Work Like a Foreign Correspondent Doing Converged Media Abroad!

SUMMER 2009 - FIVE PROJECTS

Cagli, Italy - May 27 to June 24

Cagli, Italy - June 28 to July 11 (grad students only)

Urbino, Italy - July 1 to July 30 (internship only)

Urbino, Italy - July 1 to July 30

Armagh, N. Ireland - July 15 to August 16

ITALY: Cagli

May 27 to June 24, 2009

After having had a successful run in partnership with Marquette University in Summer 2008, The Cagli Project has been transferred completely to Marquette University. Students wishing to apply should visit the following site: http://www.marquette.edu/abroad/where/cagli.shtml . More details about the actual course and curriculum can be obtained by contacting Dr. William Thorn, Chair of the Journalism Department, at wthorn@wi.rr.com.

ITALY: Cagli (graduate students only)

June 28 to July 11, 2009

Gonzaga University, in cooperation with ieiMedia, is offering a two-week graduate program as part of the Master’s in Communication & Leadership Studies. The Program includes overnight stay in Rome as well as travel to Urbino and Florence. New students may use the program as the entry point for the graduate program or to earn a Certificate in Intercultural Communication and Media Studies; graduate students at other universities may take the course for transfer credit. Students wishing to apply should visit the following site: Gonzaga Cagli

ITALY: Urbino (internship only)

July 1 to July 30, 2009
$2,999 + airfare

INTERNSHIP. Students will write and do photography for a slickly designed English-language publication for distribution in the region and abroad. The program includes full room and board. Open to journalism and photography majors (or students with campus newspaper or similar experience). Students seeking credit must arrange at their home campus independently. Access to interpreters, but students should bring their own cameras and laptops.

For more information contact: Urbino Internships.

ITALY: Urbino

July 1 to July 30, 2009
$4,475 + airfare

3 undergrad credits (Jour 609 - Publication Laboratory),
San Francisco State University (College of Extended Learning)

The historic walled university town of Urbino is the site of newest project for three undergraduate credits. We will be using housing and academic space of the University of Urbino, plus all meals are included. Urbino is a regional governmental center and has excellent transportation to all areas of Le Marche, a delightful region hemmed in between the Apennine Mountains and the Adriatic Sea. Limited to 24 students (4-1 student-faculty ratio), we will be organizing 6 production units to create the first web documentary on the town.

Urbino is one the most important towns in Italy and is included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Many say that the Renaissance started here under the patronage of Duke Frederico da Montefeltro, whose twin-turreted palace still stands and houses a fine collection of period art.

Highlights of the Urbino program:

Find more about Le Marche: le-marche.com

For more information on the program please email: urbinoproject@gmail.com

IRELAND: Armagh

July 15 to August 16, 2009
$4,475 + airfare

3 undergrad credits (Jour 609 - Publication Laboratory),
San Francisco State University (College of Extended Learning)

PENDING: 6 undergrad or grad credits through the University of Kansas (William Allen White School of Journalism) - tuition to be announced. For latest info contact Project Director Prof. Mike Williams (mikewms@ku.edu)

Students spend one month doing digital storytelling, photography, video and Web design and produce an online multimedia documentary about the local community (see www.InArmagh.net).  Interested students should download an application; admissions on a rolling basis in the order received. Address any questions to ArmaghProject@gmail.com.

Situated on the Irish Republic’s border, Armagh is a city rich in culture and history. It was here that St. Patrick reportedly built the first stone church in 445 and two cathedrals in his name still tower over the city. With 15,000 residents, Armagh has a wide range of attractions: museums, national parks, historic castles and houses, a modern theater, a university, a planetarium, a digital film archive, hotels and B&B’s, numerous restaurants and pubs. Activities include golf, fishing, bicycling, and hiking. It’s one hour from Belfast, two from Dublin, and three from Galway.

The program welcomes students from all universities and disciplines.

Highlights of the Armagh program:

For more information on the program please email: armaghproject@gmail.com