Summer Abroad Spotlight

Summer Abroad Europe introduces you to the Grand Tour—a voyage through France and Italy undertaken by young Englishmen (and, eventually, women) of the 17th and 18th centuries. The Grand Tour was designed to broaden the...

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UC Davis Summer Abroad programs offer students short, intensive academic courses that are complemented with a wealth of excursions and cultural activities. All of our programs are built around UC Davis courses and are led by UC Davis faculty. Many provide opportunities for students to visit non-English speaking countries while doing their coursework in English. Class sizes are small—18-30 students—allowing for an intimate learning experience. UC Davis Summer Abroad is open to all University of California students and students from other US institutions. Create a Summer Abroad Profile!

2013 Programs

Multi-Country

• England, France, Austria, Czech Republic, Sweden, "Genetics—The Global Language of Biology" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Germany, Italy, "Community Politics & Development in the European Union" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Germany, Switzerland, "World Cinema and the European Film Festival" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark "Sustainable Cities of Northern Europe" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France "Celtic Connections" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• UK, Austria, Czech Republic, "Genetics—From Mendel to Genomes" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• UK, France, Italy, "The Grand Tour" (Status: Closed for 2013)

A

• Argentina, "Imagining the City in Film, Literature, and Popular Culture" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Argentina, "From Tango to Techno—Music and Culture in the Global City" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Australia, "Urban to Outback" (Status: Closed for 2013)

B

• Brazil, "Brazilian Literature, Culture and the Arts" (Status: Closed for 2013)

C

• Chile, "Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy, Chile: 1970-2013" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Chile, Teaching English as a Global Language in Chile (Status:Postponed until 2014)
• China, "A Taste of China" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• China, "Artistic Wonders and Monuments" (Status: Closed for 2013)

E

• Ecuador, "Sustainable Ecuador—From the Andes to the Amazon" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Egypt, "Something Old, Something New" (Status: Closed for 2013)

F

• France, "Americans in Paris" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• France, "Art Studio in Paris and the French Riviera" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• France, "Engineering of Historic Structures" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• France, "Introduction to Winemaking" (Status: Closed for 2013)

G

• Greece, "Travelers in Greece" (Status: Closed for 2013)

I

• Ireland, "Documentary Filmmaking in Ireland" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Ireland, "What's in Your Water?" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Israel,"Housing, Land Use, and Conflict in Israel" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Italy, "Italian Culture and Institutions" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Italy, "Florence and the Birth of Modern Europe" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Italy, "Structural Engineering of Ancient Roman Architecture" (Status: Closed for 2013)

J

• Japan, "Community and Everyday Life in Japan" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Japan, "Japanese Popular Culture in Tradition" (Status: Closed for 2013)

P

• Peru, "History of the Andean Region" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Philippines, "Philippines—Labor Supplier to the World" (Status: Closed for 2013)

S

• South Africa, "From City to Safari" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• South Korea, "Sustainable Energy Technologies" (Status: Closed for 2013)
  
• Spain, "Latino Youth in a Global Perspective" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• Spain, "Spanish Art" (Status: Closed for 2013)

T

• Taiwan, "Literature and Film of Taiwan" (Status: Closed for 2013)

U

• UK, "Design in Britain—Inside and Outside the Museum Walls" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• UK, "Oxford—Portal to Fanstasy" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• UK, "Scottish Tales" (Status: Closed for 2013)
• UK, "Shakespeare Live!" (Status: Closed for 2013)