The London Academy of Theatre gives serious students the opportunity to study professional theatre with London's most renowned theatre artists. Headed by Richard Digby-Day, one of the great British directors and teachers, the semester consists of conservatory classes in acting, movement, voice, singing, and stage combat as well as electives in theatre criticism and history. Students regularly attend theatre productions, opera, ballet, and concerts in London. Weekly field trips are organized to museums and sites of cultural and historical importance. Students are housed in furnished apartments in Bloomsbury, near the British Museum.
Students enroll in regular university courses.
Very strong program in all areas of social science. Offered by the American University Center of Provence, this program places important emphasis on combining intensive high-level coursework with experiential learning. In addition to attending courses taught at the program site by French university faculty, students are brought into direct daily contact with local people, where they live and work through homestays and a community service requirement. This is an intensive program for advanced students of fifth semester level in French. The Hamilton College Junior Year in France curriculum coordinates courses taught at the University of Paris with courses created especially for American students offered at the program site.