Study Abroad in Italy

Learn Italian on the Riviera

May 23 – June 16

A study-abroad program for undergraduate Italian language courses — Beginning Italian I and II and Italian Conversation I — and a film and culture course — Italy: Land of Migrations — is being offered from May 23 to June 16. Students will stay in Alassio, Italy, a seaside town on the western side of the Riviera, from May 23 to June 13, where classes will be conducted. The remaining three days (June 14 to 16) will be spent in Milan, where the group will tour the city and its museums, take a day trip to Venice and go to Lake Como or Bergamo. For more information contact Gloria Pastorino at 973-443-8648 or gpastor@fdu.edu.

Studies at FDU’s Wroxton College, Wroxton, England

FDU’s own campus in England, Wroxton College, will be the site of several graduate and undergraduate summer courses in 2009:

International Corporate Communication & Culture

June 8-20

Graduate students can travel to FDU’s Wroxton College in England and learn about international business from a UK and European perspective while earning three credits toward their degree in just 12 days. Participating students are drawn from three graduate programs: the MA in Corporate and Organizational Communication, the MBA program, and the MA in Organizational Behavior. The seminar consists of invited speakers, case studies, site visits, and leisure trips to London, Stratford, and Oxford.

Criminal Justice 

June 8-21

The School of Criminal Justice offers its students the opportunity to study abroad at FDU's campus at Wroxton, England, along with a host of other foreign agencies that are currently working in collaboration with the University. Featuring courses on Comparative and International Criminal Justice Systems, Global Cyber-Crime, Terrorism, and other topics of special interest, undergraduate students have the chance to study under the esteemed professoriate of foreign colleges and universities, as well as participate in field visits to various criminal justice agencies within the host countries.

Shakespeare on Page, Stage, and Screen

June 27-July 10

This 3-credit undergraduate English course (ENGL 3418) will provide an assessment of the different experiences offered by performances, on both stage and screen, of a selection of Shakespeare’s dramatic works. It includes three theatrical productions and excursions to London, Stratford upon Avon, Oxford and Warwick Castle.

Literacy Topics 

June 26 - July 5

Offered by Center for Dyslexia Studies, this course will cover guidelines for choosing children’s literature for students with dyslexia and will provide an overview of British regular and special-education systems as well as placement and intervention for students with dyslexia. Barbara McAuliffe and Judy Shapiro from the Center for Dyslexia Studies will lead the course together with three British educators.

Leading in Times of Crisis For details, call 201-692-6522

July 11 – July 18

This graduate course (MADS 6640.W1) will examine principles of leadership forced during times of stress. The class will use as a model, the preparation and execution of the June 6, 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, France. Study will concentrate on actions taken by military and civilian leaders during this momentous time of world crisis. Class will be conducted at Wroxton College, England and on the D-Day beaches in France.

Seminar on Leadership Development For details, call 201-692-6522

July 11 – July 18

In this seminar, participants will study leadership theories and their application in the public sector setting, with a view toward developing their individual leadership skills. This is an undergraduate course (PADM 4401.W1B).

Studies at FDU Vancouver

British Columbia, Canada

FDU Vancouver, located in the heart of Canada’s breathtaking city of Vancouver, will be the site of several special graduate and undergraduate summer courses in 2009:

Relational Leadership

August 29 – September 5

For details, call 201-692-6522

The School of Administrative Science is offering this graduate course as a 3-credit international elective (MADS 6747.V1). Today’s complex world calls for leadership that is inclusive, ethical, empowering and sustaining. This course will explore relational leadership and its international implications for individuals and organizations. Notable theory and research in the field will be discussed in a case study approach to relational leadership.

Seminar on Strategic Management – Capstone*

August 29 – September 5

For details, call 201-692-6522

This graduate level course (MADS 6612.V1) will explore approaches to formulating strategies that enable public, private & not-for-profit organizations to adapt to changing social, technological, economic and political conditions. Topics will include forecasting, goal setting, environmental scanning, implementation of organizational strategies, strategic management and public policy. Taken as the last or next to last course after completion of at least 24 credits.

*Students should declare for graduation when registering for this course.

Managing Culture, Diversity & Change in a Global Workplace

August 29 – September 5

For details, call 201-692-6522

This course 3-credit undergraduate course (PADM 4564.VI) will emphasize culture and cultural differences in employee, management, and organizational behavior. Both the internal and external environments of organizations in the United States are changing rapidly. Many of these changes require managers and human resource specialists to understand how and why diversity influences organizational behavior.

New Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society 

September 5 – September 12

For details, call 201-692-6522

This graduate course (MADS 6694.V1) will focus on the importance of advanced leadership skills in all areas confronted by the challenges of the global society. Emphasis will be placed on current trends in global communication conflict management and international negotiation.