ieiMedia Multimedia Journalism Study-Abroad Programs

  France

• Perpignan: 
Perpignan

  Italy

• All Other Areas in Italy: 
Urbino

Term: Summer 
Dates: June 3-July 2, 2010

Description: Students study:
* International Reporting
* Multimedia Skills
* Video
* Language and Culture

And report on the host community using local interpreters. They then create a multimedia Web site about the town.

Highlights:
* Students learn multimedia and international reporting skills.
* Housing included (Students in Urbino live and take all meals in a University of Urbino dormitory; students in Perpignan live in studios in a modern hotel/apartment with cooking facilities).
* Students earn 3 units of transferable, upper-division journalism credit through San Francisco State University's College of Extended Learning.
* Equipment provided although students are encouraged to bring their own cameras, laptops and video cameras.
* Travel/health insurance included.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: USD 4,900 plus airfare

Experience Required: yes

Students should have some familiarity with journalism or media production, either from classes, internships or work on student publications.

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 1-3

Scholarships are Available. Discounts for early applications (by Jan. 15, 2010)

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Institute for Education in International Media's Mission Statement: ieiMedia provides students with unique immersion opportunities in international communication, allowing them to get a taste of what it's like to be a foreign correspondent. Students are taught a variety of media skills (reporting, video, photography, Web design, etc.) and then they report on the community where they are living. Students in each program produce a multimedia Web site about the town.

Year Founded: 2002