This is a Bellevue College faculty-led program. To begin your application, please get in touch with Prof. Li Liu at li.liu@bellevuecollege.edu
Program Virtual Tour Link
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Virtual Info Session
Winter info session dates TBD Zoom meeting link is here
Come and discuss your interests in the Normandy program for summer of 2025 with faculty teaching in the program! Your attendance doubles as one step towards completion of the application requirements.
Program Dates
end of June – early July, 2025
Onsite while in Caen, Normandy, France: 10 days early July, 2025
Application timeline
Application Due: Friday February 14, 2025
Final Payment Due: Friday February 21, 2025
How to Apply
- submit the application form via email to Li Liu, li.liu@bellevuecollege.edu, or in hardcopy to R130 (main campus);
- once application is approved, submit payment either in the form as a check (payable to “Bellevue College / Normandy program summer 2024) to R130 (main campus) or via credit card (with 2.5% additional fee).
Program documents
- application form:
- info session slides:
- Budget worksheet:
Course Information
CMST 294 Special Project – Narrative of War 2 cr.
Faculty: Bruce Wolcott, Eva Norling and Li Liu
We propose the 2 cr. Humanities Inquiry course, War-time Narrative in Normandy, with a focus on the war-time narratives in Normandy across legacy and VR media platforms. Faculty team, Bruce Wolcott (XR Lab / Communication Studies), Eva Norling (French and German) and Li Liu (Communication Studies / WCCCSA Study Abroad Coordinator) will each rely on their disciplinary focus to offer course content that concerns a wartime narrative in Normandy. The location of Normandy made the on-site, in situ learning an integral part of the learning. July of 2024 also marks the 80 year anniversary of D-day Landing. Students will be able to experience the location with events specifically planned for the celebration, which adds to the depth of learning as well.
Our focus on VR and war-time narrative shows students the intersectionality of humanities as a field of study, and expands access to new technology such as VR for our students.
After the
Program Activities at a Glance
- full day tours to D-day landing beaches, Bayeux Tapestry, and Mont-Saint-Michel respectively;
- Opportunities of learning about XR technology through hands-on projects.
Program Fee
Based on 20 students: $1,500 per person
Program fee includes
- cost includes daily lunch, group activities, on-campus accommodation, insurance and on-site French culture instruction.
Program fee does not include:
- cost does not include international round-trip air fare, BC tuition, or other personal expenses.
Accommodations and Travel Pass
- Accommodation: hotel accommodation in the city of Caen
- Travel pass: public transportation pass provided while at Caen, Normandy.
- meals: daily lunch on campus at University of Normandy Caen.
Program Podcast
Coming soon!
Pictures featured above: the interior and exterior of the Church of Saint-Pierre (French: Église Saint-Pierre), a Roman Catholic church located on the Place Saint-Pierre in the centre of Caen in Normandy, northern France
Last Updated December 10, 2024
