Summer Programs
Boston University Study Abroad runs more than 10 summer programs in locations around the world. Utilizing the facilities, teachers, and resources used in our regular programs, the summer programs give BU and non-BU students the chance to live, study, and in many cases, intern abroad and earn BU credits.
Rabat Arabic Language & Service Learning Program (Summer)
This program offers intensive Arabic language study and a hands-on introduction to Moroccan and North African culture through service learning.
Tags: Arabic Speaking, Rabat
Focus: African Studies, Arabic Language, Development Studies, Middle East Studies
Shanghai Chinese Studies Program (Summer)
This program offers Chinese language study at the first, second, and third-year levels as well as a chance to spend eight weeks living and studying China’s largest and most vibrant city.
Tags: Chinese Speaking, English Speaking, Shanghai, Undergraduate
Focus: Chinese Language
Sydney Entertainment Promotion & Film Studies Program (Summer)
Students have the opportunity to spend six weeks studying contemporary film and promotional marketing and participate in the annual Sydney Film Festival.
Tags: Offers Graduate Credit, Sydney, Undergraduate
Focus: Communication, Film & Television
Sydney Internship Program (Summer)
Students take courses and simultaneously work at organizations in the greater Sydney area.
Tags: English Speaking, Internship, Sydney
Focus: Advertising, Art & Architecture, Business & Management, Communication, Economics, Film & Television, Health & Human Services, Hospitality Administration, International Relations, Journalism, Marketing, Mass Communication, Political Science, Psychology, Public Relations
Travel Writing in Australia (Summer)
Students have the opportunity to study and produce travel writing in both the creative and the professional forms of the genre.
Tags: English Speaking, Offers Graduate Credit, Sydney, Undergraduate
Focus: Communication, English/Creative Writing, Journalism, Travel Writing, Writing
Tuscany Landscape Painting Program (Summer)
Students enjoy an unparalleled setting to paint and study.
Tags: English Speaking, Tuscany, Undergraduate
Focus: Art & Architecture, Painting
Washington, DC Internship Program (Summer)
Students spend ten weeks studying and interning in the nation’s capital.
Tags: Internship, Washington, DC
Focus: Advertising, Business & Management, Communication, Economics, Environmental Studies, Film & Television, Finance, Health & Human Services, History, Hospitality Administration, Journalism, Mass Communication, Political Science, Psychology, Public Relations