New York City

Centre in New York City

Collaborating with Sewanee and Rhodes, Centre sends students in the fall to New York City, where they complete Internships and take courses that focus on New York Theater and New York and Its Peoples, Past and Present. The City of New York (usually referred to as New York City (NYC) or simply New York (NY)) is the most populous city in the United States. Our students will have a great opportunity to be a part of this cosmopolitan city while interning and studying, and enjoying all that New York has to offer.

The internship is a significant part of the experience. Internship opportunities exist in the areas of Finance, Fashion, Broadcasting, Theater, Public Relations, and Marketing, working with firms, museums and other cultural sites, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), or International organizations such as the United Nations.

New York City Useful Information

Dates

Fall 2024

Students arrive in NYC: Friday-Saturday, August 30-31

Student orientation: Sunday, September 1

Classes/internships start week of: Monday, September 2-6

Classes/internships end week of: Monday-Friday, December 9-13

Students move-out of Brooklyn housing by: Friday, December 20

Cost

Students pay their Centre tuition and room, plus a non-refundable deposit of $400 due to the Deputy Bursar on March 8th, 2024. Students will receive a credit for board on their Centre bill.

Students are responsible for the cost of flights to and from the study away site. Additional spending money for food or activities outside of those organized by the study away program is the responsibility of the student.

Go to the Center for Global Citizenship Important Dates page to view the complete list of application and payment dates.

Housing

Courses

New York Theater Experience: The building of a culture and a career. This class will highlight the personal, cultural, and professional value of theater through attending eight live performances at a variety of venues: including Broadway, the center of the global commercial theater world, New York’s Public Theater, the non- profit home where many great artists and new plays have been developed and nurtured, as well as others.

New York and Its Peoples, Past and Present: In this course, students will explore the past and present of the city in light of its migrants (primarily African American and Puerto Rican U.S. citizens) and immigrants from Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. We’ll study how migrants and immigrants change New York City, how New York City changes them, and the enduring significance of ethnic diversity in the city’s politics and culture. A significant aspect of the course will be fieldtrips and walking tours to diverse neighborhoods, museums, and other cultural visits.

Students will have the opportunity to do a full-time Internship.