The Ithaca College London Center summer program consists of two options,
each of which is a five-week, six credit experience.

Option 1 consists of a 4 credit internship and a 2 credit internship seminar. Internships are available in a variety of fields. Learn more on our semester abroad internships page. If you do not see your field of interest there, we will work with you to find an internship opportunity that suits you. Internships will be full time and are rarely paid. You will need to submit a resume, a cover letter and a questionnaire indicating your interests and requests so that we can find the best placement for you.

Application information: Applications are due February 26, 2007, and should be turned in to the Office of International Programs, along with a transcript and the $35 application fee. Applications are available from the Office of Int’l Programs, or may be downloaded here. Students applying for an internship will also need to complete an internship application.

Option 2 will consist of a choice of two out of the following four British Studies classes:

British Media in the Global Context (221-20600, 3 credits)

This course will survey key aspects of the British Media, including specific case studies of British broadcasting, the British national and daily press, popular music and its relation to the media and the culture as a whole, British cinema and British television. These key aspects of the British media will then be studied in specific relation to the political, cultural, economic and technological attempts to place those media in the world arena, raising questions of the need to ‘compete’ in the global media market and also to assert, project, or define a national ‘image’ in the context of a global economy and culture.

Issues in Contemporary Urban Living: a Sociology of London (331-46300, 3 credits)

This course begins with an introduction to classic urban studies of London. To enhance this process, visits will be made to the sites described in these classical studies, as well as to important libraries and archives, and places in which new social trends are being institutionalized such as the Houses of Parliament, and neighborhoods with diverse characteristics that reflect the social transformations with which the course will be concerned. Students will have the opportunity to plan and execute a small sociological study of London that has meaning and relevance to their field of study and personal interests. Examples of possible studies might include looking at issues such as identity and belonging, social divisions, households and domestic life, health and illness, crime and deviance, religious institutions, etc., and determining their influence and impact on contemporary urban living in London.

The Making of England: Forging the English National Identity (311-28699, 3 credits)

The central purpose of this course is to tell the story of “England” from its beginnings in the Romano-British period, through the Anglo-Saxon, Viking and Norman penetrations and conquests, to the foundation of English social, political and cultural values in the High Middle Ages. Focus will rest on the “mingling of peoples” that cam together to create English national
identity in the late medieval period. This central purpose will be traced through historical, archaeological and literary topics such as The cultural identity of the pre-Roman Celtic inhabitants, The “winners-losers’ theme in British History, illustrated through the drama of the Arthurian legend, The clash of pagan, Latin and Celtic Christian religions, The emergence of distinct English social, political and cultural norms in the 13th century, chiefly the Magna Carta and the development of Parliament.

Shakespeare in Performancec (305-29500, 3 credits)

The main aim of this course will be to study the relationship between textual interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays and their performance. To accomplish these aims the course will examine the nature and conditions of Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, the study of plays in their historical context, and the study of the history of the performances of his plays. Plays to be
studied will be selected from among the productions currently being staged in London and Stratford. In addition to attending performances of the plays, the class will also participate in a Globe Workshop which will be a hands-on introduction to the practices and conventions of Shakespeare’s theatre, and will undertake a workshop at the Theatre Museum which has a vast archive of past Shakespeare productions and film versions on tape. The workshop will explore
interpretations by a variety of productions of one of the plays to be studies.

Application information
Applications are due February 26, 2007, and should be turned in to the Office of International Programs, along with a transcript and the $35 application fee. Applications are available from the Office of Int’l Programs, or may be downloaded here.