Education Abroad
Chinese
French/Italian
Germanic Studies
Hebrew
Russian
Spanish/Portuguese
Chinese
- Maryland in Bejing
Click here for more info about the Maryland in Beijing Program. (UM Education Abroad site)
French/Italian
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Maryland in Nice
The Maryland-in-Nice program is one of the University of Maryland's oldest study abroad programs. Based at the Études Françaises pour l'étranger (E.F.E.) at the Université de Nice, the program is open to all UM students, as well as students from other accredited American universities. Students on the program take language, civilization and literature courses at the E.F.E., in addition to one intensive language training course during orientation and one semester-long course with Maryland's Resident Faculty Director.
In order to qualify for the program, applicants must demonstrate some background in the French language. Students enrolling for a full year must have completed one semester of intermediate French, while those enrolling for a semester must have completed at least two. Students can enroll in the Maryland-in-Nice program for the full year, or they can choose to study for the Fall or Spring semester.
Nice is a cosmopolitan city of about 300,000 people, located in the heart of the French Riviera. Inhabited for at least 400,000 years, the city is rich in history. Today, Nice is known for its world-renowned art museums, thriving theater scene, magnificent ocean vistas and pebbly beaches. Nice's location on the Côte d'Azur makes it an exciting destination for study abroad, as students can easily take the train to numerous villages along the coast, as well as major cities such as Marseille and tourist destinations such as Cannes and Monaco.
Throughout the semester, students on the Maryland-in-Nice program will have the opportunity to attend local cultural attractions. In addition, the program sponsors weekend excursions to nearby towns and at least one longer visit to a different area of France. In past years, the program has visited Paris, Lyon and Provence.
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Winter-Term Programs
* Italy: Classical Foundations
* Italy: Culture, Economy and Politics
* Italy: Exploring the Arts of Italy
* Italy: Language and Culture
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Maryland in Montpellier
* French Language and Culture on the Mediterranean
* For more information, and a complete list of study abroad programs, visit the Office of Study Abroad's official website.
Germanic Studies
http://www.languages.umd.edu/German/abroad/index.htmlContact Dr. Beicken at beic@umd.edu or call (301) 405-4106 for advice on study abroad opportunities within the Department of Germanic Studies. For further information on study abroad visit the official Office of International Programs website (301) 314-7746.
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Germany
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Lünberg
Study Abroad Option for students interested in German: Study in Lüneburg through Study Abroad's partner program USAC
For information contact Pernille Levine in Study Abroad
Summer promises to be a great time to be in Lüneburg. Several of the city's festivals occur during the summer, including the Lüneburg City Festival in June. Germany, along with the rest of the world, will be gearing up for the World Cup, with lots of "public viewing events" in Lüneburg and Hamburg. Several great field trips have already been organized by the international office; the Optional Berlin Tour will include visits to the Reichstag Building and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Other outings and events already on the calendar include: a tour to the former border between West and East Germany, several movie nights, band/music festivals and concerts, and two beach excursions. Courses offered this summer will include German language study, Gender Roles: International Perspectives, The Expanded European Union, Government and Politics in Germany, and The Cold War: United States, Germany, and the Soviet Union, taught by Visiting Professor Dr. John McNay (University of Cincinnati).
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Freie Universität Berlin: This exciting program allows students the option of staying in Berlin for a full semester or a full year.
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Gesamthochschule Kassel: Especially appropriate for students of business. Language proficiency requuired.
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Gesamthochschule Kassel Intensive Summer Program: Five week intensive program in the German language and culture.
Official Information for Exchanges at Gesamthochschule Kassel
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Hochschule Mannheim: The Engineering and German Dual Degree features a study abroad parogram in conjunction with the Hocshcule Mannheim.
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University of Tübingen: Language proficiency required for semester and year applicants.
The Tübingen summer program consists of the dual-degree program in Engineering and German. Engineering majors may spend six months studying the German language and completing an internship with an engineering company or working in university labs (spring semester).
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University of Vienna: Language proficiency required.
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Uppsala University: Offers one undergraduate or graduate student the opportunity to study a number of fields. Courses taught in English. Applicant need not be proficient in the Swedish language.
Denmark -
International Studies Program (DIS): Students may choose from eight programs. Courses are taught in English by Danish faculty.
Denmark International Studies official UMD Study Abroad website
Hebrew
http://www.hebrew.umd.edu/abroad/index.htmlMaryland in Haifa
Spend a semester in a city where you can experience Israel's rich and diverse mosaic of cultures. Your classroom will be the land of Israel, a country that is vibrantly modern, yet simultaneously steeped in history. Live and learn in a beautiful city on a gorgeous campus, just minutes from Carmel National Forest, Israel's largest park. Work on your Hebrew or Arabic with the friends you have made from around the world and watch the sun rise over the hills of the Galilee and set over the Mediterranean Sea. Play a role in the search for common ground and mutual understanding in this fascinating part of the world. Maryland-in-Haifa offers all of this and more.
http://international.umd.edu/studyabroad/8031Russian
http://www.languages.umd.edu/russian/abroad/index.htmlStudents of Russian at the University of Maryland have the opportunity to participate in a variety of cultural exchange, study abroad, and research programs offered through the American Council for International Education (ACTR/ACCELS).
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Moscow International University (MIU), Moscow, Russia
Located in central Moscow, MIU was the first fully accredited private university in the post-Soviet Russian Federation. MIU prepares specialists in economics, finance, management, ecology, sociology, and foreign languages.
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Moscow State University (MSU), Moscow, Russia
Located in the Lenin Hills southwest of Moscow, Moscow State University is one of the leading comprehensive research universities in Russia and is home to many of Russia's finest researchers and professors in the social sciences, sciences, and humanities.
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Moscow Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Located in downtown Moscow, the Higher School was founded by a group of progressive economists and academics in 1992 and today is widely recognized as a leading institution for the study of economics, political science, business, and history.
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Russian State Pedagogical University (RSPU), St. Petersburg, Russia
Located just behind the Kazan Cathedral in downtown St. Petersburg, RSPU is one of the leading educational institutions in all of Russia.
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KORA Center for Russian Language, Vladimir, Russia
Founded in 1991 by faculty from the Vladimir State University, the KORA Center for Russian Language Study has hosted foreign students since the summer of 1999. One of Russia's oldest cities, Vladimir is a three-hour train ride from Moscow and a regional capital in the historic Golden Ring.
- All programs are open to undergraduate or graduate students, teachers, and faculty.
- Generally, study abroad applicants should have completed at least two years of university-level Russian by the start of their intended program. Students with only one year of Russian are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
- Specialized programs are available for both heritage speakers of Russian and those with no prior or formal training in the Russian language.
- University students receive academic credit from Bryn Mawr College that transfers to the University of Maryland.
- Summer programs award 8 undergraduate credits.
- Semester programs award 16 undergraduate credits.
- Academic year programs award 32 undergraduate credits.
- NOTE: All prospective participants should consult with their academic advisor to discuss the details of academic credit specific to their individual academic plan.
- Fellowships are available through American Councils for the Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies Program from U.S. Department of State (Title VIII) and U.S. Department of Education (Fullbright-Hays) grant support.
- Recent participants have also received substantial support from the National Security Education Program (NSEP), the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, and U.S. Department of Education Title VI (FLAS) program.
- For further information and complete details on all available programs please visit ACTR's Russian Program Page, or contact your appropriate advisor.
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The core of this program focuses on a firm preparation in Russian language sufficient to permit students to explore in depth the culture, history, and contemporary society of Russia and the Independent States.
The undergraduate major in Russian Language and Literature consists of 40 credits beyond the pre-requisite introductory courses. All courses counting towards the major must be passed with a grade of C or better.
Language-acquisition courses (RUSS 101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302) must be taken sequentially. Once credit has been received in a higher-level language acquisition or grammar course, a lower-level course may not be taken for credit.
PRE-REQUISITE COURSES:- RUSS 101 and 102, or
- RUSS 111, 112, 113, 114, or
- Equivalent preparatory coursework (determined by faculty)
Spanish/Portuguese:
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Ecuador
Winter term in Quito and Cuenca: Andean Spaces - Traversing the Colonial City and the Natural World
SPAN 448E In this program, students can explore the history and cultures of Ecuador from the colonial period to the onset of independence. By studying the socio-spatial configuration of the colonial city as exemplified by Quito and Cuenca, we will open a window into the transcultural aspects of artistic, architectonical, and cultural manifestations of Ecuador. Classes are held at the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) and the Instituto Santiago de Quito (ISQ). Numerous visits to museums, churches, and cultural institutions within Quito will complement classes. Other excursions include: a day trip to the Indian Market of Otavalo, a half-day trip to the equator, and an overnight trip to the City of Cuenca to visit Riobamba, the Chimborazo volcano, Ingapirka ruins, etc. Although the language of instruction will be English, participants will stay with local Quiteño families providing full room and board or housed in dormitories while traveling.
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Mexico
Summer: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Taxco
The University of Maryland System, (UMS) in collaboration with the Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros (CEPE) of the Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM), offers an intensive Spanish language program in Taxco, Mexico, that is open to university students as well as to teachers of Spanish. Applicants should have completed minimum elementary Spanish.
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Spain
Semester Program: Maryland in Sevilla
Located in Spain's southern province of Andalucía, Sevilla stands as the historic, artistic, financial and cultural capital of the south. This thriving and unique city reflects medieval, baroque, renaissance, and Moorish influences, making it endlessly fascinating to explore. Students will be fully integrated in Spanish language intensive academic program at the Center for Cross-Cultural Study (CC-CS) or taking courses at the Universidad de Sevilla. Sevilla provides students with opportunity to improve their Spanish language skills, while simultaneously interacting with and gaining an appreciation of the intricacies of Spanish culture.
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The Maryland-in-Sevilla program is only available for the Spring Semester. Click here for more info (UM Education Abroad site)
Winter term in Spain: Cultures of the Contact Zone - Seville, Al-Andalus, and the Atlantic World
SPAN 225 / HONR 248E / SPAN 699 / CORE
Drawing from the cultural mosaic of the city of Seville and its surrounding region, students enrolled in Cultures of the Contact Zone will explore the Mediterranean and Transatlantic contexts that have influenced and shaped Spain’s history, identity, cultural and artistic expressions. Students will analyze the so-called convivencia period, when Jews, Muslims, and Christians co-existed in medieval Spain, aiming to understand the repercussions of this legacy. We will also examine the flourishing of the Spanish empire, its expansion towards the Atlantic islands and the New World and how this process changed the Old World forever.
Classes will combine lectures, discussions, readings, and to allow students to interact with the local culture and living history of the convivencia. Students will stay with local Spanish families and in hotels.
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Summer: Salamanca & Barcelona
Maryland's Department of Spanish and Portuguese, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, in cooperation with El Colegio Hispano Continental and International House-Barcelona, is conducting a six-week intensive summer program in Salamanca and Barcelona. The program seeks to develop students' language proficiency in Spanish and introduce them to the culture and life of Spain through active participation in academic courses, interaction with families, as well as excursions throughout the cities and surrounding countryside.
Salamanca is in the northwest region of central Spain, near the Portuguese border and two hours from Madrid, the capital. With two universities, two cathedrals and many palaces and churches, Salamanca balances the pace of contemporary university life with its historic and cultural status as a centuries-old city.
Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is 2002 years old and rivals Madrid as the industrial and business center of Spain. After its refurbishment for the 1992 Summer Olympics, it has become one of Europe's most modern and beautiful cities. It offers the perfect mix of old and new, ranging from its gothic architecture to a number of modern beach resorts.
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Brazil
Summer-Brazil: Environmental Conservation and Indigenous Peoples
The course will address biodiversity concepts, tropical forest ecology, conservation of Amazonia, and the role of the indigenous Kayapo in the protection of their lands.
The Amazon basin is the largest remaining tract of tropical rainforest in the world. A number of indigenous groups of the Brazilian Amazon now participate in arrangements of partnering with outside entities, intended to increase security of their lands. Students will visit and work with one such innovative partnership in which indigenous peoples participate at every level of decision-making and knowledge-sharing.
Kayapo territories now represent one of the largest remaining stretches of neotropical rainforest in the world. The Kayapo are best known for their precedent-setting triumph in garnering international support to halt plans to build a large hydroelectric project in 1988.
The Pinkaiti Research Station has been in Aukre, center of the indigenous area Kayapo, for 15 years. During this time, researchers have studied the sustainability of local hunting practices and their impact on fauna. In a rare partnership with Pinkaiti, the University of Maryland has arranged for a small class of students to visit this reserve, live among the Kayapo, and be taught by them along with researchers.
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Exchanges in Brazil
University of Maryland students interested in exchange programs to Brazil are eligible to study at:
* Pontifìcia Universidade Católica
Students interested in studying Health, Special Education or Disability Policy can also apply to study at:
