A Semester in Canterbury The Canterbury programme at Canterbury Christ Church University John Lea
The University Canterbury Christ Church University 15,000 + students Located in the historic centre of Canterbury Thriving international student community
The City Britain’s first cathedral city - 597AD World famous tourist centre 2 universities, Art and Community Colleges 60 miles from London, 180 miles from Paris
The Location
The Programme 4 course programme: Modern Britain British Literature and/or British History + 2 courses to be chosen from approved list of undergraduate courses
The Opportunities To demonstrate growing self-confidence through experience of independent living abroad; To develop an enhanced global perspective; To gain a first hand cultural understanding of Britain and Europe through study and travel; To gain an understanding of how Europeans view the United States; To expand personal networking, and make new friends.
Day trips in England Stonehenge and Roman Bath Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in London and Stratford-on-Avon Oxford and Cambridge – universities and towns Dover – the castle, the White Cliffs, and secret tunnels
A day in London On the trail of revolutionary thinkers: The home of Charles Darwin - Down House The home of Sigmund Freud – Hampstead The tomb of Karl Marx – Highgate
A weekend in Rome On the trail of the gods Feb 27 th 06: The Roman Forum – Imperial Rome and the burial mound of Julius Caesar The Stadio Olimpico – FS Roma beat SS Lazio 2-0 in the Rome soccer derby The Vatican museums – The Sistine Chapel and the Raphael rooms
The Roman Forum
Lo Stadio Olimpico
The Vatican Museums School of Athens, ( ), Raphael Sanzio Vatican Museums, 2003
A weekend in Paris On the trail of the enigmatic: The Louvre and the Mona Lisa The Pompidou Centre and (post) modern art – Pere Lachaise – Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and company
The Louvre
The Pompidou Centre
Pere Lachaise Cemetery
Any questions? Talk to your International Office and Study Abroad Coordinator; Hunt out students who’ve studied abroad; Find out about scholarships and endowments – you might be eligible.