• ENGL 201 Readings in World Lit. ENGL 201 fulfils general education literature requirement in Area 4: Humanities. 

• ENGL 314 Topics in Literature. ENGL 314 may be used to meet the optional Area 4 requirement if you wish to take nine instead of six hours in Humanities.  It should also be of interest to you if you are an English major and minor, IDSE with an English concentration, or if you are Art, Design, History (etc.) major and take elective courses in English. ENGL 314 may be taken twice for credit when the topics differ; you can, therefore, enroll in the course again, even if you have already received credit for ENGL 314.

• ENGL 470, ENGL 498, ENGL 680, & ENGL 698 can also be arranged (see Courses).

• Honors Academy students can CONTRACT either ENGL 201 or ENGL 314 for Honors credit.

Eligibility: open to all RU students and all Academic Levels, though there are the following prerequisites:

	for students enrolling in ENGL 201, demonstrated completion of Core 101 and 102;
	for students enrolling in ENGL 314, demonstrated completion of English Core requirements.
	"Statement of Purpose" (fulfilled by answering questions on the Application Form).
	Personal Interview with the Program Director (pending clean record with respect to conduct and academic performance).

Course Description (see Course Calendar for schedule of activities):

	In Ireland students travel to Dublin, Sligo, and Galway, the literary sites associated with James Joyce, G. B. Shaw, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Synge, Lady Gregory and the Irish Revival.  Students also visit Glendalough, the site of the 6th-Century Celtic monastery of St. Kevin. Readings: Dubliners  by James Joyce; poems by W. B. Yeats (poetry can be downloaded from iTunesU by registered participants each  Spring semester); Course Pack on Ireland and on "Irish Revival."
	In Italy students travel to Florence (Tuscany), the cradle of the Renaissance. Students trace the steps of Dante Alighieri (Divine Comedy) and visit the Uffizi, the Academy, the Duomo & Baptisery, and many other museums and cultural sites. Possible side trips to Siena and San Gimignano offer invaluable insights into Tuscan history. Readings: Course Pack on art and literature, on Italian Renaissance, on Florence and on Tuscany.
	In England (not offered a this point), students stayed in London's Bloomsbury area near the British Museum, where British Modernism—fostered by Virginia Woolf—was born.  Among London’s many other literary-historical sites, they visited the Westminster Abbey’s Poets’ Corner, St. Paul Cathedral, the Tower of London, and the Globe Theatre to see a play by William Shakespeare. Readings: Course Pack on Woolf and Bloomsbury.
	In France (not offered at this point), students stayed primarily in Paris on the Left Bank and visited literary sites associated with James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and many other Modernist writers. Notre Dame, the Louvre, D’Orsay, and the Eiffel Tower provided additional attractions, as did a field trip to the Palace of Versailles. Readings: Course Pack on Paris and the Literary Left Bank.

Final Projects: Students compile an interdisciplinary digital Travel Portfolio, i.e., a web site, that presents their journey and literary/cultural experiences. Final projects are due at the end of RU Summer III and they are evaluated on the following bases: 

	in ENGL 201: a web site with travel photographs and descriptions of places visited, all in the context of reading/writing assignments that anchor students' personal and cultural experiences abroad.
	in ENGL 314: a website that presents reading/writing assignments, photographs, and personal literary logs, as well as a research component (i. e., additional information about literary/cultural places, with links to those sites). Final Projects in other courses will be customized according to students' interests (see Directed and Independent Study courses).

Course-Related Activities: Prior to departure, each Spring semester, students attend mandatory pre-departure sessions (November through April, every 3-4 weeks, as needed). The sessions offer content lectures, practical travel advice and an overview of Program rules.  Students receive Course Pack materials prior to departure. Participation in pre-departure sessions is reflected in final grade (missing most or all of them will result in removal from the Program). 

Duration of Study Abroad Program: the program starts around mid-May each year and ends in the first week of June. The deadline for submitting final projects coincides with the end of Summer III, though an "Incomplete" option allows students to submit project any time during the Fall semester.

2. APPLICATION FORMS for the program are available on line: Click here for the Online Application.

3. PROGRAM COST varies from year to year because of dollar to euro exchange rates which are higher in the summer. The current cost estimate for 3 weeks in 2 countries ranges from about $3,900.00 to $4,100.00, depending on the price of your transatlantic flight and on whether you do or don't have a passport. My cost estimate includes international flights (to and from Europe + Dublin/Rome/Dublin), tuition (3 credit hours), transportation/transfers, all breakfasts and most dinners, all hotels and all admissions. Because you purchase your own transatlantic ticket to and from Dublin, you are likely to save additional $$$ which will make my estimated cost smaller. When reservations are being made in January & February, the total cost may need to be adjusted by February 15 (again, depending on dollar/euro exchange rate fluctuation). Financial Aid is available to qualifying students. The DEADLINE for first $$$ deposit is December 1.

Materials:

	Poetry by W. B. Yeats
	James Joyce's Dubliners
	Course Pack with lecture on Yeats and Irish Revival.
	Course Pack on Florence/Tuscany (art, literature, Renaissance).

	iTunesU poetry download.
	Notebook for your journal.
	Camera.
	Travel guides.