Semester by the Sea: Southampton Arts

In ten transformational weeks, complete an original project while earning 15 college credits.

Imagine a semester abroad, but with the artistic purpose of writing a book, making a movie, or putting on a one-act play. Stony Brook Southampton's Semester by the Sea is an intensive, 10-week course of study arranged around completing one of these creative projects. It's an arts colony for undergraduates, located in the gorgeous Hamptons, a resort community on the East End of Long Island. If you have a strong interest in the arts, but not the opportunity, time or flexibility in your schedule to act on it, then taking off for a Semester by the Sea could be just the ticket.

At the Semester by the Sea, you will take a 15-credit load of five courses, including two writing workshops, two literature courses, and a final project in filmmaking, theater, fiction or poetry. In workshop, you'll work closely with top-notch faculty in small groups of 12. During final project, you'll get individualized attention to your creative needs, with a mentor/advisor to guide you. The two literature courses supplement and inspire your work, and might also help you fulfill General Education requirements at your home institution.

View Fall 2012 production shots from the making of films during Southampton Arts' inaugural Semester by the Sea program:

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