Baylor in St. Andrews About the Program Fall 2012

Study and Live in Scotland! Baylor in St. Andrews semester study abroad program is well-suited for any student interested in the Arts and Hu- manities, and especially appropriate for students interest- ed in philosophy and religion and their intersections and manifestations in culture and history. .. How to Apply Students will study at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, one of the most prestigious universities in the Only serious students who have completed at least 30 U.K. St. Andrews has an outstanding international repu- hours at Baylor should apply. tation and is especially strong in philosophy, religion, Students must have a minimum 3.2 GPA (this will be classics, history, art history, political science, psychology, assessed at the end of each semester). and film & digital media. The academic opportunities presented at St. Andrews may be especially appealing to Students must have a clear judicial record or consent to go students in the Honors College. by the Center for International Education and the director. A Baylor faculty program director will join the students The program is limited to 20 students. for the duration of the program. Students are required to take the course taught by the director. All other courses will be chosen from St. Andrews’ undergraduate curricu- Applications are available at: lum. www.baylor.edu/st_andrews Curricular options are available for students in a wide or variety of academic disciplines. The semester calendar is http://bearsabroad.baylor.edu. much like Baylor’s. Courses are a combination of lecture and tutorial. In addition to coursework, students will be expected to For more information contact: participate actively in the educational and extracurricular activities organized by the director. Jackie Blankenship Coordinator of Semester Abroad Programs Office: Poage Library 201A Phone: 254-710-1258 Fax: 254-710-1468 Email: [email protected] The world can be your campus!

Dr. Bruce Longenecker Professor of Religion Director of Baylor in St. Andrews—Fall 2012 Phone: 254-710-1574 Email: [email protected] Cost: Baylor Tuition (About $13000)+ About the University of St. Andrews Program Fee (About $7000) Founded in the fifteenth century, the University of St. Includes: Andrews is Scotland’s oldest university and the third oldest  in the United Kingdom. The university lies in the heart of Full Tuition the town of St. Andrews. Unlike Baylor, everything is not  Housing and meals gathered in one place, but spread throughout the town.  Britrail flexi pass The University of St. Andrews is an educational hub for a bustling international community with students and faculty  International health insurance from over 80 different countries. With a diverse student  Group trip to London body of approximately 6,000 students, approximately 1/3 NOTE: All financial aid applies. Does not include administrative fee ($100) or are from Scotland, 1/3 are from the United Kingdom and study abroad fee ($300). Students will not be charged the general student fee (a European Union, and 1/3 are from the rest of the World. $1500 savings). About the Program Director NOTE: Students will be required to purchase their own airfare. Dr. Bruce Longenecker, Deposits W.W. Melton Chair of Religion Students will be required to provide two sets of deposits. The A former professor at St. Andrews University (from 1999 first, $500, is due upon acceptance into the program. This re- fundable deposit will hold the student’s place. The second, to 2009), Dr. Longenecker lived in Britain from 1986 to 2009, also teaching at the University of Durham (1987- $1500, is due March 1. After March 1, all deposits are nonre- fundable. 1994) and the University of Cambridge (1995-1999). Dr. Longenecker has written and edited eleven books in New All deposits are credited to the total cost of the program. Checks Testament studies, including a historical fiction about the should be made payable to Baylor University. early Jesus movement. His British wife, Fiona Bond, has directed arts-based organizations in various British cities and has travelled extensively in Europe, so she’s a good source of information for travelling beyond St. Andrews, including spectacular places within Scotland, Britain and Europe. About the Director’s Course

About St. Andrews REL 4315: Jesus in Film and Fiction Set on the beautiful Fife coast, St. Andrews, population This course explored how the story of Jesus and his earliest 18,000, is a university town with both ancient ruins and followers is being narrated in a variety of ways for a variety one of the world’s most famous golf courses, the Old of purposes today, both in film and in fiction. A selection Course. For more then a thousand years, St. Andrews has of Jesus-novels and Jesus-films will be analyzed in relation been the focal point of bishops and kings, martyrs, saints, to literary, theological and historical interests, with an eye and scholars. The ruins of the castle and a large cathedral, to how storytellers are using the story of Jesus to enhance their theological interests. consecrated in 1388 under Robert the Bruce, dominate the Other Attractive Features landscape near the bay. St. Salvator’s Chapel, with a high HP 1112: Scottish Hiking offered as an additional course. clock tower, is one of the finest examples of medieval ar- Edinburgh, about one hour from St. Andrews, has significant All students are required to take Dr. Longenecker’s chitecture in Scotland. This town and the university are cultural, historical, philosophical and religious importance to our religion course. All other courses will be chosen from the dear to Christians, both Catholics and Protestants, and own history and the larger history of the West. 2011-2012 University of St. Andrews course list. their stories are interwoven in the cultural, historical, and Also, within access by Britrail, are London, Cambridge, Ox- intellectual life in Scotland. ford, Salisbury, Stonehenge and Bath.