Formed over 12,000 years ago, Niagara Falls lies between the United States and Canada. Consisting of three awe-inspiring waterfalls, Niagara Falls is sacred to Native Americans, who believed the sound of the waterfall was the voice of the mighty spirit of the waters.

Classroom sessions will focus on local history, customs, and traditions. Students will also explore the many sites, sounds and attractions this amazing area has to offer.

Tuition includes:

• 3 nights hotel stay (one night at Hampton Inn - Buffalo Airport; two nights at Comfort Inn The Pointe)

• 3 continental breakfasts

• light dinner (sandwiches and beverages) on Thursday night.

• Niagara Falls Discovery Pass

• Transportation from Buffalo to Niagara Falls on Friday

• all costs associated with the class (there are no additional material or activity fees!)

Airfare to/from Buffalo, New York is not included.

The cost of returning Buffalo International Airport is not included. The airport is approximately 17 miles from Niagara Falls, New York. A one-way taxi ride costs about $55 so we will encourage you to share a taxi or Uber with your fellow students. One week before the start of class we’ll invite you to “care to share” which will allow you to communicate with other students and arrange taxi/Uber car pools.

Visa Requirements:

This course takes place on the United States side of Niagara Falls. The Canadian side of the Falls is an easy 10-15 minute walk over the Rainbow Bridge from the hotel. Please remember, however, proper documentation is needed to cross and to return.

Educational Credits:

Upon successful completion of the course, students earn 36 credit hours.

In order to earn credit for the course, students must complete a pre-assignment (emailed the week before class), all classwork, and a final project. The final project will be assigned during class and must be submitted via email one week following the last day of class. Certificates of completion are awarded after final projects are submitted and graded. 

Cancellation Policy for the Learning Express program is necessarily different from other Learning Across America courses. For a full refund, students who have registered for class with accommodations must cancel 31 days before the first class date by emailing BMCC at learningacrossamerica@bmcc.cuny.edu.

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New York has been the setting for thousands of movies. Take a stroll through American culture as you learn more about films you love and are introduced to iconic classic films, too. This course will cover the city’s “melting-pot” reputation, delve into stories of crime, and explore themes of love and friendship. You’ll see clips from diverse films such as Do The Right Thing, The Muppets Take Manhattan, Gangs of New York, Ghostbusters, Sex and The City, When Harry Met Sally, and more. Excursions will tour famous locations throughout the city, as well as a tour of The Museum of the Moving Image. Each day the class will finish in a neighborhood full of opportunities for further exploration.

This course is designed for students who may already be familiar with New York City. Students will not visit iconic tourist attractions during class. However, students who are not from the New York City area are welcome to enroll, too.

• Credit for 36 educational hours or 3.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units).

• There is a pre-assignment for this course. Students will receive their pre-assignment via email one week before the first class.

When you have successfully completed the course and final project, you will obtain a certificate showing you have earned credit for 36 HOURS.

In order to receive any credit, you MUST attend all classes, complete all assignments. Please make sure, before you sign up, that you are available on all three class dates. There are NO make-up assignments and NO excuses.

There is a mandatory pre-assignment for this course. You must complete this and bring it to the first class EVEN IF you register at the last minute. Pre-assignments are sent to students via email one week before the first class date, and again two days before the first class date.

Philadelphia’s diverse population reflects individuals from many ethnic backgrounds. That diversity adds incredible creativity and energy to the city’s art scene which the course will explore. Classroom sessions will be enriched by a visit to the world-famous Philadelphia Museum of Art and a walk to experience firsthand some of the city’s amazing Mural Arts along with your teacher.

Explore the role of the fashion industry in shaping the identity, culture, and economy of New York City. Along with feminist and fashion scholar Eugenia Paulicelli (author of The Fabric of Cultures: Fashion, Identity, Globalization ), students will compare New York City to other global fashion capitals and examine the role that cinema plays in shaping the fashion identity and culture of a city. Students will take advantage of site visits in NY, a global capital of fashion, film, and the creative industries.

This course is designed for students who may already be familiar with New York City. Students will not visit iconic tourist attractions during class. However, students who are not from the New York City area are welcome to enroll, too.

• Credit for 36 educational hours or 3.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units).

• There is a pre-assignment for this course. Students will receive their pre-assignment via email one week before the first class.

Course Price: $359

Tuition for class includes:

• Public transportation pass (Metrocard) to get around New York City with your teacher.

• All costs associated with the class. (There are no material fees or activity fees!)

Schedule

• Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm Class is in the classroom and out in the city today.

• Saturday: 10:00am - 5:30pm. Students will meet at BMCC, Harlem campus. The day will be spent both in the classroom and out in the city.

• Sunday: 10:00am - 2:30pm. Students will be both in the classroom and out in the city.

Eugenia Paulicelli is a scholar, educator and lecturer who teaches at Queens College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the founder and director of Fashion Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Professor Paulicelli has long been committed to promoting the study of fashion as an academic discipline and giving visibility to fashion studies at CUNY. She is a specialist in the history and theory of fashion and its impact on gendered narratives of national identity, feminism, politics with its interactions with different media, literature, film, journalism, technology. She is the author of several books, including Fashion under Fascism, (2004); Writing Fashion in Early Modern Italy (2014), Rosa Genoni: Fashion is a serious business (bilingual edition, 2016 and 2017), and Italian Style: Fashion & Film from early cinema to the digital Age (2016 and 2017, paperback). Most recently, she co-edited Film, Fashion and the 1960s (2017).