a semester in canterbury the canterbury programme at canterbury christ church university john lea

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 Househttp://williamcalvin.com/bookshelf/down_hse.htm

• The home of Sigmund Freud – Hampsteadhttp://www.freud.org.uk/

• The tomb of Karl Marx – Highgatehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highgate_Cemetery

A weekend in Rome

On the trail of the gods Feb 27th 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

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/

The Roman Forum

Lo Stadio Olimpico

The Vatican Museums

School of Athens, (1503-1513), Raphael Sanzio Vatican Museums, 2003

A weekend in Paris

On the trail of the enigmatic:

• The Louvre and the Mona Lisa - http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home_flash.jsp?bmLocale=en

• The Pompidou Centre and (post) modern art – http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou/Accueil.nsf/tunnel?OpenForm

• Pere Lachaise – Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde and company - http://www.pere-lachaise.com/

http://www.eurostar.com

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.