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.

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

Herbst Global Seminars Info Session:

Rome, Italy: Culture Wars in Rome
- ENES 3700: upper-division H&SS credit
Vienna, Austria: Voices of Vienna
- ENES 3720: upper-division H&SS credit

Non-Herbst H&SS Global Seminars

Arusha, Tanzania: Conservation and Indigenous Peoples in Tanzania
- ANTH 4020: upper-division H&SS credit
Athens, Greece: The Athlete as a National Symbol
- ETHN 3704: upper-division H&SS credit
Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona Literature & Culture
- SPAN 3230 + SPAN 3270: 6 total credits of Spanish or upper-division H&SS credit. Prerequisite: SPAN3000
Berlin, Germany: Politics and Culture
- GRMN/HUMN 3802: upper-division H&SS credit
Bordeaux, France: French Connections
- HIST 4190: upper-division H&SS credit
Dakar, Senegal: Cultures of Activism
- FREN 3400: upper-division H&SS credit
Florence, Italy: Dante in Florence
- ITAL 4147: upper-division H&SS credit
Oslo & Bergen, Norway: Identity, Arts & Ethics in Contemporary Norway
- SCAN 3103: upper-divsion H&SS credit
Paris, France: French Film & The New Wave
- CINE 3402: upper-division H&SS credit
Paris, France: Underground Paris
- FREN 3450: upper-division H&SS credit
Rome, Italy: Urban Site Analysis & Design
- ENVD 3009-841/842: 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
Cape Town, South Africa: Entrepreneurship & Empowerment in South Africa
- INBU 4925: 6 credits, global business track of business minor
- EMEN 4830: engineering management; engineering entrepreneurship minor credit
Dublin, Ireland: Writing in Ireland
- WRTG 3020: Upper-division writing credit; Creative Technology & Design critical perspective credit
Edinburgh, Scotland: Filmmaking Abroad: Acting and Directing
- THTR/CINE 2020: Upper-division Creative Technology & Design focus elective

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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.