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Location:
Berlin - Germany
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Language of Instruction: English
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Academic Credit Available: Yes
Overview
 The European College of Liberal Arts, Berlin will begin its 6th International Summer University (ISU) on the 14 of July 2006. The ISU is a liberal arts program featuring a common, interdisciplinary, team-taught core course, excursions, site visits to important cultural centers in Berlin and frequent guest lecturers which help to insure a breadth of learning opportunities. The student-body and faculty form a close-knit international community which lives on the college campus throughout the 6 summer weeks.
The central theme of the ISU 2006 will be provided by Joseph Conrad's novel "Under Western Eyes" as well as a range of other works from Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" to Dostoevsky’s "Notes from the Underground". These texts will be complemented by a series of relevant films. The ISU will look at Western perceptions of cultural otherness which shape the West’s notion of itself, and open up a range of intriguing questions related to this idea. Besides a knowledge of these texts, the programme will provide students with skills in critical thinking, effective reasoning and articulate expression of ideas.
Students receive six credits for the completion of the ISU programme.
Academic Credit
Academic credit is available.
Students who have successfully completed all requirements are awarded a certificate of completion and a transcript. In addition, credits for ECLA coursework are awarded by Bard College, an accredited liberal arts college in New York, USA, and may be transferred to most accredited academic institutions.
Eligibility
Applicants must have a secondary school diploma, and very good English skills( proven by a verbal SAT score , TOEFL, or other)
Housing/Accommodation
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Dormitory
The ECLA campus is conveniently located in a quiet, residential neighbourhood just 20 minutes away from the city centre. Each house has laundry facilities, a computer lab, a lounge and a kitchen. A study room with space for twenty students, an art room and a room for student projects are also located in the student houses.
Program Costs
The comprehensive fee for the International Summer University is 4,500 EUR.
Costs
Include: The fee covers tuition, accommodation and food, public transportation within Berlin (during school terms), emergency health insurance coverage for non-German students, access to a sports and fitness centre and computer and Internet access. Books may be purchased or borrowed from ECLA.
Financial Aid
Yes.
ECLA’s financial aid programme complements the means available from students and their families in order to secure one of the central objectives of the college: to enable selection of applicants on the basis of academic excellence and personal merit without regard to their ability to pay.
All financial aid at ECLA is need-based. The awards vary widely and aim to cover the full amount of demonstrated need toward the cost of tuition, room and board.
Dates
Programme dates: 14 July - 25 August 2006.
Application deadlines : 31 March 2006.
Contact
European College of Liberal Arts
Berlin Platanenstraße 24
13156 Berlin
Germany
Tel:
+49 30 43733 107
Fax:
+49 30 43733 100
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