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Highlights

• Explore and experience different forms of digital media against the backdrop of medieval cities Lisbon, Porto, and Coimbra.
• An excellent hands-on, collaborative international opportunity for students with an interest in interactive media, digital poetics, game design, film/animation, photography, media studies, or creating interactive narratives.
• Earn six credits towards an immersion or minor in creative writing, digital literature & comparative media or English.

Description
Learn about digital media from past to present as you explore the cultural, historical, and architectural cityscapes of Portugal. This three-week program visits Lisbon, Porto, and Coimbra, Portugal's three largest cities.
In Lisbon, the class begins by looking at the history of Portugal from the Roman era, Middle Ages and the colonial period of the Age of Discovery to the nation's steady decline in the Modern period; then, we consider how Portugal's 20th-century fascist past is transformed in its progressive 21st-century future.

In Coimbra, you will spend a week studying the reception and production of digital media and poetics at the University of Coimbra, one of the oldest continually operating universities. Under the guidance of a world-renowned scholar, you will delve into Portuguese poetics then and now, and explore their impact on the international avant-garde literary scene.

The program concludes in Porto, where the group will undertake their own digital creative writing and workshopping. Using the city's actual history, culture, and landmarks for inspiration, you will hone your creative writing skills and transform your ideas into digital masterpieces. Workshops will be taught in conjunction with a cutting-edge practitioner of digital writing at the University of Fernando Pessoa.

Program Details
• Term: Summer
• Location: Lisbon, Coimbra, and Porto, Portugal
• Program Dates:
o Date of U.S. Departure: 6/5/24
o Date of In Country Arrival: 6/6/24
o Date of Host Country Departure: 6/28/24

(Travel dates are subject to change. Do not make travel plans until you are accepted to the program and receive instructions to make travel arrangements from the professor/study abroad advisor).

• Faculty-director(s): Robert Glick (rdggla@rit.edu) and Anne Royston (amrgsl@rit.edu)

Application deadline: Sunday, February 18, 2024 at 11:59PM

Course Details
Total Credits: 6
Term credits earned: Summer
Courses:

ENGL 389 - Digital Creative Writing Workshop

ENGL 215 - Text & Code

Pre-requisites: First Year Writing
Credits may count towards major course, major elective, minor, immersion, free elective. Applicants should discuss with their academic advisor how credits will count towards their degree program.
Program open to graduate students: No

To Apply:

1) View this short video to understand all the application steps - Faculty-Led Programs: Student Application Steps 
2) Use the Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program Checklist to make sure you are completing all the application steps 
3) Start an application by clicking the "Apply" button for the appropriate term below.

You should have a pending application in the Compass at the time of the deadline to be considered for acceptance into the program. A couple of weeks after the application deadline you will receive an email regarding your acceptance. You will typically have one week from the time of your acceptance to confirm your participation in the program, at which time the Education Abroad office will bill your RIT eServices account with a non-refundable deposit.

Program Cost & Financial Aid:
Most study abroad programs typically charge tuition, a program fee to cover housing and program excursions, and out-of-pocket expenses such as your flight, food and spending money.

Student budget worksheet - Digital Writing in Portugal, Summer 2024 (outlines all program costs).

As you review the budget worksheet, please remember that it does not include your RIT financial aid or scholarships which may cover some of the program costs. The purpose of the budget worksheet is to show all the costs associated with your study abroad program which will help your RIT Financial Aid Assistant Director determine how your aid and scholarships may be applied.

To understand how your financial aid and scholarships may apply to your program costs:

• Make an appointment with your financial aid assistant director (call Financial Aid at 585-475-2186) and mention that you are calling for a study abroad appointment.
• Upload a copy of your budget worksheet(s) via the Financial Aid upload portal at https://join.rit.edu/register/FA_upload (at least 48 hours prior to your scheduled meeting, so they have time to prepare).
• Please rename the file name of your budget worksheet before uploading it to the Financial Aid portal based on the instructions provided in the portal (adding your name and student ID)

To find out the name of your financial aid assistant director for your degree program visit:
https://www.rit.edu/admissions/aid/contact#counseling-team

Scholarship funding for study abroad is available!
• RIT Study Abroad Scholarships
• National Study Abroad Scholarships

Keep in mind that scholarship deadlines are often early, so it's best to investigate these at the start of your application process.

Program Eligibility
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Year Levels
• Have a minimum 2.5 GPA (students under the minimum GPA may be considered on case-by-case basis)

Preferred Qualifications
English Major, Crative Writing Minor/Immersion

All students who study abroad must:
• Have a clear conduct record with RIT
• Be an RIT matriculated student at the time of the program
• Have a valid passport at the time of travel
• Be able to obtain any necessary visa documents on your own.
• Have no financial holds on your RIT eServices account at the time of your program acceptance/confirmation

Please note that you cannot audit study abroad courses.

Please note that this program includes:
• There will be some walking tours. Mobile accessibility in Portugal may be more limited than in the U.S.

If you are concerned about these components of the program, please contact the faculty member and/or RIT Global. We will make efforts to accommodate or identify alternative plans.

Additional considerations when applying to this program:

• If you require Access Services support for this program, please contact Anglea Hauser (abhdis@ntid.rit.edu) as soon as possible to discuss your needs.
• If you are on tuition waiver or exchange (parents are RIT employees, etc.) let the Education Abroad office know because it may affect your tuition costs.
• If you plan to receive financial aid for this program, it will pay out in the term you are receiving the credits, not necessarily the term of travel if those terms are different.

As with all international travel, we strongly encourage you to visit the U.S. Department of State website to learn more about risks associated with this location and recommended safety precautions prior to making a decision to participate.