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Planning
Planning your Program: 

The best time for a History major to go abroad will be a combination of their concentration, credits they have transferred in, whether they have a dual major or a minor, whether they plan on taking any summer classes, and obviously their personal situation.  Listed below are some suggested time frames for each concentration. Students looking to go abroad during a different period are encouraged to work closely with their department advisor and the Education Abroad Office.

For all concentrations short-term study abroad opportunities are normally fairly easy to fit into a student’s degree plan.  Students are able to start participating on short-term programs (winter break, spring break, and summer) as early as their first year.  Students participating on short-term faculty-led programs often fulfill General Education, Major Free Electives, Major Concentration courses, Language requirements, or 2nd Major/Minor requirements.  Students participating on partner summer programs may be able to fulfill English requirements in addition to the above options. 

BS History

BS History majors often fulfill Regional History Requirements (i.e. European or Non-western History) abroad as well as History electives.  It may be possible to fulfill Concentration course requirements but students should work closely with their advisor in planning these courses.  BS Social Studies Education majors looking to do a semester abroad often will go abroad during the first semester of their 2nd year however this requires very careful planning.  More often Education majors will complete a short-term program or participate in International Student Teaching.

BA History

BA History majors often fulfill Regional History Requirements (i.e. European or Non-western History) abroad as well as History electives and general education/minor/language requirements abroad. 

Course Considerations: 

History majors may not able to complete Capstone requirements abroad, although this is up to the discretion of the department.  Other courses that students may want to plan to take before or after their abroad experience are _______. 

Students also can look to satisfy General Education and/or Minor requirements.  It is suggested that students save 1 or 2 LSE requirements for their study abroad program.  It may be possible to satisfy an ILE, Science Inquiry, or Quantitative Literacy course but this requires more advanced planning.  BA History majors can also participate in a summer or semester language program to satisfy their Intermediate language requirements.  

Advising: 

Students should contact their departmental advisor to schedule an advising appointment.

Key questions to ask?

  • What are my remaining degree requirements?
  • How many upper-division credits do I still need to complete for my degree?
  • How many elective credits (lower vs. upper division) do I have left to complete my major?
  • What remaining prerequisites must I fulfill, and how will study abroad impact my progress?
  • Which of my remaining degree requirements could I complete abroad? Are there any that I cannot take abroad?
  • Can I receive academic credit for an internship abroad?
  • Are there any in-residence requirements I need to be aware of before I go abroad?
Programs

History majors are able to participate on department faculty-led programs,  summer partner programs, and on semester programs.  Listed below are some possible options.

Program Type Information

Faculty-led

All faculty-led programs for fall 2021 have been suspended due to the ongoing pandemic. Please check back beginning in summer 2021 for updates about faculty-led programs for Spring Break and Summer I & II 2022.

Below are examples of previous faculty-led programs.

 

War in Europe: Eastern Front

  • Available Terms: Summer
  • Country: Various
  • Standing:  Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language Requirement: None 
  • Unique Feature: This interdisciplinary program offered by History and Sociology 6 s.h. of credit studying the causes and consequences of war in Europe. While traveling through the Czech Republic,Germany, Hungary, and Poland, students will learn about the impacts of World War II, the Cold War, and the Holocaust through the exploration of various historic sites, museums, and cultural exchanges. Extended excursions included in this trip are: visiting Berlin's "DDR" Cold War Museum, Jewish Holocaust Memorial, and Berlin Wall; Dresden's Military History Museum, Prague's Museum of Communism and Jewish Museum; Krakow's Auschwitz Death Camp; and Budapest's Hammer and Sickle Tour, House of Terror, and the Hospital in the Rock.

Short-term

USAC Chengdu

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Summer
  • Country: China
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Normally offers an Ancient Chinese History course in addition to Chinese language.

USAC Costa Rica

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Summer
  • Country: Costa Rica
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Normally offers a Latin America History course in addition to Spanish language.

Semester

Africa

USAC Ghana

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Ghana
  • Standing: 2nd semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework including African.

AIFS Stellenbosch

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: South Africa
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers History coursework each semester including several African history courses.

University of Johannesburg 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: South Africa
  • Standing: 2nd semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers several History courses including 1-2 African history courses. 

University of the Free State

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: South Africa
  • Standing: 2nd semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers African history coursework. 

Asia

ISEP The Chinese University of Hong Kong 

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework including Asian history.

Bishop Heber College

  • Program Type: Partial Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: India
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework with a particular focus on Indian history. 

Kristu Jayanti 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: India
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework with a particular focus on Indian history. 

Madras Christian College

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: India
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework with a particular focus on Indian history. 

Kansai Gaidai University

  • Program Type: Full Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Spring
  • Country: Japan
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Students will study Japanese language in addition to elective coursework taught in English.  Normally offers several Japanese history courses each semester. 

Europe

University of Innsbruck

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Spring
  • Country: Austria
  • Standing: Sophomre,Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Students can take a German language course while taking some European History courses in English.  Students with advanced German can choose from a wider range of History courses. 

USAC Prague

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Czech Republic
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Normally offers several European History courses each semester. 

AIFS FU Berlin

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Germany
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Students will take German language in addition to elective coursework taught in German or English.  Offers several European/German History courses each term. 

USAC Cork 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Ireland
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations:  Offers a range of History coursework with a particular focus on European and Irish history. 

Lorenzo de’ Medici Florence

  • Program Type: Partner 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Italy
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Students are required to take an Italian language course while abroad. Normally offers a range of Italian/European history courses. 

Radboud University 

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Spring
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: History course offerings range from European to US.  Normally offers 5 History courses in the spring. 

Adam Mickiewicz University

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Spring
  • Country: Poland
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of European and Polish history coursework. 

Universidad de Cantabria (North Carolina Consortium Program)

  • Program Type: Partner (Consortium)
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Spain
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Program is designed for students who have completed 1050 or 1060 prior to going abroad and who want to finish their minor in one semester.  Students will take 12-15 credits of Spanish language courses on this program including a Spanish History course. 

Universidad Pablo de Olavide

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Spain
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers Spanish language in addition to courses taught in English and Spanish including several Spanish history courses.  

Bilkent 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Turkey
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers several History courses each semester including Ottoman.

Keele University 

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework from American to British and European.

Swansea University

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework from American to British and European as well as Classical and Egyptology.

University of Lincoln

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Notes: Students normally need to take at least 50% of their courses in their admitting department. 
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework from American to British and European.

University of Roehampton 

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations:  Offers some European history courses. 

University of Sunderland

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework from American to British and European.

ISEP Plymouth 

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework from American to British and European.

USAC Reading 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework from American to British and European as well as Classics.

USAC St Andrews

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers coursework in Ancient History, Classical Studies, Medieval History, Modern History, and Scottish History. 

Latin America/Caribbean

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

  • Program Type: Full Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Chile
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Students will study Spanish language and will take elective courses taught in Spanish for international students (offers several Latin American History courses). Students with advanced language may enroll directly in normal university courses.  

Veritas 

  • Program Type: Partner
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Costa Rica
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Students can take intensive Spanish language coursework up to 10 credits along with Spanish and English taught electives.  Students with upper level Spanish can enroll directly in the normal university course offerings. Normally offers several Costa Rica/Latin America History courses.

USAC Uruguay

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Uruguay
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature:  Students will take 6-12 credits of Spanish language (varies by track) as well as electives focusing on Latin America and Agriculture taught in Spanish and English.  Normally offers 1-2 Latin America History courses.

Middle East/N Africa

USAC Haifa

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Israel
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students can take Arabic or Hebrew.  
  • Unique Feature: Normally offers 1-3 Judaic/Holocaust Studies courses. 

ISEP Al Akhawayn

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Morocco
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students can take Arabic or French.  
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework from US to North African to Middle Eastern. 

AURAK

  • Program Type: Full Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Beginner to Intermediate Arabic as well as Middle Eastern Studies courses. 

ISEP Sharjah 

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange, ISEP DIrect
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Beginner to Intermediate Arabic as well as a range of Histor offerings from US to North African to Middle Eastern. 

Oceania

La Trobe University 

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Australia
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework including Aboriginal, American, and Australian.

Southern Cross University 

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Australia
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework including Aboriginal, American, and Australian.

ISEP Massey and USAC Massey

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Unique Feature: Offers a range of History coursework including some NZ and Maori specific courses.