A baby-horned lizard in Bahía Magdalena (Photo by Peter Lobozzo '08)
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Bates
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Off-Campus
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A baby-horned lizard in Bahía Magdalena (Photo by Peter Lobozzo '08)
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This list of programs and universities highlights junior semester and year abroad opportunities that offer extensive coursework in specific academic fields. We urge students to evaluate these options first, then consult the geographic pages where they are also listed. You may access the program and university web sites by clicking on the Sponsor/University name. The "number of participants" in the Comments column is per semester. Numbers often fluctuate from semester to semester, and we provide them to give a general sense of program size. Hard copies of the brochures and evaluations for most programs are available
in the Off-Campus Study Office Library.
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| Location | Duration | Sponsor/University | Lang. Req. | Housing Options | Comments | Faculty and Returning Juniors & Seniors. "Prior" = past Bates participants |
| Ghana (Cape Coast) |
Semester | School
for International Training |
None | Family & group |
African Diaspora; Ghanaian perspective on Pan-Africanism and the worldwide African diaspora; ind. study project. Number of participants: 15 |
Prior |
| United States (Atlanta) |
Semester or year | Morehouse College | None | Dorm | One of the premier historic black colleges for men, adjacent to Spelman, in dynamic large city. Early app required. Total enr: 3,000 | Prior |
| United States (Atlanta) |
Semester or year | Spelman College | None | Dorm | One of the premier historic black colleges for women, adjacent to Morehouse, in dynamic large city. Limited to Juniors; Early app required. Total enr: 2,000 | Lisa D'Oyen Mbali Ndlovu Sheena Washington |
| Great Britain (York) |
Spring or year | University of York | --- | Dorm | Top-rated archaeology program in UK; most courses open to study abroad students. | |
| Ireland (Cork) |
Spring or year | University College, Cork | --- | Dorm | Irish and general archaeology. | |
| Mexico (Merída) |
Semester or year | IFSA-Butler | 4 sems Spanish | Family | Archaeology and underwater archaeology at Maya sites. Excellent faculty. Classes with Mexican students. Lively city. | |
| Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) |
Fall | Assoc. Coll. of Midwest | None | Family, dorm, & group | 19 week program; focus on human evolution, ecology of the Serengeti; sig. field work and archaeology component. Prior nat'l science coursework req'd. Number of participants: 20 |
Art and Visual Culture (Art History)
| Great Britain (London) |
Spring or year | University College | --- | Dorm | Broad curriculum at a large university. Excellent location in an expensive city. Minimum 3.3 gpa. | Emily Friedman |
| Greece (Athens) |
Semester or year | College Year in Athens | None | Apts. | Classical and Byzantine Art and Architecture | Prior |
| Italy (Florence) |
Semester or year | Syracuse University | None | Family | Italian Renaissance art. Italian language required. Number of participants: 325 | Sarah Codraro |
| Italy (Rome) |
Semester | Trinity College | None | Singles in group dorm | Variety of courses and upper-level seminars. Excellent program in central location. Internships; sports programs. Number of participants: 60 | Katherine Cohen Fionna Sherwin-Murray Charlotte Weidlein |
| Italy (Siena) |
Semester | CET | None | Apts. with Italian student | Core Art History seminar; art history and other electives. Historic town close to Florence, yet removed from its 4000 American study abroaders. Number of participants: 50 | Jessica Kase |
Art and Visual Culture (Studio Art)
| Argentina (Mendoza) |
Semester or year | IFSA-Butler | 4 or 5 sems Spanish | Family | Based at Univ. Nacional de Cuyo, studio art & music, at base of Andes; outdoors opportunities. 4-week orientation w/intensive Spanish. Smaller-scale university and city. | Prior |
| Australia (Hobart) |
Semester or year | Univ. of Tasmania | --- | Dorm, family | Tasmanian School of Art in Hobart; portfolio required. | Prior |
| Australia (Melbourne) |
Semester or year | Univ. of Melbourne | --- | Res. College; apts. at College Square or Swanston Apts. | Victorian College of the Arts. Drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture. Portfolio and telephone interview required. | Prior |
| Australia (Sydney) |
Semester or year | Univ. of New South Wales | --- | Res. College | College of Fine Arts; no portfolio. | Will Gardner |
| France (Paris) |
Semester | Parsons School of Design | 4 sems | Apt | Lots of studio art; one req. French language course; housing can be a challenge, esp in winter sem. Portfolio required. Number of participants: 75 | Jessica Kase |
| Great Britain (Glasgow) |
Spring or year | Glasgow School of Art | --- | Dorm or apt | Studio and art history; intensive; fun city. For the more independent student. Portfolio required. Total enr: 1,400 | Jason Tsichlis |
| Italy (Florence) |
Fall or Year | Sarah Lawrence | None | Family | Excellent printmaking; overall high academic standards. Courses taught in Italian by end of the year. Number of participants: 30. | Prior |
| Italy (Florence) |
Semester or year | Syracuse University | None | Family | Best for photography and sculpture; painting and drawing only for beginners; Italian lang; Portfolio required. Number of participants: 50 | Prior |
| Italy (Rome) |
Semester | Temple University | None | Apt. | At Tyler School; top choice in Italy for painting and drawing; not for printmaking. Italian lang.; Portfolio required. | Prior |
Art and Visual Culture (Pre-Architecture) Opportunities for students
who wish to gain greater knowledge of architecture; who are considering a
Master of Architecture degree program.
| Denmark (Copenhagen) |
Semester or year | Danish Institute for Study Abroad | None | Family or Dorms | Previous coursework in Studio Art/Art History and Drawing required. Danish lang. Academic study tours. |
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| Italy (Florence) |
Semester or year | Syracuse University | None | Family | Rigorous: 3 pre-arch courses, 1 art history course, Italian lang. City full of tourists and study abroad students. Number of pre-arch. participants: 14 | Prior |
| Denmark (Copenhagen) |
Semester or year | Danish Institute for Study Abroad | None | Family or Dorms | Biotechnology; Medical Practice and Policy; along with other DIS courses; Danish language. | Prior |
| United States (Mystic, CT) |
Semester | Williams-Mystic | --- | Group house | Marine Ecology and Oceanography. Excellent academics. | Ellen Sabina |
| United States (Woods Hole, MA) |
Semester | Sem. in Env'l Science, Marine Biological Lab | --- | Dorm | Field based intro to terrestrial and aquatic ecology; exposure to advanced research, scientists, and facilities at MBL. | Prior |
| United States (Bar Harbor, ME) |
Fall Semester |
Jackson Laboratory | --- | Apts, houses | Hands on research internships in a rural setting | Prior |
| United States (New York) |
Semester | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | --- | --- | Summer research work, followed by a fall internship with lectures and seminars, students arrange own housing. See Prof. Baker in Biology Dept. | Prior |
| Greece (Athens) |
Semester or year | College Year in Athens | None | Family | Track in Ancient Greek Civilization; Ancient Greek and Advanced Latin. Number of participants: 80 | Prof. Imber Prof. Maurizio Prior |
| Ireland (Dublin) |
Year | Trinity College | --- | Dorms or apts | Excellent, long-establish Classics tradition. In city center, on-campus housing limited. Total enr: 12,000; number of Americans: 150 | Prior |
| Italy (Orvieto) |
Semester | University of Arizona | --- | Family or apts | Classics and archaeology; frequent academic excursions. Historic city one hour from Rome. | Prof. Imber Prof. Maurizio |
| Italy (Rome) |
Semester | Int. College Consort. for Classical Studies | Latin | Apt | Intense; all classics, all the time; Core course on "The Ancient City"; Latin and Greek; background in Roman history recommended. Admission difficult. Number of participants: 34 | Prior |
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Great Britain |
Spring or year | University of Manchester | --- | Dorm | Fiction and poetry; portfolio required. | Prior |
| Great Britain (Norwich) |
Spring or year | University of East Anglia | --- | Dorm | Fiction, poetry, and drama. | Prior |
| Australia (Melbourne) |
Semester or year | Univ. of Melbourne | --- | Dorm | At Victorian College of the Arts. Performance, choreography, and research. Audition video required. Total enr: 70-80 | |
| Great Britain (London) |
Year | Laban Conservatory of Dance | --- | Dorms | Intensive program for the serious dance student. Classes with British students. Expensive city. Total enr: 350; Number of Americans: 20 | Prior |
Development Studies
(Windhoek) |
Semester | Augsburg College | None | Group dorm & family | Nat'n bldg, Globalization,& decolonizing the mind in southern Africa. Very hot and arid. Number of participants: 15 |
Ilana Adler-Bell |
| Nicaragua |
Semester | Augsburg College | 4 sems | Family & group | Social change in Guatemala, El Salvador, then Nicaragua; very intense focus. Less cultural connection because of the travel nature of the program. Number of participants: 15 | Prior |
| Thailand (Khon Kaen) |
Semester | CIEE | None | Family & dorm | Development and Globalization; Based at Khon Kaen Univ., Thai language and community work. Number of participants: 18 | Prof. Kemper Kristopher Kane Alexander Scott Anne Sheldon Anna Yalouris |
| Uganda | Semester | School for International Training | None | Family & group | Focus on development studies, internship with development organization. Early app. req. Number of participants: 15 | Gregory Fisher Sam Nagourney Rachel Salloway |
| Multiple Locations | Semester | Int'l Honors Program | None | Family & Group | Cities in the 21st century: Urban planning and development. Fall: India, China and NZ; Spring: Brazil, So. Africa, France. Number of participants: 30 | Sabrina Miess |
| Chile (Santiago) |
Semester | School for International Training | 4 sems | Family & Group | US Calendar; Education and Social Change theme; ind. study project or practicum. Prev. coursework in Education, Latin American studies, Development studies req. | |
| France (Rennes) |
Semester or year | CIEE | 4 sems French | Family | Practicum on primary level (students take methodology class); students with prior experience may teach on secondary level. | |
| Spain (Seville) |
Semester or year | CIEE | 5 sems Spanish | Family | Teaching Development: Program and Univ. courses focusing on Education; teaching placement in local schools or companies. |
Education (Students attend this program on an academic leave of absence
basis)
| United States (New York City) |
Semester | Urban Education Semester | --- | Dorm | Intro to urban education with courses at Bank Street College of Education and classroom placement with mentor. Number of participants: 15 | Prior |
| Australia (Yungaburra) | Semester | School for Field Studies | None | Bunkhouse | Tropical rainforest management, research project, remote. Prior biology courses required. Number of participants: 30 | Brian Quarrier |
| Botswana (Gaborone) | Semester | School for International Training | None | Family & group | Ecology, conservation, and development; ind. study project. Prior ES or Bio coursework req. Number of participants: 15 | Prior |
| Brazil (Belem) |
Semester | School for International Training | 2 sems Spanish | Family & group | Amazon Studies & ecology, Portuguese or Spanish helpful, ind. study project; prior course in Bio or ES required. Number of participants: 15 | Prior |
| Costa Rica (Monteverde) | Semester | CIEE | 2 sems | Group dorm, camping | Ecology & Tropical Biology, Spanish. Based in rainforest, but travel to various ecological settings. Number of participants: 20-25 | Prior |
| Costa Rica (Monteverde) | Semester | Organiz. Trop. Stud. | 2 sems | Group dorm, camping | Focus on rain forest research and preservation. Prior biology required, sponsored by Duke Univ. Field biology, travel to many sites, some camping. Number of participants: 25 | Gabriela Anhalzer |
| Ecuador (Quito) |
Semester | School for International Training | 4 sems Spanish | Family & Group | Comparative Ecology and Conservation; ind. study project; previous Bio/ES coursework req. | Prior |
| Kenya (Kilimanjaro Bush Camp) |
Semester | School for Field Studies | None | Bunk House | Wildlife management; ecology and policy. Directed research. Prior course in Bio/Ecology required. | Prior |
| Madagascar (Ft. Dauphin) | Semester | School for International Training | 4 sems French | Family & Group | Tropical Ecology and Conservation (primarily in French), ind. study project; previous bio/ES coursework req'd, experiential biology Number of participants: 12 |
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| Panama (Panama City) | Semester | School for International Training | 4 sems Spanish | Family & group | Development and conservation; ind. study project; prior ES, bio coursework required. Number of participants: 15 | Prior |
| South Africa (Kruger Nat'l Park) |
Semester | Organization for Tropical Studies | None | Group | South African eco-systems, wildlife conservation. Time in Cape Town. Pre-req: 2 sems of bio, ecology or other related science. | Prior |
| Tanzania (Arusha) | Semester | School for International Training | None | Family & group | Human/Environment interactions; various locations including Serengeti Pk, ind study proj., prior bio/ES courses req'd. Experiential Biology. Swahili. Number of participants: 25 | Prior |
| Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) |
Fall | Assoc. Coll. of Midwest | None | Family, dorm, & group | 19 week program focusing on human evolution, ecology of the Serengeti; sig. field work and archaeology component. Swahili. Prior nat'l science coursework req'd. Number of participants: 20 | |
| Tanzania (Zanzibar) |
Semester | School for International Training | None | Family & group | Coastal ecology prog; impact of human activity and tourism on marine and coastal environments; prior bio/ES coursework req'd. Best for independent student. | Prior |
| Thailand (Khon Kaen) |
Semester | CIEE | None | Family & dorm | Development and Globalization; Based at Khon Kaen Univ., Thai language and community work. Number of participants: 18 | Kristopher Kane Alexander Scott Anne Sheldon Anna Yalouris |
| Australia (Melbourne) |
Semester or year | Univ. of Melbourne | --- | Dorm | Film and Television studies. Portfolio and telephone interview required. | |
| Australia (Sydney) |
Semester or year | Univ. of New South Wales | --- | Dorm | School of Media Arts; film production. | |
| Australia (Sydney) |
Semester or year | University of Sydney | --- | Dorm | At Sydney College of the Arts; studio program in film and digital art. Portfolio required. | |
| Czech Republic (Prague) |
Semester | CET | None | Apts. w/Czech students | At FAMU. Core course in Film Production; electives in production and theory; early app required; portfolio recommended/required. Czech language required. | Prior |
| Czech Republic (Prague) |
Semester | CIEE | --- | Family | Film history and theory at FAMU; some prerequisites. Czech language required | |
| Great Britain (London) |
Spring or year | King's College | --- | Dorms | Integrated program with more theory than practice. Expensive city. |
Prof. Kuritz |
| Great Britain ( London) |
Spring or year | Queen Mary, Univ. of London | --- | Dorm | Growing Film Studies program; production courses. Expensive city. | Prof. Kuritz |
| Great Britain (Norwich) |
Spring or year | Univ. of East Anglia | --- | Dorm | History, theory, some production. |
| Iceland (Reykjavik) |
Fall | University of Iceland | --- | Dorm | Topics in geology, geography, and geophysics. Focus on Icelandic geology. Pre-req: 2 sems of earth science | Megan Arnold |
| New Zealand (Auckland) |
Semester or Year | Univ. of Auckland | --- | Dorm | Strong fieldwork; excursions on west coast of North Island and Tongariro volcanic field. | |
| New Zealand (Christchurch) |
Semester or Year | Univ. of Canterbury | --- | Dorm, apt. | Research and field work throughout NZ. Winter JSA preferable. Smaller univ. and city; many outdoors activities. | Dana Oster |
| Norway (Svalbard) |
Fall | University Centre in Svalbard | --- | Dorm | Arctic geology and geophysics at 78 degrees north; remote, cold, Arctic island. | Prof. Ambrose Prior |
| Great Britain (Edinburgh) |
Spring or year | University of Edinburgh | --- | Dorm | Field work in UK and Europe. Large department. Historic, capital city. | |
| Great Britain (St. Andrews) |
Spring or year | Univ. of St. Andrews | --- | Dorm | Many opps for local field work. Remote Scotland; smaller university, small, quaint town. | Prior |
| Australia (Townsville) | Semester or year | James Cook Univ. | --- | Dorms | Tropical and Marine Biology; access to Great Barrier Reef | Prior |
| British W. I. (S. Caicos) | Semester | School for Field Studies | --- | Group dorm | Coral reef ecology, biology and resource mgt. themes; prior bio required. | Stuart Ryan |
| United States (Mystic, CT) |
Semester | Williams-Mystic | --- | Group house | Maritime studies program with bio, lit, history, policy; excellent academics & peer group, sailing and other travel, early application deadline. Number of participants: 24 | Ellen Sabina |
| Hungary (Budapest) | Semester | Budapest Semester in Math | None | Family | Math and computer science. Hungarian language. Provides excellent background in Math. | Prior |
| Austria (Salzburg) | Spring or year | New Eng Un Assoc | 4 sems | Family | Music courses at the Univ. of Salzburg and the Mozarteum. | |
| Austria (Vienna) |
Spring or year | Central College | 4 sems | Dorms | Music courses at the Univ. of Vienna and at the Prayner Conservatory. | |
| France (Nantes) |
Semester | IES | 4 sems | Family | Opportunities in music and music history at the Conservatoire National de Region. | Prior |
| Great Britain (Bristol) |
Spring or year | University of Bristol | --- | Dorms | Excellent university in attractive city, few Americans, semester calendar, via Butler in spring, | Prior |
| Great Britain (London) |
Spring or year | King's College | --- | Dorms | Full-year students who study full-time solely in the department can take individual vocal or instrumental lessons at the Royal Academy of Music. Expensive city. | |
| Great Britain (London) |
Spring or year | Royal Holloway, U. of London | --- | Dorm | Focused music program; exc. music library and course selection; outside of London, space limited. Expensive city. | Prior |
| Great Britain (York) |
Spring or year | University of York | --- | Dorms | Can join Dept. ensembles and take private lessons. Residential colleges | |
| Ireland (Cork) |
Spring or year | University College Cork | --- | Dorms | Wide ranging music curriculum, incl. traditional Irish music. | Prior |
| Italy (Milan) |
Semester or year | IES | None | Apt. w/Italian students | Commercial city; fewer Americans and tourists. | Sophia Budianto |
| Brazil (Salvador) |
Semester | School for International Training | 2 sems. Portugese/4 sems Spanish | Family & Group | Focus on public health incl. alternative health approaches. Ind. study project. Apply early. | Katherine Dexter |
| Chile (Arica) |
Semester | School for International Training | 4 sems | Family & Group | Public Health and Community Welfare; ind. study project or guided practicum. Based in northern Chile. | |
| Denmark (Copenhagen) |
Semester or year | Danish Insititute for Study Abroad | None | Family or Dorm | Spring: Bioinformatics. Pre-req: college course in basic molecular biology. Danish language | Prior |
| Great Britain (Bristol) |
Spring or year | University of Bristol | --- | Dorm | Courses from Faculty of Medical Sciences and Dept. of Chemical and Physical Sciences | |
| Great Britain (London) |
Spring or year | King's College | --- | Dorm | Courses and clinical attachment in the School of Medicine; full-year students engage in a clinical research project. Expensive city. | |
| Great Britain (London) |
Year | University College | --- | Dorm | Focus on int'l health issues; courses with British pre-med students at Int'l Health and Medical Education Centre. Expensive city. | |
| Great Britain (Sussex) |
Spring or year | University of Sussex | --- | Dorm | Coursework and volunteer program in local hospital. | |
| Kenya (Nairobi) |
Semester | St. Lawrence Univ. | --- | Family & Group | Course on "Health, Sickness and Healing in Kenya;" African Studies core course and Kiswahili. Pre-req: one course with Africa or diaspora content. | Prior |
| South Africa (Durban) |
Semester | School for International Training | --- | Family & Group | Public health; examines interplay of health care policy, education, and practice. Ind. study project. Apply early. | Erica Perlman-Hensen |
| Multiple Locations | Spring | International Honors Program | --- | Family and group | Health and community issues. 2 itineraries: India, China, and South Africa; US, Tanzania and Vietnam | Eleanor Prowell Brooks Puchner |
| Denmark (Copenhagen) |
Semester or year | Danish Insititute for Study Abroad | None | Family or Dorm | Core course and Supervised Practicum in Danish school; integrated study tours. | Ryan Boyer |
Religion
| India (Bodh Gaya) |
Fall | Antioch College | --- | Monastery housing | Buddhist studies focus with time at monastery. Serious meditation practice. Number of participants: 32 | Jake Lewis Rose Schwab |
| India (Madurai) |
Fall | SITA Consortium (including Bates) | --- | Family | Emphasis on religion and culture, ind. study; in southern India. Number of participants: 10-15 | Prof. J. Strong Prof. Kemper Anne Coreno |
| Sri Lanka (Kandy) |
Fall | ISLE Consortium (including Bates) | --- | Family | Excellent academic & cultural exp at Univ. of Paredeniya in Kandy, early August start. Number of participants: 18 | Prof. J. Strong Prof. Kemper |
| Great Britain (London) |
Spring or year | Royal Holloway, U. of London | --- | Dorm | Highly ranked drama dept; limited space; in suburbs. Expensive city. | Prior |
| Great Britain (London) |
Spring or year | Sarah Lawrence | --- | Apt. | Theater program with British-Am. Drama Academy; all American students. Audition very important. Expensive city.Number of participants: 40 | Prior |
| Great Britain (Brighton) |
Spring or Year | University of Sussex | --- | Dorm | Interdisciplinary perspectives; small, cosmopolitan city on the south coast. | |
Mali |
Semester | School for International Training | 4 sems French | Family or apt | Gender and development focus; independent study. Hot & remote. | Lisa Fischer |
| Netherlands (Amsterdam) |
Semester | School for International Training | None | Family | Int'l. Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender; Dutch language; independent study. | Helen Paille |
| Europe (Multiple locations) |
Fall | Antioch College | None | Group | Comparative Women's Studies in UK, Germany, Netherlands, and Poland. Pre-program reading and writing assignments. | Stephanie Howson |
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