FRANCE | ENGLAND | ITALY | CUBA | PERU | SUB -SAHARAN AFRICA | CHINA SUMMER: GERMANY | GREECE/TURKEY | ARGENTINA | ITALY
In selecting a study abroad program, would the area’s history, geography, and architecture be your priority? Would prominence of the arts and richness of the culture be essential to you? Or would intellectual energy and opportunity be imperative? Study abroad with Sarah Lawrence, and you won’t have to choose one over the other. Each of our international programs offers all of these assets—plus a focus on individualized study and an emphasis on cultural immersion. Our small, selective programs offer distinctive features so vital to a Sarah Lawrence education: stimulating classes, one-on-one conferences and tutorials, and close interaction with distinguished scholars and artists at the cutting edge of their fields. This approach ensures fuller understanding, facilitates deeper research, and allows for the pursuit of original projects—just as it does on the SLC campus in New York. So no matter where you decide to study, the Sarah Lawrence style of teaching and learning will make for an experience that is both highly personalized and immensely rewarding.
Sarah Lawrence allows undergraduates to enroll in small seminar courses at Reid Hall as well as the opportunity to attend classes at Paris’ premier educational institutions. Each course is complemented by weekly or bi-weekly conference work sessions, during which students work individually with professors, delving deeper into course material. The program also offers a wide range of visual and performing arts courses at various studios and conservatories in and around Paris.
Terms: Fall, Spring, Academic Year Credits: 15 per semester Housing: International Student Dorms,
Homestays Language of Instruction: French
Unique Features: Possible courses at
French universities with individual tutorials. Intensive programs are available in the visual arts and the social sciences.
www.slc.edu/paris
Average Program Size: 22
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THEATRE PROGRAM (BADA) Located in the theatre capital of the world, this conservatory program for American undergraduates is run exclusively by the British American Drama Academy (BADA). The London Theatre Program offers undergraduate students an opportunity to work and study with leading actors and directors from the world of British theatre. Through a combination of classes, tutorials, master classes, and performances, students take part in the great theatrical tradition of Britain.
Terms: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Unique Features: Conservatory acting
Credits: 15 per semester
program for study of classical theatre in the British tradition.
Housing: Flats Average Program Size: 45
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www.slc.edu/BADA
Sarah Lawrence at Oxford has earned a reputation as one of the most rigorous and respected programs integrating American students into the life of this prestigious university. Members of the university, referred to as tutors, are assigned to teach two tutorials based on students’ respective backgrounds and experiences as well as their level of interest and expertise in the subject matter. Tutorials are the centerpiece of Oxford’s educational experience, fostering dialogue, commitment, and engagement.
Terms: Academic Year Credits: 30 Housing: Student Flats Average Program Size: 30
Unique Features: Participants are
considered Registered Visiting Students at Oxford University and enroll in two eight-week tutorials for the three terms at Oxford.
www.slc.edu/oxford
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One of the smallest programs in the city, Sarah Lawrence offers what is arguably the most genuine experience of living and learning in Florence. Students delve into seminars with Italian faculty, work with creative artists in their studios, study music in Florentine conservatories, take a class at the University of Florence, and live with Italian families.
Terms: Fall, Spring, Academic Year, Summer
Unique Features:
Credits: 15 per semester
• Small academic seminars
Housing: Homestay
• One-on-one tutorials with faculty
Language of Instruction: Seminars
• Studio classes in music and visual arts
are conducted in English during the fall semester and summer. The majority of seminars are conducted in Italian during the spring semester. Average Program Size: 22 4
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• Art restoration
www.slc.edu/florence
Sarah Lawrence offers a highly selective spring semester in Sicily’s second-largest city. Undergraduates who have completed advanced intermediate Italian may study alongside native classmates in courses conducted entirely in Italian. A rich and in-depth exploration in Catania marries students’ academic pursuits in literature, history, and the arts with their daily life. Students return home not only as more advanced speakers of Italian, but also with a greater appreciation and understanding of Sicilian culture.
Terms: Spring Credits: 15 per semester Housing: Homestay Language of Instruction: Italian
Unique Features: All academic seminars
are taught at the University of Catania. Music courses are taught at a variety of conservatories.
www.slc.edu/catania
Average Program Size: 5
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This remarkable program introduces students to contemporary Cuba—a mix of innovative ideas, weathered facades, lavish beauty, persistent history, artistic sensitivity, and genuine friendliness. As part of a select group, students learn firsthand how and why Cuban culture has shaped—and reshaped—both the regional and international landscapes.
Terms: Fall, Spring
Unique Features:
Credits: 15 per semester
Language of Instruction: Spanish
Students enroll in courses at the University of Havana in addition to a core course at the Centro de Estudios Demograficos. Courses in dance, visual arts, and music are also available
Average Program Size: 15
www.slc.edu/cuba
Housing: Group Housing
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Peru’s cultural and ecological diversity, varied and stunning landscapes, extraordinary people, and wealth of archeological and historical sites all contribute to an exceptional experience. The program’s core course familiarizes students with Lima’s cultural, historical, and social palimpsest through visits to sites where they can observe, in situ, 5,000 years of Peruvian development. Students also select three electives at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Sarah Lawrence College in Peru is designed for students with a high level of Spanish fluency.
Terms: Spring
Unique Features: Students enroll at
Credits: 15 per semester
the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP)
Housing: Homestays Language of Instruction: Spanish
www.slc.edu/peru
Average Program Size: 5
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SUB-SAHARAN
AFRICA This program focuses on understanding and effectively addressing human development in Sub-Saharan African contexts. An integral component of the program is learning how to understand, implement, and evaluate effective community-based work in rural Tanzania (Kitongo, near Mwanza), urban Malawi (Blantyre), and rural Zimbabwe (the Matobo Hills region, near Bulawayo). In addition to course work in psychology and history, all students will spend 15–20 hours a week performing fieldwork in local community-based organizations.
Terms: Spring
Unique Features: Students spend
Credits: 15 per semester
approximately 5 weeks each in Tanzania, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.
Housing: Varied depending on location Language of Instruction: English Average Program Size: 10
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www.slc.edu/africa
Sarah Lawrence has partnered with the Alliance for Global Education to provide a language and cultural studies program with an emphasis in the social sciences and the visual arts. Through study, internships, and working directly with local artists, students see China in all its dimensions, providing an unparalleled opportunity to examine and understand a complex country and its culture.
Terms: Fall, Spring, Academic Year
Unique Features: Students work directly
Credits: 15 per semester
with artists in their studios. Possible internships with local agencies and companies.
Housing: Homestays Language of Instruction:
www.slc.edu/china
English, Chinese Average Program Size: 12
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SUMMER PROGRAMS Sarah Lawrence offers opportunity for summer study abroad in a number of locations. Currently, we offer programs in:
GERMANY GREECE/TURKEY ARGENTINA ITALY
(New for Summer 2015)
For more details on these programs, visit: www.slc.edu/abroad/summer
Inter national Prog rams 1 Mead Way, Bronxville, NY 10708 (914) 395-2305
“One of the hallmarks of a Sarah Lawrence education is the understanding of different cultures, the deep transformational knowledge one attains living and working in different places. The College has always viewed the year abroad as part of our unique education, and our programs are designed to further our educational philosophy of learning actively rather than passively, of our understanding until we engage in a wider world.” —Jerrilynn Dodds, Dean of the College
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through direct interaction and inquiry. In this way we push the limits