Pratt Custom Semester Programs are semester-long study abroad opportunities where you can study alongside Pratt faculty and Pratt students at an international scale. Students will be abroad during the entire semester incorporating site-visits, field trips, guest lectures, workshops and much more in their academic studies. Please check our Terra Dotta website for up to date information on programs offered, deadlines for the programs, and to start your application.
Legacy Custom Semester Programs*
Undergraduate Architecture program in Rome
This program gives fourth-year, undergraduate architecture students the opportunity to live and study in Rome during the spring semester. The 18-credit curricular structure consists of seven core credits in Architectural Design and Urban Studies. The studios focus on the city’s ancient and contemporary levels, public spatial itineraries, and the larger issues of contextual integration. Emphasis is placed on drawing as a critical tool for analytical consideration of an urban area. For questions, please feel free to contact Federica Vannucchi fvannucc@pratt.edu.
Pratt Berlin
Pratt Berlin is a semester-long abroad program that offers students from several participating departments the chance to spend a fall or spring semester in one of Europe’s most vibrant artistic and historic cities.
Students can take a full 17 credits of core classes and electives while living and learning in Berlin. A semester abroad allows students to expand their cultural, intellectual, and creative horizons, and Berlin is an ideal city for such study and growth. It has a deep, complex, and rich history, and it is, like other major global cities, a dynamic and changing city, one that offers profound opportunities for students to have an in-depth cultural experience.
Further Questions and Inquiries:
- Architecture applicants can contact Coordinator Prof. Dagmar Richter with any questions: drichter@pratt.edu
- All other majors can contact Coordinator Prof. Christian Hawkey with any questions: chawkey@pratt.edu
*This is not an exhaustive list of Custom Semester Programs. Please visit Terra Dotta for the current list of Custom Semester Programs.