Summer Study in St. PetersburgOur classes are held at St. Petersburg University, shown here across the Neva River from St. Isaac's Cathedral.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgCultural events include organized historic walks around the city. Here we are at the Admiralty.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgEveryone is always excited to visit the Hermitage Museum on Palace Square.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg's St. Basil's look-alike, the Church on the Spilt Blood, is a favorite trip.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgOur students mugging for the camera outside the Russian Museum. The Russian Museum holds the best and most extensive collection of Russian art in the city.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgWe take several excursions outside of St. Petersburg every summer. We had the rare opportunity to visit this wooden architecture museum on the island of Kizhi.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgThe island of Kizhi is in the middle of Lake Onega in the Russian north. We took a cruise to visit this beautiful area.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgOne of the highlights of our program is the opportunity to visit the beautiful churches and monasteries in the Russian countryside.
Summer Study in St. PetersburgOur students are given private tours by local experts whenever possible. Here a monk exhibits his monastery for the group.
2010 Summer Group PictureSome of our students from the 2010 Study Abroad Group posing by the Neva River in St. Petersburg.
Maggie Burke
Located in the center of St. Petersburg's historic core, Herzen State Pedagogical University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia. It is also the site of William & Mary's six-week intensive Russian language summer program in Russia.
Our program combines a six-week intensive course in Russian with a course on the literature and culture of St. Petersburg. A William & Mary professor teaches literature and culture course and serves as the program's director.
In addition to studying, while in St. Petersburg, you will
The comprehensive fee for the program includes tuition, room and board (2 meals a day), city and suburban excursions, and hotel accommodations in Moscow. There are scholarships available for studying abroad in Russia.