Complete a College Language Requirement
The following programs offer the equivalent of one or more semesters of Spanish during a short-term program. These options work well for students interested in completing a college language requirement in a short amount of time
- Language & Culture in Buenos Aires (Learning Abroad Center) summer session
- Study Abroad in Mexico (Learning Abroad Center) winter break, May, and mutliple summer sessions
- Study Abroad in Venezuela (Learning Abroad Center) two summer sessions
Beginning/Intermediate Intensive Language Programs
Students have several options for an intensive language experience abroad. The following study center-based programs offer either a full semester of beginning or intermediate language (1st-4th semester) during a short-term program, or two or more semesters of beginning or intermediate language during a semester or summer program. Many host university-based programs may also offer the opportunity to take more than one language course in a semester.
Sponsored Programs
- Language & Culture in Buenos Aires (Learning Abroad Center) semester, summer
- Study Abroad in Venezuela (Learning Abroad Center) semester, summer
- Study Abroad in Mexico (Learning Abroad Center) semeseter, winter break, May, summer
- Study Abroad in Florence (Learning Abroad Center) May
- Study Abroad in Montpellier, France (Learning Abroad Center) semester, summer
- Business Studies in Berlin, Germany (Learning Abroad Center) pre-session plus semester
Cosponsored Programs*
Africa & Middle East
- American University Cairo (AUC) semester, summer (Arabic Language Institute only)
Asia & Oceania
- Alliance- Shanghai (Alliance for Global Education) semester, summer, 8-15 credits of language
- CIEE China--Beijing (CIEE) semester, 10.5 credits of language or summer, 10 credits of language
- CIEE China--Nanjing (CIEE) semester, 6-12 credits of language
- CIEE China--Shanghai (CIEE) semester, 6-12 credits of language)
- CIEE Japan--Toyko (CIEE) semester, 8 credits of language
- CIEE Taiwan--Taipei (CIEE) semester, 12 credits of language
- IES China—Beijing (IES) semester, 10 credits of language or summer, 8 credits of langauge
- IES China—Shanghai (IES) (semester, 6 credits of language)
- IES Japan—Nagoya (IES) (semester, 8 credits of language)
- IES Japan—Tokyo (IES) Intensive Language Program (semester, 10 credits of language), Society and Culture Program (semester, 6 credits of language), or summer, 6 credits of language
Americas
- CIEE Peru--Lima (CIEE) Language & Culture Program (semester, 9 credits of language)
- French in Quebec (CIC & U-IA)
- IES Argentina—Buenos Aires (IES) (semester, 9 credits or language at beginning and intermediate levels)
- Language and Culture in Bahia, Brazil (U-IA)
- Language & Culture in Portugal (UW-MAD)
Europe
- Arcadia Italy (Arcadia) summer, 4-12 credits of language
- CIEE Russia--St. Petersburg (CIEE) Russian Area Studies Program (semester, 8 credits of language)
- CIEE Spain--Alicante (CIEE) (semester, 9 credits of language)
- Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS)
- IES France—Paris (IES) (summer, 6 credits of language at intermediate level)
*For cosponsored programs, it may be possible to advance two semesters of language on a semester or summer program, or advance one semester on a summer or short-term (2-3 week) program. However, it is also common for many students to advance only one to one-and-a-half semesters on these programs, depending on the language, individual aptitude, testing ability, and other factors. Students must obtain department approval for cosponsored programs prior to participation and may have to take a language placement test upon return.
Advanced Language Programs for Language Majors and Minors
There are a variety of programs available for students who have completed the equivalent of 4 semesters of a language. By planning ahead and working closely with the language department adviser, students can complete a language minor in one semester on the following programs:
- International Program in Toledo (Learning Abroad Center)
- Study Abroad in Venezuela (Learning Abroad Center)
- Study Abroad in Montpellier, France (Learning Abroad Center)
- Bologna Consortial Studies Program (BCSP)
Refer to the Study Abroad Major Advising Sheet (SAMAS) for more information about completing coursework for a major or minor in the following language while abroad:
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