Program Description

Hofstra in London Program
January 3-24, 2013

The 2013 Hofstra in London Program offers a course in contemporary British theater during the January term.  Class sessions are held Monday through Thursday, in the morning. Weekends are free for students to enjoy optional travel to other parts of England or other European capitals, such as Paris, Dublin or Amsterdam.

Optional excursions are available to the British Museum, The National Gallery, Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, Museum of the City of London, and Shakespeare’s Globe.

Program Details

Hofstra in London Program
January 3-24, 2013

Eligibility

Students from Hofstra and other universities are encouraged to apply.

Application Information

For an application, please visit hofstra.edu/studyabroad and click on “Study Abroad Applications” under the “Useful Resources” tab.  Download and complete the Hofstra in London Program application and the four (4) necessary forms.  Bring the completed application, necessary forms and $400 nonrefundable deposit receipt to the Office of Study Abroad Programs, 107 Roosevelt Hall, South Campus, by Monday, October 8, 2012.

Program Cost*

The program fee is $3,300 for those enrolling in either the undergraduate or graduate course.  Students must also pay Hofstra University standard tuition and fees for three (3) undergraduate or graduate credits.  The program fee includes round-trip airfare on a regularly scheduled flight, transfers to and from the airport in London, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), buffet breakfast, a welcome to London dinner, and a British tea at the conclusion of the program.  Single hotel rooms are available for an additional charge of $600.  The program fee does not include lunch and dinner or other travel expenses in or out of London.

*The program fee quoted above is subject to change. Tuition and fees are subject to change.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Dr. John DiGaetani
Director, Hofstra in London Program
Department of English
115 Mason Hall
124 Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY 11549-1240
Phone: 516-463-5466
Email

Available Courses

Hofstra in London Program
January 3-24, 2013

Contemporary British Theater
Professor John DiGaetani
English 184G (undergraduate) • three (3) credits
English 250H (graduate) • three (3) credits

Students in this course read, study, discuss and write about contemporary British theater (British drama since World War II).  Among the playwrights to be studied are Samuel Beckett, Noel Coward, Tom Stoppard, Harold Pinter, David Hare, Alan Ayckbourn, Peter Shaffer and Bernard Shaw. Since the course is taught in London, the class work is supplemented with five performances of contemporary plays and world theater classics (depending on what is being staged in London at the time).  Additionally, the course includes tours of Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal National Theatre. The course also introduces students to the city of London as the literary and dramatic capital of the English-speaking world.  The British Library is used as a major resource for literary research.