Documenting Maritime Environments in Wales, United Kingdom
June 8–June 29, 2018
(Summer Session I)
Climate change, global warming, and our oceans. This 22-day, faculty-led course provides participants with technical skills in using cameras, sound, and editing software as a way of addressing important issues of our time.
Documenting Maritime Environments in Wales, United Kingdom, provides students with a unique and exciting opportunity to work with Bangor University's School of Creative Studies and Media, School of Ocean Sciences, and local fishermen on films exploring maritime work. Through a combination of lectures, workshops, screenings, and field trips, students will learn about our oceans and experience media-making within a specific cultural and environmental context.
Over three weeks, students will gain valuable technical skills in camera operation, sound recording, and the logistics of producing a short media project. Students will produce short documentary films examining the relationship between humans and the sea. This will include exploration of marine habitats, and the impact of global environmental shifts on our oceans, and fishing industries. Understanding the cultures and environments of Wales will also be an important aspect of the course. Students will visit a range of important Welsh historical and cultural sites, including hikes through the Snowdonia National Park, located some 15 minutes outside Bangor.
The program will be held at Bangor University, on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park. Single rooms with private bathrooms are provided on the Bangor University campus for the duration of the program. All meals are included in program costs and will be provided in the residence cafeteria.
Wales is located on the boundary of three oceanic and climatic zones (Northeast Atlantic, Arctic Boreal, Lusitanian) and has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world. Those factors combine to make the marine wildlife off Wales more diverse than many other places in Europe. The Welsh coastline is recognized as being of both national and global importance. Wales has a staggering 2,740 km (1,702 miles) of coastline, including offshore islands, dramatic cliffs, and expansive rock pools.
This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students—all majors—with and without a background in media-making and documentary. All students will receive instruction in digital camera and lighting techniques, location sound recording for exterior/ interior environments, picture and sound editing.
Program Dates
June 8–29, 2018
Program Fee
$3,895 (includes CISI health/travel insurance, program-related transportation in Wales, excursions, production costs and materials, housing, and all meals)
Program Fee Payment Schedule:
- Non-refundable Deposit Due: With Application—$300
- Second Payment Due: April 6, 2018—$1,798
- Final Payment Due: May 4, 2018—$1,797
Additional Costs
- Brooklyn College tuition and fees for three credits.
- International round-trip airfare to Wales ($600).
Estimated Totalled Basic Program Cost: $4,495, plus Brooklyn College tuition and fees for three or six credits.
Courses and Credits
Participants may choose, and will be registered for, one or two three-credit courses, selecting from among the courses listed below. Final course offerings will be dependent on course enrollment.
- EESC 1050: Society and the Ocean
- FILM 2201: Documentary Production I
- FILM 3202/TVRA 4849: International Documentary Production
Financial Aid / Scholarships
Financial aid may apply, and alternative loans are available. Scholarships that apply to this program are: Furman, Gould, and SASA, among others (see Scholarship Opportunities).
How to Apply
- Complete and submit the IEGE Notification of Study Abroad/Brooklyn College Study Abroad Application.
- A $300 nonrefundable deposit is due with your application. Students will pay directly at the Brooklyn College Bursar's Office and must attach their paid receipt to their application when submitting to IEGE. Applications will not be accepted or considered complete without a receipt. Please note this deposit of $300 will only be returned if you are not accepted to the program.
- Contact the program director to express your interest in joining the program.
Application Deadline
Thursday, March 15, 2018
More Information
Annette Danto (Program Director)
Department of Film
217 West End Building (WEB)
P: 718.951.5664
Study Abroad in Wales Facebook Page
International Education & Global Engagement
1108 Boylan Hall
P: 718.951.5189
Cancellation and Refund Policies
Please read and understand the IEGE Cancellation and Refund Policies Information and note that a participant wishing to cancel their program participation must send written notification to IEGE to officially withdraw. Program withdrawal will be official from the time and date that the written communication was received by IEGE.
Note that all information listed above is subject to change at any time.
Page last modified on February 23, 2018.
