CLA Short-Term Study Abroad Programs

CLA faculty led winter & summer 2019 programs

• Jamaica - AAAS 3005 (winter 2019)
• China - CHIN 1399 (summer 2019)
• Costa Rica - HIST 3313 (winter 2019)
• Ecuador - ANTH 3200 (summer 2019)
• England - ENGL 4300 (summer 2019)
• Germany - GER 3040 (summer 2019)
• India - COMM or GEOG 3800 (canceled for summer 2019)
• Poland - COMM or HIST 3575 (summer 2019)
• Spain - SPAN 3894 (summer 2019)

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 3005, 3 cr

• JAMAICA - Study Abroad Brochure
• 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 - ANTH 3200, 6 cr

• ECUADOR - Study Abroad Brochure
• Learn about the diversity and complexity of Latin American cultures
• Explore the practice of sustainability in an international context
• Take part in a service learning experience in Ecuador, grounded in participatory research
• Interpret social, political and economic issues now and in future Latin America

Program Highlights - CHIN 1399, 6 cr

• CHINA - Study Abroad Brochure
• 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

• ENGLAND - Study Abroad Brochure
• Applies as a Genre elective
• Experiential exploration of theatre history in England such as the literary and cultural context of plays you’ll see abroad
• A two-week online course in Duluth and then depart for England to view professional productions
• Major examples of dramatic literature spanning the Roman era to the present, with an emphasis on English traditions
• Understanding the relationship between theatre and society in England
• Exploration of theatre’s historical and cultural settings through architecture, artifacts, and live performances

Program Highlights - GER 3040, 4 cr

• GERMANY - Study Abroad Brochure
  
• 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

• INDIA - Study Abroad Brochure (canceled summer 2019)
• 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

• COSTA RICA - Study Abroad Brochure
• 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 - COMM/HIST 3575, 4 cr

• POLAND - Study Abroad Brochure
• Life of the Shtetl: Separation and Assimilation
• Discrimination and Citizenship
• Jewish contributions to culture, society, and economy
• Jew, Ukrainians, and Poles: A Complicated Relationship
• The Holocaust: Ghettos and Extermination
• Jewish Life in Poland Today

Program Highlights - SPAN 3894, 6 cr

• SPAIN - Study Abroad Brochure
  
• 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