If you're interested in joining us in London this summer, it's now time to apply. The final application deadline isn't until the end of April, but I'm expecting classes to fill up fast. Because we're a brand-new program, we're not listed in the official Summer School Bulletin, but you can still use the application at the back of that bulletin to apply. Information on how to do this is in the bulletin or on the Web .

NYU's London Center

Our program is located in NYU's beautifully renovated classroom and student life facilities, a Georgian townhouse in the heart of London in Bedford Square. Imagine being a ten-minute tube ride from the National Gallery of Art, the New Tate Modern, the theatre district in the West End, Piccadilly Circus, Regent's Park and the other sites of one of the world's great cities. The NYU Center at Bedford Square makes all this possible.

This fully restored (and fully air-conditioned) academic center offers classroom space overlooking the gardens of Bedford Square. In addition to two computer rooms, audio-visual facilities, a library, and study lounges, the NYU Center houses the program's faculty offices and advisement staff. The NYU Center at Bedford Square offers an unparalleled summer experience just minutes from the Tottenham Court Road Tube Station, Oxford Street, and Soho Square.

Housing

The Newman Street Residence, a five-minute walk from Bedford Square, provides housing to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the 2003 Summer Program. This secure dormitory, which also houses our resident assistant, offers both single and double rooms, laundry facilities, and a student lounge.

Dates

The program runs from June 30 to August 8.

Costs

• Undergraduate tuition (8 points): $4240 (please note that tuition is discounted about 30 percent to make up for the costs of travel)
• Program and Activities fee: $250
• Probable theatre fee for students in Reporting the Arts: $150
• Housing: Single: $1700; Double: $1500
• Additional registration and services fee: $111 for students registered in NYU Spring 2003; $133 for students not registered in NYU Spring 2003.

Very little financial aid is available, but students in need of aid can file a Summer Aid Application at the Office of Financial Aid. Talk to that office for further information. (I believe students must take at least 12 points over the two summer sessions to be considered for a scholarship.)

All students in the summer abroad program are required to register for two courses (8 points). You may not register for three courses.

Courses

V54.9298. Media and Society: Journalism in a Post-911 World, 4 points, lecture/seminar. Taught by John Owen, director of The Freedom Forum European Center in London and former London bureau chief and chief of foreign bureaus for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.

V54.9122. Reporting II: Reporting London, 4 points, skills. Taught by Linda Albin, radio bureau chief for ABC News, their high-profile radio reporter on the spot on big stories in Europe and the Middle East.

V54.9281. Critical Writing: Reporting the Arts, 4 points, skills. Taught by Matt Wolf, a theatre critic for Variety based in London and arts correspondent for the Associated Press London bureau.

Excursions In and Beyond London

Students are encouraged to travel beyond London and throughout Britain (and, on long weekends, to Dublin, Amsterdam or Paris all within easy reach). The 2003 program will organize at least two excursions for all enrolled students. Classroom work is also geared toward making the best use of London's rich cultural and scholarly resources. Students may visit Parliament, the BBC, the Times of London, Fleet Street, The New Globe Theatre, Charles Dickens's house, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sigmund Freud's house, the National Gallery, Somerset House, or Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey.

FAQs

Will the classes I take at the NYU Center in London count towards my degree?
Yes. All NYU Summer in London courses carry four points of undergraduate credit that count toward the NYU journalism major and as electives for other NYU undergraduates. In the case of visiting students, transfer of credits is up to the student's home school. All students should check with their departments to be sure that the specific courses chosen will count towards their major. All visiting students should take special care to review their NYU plans with their home school so as to get the necessary approvals before the summer session begins.

Are graduate students able to take undergraduate courses for credit?
No.

How many courses may undergraduate students take?
All undergraduate students must enroll in two courses for a total of eight points.

Is a meal plan available?
There is no food service in the dormitory. Students are responsible for their own meals. Each room in the Newman Street Residence has cooking facilities and its own fridge. There is a large supermarket a few blocks from the residence hall with (among other things) a large selection of good prepared food. There are also any number of cafes, coffee bars, restaurants (Indian, Greek, sushi, Italian, vegetarian) and pubs in the immediate area of Newman Street and Bedford Square. During orientation, you will get advice about reasonably priced dining in London.

Hope to see you in London this summer!
Carol Sternhell