Program Overview
Spend the summer in London and Berlin, exploring and experimenting with the power of television and radio to document, inspire, enlighten, and persuade.
Through coursework and field work, film study, site visits to studios and meetings with producers and broadcasters you’ll gain a deeper appreciation for these communicative mediums and their role in the contemporary histories of both countries.
Study abroad in London and Berlin and you will:
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Explore the rich history of British factual television and technological innovations that have paved the way for American ‘reality television’
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Hone research, reporting, and editing skills, employing them to create your own radio production to be featured on a the CIEE-Funk-Berlin website
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Enjoy day-long and weekend trips to neighboring cities and sites
The CIEE Difference
Intercultural Comparative Experience
Expand your global perspective. Choose to spend your three-day intercultural weekend in one of these European cities:
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Barcelona, Spain
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Paris, France
Eligibility
Recommended Credit
Total recommended credit for each session is 3 semester/4.5 quarter hours. Each course has 45 contact hours.
About the City
About London
Home of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games, London is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city with over 250 languages spoken in the UK capital. This makes London the most linguistically diverse city in the world. London is at the cutting edge of the arts scene and provides access to music, fashion, museums (which are all free!) comedy, and theater. For those who want a break in the pace of London life, there is an abundance of green space to be explored in and around the capital, which boasts eight Royal Parks right in the heart of the city.
About Berlin
Berlin is the dynamic and fascinating capital of Germany with a dramatic and disturbing past. As a center of German cultural and intellectual life, the influence of Berlin reverberates around the world. It offers an incredibly wide range of cultural offerings, including many museums, theaters, restaurants, cafés, music venues, and green spaces. With low rents and inexpensive food prices Berlin is an attractive place for artists and young people who flock to the city and make it one of the most dynamic places in the world to work, live, and study. The 24-hour public transportation system is extensive and the city is well connected to other cities.
Where You'll Study
The CIEE Study Center in London is located in South Kensington. In Berlin, students will attend classes at the CIEE Study Center in central Berlin.
Academics
London
Academic Program
The CIEE Study Center in London was established in 2000; the summer study abroad program began in 2013. The summer session in the communications combo program, students will take a course titled British “Reality” TV: Documentary’s Long and Winding Road that will explore the rich history of British factual television.
Academic Culture
The course includes a combination of lectures, active participation, guest speakers, and guided site visits. Students visit organizations related to the themes covered in the course and are asked to give a presentation of their findings. Students are evaluated based on active participation, a presentation, and a final 15-page paper on one of the themes discussed in the course.
Nature of Classes
Classes are with CIEE study abroad participants only.
Grading System
Assessment is based on the individual’s overall performance in the course, including coursework, presentations and essays.
Students must check with their professors to find out exam and project presentation dates. Under no circumstances will CIEE alter deadlines or exam dates for students who have made conflicting travel plans.
Berlin
Academic Program
The three-week session will focus on history and communications as a tool for understanding contemporary Germany through the course Funky Berlin—Radio Production and Storytelling.
Academic Culture
CIEE classes are taught at the CIEE Study Center, and they are designed to follow U.S. academic culture. There are no more than 15 students per classroom.
Nature of Classes
Classes are with CIEE study abroad participants only.
Language Environment
Although language is not one of the subject areas of this program and there is no language requirement, resident staff will encourage students with working knowledge of German to use their language skills in everyday settings. A brief session on Survival German skills will be offered during orientation.
Grading System
Assessment is based on the individual’s overall performance in the course, including coursework, presentations and essays.
Students must check with their professors to find out exam and project presentation dates. Under no circumstances will CIEE alter deadlines or exam dates for students who have made conflicting travel plans.
Language of Instruction
English
