Abroad for more information.
London Through Architecture
(FIA 305, 3 credits undergraduate)
Study the growth of London from Roman times to the present around its two centers, the City and Westminster, through a study of buildings of architectural and historical interest
Students pay a course fee of $60 for the field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Multicultural London
(SOC 400.2, 3 credits undergraduate)
Experience London’s multi-cultural and multi-religious landscape and learn how issues of identity, race, ethnicity, and religion in London are explored, negotiated and shaped in relation to other makers of identification such as class, language, nationality and gender.
Students pay a course fee of $70 for the field studies. This fee will be billed in Syracuse after registration.
Note this course has been cancelled for 2008 due to low enrollment. Please contact SU Abroad for more information.
The faculty selected to teach in London are carefully chosen for their scholarship as well as their reputations for excellence in teaching. Faculty for the London Summer Sessions include respected London-based academics and working professionals who also teach university students. Most have extensive experience with the SU London Program.
Faculty will include
John Beschizza John Beschizza is a director and acting teacher at the Drama Centre, London, responsible for teaching Stanislavski/Doreen Cannon-based acting technique classes for the BA Acting Course, and for Technique, Scene and Character Study for camera for the MA Screen Acting Course. He has been at the Acting Centre since 2001, and was previously at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, teaching vocational core training, MA Text and Performance and the Shakespeare Summer School. Mr. Beschizza will be teaching Acting for Screen this summer.
Ian Hessenberg Ian Hessenberg is a Graduate of Polytechnic of Central London. He is head of Photography at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. He is also a freelance commercial photographer and editor/contributor to seminal book, London in Detail. He has taught at SU London since Aug 1983. Mr. Hessenberg teaches an introductory photography course for SULP and will co- teach the London Portfolio and the London Contemporary Arts courses.
Carol Morley Carol Morley has her M.A. in Independent Film and Video, from the London College of Printing. She is an independent, award-winning filmmaker whose work is shown internationally at festivals and on television. She is a Visiting Tutor in Fine Art in Central St. Martins School of Art and regular guest lecturer at The National Film and Television School. She teaches courses on images of women in the media and Video Sketchbook: London Lives for SU London. She will co-teach the London Portfolio and London Contemporary Arts courses.
Norman Reuter Norman Reuter has his M.Sc. in Architectural History; Diploma in Architecture. He is a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. Mr. Reuter has extensive experience in architectural practice as well as teaching and designing architectural tours. He has taught a course on the history of London through architecture for SULP since Aug 1986. He will be teaching the London Through Architecture course this summer.
Kathryn Spellman Kathryn Spellman has her Ph.D., Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck College, University of London. She is the author of “Religion and Nation: Iranian Local and Transnational Networks in London”, published by I.B. Tauris. She has taught at SU London since January 2003 and her courses include "Migration and Diaspora" and "Religion, Identity and Power." Ms. Spellman will be teaching the Multicultural London course this summer.
Matt Wolf Matt Wolf is the London theatre critic for the International Herald Tribune and the London Arts correspondent for the Blomberg Network. He has previously worked as a critic for Variety, the Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, and is a regular contributor to The Sunday Times, The Times, The Observer, The Economist, The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, as well as various BBC and Independent radio programs. Mr. Wolf will be teaching the London Theater course this summer.
The summer session courses are open to undergraduate students in all disciplines.
Students will arrange and pay for their own round-trip transportation to London. Transportation for course-related excursion is arranged by SU Abroad and covered by the program fee.
Advantage Travel has arranged a group flight for students on this program. We encourage students to travel on the group flight, which includes ground transportation upon arrival. Please review and complete the attached group travel sign-up form to express an interest in being included on the group flight. No payment or commitment is required to complete this form. Summer flights book early, so request your seats now.
Please note that while we encourage students to pursue flight arrangements, we would not encourage you to purchase your airline tickets before confirming that the program and courses you plan to take will be offered in 2008. Please request written notification from us that you can book your flight. You will have to present this notification if we cancel the program at a later date, and you want to be reimbursed for the cost of the ticket.
Students are housed in shared rooms in furnished flats arranged by Syracuse University for the duration of the program. SU Abroad’s pre-arranged housing in located in the heart of the University district, the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London, and a short walk to our London Centre. Students will be required to pay a $400 security deposit. This security will be held to ensure against damage to the apartment. The deposit will be returned after the apartments are cleared and deemed undamaged by Acorn Management Group.
Students who choose to arrange and pay for their own housing must notify SU Abroad in writing by March 15, 2008. You can advise us of your housing intentions through an email to SU Abroad, suabroad@syr.edu. The program fee will be reduced for students who choose to live independently. These students should expect to pay about 160 British Pounds (about $305) per week for a shared apartment. They will also be responsible for their own hotel bookings and costs for the first few days of the program while they look for housing. They can contact the Royal National Hotel and pay the hotel directly for their accommodations.
| Program begins: | May 29, 2008 |
| Program ends: | July 12, 2008 |
| Application deadline: | March 1* |
*Applications received after March 1 will be considered if there is still space in the program.
| UNDERGRADUATE (3 credits) | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,568 |
| Program Fee | $3,600 (Estimated) |
| Total | $6,168 (Estimated) |
| UNDERGRADUATE (6 credits) | |
| Tuition | $5,136 |
| Program Fee | $3,600 (Estimated) |
| Total | $8,736 (Estimated) |