Date: May 06, 2010

Hofstra University's Summer Session Courses Offer a Variety of Learning Experiences

Classes begin May 19

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY –  Classroom-based experiences, study abroad programs and exclusive online courses are among the many summer course offerings at Hofstra beginning May 19, 2010.

Summer classes will be offered in three different sessions: May 19 through June 22, June 28 through July 30, and August 2 through August 20, 2010.  Of the hundreds of courses being offered this summer, 53 of them will be offered online through distance learning.

“The major benefit of distance learning is that it can suspend time and space,” says Ronald Chalmers, senior instructional technologist at Hofstra. “Distance learning that is well done can provide experiences that on campus courses may not be able to, like learning with subject-matter experts who cannot physically come to a campus to meet with students.”

Hofstra’s first-rate education is available where you want it, when you want it as students and faculty can log on to the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a week from any time zone to study subjects such as anthropology, computer science, history, management, marketing and political science.

For more information about Hofstra’s summer sessions and distance learning, visit hofstra.edu/dlcourses.

Hofstra University is a dynamic private institution where students can choose from about 140 undergraduate and about 150 graduate programs in liberal arts and sciences; business; engineering; communication; education, health and human services; and honors studies, as well as a School of Law. With a student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, our professors teach small classes averaging 22 students that emphasize interaction, critical thinking and analysis. Hofstra offers a faculty whose highest priority is teaching excellence. The University also provides excellent facilities with state-of-the-art technology, extensive library resources and internship programs that match students’ interests and abilities with appropriate companies and organizations.  The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their strengths to prepare them for a successful future.