Top Summer Courses in Cultural Studies

Prof. Yoshiko Nozaki (Gakushuin University) / Prof. Hiromitsu Inokuchi(Senshu University)

This course examines Japanese society, culture, and education from the viewpoints of Japan’s internal ethnic diversity in today’s rapidly globalizing and internationalizing world.

Twin size accommodation is available for the Summer Session participants. All housings are located in the vicinity of the school and are convenient for commuting. All housing is equipped with bedding, furniture(desk, chair, table), shower unit, toilet, microwave, TV, and internet connection.

Program Term: June 30th – July 27th

In 2013, Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, established the Antai Global Summer Program (AGSP) to satisfy the growing need of helping international students understand China from business perspectives. AGSP is a three-week-long, credits-conferring, English-taught summer program focusing on Learning Business and Culture in China. Approximately 100 students from over 20 countries joined each cohort. The Program holds two separate sessions in May and July each year, in order to match the summer-break calendars at different schools. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the Chinese economy and culture with in-class coursework, company visits, social events and tours. In addition to having faculty who teach in top business schools around the world, the summer program features sessions taught by executive speakers including senior knowledge expert of top-brand MNCs, executives of successful Chinese enterprises, founders of start-up companies and so on. Cultural immersion activity is also a highlight of the program. During the program, we organize out-of-city excursions, acrobatic shows, river cruising, tea-making, Zen practice, pot modeling, Chinese cooking lessons etc. The program offers two tracks: undergraduate track and graduate track. The undergraduate track is aimed to familiarize students with Chinese history, culture, policy and business environment, whereas the graduate track focus on developing students’ vision and capabilities of doing business in China.... [-]

This module explores a wide range of visual and literary texts, from gothic novels to Pre-Raphaelite paintings, which provide a sense of the extraordinary historical richness of the Victorian era.

In this module, we will study a series of major Victorian texts in detail, including a novel by Charles Dickens; some poetry by Tennyson and Browning; short stories by Robert Louis Stevenson, HG Wells and Mary Braddon; as well as art and architecture. We will place the literature and art in their historical, social, political and cultural contexts.

The module is organized around the following significant themes, which galvanized the Victorians, as much as they concern us today:... [-]

Summer is the perfect time for your Harlaxton experience!

Spend five weeks in the beautiful countryside of England taking a course that deeply immerses you in the subject and how it relates to the UK. Most courses go on-site visits to bring your learning to life with company visits, performances, guest speakers, and projects.

In time away from classes, we offer our full array of Harlaxton programming including our house competitions, clubs and organizations, and local cultural excursions. Students have on-site accommodations and have access to our student development office and full-time staff for any questions or issues.

Students travel widely in the summer with our college sponsored excursions or through independent travel. Students also have the option for a three-hour internship after the 5-week summer session. Stay on and live at Harlaxton while gaining real-world experience.... [-]

Experience an amazing summer full of activities – and learn English! Students can expect a full daily programme of studying English, social activities and excursions, and fun and friendly staff – with plenty of opportunities to make new friends from all over the world. Now with exciting new locations available.

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Are you interested in Central Europe, its history & culture, architecture & society, its Greek and Roman legacy, in crusades, the birth of modern nations in Central Europe, and in trips and parties in and around the Czech Republic? Then this is the summer school for you!

With topics ranging from:

This comprehensive summer school will give you great insight into European culture and architecture, while at the same time giving you the opportunity to spend time in the heart of Central Europe: Olomouc. The knowledge and understanding gained during this summer school are particularly of interest in the current, complex new era of globalization.... [-]

Welcome to Aspira International Summer School! Collect a lot of wonderful memories by studying hospitality management and gastronomy. Master Mediterranean cuisine through practical workshops in a top-notch culinary studio and learn about Croatian culture, language and heritage.

Experience Dalmatia and the Mediterranean region through field trips and organized visits. Make your summer 2019 unforgettable! Join us at the best summer hospitality, gastronomy and culture program in Europe!

Accommodation is NOT INCLUDED in the tuition fee. The price for accommodation during a two week Summer School course is approximately 400-500 EUR if you stay at hostels. ... [-]

The school intends to teach some selected and professional tools that are useful in the study of historical landscapes and past architectures in complex areas as the mountainous ones, taking advantage of the digital advances and of the new technologies, but also looking at the main needs in this field of research, fostering a closer collaboration with the public institutions and professionals in land-use planning and in the promotion of Cultural Heritage. Lectures in the morning by the directors and instructors on their research will provide students with insights in the theory and practice on the chosen subjects. Practical, hands-on experience in the field will be complemented by activity on a computer using new software and/or new digital tools in the afternoon.... [-]

This course is recommended to you if you are at least 17 years old, and if you wish to learn or to perfect your French for personal or school purposes, on long-term or short-term immersion. This program emphasizes oral skills and cultural discovery.

28 lessons of 45mn a week (21 hours): 20 General French lessons + 2 open workshops of 45 mn + 6 lessons of oral practice + Cultural activities pack + Accommodation in student residence halls (single room with private bathroom).

The University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia offers a three-week summer programme on Spanish Language and Culture in Barcelona. The objective of this programme is to provide students with an understanding of Spanish culture and acquire the basic knowledge of Spanish language by developing basic speaking, reading, writing and listening skills so that they can communicate in this language in a simple way.

The programme combines Spanish language sessions with cultural lessons, which are comprised of lectures, workshops, seminars and guided visits.

This programme is aimed at undergraduate students who would like to do a three-week summer programme on Spanish Language and Culture in Barcelona.... [-]

The program of the summer school 2018 "Grozny - intercultural exchange"

The summer school is a very important tool for the internationalization of the university. It makes it easier to learn languages and learn different cultures from different countries.

The Chechen State Pedagogical University is currently training highly qualified specialists who work in kindergartens, schools and universities. There are 28 departments at the Pedagogical University, on which there are candidates of science and associate professors. Since 2015, the university has opened a preparatory department, which prepares foreign students for university studies. In this department, there are assistant professors, who received additional qualifications in the direction "Russian as a foreign language."... [-]

This program is designed for students who seek intensive academic exposure to Ireland's political and social history, contemporary economic issues, and literary heritage. By combining coursework with study outside the classroom, you have the opportunity to discover the rich heritage of Ireland, as well as its contemporary culture through its art, theater, and film.

Over the course of the summer, you will come to know Dublin's winding streets and unique charm. The Dublin Irish Studies Summer program offers enrollment in IES Abroad courses, housing in fully-equipped student apartments, and field trips. Starting at the IES Abroad Center, near St. Stephen’s Green, this program will help you to gain a meaningful cultural experience and a deeper knowledge of what it means to be a citizen of the world.... [-]

Duration: one week

From 2 PM until 5 PM

What are the main characteristics of France (art, literature, geography, history, and science)?

ORGANISER:

Finnish China Law Center, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki

Related Degree Programmes:

Master’s Programme in International Business Law, Master of International and Comparative Law

DATES:

8.-18.8.2017

PRICES:

600-900 EUR

CREDITS:

5 ECTS

COORDINATOR:

Zhang Yihong

This course is designed to give students practical knowledge about the Chinese legal system. The course is suitable for both law students and students from related disciplines, such as Asian studies, economic sciences, political science and social sciences. Students both with and without prior legal knowledge and study of China are invited to enrol.... [-]

This course consists of lectures, workshops, field trips and guided tours of London, together with a guided tour of a rural/coastal region in Sussex, namely the Cinque Port of Rye and its surrounds. It will offer a wide range of approaches and agendas (both theoretical and policy-related) about tourism, pilgrimage, cultural heritage, and travel more generally – including consideration of refugees and asylum seekers.

The course will be conducted in an intense, unique, and closely-knit environment providing first-class knowledge/practice of and in the field. The course is open to students in a variety of disciplines including anthropology, sociology, history, geography, development studies, international relations, art – as well as disciplines in Art+Humanities more generally.... [-]