Exchange Program with Korea University
University of Cincinnati have a mutual exchange agreement with Korea University in Seoul, Korea. Please download the Program Description to obtain more information. Interested candidates should fill out the Application Form and contact Jill Winograd in IGSA.

Lucca, Italy
Opera Theater and Music Festival of Lucca. Up to 15 credits, including 5 credits in Italian. Auditions in January and February.

Munich, Germany
Intensive German language plus excursions. 6 credits. Contact Karl Obrath in the German Department.

Quarter, Semester or Year Programs
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"Women's Human Rights, Citizenships, and Identities in a North American Context" offered through the Department of Women's Studies. Term-length program to York University (Toronto), Mount Saint Vincent (Halifax), El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Juárez, Mexico: grad students), or Universidad de las Américas (Puebla, Mexico). Stipends to help defray costs will be offered to select upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in Women's Studies or other fields who have completed as least 3 core courses in Women's Studies. Contact Ashley Smith or Anne Runyan for more information. See also summer programs, above.

Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Fall semester for students who have studied at least 2 years of university-level Spanish. In conjunction with Bowling Green University. Contact Prof. Connie Scarborough, 556-1836 regarding UC credits.

Budapest, Hungary
The Budapest Semester in Cognitive Science (BSCS) is a non-degree program for undergraduates from around the world. Lecturers are established experts with international reputations in the variety of disciplines that make up the cognitive sciences. No pre-requisites are required, although this program should be of especial interest to students from computer science, biology, linguistics, psychology, philosophy, and physics. Click here for more information. Contact Prof. John Bickle to apply.

Edge Hill College, England
Fall or spring semester in picturesque Northwest England and at a reasonable cost. The college offers a wide range of courses of study, including Communication Arts, Criminology, Business Management, Languages and Humanities. Contact IGSA (556-4402) for more information regarding program and credits.

University Study Abroad Consortium. (USAC), of which UC is a member, has programs in many parts of the world, including Western Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Students may attend for 1-2 semesters, or for the summer session.  Check out the web link or contact IGSA for more information.

Exchanges with other universities allow students to pay UC tuition, no matter what the cost of the overseas program.  (Follow the links for more information)

Linz, Austria
German and International Business. 15 credits. Contact Susan Sadlier.

UQAM, Monteal, Canada. Undergraduate International Business Distance Learning Program. Managing Across NAFTA. Contact Raj Mehta.

Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago de Chile, for students in the College of Business.

Nagoya University, Japan
Fall or Spring semester in Japan for outstanding students in any field. Contact IGSA or 556-4402 for information regarding the program and scholarship opportunities.

Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA) Guadalajara, Mexico. This exchange is best suited for students in Business, Journalism, Electronic Media, Nutrition and Engineering, who are fairly proficient in Spanish (300-level). Students are housed with families and take classes with Mexican students. Semester or year. Contact IGSA (556-4402) for more information.

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies (NUFS), Japan
Semester exchange, end of March through mid-July. Intensive Japanese language and culture. Click here to access program application.  Contact IGSA (556-4402) for more information.

University of Surrey, England
Fall or spring semester in Guildford, picturesque Southeast England, only 30 miles and easy train access to London. The program accepts students from any college, but has particular strength is Engineering, Business, Languages, Sciences and  Performing Arts. Contact IGSA (556-4402) for more information regarding program and credits. See their webpage: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/

Ludwig Maximillians University, Munich, Germany.
This exchange is for an undergraduate student in Electronic Media. Click here for a description of the program and application requirements, or contact Manfred Wolfram, Division Head, 556-9489.

Universite Catholique de Louvain. Study at one of Europe's oldest universities, which is located in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium (30 mins. from Brussels).  The city of Louvain-la-Neuve has a unique, pedestrians-only design, the focal point of which is the university. There are 16,000 students on campus. UC students can study there for autumn quarter, a semester, or the academic year.  The University is French-speaking, but offers business courses in English. For more information, access UCL's web site: http://www.ucl.ac.be/en/. French majors interested in studying French should e-mail Susan Sadlier or at 556-0407 for further information.

University of Canterbury, New Zealand. This exchange program allows up to four College of Law students per year to study law in New Zealand. Contact Donna Nagy in the UC College of Law.

Short-term programs are often scheduled for quarter breaks and may not be offered every year. Here are some that have been offered on an on-going basis.

Literary Venice Study Tour
This study tour takes place during Spring Break, 2005 (March 17-25).  We will stay at the Pensione Bucintoro, where every room has a view of the lagoon and where artists such as John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, and Frank Duveneck painted from its windows. The tour is offered as a sequel to Venice in Literature, an Autumn 2004 course cross-listed as Topics in Literature (15-ENGL-201, section 001) and Venice in Literature (15-ENGC-580, section 001). That course, although not a prerequisite the tour, will certainly enrich the travel experience of students who enroll in it.  The study tour itself can be taken for three undergraduate or four graduate credits. See Literary Venice Study Tour web site. John Drury.

Study in Italy
This program is for any student wishing to have an academic/international experience in Italy. Focus on music and art. Robert Zierolf. (June)

Chile Study Tour 04
This course is an on site experience of Latin American culture and history. We will spend 10 days in Chile during Winter Break 2004. During this time we will visit four important regions in Chile: Santiago, Valparaiso, Concepcion and the South of Chile. Our activities will include forums with local students, along with visits to museums, local companies, a coal mining town, local markets, a vineyard and other areas of interest. Please refer to Chile Study Tour 04 Flyer and Program Description for more information.

The New Berlin
The New Berlin, both a myth built on memory and an urban reality deserves the world's attention. This global field trip is an interdisciplinary course – German 174 – offered to undergraduate students from across the University of Cincinnati. Contact Professor Anke Biendarra for information. 3 credits. September.

Contemporary Paris
Offered in conjunction with French 473 Spring quarter, the study tour takes in alternate years with Gothic Paris (next in June, 2004). The class and tour are open to all students and is taught in English, with arrangements for work in French for speakers of French.  Contact Professor Kathryn Lorenz for additional information. 

Gothic Paris
This program is for any student interested in exploring the mysteries of Gothic Paris. Offered in alternate years with Contemporary Paris. (Next in 2005). Contact Professor Lowanne Jones for additional information. 

International Seminars for Graduate Students in CBA 
The College of Business Administration sponsors a series of international seminars for graduate students. Locations have included Toulouse (France), Linz (Austria), Aachen (Germany) and Chiang Mai (Thailand).

Spring Tour to Italy and Sicily
March tour through Italy to study art and culture. The course is offered through the Communications Department and Romance Languages. Contact Nettina Eckert.

Study Tour to the Yucatán, Mexico
A program for Geography, other UC students and interested others to the Yucatán. Includes visits to archeological sites. December break. Contact Prof. Robert South or Prof. Nick Dunning for information for information.

Geoarchaeology in Belize
Participate in an ongoing investigation of ancient Maya impacts on the natural environment in northwestern Belize as part of a physical geography field methods course.  Pre-requisite: introductory physical geography sequence or its equivalent as background for the course.  April - May.  Contact Prof. Nick Dunning.

Honors Literature and Study Tours in the UK: "The Gaze upon Jane Austen's Landscape."  June. Contact Barbara Wenner.

CBA Undergraduate Business Capstone. One week in Querétaro, Mexico, Spring Break. Contact Raj Mehta.

Habitat for Humanity. International Business elective in Costa Rica. Study operational differences and participate in service learning. Spring break. Contact Lee Armstrong.

Global Senior Design in Brazil and Mexico. For students in Mechanical Engineering Technology (College of Applied Science) during fall quarter. Students form teams with their counterparts in two Brazilian and one Mexican university, then travel to meet on-site to complete cooperative projects. Also open to Engineering students. Contact Muthar Al-Ubaidi, OCAS.

Ohio International Consortium

The Ohio International Consortium (OIC) provides find links to most of Ohio’s publicly supported institutions of higher education. Whether you wish to find the ideal study abroad program while benefiting from paying in-state tuition as an Ohio resident or you desire to learn more about the services offered to International students by our state campuses, this is the right place! 

University Study Abroad Consortium

The University Study Abroad Consortium (USAC), of which UC is a member, has programs in many parts of the world, including Western Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Students may attend for 1-2 semesters, or for the summer session.  Check out the web link or contact IGSA for more information.

Courses taught in English at sites in England, Malta, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland, Thailand, Ghana and Israel. Click here for individual university web sites and course descriptions.

Post-Baccalaureate Exchanges

These programs are for students who have earned a B.A. or B.S. degree, or higher and wish to participate in a teacher exchange program abroad.

CIEP places students with strong preparation in French in lycées or other schools in France. Participants serve as English language and culture informants. See the CIEP web page for information about their world-wide cultural mission or Assistants Etrangers for information on the Exchanges Culturels program.

Metz and Angers, France.
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures places graduate students to live in France for a year and to teach at the Université de Metz or the Université d' Angers, where they are part of the English programs. The exchange student must be a native speaker of English and have taught for a year as a graduate assistant or lecturer in the RLL department or in ESL. For more information, contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Dr. Connie Scarborough, Connie.Scarborough@UC.EDU.

Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program.
The JET Program invites young college and university graduates from overseas to participate in international exchange and foreign language education throughout Japan. Participants are invited to Japan as representatives of their home countries, and play an important role in promoting mutual understanding between nations. As a result, successful JET Program applicants must have a strong sense of responsibility, a variety of positive interests toward Japan, and must be willing to adapt to a different culture and new situations. Program participants apply for one of two positions.  The Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) supports the English language courses in public elementary, junior, and senior high schools.  The Coordinator of International Relations (CIR) engages in international activities in local government offices.  Participants are not required to have any travel, teaching or Japanese language experience, and all majors are acceptable (the CIR position does require a very strong command of the Japanese language).  JET Program contracts are for one year beginning in July, include remuneration of approximately 3,600,000 yen per annum (roughly $31,000), and transportation to and from Japan.  Contract renewals (by mutual consent) are limited to two years.  The potential applicant must obtain a bachelor degree in June prior to the year in which s/he would be going to Japan.  For more information, please contact IGSA at the Institute for Global Studies and/or see http://www.jetprogramme.org/

Other Web Sites

http://www.uc.edu/global UC's Education Abroad Home Page

http://www.iiepassport.org A new site containing up-to-date information on most US-sponsored study abroad programs. 

http://www.statravel.com STA Travel features special fares and hotel accommodations for students, plus information on benefits of the International Student I.D.

http://www.studentuniverse.com Student Universe features special fares and hotel accommodations for students. Comparable to STA Travel.

http://www.usc.edu/dept/overseas/links.html The most essential site for a variety of information – not only study abroad, but work abroad, internships, volunteer opportunities, etc.

http://www.volunteerinternational.org An up-to-date site on International volunteer and internship opportunities.

http://www.istc.umn.edu  A searchable database of programs abroad, including "rock bottom cost" programs

http://www.studyabroad.com  Leading compendium of study abroad programs

http://www.studiesabroad.com  International study abroad programs, integrating the student into the foreign classroom

http://www.iie.org Institute of International Education site 

http://www.x-rates.com/ International Exchange Rates

http://www.hiayh.org Hostelling International.

http://www.travel.roughguides.com  travel guidebook information.

http://www.ukstudentlife.com/ UK Student Life: Everything a student needs to know about living/studying/traveling/working in the UK. Links to 250 web pages and several thousand images.

http://www.timeout.com Comprehensive city guides and entertainment listings.

http://www.yaleglobal.yale.edu The Center for the Study of Globalization at Yale University publishes articles of interest to students of global issues, including the economy, environment, gender and security.