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Programs by Gpa: 2.70
Traditional | Aix-en-Provence, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
Third party provider program focusing on French language and culture with coursework in French. All programs include housing, excursions, social and cultural activities and full-time on-site CEA staff.
Annecy – French Language and Culture *CLOSED*
Dialogue of Civilizations | Annecy, France
Faculty leader: Catherine Dunand (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
Information Session: Thursday January 9th 6PM-7:30PM 298 Ryder Hall
Term: Summer I
Courses: CLTR4944: Contemporary French Culture
FRNH 1302, 2301, 2302, 3301 (depends on student French level)
The program of this Dialogue consists of two courses, one in French language and one in Regional French culture and history. Both courses are held in Annecy, in eastern France between Geneva and Chambery. Annecy is one of the most beautiful resort towns of the French Alps and is often referred to as the "Venice of Savoie." The town is situated on the shore of Lake Annecy, which is one of the cleanest lakes in the world. A trip to Paris will launch this special experience of France.
Argentina: Spanish Language and Argentinian Culture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Buenos Aires, Argentina
Faculty Leader: Claudia Sokol (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Session:
For Accepted Students Only: Tuesday, February 25th from 6-7 p.m. Location: 154 Ryder Hall
Term: Summer II
- SPNS1302/2301/2302/3301/3302 Spanish Language Immersion
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
This is a Language and Culture dialogue that goes to Buenos Aires, Argentina for 4 weeks and then to El Calafate, Provincia de Santa Cruz (Patagonia) for 5 days. The students will take language classes at a language school, Bridge Argentina in downtown Buenos Aires as well as a culture class. There will be several guest speakers that will talk about Argentina's history as well as its complex economy, Argentinian writers such as José Hernández, Jorge Luis Borges, Ernesto Sábato, an Architecture Tour of the city of Buenos Aires, the tango and its influence in Argentina's culture. We will take a City Tour to get to know the city and its different neighborhoods, a visit to the Teatro Colón, the second most important Opera- Concert house in the world, visit Tigre and its delta, Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay, a World Heritage site recognized by the UNESCO, visit the El Ateneo Gran Splendid bookstore, a real gem located in the old theatre that retains all the glory of an Italian opera house, go to the Estancia Don Silvano in Capilla del Señor and experience the gaucho's life & folklore. In Patagonia we will visit the Parque Nacional los Glaciares & do trekking on the Glaciar Perito Moreno if the season opens when we get there! We will also volunteer at TAMA, an animal shelter & talk in two radio stations to bring awareness to the general public about the importance of helping the abandoned and abused dogs that live in the shelter under deplorable conditions, with no roof or heating enduring severe winters!
ATHENS: American College of Greece, Deree
Traditional | Athens, Greece
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
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.
BALKANS: Conflict Resolution, Nationalism(s), & the Question of Europe *CLOSED*
Dialogue of Civilizations | Belgrade, Serbia
Faculty co-leaders: Profs. Denis Sullivan and Will Lovely (firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
Term: Summer II
- POLS 4938: International Politics Abroad
- INTL 4944: Dialogue of Civilizations: Regional Engagement
The Balkans Dialogue investigates conflict and post-conflict reconstruction. We look at American efforts to end the bloody conflict in Bosnia (through the Dayton Accords) in 1995. Four years later, NATO and the US were also militarily involved in the Kosovo conflict, bombing Belgrade and other parts of Serbia. The program uses an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the history, culture, politics, and society of the former Yugoslavia. NU students will meet with Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian community activists, students, scholars, and political leaders; journalists; U.S. embassy staff; E.U., U.N., and NATO representatives; plus various NGOs and civil society groups. E.U. accession is a major question for Serbia as well as Bosnia. We will study:
- Balkans history, politics, and society
- Conflicts, wars, and resolutions: Dayton Accords and more
- Islam, Christianity and Judaism in Bosnia
- Serbia after Milosevic
- Bosnian-U.S. relations; Serbian-U.S. relations
- NATO and the EU – external players inside the Balkans
- Grass-roots organizing, NGOs, and civil society
BANGKOK: CIS – Mahidol University
Traditional | Bangkok, Thailand
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
On Semester in Thailand, you'll study in Bangkok, the heart of Indochina and the capital of Thailand, and study at Thailand's top-ranked university. You will have limitless opportunities to immerse yourself in the local culture, make international friends, and explore beaches, jungles, and iconic sites throughout the country!
BEIJING: Beijing Institute of Technology
Traditional | Beijing, China
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
BEIJING: Freshman Summer Business Program
Traditional | Beijing, China
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The D'Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) is offering a business-specific program for freshman business majors this summer 2013.
BERLIN: Architecture Program
Traditional | Berlin, Germany
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Inspired by Berlin's fascinating architectural transformation and the prolific "often controversial" construction after the fall of the Wall, this program was created for the Architecture students. Berlin is a laboratory for design experimentation. This program acquaints students with the process of rebuilding in one of Europe's key cities and instills a critical attitude towards the physical and cultural context of architecture. Students contrast the recent ultra modern commercial and bureaucratic architecture with the corroded walls and incomplete spaces that still characterize much of the urban landscape.
Today's technologies allow architects to design for building sites they may never visit. What does it mean for an architect to propose a building or to rethink an urban situation in a foreign culture? How do architects develop an appropriate understanding of a place, its history and architecture, in the design process? In Berlin's turbulent context, students combine site analysis with their talent and intuition to design locally relevant solutions.
BERLIN: Photography in Context – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Berlin, Germany
Faculty Leader: Andrea Raynor (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Berlin 2014 Information Session:
Thursday, January 23rd 5:15 -6:00 p.m. 305 Ryder Hall
Term: Summer II
- ARTE 2500: Art & Design Abroad: Documentary Photography
- ARTE 2501: Art & Design Abroad: German Cultural History
Photography in Context, Berlin is an intensive photography study abroad program. Classes offered will be ARTE 2500 (Documentary Photography) and ARTE2501 (German Cultural History).
In the Documentary course, students will develop their photographic skills working within a narrative visual format, while refining their unique photographic perspectives. Students will commit and immerse themselves to a term length project that will work towards developing strong editing skills and a concise narrative. Students must have been enrolled in Photo Basics or demonstrate advanced knowledge of digital photography and editing software.
The German Cultural History course will focus on the creative context of contemporary Germany, particular attention will be paid to photography, the visual arts and architecture. Class visits to museums, galleries, local studios, walking architectural tours and visiting lecturers by local artists will be an integral part of the class. This class is open to the university, with no pre-requisite.
BRAZIL: Alternative Energy Technology and Brazilian Culture (closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Sao Paulo, Brazil
Faculty Leader: Courtney Pfluger (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Information Sessions:
- October 28th at 6pm, 368 SN
- November 8th at 12pm, 368 SN
Term: Summer I
- GE1201 Alternative Energy Technologies Abroad
- INTL4944 Dialogue of Civilizations - Regional Engagement: Brazilian Culture
Learn about different types of alternative energy technologies in the country that sources over 80% of its electricity by renewable technologies. We will be visiting multiple renewable energy sites and will be meeting industrial leaders who pioneered these technologies in Brazil. You will also be immersed in the Brazilian culture where you will learn about the history of Brazil and participate in cultural activities such as learning how to samba and perform capoeira and visit many cultural museums. We will be ending the program with a four day three night excursion to Rio de Janeiro!
BRAZIL: Brazil in the 21st Century: A Cultural Study of a Globalizing Nation Hosting High Profile Events: 2014 World Cup, International Cooperation, Society, and the Global Context of the Portuguese Language (closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Faculty Leader: Simone Elias (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Session:
- Nov, 5, Tuesday - 11:30 a.m. RY 266 - R.S.V.P
- Nov, 14, Thursday 3:00 p.m. RY 266 - RSVP
- By appointment in person or via Skype, for students on Co-op, NUin Students, and students with scheduling conflicts - R.S.V.P.
Term: Summer I
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad: Brazilian Culture
- Students will take one of the following: PORT1301/1302/2301/2302/3301/Directed Study
Several agencies, institutions and organizations including the office of International Relations of the government of Belo Horizonte support the Brazil/ BH in the 21st program. This unique academic and cultural program offers students immersion into some of the world's most dynamic, diverse and growing cities in Brazil: Belo Horizonte, also known as the Garden City and Brazil's third largest city.
Two well-respected institutions host the program: 1) the top-ranked UNA University and 2) the Cultural Institute Brazil United States (ICBEU). The host university, UNA University, is a vibrant and innovative institution of higher education and is considered the best private university center in the state of Minas Gerais. Students will relate well to UNA University as it shares a similar profile to that Northeastern University, which aims to prepare students for life-long learning in a global, diverse marketplace.
Students will participate in two hands-on student-centered classes at ICBEU's and UNA's centrally located campuses around the Savassi and Lourdes districts of Belo Horizonte, which provide quick access to many historical and cultural points of the city. During this program, students will study the Portuguese language at the appropriated level, while interacting with their peers from UNA, professors and society. In addition, students will study the cultural dimensions of a fast growing city in Brazil - Belo Horizonte. The city has attracted some of the leading technology companies in the world, like Google and Fiat as well as hosting the 2014 World Cup. Belo Horizonte has also been awarded internationally for its policies on food security. In order to provide a holistic view of the Brazilian culture, and to decipher its cultural layers, excursions will complement the study of the Portuguese language, in addition, participants in the Belo Horizonte Dialogue will have opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with leading government officials, diplomats, policymakers, industrial giants, locals, and cultural experts.
The cultural immersion of the Belo Horizonte program is furthered through academic exchange with students at UNA University, whom will act as mentors and buddies during the program, introducing and assisting the students to decipher and get immersed in the deepest layers of the Brazilian culture. The academic program will be complemented by numerous guided excursions, including an excursion to historical Ouro Preto, Sāo Joāo Del Rey, and Tiradents, along with a visit to the Marvelous City of Rio de Janeiro and other important satellite and historical cities in Brazil. During visits, students will have the opportunity to explore the cultural facets of a cosmopolitan city such as Belo Horizonte, a historical city of gold such as Ouro Preto and the fascinating Marvelous city Rio de Janeiro, thus, developing the ability to view the Brazilian culture with different lenses and from different angles. In addition, students will also engage in guest lectures, and field visits with scholarly authorities and local leaders.
By the end of the program, students will have had the opportunity to interact and exchange ideas with people from many diverse backgrounds, and thus gain exposure to a wide spectrum of Brazilian language, society and its culture. Ultimately, students will return home with a first-hand knowledge of the deepest layers of the Brazilian Culture and knowledge of the Portuguese language at the appropriated level.
BRISBANE: Queensland University of Technology
Traditional | Brisbane, Australia
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
QUT Exchange Program is specially designed for Inbound Exchange students from our partner institutions who meet the exchange eligibility requirements. Students are eligible to study at QUT for one or two semesters.
BUENOS AIRES: ASA – Universidad Belgrano
Traditional | Belgrano, Argentina
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Students with all levels of Spanish may study in Argentina through the Universidad de Belgrano. This program is open to all levels of Spanish ability. In addition to the traditional semester, students may elect to take an optional, month-long Spanish intensive course prior to the semester. Students have found the intensive course to be highly beneficial, as it will prepare you for your classes as well as daily life in Buenos Aires.
Why Buenos Aires?
- Capital of Argentina
- Multicultural, international city
- Diverse shopping and dining
- Numerous museums and historical sites
- Easy access to other South American countries
- Low cost of living
- Volunteer opportunities
CAMEROON: Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship "CLOSED"
Dialogue of Civilizations | Bali, Cameroon
Faculty Leaders: Richard Harris (firstname.lastname@example.com) and William Tita (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Information Session:
Date: Tuesday, 1/28
Time: 6-7pm
Location: 15 Snell Library
Term: Summer I
- GE1202 Engineering Innovation and Discovery Abroad
- INTL4944 Dialogue of Civilizations - Regional Engagement: Social Sciences Business & the Modern African Economy
a. What is the Dialogue of Innovation?: Identifying problems, societal needs, and developing engineering innovation solutions, through student engagement, between Cameroon Christian University and Northeastern University.
b. This program will seek to help students develop and/or implement field projects that will focus on local, national and international opportunities that promote advances in science and technology which may improve the quality of life in unique communities. This effort will provide students with the opportunity to innovate and develop problem-solving ideas in an effort to make a positive difference through an entrepreneurial spirit. The 'Dialogue of Innovation' will be implemented using the Jola Venture, Inc. "model" for: (1) social innovation (making a positive difference in the world), (2) technological innovation (engineering problem-solving solutions) and (3) entrepreneurship (business development) to address these societal needs. The classroom seminar and experiential activity will enable students to engage in both a theoretical analysis and practical examination of the field of engineering and technology in helping to address the question of alleviating extreme technological under-development in developing countries.
c. Engaging with the Local Community: Students will reside in Bali, near the Cameroon Christian University campus and be part of the community. Students will visit different sites to conduct field work in both area villages and cities. Students will identify societal needs based on field work experience. Students will participate on local excursions to expose them to different areas to understand both the challenges and the opportunities for innovation.
d. Dr. Tita will work with the College of Engineering to provide the overall leadership for this project as an expert in economics and social policy in Africa, given his educational, entrepreneurial and UNDP background, as a member of NU entrepreneurship faculty as well as his longstanding leadership in support of economic development in Cameroon and its various villages, notably, Bali and Mbengwi. In Cameroon, the excellence of the Cameroon Christian University (CCU) as an academic institution and the outstanding reputation of Professor Emmanuel N. Chia, its leader and, respectively, the department chairs and faculty of the engineering and management departments, for their work as academics in the study of poverty and strategies for poverty alleviation in Africa argue well for the selection of Cameroon as a destination of choice for the implementation of the Dialogue of Innovation concept.
China: Chinese Culture and Architecture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Beijing, China
Faculty Leader: Prof. Shuishan Yu (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Session with LUNCH!:
Monday, January 13th, 2014 from 12:00 – 1: 00 p.m. Location: TBD PIZZA and drink will be served!
Term: Summer 1
- ARCH4850 Urban and Architectural History Abroad
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
Program Description:
Students who participate in this Dialogue will be immersed in the colorful art world of China. They will be introduced to the various historical sites with great significance in the development of Chinese urbanism, architecture, and arts, being it in a city, a village, a temple, or a sacred mountain. They will study Chinese art and architecture first hand while exploring a variety of cultural and ethnic regions in China, developing a solid and comprehensive understanding of Chinese culture through the direct observation of its urban and artistic expressions. Students will also participate in a cultural and professional dialogue with architects in Beijing and Shanghai, artists in Hangzhou, musicians in Nantong, and students from the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (CALA), Peking University. Written work and group projects will compare China and the U.S. on topics of urbanization, architectural practice, artistic expressions, and historical preservation and interpretation.
The five-week long program will be divided into two parts. During the first three weeks, students will use Peking University as the base, attending lectures and workshops while exploring China's most important cultural, political, and economic center and its vicinities, including Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Summer Palaces. During the first three weeks in Beijing, each student will be paired up with a Peking University student, a dialogue pal to exchange cultures and language skills while having meals in the university dinning halls on daily basis. Weekend excursions bring students to the terra-cotta armies in Xi'an and the Buddhist Caves in Luoyang, both ancient capitals from the pre-Song eras. During the last two weeks, students will be on a comprehensive tour visiting other significant sites in Chinese art, architectural, and urban histories, including the best architecturally preserved Shanxi province, the Modern cosmopolitan Shanghai, the garden city Suzhou, the Southern Song capital Hangzhou, the typical Jiangnan water towns, and a variety of historic religious sites.
All domestic travels, which are plenty, are by trains and buses, which give students opportunity to see the changes of natural landscape from endless plain to loess plateau to lofty mountains, and cultural landscape from socialist metropolitan to Islamic ethnics to Buddhist and Taoist rural areas.
China: From West to East: Chinese Language and Culture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Kunming, China
Faculty Leader: Prof. Qinghong Cai (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Session:
Tuesday, November 12th at 6pm (Location: Ryder Hall 275)
Term: Summer II
- CHNS 1301/1302/2301/2302/3301/3302 Chinese Language Immersion
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
Program Description:
This Summer II China Dialogue program takes place in 3 exciting Chinese cities and offers intensive and immersive Chinese language training, including practical introduction to Chinese history, culture and businesses. Students who enroll in this program will spend 34 days in Kunming, China; 3 days in Hong Kong & Macau; and 2 days in Shanghai. Hong Kong, Macau and Shanghai are famous international cities in East Asia for its economic successes. Hence, students will have the opportunity to experience Chinese culture as a whole in distinctively different regions either developed or developing with each of their own unique governmental structures and different Chinese culture variations as well as customs within this one program.
This program will be based in the Chinese Language Center of Yunnan University, situated in Kunming, which is also known as "City of Eternal Spring", famous for its perpetual spring like weather with blooms and lush vegetation all year round. It will certainly offer you a not so typical summer.
Participating students will be offered with 100 hours of practical Chinese classes (equivalence to one semester Chinese course in NEU including CHNS 1101), which is 4 hours per weekday, and 50 hours of cultural classes, which is 2 hours per weekday. In addition, each student will be accompanied by a Mandarin native speaker as a language partner whose major is teaching Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language, throughout their 34-day stay in Kunming except during class lessons. Students will have lots of opportunities to interact in depth and practice their Chinese with their language partners.
The 2-hour per weekday cultural classes in this program offers interesting introduction to one of the oldest and most complex culture in the world. This includes activities such as Introduction to Chinese Martial Arts, Walking and Sitting Meditation, Calligraphy, Chinese Paintings, Chinese Tea Ceremony, Chinese songs and so on. We also provide optional workshops, such as HSK (Chinese Proficiency Test) workshop & Chinese movie workshop.
Kunming's average highs are around 75 °F in summer, thus Kunming is the most favorable city weather-wise during summer time in China. Besides the 150 hours of practical Chinese and Cultural lessons mentioned above, during weekends (per program schedule), you will get to visit nature wonders and historical sites such as Stone Forest & Jiuxiang Karst Caves.
In this program, we may also arrange additional post-dialogue trips to Shanghai. These trips will present opportunities for students to test and practice their Chinese after 34 days of intensive Chinese lessons in Kunming.
You are welcome to access Summer II China Dialogue Presentations on YouTube via: http://www.youtube.com/user/NEUChinaDialogue#p/u
Copenhagen: University of Copenhagen
Traditional | Copenhagen, Denmark
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
With over 37,000 students and more than 7,000 employees, the University of Copenhagen is the largest institution of research and education in Denmark. The diversity of academic environments and scientific approaches is the University of Copenhagen's distinguishing feature and strength. The University offers more than 200 study programs in health sciences, humanities, law, life sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, science, social sciences, and theology.
COSTA RICA AND NICARAGUA: Social and Environmental Sustainability in Central America (closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | , Costa Rica
Faculty Leaders: Lori Gardinier (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Ron Sandler (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Term: Summer II
- HUSV4945 Leadership & International Program Development
- PHIL1181 Environmental Ethics Abroad
This interdisciplinary program explores contemporary issues in social and environmental sustainability in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Students will examine how economic development and globalization influences the social and ecological environments. Participants will engage in service-learning within non-profit organizations, visit agricultural and environmental programs, and refine their Spanish language skills all while living with Costa Rican families. They will also study and analyze alternative approaches to ecosystem management, including species conservation, and agriculture, with an emphasis on the values that underlie them and the challenges that human impacts on the environment (particularly global climate change) pose to them. Particular attention will be giving to the ethics and practices within the ecotourism industry, the role of public private partnerships, the relationship between social and environmental sustainability, and the ecological and social roles of national parks. Using lectures, presentations, case studies, field trips, and service-learning this program will expose student to the theoretical and ethical frameworks used to explain and evaluate social and ecological systems and practices. While in service-learning placements students will develop and apply skills and techniques for program development and implementation in the nonprofit sector. This experiential program focuses on program evaluation techniques within nonprofits, ethics in international volunteerism/foreign nonprofit interventions, globalization and its influence on the nonprofit sector, and ethical issues in ecosystem management, biodiversity conservation, and ecological sustainability.
CUBA: Photography and Cuban Culture (closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Havana, Cuba
Faculty Leader: Luis Brens (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Information Session: November 5 at 6:00pm, 305 Ryder Hall
Term: Summer I
- ARTE2500 Art + Design Abroad: Studio - Photo Basic OR ARTE2500 Art & Design Abroad: Documentary Photography
- ARTE2501 History - Cuba Cultural History
All Students in the Cuba Dialogue will be enrolled in Cuba Cultural History, a class with a focus on the culture, music and visual arts, while engaged in an intensive photographic program. Weekly assignments that encourage engagement with the local culture will be assigned.
Students will take either Photo Basics for Majors and Non-Majors or Documentary Photography. Photo Basics will cover current photographic software and digital camera usage and is open to the entire university. It is designed for students with no prior knowledge of photography. Documentary Photography students must show a portfolio to be take this section. This class is designed for students with significant background in photography. A final portfolio is required for successful completion of both classes.
CUZCO: ASA – Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Traditional | Cuzco, Peru
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
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.
FRIBOURG: Survey of International Organizations
Traditional | Fribourg, Switzerland
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
The Survey of International Organizations (SIO), established in 2003, provides students with an overview of the goals, functioning and significance of key international organizations in today's fast changing global environment. The course examines the achievements and failures of some of the world's most important economic, political and humanitarian organizations from an interdisciplinary perspective. The SIO offers students an intellectually stimulating, innovative and diverse program of study in a safe environment, with maximum exposure to the cultural and political life of contemporary Switzerland, Europe and the world of international diplomacy.
Geneva: Disarmament Diplomacy, International Negotiations and Humanitarian Action (CLOSED)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Geneva, Switzerland
Faculty Leader: Professor Denise Garcia -Political Science and International Affairs (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
Term: Summer I
- INTL 4945 Dialogue of Civilizations: Global Issues in Comparative Perspective
- POLS 4938 International Politics - Learning Abroad
The Geneva Dialogue is titled Disarmament Diplomacy, Humanitarian Action, and International Security. It started in 2007 by Professor Denise Garcia with the aim of exposing students to the practice and real life of diplomacy and negotiation of key world politics issues at the highest level that occur in the city of Geneva, capital of humanitarian diplomacy. Geneva is where two-thirds of all United Nations activities take place. The Dialogue also aims to provide students with opportunities and possibilities of interacting and networking for future professional possibilities. Since the beginning of Dialogue, several co-op opportunities began with at least three students in co-op at a time each semester. The focus of this Dialogue is on pressing issues of disarmament, arms control, international humanitarian law, and human rights law, and international security in general. A typical day includes engagement with the local community of international diplomats, locally-posted United Nations personnel, researchers, and other negotiators, academics, and non-governmental organizations, as well as advocacy groups.
GENEVA: Webster University
Traditional | Geneva, Switzerland
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Germany and Poland: Holocaust and Genocide Studies – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Berlin, Germany
Faculty Leaders: Professor Natalie Bormann (email@example.com) & Veronica Czastkiewicz (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Sessions:
- Monday, October 21st 1.30 - 2.30 in 306 Meserve (Political Science Department)
- Thursday, October 24th 1.30 - 2.30 in 306 Meserve (Political Science Department)
- Tuesday, October 29th 4.15 - 5.15 in 306 Meserve (Political Science Department)
Term: Summer II
- POLS4937: Government and Politics Learning Abroad in Germany and Poland
- INTL4944: Dialogue of Civilizations: The role of Trauma and Collective Memory in Europe today
This program offers students immersion into the role and legacy of the Holocaust in Germany and Poland – as one of the most significant and traumatic topics of Europe's shared history and politics. Students will travel to Munich, Nuremberg, Berlin, Warsaw and Krakow – cities that played central roles during the Holocaust and that continue to be central as sites of remembrance, memory and trauma.
The program consists of visits to key sites of trauma and memory, including the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Dachau, the Nuremberg trial courtroom, Schindler's factory, the former Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw, Villa Wannsee, and many more sites. These visits are complemented by lectures, seminars, guided tours – given by faculty of the University of Munich, the Free University Berlin and the Jagiellonian University Krakow - interviews with Holocaust survivors, and by archival research.
Germany: German Language and Culture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Berlin, Germany
Faculty Leader: Maren Blanchard (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Meeting with the Professor: Students are encouraged to visit prof. Blanchard every Wednesday at 1:15 pm in 264 Ryder Hall or make an appointment directly
Term: Summer II
- GRMN 2301/2302/3301/3302 German Language Immersion
- CLTR 4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
Program Description:
The Berlin Dialogue provides students with an intensive instruction in German. Students will attend intensive language classes each weekday morning at a highly - accredited language institute.
In addition students will get an inside view of German Culture, engage with Professor Blanchard while experiencing a variety of things, such as: many interesting guided tours, meeting students their ages of different heritage (who were born and grew up in Berlin), talking to witnesses to history, getting to know the historical and modern Berlin.
Berlin has always been a vibrant and exciting city but since the reunification in 1989, Berlin has developed into one of the most fascinating cities in the world.
GOLD COAST: Bond University
Traditional | Gold Coast, Australia
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
Bond University, located on the Gold Coast of Australia (one hour from Brisbane), offers students an opportunity to live and study with other Australian and international students at the first private university in Australia. Bond has a student population of only 2,600 and a student/faculty ratio of only 10:1. This allows students to receive personal attention from its faculty and interact closely with the entire college community.
Students are encouraged to partake in the multitude of activities both on and off-campus. Bond offers students courses in many Arts & Sciences disciplines. The Semester at Bond is purposely scheduled to be compatible with the academic calendar of "American, European, and Asian" universities.
GREECE: Then and Now *CLOSED*
Dialogue of Civilizations | Athens, Greece
Group Leader: Prof. Richard A. Katula (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Session: October 29, 2013, 6:00-8:00 pm, 325 Shillman
Term: Summer II
- COMM 3306: International Communication Abroad
- INTL 4944: Dialogue of Civilizations: Regional Engagement
The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the people and the culture of Greece, from ancient times to the present. The special emphasis of this Dialogue is the Greek people and the economic crisis they face today. Students will attend lectures or events on the Greek economic crisis, Greek politics (present-day), culture (art, music, literature, film), and history (ancient and contemporary). In addition to the lectures and live events, students will visit historic and archaeological sites in the following venues: Athens, the Peloponnese, Crete, Santorini, Corfu,Cephalonia, Lias, Delphi, and Meteora. At some of these sites, students will go on tours to antiquities such as the Parthenon, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Olympia, Delphic Oracle, Meteora, Knossos, The Achilleon Palace, Nafplion, Lias Village, etc. At other sites, students will interact with local citizens and students from around the world, discussing issues common to them and controversies affecting the region. During the course, students will maintain a photo-journal, write three book reports, and write two reaction papers on topics associated with lectures or places from our travels.
Grenada and Carriacou: Afro-Caribbean Music Research Project – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | St. George, Grenada
Faculty Leader: Prof. Leonard Brown (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Sessions WITH PIZZA and DRINKS:
Thursday, January 23rd, 6:00 p.m. West Village F Room 114
For information, contact: Leonard Brown (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Drew Wilcox (email@example.com)
Term: Summer I
This program will begin in Boston on the Northeastern campus. Students will be provided on-campus accommodations (typically a freshmen residence hall) between May 4, 2014 and May 10th. Students will depart for Grenada on May 10th for the remainder of the program. Please note that meals are not included and students will not have access to kitchens. Students may opt to use on-campus dining facilities during this time, but the cost will be the student's responsibility. Please note dates are subject to change.
- AFAM 4939: Afro-Caribbean Music Research Project
- AFAM 4710: Field & Lab Methods for Researching Black Music
The Afro-Caribbean Music Research Project, an initiative of the Department of African American Studies, is a four to five week faculty-led program offering students the opportunity to experience and study Afro-Caribbean Music and Culture in the Caribbean. The site for the Summer 2014 will be the island nation of Grenada including the sister site of Carriacou. Past research excursions have been to St. Croix, USVI (2009), Trinidad (2010), Tobago (2011) and Grenada (2012). Students will learn and apply appropriate field research principles and practices in conducting ethnomusicological fieldwork. Students will focus attention towards the African retentions within traditional music forms as well as contemporary and current musical traditions. Students will have sessions on the history and legacy of music and dance in Carriacou and Grenada, the importance of linguistics in understanding messages within the music studied as well as the impact of trans-Atlantic slavery on the musical idioms and genres that derive from the Caribbean. The experience will include lecturers by leading scholars, musicians and experts from the Caribbean. Students will also have "dialogues" with area musicians, professionals and inhabitants of Carriacou and Grenada. Tours of historic sites, museums and important musical venues will be scheduled throughout the trip. Summer 2014 will be exciting, as the research trip will include both Carriacou and Grenada. Carriacou is the home of some of the most unique manifestations of Africanisms in the Caribbean, specifically the Big Drum and the Maroon String Bands. It is the goal of ACMRP to offer students a glimpse of Carriacou and Grenada through a well crafted, safe and intense immersion experience. We will live amongst, talk, eat with and share space with the communities of and Grenada as we not only learn about the inhabitants but also share of our own lives and experiences. The culmination of our research excursion will be a presentation of group projects to a community of scholars, local inhabitants and new friends. At the end of the program students will compile their oral histories, video recordings and other accumulated field research, leaving a complete set of the recordings at a major research repository in Grenada as well as depositing a complete set in the Afro-Caribbean Music Research Project Collection in the Snell Library.
Experiential Research, Traditional | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
The program, based at the University of Ho Chi Minh City, emphasizes independent field study as much as classroom learning. You will visit areas of the South, including the rice basket Mekong River Delta and sites associated with recent Vietnamese history. You will also travel north to Hanoi, the nation's capital, which has a very different flavor, visiting en route locations such as the imperial capital of Hue, the former U.S. military center of DaNang and the coastal town of Nha Trang.
Iceland: Field Study of Volcanic and Glacial Processes *CLOSED*
Dialogue of Civilizations | , Iceland
- ENVR 5201 Geologic Field Seminar
- ENVR 5202 Environmental Science Field Seminar Abroad
Iceland's location on an active plate boundary (the Mid-Atlantic Ridge) and its location near the Arctic Circle makes it a great destination for environmental field study of young lava flows and volcanoes; older, uplifted and more deeply eroded rocks to the east and west sides of the active rifts; and study of both modern and ancient glacial processes. Volcanic landforms and eruption styles differ, depending on whether magma erupts on land, beneath the ice, or flows into water, and we study examples that formed in each environment. Glaciers erode the landscape, transport and deposit sediments, and melt gradually to form rivers (much of Iceland's electricity derives from hydropower). Sometimes, when lava erupts beneath a glacier, rapid melting of the base of the glacier forms disruptive, magma-induced floods (known as jökulhlaup). In addition to focusing separately on volcanic and glacial processes, we will consider the ways that magma and groundwater interact to create geothermal energy; how magma and glaciers interact; and how Icelandic society is influenced by these and other environmental factors. This is a field-based experience, and most days involve some or much hiking to get to and from the study area for that day. We spend most nights in tents in campgrounds, and Iceland is known for having occasionally windy and rainy weather. Interested students can contact Mal Hill (email@example.com) in the Department of Marine & Environmental Sciences for additional information.
INDIA: Climate Change Science and Policy (closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | , India
Faculty leader: Auroop Ganguly (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Term: Summer I
- CIVE4777 Climate Hazards and Resilient Cities
- CIVE4778 Climate Adaptation and Policy
Climate change has been described as a "clear and present danger" to humankind by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and as "the only thing that … has the power to fundamentally end the march of civilization as we know it" by former United States President Bill Clinton. The two courses will explore the science, impacts, and policy issues pertinent to climate change.
SDS Lab Website: http://www.northeastern.edu/sds
INDIA: Marketing in Asia and India Dialogue "CLOSED"
Dialogue of Civilizations | , India
Faculty Leader: Lefevre, Duane (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Information Sessions:
- Tuesday, October 29 @ 1pm: Curry #342
- Tuesday, October 29 @ 6pm: Curry #332
- Wednesday, November 6 @ 6 pm: NU YMCA #109
- Thursday, November 7 @ 11am: Curry #334
Term: Summer II
- MKTG4220, Marketing In Asia
- INTL4944 "Dialogue of Civilizations - Regional Engagment: India and its Glorious Contradictions
India has one of the most fascinating cultures in the world. You'll find the origins of the Hindu, Buddhist and Sikh religions here as well as World Heritage sites as diverse as Qutb Minar, the Ajanta and Ellora Buddhist Caves, Jantar Mantar Observatory, Victoria Terminus and of course the Taj Mahal (one of the seven wonders of the world). From a business perspective, over a billion consumers live there and it has had one of the fastest growing economies in the last twenty years. What was once the biggest market in the world for Rolls Royce is now a must win market for P&G, Ford, IBM and Boeing. It is also a growing source of the world's software and major destination for business process outsourcing.
The India Dialogue takes an in-depth look at India from both cultural and business perspectives. The cultural component includes a comprehensive overview of Indian history, culture, religion, politics, food and society. The business component delves into marketing and business in the second most populous nation on earth. The Marketing in Asia course will explore India's evolution into a must win market, its burgeoning middle class and the 'Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid'.
There will be extensive dialogue with Indian students and business people and site visits to:
- Local Advertising Agencies in Mumbai
- Conde Nast India and a Public Relations Agency
- Reliance Communications BIG FM radio studios and the NDTV cable news network studios
- A guided tour of the Dharavi slum (Asia's largest) and its amazing economic ecosystem
- Greenlight Planet which manufactures and distributes low-power LED lanterns via innovative distribution networks to rural India
- The Bannerghatta Tiger and Lion Reserve in Bangalore
- Taj Mahal the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the seven wonders of the world
- Fatehpur Sikri, an abandoned city; one of the best preserved examples of Mughal architecture
- The Amber Fort known for its artistic style, blending both Hindu and Rajput elements
- The village of Channapatna in rural Karnataka where local craftspeople specialize in brightly colored wooden toys
We'll base ourselves in India's financial and marketing capital (Mumbai) for two weeks moving on to a week in its silicon valley (Bangalore) with our final week in the rich historical golden triangle in the North (Delhi/Agra/Jaipur).
IRELAND: Irish Society, Literature and Film (CLOSED)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Dublin, Ireland
Faculty Leader: Patrick Mullen (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Session: November 4, 5-6 pm, 400B Holmes (there will be pizza!)
Term: Summer I
- ENGL3487: Film and Text Abroad: Irish Cinema
- ENGL2600: Irish Literary Culture Abroad
In this program students will be introduced to modern Irish culture and society through its vibrant traditions of literature and film. Students will focus on the exploration of Irish novels, short stories, and films using these as gateways to explore the island's history, politics, monuments, architecture, landscapes, music, food, and folk culture. Literature has long held a uniquely important place in Ireland, so students will have the opportunity to read Irish greats such as Wilde, Yeats, and Joyce, and modern prize-winners such as Seamus Heaney, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, and Colm Toibín. Students will learn techniques of literary analysis and discover how literature situates itself in the rich life of the island. Irish film production took off in the 1990s, but the explosion that brought the world powerful films such as In the Name of the Father and The Magdalene Laundries grew out of a long relationship between Ireland and cinema. Students will be invited to explore this cinematic history as well as contemporary film production both experimental and mainstream.
IRELAND: Studio Art, History, and Culture in Ireland
Dialogue of Civilizations | Ballyvaughn, Ireland
Faculty Leader: Mira Cantor (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Information Session: January 22, 2014, 5:15 pm, 399 Ryder Hall
Term: Summer II
- ARTE2500 Art + Design Abroad: Studio - Art Studio in Ireland
- ARTE2501 Art and Design Abroad: History - History and Culture in Ireland
This is a 4 weeks studio hands on experience where students are provided a studio to create a project using any art medium. The first week is very structured by the faculty. Students will participate in a series of exercises, hike, listen to lectures and discuss readings. Weekend: to Aran Islands. The second week students discuss their projects and begin working on them. There are intense critiques every other day by faculty. Weekend :a day at the Galway Arts Festival. The third week the work continues with Celli dancing and lectures in between. The fourth week we prepare for the final exhibition of all student work. Weekend: Dublin
A video for the program can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2llaQ1mU-LU.
ISRAEL: Contemporary Israel and its Complexities – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Tel Aviv, Israel
Faculty Leader: Lori Lefkovitz (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Term: Summer II
Website: Read more about the program and past student experiences here
- INTL 4944 Israel in Literature & the Arts
- POLS 4937 Politics & Communication in Today's Israel
Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the modern State of Israel, this Dialogue will explore the complexities of Israeli society, politics, and culture and how they are presented in journalism, art, and literature. What are the key narratives and characteristics of Israeli society? How do journalists and creative artists shape our perceptions of Israel's complex reality? How do various Israeli authors and artists grapple with such issues as diversity within the population, the conflicts between Israel and her neighbors and between Israelis and Palestinians, and how does Israel negotiate its Jewish identity with liberal democratic values? Students will meet with leaders, journalists, artists, and academic experts. Special focus will be on the city of Jerusalem, our host city, a multicultural center of three religions and multiple ethnic groups, but we will also travel to and study these issues as they are reflected in the South, Tel Aviv, and the North of Israel.
Istanbul and Bodrum-Mugla: Urban Space and Religion in Turkey *CLOSED*
Dialogue of Civilizations | Istanbul, Turkey
Faculty leader: Prof. Berna Turam (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
Information Session: Jan 17th 3:30-4:30PM Renaissance Park (Second Floor Kitchen Area)
Term: Summer: II
Courses: SOCL3471 Social Conflict & Community Services Abroad
INTL4944 Dialogue of Civilizations
This course is designed as a fieldtrip research course, in which students develop their independent research projects in close collaboration with the Faculty Leader. The driving interest of the research projects is to explore the increasingly controversial relations between the new pious Muslim elite and the old secular elite. We will conduct hands on research on the fault-lines that divide the residents of the highly contested neighborhoods, such as Tesvikiye, Eyup, Taksim and Beyoglu in Istanbul. How do ordinary people contest the borders that separate religion and politics? How and why is secularism (separation of religion and politics) so controversial in the context of Turkey and the Middle East?
As most of the contestation against the pro-Islamic government has taken place in Istanbul, our focus will be on in urban space and religion. Broadly speaking, we will explore how urban space, specifically neighborhood, is contested by ordinary residents, who differ and/or disagree over religion and the type of secularism. However, we will also bring in gender, class age and possibly ethnicity as other factors influencing political discontent and contestation. Students will read an exciting literature and be encouraged to ask questions about politics of Islam, religion, piety and secularism.
Istanbul: Istanbul Technical University
Traditional | Istanbul, Turkey
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Italy: Family Business Studies – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Verona, Italy
Faculty Leaders: Prof. Justin Craig (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Office Location: 209A Hayden Hall Office Hours: Tuesday 5:00-6:00 p.m. and Wednesday 8.30-9.30 a.m.
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Session:
Learn more about the Italy Info Session! Date: Tuesday, November 5th Time: 6-7pm Location: 12 Hayden
Term: Summer I
- ENTR3346: Family Business in Italy
- ENTR3348: Family Business: A Global Perspective
The Family Business Studies Italy Dialogue provides students with:
- a comprehensive contemporary overview of Italian family business dynamics, politics, history, culture ,and society, with an intentional focus on the comparisons between Northern Italy versus Southern Italy. Through formal and informal activities (lectures, company and historical site visits, dialogues), students engage with NU professors, plus guest lecturers, and Italian family business leaders in dialogue and discussion of contemporary challenges sustaining business across generations as well as related topics concerning impact of current events, culture, history, and global issues.
- an understanding of: why families continue to play such a large role in some of the most prominent firms in emerging and mature economies? how families in business manage to maintain ownership control, yet divest of unrelated business ventures? how Italian family businesses internationalize yet maintain control?
Italy: Italian Language and Culture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Mantova, Italy
Faculty Leader: Prof. Alessio Tognetti (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Sessions:
Friday, November 8th at 1:00 p.m. in 273 Ryder
Tuesday, November 12th at 1:00 p.m. in 273 Ryder
Term: Summer I
- ITLN2301/2302/3301/3302 Italian Language Immersion
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
Have you been in Italy before ? Had a great time, but came back feeling like deep down you never really left the US? You are not alone. That is what our Dialogue of Civilization is tailored for. During this 1 month program you will not only get to follow intensive language and culture courses, but you will get to experience the true "secret life" of Italy, the one that you do not get to see on tv or in movies. Our program main location, Mantova is uniquely suited for this task: Mantova is a small but rich city, it numbers only 50,000 inhabitants, but it has all the comfort of a larger metropolis: restaurants, museums, bars, café, internet etc. Despite its modernity, Mantova still maintains extremely close ties to its cultural past, and for a city that is 4000 years old , there is lots of that . This unique blend will allow for one of the best cultural and linguistic immersion: the kind that provide authenticity without compromising safety or comfort.
The experience will be 4 fold: 1 = intensive Italian courses 5 days a week 5 hours per day. 2 = Culture class 3 days a week 2 hours per day. 3 = Field trip and exploration. Every weekend using Mantova as our home base we will explore the territory of northern Italy , from Romeo & Giulietta Verona, to the lakes and the alps. 4 = free time, this is where you, the student, has the opportunity to get their feet wet in the culture and language.
Italy: Photographing and Art History of Rome and Venice – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Venice, Italy
Faculty Leaders: Andrea Greitzer (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Andrea Raynor (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Sessions:
October 17th 6:00pm in 305 Ryder
October 29th 6:00pm in 243 Ryder
Term: Summer I
- ARTE 2500 Art and Design Abroad: Studio-Photo Basics
- ARTE 2500 Art and Design Abroad: Studio-Documentary Photography
- ARTE 2501 Art and Design Abroad: History -Art History of Rome and Venice
Students will enroll in either section of ARTE2500 and ARTE2501 for a total of 8 NEU credits.
With one week in Rome and four weeks in Venice, students become a part of the Venetian ethos; they eat, shop, live and do business in the city on a daily basis. Four courses will be offered, Photo Basics, Documentary Photography and 2 sections of Art History of Venice. The Photography classes will be held on site as well as in the classroom. The Art History classes are held entirely on site discussing how artist of the past, have shaped the city and the art culture of today.
Check out the 2013 Venice Blog!
JORDAN: Arabic Language & The Arab Uprisings: Jordan and Beyond "CLOSED"
Dialogue of Civilizations | Amman, Jordan
Faculty Leaders: Denis Sullivan (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Heather Browne (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Term: Summer 1
- INTL 4944 Dialogue of Civilizations (Middle East Studies)
- ARAB 1301/1302/2301/2302/3301, or 3302 Arabic Language Immersion
The Jordan Dialogue provides students with intensive instruction in Arabic (Jordanian dialect), at SIT/World Learning (Amman) and an in-depth overview of Jordanian and regional politics, history, culture, and society. Through formal and informal activities, students engage with NU professors, plus guest lecturers, and Jordanians in dialogue and discussion of current events, culture, history, and bilateral (Jordan-US relations) as well as global issues. Will Jordan undergo its own "Arab Spring" (Uprising)? How has it been impacted by the Arab uprising in Syria, the continuing violence in Iraq, efforts at peace-making between Israel and Palestine? Guest lectures/topics include:
- Jordanian history, politics and society (Bedouins, Tribes, Palestinians, Christians)
- Jordan as regional peace-maker and military partner
- Jordan-U.S. relations
- Syria's crisis and the impact on Jordan - refugees, military preparations, economic dislocation
- Women in Jordanian society
Kenya: Interdisciplinary Program on Public Health, Politics, Culture and Swahili – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Nairobi, Kenya
Faculty Leader: Prof. Richard Wamai (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Session:
Friday, November 1st 206 Lake Hall 6-8pm
Term: Summer I
- AFRS2900 Politics, Culture and Swahili in Kenya
- AFRS4939 Community Health and Development in Kenya
Description: The Kenya Dialogue is a highly interactive experience immersing students in public/community health and development, culture and politics in local urban and rural communities in different parts of the country through field visits, stays, sharing and continuous exposure in the course of the program. The program engages local guest speakers and institutional visits that are key actors in their fields in health, politics and culture. Students with have an opportunity to develop participatory skills in community problem-based models through these interactions, Swahili language instruction, individual research and experiential learning.
For more information: Contact Prof. Wamai, firstname.lastname@example.com, Tel. 617-373-4130
KIGALI: SIT – Post-Genocide Restoration and Peace Building
Traditional | Kigali, Rwanda
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Examine the causes of the 1994 genocide and Rwanda's ongoing efforts in fostering peace, unity, and reconciliation among its people.
This program examines the origins of conflict in Rwanda; the social, human, and psychological impacts of genocide; and the challenges and opportunities of post-conflict restoration. Students learn from Rwandan and Ugandan academics as well as local and international professionals working in the areas of transitional justice, peacebuilding, and post-conflict reconciliation.
Field visits to genocide memorials, museums, and commissions working toward reconciliation are an essential part of the program. Students also learn about post-conflict reconciliation in a very different context during the program's two-week excursion to northern Uganda
LIMA: ASA – Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Traditional | Lima, Peru
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Students studying at Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola in Lima can choose from a large number of courses, which are all taught in English. These courses are in the departments of Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Finance, Economics, International Business, International Relations, Environmental Management, Law, Marketing, Agro-Industrial Engineering and Agribusiness, Architecture and Urban Planning, Industrial and Commercial Engineering,Information Systems Engineering, Civil Engineering and Real Estate Development, Hospitality Management, Gastronomy and Restaurant Management, Tourism Management, Culinary Arts, Art and Design, Business Psychology, Communications and Spanish Language.
In addition to the courses taught in English, many of the courses are also taught in Spanish for those students who have an advanced level of Spanish fluency.
LONDON: England, Embodied Creativity: Applied Theatre Training for the Global Entrepreneur "CLOSED"
Dialogue of Civilizations | London, England
- THTR 1135 Actors and Acting
- THTR 1165 The Professional Voice
The two courses both satisfy Arts & Humanities Core Level 1. Please confer with your academic advisor to make sure the courses fit into your program of study.
A creative way to enhance your education at Northeastern, this Dialogue will give you specific practical tools to explore the way that you communicate, collaborate and create with others. Using theatre games, improvisation, ensemble building, voice & speech relaxation and concentration techniques, you will gain self-confidence, self-awareness and a passion for persuasive and articulate communication of your thoughts and ideas which will benefit you as a professional in the 21st century.
Traditional | Lyon, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Centre D'Etudes Franco Americain de Management (CEFAM), an international school of business and management, was founded in 1986 in Lyon, France. CEFAM's unique program is based on the American business school curriculum model and is taught in English by American and British professionals. The program has nearly 20 years of experience in international exchange and in delivering academic and cultural opportunities abroad.
LYON: ESDES – Universite Catholique de Lyon
Traditional | Lyon, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
The International Business Program offers foreign students the possibility of studying for one or two semesters at the University. Students may choose classes that are taught in English or in French or both. Courses are available at both the Bachelor's and Master's level. Classes are offered in the area of Finance, Marketing, Law, Human Resources and other business areas in addition to courses that are relevant to the local culture such as French, the European Union, France in the 21st century and Art & Architecture.
MELBOURNE: Swinburne University of Technology
Traditional | Melbourne, Australia
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
This program is ideal for any student from any major interested in studying abroad in the large metropolitan city of Melbourne, Australia.
Contact a Study Abroad Ambassador or alum of this program for more information!
- Lyda Sallaway, Swinburne Spring 2013; email@example.com
Multiple Locations: Politics and Culture in International and Comparative Perspectives *CLOSED*
Dialogue of Civilizations | Tokyo, Japan
Faculty Leader: Philip D'Agati (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Term: Summer I
Courses: POLS4937: Government and Politics - Learning Abroad
INTL4944: Dialogue of Civilizations Globalization and Social Sciences
Students who participate in this Dialogue will be immersed in the politics and culture of Japan. They will have the opportunity to learn about the politics and culture of Japan while exploring important sites in and around Tokyo, Nagano, and Hiroshima. Students will also participate in a political and cultural dialogue with students from Meiji University while staying three days at a traditional guesthouse near Mt. Fuji. Students will continue to develop their knowledge of Japanese society and culture through directed visits to Japanese sites of political, historical, and cultural importance. Meiji University students often accompany our students, providing a unique opportunity to augment the site visits with a local Japanese perspective. Written work and group projects will compare Japan and the U.S. on a host of domestic and international topics.
NETHERLANDS: Sustainable Urban Transportation
Dialogue of Civilizations | Delft, Netherlands
Faculty Leader: Prof. Peter Furth (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Information Session: November 12, 2013, 5:15 pm, 158 RY
Term: Summer II
- CIVE 4566 Design for Sustainable Urban Transportation: European and U.S. Perspectives
- INTL 4944 Dialogue of Civilizations - Regional Engagement
While the Netherlands is as affluent a country as the US, the Dutch drive cars half as much as we Americans do, ride trains 10 times as much, and ride bikes 40 times as much as Americans. They also have the world's best traffic safety record, killing only 1/3 as many people (per capita) as we do on US roads. Dutch bicycling infrastructure makes it safe for everyone – children and elderly as well – to ride bikes anywhere, and is a major reason that more than 25% of trip nationwide, and more than 40% in cities like Delft and Amsterdam, are made by bike. The goal of this course is learn Dutch principles for planning cities and designing bikeways, roads, and transit networks that make ABC (all-but-car) transportation so attractive.
Students will stay at a hostel in the center of historic Delft, hold classes at Delft University, and will ride bicycles daily for commuting and for field trips. About 1/3 of the time will be spent in classrooms, 1/3 on field trips, and 1/3 working on projects. Lecture speakers include experts and local officials responsible for urban planning, bikeway design, and transit planning. Field trips, almost all done by bicycle, are visits to cities to see good examples of urban planning, bicycling infrastructure, and high quality transit, often including meetings with city officials. Field trips to more distant cities (e.g., Amsterdam, Rotterdam) involve train travel as well. Students do two kinds of projects. One kind is documenting Dutch practices and examples, contributing to a web site intended to introduce an American audience to new ideas about sustainable transportation planning. The other kind is design projects in which students apply Dutch principles and practices to redesigning a Boston-area street or area. To see projects completed in 2011 and 2012, see http://wiki.coe.neu.edu/groups/nl2011transpo/
Northern Ireland: Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland (closed)
Dialogue of Civilizations | Belfast, Northern Ireland
Faculty Leader: Sheila Kohanteb (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
Information Session: November 21, 2013, 5pm, at the SJRC, 106 St. Stephen St.
Term: Summer I
- INTL4944 Dialogue of Civilizations: Regional Engagement
- SOCL3471 Social Conflict and Community Services Abroad
The Primary objective of this program is to assist students in learning about the causes, consequences, and possible solutions for social conflict in Northern Ireland. The academic portion of this Dialogue will cover readings from sociology, political science, gender studies, education, and history (and more), about the nature of the conflict and conflict resolution in Northern Ireland. Attention is also given to helping students see beyond their customary social experiences and academic disciplines. The students will work on projects that deal in some way with social conflict, broadly defined. A portion of their research will be tied to performing community service in a specific organization in Belfast as well as working with Northern Ireland youth on a group project. In-depth reflection on their work, individual experiences, readings, and related social issues will occur through group interactions, reaction summaries, and focused discussions in class seminars. Each student will write an analytic paper that ties in theoretical issues with their research experiences. Students will be hosted at Queens University in Belfast, and will travel throughout the country visiting important historical and cultural sites.
PERU SUMMER II: Spanish Language and Peruvian Culture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Lima, Peru
Faculty Leader: Prof. Yanet Canavan (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Sessions:
Monday, January 13, 2014 6-7 p.m. 431 Ryder Hall
Thursday, January 23, 2014 4:30 - 6 p.m. 155 Ryder Hall
Term: Summer II
- SPNS 1302/2301/2302/3301/3302 Spanish Language Immersion
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
This Spanish immersion program will take place at a language center in Lima and at Amauta Language School in Cuzco (the capital of the Inca empire). The course consists of 4 hours per day of instruction focusing on: developing all of the four language skills (speaking, writing, listening and reading), cultural visits (museums, cathedrals, historical places in the city, etc.) and activities such as dining at fine restaurants and experiencing Lima's and Cuzco's night life. The Spanish immersion program will offer intensive Spanish language training to solidify the students' knowledge of Spanish grammar and teach them to speak the language fluently. During this 5 week program, students will speak Spanish, participate in cultural activities and interact with local people. It is an exciting way to explore the Spanish language and to experience another culture's people, ideas, customs and beliefs. Students will sample all that the cities of Lima and Cuzco have to offer while using the Spanish language. Students will complete a service project (in a Language School or in the Air Force School) in which they will help Peruvian students to practice speaking English and also explain to them a typical day in the life of a American college student. Students from Northeastern will have Peruvian language partners. Students will experience life in Peru as a local Peruvian. Students will stay with Peruvian guest families, learning their culture and using the Spanish language in their day-to-day activities.
The itinerary is tentatively scheduled as such:
- 3 weeks in Miraflores, Lima
- 4 days in Ica - Nazca
- 1 week in Cuzco
For more information: Contact Prof. Yanet Canavan (email@example.com)
PERU: Spanish Language and Peruvian Culture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Lima, Peru
Faculty Leader: Prof. Yanet Canavan (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Session:
Thursday, November 7th at 5:00 p.m. Location: Richards 231
Term: Summer I
- SPNS 1302/2301/2302/3301/3302 Spanish Language Immersion
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
This Spanish immersion program will take place at a language center in Lima and at Amauta Language School in Cuzco (the capital of the Inca empire). The course consists of 4 hours per day of instruction focusing on: developing all of the four language skills (speaking, writing, listening and reading), cultural visits (museums, cathedrals, historical places in the city, etc.) and activities such as dining at fine restaurants and experiencing Lima's and Cuzco's night life. The Spanish immersion program will offer intensive Spanish language training to solidify the students' knowledge of Spanish grammar and teach them to speak the language fluently. During this 5 week program, students will speak Spanish, participate in cultural activities and interact with local people. It is an exciting way to explore the Spanish language and to experience another culture's people, ideas, customs and beliefs. Students will sample all that the cities of Lima and Cuzco have to offer while using the Spanish language. Students will complete a service project (in a Language School or in the Air Force School) in which they will help Peruvian students to practice speaking English and also explain to them a typical day in the life of a American college student. Students from Northeastern will have Peruvian language partners. Students will experience life in Peru as a local Peruvian. Students will stay with Peruvian guest families, learning their culture and using the Spanish language in their day-to-day activities.
The itinerary is tentatively scheduled as such:
- 3 weeks in Miraflores, Lima
- 4 days in Ica - Nazca
- 1 week in Cuzco
For more information: Contact Prof. Yanet Canavan (email@example.com)
Poland: From Occupation to Resistance – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Warsaw, Poland
Faculty Leader: Prof. Jeffrey Burds (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Sessions:
Wednesday, November 6th 4:00 p.m. in 206 Meserve Hall
Wednesday, November 13th 11:00 a.m. in 206 Meserve Hall
Term: Summer II
- HIST4946 Central Europe Abroad (Field Research)
- INTL4944 Dialogues of Civilization/Regional
Warsaw is rapidly becoming a second Prague in Europe—safe, negotiable in English, a beautiful and haunting 1200-year old city that represents the very best of several European cultures.
This Summer II Dialogue will examine the history of the Second World War in Poland--from the German invasion in September 1939, the Polish national resistance, the Holocaust, the Warsaw Uprising, the Soviet occupation of Poland from autumn 1944, and the Solidarity Movement that brought Polish independence in the 1980s. Based at Warsaw University, the program includes regularly scheduled classes with lectures by the Dialogue leaders and local scholars, plus visits to relevant historical and cultural sites around Poland. Excursions are planned to the concentration camps at Auschwitz; Krakow (the site of the main school for training Nazi collaborationist police and prison guards); Zakopane—a mountain resort town where the Nazis had schools for SS and Abwher (military intelligence) assets; and Gdansk, the site of the Solidarity Movement that brought liberation of Poland from Soviet power in the 1980s. The program will include a visit to Zelazowa Wola, the birth place and museum of Chopin, and attendance of a performance of his music. More than any other, Chopin is the Polish composer who created the soundtrack of the Polish national resistance struggle.
The Program leader is Professor Jeffrey Burds, an award-winning teacher and scholar whose work on the history of the Soviet secret police throughout Eastern Europe has earned him an international reputation. Program co-leader is Izabella Burds, a native of Warsaw, with an advanced business degree and more than 20 years of experience in Polish corporate life during the transition from Soviet satellite to one of the most successful of all post-Soviet economies. The program Resident Assistant is a member of the cultural section in the U.S. embassy in Warsaw, Miss Paulina Sieradzan.
Jewish Studies Students: The Jewish Studies Program will offer 8 full credits in their program for the Polish Dialogue of Civilization to any student who pursues a special project on some aspect of Jewish history or culture, or the Holocaust. For details, please contact Professor Jeffrey Burds.
Blogs on the 2013 program:
PUEBLA: Universidad de Las Americas (UDLA)
Traditional | Puebla, Mexico
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
This program focuses on North American political and social issues, including an understanding of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Students with Spanish language proficiency may choose classes from UDLA's regular course offerings. There are some courses taught in English, however this changes each Semester depending on the expertise of visiting professors. In addition, students will usually take at least one Spanish language class.
QUITO: CIS – Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Traditional | Quito, Ecuador
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Spanish in Ecuador and take classes in Spanish and English at a beautiful university in an incredible city. Immerse yourself in Quiteño culture and improve your Spanish-language skills at a prestigious private university in Quito, the capital of the Incas.
Here are a few of the key highlights that make this program unique.
- Visit volcanoes, beaches, waterfalls, rain forest, mountain villages, market towns, and more!
- Enjoy a 4-day included Amazon trip to the Tiputinin Biodiversity Station
- Centrally located for excursions to the Amazonian jungle, the Mindo Cloudforest, the coast's surf scene, and the legendary Galapagos Islands
- Study Spanish abroad in Ecuador
- International and local students
- Fantastic private university in Quito
- Live with a local family
- Strong on-site support from both the University and our site director
- Great, inexpensive Andean cuisine
- Thriving artisan markets throughout the city
- Community-service options and internships in the local and indigenous communities surrounding the campus
- Learn some fancy salsa moves in one of the many dance studios and then strut your stuff with impressive salseros on the dance floor
- Visit nearby ruins to learn about Quito's importance in the Incan empire
ROME: American University of Rome
Traditional | Rome, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Students participating on a semester or summer study abroad program through the American University of Rome (AUR) enjoy Roman culture, architecture, and people, while taking courses in a variety of disciplines. AUR is one of the oldest degree-granting American universities in Italy. AUR uses Rome as its classroom and Italy and Europe as invaluable resources. AUR prepares students to live and work across cultures through its practical interdisciplinary academic majors, opportunities for learning through travel and internships, and its multi-cultural faculty and staff. Course instruction is in English.
ROME: John Cabot University
Traditional | Rome, Italy
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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.
Contact a Study Abroad Ambassador or alum of this program for more information!
- Luke Kashdan, JCU Spring 2013; email@example.com
ROUEN: Freshman Summer Business Program
Traditional | Rouen, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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
Russia and Ukraine: Russian Language and Culture – A Tale of Three Cities – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Moscow, Russia
Faculty Leader: Ekaterina (Katya) Burvikova (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Sessions:
Term: Summer II
- RSNN 1301/1302/2301/2302/3301/3302 Russian Language Immersion (multiple levels)
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
Program Description:
The program will be an ambitious journey into the heart and soul of Russian culture, by exploring the history, culture and streets of three of Eastern Europe's most historic and interesting cities: Moscow, St Petersburg and Kiev.
The program will begin in Moscow with an exploration of the most significant city in modern Russia. Academic classes will begin as an overview of the program with lessons in History, Culture, and Language. Meanwhile, daily trips around the city will bring these lessons to life.
In the second week the students will visit St Petersburg, the historic capital of the Russian Empire, and cultural capital of Russia. The home of the Russian Revolution, The Hermitage (the Tsar's Palace which is now the home to one of the world's greatest museums) and experience the legendary white nights on the shores of the historic Neva river.
Then the students will return to Moscow for more academic classes and trips to historic site in the surrounding areas. The program will end with a trip to Kiev, Ukraine, the historic home of the Kievan Rus and the beginning of Russian civilization in the 9th century. Here, we will explore ancient Russian civilization as well as the modern capital of the newly independent Ukraine, a former Soviet Republic.
The theme of the program is dialogue, not just in language but the dialogue between history and geography, culture and tradition, as well as your own experiences and your experiences in Russia.
In just 35 days the students will experience a whirlwind exploration of the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and modern Eastern Europe through hands on study and exploration of these three historic capitals of Russian civilization.
Students will receive some pre-departure online tasks like readings (including reflections in a diary/blog), during the in-country stay they will have daily field-trip to get familiar with Russian culture and life. Each field trip will be followed by a discussion to find essential traits of Russian culture. As the final task students will be asked to create a presentation on a topic of their interest.
Salzburg College European Studies/Music Program – Summer Session 1
Traditional | Salzburg, Austria
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
The Summer Session at Salzburg College offers an introduction to various aspects of the Austrian and European culture.
Salzburg: Classical Music and Cultural Business *CLOSED*
Dialogue of Civilizations | Salzburg, Austria
Faculty leader: Professor Won-Hee An (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
Information Session:
January 22nd 5:30-6:30Ryder Hall room #354
Term: Summer 1
Courses: MUSC 2137 Viennese School
BUSN 1990 Salzburg College course, "Cultural Business and Marketing"
This program consists of two courses. One is a music course (MUSC2137), "Viennese School I" and the second course (BUSN1990) is Salzburg College's "Cultural Business and Marketing". The first course will focus on music from the mid 18th century to the mid 19th century, specifically the music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Classes during the day will focus on specific genres as well as specific works by major central European composers. Site visits later in the day will provide context for these works.
The second course is designed to give the students a survey of the cultural industry, visualizing its functions and proceedings with first-hand accounts of professionals in one of the top "music cities" worldwide. It also aims at providing a more advanced and active view of the major areas of cultural marketing that all artists and managers have to understand to create an effective (worldwide) marketing strategy. Salzburg offers the backdrop to an insight into career possibilities in the performing arts and music industry, laying a particular focus on the specifics of the business side of the industry. Students will get in touch with local artists and managers who perform at or work for such prestigious institutions as the Salzburg Festival, the International Foundation Mozarteum, or the Salzburg Museum and thereby experience an insider's perspective on the business and marketing side of culture.
Students will also be introduced to Austrian culture on many levels. They will stay in Salzburg with host families, and will make trips to different Austrian cultural sites around Salzburg. Students will spend 4 days in Vienna and will be able to see concerts at the Musikverein and Vienna State Opera as well as visiting different cultural sites there. A trip to Eszterhazy Palace is also an option. Student accommodations on this trip will be a student hostel, where they will live and interact with other European students.
SALZBURG: Salzburg College
Traditional | Salzburg, Austria
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
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.
SEVILLE: Freshman Summer Business Program
Traditional | Seville, Spain
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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.
SINGAPORE: Singapore Management University
Traditional | Singapore, Singapore
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Embark on the adventure of your lifetime and discover the New Asia! With SMU, you are here for a learning environment that constantly challenges the mind. We provide an interactive and participative experience - one that is cutting edge and technologically enabled. Besides a top-class curriculum and an excellent faculty, SMU embraces a culture of versatility and creativity. At the wirelessly connected city campus, students enjoy world-class e-learning facilities and amenities. Expect a revolutionary time at SMU, one that stretches your intellectual abilities and offers extraordinary possibilities. So fast forward your dream and live the SMU experience!
Traditional | Sophia Antipolis, France
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Third party provider programs focusing on 1) science and engineering; 2) business and communications; 3) liberal arts and social sciences and 4) French language and culture
Spain and Morocco: Spanish Culture and Language – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Seville, Spain
Faculty leader: Tania Muino Loureiro (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Information Session:
Wednesday, November 6th 6-7 p.m. in 121FR
Term: Summer I
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
- SPNS 2301/2302/3301/3302 Spanish Language Immersion and Directed Study
This program is designed to help you improve your language skills and immerse yourself in Spanish culture, also to better your understanding and appreciation of all things Spanish. During the program we will stay in Spain (Seville, Granada and Madrid) and Morroco (Marrakech and Ouazazate).
We will spend most of our time in Seville. Seville is the capital of the southern region of Andalucia and the third largest city in Spain. It is an easy city to get around and all the major historical and culture sites, as well as the student accommodation and the school are within walking distance. The program will be based here and it will give you the opportunity to feel more like a local instead of a tourist. Sevillanos (The people of Seville) are known as being friendly and good humored. The climate is warm and sunny and the pace of life very relaxed. Seville is a city that keeps alive the spirit of its traditions, an explosion of colors and sensations, a city where contrasts between the modern and the tradition are everywhere. Here you will be able to experience Flamenco dancing and music, horse shows, bullfighting, tapas and the traditional fiestas.
While in Seville, students will be taking language classes (grammar and conversation) in small groups (8-10 students per class) Monday to Friday 9:15am until 1pm. Classes will take place at Clic International House Sevilla. After classes you will get to experience the tradition of "siestas". Spaniards like to relax and enjoy time with their families during lunchtime (1- 4pm), with a nap when possible, during the warmest part of the day and while most shops and establishments are closed. The culture classes and service learning (community service) will be taking place in the afternoon. Service learning will take 3-4 hours per week and the culture course and cultural visits another 3-4 hours per week. There will be different cultural events and activities organized like cooking lessons and Flamenco workshops.
The Spanish Culture course will deal with history, politics, social factors, cultural life and pop culture in Spain from 1936 until present. It will cover the civil war (1936-1939) and the process of transition to democracy that followed Franco's death in 1975. It will also examine the new freedom from censorship after Franco died, the new cinema and the radical changes and modernization in values, family, sex and religion that occurred after the restoration of democracy.
While in Spain we will also visit Madrid and Granada. Madrid is the capital of Spain and one of the biggest and most cosmopolitan cities in Europe. In Granada, you will experience life in a beautiful city full of history and culture. Granada was the last part of Spain to be under Moorish rule and you will still be able to see the strong impact this has had and still does. We will have the opportunity to visit the beautiful La Alhambra palace, a World Heritage site and the inspiration for Washington Irving's Tales of La Alhambra.
Towards the end of the program we will visit Morocco where we will spend five days. We will be staying in Marrakech where you will have the opportunity to engage in community service as part of the service learning component of the culture course. From Marrakech we will travel to to Ouazazate, also known as "The door of the dessert" a town inhabited by Berbers and a noted film-making location (Lawrence of Arabia, Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Babel…)
Medieval Iberia (modern-day Spain) was under Islamic rule from 711 until The Reconquista by Isabella and Ferdinand in 1492. This had an enormous impact on all parts of Spanish life; the language, architecture, customs, science, music, food and so much more. The visit to Morocco will give us the opportunity to learn and experience how the Islamic rule of Spain and Moorish culture have influenced Spanish culture and language.
Spain: From the Capital to the Coast – Spanish Language and Culture – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Valencia, Spain
Faculty Leader: Prof. Maria Brucato (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Sessions:
Tuesday, November 5th 12:00-1:00 p.m. in Ryder 427
Wednesday, November 13th 6:30 p.m. in Ryder 431
Term: Summer II
- SPNS2301/2302/3301/3302 Spanish Language Immersion (multiple levels)
- CLTR4944 Cultural Engagement Abroad
Our Dialogue begins with a week in Madrid, Spain's vibrant capital, where students will experience an intensive cultural immersion, attend classes and provide service within the community. Next, we head to the Mediterranean coast for 3 weeks where students will lodge in the University's student residence, attend the Costa de Valencia language institute, and engage in Community Service. Finally, students will enjoy a 2-day excursion to the exquisite Moorish city, Granada, located in Spain's southern region, Andalusia.
Spain: Journalism in Spain – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | Madrid, Spain
Faculty Leader: Prof. Carlene Hempel (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Term: Summer I
- JRNL 5360 Global Reporting
- SPNS 1301/2301 Elementary/Intermediate Spanish Language Immersion
Students participating in this program will function as a traveling press corps. As international correspondents, they will find and pitch stories and report and write them (in English) on deadline for an online magazine created to showcase the course material. Students will also be expected to take photos for their stories, as well as provide video and audio when necessary and appropriate. Topics could include articles related to government, politics, religion, arts, sports, business and lifestyle.
TAIWAN: Biomedical Optics in Taipei – CLOSED
Dialogue of Civilizations | taipei, taiwan
Faculty Leader: Charles DiMarzio (email@example.com)
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Information Session: Wednesday, 4 December, from 6:00 to 7:00PM in 352 Egan
Term: Summer 2
- INTL4944 Dialogue of Civilizations - Regional Engagement: Chinese Culture in Taiwan
- EECE4648 Biomedical Optics in an International Context
In recent years many engineering and science students have developed an interest in applying their engineering skills to biomedical problems. At Northeastern, increasing numbers of students are working in biomedical optics, through courses, research projects, and cooperative education assignments. Students wishing to work in this discipline in the future require not only strong technical skills (which transcend national borders), but a knowledge of the financial, political, cultural, and social issues that vary from one country to another. The theme of this program is international biomedical research and development in the US and Taiwan.
This program is designed for students with an interest in optics or biomedical instrumentation, or both. The program has three main components: (1) Prof. Charles A. DiMarzio at NU and Prof. Snow Tseng at National Taiwan University (NTU), will offer a rigorous 4–semester–hour "technical elective" course in biomedical optics to students from both NU and NTU. (2) The program will also offer a 4SH social–science course, Chinese Cultures in Taiwan. In this course we will explore such topics as the Cross-straits tug of war for Formosa, the diverse cultures of the Taiwanese people, history of the island, occupation by other countries, modern times (1945–present) and Taiwan in 2014. (3) The program will include excursions around Taipei and neighboring areas to provide an experience of living and traveling abroad, along with a brief exposure to the language, calligraphy, and customs of the country.
TARRAGONA: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Traditional | Tarragona, Spain
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
THESSALONIKI: American College of Thessaloniki
Traditional | Thessaloniki, Greece
Study Abroad Coordinator: Daisy Biddle (email@example.com)
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.
VALLENDAR: WHU, Otto Beisheim School of Management
Traditional | Vallendar, Germany
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (email@example.com)
The school is AACSB, EQUIS and FIBAA-accredited. WHU's Master program was assessed to be the best in Germany in the Financial Times Master in Management Ranking 2010. All of our graduate courses as well as 80% of the undergraduate courses are taught in English. Our academic calendar complies with the American model (please see also term dates). Apart from that, our Career Service is 100% accessible for exchange students. We also offer Summer Institutes for MBA as well as for Bachelor-students.
WHU has established a unique student-exchange network with more than 170 universities around the world. No other German university-level institution comes close to enjoying so many active and high-quality partnerships.
VANCOUVER: Simon Fraser University
Traditional | Vancouver, Canada
Study Abroad Coordinator: Colleen Boyle (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Students studying at Simon Faser University (SFU) have the opportunity to learn about the politics, history, and cultures of Canada and the Pacific Rim countries from the visually spectacular and culturally exciting area of Vancouver. Campus clubs, cultural events, museums, sports facilities, and other recreational events allow students to enjoy life on campus, in addition to their course studies.
VINA DEL MAR: ASA – Universidad de Viña del Mar
Traditional | Vina del Mar, Chile
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (email@example.com)
Students with all levels of Spanish may study in Chile through the Universidad de Viña del Mar. Students may study abroad for a semester, summer I or summer II session. Semester courses and summer courses are available in English and Spanish. Subject areas include Spanish language, Film, Literature, Business, Politics, Social Issues, and Chilean Culture.
Why Viña del Mar?
- Beautiful city on the beach
- Easy access to other large cities
- Lots of restaurants and things to do
- Opportunity to not only take classes with other international students, but with Chilean students as well
- Large student population in both Viña del Mar and Valparaíso
- Small class sizes
WOODS HOLE: SEA Semester
Traditional | Woods Hole, U.S.
Study Abroad Coordinator: Katie Rabbitt Burke (firstname.lastname@example.com)
A semester with the Sea Education Association (SEA) is unlike any other study abroad program. It combines an intensive four-week shore component in Woods Hole, MA with a sea voyage either in the Atlantic/Caribbean or in the Pacific. (Depending on the time of year, some voyages may go to Nova Scotia). The interdisciplinary course work teaches more than just Maritime Studies, Nautical Science, and Oceanography; it teaches students about team work, cooperation, and seamanship. Students also learn how to sail a boat, from striking and setting sails to navigating and steering.
Note: This program fulfills most Arts & Sciences requirements for the Marine Studies minor. Please consult Peter Rosen in the Geology Department for more information.
Students may also participate in the Protecting the Phoenix Islands summer program. This 8-week summer session welcomes students to explore one of the last coral wildernesses on earth through one of two academic tracks: science or policy. The Phoenix Islands comprise the Pacific's largest marine protected area (MPA) and were recently named a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Students will join marine scientists from SEA, the New England Aquarium, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on an unprecedented research voyage to the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), a region of the world which remains largely unexplored and unvisited.