Courses

The Muslim Cultures Summer program is offered as a complete five-week package. Students enrolled in the program are required to take 6 credits:

1. Two Courses (6 credits)
   1. ANT/REL/PSC/MES/SAS/SOC 400/600: Contemporary Muslim Societies(3 credits, undergraduate or graduate)
      The course will provide students with a thorough grounding in the diversity of the cultural and religious life of today’s Muslims.
   2. PSC/REL/MES/SAS 400/600: Media, Politics and Islam (3 credits, undergraduate or graduate)
      The course will provide students with an analytical approach to the social situation, image and political challenges facing Muslims in the West, with a special focus on Britain.
   In addition to regular classes, students must attend all local site visits and events that are organized for each course.

Faculty

Professor Gustav Niebuhr is director of the Muslim Cultures program. He teaches in the Religion Department in the College of Arts & Sciences and in the Newspaper and On-Line Journalism Department at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. A former national correspondent for The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, he directs the interdisciplinary Religion and Society Program and the Religion and Media Minor.

Travel and Living

Students will arrange and pay for their own round-trip transportation to London. Local transportation within London is not covered by the program fee; students will have to cover the cost of transportation within London to various sites required by the course.

Advantage Travel has arranged a group flight for students on this program. We encourage students to travel on the group flight, which includes ground transportation upon arrival. More information will be provided soon.

Please note that while we encourage students to pursue flight arrangements, we would not encourage you to purchase your airline tickets before confirming that the program and courses you plan to take will be offered in 2009. Please request written notification from us that you can book your flight. You will have to present this notification if we cancel the program at a later date, and you want to be reimbursed for the cost of the ticket.

Students are housed in shared rooms in furnished flats arranged by Syracuse University for the duration of the program. SU Abroad’s pre-arranged housing in located in the heart of the University district, the Bloomsbury neighborhood of London, and a short walk to our London Centre.

Students who choose to arrange and pay for their own housing must notify SU Abroad in writing by March 15, 2009. You can advise us of your housing intentions through an email to SU Abroad, suabroad@syr.edu. The program fee will be reduced for students who choose to live independently. These students should expect to pay about 160 British Pounds (about $305) per week for a shared apartment. They will also be responsible for their own hotel bookings and costs for the first few days of the program while they look for housing. They can contact the Royal National Hotel and pay the hotel directly for their accommodations.

Program Dates

Dates
Arrival:	May 28, 2009
Orientation:	May 29, 2009
Program ends:	July 3, 2009
Departure:	July 4, 2009
Application deadline:	No longer accepting applications*

* We are no longer accepting applications for this program for 2009. If you have questions or concerns about the status of this program, please e-mail Tracy Humpleby at tghumple@syr.edu.

Costs

UNDERGRADUATE (6 credits)
Tuition	$5,370
Program Fee	$4,750 (estimated)
Total	$10,120 (estimated)
GRADUATE (6 credits)
Tuition	$6,702
Program Fee	$4,750 (estimated)
Total	$11,452 (estimated)

Additional Financial Information: We estimate that students should budget accordingly for the following expenses:

Air travel: $1,000
Books & Supplies: $80
Personal: $500
Meals: $1,200
Visa Fees: $200
Inter-city transportation: $300


These figures are for expenses not covered in the tuition or program fee and are paid out-of-pocket.