Summer Study Abroad

Global Seminars

Global Seminars are short-term study abroad programs led by CU faculty members. They usually take place during the summer and combine academic course content with immersion in an overseas setting. Most Global Seminars are between 2.5 and 5 weeks, and students earn 3-6 credit hours. Application deadline: March 2, 2021

Most application deadlines for Summer 2021 global seminars have been moved to March 1, 2021. See individual program exceptions to the deadline in the list below, or visit the Education Abroad website for a complete list. Please continue to monitor education abroad program impacts related to COVID-19. A complete list of information sessions can be found here. If the information session for a program you're interested in has already passed, email GlobalSeminars@colorado.edu to access the recording!

Herbst Program Global Seminars: H&SS Credit for Engineering Students

Rome, Italy: Culture Wars in Rome
- HUEN3700: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: October 13, 2020 | 5:30 p.m. via Zoom

Non-Herbst H&SS Global Seminars

Arusha, Tanzania: Conservation and Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania
- ANTH4020: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: October 21, 2020 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Athens, Greece: The Athlete as a National Symbol
- ETHN3704: upper-division H&SS credit
Bali & Siberut, Indonesia: Cultural Transformations in Indonesia
- ANTH3760: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: October 28, 2020 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona Literature & Culture
- SPAN3230 + SPAN3270: 6 total credits of Spanish or upper-division H&SS credit. Prerequisite: SPAN3000
- Info Session: October 7, 2020 | 5:15 p.m. via Zoom
Beijing, Xi'an, Shanghai & Hangzhou, China: Discovering Urban China
- ASIA3900: upper-division H&SS credit
- Deadline: February 1, 2021
- Info Session: October 21, 2020 | 11 a.m. via Zoom
Berlin, Germany: Politics and Culture
- GRMN/HUMN3802: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: October 8, 2020 | 4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Bordeaux, France: French Connections
- HIST4190: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: November 5, 2020 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Brussels, Belgium and Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: An Inside Look at the European Union
- PSCI4302 and PSCI4028: H&SS credit
- Deadline: April 1, 2021
- Info Session: October 14, 2020 | 12:30 p.m. via Zoom
Budapest, Hungary: War & Morality
- PHIL3290: upper-division H&SS credit
Dakar, Senegal: Cultures of Activism
- FREN3400: upper-division H&SS credit
Florence, Italy: Dante in Florence
- ITAL4147: upper-division H&SS credit
Havana, Cuba: Gender, Race & Tourism in Contemporary Cuba
- ANTH4020: upper-division H&SS credit
Oslo & Bergen, Norway: Identity, Arts & Ethics in Contemporary Norway
- SCAN3103: upper-divsion H&SS credit
- Deadline: February 1, 2021
- Info Session: October 7, 2020 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Prague, Czech Republic: Prague: Past & Present
- GEOG3842: upper-division H&SS credit
- Deadline: February 1, 2021
- Info Session: November 3, 2020 | 4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Paris, France: Film & The French Aesthetic
- CINE3402: upper-division H&SS credit
Paris, France: Underground Paris
- FREN3450: upper-division H&SS credit
Rome, Italy: Film & the Italian Aesthetic
- CINE3402: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: October 7, 2020 | 7 p.m. on Zoom
Rome, Italy: Urban Site Analysis & Design
- ENVD3009-841/842: 9 upper-division H&SS credits
- Info Session: October 5, 2020 | 5 p.m. via Zoom
Shanghai, China: Window on Modern China
- HIST4688: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: October 15, 2020 | 1 p.m. via Zoom
Valletta, Malta: Migration, Human Rights & Conflict in the Mediterranean
- PACS/IAFS 3450: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: November 4, 2020 | 4 p.m. via Zoom

Engineering Management, Business Minor, and Writing Global Seminars

Aix-en-Provence, France: Doing Business in Europe
- BUSM3040: global business track, business minors only. Prerequisites: BUSM 2010, 2011, 2020, & 2021
- Deadline: October 9, 2020
- Info Session: September 25, 2020 | 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
Cape Town, South Africa: Entrepreneurship & Empowerment in South Africa
- INBU4925: 6 credits, global business track of business minor
- EMEN4830: engineering management credit
- Info Session: September 29, 2020 | 5 p.m. via Zoom
Dublin, Ireland: Writing in Ireland
- WRTG3020: Upper-division writing credit; Creative Technology & Design critical perspective credit
- Info Session: October 7, 2020 | 4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Edinburgh, Scotland: Filmmaking Abroad: Acting and Directing
- THTR/CINE 2020: Upper-division Creative Technology & Design focus elective
- Info Session: October 15, 2020 | 4:30 p.m. via Zoom
Paris, France: International Strategic Communication
- APRD 4873: 4 credits
Paris, France: New Venture Creation in the Heart of Europe
- EMEN4825 credit
- Info Session: October 15, 2020 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Singapore: International Supply Chain Management
- EMEN4110 credit
- Deadline: February 1, 2021
- Info Session: October 1, 2020 | 5:30 p.m. via Zoom

All CU Global Seminars

Recommended Summer Programs

The following programs offer engineering coursework during the summer. You may also choose among dozens of CU approved summer courses to fulfill free elective, H&SS, foreign language, or minor coursework credits.