Students then spend 12 weeks in Nizhnii Novgorod, a strategic city on the Volga River. After six weeks of language instruction, students live with a Russian family for the remainder of their stay in this city. Students also participate in a service opportunity in Nizhnii Novgorod. The rigorous academic program, aimed at increasing critical thinking skills and scholarship from an integrated Christian perspective, allows participants to choose from a wide variety of tutorial study programs in numerous disciplines, including the arts, religion, history, literature and philosophy. In addition to two Oxford tutorials, students participate in a seminar and an integrative course through which they produce a scholarly project or term paper.
Field trips provide opportunities for experimental learning in England s rich historical setting.
The program includes multi-disciplinary study of the Renaissance and reformation through examination of philosophy, art, literature, science, music, politics and religion of early modern Europe in a choice of lectures, seminars and field trips. The institute blends classroom experience with hands-on work and is an excellent opportunity to learn through lectures and panels with leading journalists who share a strong Christian commitment. Participants also participate in seminars taught by communications professors from Council member institutions, take part in field trips and complete workshop projects for local newspapers. The course provides valuable insight and training in gathering and writing news, editing copy and designing layout. Students generally earn 4 semester hours of credit.