University of Arkansas Faculty-led Programs

Students travel with at least one UA faculty member and fellow students.
All participants will be assessed off-campus tuition and/or a program fee (this fee combines other expenses, i.e. lodging, local transportation, excursions, administrative fees, insurance), which will be placed on the student's ISIS account.

See the list below for all of our current faculty-led programs.

BELIZE: Community Development (Summer I Program) International Service Learning Project in cooperation with Peacework. Students explore the history, culture, and socio-economic development of Belize, and each student then engages in more focused study of an area that relates to a specific community field placement. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013
BRAZIL: Business Seminar in Brazil (Summer I Program) Students delve into the economic, business, political, and cultural environment and trends in Brazil and are introduced to the key issues in the Brazilian/American economic and business relationship. Must have completed ECON 2013/2023 or ECON 2143 before leaving. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Extended Deadline: February 15, 2013

CHINA

Business Seminar in China (Summer I Program) Graduate students in the Walton Collge of Business explore the economic, business, political, and cultural environment and trends in China, as well as the economic relationship between the U.S. and China. Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

CYPRUS: Archeological Field School (Summer II Program) For students with a background or interest in Archeology and Anthropology. This program offers a great chance to do field research and explore various archeological sites around Cyprus. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Again Summer 2014
EGYPT: Bioarcheological Field School (Summer I Program) For students with a background and interest in Archeology and Anthropology. This program offers a great chance to experience Egyptian culture and do field research. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Summer 2013 Program Full

ENGLAND: Theatre in London (Summer I Program) Students interested in drama, theatre, history and literature. Insight into the ways in which the literary and dramaturgical aspects of theatre work together to enrich and stimulate understanding of plays. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

New! Medieval England (Summer I Program) For students interested in English, History, and the Humanities. Provides an introduction to English history and culture from the Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-Norman, and Middle English periods. Consists of interdisciplinary lectures at Durham University, and travel to York and London. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

New! Free Speech at Oxford & Cambridge (Summer II Program) Students interested in legal history, philosophy of freedom of expression, communication, media and literature. Examining the arguments about individual liberty and community order in republics that shape legal cultures. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

EUROPE: Landscape Architecture (Summer I Program) Landscape Architecture students fulfiling the study abroad requirement as part of their UG degree.Offered Summer 2013

FRANCE: French in Besançon (Summer I Program) Intensive French language program at the Centre de Linguistique Appliquée. For students who would like to continue their study of French and experience real French culture. Must have completed FREN 2003 or equivalent before leaving. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013; Ghana: Discovering the Truth Behind Africa's Past (Summer I Program) For students with an interest in African American Studies, Journalism and History. Explore the slave trade, its impact on Africa and the future of this continent through a tour of Africa's "rising star," Ghana. Undergraduate & Graduate credit available. Offered Again Summer 2014

GREECE: Classics in Greece and Turkey (Summer I Program) For students with a background or interest in classical Greek & Turkish history, politics, art, religion, literarture or anthropology. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered odd-numbered years. Offered Summer 2013; Business Seminar in Greece (Summer I Program) Students explore the economic, business, political, and cultural environment and trends in Greece and are introduced to the key issues in the Greek/American economic and business relationship. Must have completed the Walton College of Business Core Requirements before leaving. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

INDIA: Tibetans in Exile: A Study Tour in India (Summer I Program) For students with a background or interest in oral traditions, Tibetan religion and history, or anthropology. The project, entitled Tibetans in Exile Today, or TEXT, will record and archive in digital form the life stories of the older Tibetan monks who remember Tibet as it once was, and who successfully made the perilous passage over the Himalayan mountains. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013
: Global India (Summer II Program) For students interested in learning more about the international 365/24/7 workplace and the integration of science, engineering and business disciplines in the modern globalized economy of India. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Extended Deadline: March 15, 2013
: Business Seminar in India (Summer Program) Students explore the economic, business, political, and cultural environment and trends in India, as well as the economic relationship between the U.S. and India. Must interview with Dr. Vikas Anand. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013
IRELAND: Business Seminar in Ireland (Summer I Program) Students delve into the economic, business, political, and cultural environment and trends in Ireland and are introduced to the key issues in the Irish/American economic and business relationship. Must have completed ECON 2013/2023 or ECON 2143 before leaving. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013
ITALY: NEW! UA Summer Campus in Rome (Summer I & Summer II Program) Students can earn core credits (those needed to complete any degree at the UofA) as early as their Freshman summer, as well as taking Italian, Roman/Italian culture courses, European Studies topics and Art courses. Students can take Italian language lessons, but all other courses are taught by UofA faculty in English. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

NEW! Sustainability in Italy (Summer I Program) In addition to addressing principles of sustainability in the European context, students will also develop a group project working on the “ex-GIL” by Luigi Moretti, a masterpiece of modern architecture managed by the Region Lazio and located in the heart of Trastevere.

UA Rome Center (Fall or Spring Semester Program) This program allows undergraduate students to enroll and receive UA credit while spending the semester abroad at the Rome Center in Rome, Italy. This program is available for both UA and non-UA students who are interested in Humanities and/or Architecture. Students receive instruction in beginning Italian, but all courses are taught in English by UA faculty members. Offered Spring 2013

Classics in Italy (Summer I Program) For students with a background or interest in classical Italian history, politics, art, religion, literature or anthropology. Offered even-numbered years. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered Again Summer 2014

JAPAN: Japanese Intensive Summer Language (Summer I Program) Japanese Language & Culture and Society. For students with an interest in Japanese language and culture. Students will enroll in Intermediate Japanese I and II to earn 6 hours of UA credit. Must have completed JAPN 1013. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013; Business Seminar in Japan (Summer I Program) Students explore the economic, business, political, and cultural environment and trends in Japan, as well as the economic relationship between the U.S. and Japan. Must have completed ECON 2013/2023 or ECON 2143 and interview with Dr. Robert Stapp. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013
MEXICO: Spanish in Puebla (Summer I Program) Spanish Language & Latin American Culture and Society. For students with a; background in Spanish, and an interest in Latin American Studies and Mexican literature. Must have completed SPAN 1013 or eqivalent before leaving. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

Architecture in Mexico (Summer I & II Program) Architecture students fulfiling the study abroad requirement as part of their UG degree. Offered Summer 2013

MOZAMBIQUE: Community Development (Summer I Program) International Service Learning Project. Students explore the history, culture, and socio-economic development of Mozambique, and agriculture, business and engineering students will work together in a poultry business that is intended to be a model for sustainable economic development. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013
RUSSIA: St. Petersburg Law Institute (Summer II Program) For law students interested in studying international and comparative law in the historic cities of Novgorod and St. Petersburg, Russia. Up to 5 credit hours offered toward law degree. Offered Summer 2013

SPAIN: Spanish in Madrid (Summer I & II Program) Spanish Language & Culture and Society. For students with a background in Spanish, and an interest in Spanish Studies and literature. Must have completed SPAN 1013 or eqivalent before leaving. Undergraduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

SWEDEN: Health Teams Abroad (Summer I Program) For students interested in health professions such as pre-med, nursing, gerontology, speech-language pathology and other pre-therapy, as well as students in social work, psychology, business and engineering who wish to concentrate on health science. Undergraduate credit available. Summer 2013 Program Full

TANZANIA: Tanzania: The Political, Social & Natural History of East Africa (Summer I Program) For students with an interest in Humanities, Anthropology, Middle East Studies and African History. Experience first hand the impact of social and natural change on the face of this East African country. Undergraduate & Graduate credit available. Offered Summer 2013

TURKEY: Classics in Greece and Turkey (Summer I Program) For students with a background or interest in classical Greek & Turkish history, politics, art, religion, literarture or anthropology. Undergraduate and Graduate credit available. Offered odd-numbered years. Offered Summer 2013