Description

The Project Year (PY) at ECLA is an interdisciplinary humanities programme concentrating on history, literature and philosophy. The programme has two main aims: to cultivate students' understanding of the concerns and methods of those three disciplines, and to initiate students in the fruitful conversation amongst the disciplines.

Students spend half their time on core courses, and divide the rest of their time between electives and a year-long individual project after which the programme is named. The individual project, arranged according to individual background and plans for the future, allows the student to pursue an old interest further, or acquaint him- or her-self seriously with new territory. The work is supervised by faculty members with relevant expertise and culminates with a 25-page essay to be submitted in term 3, as well as an oral presentation of the project to the rest of the school. The PY core course is devoted to value problems, like the AY programme, but with a special focus on methodological issues. Normally PY students have 2-5 years of relevant academic experience when they join the programme. Some have finished the Academy Year Programme; others come to the programme with some experience of value studies from disciplines like philosophy, comparative literature, political theory, theology and art history. Many PY students plan to continue with graduate studies, and in the past four years ECLA has helped place students in some of the best graduate schools, including programmes at Oxford University, New York University, Columbia University and Boston University.

Highlights

* Combination of core course, electives and individual research project
* Reading-and writing-intensive courses
* Regular one-on-one tutorial meetings with project supervisor
* Small seminars
* Residential campus
* International community

Minimum Education

High School

Subject Areas

• History
• Interdisciplinary
• Liberal Arts
• Literature
• Philosophy
• Political Science/politics

Cost in US$:

approx. 17,800 USD per year (13,500 EUR)

Program Fees Include:

The comprehensive annual fee includes tuition, lunches (Mon-Fri), books (on loan), emergency medical insurance, on-campus health services, sports and fitness facility, orientation, public transportation tickets, Berlin library pass, internet access.

Experience Required

yes

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living
• Dormitory

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 8-12

Scholarships are Available

ECLA has a need-based financial aid policy. Financial aid packages vary in amount and are based on applicants' demonstrated need.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

ECLA of Bard, a Liberal Arts University's Mission Statement

ECLA of Bard is a liberal arts university dedicated to the integrated study of values. Questions about values - such as justice, beauty, and truth - are placed at the centre of a rigorous curriculum. Academics from many different backgrounds work together on issues that have relevance far beyond academia. Students from over 30 countries, and a select international faculty, work together in small classes and one-to-one tutorials that encourage thoughtful dialogue.

Year Founded

2000