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Please check this page in mid-September to read more about the 2026 Spring Term Abroad course offerings. Applications open on October 7th and will be accessible from this webpage. Applications are due by 5 pm on October 20th. Students can apply to two STA courses -- the application will ask you to indicate your first and second choice programs.
Students interested in applying for a course should plan to attend the general information meeting, which will be held on Zoom on Sept. 30th at 6 pm. We suggest you attend live, but the session will be recorded and posted here if you have a time conflict.
Register for the Zoom session using this link: https://wlu.zoom.us/meeting/register/0JHzbtrpRtyqK5n6jkFIvw
Learn more about the course specifics by attending a site-specific "breakout" session where you can ask questions and meet the professor(s). *Nearly all meetings will be held on October 6th at 7pm, however a few courses will hold meetings on the 2nd and 7th. Please check this page in early September for the "breakout session" schedule. Breakout sessions are not recorded.
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SOUTH AFRICA. The history and chemistry of wine and black cultural studies in South Africa
ZIMBABWE. Centered at the Mbare Art Space (MAS) in Harare, students will collaborate with MAS founder and renowned Zimbabwean visual artist Moffat Takadiwa and other MAS resident artists to learn and experiment with techniques for repurposing materials from the global waste stream.
SPAIN. Explore internationally renowned modern artists, architects, and designers who defined Spain's unique take on 20th-century art in two of the country's most colorful and cosmopolitan cities: Barcelona and Madrid.
THE NETHERLANDS. This course involves a survey of 17th-century Dutch history, art history, etc., which links the scientific analysis to the art and culture of the time.
JAPAN. Through business visits, cultural experiences, and real-world conversations in Kyoto and Tokyo, students will explore how Japanese companies respond to major global challenges — especially in sustainability and tech.
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SCOTLAND. An opportunity for international, interdisciplinary, and experiential learning with a focus on the techniques of storytelling in a unique context for social impact businesses: the Orkney Island
GERMANY. A four-week course that offers students a true immersion in German language, culture, and business environment
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GHANA. Blending insights from sociology, economics, and business, students examine how colonial legacies have shaped institutions and trust, and how digital tools-from mobile money to online marketplaces-interact with deeply rooted social networks.
DENMARK. Explore emotions and the meaning we ascribe to them. Drawing from theory and research in cognitive, affective, social, and behavioral science, consider how emotional experiences are defined, valued, and pursued or avoided.
CHINA. Attend rigorous language courses in the morning and participate in immersive cultural activities or workshops in the afternoon.
GREECE. Explore the vibrant landscapes and the artistic and archaeological remnants of the ancient Greek world.
UNITED KINGDOM. Experience world-class dance and musical theatre performances at large theatres, small black box venues and pop-up spaces.
EUROPE/UK. This Europe-based course looks at how culture affects the economy, businesses, and policies by contrasting France and its relationship to the European Union to the UK's decision to withdraw.
COSTA RICA. An exploration of self and society. Why do we organize and interact the way we do? What is an economic system and what is its purpose? What do we crave, why do we crave it, and how do we get it?
ENGLAND. An exploration of the life and art of the most recognized playwright in the English language.
FRANCE. Take intensive French language classes at a local language school, live with host families, and hone oral, written, and cultural proficiency; Tissu Urbain: Urban Storytelling in Occitanie, invites you to explore what the city's urban fabric reveals about its past, present, and future, and encourages you to tell your own stories inspired by Toulouse's rich cityscape
BARBADOS. By juxtaposing Barbados's dual significance as a site of paradise and terror, students will examine histories of slavery and colonialism in the Caribbean, as well as the strengths and limitations of public history.
TANZANIA. An intensive exploration of culture and society in East Africa.
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SOUTH KOREA. An introduction to the principles and practice of exploratory data analysis (EDA) through immersive, real-world applications in South Korea
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IRELAND. This course will engage the music, folklore, and literature of Ireland and ways that the creation of these art forms is related to the places in which the art was created.
FRANCE. Thinkers such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Albert Camus contemplated life's meaning against the backdrop of World War II, death camps, and the development of the atomic bomb. Spend four weeks following in the footsteps of Parisian existentialists contemplating questions of the human condition.
ITALY. Learn about particle physics and gravitational wave astronomy as we travel to two of the premier "Big Science" sites in Europe: the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva and the VIRGO gravitational wave detector in Tuscany.
ITALY. Examine the nature of civic life in contemporary Italy, primarily through field study in Bologna
ITALY. Experience Rome not merely as a tourist destination, but as a historical laboratory where the sacred and the profane coexisted -- and often clashed -- in every cobblestone street and every shadow cast by its basilicas and palaces.
PORTUGAL & SPAIN. Study the Portuguese route to Santiago de Compostela and the cultural history of the Camino de Santiago and then walk the 144-mile route from Porto, Portugal to the shrine of Saint James.
ENGLAND. An exploration of the life and art of the most recognized playwright in the English language.