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A Semester in Canterbury
The Canterbury programme atCanterbury 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.