the Mediterranean Studies Association
Announces a New Program in
Portuguese Language, History, and Culture
at the University of プora, Portugal, June 16-July 13, 2008
Sponsored by
the Mediterranean Studies Association
The Mediterranean Studies Association, in cooperation with the University of プora, is pleased to announce the establishment of a new program for English-speaking students to study in Portugal.
From June 16 - July 13, 2008, a group of approximately 12 students will commence the MSA Summer Program at the University of プora. プora is located 80 miles east of Lisbon in the region known as the Alentejo. Declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985, this beautiful city of 45,000 is still encircled by its medieval walls. The University has a very long history being founded by the Jesuits in 1551 and many of the buildings date to the 16th century. For more information on プora please consult this website.
ACADEMIC CONTENT & COLLEGE CREDIT
Students will receive 6 academic credits from the University of プora.
- All students will be required to take the 3-credit course in Portuguese Language. Students will be placed in Beginning-Intermediate-Advanced Portuguese depending on their level of competence.
- Students will take a 3-credit course in either Portuguese History or Portuguese Art History, both of which will be taught in English.
FACULTY AND FACILITIES
The Portuguese Language and Art History courses will be taught by faculty from the University of プora. Professor Benjamin Taggie, of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and プora faculty will teach the History course. All classes will be held at the University of プora and students will have access to computers, libraries, and other services.
HOUSING AND MEALS
Students will be housed in double rooms in a Residencia very near the campus (5 minutes walk). They will receive breakfast every morning at the Residencia and when in プora they will receive lunch and dinner in the University cafeteria.
FIELD TRIPS
There will be a four-day field trip to central and northern Portugal, which will include Tomar, Coimbra, Guimar菊s, Cit穎ia de Briteiros, Batalha, and Alcoba溝. There will also be two full day excursions to Lisbon, which will provide the opportunity to visit the museums and monuments of the national capital.
PROGRAM COST: $2,795
Includes:
Housing and 3 meals a day while in プora.
6 academic credits from the University of プora.
Program related land travel in Portugal.
A four-day field trip and 2 one day excursions to Lisbon.
Admissions to museums and historical sites.
Costs not included are:
Airfare, lunch and dinner while on field trips, textbooks, souvenirs and other incidentals.
Contact: Dr. Benjamin F. Taggie at btaggie@umassd.edu
Phone 508.264.4854
University of プora on-site coordinator: Dr. Ana Clara Birrento birrento@uevora.pt
THE MEDITERRANEAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION is an interdisciplinary organization which promotes the scholarly study of the Mediterranean region in all aspects and disciplines. In addition to its Annual International Congress, the MSA also publishes the journal Mediterranean Studies in cooperation with Manchester University Press. Since 2000, in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the MSA has sponsored a Summer Sicily Program which has served several hundred students since it inception. In 2003 the MSA received the prestigious Stella de Oro awardfrom the European Parliament for its contributions to international understanding and education. With that award the MSA also received use of a renovated 12th Century castle in Nocciano, Italy (see www.mediterraneanstudies.net). The result was the establishment in 2004 of the Nocciano Institute for the Arts and Culture. Now in its 4th year, the Institute provides high school students the opportunity to live in a foreign culture and participate in educational experiences such as painting and theater.
Given the MSAﾕs association with the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, and its Center for Portuguese Studies & Culture, the MSA has developed a deep relationship with the Portuguese community. The first MSA Congress was held in Lisbon in 1998, the 1999 Congress in Coimbra, and the 2007 Congress was at the University of プora. As part of that 10th anniversary celebration, the MSA agreed that in cooperation with the University of プora it would initiate the new program announced here.