Semester in Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Study principles of business in a European context, and earn a Concentration in European Business, while living in one of Europe’s most historical and progressive cities. As part of your program of study, you will take trips to several major European cities and visit their businesses, governmental institutions, and cultural sites. Live at the Montpelier House, only one block away from the...
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London, England
Students participating in the Semester in London will take 16 credits in the fall or spring semesters or 13 credits during the summer semester. Upperclassmen also have the opportunity to gain international work experience by participating in an internship with a company or organization related to their desired career path. During First Semester in London, new students will live and learn...
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Florence, Italy
JMU’s Semester in Florence permits students from all majors to enjoy the cultural richness of the city of Florence and of Italy more broadly. Students encounter Renaissance art; the interplay among food, wine, & Italian culture; Italian and U.S. marketing approaches; Italian and non-Italian literature about Florence; and a course on global issues and issue advocacy. No previous background...
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Salamanca, Spain
Offered fall, spring, and summer, JMU’s Semester in Spain (SIS) program provides a rich academic and cultural experience, with well-qualified, dedicated faculty from the University of Salamanca (USAL). The SIS offers students a unique educational experience that effectively combines academic work with extensive exploration of the city and around Spain. In addition to academic...
Read MoreAustria, Croatia and Bosnia: Identity, Conflict and Democracy
Vienna, Graz, Split, Sarajevo, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
How can groups that follow different religions or speak different languages live together in democracies? What happens when difference leads to conflict? How can places that have seen civic conflict rebuild democratic, stable, and inclusive societies? This study abroad trip examines these questions across Austria, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The trip begins at the center of the...
Read MoreBelgium: International Finance in Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
This three-credit course will expose students to exchange rates, international business, and economic policy with a strong application in worldwide issues. Students will learn how firms operate and compete internationally and adapt to a rapidly changing environment, all while experiencing the European culture, business, and history in Antwerp, the diamond center of Europe.Classroom lectures are...
Read MoreBelgium: Comparative Education
Leuven, Belgium
This spring break study abroad program is comprised of a three-credit course that includes a weeklong experience visiting schools and cultural sites in and around Leuven, Belgium. Anyone who is preparing for a career in K-12 education, as well as those seeking to develop intercultural competencies, is welcome to participate. Participants will be staying at Irish College in Leuven. During our...
Read MoreEurope: Public Relations
Antwerp, Bruges, The Hague, Belgium, Netherlands
Public Relations in Europe is a 3-week study abroad program that offers students an opportunity to learn about and engage with public relations and communication theory in a European context. Additionally, the course covers the differences between working in the U.S. and Europe. Coursework will include a collection of readings focusing on public relations in each of the countries visited (The...
Read MoreBelgium: International Consulting in Business
Leuven, Amsterdam, Belgium, Netherlands
This program provides an extraordinary opportunity to study a College of Business Computer Information systems (CIS) course in Europe while experiencing European business, culture, and history. You will learn about future opportunities for you to work or pursue your education in Europe after graduation from JMU. There will be some free time for students to explore Europe outside of class...
Read MoreBulgaria: Music Performances and Culture
Sofia, Bulgaria
This two-credit course will engage students in collaborative performances with fellow musicians, composers, and conductors in the heart of Bulgaria. Students will perform two concerts as a chamber ensemble and collaborate with composers and conductors of various backgrounds from around the world, all while experiencing Bulgarian culture, history, and music in the capital city, Sofia. Activities...
Read MoreEngland: JMU Honors College at Cambridge University
Cambridge, England
JMU Honors students have the incredible opportunity to spend four weeks living and studying at historic Cambridge University, one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious schools. Cambridge’s program of summer courses attracts students of all ages from around the world, creating a unique, vibrant learning community. Students can personalize their study by choosing from...
Read MoreEstonia and Spain: Global Healthcare Europe
Tallinn, Alicante, Estonia, Spain
Are you interested in a career in healthcare, public health, or public policy? Do you wonder why our healthcare system is the way it is and why it’s not more like the universal healthcare systems that you hear about in other countries? Every country in the world takes a different approach to designing and implementing its healthcare systems. What better way to learn about varying...
Read MoreFrance: Art and Food on the French Riviera
Nice, France
This 6-credit, 4-week program is open to all students who wish to experience the French Riviera while taking language, cultural, and artistic classes. Based in the beautiful city of Nice, hub of the French Riviera by the Mediterranean sea, the program offers on-site classes complemented by homestays with host families, providing a safe environment for our students. The food of Provence is an...
Read MoreFrance: Food and Culture
Paris, Beaune, France
This 3-week summer course in Paris and Beaune, France, explores the history and impact of French food on contemporary culture. Through a wide range of experiences and on-site lectures, students will be exposed to the history of French cuisine and its importance in the modern dining experience. Students will visit historical and cultural sites that help to demonstrate the history of France, and...
Read MoreFrance: Famous Americans in Paris
Paris, France
Follow in the footsteps of famous Americans in Paris, from Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson to F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Josephine Baker, and many, many more! Daily morning classes and coursework will include readings from famous Americans who lived in Paris, followed by relevant excursions to the sights they describe in their writings: the Louvre,...
Read MoreGermany: Language and Culture in Fulda
Fulda, Berlin, Nuremburg, Weimar, Würzburg, Germany
Have you always wanted to see the world, study a new language and culture, and have fun at the same time? Consider the summer study program in Fulda, Germany. You will earn six credits and learn both in the classroom and during field trips and excursions. As part of the International Summer University at the Fulda University of Applied Sciences, you will also meet international students from...
Read MoreGreece: Ancient Philosophy and Math
Athens, Paros, Santorini, Glyfada, Greece
We invite you to join us in an exploration of the world of the Ancient Greeks. Our program will consist of two main parts: half will be devoted to providing a broad overview of Ancient and Hellenistic Greek philosophy and history, and half will focus on more specific Ancient Greek philosophical puzzles and paradoxes. No background in any of these fields is necessary. All that’s required...
Read MoreMediterranean Marvels
Athens, Kos, Patmos, Samos, Rome, Venice, Greece, Italy
This program immerses you in the art and culture of the Mediterranean. We will learn about the achievements of Ancient Greece and Rome, explore three different Greek islands, and end the program in Venice, Italy. Our explorations will consider the lives and histories of the peoples who lived in and traveled through these historic places. You will earn 6 credits of general education credit in...
Read MoreIreland: JMU Internship in Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Want on-the-job international preparation for our globalized world? Want to expand your cultural competency without navigating a language barrier? The JMU Internship in Ireland is for you. This program is open to all majors and provides internships experience in your field. Students have interned in a variety of fields, including marketing, music education, business, tourism, information...
Read MoreIreland: Performing Site - Experimental Art and Dance
Ballyvaughan, Galway, Aran Islands, Ireland
What is the role of site within art and dance? This 3-week study abroad program, located in the Burren, Ireland, explores this fundamental question through direct experiences and hands-on learning, focused on creative and spatial practices. Themes of landscape, ecology, Celtic culture, place-making and material investigation will aim to examine long-standing associated relationships to the...
Read MoreIreland: Sports Medicine and Culture
Dublin, Ireland
Spend the week immersing yourself in Irish Sports Medicine, culture and structured tourism activities. Learn how the history of Gaelic Sports influence culture. Learn common injuries and management techniques for injuries in Gaelic Sports and Rugby. Learn how Athletic Training fits into the Irish healthcare system. Tourism activities include a walking history tour of Dublin, Hop on/off bus and...
Read MoreItaly: Examining 'La Dolce Vita' through Cross-Cultural Psychology
Perugia, Florence, Italy
Have you always wanted to visit Italy? You are not alone! Why is it that so many people throughout the world want to visit and live in this beautiful country? Maybe you need to go there to understand! Then, when you return, perhaps you can implement into your life ideas such as daily pauses, healthy eating (which includes pasta and gelato), and the Italian way of living each day fully with...
Read MoreItaly, Venice through the Ages: Foundations of Western Culture
Venice, Italy
Experience Venice, Italy—one of the most culturally rich and historically influential cities in the world—through a transformative, three-credit study abroad course. This immersive program invites students to explore the arts and humanities in the heart of a city that shaped Western civilization. For over a millennium, the Republic of Venice—known as La Serenissima—stood...
Read MoreItaly: Art & Culture of Michelangelo in Florence & Rome
Florence, Rome, Italy
Where would you rather learn - sitting in a classroom staring at your laptop, or wandering the halls of a 16th-century Roman palace? (It’s still inhabited by a prince!) Or maybe standing under a 2000-year-old concrete dome? Sitting on a marble park bench in the gardens of a lavish villa? In Michelangelo’s Italy, we trade in the classroom for four weeks of on-site visits to the...
Read MoreItaly: A Journey Through Language and Culture
Verona, Italy
Are you ready to immerse yourself in the life of a beautiful Italian town while learning Italian alongside students from all over the world? Join us in Verona, the world-renowned hometown of Romeo and Juliet, where you’ll have the opportunity to experience the Italian lifestyle in the vibrant atmosphere of early summer. This 4-week, 6-credit Study Abroad program, offered by the JMU...
Read MoreOrganized Crime, Feminism, & Resistance Movements in Sicily & Southern Italy
Palermo, Naples, Ischia, Rome, Italy
This interdisciplinary Study Abroad program offers an examination of Organized Crime (and the Anti-Mafia movements) in Southern Italy, from two different disciplinary perspectives. Students may choose between 2 courses--one from a social science perspective (JUST 301) or one from a literature/humanities perspective (ENG 222). Assignments and some readings will be unique to each course, but the...
Read MoreItaly: A Sociological Journey Through History, Innovation, and Culture
Rome, Florence, Italy
This program will explore Italy’s rich cultural heritage along with its complex social relations in two cities: Rome and Florence. Our journey will start in Rome, the Eternal City and cradle of Western civilization. In Rome, we will dive into the ancient roots of the Western world and the modern-day effects of this legacy. Participants will enjoy guided visits to Vatican Museums, Sistine...
Read MoreThe Netherlands: Interdisciplinary Studies
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information Session September 24, 2024 from 6:00- 8:00PM, Studio Center, 110 W Grace St, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. Free pizza and refreshments provided! This study abroad program is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with excursions to Rotterdam, Haarlem, and The Hague. Summer in The Netherlands offers an interdisciplinary experience open to all majors with courses in art, design, the...
Read MoreThe Netherlands: Responsible Futures for Sustainability
Amsterdam, Leiden, Rotterdam, Enschede, Netherlands
During this three-week cross-disciplinary learning experience in The Netherlands (with a few days of online coursework prior), students will learn about “livable and sustainable cities”: what it means to experience and live in one, and how we can become co-designers of future livable and sustainable cities wherever we are in the world. In courses that draw on expertise from a range...
Read MoreNorway and Denmark: Vikings and Writings
Bergen, Oslo, Frederikshavn, Aalborg, Aarhus, Norway, Denmark
Explore Norway and Denmark like a Viking! Follow the path of the original Vikings: Bike, rail, boat, and walk on a journey with us through the lands of Scandinavia. Then, write about your adventures, observations, and experiences. Students will have many opportunities to engage with each other and build community. Students will have the option of taking either WRTC 301 Language Law and Ethics...
Read MorePortugal: Interdisciplinary Arts Performance
Porto, Portugal
Open to dance, music, and art majors, this program is an immersive exploration of museum-based interdisciplinary performance. Through this course, students will delve into themes inspired by the works on exhibit at the Serralves Museum in Porto, Portugal. In addition to studying the exhibitions at Serralves, students will participate in a collaborative development process culminating in a...
Read MorePortugal: Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Europe
Lisbon, Porto, Portugal
Students enrolled in this course will combine team-based experiences in creativity, ideation, innovation, and multidisciplinary/multicultural teaming with opportunities to meet and learn from world experts in design, engineering, business and venture creation as part of a multicultural, multidisciplinary team. Over the course of this 4-week summer experience, students will encounter a hands-on,...
Read MoreSpain: JMU Internship in Valencia
Valencia, Spain
This program is perfect for students who want to complete an internship for their major while also enhancing Spanish language skills. On this program, students have the opportunity to intern in a wide range of industries including (but not limited to!) accounting, design, marketing, education, politics, anthropology, IT, hospitality management, communication, law, health/medical, and the...
Read MoreSpain: Culture and Context in Barcelona and Madrid
Barcelona, Madrid, Spain
This program offers a deep dive into the culture and history of twentieth-century Spain, with emphasis on political and social changes. Beginning in the 1920s with dictatorship, the democratic renaissance of the 1930s, and the Spanish Civil War and subsequent Franco Regime lasting until 1975, Spain experienced major shifts, often felt most deeply in the major cities of Barcelona and...
Read MoreSpain: International Sport and Tourism
Sevilla, Madrid, Barcelona, Spain
Join us as we vist some of the world’s most successful and storied football clubs and attractions. Spain has a rich history, vibrant culture and a fascinating past that dates back thousands of years with unique architecture, traditions, and way of life. Spain is renowned for its passionate sports culture, iconic football clubs and tennis tournaments, sports play a vital role in Spain's...
Read MoreSpain: Managing Your Own Life
Jaen, Spain
It will include a great deal of Philosophy, the true meaning from the Greek: “Love of Wisdom.” Unlike other classes you may have taken before, this one will allow you to spend more time discussing all the things that are important in your life and in your future within a safe support group. Two professors with decades of experience in over 30 countries will team up with you to begin...
Read MoreSpain and Portugal: Culture and Tradition on the Camino
Oviedo, Porto, Spain, Portugal
This course is an immersive experience with visits to the Picos de Europe National Park, the coastal city of Gijon, and walking through rural landscapes and villages along the Camino Primativo. Students will immerse in contemporary world of Asturias while experiencing the history and culture that grounds this region firmly in the past. Guided tours of the Santa Maria del Naranco a 9th century...
Read MoreSweden: National Security and Economics
Stockholm, Sweden
Spend two immersive weeks in Sweden’s capital exploring how economic tools - from trade and currency policy to energy strategy - shape national security in the Nordic region and beyond. Anchored at Stockholm’s Ratio Institute, the program blends classroom seminars with on-site visits to ministries, think tanks, and private firms that influence Europe’s policy landscape. Guest...
Read MoreSwitzerland/Italy: Science and Society
Geneva, Bari, Switzerland, Italy
Information Session October 21 from 6:30- 7:15 on Zoom October 24 from 5:30- 6:15PM in Keezell Hall 303 This program offers students a transformative cross-cultural experience that blends scientific exploration with cultural discovery. Over four weeks, students will explore how cutting-edge science and technology influence society, with a focus on fostering inclusive, interdisciplinary...
Read MoreSwitzerland, Italy, and Romania: Migration and Humanitarian Action in Europe
Geneva, Montreux, Bucharest, Brasov, Cluj-Napoca, Switzerland, Romania, Italy
This program will immerse students in the global humanitarian system, from the birthplace of the modern humanitarian movement in Geneva, to migration hotspots in eastern and southern Europe where humanitarian actors are assisting refugees fleeing war, persecution, and extreme poverty. Co-led by a JMU faculty member and a former UNICEF official, the program will explore the legal and theoretical...
Read MoreGreece and Turkey: Marketing
Bodrum, Kos, Tylos, Nysiros, Rhodes, Simi, Turkey, Greece
For marketing majors who want to learn consumer behavior and services marketing, this cross-cultural study experience will provide an excellent opportunity to learn and apply these in a global context. Before the departure, students will attend and complete coursework starting in April 2026. In mid-May, after the completion of the finals week, we will depart for the travel. First, we will...
Read MoreDual Master's Degree in Spanish Language and Culture
Salamanca, Spain | Harrisonburg, VA | Online
Dual Master’s Degree in Spanish Language and Culture for Educators and Teachers of Spanish as a Foreign Language Dual Master’s Degree in Education at James Madison University (JMU), United States and University of Salamanca (USAL), Spain. The program leads to a Master in Education (M.Ed.) with a concentration in Spanish Language and...
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MSC 5731
100 East Grace Street
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
