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This summer, turn the world into your classroom. Immerse yourself in Italian culture; learn business practices firsthand in China or the Netherlands; find yourself on the coast of Ireland; or learn to speak Spanish like a Spaniard and much more.
An international experience benefits students by offering a global outlook that emphasizes the ties among nations and cultures. In addition, it enhances career preparation by teaching valuable cross-cultural and workplace skills that are extremely critical to employers in building their work force. Study abroad can be fun and educational. Much of the experience comes from coping with the challenges of, and learning to adapt to, a foreign environment. Living in another country fosters patience, changes attitude, develops maturity and self-confidence, and enhances understanding of our complex world. A carefully chosen overseas study program can contribute not only to academic and personal growth but to career goals as well.
At Hofstra University, we pride ourselves on the diverse selection of study abroad programs available. Whether students choose to study abroad to enhance the level of a specific language or culture or to expand the knowledge of a specific concentration, they can find an appropriate program. Hofstra offers various program lengths, from one semester to a full year, or during the winter or summer sessions.
Students who would like to learn more about study abroad options are requested to visit the Office of Study Abroad Programs, 107 Roosevelt Hall or contact Maria Fixell, assistant dean for study abroad programs, at 516-463-4765.
Programs in
Programs Offered in HCLAS
Japan: July 3-August 4, 2013
Discover Japan through a four-week study abroad program. Let’s visit Japan and learn about the tenacity, community and power of the Japanese people who overcame numerous devastating experiences. Tokyo Future University’s dormitory will be our home for three weeks in Tokyo. Then we will embark on a 10-day trip to west and northeast Japan.
The following courses are offered: ASST 021 , ASST 150A ; PSC 145 ; ; and MGT 171 .
Participants in the Hofstra in Japan Program pay a program fee in addition to Hofstra tuition and fees for three or six undergraduate credits.
For further information, please contact Dr. Takashi Kanatsu, Department of Political Science, at 516-463-5602.
China: May 20-June 18, 2013
 The Hofstra in China 2013 program will establish its base in Shanghai. The program will take place at East China Normal University, which boasts the most beautiful campus in Shanghai. While taking courses in Chinese language, culture and literature, students will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of cultural excursions. A two-and-a-half-day visit to Beijing constitutes a final highlight of the program.
Course offerings: ASST 011 ; LIT 087 ; CHIN 001 , 002 , 003 , 003A , 004 , 005 , and advanced Chinese classes beyond CHIN 005. Students can take either three or six credits.
Participants in the Hofstra in China Program pay a program fee in addition to Hofstra tuition and fees for three to six undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact Dr. Zuyan Zhou, Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, at 516-463-5438.
Berlin: August 3-24, 2013
 The city of Berlin – with all its culture, history and vibrant city and economic life - is the setting for this three-week study abroad experience, offered by the Department of Comparative Literature and Languages at Hofstra University.
Course offering:
Participants in the Hofstra in Berlin Program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for three undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact the program director: Dr. Gregory Kershner at 516-463-5434.
Spain: June 26-July 28, 2013
 The 2013 Hofstra Summer Program in Spain will be based in Santiago de Compostela, a UNESCO World Heritage City in the northwest of the country. Santiago is an exceptionally beautiful city; its medieval and Renaissance streets and architecture are enchanting.
The University of Santiago de Compostela, where classes will be held, is more than 500 years old, and enjoys an outstanding tradition of learning. With its ancient buildings, archives, libraries, and courtyards, the campus is extremely attractive; it is fully equipped with modern facilities and technologies.
The following courses are offered: SPAN 001 or 002 ; SPAN 003 or 004 ; SPAN 005 , 102 , 109 , 120 , 180 ; HIST 020 , 177C ; LEGL 121 .
Participants in the Hofstra in Spain Program pay a program fee in addition to Hofstra tuition and fees for three or six undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact the program director, Dr. Simon Doubleday, at 516-463-5020.
Sorrento: June 26-August 3, 2013
 Hofstra’s five-week summer program in Sorrento, a seaside resort town in southern Italy, provides students with the opportunity to study Italian culture and language in a full immersion environment. Sorrento is world renowned for its dramatic rock beaches, refined cafes, elegant shops, centuries-old artisan workshops, an international cinema festival, a summer Jazz festival, and its convenient proximity to the posh island retreats of Capri and Ischia, the archaeological sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the picturesque seaside town of Positano, and the breathtaking costiera amalfitana.
While in Sorrento, students live in double rooms, in shared apartments with fully equipped kitchens or can elect to live with host families carefully chosen by the staff of our host school in Sorrento. Host family arrangements include breakfast and dinner every day.
The following ITAL courses are offered: ITAL 001 and/or 002 ; ITAL 003 and/or 004 ; ITAL 105 ; ITAL 110 ; ITAL 170 A-Z ; ITLT 042 ; and ITST 141 .
Participants in the Hofstra in Sorrento Program will pay a program fee in addition to Hofstra tuition and fees for six undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact Dr. Gregory Pell at 516-463-5437.
Hofstra in Africa: June 27-July 25, 2013
 
The 2013 Hofstra in Africa: Namibia Program offers a course in Namibia during Summer Session II. Class sessions are on Hofstra’s campus on Thursday, June 27, and Monday, July 1, to prepare students for the Namibia study abroad portion of the trip, which will begin on July 2 and run until July 25. Namibia, located on the southwestern coast of Africa, has been the center of some of the most important issues in cultural survival in the last 100 years.
Course offering: ANTH 188C .
Program participants in the Hofstra in Africa: Namibia Program pay a program fee in addition to Hofstra tuition and fees for three credits.
For further information about the program, please contact the program co-directors: Professor Anne Buddenhagen at 516-463-2423, or Professor Cheryl Mwaria at 516-463-5589.
Ireland: July 5-31, 2013
 Spend four weeks in Ireland with us. We begin with three weeks on Galway’s breathtaking Atlantic coast, at the National University of Ireland Galway. We then go northwest, to the misty mountains and expansive beaches of Donegal, and Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point. We’ll be in Killybegs, Ireland’s largest fishing village, to admire the vessels and visit with some local friends and Hofstra family. Our trip finishes in Belfast, by way of the Giants Causeway, a geological phenomenon of about 40,000 interlocking columns – a truly unique site, full of myths and legends.
Course offerings: IRE 163 ; ENGL 123 ; and GAEL 001 .
Participants in the Hofstra in Ireland Program pay a program fee in addition to Hofstra tuition and fees for three or six undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact the program director: Professor Patricia Navarra at 516-463-0234.
Paris: June 27-August 1, 2013
 The Hofstra in Paris Program offers the unique opportunity to earn academic credits in French language and literature as well as Public Relations while experiencing the artistic and literary richness of Paris and the beauty of the French Riviera.
Course offerings: FREN 001 , 002 , 003 , 004 , 109 , 110 , and 142 . The following courses are offered in English: FRLT 043 ; RLLT 102 ; and PR 180C .
Participants in the Hofstra in Paris Program pay a program fee in addition to Hofstra tuition and fees for six undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact the program director: Dr. Sabine Loucif, at 516-463-6572.
Programs Offered in Frank G. Zarb School of Business
Spain: June 26-July 28, 2013
 The Zarb School of Business, in cooperation with the College of Liberal Arts and Science’s Department of History, offers a unique opportunity to earn academic credit for courses taught in English by Hofstra University faculty as well as language courses taught in Spanish by faculty from the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Courses taught in English include LEGL 121 (explores salient legal issues faced by small business owners and entrepreneurs and integrates comparative issues involving EU and Spanish law), as well as HIST 020 and HIST 177C (Galician history, from its Celtic origins, through the story of medieval pilgrimage, to its modern resurgence and reinvention in the 21st century). Courses taught in Spanish include: SPAN 001 or 002 ; SPAN 003 or 004 ; SPAN 005 ; SPAN 109 ; SPAN 120 (relevant historical, political and cultural movements from the 1920s to the present); and SPAN 180 (emphasis on the literature of Galicia, the most Atlantic region of Spain, its connections with the Americas and the history of migration).
Students will typically choose from two of the courses offered and will spend two days in Madrid, two days in Portugal and will attend classes at Santiago de Compostela, a World Heritage City, in a university that has enjoyed an outstanding tradition of learning since the Middle Ages. Courses meet Monday through Thursday. The program is available to all undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of their major.
For further information about the program, please contact Professor Victor D. Lopez, Department of Accounting, Taxation and Legal Studies in Business, 031 Weller Hall, 516-463-6174. You may also contact Dr. Simon Doubleday at 516-463-5020.
China: May 22-June 25, 2013
 The Zarb School’s program in China offers Hofstra business students the opportunity to integrate their knowledge about international business/marketing gained in classrooms by exposing them to real-life business environment in China. Through field experiences, students gain valuable experiential insights and perspectives that enhance and supplement their learning at Hofstra University. Students take MKT 170 /MKT 220 and/or IB 207 in two stages: they attend three weeks of classes on campus where they learn about international marketing, and then they travel to China to experience the subject firsthand and attend more lectures at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. Students will visit businesses and learn about business practices in China. Local scholars and company personnel will give guest lectures to expose students to the local environment. For further information about Zarb School in China, please contact Dr. Yong Zhang, Department of Marketing and International Business, 127 Weller Hall, 516-463-5713.
Hofstra’s Exchange Program With the University of Amsterdam
 The Zarb School of Business offers students the opportunity to travel to The Netherlands to take classes either on a full-time basis during a regular semester or on a part-time basis during the summer at the University of Amsterdam. Students from the University of Amsterdam also benefit from this exchange program and may take courses at Hofstra. For more information about the School of Business’ exchange program with the University of Amsterdam, please contact Ms. Gioia Bales, Assistant Dean, Third Floor Weller Hall, 516-463-5703.
Hofstra’s Exchange Program With Erasmus University
The Zarb School of Business in cooperation with Erasmus University offers an exchange program for graduate students majoring in finance. Under advisement, Zarb School students may register for courses offered as part of the Master in Financial Management program at Erasmus University, and Erasmus students may register for courses in the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance program and other graduate finance courses at Hofstra. For further information about Hofstra’s exchange program with Erasmus University, please contact the Department of Finance, 221 Weller Hall, 516-463-5698 or MSQF@hofstra.edu.
Program Offered in School of Education
Mediterranean Cruise: July 15-29, 2013
 This exciting Study Abroad 2013 option is a Mediterranean Cruise that includes the itinerary listed below. Three SOE faculty members are collaborating to offer a variety of courses coupled with a Royal Princess Cruise experience to Spain, Italy, Greece, France, and Turkey: Professors Davey, Fusco, and Zwirn.
Literacy and art students and faculty members will depart on Monday, July 15 by air from NYC/JFK Airport to Barcelona and will stay for one overnight in a Barcelona hotel until cruise departure on July 17. While in Barcelona, sightseeing activities will be available. Excursions will also be available at the ports-of-call listed on the itinerary below. The trip will end in Venice on Sunday, July 28 with one overnight in a Venice hotel. Air travel to NYC/JRK will occur on Monday, July 29.
Trip Itinerary
July 15: Air travel from NYC/JFK to Barcelona
July 16: Arrival and sightseeing in Barcelona
July 17: Morning sightseeing; departure on cruise ship
July 18: In Toulon, France (for Provence)
July 19: In Florence/Pisa, Italy
July 20: In Rome, Italy (Civitavecchia)
July 21: In Naples, Italy
July 22: At sea
July 23: In Mykonos, Greece
July 24: In Istanbul, Turkey
July 25: In Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey
July 26: In Athens, Greece
July 27: At sea
July 28: In Venice, Italy overnight
July 29: Air travel from Venice to NYC/JFK
 Course Offerings on the Cruise
Professor Davey: ELED 243 ; ELED 213 ; CT 102 ; ELED 181I ; ELED 281I ; CT 229 .
Professor Fusco: ELED 186I ; SED 186I ; ELED 205 ; ELED 286I ; SED 286I ; CT 286I ; and ELED 278 .
Professor Zwirn: CT 281I ; SED 181I ; SED 281I ; ELED 181I ; ELED 281I ; ELED 122 ; ELED 212 ; CT 298B ; SED 114 ; and CT 297B .
Course and Trip Information
Participants pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees. The program fee for participants is subject to change due to international currency fluctuations, energy surcharges and other price increases. The estimated cost of $5,250 includes: cruise and hotel accommodations (double/triple occupancy), round-trip European airfare from/to NYC/JFK, all ground and sea transportation, and all cruise meals. Fee does not include incidental costs, excursion, and meals in ports-of-call.
For further information, contact the Office of Professional Development Services, 113 Hagedorn Hall, 516-463-5750.
Professional development hours and/or in-service credit may be available through school districts. School district purchase orders are accepted.
Program Offered in the School of Communication
Rome: July 5-August 2, 2013
 SCO in Rome! is the School of Communication’s first ongoing study abroad program. Now in its second year, it brings together students and faculty from multiple departments within the School and offers the opportunity to experience international media and culture in unique ways.
The four-week program exposes students to one of the most vibrant cities in the world. Rome, the media as well as geographic center of Italy, has a rich heritage of communication in all forms to complement its breathtaking arts, architecture, culture, history, and dolce vita.
Students stay in modern dormitory facilities in the wonderful Prati section near Vatican City and a number of other major attractions. Twice weekly tours of communication organizations and cultural attractions include Cinecittà (“Cinema City,” Italy’s version of Hollywood), the major ruins and museums, and the Vatican. A four-night weekend excursion to the Amalfi Coast (based in Sorrento) is included in the program.
Two courses are offered – RTVF 065 and JRNL 180V .
Participants in the SCO in Rome! program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees. Participants are required to take three credits. For further information, please contact the program director, Randy Hillebrand, at Randal.K.Hillebrand@hofstra.edu or 516-463-5205. |