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The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

The Westphal College offers a number of Study Abroad programs, including Fashion in London for fashion design sophomores and Drexel Film & Video in Australia.

The Drexel in London Program
The Drexel in London Program offers flexible schedules for study abroad, ranging from six-week summer sessions to two-term study and co-operative education programs in which students can earn up to 18 credits and a quarter of full-time co-operative education. The program’s emphasis is on experiencing and understanding British culture and the visual media with a focus on the global implications of the merchandising and design industries. Students may select among the offered courses to create their own concentrations. Housing is provided in South Kensington, one of central London’s most desirable residential sections. Drexel in London applications are administered by the Study Abroad office, 215-895-1704.


Accelerated Dual Degree Programs

Dual degree programs enable academically qualified students to earn both a bachelor's and an advanced degree in five years. High school seniors may apply to the following B.S./MBA programs:

• B.S. Music Industry (Business Law concentration)/MBA: This program offers the highly motivated and musically focused student a program that combines music theory and technology with the MBA degree. The program is available to Music Industry majors (4-year with co-op) only
  
• B.S. in Design and Merchandising/MBA: This program combines study in the areas of fashion retail merchandising or product development with the MBA degree. The program is available to Design and Merchandising majors (4-year with co-op) only.

Accelerated Summer Courses
With departmental permission, students may enroll in Visual Studies accelerated courses over the summer. These typically include courses in accelerated Design I,II, III; Introductory Drawing; Figure Drawing I and II; Multimedia Space; Performance; Materials; Sculpture, Painting, and Silkscreen.

Primarily these courses are offered so that new undergraduate transfer students and pre-graduate students can complete their future programs in an economical time frame. Students with some experience in studio coursework may be eligible to take accelerated courses. A portfolio review is required to required to determine eligibility.

Enrichment Programs
The Department of Architecture runs Summer Study Tours Abroad to Rome and Paris as elective course offerings in History and Theory. These programs focus the travel portion into three-week periods to accommodate student work commitments.