Applications are now being accepted for Summer 2023 study abroad opportunities. There are two types of opportunities that may be of interest to you:
- Global Seminar:
- UBC courses taught by a UBC instructor abroad
- Earn UBC credits
- Application deadline: December 13, 2022
- Summer School:
- Non-UBC courses taught at a partner institution abroad
- Earn credits that may be transferred to your UBC degree
- Application deadline: January 26, 2023
If the dates align, you are welcome to participate in both a Global Seminar and a Summer School program in the same semester.
Global Seminars Abroad
Take a UBC course, led by a UBC professor, at an international destination. In addition to course work, you will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in organized cultural excursions. The credits you earn will count towards your UBC degree.
Application deadline: December 13, 2022
FREN 420: La représentation de Lyon dans la littérature
This is an intensive 3-week course in Lyon that takes students outside of the classroom to engage in the course material in a real-world setting. Offered in French, this course explores the vibrant literary culture of Lyon, through visits, museums and documents such as essay, novels, comics and movies. This course will expose students to the many sides of Lyon capital (gastronomy, biodiversity, industry, ideology, literary) and of Lyon heritage in order to answer the question: What made and makes Lyon a literary vibrant topic across the ages? French author and Lyon expert Paul Fournel will lead the creative writing workshop embedded in this course.
SPAN 201/206: Spanish Summer Study Abroad
This is a total immersion intensive Spanish language and culture course in Ecuador where students will complete 6 credits of SPAN 201, SPAN 202 or SPAN 206 in 2 months from May-June 2023. The classes will be taught by a UBC faculty member, Prof. Stephanie Spacciante, on campus at the prestigious Universidad de Las Américas in Quito while living with warm and friendly Ecuadorian host families. Finally, there are approximately 8 cultural excursions included to help immerse you in the sights, sounds, smells and history of beautiful Ecuador!
RMST 390: Memory and Modernity
This course provides students with a unique opportunity to dive into the modern experience of one of the world’s most compelling cities while also reflecting into two central themes –memory and modernity– that have shaped the city. This course considers Barcelona from a cultural studies perspective that includes the study of its literature, visual arts, cinema, architecture, urbanism, and responses to mass tourism.
Summer School Abroad
Study at a partner university at an international location during the summer, without interrupting your winter semester course load. The credits you earn at the partner university may be transferrable to your UBC degree.
Application deadline: January 26, 2023
Université Lumière Lyon 2 CIEF French Language and Culture Summer School
Spend four weeks discovering Lyon and the beauty of the region all while improving your French. Open to students of all levels of French language proficiency, the CIEF Summer School provides language courses in the mornings to help students develop written and oral skills for comprehension and linguistic expression. Then in the afternoons, students engage in collaborative project-based learning. The CIEF Leisure team organizes immersive cultural experiences and outings throughout the program such as sampling local gastronomy and a field trip to Annecy. Students are eligible to receive 3 UBC credits upon successful completion of this program.
If you have any questions, contact Go Global through this webform.
