Global Studies Programs
Global Studies majors are required to choose a program from the list below. Majors must participate in a credited experiential learning component (internship, service learning, independent study, etc.) while abroad as required by the department. Programs listed below may have specific eligibility requirements in regards to GPA, language, and/or course pre-requisites. It is the responsibility of the student to carefully research these requirements prior to application.
ARGENTINA
IES Instituto Universitario Nacional del Arte
Buenos Aires
SIT Transnationalism & Comparative Development in South America
Buenos Aires
SIT Social Movements and Human Rights
Buenos Aires
SIT Public Health in Urban Environments
Buenos Aires
AUSTRALIA
SIT Sustainability and Environmental Action
Byron Bay
SIT Rainforest, Reef, and Cultural Ecology
Cairns
Boston University Sydney Internship
Sydney
Arcadia Sydney Internship
Sydney
SFS Tropical Rainforest Studies
Yungaburra
BELGIUM
IFE Brussels Field Study & Internship
Brussels
BOLIVIA
SIT Multiculturalism, Globalization, & Social Change
Cochabamba
BHUTAN
SFS Himalayan Studies
Bumthang
CAMBODIA
SFS Climate Change, Ethics, and Conservation
Yaoundé
CAMEROON
SIT Development & Social Change
Yaoundé
CHILE
IES Santiago Semester
Santiago
*Students must participate in internships or service learning
SIT Public Health, Traditional Medicine, and Community Empowerment
Arica
SIT Comparative Education & Social Change
Santiago
SIT Cultural Identity, Social Justice & Community Development
Valparaíso
CHINA
IFSA 21st Century City
Shanghai
CET Chinese Studies & Internship
Shanghai
CET Chinese Studies & Internship
Beijing
SIT Health Environment & Traditional Chinese Medicine
Kunming
COSTA RICA
SFS Sustainable Development Studies
Atenas
CZECH REPUBLIC
SIT Arts and Social Change
Prague
CET Study & Intern in Prague
Prague
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CIEE Liberal Arts
Santo Domingo
CIEE Service Learning
Santiago
ECUADOR
IES Area Studies & Language Program
Quito
SIT Comparative Ecology and Conservation
Quito
SIT Development, Politics, & Language
Quito
ENGLAND
CAPA London Internship or Service-Learning
London
* Students must participate in either the internship or service learning course.
Arcadia London Internship Program
London
Boston University London Internship
London
FRANCE
IFE Paris Field Study & Internship
Paris
IFE Strasbourg Field Study & Internship
Strasbourg
GHANA
SIT Globalization, Cultural Legacies& the Afro-Chic
Accra
CIEE Arts & Sciences
Legon
GREECE
College Year in Athens
Athens
**GST majors are required to take the Service-Learning course and/or the Independent Study Research Project. These will fulfill the GST requirement.
HUNGARY
CIEE Central European Studies
Budapest
INDIA
SIT Sustainable Development & Social Change
Jaipur
SIT Public Health, Gender, and Community Action
New Delhi
IFSA Global and Public Health
Manipal
IFSA The City, the River, the Sacred
Varanasi
INDONESIA
SIT Arts, Religion and Social Change
Kerambitan, Bali
IRELAND
Arcadia Dublin Parliamentary Internship
Dublin
Boston University Dublin Internship
Dublin
IES Irish Studies
Dublin
ISRAEL
Boston University Haifa Israeli & Middle Eastern Studies
Haifa
ITALY
IES Language & Area Studies
Rome
*GST majors must participate in the internship.
IES Study in Siena
Siena
*GST majors must participate in the internship.
JORDAN
CET Middle East Studies & Internship
Amman
SIT Geopolitics, International Relations, and the Future of the Middle East
Amman
SIT Refugees, Health, & Humanitarian Action
Amman
MADAGASCAR
SIT Madagascar: Biodiversity & Natural Resource Management
Fort Dauphin
MONGOLIA
SIT Nomadism, Geopolitics, and the Environment
Ulaanbaatar
MOROCCO
SIT Multiculturalism and Human Rights
Rabat
SIT Migration and Transnational Identity
Rabat
SIT Field Studies in Journalism and New Media
Rabat
NETHERLANDS
SIT International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender
Amsterdam
NEPAL
SIT Development and Social Change
Kathmandu
SIT Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples
Kathamandu
NICARAGUA
SIT Youth Culture, Literacy, & Media
Managua
PANAMA
SIT Marine Ecosystems, Tropical Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation
Panama, Costa Rica
SFS Tropical island Biodiversity Studies
Bocas dek Toro
PERU
SIT Indigenous Peoples and Globalization
Cuzco
SFS Biodiversity & Development in the Amazon
Urubamba
RWANDA
SIT Post-Genocide Restoration & Peacebuilding
Kigali
SAMOA
SIT Social and Environmental Change in Oceania
Apia
SENEGAL
CIEE Language & Culture
Dakar
SOUTH AFRICA
AIFS Service Learning
Stellenbosch
SIT Community Health & Social Policy
Durban
SIT Multiculturalism & Human Rights
Cape Town
SIT Social & Political Transformation
Durban
CIEE Cape Town Service Learning
Cape Town
SPAIN
Boston University Madrid Internship
Madrid
CIEE Liberal Arts
Madrid
*NOTE: Students must participate in the internship component of this program.
Arcadia Fundación Ortega
Maranon-Toledo
CIEE Liberal Arts
Seville
SWITZERLAND
Boston University Geneva Internship
Geneva
SIT International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy
Geneva
TANZANIA
SFS Wildlife Management Studies
Rhotia
THAILAND
CIEE Development & Globalization
Khon Kaen
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
SFS Marine Resource Studies
South Caicos
UGANDA
SIT Global Development Studies
Kampala
VIETNAM
SIT Culture, Social Change, & Development
Ho Chi Minh City
CET Vietnam: Development Studies
Ho Chi Minh City
MULTIPLE COUNTRY PROGRAMS
Carlton Antioch Women’s & Gender Studies in Europe
Utrecht, Berlin, Prague, Krakow
IHP Cities in the 21st Century: People, Planning & Politics
United States, Brazil or Argentina, Vietnam or India, South Africa
IHP Health & Community
United States, Brazil or Argentina, Vietnam or India, South Africa
IHP Climate Change: The Politics of Food, Water, & Energy
United States, Vietnam, Morocco, Bolivia
IHP Human Rights: Foundations, Challenges, & Advocacy
United States, Nepal, Jordan, Chile
IHP Rethinking Food Security: People, Agriculture, & Politics
United States, Malawi, India, Italy
IHP Social Innovation: Entrepreneurship, Technology, Design, & Social Change
United States, Uganda, India, Brazil
Global Studies Summer Programs Recognized List
Global Studies majors studying abroad in summer are required to choose a program from the list below.
Majors must participate in a credited experiential learning component (internship, service learning, independent study, etc.) while abroad as required by the department. Programs listed below may have specific eligibility requirements in regards to GPA, language, and/or course pre-requisites.
It is the responsibility of the student to carefully research these requirements prior to application.
ARGENTINA
CIEE Community Public Health
Buenos Aires
AUSTRALIA
Arcadia Sydney Internship
Sydney
BELGIUM
CIEE Business, Communications & Culture
Brussels
BRAZIL
Amizade Public Health in the Amazon
Santarem
CHINA
SIT Community Health and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Kunming
COSTA RICA
SFS Sustainable Development Studies
Atenas
CZECH REPUBLIC
CEA International Internship
Prague
ENGLAND
CAPA London Internship or Service Learning
London
Arcadia London Internship
London
Boston University London Internship
London
FRANCE
Boston University Paris Internship
Paris
ICELAND
SIT Renewable Energy, Technology, and Resource Economics
Isafjorour
INDIA
SIT Agroecology and Food Security in the Himalaya
Sikkim
SIT Public Health and Human Development Internship
New Delhi
IRELAND
Boston University Dublin Internship
Dublin
ITALY
IES Rome Internship
Rome
JORDAN
SIT Intensive Arabic Language Studies
Amman
KENYA
SFS Water, Wildlife, and Community
Kimana
MADAGASCAR
SIT Traditional Medicine and Healthcare Systems
Antananarivo
MEXICO
Augsburg College Center for Global Education and Experience: Mexico Summer Program
Cuernavaca
MOROCCO
SIT Arabic Language and Community Service
Rabat
SCOTLAND
Arcadia Scottish Business in the Arts Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Arcadia Scotland Heritage Internship
Edinburgh
Arcadia Scottish Parliamentary Program
Edinburgh
SOUTH AFRICA
SIT Community Health & Social Policy
Durban
AIFS Service Learning in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch
Arcadia Cape Town
Cape Town
SPAIN
IES Intensive Internship
Barcelona
Boston University Madrid Internship
Madrid
CIEE Internship in Palma de Mallorca
Palma de Mallorca
CIEE Internship in Seville
Seville
Arcadia Internship in Toledo
Toledo
SWITZERLAND
SIT International Studies and Multilateral Diplomacy
Geneva
Boston University Global Governance, Economic Development, and Human Rights
Geneva
UGANDA
SIT Global Development Studies
Kampala
VIETNAM
CET Vietnam: Summer
Ho Chi Minh City
MULTIPLE COUNTRY PROGRAMS
Boston University International Conflict Resolution
Geneva, Switzerland & London, England
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Providence, RI 02918 USA
Tel: +1.401.865.1000