Summer Study Abroad

Global Seminars

Global Seminars are short-term study abroad programs led by CU faculty members. They usually take place during the summer and combine academic course content with immersion in an overseas setting. Most Global Seminars are between 2.5 and 5 weeks, and students earn 3-6 credit hours.

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  • Rome, Italy:  
    • ENES 3700: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Vienna, Austria:
    • ENES 3720: upper-division H&SS credit
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  • Arusha, Tanzania: 
    • ANTH 4020: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Athens, Greece:
    • ETHN 3704: upper-division H&SS credit 
  • Barcelona,Spain:
    • SPAN 3230 + SPAN 3270: 6 total credits of Spanish or upper-division H&SS credit. Prerequisite: SPAN3000
  • Berlin, Germany: 
    • GRMN/HUMN 3802: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Bordeaux,France:
    • HIST 4190: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Dakar, Senegal:
    • FREN 3400: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Florence, Italy:
    • ITAL 4147: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Oslo & Bergen, Norway: 
    • SCAN 3103: upper-divsion H&SS credit
  • Paris, France:
    • CINE 3402: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Paris, France:
    • FREN 3450: upper-division H&SS credit
  • Rome, Italy: 
    • ENVD 3009-841/842: 9 upper-division H&SS credits
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  • Aix-en-Provence, France:
    • EMEN 4825 + INBU 4910
  • Cape Town, South Africa:
    • INBU 4925: 6 credits, global business track of business minor
    • EMEN 4830: engineering management; engineering entrepreneurship minor credit
  • Dublin, Ireland: 
    • WRTG 3020: Upper-division writing credit; Creative Technology & Design critical perspective credit
  • Edinburgh, Scotland:
    • THTR/CINE 2020: Upper-division Creative Technology & Design focus elective

Recommended Summer Programs

The following programs offer engineering coursework during the summer. You may also choose among dozens of CU approved summer courses to fulfill free elective, H&SS, foreign language, or minor coursework credits. 

  • : Shanghai, China (suspended)
  • : Rome, Italy
  • : Buenos Aires, Argentina 
  • : Darmstadt, Germany
  • : Metz, France
  • : Madrid, Spain
  • : Barranquilla, Colombia
  • : Copenhagen, Denmark
  • : Isafjordur, Iceland
  • : Monteverde, Costa Rica

“As an engineer, you need to experience the world so that you understand how to best serve the world.” – Steven Karl, MCEN

Student Profile

Levi Pearson and one of his faculty members during his program.

Levi Pearson

BS/MS Mechanical Engineering; Holland