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Students also may choose the Boston University Paris Internship Pro gram, combining intensive French language study and liberal arts courses in French with an eight-week internship. Participants may choose to live either in a dormitory or with a family. Studio art students may spend a semester at the Marchutz School in Aix en-Provence where they enroll in the Studio Seminar, the Art Criticism Seminar and one art history class. Students also study French. Housing is with a French family. A summer session is available. The Institute for American Universities administers this program. Germany Students may spend a semester, summer or a full year in Heidelberg, with the American Junior Year at Heidelberg University, administered by Heidelberg College (Ohio). Students choose from a variety of classes, live in apartments with German students and participate in community activities. Another option for a spring semester or full-year program includes a language program at a Goethe Institute followed by study at Eberhard-Karls-Universitat in Tubingen. This program, sponsored by Antioch College, can include independent research, internships or part- time work. Students are housed in dormitories. Greece The College Year in Athens is an independent study program that offers full-year, semester and summer programs in ancient Greek civilization and East Mediterranean area studies. These two multidisciplinary tracks encourage the selection of related courses. Areas of study include art and archaeology, classical languages, ethnography, history, modern Greek language, philosophy, political science, and religion. Students live in apartments provided by the program. The American College of Thessaloniki (ACT) has both semester and summer programs. Classes are taught in English, and students are able to take elementary Greek as well as many other courses. ACT also offers internships in local businesses. Students in education can go for the summer program and also get credit for working at a children's camp. While the campus sits up in the hills above Thessaloniki, students live in shared apartments in the downtown area. Ireland Students may study for a semester or a full year at University College Cork National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland. UCC has eight faculties: Arts, Law, Commerce, Celtic Studies, Science, Food Science and Technology, Engineering and Medicine. There are over 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students. There are also limited internship options at UCC and a summer session. UCC arranges housing for Albion students. Studio art students may choose a semester or summer option at the Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughn, County Clare, Ireland. Burren provides students with personal studio space, one-to-one tutorials with faculty, and housing on site. Courses are available in drawing, painting, photography and sculpture. The CIE at Albion manages these programs for our students. Italy The John Cabot University is located in the Trastevere area of Rome. The academic curriculum is based on the American educational system. Strong academic areas are business, history and the arts. Students live in shared apartments throughout Rome. The Studio Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence offers classes in studio art, art history, art conservation, archaeology, and Italian language and culture. Fall, spring and summer sessions are offered. SACI is located in the Palazzo dei Cartelloni in downtown Florence. This location boasts a beautiful gallery/exhibition space, classrooms, a library, offices and studios surrounding a traditional Italian garden. Students are housed in shared apartments throughout Florence. Russia An ACM program, the fall semester in Russia offers intermediate-level Russian language students a combination of intensive language and area study course work. The program is based in the old city of Krasnodar, capital of the Kuban region, set in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains. Students live with families. Spain Albion students study at the Center for Cross-Cultural Study in Seville. The program offers series of courses in Spanish language, Spanish and Spanish-American literature, Spanish and Spanish-American civilization, contemporary Spain, business in Spain, and teaching English as a second language. Students also may choose to complete an independent study project or intern in the local Seville area as well. A second program is located in Segovia under the auspices of the Midwest Consortia for Study Abroad. Classes are offered in Spanish language, literature, civilization and culture. Semester, summer or full-year options are available in both programs. Students live with local families both in Seville and Segovia. A Spanish language program is also available in Seville through the Council on International Educational Exchange. Students may choose to enroll directly in the University de Sevilla and live with host families. The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) also offers Spanish programs in Alicante on the Mediterranean. Classes are tailored to students from beginning to advanced. In Barcelona, the CIEE offers classes at the intermediate level. Internship possibilities are also available. In Alcala , the CIEE courses are designed for advanced students in Spanish, and courses may be taken at the Universidad de Alcala. All sessions are offered fall and spring semesters. Alicante also offers summer sessions. Housing is with host families in all CIEE programs in Spain. The DEUSTO/CIDE program in Bilbao is an excellent program for students with double majors in Spanish and elementary or secondary education. The CIDE office is located in the DEUSTO university which quickly puts students in contact with their Spanish counterparts. Classes are offered for all international students at the intermediate to advanced levels. The teacher practicum allows education majors to get some experience in a local classroom. Students live with a host family or in shared apartments. Bilbao is in northern Spain, in Basque country near the French border and the Atlantic. Page 5 of 8 Albion College Catalog 2006-2007 Academic Programs Off-Campus Study 5/9/2006 http://www.albion.edu/academics/catalog/programs/off_campus.asp

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