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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 Project Year (PY) at ECLA is an interdisciplinary humanities programme concentrating on history, literature and philosophy. The programme has two main aims: to cultivate students’ understanding of the concerns and methods of those three disciplines, and to initiate students in the fruitful conversation amongst the disciplines. The PY has three components:
Individual project – The individual project allows PY students to pursue one intellectual interest for an entire year under the guidance of a faculty supervisor with relevant expertise. The work on the project culminates with a 25-page essay to be submitted at the end of the Spring term.
Core course – The aim of the PY core course is to explore abstract questions about interdisciplinarity, though the course does not approach them in the abstract. Every term is dedicated to an author, book, claim, problem, issue or phenomenon, which students and faculty approach through two or more of the disciplines represented at ECLA. All PY core seminars are co-taught by two or more faculty from different disciplines. The focus of each seminar is a conversation between disciplines to which students are introduced as active participants.
Electives – Each term, PY students choose one elective course in which to pursue in more depth one of the core disciplines or to explore areas such as art history, film theory, music or performance arts as a complement.
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 Project Year is 15,000 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
Program Dates:
Autumn Term: October- December
Winter Term: January- March
Spring Term: April - June
Application Deadlines:
Winter Deadline: 15 February
Spring Deadline: 20 April
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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