Overview

The Eur-Am Center is working with educational partners around the world to develop a unique concept in study-abroad learning for university students: "The Abbey: A New School of Thought." The Abbey is intended to be the landscape for an educational journey and an innovative way of approaching cultural immersion. Focusing on the needs of globally ambitious undergraduates, the Abbey is committed to delivering excellence in international education across the entire academic spectrum. The Abbey debuted in September 2002 with an initial class of 40 students, taught by United States and European Union faculty teams. The Abbey's innovative interdisciplinary approach to global learning challenges the legacy notion that students often jeopardize college credits and/or becoming fluent in a foreign language to experience cultural immersion.

• Exposure to another culture is valuable at any stage of a college career, but especially so at the freshman and sophomore level, as insights gained can enrich the balance of the college experience.
• Courses are taught in English at the Abbey, except for optional French to all students at all levels.
• Students take a full academic load of between 12 and 18 credit hours per semester in an American university system, and the credits are fully transferable.
• Field research and study trips are integral to the academic experience.

Visit: http://www.euramcenter.com/