CLA Short-Term Study Abroad Programs

CLA faculty led summer 2018-winter 2019 programs

• Jamaica - AAAS/HIST 3005 (winter 2019)
• China - CHIN 1399 (summer 2018)
• Costa Rica - HIST 3313 (winter 2019)
• England - ENGL 4300 (canceled summer 2018)
• Germany - GER 3040 (summer 2018)
• India - COMM or GEOG 3800 (summer 2018)
• Spain - SPAN 3894 (summer 2018)

View a short video on most programs through the UMD Study Abroad Facebook page!

Get started for a lifetime experience with UMD Study Abroad! Visit their site for application deadlines (varies depending on the program).

DEADLINE for PROGRAMS

most WINTER BREAK 2019 programs:
October 15, 2018

for SUMMER 2019 programs:
February 1, 2019

Program Highlights - AAAS/HIST 3005, 3 cr

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• Spend part of your winter break studying abroad in this island country, situated in the Caribbean Sea!
• Explore Jamaican culture first hand by visiting cultural heritage sites that attest to the Jamaican experiences of oppression, resistance, and rebellion.
• Visit historic sites such as military forts, slave trading forts, Maroon villages, and historical and cultural museums.

Program Highlights - CHIN 1399, 6 cr

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• Immerse in Chinese language and culture  
• Experience and understand the Eastern wisdom and Chinese ideology
• Study Mandarin Chinese from beginning level to advanced level depending on proficiency
• Travel to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Qingdao, and Beijing to gain knowledge of Chinese civilization and its people
• Stay on campus at Ocean University in Qingdao, a beach city on the Yellow Sea

Program Highlights - ENGL 4300, 4 cr

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• Applies as a Genre elective
• Learn about the history and living and ephemeral art form of theatre
• Get ready to visit theatre sites that thrive today and sites that preserve its wonderful past—spanning from Roman times to the present
• Analyze plays and explore cultural contexts both on the page and on-site
• Approach research by exploring architecture, artifacts and performances during your time in England

Program Highlights - GER 3040, 4 cr

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• Study German history, culture, literature and politics while enhancing your language skills in the classroom and on field trips to museums, historic sites and other points of interest
• See the Berlin Wall, Museum Island, Checkpoint Charlie, the Bundestag and the Turkish Market
• Hike and bike through the heart of Berlin, through the green forests and near the blue rivers and lakes surrounding Potsdam

Program Highlights - GEOG/COMM 3800, 4 cr

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• Examine theories of social change at the Indian Social Institute, which is dedicated to empowering marginalized people in India
• Interact and learn from local communities involved in activism and advocacy efforts at the grassroots level
• Explore historical and cultural locations including the temples at Belur and Halebid and the Nrityagram Dance Village

Program Highlights - HIST 3313, 4 cr

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• Applies to the United States geographical area in the history program
  
• Analyze the history of surfing and past U.S. involvement in Latin America
• Explore how past wars and how current surf tourism coincide
• Learn how to surf!
  

Program Highlights - SPAN 3894, 6 cr

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• Study Spanish language, literature and culture at Universidad de Salamanca (University of Salamanca)
• Live with a Salamantine family to further cement language skills and be a part of Salamantine daily life
• Stroll through the urban environment of the Old City
• Practice language skills with Spaniards and international students alike in a diverse and multicultural city
• Travel on three excursions within Spain and several field trips within Salamanca