Manhattan College Programs: Summer

The following programs are offered each summer. Additional programs are added to the schedule each year. Please check with the Study Abroad office for information about current programs, their dates and availability.

Brussels, Belgium 

May 23 - June 10

Information Meeting is scheduled for February 20 at 4:00 p.m. in Miguel 311

This is a two week program offering students the opportunity to stay in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, where they will have close access to 200 Rue de la Loi, the Union's head and administrative offices.  There, discussions with "Eurocrats" would represent an important component of the course.  A visit to the seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France as well as field trips to such historic places as Bruges and Louvain would also be part of the program.  

Students can earn three credits for a government course - Govt 348:  Government & Politics of the European Union.

Florence, Italy

May 29 - June 29

Information Meeting is scheduled for February 6 at 4:30 p.m. in Miguel 311

This program is at the Instituto Europeo where students enroll in an Italian language course (three credits). Language courses are offered at all levels, from beginner to advanced, and students are placed according to a placement test administered at the beginning of the program.

• In addition to the three credits in language, students earn three credits in one of the following courses: ITAL 216/316 Aspects of Italian Culture; RELS 200: Special Topics; ENGL 392: Dante;  or CHEM 090: Bio-Chemistry of Wine Making.  These courses are taught in English by a Manhattan College faculty member.
• Field trips to Siena, Pisa, San Gimignano, Vinci, Rome and other sites of artistic and historic interests are included to enhance the cultural experience.

Paris, France

June 1 - June 30

Information Meeting is scheduled for February 6 at 4:00 p.m. in Miguel 311

This program is at the Institut Catholique where students enroll in a French language course (three credits). Language courses are offered at all levels, from beginner to advanced, and students are placed according to a placement test administered at the beginning of the program.

• In addition to the three language credits, students earn three credits in MUSC 305: Music in France and Its History: Paris and the Surrounding Environs.  This course is taught in English by a Manhattan College faculty member.
• Field trips to Chartres, Reims, Le Mont-Saint-Michel, the chateaux of the Loire valley and other sites of artistic and historic interest are included to enhance the cultural experience.

Lyon, France 

(Program dates and Information Meeting date to be announced)

This program has been especially designed with the engineering students in mind. The programis at Ecole Catholique des Arts et Metiers.

• Engineering students can earn six credits — three credits in French language and three credits in either MECH 325: Heat Transfer or MECH 422: Thermal/Fluids System Design. These courses are taught by a Manhattan College faculty member.

Madrid, Spain

June 14 - July 18

Information Meeting is scheduled for February 27 at 4:00 p.m. in Miguel 311

Students take a Spanish language course (three credtis). Language courses are offered at all levels, from beginner to advanced, and students are placed according to a placement test administered at the beginning of the program.

• In addition to the three language credits, students earn three credits in RELS 300: Special Topics. The religion course is taught in English by a Manhattan College faculty member.
• Field trips to sites of artistic and historic interest are included and arranged by a Manhattan College program director.

Rome, Italy

May 21 - June 21

Information Meeting is scheduled for February 13 at 4:00 p.m. in Miguel 31

This program is designed especially for students in the School of Education.   

Students can earn six credits - three credits in Italian language (courses are offered at all levels, from beginner to advanced, and students are placed according to a placement test administered at the beginning of the program) and three credits in EDUC 202: Psychology of Education.  EDUC 202 is taught in English by a Manhattan College faculty member.

Manila, Philippines

May 22 - June 16

Information Meeting is scheduled for February 20 at 5:00 p.m. in Miguel 311

This program allows the students to choose from two courses either INTL 315: Special Topics or BIOL 150/SCI 250:  Physical Marine Biology while learning about the culture, economy and history of this Republic.  Both courses are taught by Manhattan College faculty.

St. Petersburg, Russia

June 15 - June 30

Information Meeting is scheduled for February 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Miguel 311

This two week program will take place in this federal city of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.  Students can earned three credits in RLS 300: Religion, Art and the Soul of Russia.  This course is taught by Manhattan College faculty.