Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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STUDY ABROAD com.. Temple ' s London program is through the School of Communications and Theater and offers mass media and theater curriculum along with a strong liberal arts emphasis. The program began in 1969 and oper- ates on a similar basis as the Rome program. A faculty advisor travels to London each fall and summer to edu- cate students in the British culture. The summer program is held in the British capital and offers classes in mass media. The campus is located in London and is owned by Florida State University which rents space for classes and flats for students to live in. Location is one of the main advantages to this program. The campus, on Great Russell Street in the West End of London, is down the street from the Trades Union of Congress and is also in the middle of the theater district and blocks away from the trendy Soho section of London. The program offers classes in the cinema, mass media, the theater, British history, politics, and Victorian literature. Most instructors are British, and the program is small enough that the students and instructors become a small family during their visit abroad. Temple ' s Seoul program is still being negotiated, according to Denise A. Connerty, Interim Director of International Programs at Temple University.The program will be for students interested in an executive MBA which is also affiliated with the Hanyang University which maybe available in the Fall of 1998. For 47 years, Temple has been sending students to Paris in the summertime to study at the interna- tionally known Sorbonne. This programs offers classes in French, literature, art, historv, and other programs. The classes are taught by French instructors. While there is a faculty advisor from Temple living in Paris, the program is run through the French university. Living in Paris can be very expensive and with this program there are three different programs avail- able-pension, where exchange with native Parisians is very likely, living with a French family, or staving at Foyer International Des Estudiantes, which is a dormitory. Temple ' s five-week summer program in Ghana is offered for students who would like to learn about artistic, historical, and literary life in West Africa. The program is based in Accra, the capitol of Ghana, at the University of Ghana and is taught by Dr. Abu Shardow Abarry, associate professor of African American Studies at Temple. Other Temple programs that are available are exchange programs with the University of Puerto Rico; University ol East Anglia, Norwich, England; University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Eberhard-Karls Universitat, Tubingen, Germany and also the Tvler School of Art program with Glasgow School of Art, Scotland. This myriad of opportunities provides Temple students with the chance to expand their horizons and gain new perspectives while continuing their educational experiences. - Lori A re hut -j a 5 30

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Spending a semester in the heart of North Philly is not the only option of achieving a higher edu- cation in a different world. Temple offers many opportunities in studying abroad. As Peter Liacouras has said, the sun never sets on Temple University and with the announcement of a new program beginning in Seoul, South Korea, this seems to be more true than ever. Currently there are four programs in the United Kingdom, two in Germany, and one of each in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and Accra, Ghana. Many of this year ' s graduates have explored their options and discovered that it was one of the highlights of their life. Traveling the world and learning at the same time is a combination that can ' t be beat. Dr. Michael Hooper, a political science professor who spent three years in Tokyo at Temple ' s cam- pus in Japan, agrees. Having the opportunity to experience the Kabukiza Theater, one of the most pres- tige theaters in the world, is a chance of a lifetime. Temple ' s study abroad programs are as diversified as the ethnicities and cultures found on cam- pus. The programs offered allow the student to chose which culture and place they want to experience The Rome program offers undergraduate studies in Architecture, International Business, and Visual Arts, which includes six semester hours in studio art, three hours of art history, and either three or six hours in another choice of electives. To assist its students in their studies, Temple Rome keeps close working relationships with the British Academy, the American Academy, and Italian art galleries. Also included in the program are field trips to neighboring cities such as Florence, Venice, Pompeii, and Naples. Founded in 1966, the Rome program was started bv the Dean of Tvler School of Art, Charles LeClair, and has continued to grow over the past thirtv years, educating more than 3,000 students. The classes are taught in English by Temple faculty from main campus, along with faculty from Italy and other European countries. The campus is housed in a building called the Villa Caproni which faces the liber River located in the center of Rome. The Temple Japan program it is unique not only because it teaches American students but it also has been educating Japanese students too. For more than fifteen years, Temple lias been educating Japanese students the English language. There are currently 1,500 students matriculated in the Japan pro- gram and 90% are Japanese. American studies, Economics, Political Science, History, and Religion are the studies offered for the undergraduates. As for the graduate level of studies, there is an executive MBA and Ed.D. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Other courses offered vary from theater and journalism to art history and biology. Another program offered at this site is fall semester sophomore engineering program. This inten sive course of study includes some of the best engineering courses in the world along with an introduc- tion to the Japanese language and culture. This program is coordinated with Drexel University and the University of Pennsylvania under a U.S. government grant by the U.S. -Japan Center of the University City Science Center.

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