Summer Sessions at Arcadia
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Special Programs: Creative Writing, Education & More
Undergraduate Courses | Graduate Courses
Summer is a perfect time to stay on track with your current educational pursuits or engage in new programs that will help you advance your career and add knowledge to your interests. Summer Sessions at Arcadia University is here to serve your educational needs during the summer months—a time when your schedule may be less hectic and more open to accelerated courses, online learning, or face-to-face or blended offerings.
Summer Special Programs
Special Programs are a selection of unique offerings that delve into relevant topics within particular academic disciplines or areas of study. These engaging, specialized programs, organized below by their core discipline or subject matter, are designed to benefit your educational and career development.
Creative Writing
Summer Writer’s Residency in Umbria, Italy
EN375/EN475, July 21 - August 3
Summer Creative Writing Institute
In-person weekend, Friday, July 26 - Sunday, July 28. Online workshops and exercises: July 29 - August 17.
Education
Social Justice & Curriculum Development for Pre K-12
ED547.OP | Period: 2013 Summer II
Credits: 3 graduate | Dates: July 15-19
Instructor: Rochelle Peterson, Adjunct Professor of Education
Learning through Play
ED657 | Period: 2013 Summer Session II
Credits: 3 graduate | Dates: July 1 – August 7
Instructor: Dr. Smita Mathur, Assistant Professor of Education
Tech Savvy Teacher: Introduction to Instructional Technology
ED565 | 2013 Summer Session I and II | Credits: 3 graduate
Dates (Session I): May 17 – June 14 (4 weeks online)
Dates (Session II): July 19 – August 16 (4 weeks online)
Instructor: Mark Erb, Adjunct Professor in the School of Continuing Studies
Autism Institute: Character Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
ED660, June 21 – August 2
Learning Management Systems in the Classroom
ED679.KP1 (Institute) | Period: 2013 Summer Session II
The Institute will meet face to face July 26, 27 and 28, and follows with 4 weeks online
Credits: 3 | Dates: July 26 – August 24
Instructor: Tyler Mitchell
“Toughing It Out”: Character and Moral Education
ED691, Credits: 3 graduate
Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 1–August 7, 5-8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. Judd Levingston
Additional Programs
English Language Institute
The English Language Institute at Arcadia University offers an intensive program of full-time language instruction this summer. Students begin in one of five levels or take a combination of courses according to their English skill abilities and proficiency needs.
Eyes on the Prize: A Study of the Human Drama in Social Justice
SO 22O.2 | Period: 2013 Summer Session II (Online with 2 classroom meetings: July10 & August 7 -- 4:00-7 p.m.)
Credits: 3 | Dates: July 1 – August 7
Instructor: Doreen Loury
History and Culture of Sports in Philadelphia
LB285.1 | Period: 2013 Summer Session I
Credits: 3 | Dates: May 20 – June 26
Instructor: Larry Atkins
Nutrition (online)
BI285 | 2013 Summer Session I
Credits: 3 undergraduate | Dates: May 20 – July 9
Instructor: Dr. Megan Wright, Assistant Professor of Biology
Stress (online)
PBH576 | 2013 Summer Session I
Credits: 3 graduate | Dates: May 20 – July 9
Instructor: Alison Tartaglia, Adjunct Professor of Community Health
Talking TED: Ideas Worth Spreading (online)
HN390 | 2013 Summer Session I
Credits: 4 undergraduate | Dates: May 20 – August 7
Instructor: Celeste Walker, Adjunct Professor of Interdisciplinary
