Temple University and the University of Bergen will subsidize travel and lodging for students to enroll in a special 4 credit summer course in digital storytelling in Bergen, Norway with Temple professor, Dr. Roderick Coover.  This is a project-based seminar, with teams of students working together to develop multimedia projects involving different modalities—writing, digital filmmaking, and design— and in the process learning about the history and context of creative practices in digital environments. Students and faculty involved will be coming from digital culture, literature, film, and design. The program will include students and faculty from Temple University, the University of Bergen, the University of West Virginia and the University of Minnesota. Students will follow the seminar with a final project.

Program Dates:

August 6th-15th, 2013 

August 6th - Leave for Norway

August 7th –  August 12th – Coursework in Bergen

August 13th – Return to Philadelphia

August 15th, 16th – Follow-up sessions on Temple Main Campus

Application Requirements:

• Two recommendation letters from college instructors
• A cumulative GPA of 3.0 is highly preferred
• Undergraduate students must have junior or senior status and have completed a minimum of 63 credits by the end of the previous semester before the program.

Fees:

A $600-$900 deposit will be due upon acceptance to the program. Please see Professor Coover for details.

Application Deadline:

March 21st, 5pm 

Apply here.