Harvard Summer Program in St. Petersburg, Russia

  Russia

• St. Petersburg: 
St. Petersburg

Term: Summer 
Dates: TBA

Description: As the capital of the Russian Empire, St. Petersburg was the seat of military might, ceremonial pomp, and official state policy. But there was another Petersburg, literary and cultural capital of Russia and, as such, the setting for major works by Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky. Established by Peter the Great in 1703 and renamed Leningrad in the 1920s, the city was for 900 days under siege by the Nazis during World War II, then returned to its original name in the early 1990s.

The summer program - consisting of seven and a half weeks of course instruction in St. Petersburg and about a week of travel to Moscow and Pskovexposes students to the culture, art, and social life of Russias northern capital, as well as of the imperial and Soviet periods of Russian history. Classes are complemented with trips to museums and historic sites. Classes in photography for those interested are offered. Students choose between intermediate- or advanced-level language courses. Those in the advanced language course produce a paper in Russian on a chosen cultural, historical, literary, or social topic at the end of the session.

Highlights: Course: Russian Language and Cultural Study

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 7,350 USD

- tuition
- room and some meals
- excursions (including meals when appropriate)

Experience Required: yes

one year of college-level Russian or the equivalent for the intermediate course; two years of college Russian or the equivalent for the advanced language course.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Transcript
• Written Application

Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs's Mission Statement: The Harvard Summer School makes Harvard's academic resources a distinguished faculty, well-equipped laboratories, fine museums, and a world-class university library available to men and women of many ages, backgrounds, and nationalities through an intensive summer session of liberal arts courses in Cambridge and overseas. Our international student body includes Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, visitors from other colleges and universities, highly qualified secondary school students, adult learners, and nonnative English speakers seeking to refine their language skills. Students take courses to challenge themselves academically, meet degree requirements, prepare for graduate school, gain college experience, advance their careers, and pursue personal enrichment. Students, who study at Harvard Summer School may reside in a supportive residential environment, commute to campus, complete courses via distance education, or participate in one of the faculty-led programs based abroad. Many come to experience the extraordinary environment of Harvard College academics, resources, and residential life. Harvard Summer School serves the University community by providing faculty with teaching opportunities that allow them to experiment with new materials and teaching methods. Students from many Harvard schools take advantage of the breadth of summer course offerings to meet requirements for concentrations and degree programs, and to create more flexibility within their term-time academic program. Harvard graduate students from abroad can work on refining their English language skills, and Harvard College students take advantage of the summer session to expand their cultural, social, and intellectual horizons by studying abroad.