Do you dream about being a foreign correspondent?  Would you like to learn multimedia journalism skills in Europe for college credit? The San Francisco State University Journalism Department and the Institute for Education in International Media, are co-sponsoring 4-week intensive multimedia training programs in Italy and France in the summer of 2010.

    * *Urbino, Italy* (June 3-July 2, 2010) This picturesque Renaissance hill town is the capital of the Marche region, a beautiful but little-touristed region of Central Italy. The city's impressive Ducal Palace houses one of the most important collections of Renaissance paintings in the world. Students study digital video, photography, blogging and reporting (as well as intercultural communication and Italian language) and produce an online documentary about the town (see last year's project at http://inurbino.net). Students live and dine (most meals included) in a University of Urbino dormitory.

    * *Perpignan, France* (June 24-July 23, 2010) Perpignan lies in the Languedoc region of southwestern France, 8 miles west of the Mediterranean Sea and 19 miles north of the Spanish border, within sight of the Pyrenees. The city features a charming, pedestrian-friendly historic quarter, a daily market and lively nightlife. Many attractions in France and Spain are only a short train ride away. Students will share studios in a modern apartment-hotel and take French and multimedia classes at the ALFMED language school in the heart of the old city. This program puts a particular emphasis on video storytelling; students produce an online video gallery about the city.

SFSU students can earn 3 units of credit (JOUR 667 MULTIMEDIA STUDY ABROAD) through the San Francisco State University College of Extended Learning. Students must have passed JOUR 300 Reporting with a C or better to enroll in the study-abroad course, which counts as an advanced journalism elective. The programs are open to recent graduates, as well as students from other universities.

Go to http://inarmagh.net/, http://inurbino.net/ and http://incagli.net/ to see past ieiMedia student projects.

*Program cost*: $4,900 plus airfare

*Early-bird rate *(for students who apply by Jan. 15, 2010): $4,700

*SFSU students may apply for a $500-700 scholarship. Scholarship applications are due Jan. 15, 2010. *

For more information about the Urbino program, contact Associate Professor Rachele Kanigel at rkanigel@gmail.com or 415 338-3134. An informational meeting on the programs will be held Noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9th in HUM 308. Applications will be available on the ieiMedia Web site beginning Nov. 1st.