Programs by Term: Summer I + Traditional
ALICANTE: CIEE – Universidad de Alicante
Traditional | Alicante, Spain
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
These programs are for students at the beginning and intermediate Spanish language levels. Students may choose to study on one of three study abroad programs at the University of Alicante. Courses are taught in either English or Spanish depending on your language ability.
Language in Context
Begin your study of Spanish in this beautiful Mediterranean city and earn credit for content classes taught in English. The goal of this program is to provide beginning-level students with a solid foundation in the Spanish language. The program allows participants to improve language skills while pursuing studies focusing on Spanish and Europe through topics such as history, art history, political science, and international business. This goal is achieved through intensive language coursework, area studies courses in English, a conversation exchange program, excursions, and homestays for participants.
AMMAN: AMIDEAST
Traditional | Amman, Jordan
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Students enrolled in AMIDEAST’s Education Abroad Program in Amman will have opportunities to study all of these fascinating topics and more in a program based at AMIDEAST’s facilities in Amman’s Sweifieh district. AMIDEAST Education Abroad Program courses in Amman are taught by a select group of Jordanian professors from a variety of institutions in and around Amman. These lecturers possess a strong instructional experience in English-speaking environments. All faculty members have received post-graduate degrees from North American or European universities, or have spent considerable time at English-medium institutions as students, faculty members, visiting faculty or visiting researchers
AMSTERDAM: University of Rotterdam Engineering Program
Traditional | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
Summer 1: May - July
*Application deadline is November 1, 2012
ATHENS: American College of Greece, Deree
Traditional | Athens, Greece
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
DEREE, The American College of Greece is an ideal choice for study abroad. You'll find the excitement of Athens, the beauty of the Mediterranean, and the famous hospitality of the Greek people attractive reasons to study in Greece. And we believe you'll find the overwhelming advantages of studying abroad at DEREE to be irresistible. With a 90% Greek student body, you'll enjoy a full cultural immersion experience with plenty of opportunities to make friends and learn about Greek culture. DEREE is the only institution in Athens accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), easing the process of course credit transfer back to your home institution. With 21 majors, 21 minors, and over 1,000 courses offered each year, DEREE provides you with plenty of courses to choose from in business, fine arts, humanities, social sciences, communication, and more! Located on a breathtaking hillside at the edge of Athens, DEREE's park-like campus offers an ideal setting to study in Greece, offering modern classrooms, an impressive library and Olympic-quality athletic facilities.
BARCELONA: ASA – Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Traditional | Barcelona, Spain
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
Why Barcelona?
- Located in Northeast corner of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea
- Local beaches
- Rich in art and culture
- Amazing modernist architecture throughout the city, left by Gaudí
- Residents speak both Spanish and Catalan
BEIJING: Alliance for Global Education
Traditional | Beijing, China
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
China Now: Development, Politics and Social Change
This program offers students 12 class hours per week of Chinese language during the fall and spring semesters as well as the opportunity to examine modern China through courses in English in several disciplines including economics, film studies, women’s studies, and cultural studies. Students are encouraged to consider spending their second term in China in a different Alliance program to deepen their knowledge of China’s regional diversity.
BEIJING: Freshman Summer Business Program
Traditional | Beijing, China
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The D'Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) is offering a business-specific program for freshman business majors this summer 2013.
CAPA Sydney Summer I
Traditional | Sydney, Australia
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Take classes or participate in an internship in Sydney this summer!
CUZCO: ASA – Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Traditional | Cuzco, Peru
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola is a bilingual university which has been graduating young entrepreneurs who contribute to the sustainable development of Peru for the past 11 years. The university was created as an innovative option in education, promoting entrepreneurship among the students. All courses are taught in English as the university believes that it will make their graduates better prepared for a competitive labor market.
DAKAR: CIEE – CIEE Study Center
Traditional | Dakar, Senegal
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
If you are interested or majoring in French/Francophone studies, African studies, international relations, or development studies and are seeking an opportunity to live and study in a French-speaking West African country considered by many to be one of the most developed and democratic nations in that region, then this program is right for you. The program is geared toward students interested in continuing French language study and learning Wolof, while taking other courses in English and having a cultural immersion experience.
DUBLIN: CIEE – Dublin City University
Traditional | Dublin, Ireland
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The CIEE program at Dublin City University in Dublin is appropriate for students from a variety of disciplines who are well prepared academically for direct matriculation. The program is ideal for students wishing to take courses in international relations and communications and who wish to participate in the rich campus life of a small tight-knit university. The CIEE Study Center in Dublin is designed for students who are interested in taking courses in their major while also studying about and living in Ireland, and includes an internship option. The program at Dublin City University opened in fall 2005. DCU is an exciting, modern campus, buzzing with life. With over 100 clubs and societies, a very active student union, a student social events calendar overflowing with activities, and a student social center located in the heart of campus, DCU is a great place to study abroad. It is located close to the Dublin city center which is steeped in history and is renowned for its rich social and cultural life.
FLORENCE: CAPA
Traditional | Florence, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
The CAPA Florence Program offers the opportunity of a lifetime to immerse yourself academically and socially in the local culture. The city is quietly enchanting, with museums hidden around every corner and buildings left unchanged for centuries, and CAPA brings you the best Florence has to offer. Regardless of your major, our academic courses keep you on track while you soak up regional history and culture. Study abroad options include local visits, fine arts courses that take advantage of the visually stunning streets and buildings, and special lectures. Everything is designed to engage you in critical thinking and challenge you to comprehensively pursue subjects through academic and field research.
FLORENCE: Lorenzo de’ Medici
Traditional | Florence, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
LdM centrally located in the San Lorenzo area offers students the opportunity to take art, social science, fashion, Italian language, and many other course offerings while studying in historic Florence.
GRENOBLE: API
Traditional | Grenoble, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
API provides beginning to high-level coursework for both the language and the non-language student, in English (in some locations) and the foreign language of the host country.
GRENOBLE: Grenoble Summer Graduate School of Business (GGSB) for Business Majors
Traditional | Grenoble, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
The international summer session offers students the ability to enhance their business education while experiencing life in a new and challenging environment.
GUACIMO: Earth University – Sustainability in Latin America
Experiential Research, Traditional | Guacimo, Costa Rica
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The Field Study Program in Costa Rica will be held on the campus of EARTH University in Guacimo, Costa Rica, an 8,000 acre estate 40 miles east of the capital city of San Jose.
The program is designed to give students the knowledge and skills to help organizations understand and act upon the principles of sustainability, and to gain a deeper understanding about the relationships between business, society and the environment in the Latin American context.
The first three weeks of the program will be spent at the Guacimo campus (Caribbean coast) and the fourth week at the La Flor campus (Pacific coast). The Caribbean coast has lush vegetation, mountains and white sand beaches, world-class fishing, bird watching, horseback riding and all types of water activities. The Pacific coast has first-rate beaches and is famous for its surfing, snorkeling, sailing, kayaking, and nearby wildlife refuges and national parks.
Costa Rica offers a variety of spectacular outdoor activities including breathtaking cloud forests, active volcanoes, stunning beaches, tropical nature preserves, and horseback riding. Included in the program, students will take two week-end trips: a canopy rainforest tour and a trip to the Arenal Volcano, a treat to watch, especially at night when red molten lava spurts from the volcano cone.
Havana: Arcadia – University of Havana
Traditional | Havana, Cuba
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The Arcadia study abroad program in Cuba is a full-immersion program where all courses are taught in Spanish alongside Cuban students.
LONDON: CAPA
Traditional | London, England
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Regardless of your major, our academic courses keep you on track while you soak up regional history and culture. Study abroad options include courses with local visits, service-learning, and special lectures related to your study abroad experience, all designed to engage you in critical thinking and challenge you to pursue subjects through academic and field research.
LONDON: Hansard Scholars Program
Internship, Traditional | London, England
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
The Hansard Scholars Program combines political science course work with a for-credit internship at the House of Commons, House of Lords, or a public policy research institute. The internship includes a variety of administrative and research tasks. Students work at least three days a week assisting in the daily operations of the office and conducting research in conjunction with a term paper. The internship allows students to observe the inner workings of Parliament and immerse themselves in British politics. The program also includes several academic field trips. Previously students have traveled to Cardiff, Wales, and to Cambridge and Bath in England.
MADRID: API – Universidad Nebrija
Traditional | Madrid, Spain
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
To study in Madrid is to experience more than a classroom – it is to experience the history of Spain and its people. API gives students the chance to live and learn in this fast-paced capital city.
PERUGIA: CIS
Traditional | Perugia, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
The Umbra Institute provides fall, spring, and summer programs in the medieval city of Perugia, Italy. Students can choose from a variety of courses with integrated field trips to famous Italian cities and sites, community engagement opportunities outside of the classroom, and extra-curricular activities.
Perugia serves as the ideal backdrop for study abroad in Italy. Rich in art, architecture, and historical significance, it is internationally recognized as a city of learning. The ancient city is surrounded by the rolling hills of Umbria and Tuscany. While lying off the beaten path, travel from Perugia is easy since Rome, Florence, Siena, Assisi, and Cortona lie only a short distance away.
REYKJAVIK: Reykjavik University – Sustainability in Iceland
Traditional | Reykjavik, Iceland
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
Dates: Summer I
The purpose of this course is to explore sustainable development and its implications by studying the economic history of Iceland, particularly with regard to the part played by renewable energy and commercial fishing, land use and tourism from the 20th century onwards. Iceland offers an interesting case for study. This volcanic island was first settled in the 9th century, and over the course of a few hundred years of human activity, the long term equilibrium of the island was disrupted causing severe environmental degradation. By the turn of the 20th century Iceland was one of the poorest countries in Europe. Over the course of the last hundred years, utilization of Iceland‘s considerable resources has allowed a remarkable transformation of the country, which now enjoy‘s a standard of living among the best in the world and is considered a leader in the sustainable use of natural resources. The relatively small size and simplicity of the Icelandic economy makes it particularly understandable and suitable for analysis.
ROME: American University of Rome
Traditional | Rome, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Students participate on a semester study abroad program through AUR, enjoying the Roman culture, architecture, and people, while taking courses in a variety of disciplines.
ROME: John Cabot University
Traditional | Rome, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
John Cabot University is an independent, accredited four-year college of liberal arts and sciences, with an outstanding faculty, an international degree-seeking student body and over 200 courses from which to choose. Travel in Italy, classes on site at famous monuments and museums throughout the city and a range of extra-curricular activities are just some of the advantages of John Cabot's program.
The culture of an American university, with classes (except Italian language and literature) taught in English; the international atmosphere of a global mix of students of varying backgrounds and nationalities; the incomparable Roman milieu combining centuries of history and art with up-to-the-minute style.
Students visiting from the United States meet others from Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Italian degree-seeking students. Lively exchanges of views and perspectives take place in small classroom settings and on the terraces of the charming ex-convent that is John Cabot's main campus. Cross-cultural friendships develop in the abundant coffee bars and trattorie of Trastevere where JCU is located. Total immersion in the Roman way of life brings new understanding and appreciation of how others live.
ROUEN: Freshman Summer Business Program
Traditional | Rouen, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
The D’Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) is offering a business-specific program for freshman business majors this summer 2013.
Read more about this program on the Information Session Presentation
SALVADOR DA BAHIA: CIEE – multiple universities
Traditional | Salvador da Bahia, Brazil
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
This program is targeted to students who have at least four semesters of college-level Spanish and/or two semesters of Portuguese and want to improve their Portuguese language skills and knowledge of contemporary Brazil, especially the Northeast region with its distinctive cultural patterns.
Salzburg College European Studies/Music Program – Summer Session 1
Traditional | Salzburg, Austria
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
The Summer Session at Salzburg College offers an introduction to various aspects of the Austrian and European culture.
SALZBURG: Salzburg College
Traditional | Salzburg, Austria
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
This program in Salzburg allows students to integrate classroom study and field experience through a combination of small-class study as well as excursions, guest lectures, and interaction with local professionals in their field.
SAN JOAQUIN DE FLORES: API – Instituto San Joaquin de Flores
Traditional | San Joaquin de Flores, Costa Rica
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
Specifically-designed for American students, the program at the Instituto San Joaquín de Flores offers advanced and superior level Spanish language courses along with a variety of electives including arts, literature, cultural studies, sociology, and environmental studies taught in Spanish. Students will have the opportunity to interact with “ticos” (as Costa Ricans refer to themselves) outside of the classroom by participating in community service opportunities and cultural activities.
Advanced-level students who seek active involvement with local community members in San Joaquín are encouraged to select the Advanced Spanish Conversation course. As part of the course, students complete 20 or more hours of community service at local schools, libraries or retirement homes. High-advanced or superior-level Spanish speakers have the option of enrolling in one class with Costa Rican students per semester for no additional fee. Students can study at the Universidad Latina, located in the nearby town of Heredia. Enrollment also allows API students to participate in sports and other activities with Costa Rican students. Subjects available include advertising, business, communications, education, law, and public relations. Students who choose to study at the Universidad Latina must submit an official high school transcript and copy of their diploma in addition to their college transcript upon applying. An additional fee per class is charged for students who take two or more classes at the Universidad Latina.
SAN JOSE: International Center for Development Studies (ICDS)
Traditional | San Jose, Costa Rica
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
Located in the heart of San Jose, ICDS is a non-profit organization aimed at promoting sustainability. Students will take classes from an array of disciplines and choose from various programs in the spring, summer, and fall terms.
SEVILLE: Freshman Summer Business Program
Traditional | Seville, Spain
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (c.boyle@neu.edu)
The D'Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) is offering a business-specific program for freshman business majors.
Learn about the European Union, Spanish society, business ethics, cross-cultural communication and doing business in Spain; improve your Spanish and discover the history, culture and traditions of Seville, one of the most popular European tourist destinations.
ESIC offers you a varied and exciting cultural program in Seville, one of the most fascinating destinations in Europe, famous for its historical cathedral and palaces and its world-famous traditions- flamenco, bull fighting, and the celebration of Holy Week. You will also have the opportunity to explore other fascinating cities such as Córdoba and Granada.
SHANGHAI: Alliance for Global Education – Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Traditional | Shanghai, China
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
Designed for students interested in international business and economics, this program offers undergraduates the unparalleled opportunity to study Chinese language, international business, and economic development in Asia's financial center. Click here to view a full listing of textbooks and lessons by Alliance program and Chinese language level.
Students participate in carefully-designed activities and experiential study trips that provide a first-hand encounter with China's rapidly changing business environment. Students may also engage in an internship.
Classes are based at the International Cultural Exchange School (ICES) of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. ICES is devoted to the education of foreign students and aims to train students with a background in international economics or management.
THESSALONIKI: American College of Thessaloniki
Traditional | Thessaloniki, Greece
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
American College of Thessaloniki-ACT introduces an unspoiled area of Greece, and natural beauty without hoards of foreign tourists. Students mix academics with culture and history visiting important archaeological, religious, and cultural centers, viewing splendid collections of artifacts and masterpieces, and exploring major cities, small villages, and scenic islands.
TUSCANIA: Lorenzo de’ Medici
Traditional | Tuscania, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (d.biddle@neu.edu)
The LdM program at Tuscania is based on a full immersion concept. Because of the town's small size and its geographic location, students live and study in a fully Italian and a more traditional small community-based environment. Integration in the community is fundamental to the program, encouraging students to create relationships in a cultural context. The curriculum has been designed to promote the historical, artistic and cultural qualities that make this part of Italy unique. Thus courses in history and archaeology focus on the Etruscan, Roman and medieval civilizations that are at the core of Tuscania's development, while courses in culinary arts reflect Tuscania's connection to the agricultural cycles and traditions of the region.