The University of Southern California is again offering several programs abroad during Summer Session 2009. The purpose is to create opportunities for USC students to learn in an international environment. Each program features intensive courses from two to 10 weeks in duration, and many programs visit more than one country.
Experienced USC faculty serve as instructors, tour guides and coordinators, sharing with students the unique excitement of learning at an overseas location. Excursions to important cultural and historical sites supplement classroom lectures. Housing is prearranged for students in university dorms, hostels, inexpensive hotels or with local families.
These special programs offer travel and study opportunities at reasonable cost; programs planned for International Summer Session 2009 are listed below. Interested students should call the contact person indicated for further information about a specific program.
Annenberg School for Communication
Journalism - Graduate Internship in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong or South Africa
Journalism master's degree students may spend eight weeks at internships in London, Hong Kong or Cape Town during the summer following their first year of graduate study at USC. Students apply to Annenberg International Programs in the fall semester of their first year and enroll in JOUR 599 International Journalism and Public Relations Seminar during the spring semester. From mid-May to mid-July, they then enroll in JOUR 542 Foreign Reporting and JOUR 545 International Internships in the Media while working full-time at internships with prominent media organizations. For more information, contact Annenberg International Programs at (213) 821-2180, email ascintl@usc.edu and refer to annenberg.usc.edu/international.
Program dates: May 26 - July 25 (London); May 26 - July 31 (Cape Town);
May 26 - August 8 (Hong Kong)
Total number of units: 4
| JOUR 542 | Foreign Reporting | 3 |
| London | 099-21092D | |
| Cape Town | 099-21093D | |
| Hong Kong | 099-21094D | |
| JOUR 545 | International Internships in the Media | 1 |
| London | 099-21100D | |
| Cape Town | 099-21102D | |
| Hong Kong | 099-21103D |
Strategic Public Relations - Graduate Internship in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong or South Africa
Strategic Public Relations master’s degree students may spend eight weeks at internships in London, Hong Kong or Cape Town during the summer following their first year of graduate study at USC. Students apply in the fall semester of their first year and enroll in JOUR 599 International Journalism and Public Relations Seminar during the spring semester. From mid-May to mid-July, they then enroll in JOUR 532 International Public Relations and JOUR 545 International Internships in the Media while working full-time at internships with prominent public relations organizations. For more information, contact Annenberg International Programs at (213) 821-2180, email ascintl@usc.edu and refer to annenberg.usc.edu/international.
Program dates: May 26 - July 25 (London); May 26 - July 31 (Cape
Town); May 26 - August 8 (Hong Kong)
Total number of units: 4
| JOUR 532 | International Public Relations | 3 |
| London | 099-21070D | |
| Cape Town | 099-21071D | |
| Hong Kong | 099-21072D | |
| JOUR 545 | International Internships in the Media | 1 |
| London | 099-21100D | |
| Cape Town | 099-21102D | |
| Hong Kong | 099-21103D |
Communication, Public Relations and Journalism - Undergraduate Summer Study in London, Paris, Prague and Rome
The International Communication Studies (ICS) program provides undergraduate students an opportunity to study a range of approaches to public communication media across Europe.
Students divide the five-week course into stays in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Prague and Rome. In addition to regular class meetings, students discuss the interplay of current world issues and international media practices with communication practitioners from international news and public relations media, government institutions, private industry and global organizations.
Students enroll in JOUR 482 Comparative Media in Europe. For further information, contact Annenberg International Programs at (213) 821-2180, email ascintl@usc.edu and refer to annenberg.usc.edu/international.
Program dates: June 8 - July 11
Total number of units: 4
| JOUR 482 | Comparative Media in Europe | 4 | 099-21050D |
Communication, Public Relations and Journalism - Undergraduate Internship Program in Dublin
This summer program offers Annenberg undergraduate students and select others the chance to participate in a formal international internship program in Dublin for two months each summer. The aim of the program is to provide students with theoretical as well as practical experiences working, living and navigating within the international global communications environment. The program is designed around a summer-long online Annenberg course and a 7-week full-time unpaid internship in Dublin.
Students enroll in COMM 205 Communication Practicum. For further information, contact Annenberg International Programs at (213) 821-2180, email ascintl@usc.edu and refer to annenberg.usc.edu/international.
Program dates: May 20 - August 1 (students are in Dublin from June 7 - August 1)
Total number of units: 2
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
International Summer School in Cambridge, England
The International Summer School in Cambridge, England, offers students an excellent opportunity to study British literature, history, economics, poetry, arts and government and to examine the background of modern Britain and Britain’s rich and diverse cultural heritage. Students live in Cambridge Colleges and enjoy the artistic pleasures of the Cambridge Arts Festival, as well as the opportunity to visit and appreciate some of England’s major historic sights. Cultural excursions will be arranged to further enhance awareness and understanding of English history and culture.
Interested students may apply from early January through February for this annual summer program by submitting written essays and application materials to Kimberly Maes, College Academic Services 120. Students admitted to the program must attend orientation meetings during spring semester at USC in preparation for the intellectual and cultural environment they will experience in the lectures and specialized seminar courses in the International Summer School.
Students participating in this program must complete two of the many seminars offered in the University of Cambridge Summer School and may earn 4 units of elective credit upon completion of a term paper for each course taken while in Cambridge. Paper evaluation is done by the Cambridge Tutors.
The program is open to qualified undergraduate students in good academic standing. For further information, contact Dean Joan M. Schaefer, Emerita Director of Cambridge Program, Hancock 209D, (213) 740-9346 or Kimberly Maes, Director of Special Projects, College Dean's Office, Undergraduate Programs, College Academic Services 120, (213) 740-8555.
Program dates: July 6 – July 31 (four-week program)
Total number of units: 4 units of elective credit
Chinese — Beijing, China
Beijing, the cultural and political center of China, is a 3,000-year-old city that has been the national capital for most of the past 600 years. The department of East Asian Languages and Cultures offers students the opportunity to explore this richly historic city while participating in a four-week or an eight-week Chinese language program in Beijing. Participants will be able to transition seamlessly to the next course level upon returning to campus.
Students will live in a dormitory at a local university, and cultural visits and excursions will be arranged to further enhance awareness and understanding of Chinese history and culture. Examples are trips to the Great Wall, the Imperial Palace and the Olympics 2008 venues. The cost of field trips is included in the tuition fee.
Classes meet in the morning Monday through Friday, providing students with an intensive learning atmosphere within the natural language environment of China. However, all teaching materials and methods, as well as techniques of testing, grading and course evaluation, are from USC.
For further information, contact Dr. Nansong Huang, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Taper Hall 356, at nansongh@usc.edu or visit college.usc.edu/beijingsummer.
Program dates: May 25 – June 19 (four-week program)
Total number of units: 4
| EALC 204 | Chinese III | 4 | 764-25350D |
| EALC 304 | Advanced Modern Chinese I | 4 | 764-25354D |
Program dates: June 24 – July 21 (four-week program)
Total number of units: 4
| EALC 206 | Chinese IV | 4 | 766-25352D |
| EALC 306 | Advanced Modern Chinese II | 4 | 766-25356D |
Program dates: May 25 – July 21 (eight-week program)
Total number of units: 8
| EALC 104 | Chinese I | 4 | 765-25358D |
| EALC 106 | Chinese II | 4 | 765-25360D |
| EALC 204 | Chinese III | 4 | 765-25362D |
| EALC 206 | Chinese IV | 4 | 765-25364D |
| EALC 304 | Advanced Modern Chinese I | 4 | 765-25366D |
| EALC 306 | Advanced Modern Chinese II | 4 | 765-25368D |
East Asian Studies Center - Global East Asia Program in China, Japan and Korea
The East Asian Studies Center’s “Global East Asia” summer international program offers USC undergraduate students an opportunity to study abroad in China, Japan or Korea for a 4-week summer course. Students must successfully complete two language and/or area studies courses related to the country of study prior to being accepted into the program.
Application to the program is required. The summer study abroad course offers students 4 units of upper-division USC credit, an opportunity to study with USC faculty members in an East Asian country and service learning through a K-12 outreach program upon their return.
This program is designed to expand undergraduate interest in East Asian studies, and if accepted into the program, students will have all major expenses associated with the travel abroad portion of the course covered, including roundtrip international airfare, basic lodging and meals, local transportation and entrance fees related to the study abroad course.
Program dates: China from early to late July (four-week program); Japan from mid-June to mid-July (four-week program); Korea from mid-June to mid-July (four-week program)
Total number of units: 4
| EASC 360 | Global East Asia | 4 |
| China | 099-25801 |
French — Dijon, France
The Department of French and Italian will offer a summer program in the city of Dijon, France, where students will be able to improve their knowledge of the French language and culture in a French-speaking environment. Dijon is the ancient capital of the former Duchy of Burgundy and is renowned for its lovely old streets, monuments, churches and fine cuisine. The program will be held from June 7 to July 3 and will be centered at the University of Bourgogne.
Students will live with French families or in a residence hall (résidence internationale) within walking distance of the main campus of the university. Classes will be taught by French instructors from Dijon. In addition, supplementary small group tutoring sessions will be taught by USC on-site instructors to help students achieve even greater fluency in French.
Cultural visits and excursions will be arranged to further enhance awareness and understanding of French history and culture. Opportunities for daily interaction with townspeople and students from other countries will be plentiful. The 4-unit program is offered at the undergraduate level. The cost of field trips is included in tuition fees.
Program dates: June 7 – July 3 (four-week program)
Total number of units: 4
Application deadline: March 1. Applications and other materials may be picked up in the Department of French and Italian, Taper Hall 155. For further information, contact Dr. Carol Hofmann, Department of French and Italian, Taper Hall 178, hofmann@usc.edu.
Enroll in one of the following courses:| FREN 150 | French II | 4 | 099-34350D |
| FREN 220 | French III | 4 | 099-34352D |
| FREN 240 | Intermediate French Conversation | 4 | 099-34353D |
| FREN 250 | French IV | 4 | 099-34354D |
| FREN 300 | French Grammar and Composition | 4 | 099-34355D |
| FREN 310 | French Pronunciation and Conversation | 4 | 099-34356D |
| FREN 330 | Writing About Literature | 4 | 099-34357D |
| FREN 490x | Directed Research | 4 | 099-34359D |
Italian — Rome, Italy
The Department of French and Italian offers students the opportunity to study Italian while living in one of the most exciting cities in the world, Rome. No previous knowledge of Italian is required. Students take one intensive Italian language class. Excursions to nearby cities, visits to local museums and sites, and many cultural and social events are planned and included in the cost of tuition.
Students can live with an Italian family, share an apartment, or live in a residence. The five-week program is offered at the undergraduate level. For additional information, contact Dr. Francesca Italiano, Department of French and Italian, Taper Hall 155K, italiano@usc.edu.
Program dates: May 21 – June 24
Total number of units: 4
| ITAL 120 | Italian I | 4 | 099-34450D |
| ITAL 150 | Italian II | 4 | 099-34452D |
| ITAL 220 | Italian III | 4 | 099-34453D |
| ITAL 224 | Italian Composition and Conversation | 4 | 099-34454D |
International Relations — Brussels, Belgium
The School of International Relations offers students the opportunity to study and intern for five weeks in Brussels, Belgium. Students take a course on the contemporary issues in European foreign and security policy while interning at an international organization. Students enroll in IR 491 (4 units), which can be used to fulfill an IR major or IR minor requirement. Students intern full time for the first week, after which their schedule will consist of class in the morning and internship in the afternoon.
This program is open to IR and IR-related majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applications for this program are available in VKC 301 and the School of International Relations Web site, and are due in mid-February.
Program dates: June 1 – July 3
International Relations — Geneva, Switzerland
The School of International Relations offers students the opportunity to study and intern for five weeks in Geneva, Switzerland. Students enroll in IR 491 (4 units), which can be used to fulfill an IR major or IR minor requirement. Students intern full time for the first week at an international organization, after which their schedule will consist of class in the morning and internship in the afternoon. Different topics will be covered each week of class:
Week 1: Global Public Goods: Health and Environment
Week 2: Security, Human Rights and Humanitarian Actions
Week 3: Global and Regional Integration
Week 4: European Security
This program is open to IR and IR-related majors with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applications for this program are available in VKC 301 and the School of International Relations Web site, and are due in mid-February.
Program dates: June 1 – July 3
International Relations — Mexico City and Zacatecas, Mexico
The School of International Relations offers a four-week program that provides students the opportunity to research the impact of remittances in Mexico. To prepare students for this challenge, the course includes two weeks of study at USC followed by two intensive weeks of field work in Mexico. At USC, the course begins with an introduction to the dynamic of migration, without which remittances would not exist. It then turns its attention to remittances themselves—their nature, their effect in recipient countries, initial research on augmenting their development impact, and the role played by the disapora—with particular attention paid to the Mexican case. During their two weeks in Mexico, students, with guidance from the instructor, will design a research program and undertake primary research in Mexico City and Zacatecas.
Students enroll in IR 337 The Impact of Remittances on Development in Mexico (4 units), which can be used to fulfill an IR major or IR minor requirement. This course is open to IR and IR-related majors. Working ability with Spanish is recommended.
Program dates: May 26 – June 19
Slavic Languages and Literatures — Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures will offer a summer program in Moscow, Russia, where students can improve their knowledge of Russian language and culture in a Russian-speaking environment or learn Russian for the first time. The program will be held from June 1 to July 11.
Students will live with families or in a residence hall at the academy where classes are taught. Supplementary tutoring sessions and Friday field trips will help students achieve greater fluency and communication skills. To help students gain better knowledge of Russian history and modern culture, the program will also include visits to theatres and other excursions. The program also includes a one-week grand tour of St. Petersburg. The cost of all excursions and field trips is included in the tuition fee. The program is offered at the undergraduate and graduate (directed research) levels.
For further information, contact Dr. Tatiana Akishina, Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Taper Hall 253, (213) 740-2737, akishina@usc.edu
Program dates: June 1 – July 11 (six-week program)
Total number of units: 4-6
| SLL 120 | Beginning Russian I | 4 | 099-60240D |
| SLL 201 | Contemporary Russian Culture and Society | 4 | 099-60248D |
| SLL 220 | Intermediate Russian I | 4 | 099-60252D |
| SLL 250 | Intermediate Russian II | 4 | 099-60256D |
| SLL 490x | Directed Research | 2-6 | 099-60260D |
| SLL 590 | Directed Research | 1-6 | 099-60264D |
Spanish — Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers a seven-week summer (austral winter) program in Buenos Aires. Classes will be held at Universidad Nacional de San Martin in downtown Buenos Aires. Students will live with local families and enroll in two 4-unit courses. Besides exploring the culture and urban landscape of Buenos Aires, students will visit and study Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Courses are held Monday through Thursday. Students are encouraged to participate in cultural and social events such as poetry readings, soccer games and tango lessons.
The program is open to undergraduate students who meet the prerequisites and to graduate students. Major and minor credit is available for the Spanish, Comparative Literature and Global Studies minors. For additional information, contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, (213) 740-1258.
Program dates: May 25 – July 10 (seven-week program)
Total number of units: 8
| SPAN 266 | Spanish for Communication: Arts and Sciences | 4 | 099-62208D |
| SPAN 311 | Advanced Spanish Through Contemporary Issues: Oral Emphasis | 4 | 099-62219D |
| SPAN 316x | Spanish for the Professions: Political and Social Sciences | 4 | 099-62224D |
| SPAN 466 | Argentina, Society and the Arts | 4 | 099-62163D |
| SPAN 482 | Literature and the City | 4 | 099-62364D |
Spanish — Madrid, Spain
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the USC College announces its seven-week program in Madrid for 2008. Improve your knowledge of the Spanish language and culture and earn 8 units of credit while living in one of Europe’s most exciting cities. Students take two courses, live with a Spanish family, tour Madrid’s museums, make a one-week visit to Barcelona, and take short trips to the monastery of El Escorial and the historical cities of Segovia and Toledo.
Courses are held Monday through Thursday. Students are encouraged to participate in the cultural events taking place during their stay.
The program is open to qualified undergraduate students who meet the prerequisites. Major and minor credit is available. For additional information, contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, (213) 740-1258.
Program dates: May 23 – July 10 (seven-week program)
Total number of units: 8
| SPAN 266 | Spanish for Communication: Arts and Sciences | 4 | 099-62209D |
| SPAN 311 | Advanced Spanish Through Contemporary Issues: Oral Emphasis | 4 | 099-62218D |
| SPAN 341 | Advanced Conversation and Culture | 4 | 099-62232D |
| SPAN 465 | Cultural Perspectives of the Iberian Peninsula: Multiple Groups and Their Interaction | 4 | 099-62360D |
| SPAN 790 | Directed Research | 1 | 099-62157D | SPAN 794a | Doctoral Dissertation | 2 | 099-62158D | SPAN 794b | Doctoral Dissertation | 2 | 099-62159D | SPAN 794c | Doctoral Dissertation | 2 | 099-62160D | SPAN 794d | Doctoral Dissertation | 2 | 099-62161D | SPAN 794z | Doctoral Dissertation | 0 | 099-62162D |
Spanish — Heredia, Costa Rica
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offers students the opportunity to participate in a summer program in Costa Rica.
Students register for two 4-unit courses: SPAN 150 Spanish II or SPAN 220 Spanish III and SPAN 245.
The problem-based learning project will be carried out in SPAN 245 Spanish through Social Issues in Costa Rica. The course will consist of readings, research projects and presentations on issues surrounding the perception of immigrants in Costa Rica.
As a part of the program, students will travel to Manuel Antonio National Park and to the Arenal Volcano for three days each. During week four, students will take a longer trip to a location related to their research projects, possibly Nicaragua.
The program is open to qualified undergraduate students who meet the prerequisites. For more information, contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, (213) 740-1258.
Program dates: June 2 – July 18 (seven-week program)
Total number of units: 8
| SPAN 150 | Spanish II | 4 | 099-62012D |
| SPAN 220 | Spanish III | 4 | 099-62040D |
| SPAN 245 | Spanish through Social Issues in Costa Rica | 4 | 099-62045D |