Explore Summer Courses in the US

If you are planning to take a vacation this summer, here is one good excuse to justify those exorbitant expenses: Summer Courses! These are short-term courses spread over 2-4 weeks offering a chance to learn skills and get a taste of the life in the US. These courses are more based on creative talents and skills, so if you always wanted to learn or polish your creative side these are the perfect courses to get enrolled in.

All these courses will require an F-1 student visa, as you cannot enrol for any course in the US on a B1/B2 Tourist Visa. Although you will be going there as an “International Student”, these courses are structured in such a manner that you will get time to immerse yourself into the local culture and get a glimpse of the life in and around campus. Since these courses are also being offered by premier Universities, it adds to their value.

Here are a few courses you can consider taking up this summer -

1. Dance Program

School of Creative and Performing Arts Summer Dance Camps

The School of Creative and Performing Arts (SOCAPA) offers ‘Contemporary Jazz and Hip-Hop Intensive’ residential program for high school students at its campuses; New York City, Los Angeles and Vermont. Participants take jazz and hip-hop as well as some speciality dance courses, preparing routines to be featured in both live dance performances and videos shot by the instructors. The program is divided into three levels for dancers with varying degrees of formal training. Read More

Course Name: Contemporary Jazz and Hip-Hop Intensive

Duration: Two and Three-week courses are offered

Cost: Tuition- $2,195, Room & Board- $1,490

Location: New York City, Los Angeles, and Vermont

2. Instrumental Programs

Five-Week Summer Performance at Berklee College of Music

During five-week, you will be immersed in all aspects of performance. You will play in a band, develop improvisational and reading skills, improve your instrumental craft in weekly private lessons, and participate in classes and demonstrations by well-known faculty and visiting artists. This course emphasizes the mastery of playing or singing performance skills in your chosen style of contemporary music: jazz, pop, rock, funk, fusion, R&B, country, musical theatre, bluegrass, etc. Read More

Course Name: Five-Week Summer Performance

Duration: Five weeks

Cost: Tuition- $4,795, Room & Board- $3,375

3. Theatre Programs

Drama, Dramatic Writing, Film, Photography, and Recorded Music at Tisch School of Art, NYU

Courses are paired with visits to museums, screenings, concerts, and theatrical productions, as well as meetings with established and emerging artists. Students earn six college credits after successfully completing intense training in drama, dramatic writing, film or photography.

In addition to completing coursework, students will see productions of The Color Purple, Mary Poppins, The History Boys, Wedding Singer, Sweeney Todd, and In The Heights. Students have also visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the American Museum of the Moving Image; attended outdoor music concerts in Central Park. Read More

Course Name: Summer High School

Duration: Four weeks

Cost: Tuition- $7,506, Room & Board- $876

4. Writing Programs

Creative writers’ workshop at Emerson College

Applicants selected for the program attend classes designed to help young writers concentrate on fiction, nonfiction and poetry, screenwriting, graphic novel, and magazine writing. During the five-week program, students write, workshop, revise and develop a portfolio of their work. Students who complete the program will have an opportunity to participate in a final reading to demonstrate the writing skills they have learned. Read More

Course Name: Creative writers’ workshop

Duration: Five weeks

Cost: Tuition- $2,825, Room & Board- $876

5. Fashion Programs

Accessories Design at Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY

Students will get an introduction to major areas of accessories design as well as various types of shoes, handbags, and belts are analyzed in terms of materials, construction, and presentation. Since these courses are open to beginners, the only thing you will need is lots of ideas and an interest in researching fabrics and embellishment material. Read More

Course Name: Accessory design

Duration: Four weeks

Cost: Tuition- $1,106

6. Chocolate Making Program

Chocolate Candy and Confections at International Culinary Centre, NY

You get 25 hours of learning, where you get to know how to make chocolates and techniques like dipping, molding, decorating, filling. The treats you will be making include truffles, bonbons, chocolate-dipped toffee and lots more! Each class explores the science, theory, and technique behind chocolate, with a focus primarily on hands-on practice. Read More

Duration: Five sessions

Cost: Tuition- $1,030

7. Bartending Programs

New York Bartending School Bartending-Mixology Course

The New York Bartending School is a licensed school, and they provide a diploma on completion and passing of the mixology exam. The emphasis is on providing students with a professional-level hands-on bartending/mixology course. Read More

Course Name: Mixology Course

Duration: 40 Hours

Cost: Tuition- $695

8. Photography Programs

Advanced Photography Intensive at Columbia University School of Arts

The course is designed for several distinct types of students: exceptional undergraduates passionate about photography, college graduates preparing to apply for MFA programs, experienced photographers looking to gain knowledge of the photographic tradition and its advanced techniques, and seasoned artists and teachers wishing to rigorously develop their practice through a critical dialogue with faculty and other students. Read More

Course Name: Advanced Photography Intensive

Duration: Six weeks

Cost: Tuition- $1,512 to $4,536

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See also:

• Studying in USA
• Universities in USA
• Student Guide to USA
• US Student Visa Guide
• Scholarships to Study in USA
• Education Loan for Studying in USA