Description

Students learn:
* International Reporting
* Multimedia Software
* Video, photography, writing, and web design
* To create webzines, magazines and/or books
* Language and Culture
* To work with interpreters to create a multimedia web site about the town.

INDEPENDENT TRAVEL: Program is in session 4 days per week. Three-day weekends for travel (according to individual program guidelines). Students encouraged to extend stay in Europe for independent travel.

Highlights

* Students work with top professionals and professors from a variety of institutions
* Housing included, either in dorms, hotel studios with cooking facilities, or apartments.
* All meals included in Urbino and Prague; some meals at other sites.
* Students earn 3 units of transferable, upper-division journalism credit through partner universities: San Francisco State, Iowa State, James Madison, Winston-Salem State, Sheridan (Canada), U. of Economics (Prague)
* Cooperating universities: Urbino (Italy), Bahcesehir (Istanbul), European Study Abroad Center
* Students earn 6 credits in Prague (at no extra cost).
* Equipment provided although students are encouraged to bring their own cameras, laptops and video cameras.
* Travel/health insurance included.
* Travel arrangements coordinated by ieiMedia's provider (or choose your own).

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education

High School

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

USD 4,995 plus airfare; Non-credit: USD 4,245; Internship: USD 3,995

Program Fees Include:

* Housing (and all meals in Urbino and Prague).
* Transportation in a chartered bus to and from the foreign airport.
* Three units of transferable upper-division journalism credit (except 6 in Prague).
* Instruction from accomplished media professionals/professors.
* Equipment (although students are encouraged to bring their own laptops, cameras and video cameras).
* Travel insurance
* Excursions as indicated for each program

Experience Required

yes

Communication majors and non-majors with journalism and media production experience (either through classes, internships or work on student media)can be admitted while freshmen. Non-majors without experience can also be admitted as juniors or seniors. Graduated students and working professionals are accepted on a non-credit basis or for graduate credit.

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat
• Dormitory
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of 1-4

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript
• Essay
• Other
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

two weeks

Institute for Education in International Media's Mission Statement

The mission of ieiMedia is to help students create diverse media portfolios that will mark them as "new journalists" for the "new media." We do this abroad in order to sensitize the students to other cultures and prepare them for the more global and entrepreneurial media environment that now awaits them. We give students an opportunity to break out of higher eds usual media silos and flex their abilities across several media disciplines. Most of all, we provide a deeper professional experience than would be available in most internships. By treating students like professionals and colleagues, our aim is to encourage independent thinking and action to raise students to the level of performance expected by most employers.

Year Founded

2001