Switzerland Internship Program
Program Dates
April 30, 2024 - June 27, 2024
The dates listed above are departure dates from LAX and from the program location back to LAX.
Costs
Tuition: $2,070 per unit (standard Malibu summer tuition rate)
Room & Board: $5,392
Program Specific Costs:
- City Bed Tax & Swiss Health Fee: $323
- Global Health Fee: $200
Course Requirements
Unit minimum requirement: 4
Course Offerings
FRE 492: Selected Topics (4)
Prerequisite: FRE 252 or equivalent competency.
FRE 495: French-Speaking Internship (4)
A supervised internship set in a French-speaking organization.
Prerequisite: One 300-level French course, or instructor’s approval.
A faculty reference from a French professor in Malibu is required. Please provide the faculty member's name on your application when you submit it or email it to international.programs@pepperdine.edu by noon on September 25.
IPIN 495: English-Speaking Internship (4)
A supervised internship set in an English-speaking organization.
A faculty reference from a professor in the student's major is required. Please provide the faculty member's name on your application when you submit it or email it to international.programs@pepperdine.edu by noon on September 25.
Faculty-in-Residence
Dr. Jessica Hooten Wilson ('04)
Fletcher Jones Chair of Great Books
Humanities and Teacher Education Division
Seaver College
Throughout her career, Wilson has distinguished herself as a great books specialist. Since earning her Ph.D. in Religion from Baylor University, she has published six books centered around literature and the importance of reading – one of which, Giving the Devil his Due: Flannery O’Connor and The Brothers Karamazov, received Christianity Today’s Book of the Year Award in the Culture and the Arts. In addition to these bound texts, Wilson has published six scholarly articles focused on Flannery O’Connor, Walker Percy, and literary pedagogy in various peer-reviewed, academic journals.
Prior to becoming a faculty member at Seaver College, Wilson worked as an educator at numerous higher education institutions including the University of Dallas, John Brown University, the University of St. Thomas, and Baylor University. She has also served as a professional development advisor and keynote speaker at a number of classical Christian schools and Christian colleges.
Wilson received her Bachelor of Arts from Pepperdine University in Creative Writing and her Master’s Degree in English from the University of Dallas.
Dr. Hooten Wilson is on leave during Fall 2023, please contact the International Programs office with all inquiries about the Switzerland Summer 2024 program.
Last updated 09.20.23