Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

72 / ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Film and Television Program in Germany
This program is located in Dusseldorf, Germany, and
focuses on film in the European context—the Avante
Garde, independent film making, and other experimental
media. This is designed as a semester program with Fall
semester offerings focusing on Film and TVPD majors,
and with the Spring semester focusing on Media Studies
for all students. Taught by LMU faculty and European film
and television experts in the Loyola Marymount University
tradition, the courses are offered in the form of master
workshops, providing students with an exclusive learning
experience. The close interaction with faculty that is
afforded by this format makes the program unique.
Students receive 15 units of credit by taking workshops
and a German language and culture course.
The semester in Dusseldorf includes excursions and
educational field trips to give students a deeper insight
into film and TV production in Europe. Depending on the
semester and opportunity, students will attend film
festivals, visit production sites, go to film museums, and
meet and talk with directors, producers, and others in the
media field. A week excursion to Berlin and Prague, two
centers of film production, will bring to life the theories
learned in the classroom and will help to inform and
stimulate students in their own artistic productions. Each
student will produce a 10-15 minute video documentary.
Staff and teaching assistants in film will assist with the
technical and creative needs, if necessary.
Students with a miniumum GPA of 2.8, who are in good
standing at any university or college and, for the Fall
semester, have completed the FILM and TVPD
prerequisites, are invited to apply. The program cost is
comparable to full-time residency at LMU and includes
tuition, housing, breakfast and dinner, excursions, and
public transportation within Dusseldorf. Applications are
available through the Study Abroad Office in University
Hall, Suite 1840.
Ahmedabad Semester in India Program
The Ahmedabad Semester in India Program offers a
unique opportunity for students to learn about India, one
of the world’s oldest civilizations. The primary focus of the
program is on Indian religions, arts, languages, and
cultures. There will also be components that will involve
the study of environmental sciences in India and an
opportunity to engage in service learning.
The program will be located at Gujarat University, which
has a spacious campus setting and a large and growing
library collection. Adjacent to the campus is the L.D.
Institute of Indology and St. Xavier’s College, a Jesuit
institution of higher learning. The L.D. Institute features a
superb library, museum, study space, and a staff adept at
assisting American students and scholars. St. Xavier’s
College, part of a world-wide network of Jesuit colleges
and universities, offers logistical support. The nearby
Gandhi Labor Institute will help facilitate field placement
for service learning, and the Somalalitha Institute of
Business Management (SIBM) offers air-conditioned
classrooms. SIBM has up-to-date computer facilities and
instructors holding American doctorates in Business
Management. The Nehru Center for Environmental
Education is also located nearby with a working outdoor
laboratory and will allow students interested in
environmental science to intern at the Center in such
areas such as forestation, technological innovations
appropriate to the Indian context, research into issues
such as the Narmada Dam controversy, and educational
outreach. Mahatma Gandhi’s central ashram is also
located in Ahmedabad and will serve as an important site
for field research and service learning.
Jesuit China Study Abroad Program
The Beijing Center for Language and Culture (TBC) is a
study abroad program for undergraduate students
interested in other cultures, languages, peoples,
philosophies, religions, and economies. The program
offers a unique mix of study and first-hand experience in
China through intensive language classes, cultural
seminars, and contemporary business and political
science courses brought to life by extensive academic
adventure travel.
TBC offers a comprehensive set of seminar-style courses
on Chinese culture, history, literature, philosophy,
religions, sociology, communication, art, political science,
and business. Students do not need to know Chinese prior
to participating in the program. All courses are taught in
English by Beijing’s top scholars, and many of the
courses’ lectures incorporate discussion with some of the
business and political leaders in Beijing. In particular,
courses in mass communications, cinema, international
relations, and economics are noted for meeting Chinese
leaders. Please see the TBC course catalog or website for
course descriptions, professor biographies, and additional
academic information.
If you are interested in having an extraordinary semester
and want to find out more, please come to the Study
Abroad Office at UH 1842, or visit the program website,
http://www.TheBeijingCenter.org.
Summer Abroad
Summer programs are offered in Africa, China, France,
Germany, Greece, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, and
the United Kingdom. The Washington Center in
Washington, D.C. also offers summer internship
opportunities for students. These programs offer courses
in language, culture, business administration, science, the
arts, and humanities.