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: November 3, 2021 | 5:30 p.m. via Zoom
Vienna, Austria: Voices of Vienna
- ENES 3720: uppder-division H&SS credit

Non-Herbst H&SS Global Seminars

Arusha, Tanzania: Conservation and Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania
- ANTH4020: upper-division H&SS credit
Athens, Greece: The Athlete as a National Symbol
- ETHN3704: upper-division H&SS credit
Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona Literature & Culture
- SPAN3230 + SPAN3270: 6 total credits of Spanish or upper-division H&SS credit. Prerequisite: SPAN3000
Berlin, Germany: Politics and Culture
- GRMN/HUMN3802: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: October 25, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
Bordeaux, France: French Connections
- HIST4190: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: November 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Dakar, Senegal: Cultures of Activism
- FREN3400: upper-division H&SS credit
- info session: October 27, 2021 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Florence, Italy: Dante in Florence
- ITAL4147: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: November 3, 2021 | 4 p.m. via Zoom
Oslo & Bergen, Norway: Identity, Arts & Ethics in Contemporary Norway
- SCAN3103: upper-divsion H&SS credit
Paris, France: French Film & The New Wave
- CINE3402: upper-division H&SS credit
Paris, France: Underground Paris
- FREN3450: upper-division H&SS credit
- Info Session: November 9, 2021 | 5 p.m. via Zoom
Rome, Italy: Urban Site Analysis & Design
- ENVD3009-841/842: 9 upper-division H&SS credits

Engineering Management, Business Minor, and Writing Global Seminars

Aix-en-Provence, France: New Venture Creation in the Heart of Europe
- EMEN 4825 + INBU 4910
- Info Session: September 25, 2021 | 5:30 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; engineering entrepreneurship minor credit
- Info Session: November 3, 2021 | 5 p.m. via Zoom
Dublin, Ireland: Writing in Ireland
- WRTG3020: Upper-division writing credit; Creative Technology & Design critical perspective credit
- Info Session: October 27, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
Edinburgh, Scotland: Filmmaking Abroad: Acting and Directing
- THTR/CINE 2020: Upper-division Creative Technology & Design focus elective

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.