Credit Programs

Study Abroad

Copenhagen
A vibrant, hospitable city, Copenhagen is northern Europe's best kept secret. Enjoy cutting-edge Scandinavian design. Study with masters in their fields in a curriculum that combines challenging interdisciplinary design studio work with investigation and analysis of contemporary Danish society, politics and environment.

Fashion in Europe
Pratt's new program, "Fashion in Europe" takes you to Europe's three greatest fashion domains, London, Paris and Milan. The course is a unique one - students get a thorough overview of the fashion industry in the most important cities in Europe.

Florentine Art & Culture
Museum & Library Research & Documentation
The School of Information & Library Science (SILS) in collaboration with The School of Architecture invites applications for Pratt-SILS Summer Institute in Florence. Experience life at the intersection of art, architecture and information. Immerse yourself in Florentine culture through its museums and libraries.

London
School of Information and Library Science in collaboration with University College London, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies,announces the 2008 summer school and 2nd Bloomsbury Conference on E-Publishing in London, June 16- 28. The program is open to LIS graduate students and librarians nation-wide. School of Information and Library Science in collaboration with University College London, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies,announces the 2008 summer school and 2nd Bloomsbury Conference on E-Publishing in London, June 16- 28. The program is open to LIS graduate students and librarians nation-wide.

Nepal
Artistic Traditions of Himalaya is a collaborative program between Pratt and Global Learning Across Borders (Global LAB), that will introduce students to the rich artistic heritage of the Himalaya through directed studies in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu.

Based in the historical city of Bhaktapur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and modern district of Kathmandu, the program will focus on the refined traditions and craftsmanship of the trans-Himalayan region, which includes Tibet, Nepal, and India. Students will study media such as thangka (Tibetan scroll painting), metal work (both silver-smithing and lost-wax sculpture casting), stone- and/or wood-carving, and textile weaving under the tutelage of master artists of this ancient nation.

Rome
The Pratt Institute School of Architecture offers an intermediate and advanced undergraduate program for the study of architecture and culture in Rome.

South Africa
The Art & Design Education Department at Pratt Institute is offering a five-week study abroad program this summer in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Port Elizabeth, located at the southeastern tip of the country, along the Algoa Bay, is known not only for its scenic beauty and rich culture but for its important history as the home of Nelson Mandela and many other African National Congress leaders. The program is open to students from other colleges and universities in any discipline as well as public and private school teachers and museum educators.

Tuscany
"For us to go to Italy and to penetrate into Italy is like a most fascinating act of self-discovery-back down the old ways of time. Strange and wonderful chords awake in us, and vibrate again after many hundreds of years of complete forgetfulness."
- D. H. Lawrence, Sea and Sardinia, 1923

Venice
Art History, Materials/Techniques (including
Fresco Study), Drawing, Printmaking and Painting in Venice

Venice has been chosen as the site for Pratt's summer program in fine arts and art history because of its artistic importance, its extraordinary visual richness, its sea breezes and its serene character.