Earn 6 Graduate/Undergraduate credits in WPU’s 13^th Annual

Summer Program at Cambridge University (July 27 – Aug. 19)             

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Depart the U.S. on Friday evening, July 27, 2012   
Arrive at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge U. on July 28, 2012
Depart the U.K. on Sunday, August 19, 2012 for return home  

Deposit = $1400  (covers room-single and meals-daily)
Airfare (estimate) = $1200 
WPU Tuition = 6 credits (Graduate or Undergraduate)
Deposits will be accepted until April 15, 2012 or the program is filled, whichever comes first (15 spots available)

Comparative Rights   (Prof. Principe – Political Science 302 & 599)
Learn how nations observing both the Common Law System (U.S., U.K., Canada, N.Z.) and the Civil Law System (France, Germany, Italy, Spain) protect civil rights (free speech, privacy, equal protection, due process).

Comparative Perspectives on Democracy  (Prof. Chadda – POL 399 & 599)

This course will study and analyze key elements of older democracies to compare them with experiences of newer democracies as they respond to post-Cold War challenges of global markets and the spread of ideas.

Since there are no required prerequisites for the courses, the first week of the program (July 20-27) includes ONLINE reading & writing assignments covering foundational aspects of the subjects, prior to departure for the U.K.

Undergraduate and Graduate Students from any major who will have completed their freshman year of college before the trip and have maintained a 2.75 gpa.

St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge University, England, one of 6 graduate colleges at the university, houses students from over 75 nations.

Professor Michael Luis Principe (WPU Political Science Department) is a Visiting Fellow at St. Edmund’s and is Director of the Summer Program.
Office - Raubinger Hall 408, Email address - principem@wpunj.edu