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This summer, turn the world into your classroom. Immerse yourself in Italian culture; learn business practices first hand in China, or The Netherlands; find yourself at Machu Picchu or 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 attitudes, 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.L.Fixell@hofstra.edu, Assistant Dean for Study Abroad, 516-463-4765.
Programs in
Programs Offered in HCLAS
Japan: Dates Vary (see below)
 Discover traditional and modern-day Japan through a five-week study abroad program. For the first time, the program offers students two options depending on a student’s budget. Students can take three or six credits regardless of option choice.
Option 1: (July 5-August 5, 2011, $4,100). Students stay only in Nikko and Tokyo, and enjoy all the traditional and modern sites that Tokyo has to offer.
Option 2: (July 5-August 5, 2011, $5,500). In addition to Option 1 offerings, students will travel to many significant sites, such as Kyoto and two summer festivals.
The following courses are offered for all students: ASST 21, PSC 145, ASST 150 & JPN 1Z. Participants in the program pay a program fee according to the selected option in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for three or six undergraduate credits.
For further information, please contact Dr. Takashi Kanatsu at 516-463-5602.
Ireland: June 28-July 23, 2011
 Ireland is known as “The Island of Saints and Scholars,” and perhaps more famously for its theatre, contemporary music, and poetry. Hofstra is pleased to offer an exceptional opportunity to study these aspects of Irish and Irish-American life, their convergent histories, and more in literature, writing, and interdisciplinary courses.
Courses include: IRE 163, ENGL 123, GAEL 1 & HIST 178. Participants in the Hofstra in Ireland program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for six undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact the program director: Professor Patricia Navarra at 516-463-0234.
China: May 23-June 21, 2011
 The HCLAS Hofstra in China Program establishes its base in Shanghai and takes place at East China Normal University, which boasts the most beautiful campus in Shanghai. While taking courses in Chinese language, culture and literature, students 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 include ASST 11, LIT 87, and beginning, intermediate and advanced Chinese language classes. Students can take either three or six credits.
Participants in the Hofstra in China program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for three or six undergraduate credits.
For further information about the program, please contact Dr. Zuyan Zhou, at 516-463-5438.
Peru: May 26-June 26, 2011
 This program gives students the opportunity to take classes and enjoy Peru’s incredibly rich and compelling archaeological heritage and great natural beauty. Students travel to Lima, Cuzco and Machu Picchu.
The following undergraduate courses are offered: SPAN 1-5, 109, 113B, 115B, 180 and LACS 1. Graduate courses include SPAN 221 and 222.
Participants in the Hofstra in Peru program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for six undergraduate or graduate credits. Participants in this program are required to take six credits.
For further information about the program, please contact Dr. Miguel-Angel Zapata, at 516-463-4766.
Spain: July 1-31, 2011
 The Spain Program is based in Santiago de Compostela, a UNESCO World Heritage City in northwest Spain. It is an exceptionally beautiful city and its medieval and Renaissance streets and architecture are enchanting.
Participants have the opportunity to enjoy several weekend excursions, which are planned an organized by the university. Students also spend a few days in Spain’s capital, Madrid, and experience the vibrant cultural life of this major European city.
The following undergraduate courses are offered: SPAN 1-5, 109, 120, 180, SPLT 58 and PSC 133. Graduate courses include SPAN 224 and 225.
Participants in the Hofstra in Spain program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for six undergraduate or graduate credits. Participants in this program are required to take six credits.
For further information about the program, please contact Dr. Benita Sampedro at 516-463-4521.
Peru: May 26-June 26, 2010
This program gives students the opportunity to take classes and enjoy Peru’s incredibly rich and compelling archaeological heritage and great natural beauty. Students travel to Lima, Cuzco and Machu Picchu.
The following undergraduate courses are offered: SPAN 1-5, 109, 113B, 180; SPLT 52; LACS 1. Graduate courses include SPAN 221 and 222. Participants in this program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for six undergraduate or graduate credits. Participants in this program are required to take six credits. For further information about the program, please contact Dr. Miguel-Angel Zapata, at (516) 463-4766 or Miguel-Angel.Zapata@hofstra.edu.
Sorrento: May 21-June 23, 2011
 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 archeological sites of Pompei and Herculaneum, the picturesque seaside town of Positano, and the breathtaking costiera amalfitana.
While in Sorrento, students live 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.
The following ITAL courses are offered: ITAL 1 and/or 2, 3 and/or 4, 105, 109 or 110 and 170. The following courses are offered in English: ITLT 42 and ITST 141. Students must take six credits.
Participants in the Hofstra in Sorrento program pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees for six undergraduate credits.
Berlin: August 6-27, 2011
 Hofstra is pleased to offer this new three-week program in Berlin to students who will have the opportunity to enjoy the city of Berlin with all its culture, history and vibrant city life and at the same time earn credits.
Course offering: CLL 151. 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.
France: July 4-August 5, 2011
 The Hofstra in France program offers the unique opportunity to earn academic credits in French language and literature courses as well as in business and marketing while experiencing Paris’ artistic and literary richness.
The following French courses are offered: FREN 1-4, 110, and 142. The following courses are offered in English: FRLT 43 and 45 and RLLT 102. The following Business courses are offered: IB 150 and MKT 170. Students are required to take six credits.
Participants in the Hofstra in France program pay a program fee in addition to standard 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.
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Programs Offered in SOEHHS
London: July 6-17, 2011
 This study abroad program will give pre- and in-service teachers the opportunity to study adolescent literature from the United Kingdom within the many rich and resonant contexts in which it was written and/or set. Readers will walk where the characters walked, see what they saw, and learn the principles of bringing fiction and non-fiction literature to life for the students they teach. Students will select readings from among choices that include contemporary, classical, and historical literature written by authors living in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and/or Wales.
The program will meet in London for 10 days and will feature day trips to literary, cultural, and historical sites such as Buckingham Palace, St. James Park, Queen Victoria Monument, the Mall, #10 Downing Street, Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Bird Cage Walk and Hyde Park Corner, the Charles Dickens Museum, Thames River Cruise from Westminster Pier to the Thames Barrier and back to St. Katherine’s Pier. The group will travel to Bath and have a Blue Badge guided walking tour of “Austen’s Bath,” Pump Room, and Roman Baths. Students will visit the London Eye, the Millennium Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral, tour of the British Museum’s most famous artifacts, the British Library, Canterbury Cathedral, secret war tunnels tour of Dover Castle, Tower of London, and attend a performance of a Shakespeare play at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Literacy students can substitute LYST 293 for LYST 221 or may take it as an elective; secondary education majors in all programs can take LYST 293 as their required Literacy course (or as an elective, under advisement): Adolescent Literature in London.
Participants pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees. The program fee includes: round-trip airfare; ground transportation to and from major cities; housing accommodations; field trips that are part of the program; and use of the facilities at the Sorrento Lingue, the host institution in Sorrento. In Sorrento, students are housed in local, traditional apartment, with full kitchen facilities and double rooms. In Rome, students are housed in hotels, two students per room. Guest lecturers, field visits to schools, and briefings with local educators are part of the program.
The program fee for all participants is subject to change due to international currency fluctuations. For further information, contact the Office of Professional Development Services, 119 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.
Sorrento (Counseling Focus): June 1-18, 2011
 This exciting 17-day study abroad program is based in the picturesque town of Sorrento, Italy, located on western Italy’s Amalfi Coast at the southern tip of the Bay of Naples.
This graduate study abroad program is open to students in the counseling and related human-services programs. It will expose students to the precepts of conflict transformation as used in interpersonal, group, and systemic conflict resolution, including training in various mediation procedure used in domestic and international settings with a special focus on conflict resolution strategies in the Italian culture.
In addition to participating in daily class sessions and course-related field trips, students have the opportunity to visit sites in the region, including the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, Mount Vesuvius, Rome, Naples, Positano, and the island of Capri and its Blue Grotto. The program provides a sampling of Italian art, architecture, cuisine, and culture.
The program will spend three days in Rome, Italy and tour central Rome as well as visit the Roman Forum, the Coliseum, St. Peter’s Cathedral/Vatica, the Vatican Museum, the Trevi Fountain, and Pantheon.
Students will enroll in COUN 285S: Counseling for Conflict Transformation: A Global Perspective. Participants pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees. The program fee includes: round-trip airfare; ground transportation to and from major cities; housing accommodations; field trips that are part of the program; and use of the facilities at the Sorrento Lingue, the host institution in Sorrento. In Sorrento, students are housed in local, traditional apartment, with full kitchen facilities and double rooms. In Rome, students are housed in hotels, two students per room. Guest lecturers, field visits to schools, and briefings with local educators are part of the program.
The program fee for all participants is subject to change due to international currency fluctuations. For further information, contact the Office of Professional Development Services, 119 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.
Sorrento (Literature Focus): July 2-18, 2011
 This exciting 16-day study abroad program travels to several different areas in Italy.
This graduate study abroad program is open to pre-service and current teachers who are students in teacher training programs. It will expose students to the influence of society and culture on children’s literature and the development of literacy. The course will explore the Italian influence on various aspects of American literature and then these influences will be related to other cultures. Students will have the opportunity to read many tales, myths, and discuss a variety of authors who were influenced by the Italian culture.
During the first eight days, we are based in the picturesque town of Sorrento, Italy located on western Italy’s Amalfi Coast at the southern tip of the Bay of Naples. Students have the opportunity to visit Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Positano, Paestum, and the island of Capri.
The remainder of the trip will be split between Florence, Venice, and Rome. All three cities have preserved impressive monuments and ruins from their varied past and incorporate them into the present. All are living museums and an archaeological archive of Western culture.
Undergraduate and graduate students can take the course as CT 286I; ELED 186I, 205, 286I, 278; SED 186I or 286I: Building Literacy Strategies by Exploring the Connection Between Cultural Influence, Italian Folklore, and Children’s Literature.
Participants pay a program fee in addition to standard Hofstra tuition and fees. The program fee includes: round-trip airfare; ground transportation to/ from major cities; housing accommodations; field trips that are part of the program; use of the facilities at the Sorrento Lingue, the host institution in Sorrento. In Sorrento, students are housed in local, traditional apartment, with full kitchen facilities and double rooms. In Rome, students are housed in hotels, two students per room. Guest lecturers, field visits to schools, and briefings with local educators are part of the program.
The program fee for all participants is subject to change due to international currency fluctuations. For further information, contact the Office of Professional Development Services, 119 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.
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Programs Offered in FGZSOB
China: May-June 2011
 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 170/220 International Marketing 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.
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