MUS offers several travel opportunities every year. Our faculty conducts for-credit seminars and travel programs that focus on their various fields of interest and expertise. Topics change annually and are approved by the Academic Council.
Casterbridge Tours, based in England, has been organizing educational and cultural tours since 1979 and works with MUS to operate the European tours. Each program includes nine days of seminars at
La Giraudière in the Loire Valley in France. There are also nine days of travel throughout Europe to sites pertinent to the study. MUS grants one half-credit for each complete program, and there is no language requirement.
La GiraudièreLa Giraudière is in the Loire Valley in France, 31 miles from Anger and 43 miles from the Atlantic coast in the Anjou province. It is also one hour and 25 minutes from Paris by TGV. Away from neighboring villages, the main house is on 175 wooded acres with meadows, fields, and flowers. It was built in 1846 on the grounds of a castle destroyed during the French Revolution. The estate bears the name Chateau de la Giraudière in recognition of its former distinction as a castle.
La Loire ValleyThe Loire Valley area of France is home to some of the finest castles in Europe. Throughout the summer this area hosts a number of sound and light shows, theater presentations, historical reenactments, and musical concerts. La Giraudière's proximity to Paris, the Atlantic coast, and Chartres makes it possible for students to take day trips to a number of historical sites and world-famous museums. Day trips are carefully coordinated with the seminar so students will experience the art, architecture, and history they are studying first-hand.
For more information on MUS in Europe, contact
Bill Taylor.
Summer 2012 - The Genius of Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci once said "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return."
As an artist Leonardo sketched, painted, and sculpted countless masterpieces. He painted two of the three most recognizable and well know paintings of all time, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. He left us thousands of sketches including his anatomical drawings that set the standard for medical diagrams still used in school today.
As an inventor and engineer, da Vinci was well ahead of his time by hundreds of years. He invented the first parachute, the first helicopter, the first airplane, the first tank, the first machine gun, the first motorcar, and many others.
Through travel, study, and exploration, MUS in Europe 2012 will take a closer look into the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci. The curriculum with include basic drawing, painting, and photography skills. Students will be challenged to think critically and develop strong creative problem solving skills building their own working cameras and other creations.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Paris – Florence – Cinque Terre – Vinci – Siena - Rome
For more information on MUS in Europe, contact
Bill Taylor.