20 Cultural Studies and Area Studies Summer Course Programs

This course introduces basic anthropological concepts and presents the discipline's distinctive perspective on society and culture. The power of this perspective is illustrated by exploring vividly-written ethnographic cases that show how anthropological approaches illuminate contemporary social and political issues in a range of different cultural sites.

We are happy to announce that the 2026 summer programs of Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) are now available on our website. and registration is officially open! All courses will be offered in person with on-site instruction in Berlin. We kindly ask you to update your institution's website with the latest program details and are excited to welcome many of your students to Berlin and to FUBiS next summer!

Undergraduate core course. Study of the national political structure; emphasis on Congress, the executive, administrative agencies, and the judiciary. Relations between formal institutions, parties, and interest groups.

Join us for an exceptional two-week summer school at Clermont School of Business, where academic excellence meets cultural exploration. Our programme, “Intercultural Management for a Sustainable Future”, is designed for ambitious students from around the world who wish to gain a deeper understanding of global sustainability challenges while sharpening their intercultural management skills.

This course explores how the politics of race are made audible in twentieth and twenty-first century American popular music. Upending narratives of racial essentialism that persist in discourses about music.

A comprehensive overview of the principles, processes, and practices of software project management. Students learn techniques for planning, organizing, scheduling, and controlling software projects. There is a substantial focus on software cost estimation and software risk management.

This course employs medieval and early modern authors, as well as contemporary scholars, as vehicles for understanding the dynamics of power, gender, violence, and politics in George Martin's novel, Game of Thrones.

The Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University (FUBiS) is an intensive, academic program through which students can earn credits that may be counted towards their degrees at their home institutions. Our winter sessions run for three weeks and take place in January.

In this topic, students will be introduced to the idea of what it means to be African, and what is meant by Africa and African. Students will be exposed to key readings such as The Invention of Africa by Valentin-Yves Mudimbe among others.

This course aims first to enable students to learn the basic perspectives and methodologies of Culture Studies in social science, and then to apply them to the understanding of contemporary Japanese cultural scenes.

The Oregon Institute of International Education (OIIE) has begun in June 2020 to prepare the Summer University 2021 in Thailand on Entrepreneurship and Cross-cultural Communication. The program will be offered in collaboration with a recognized university that will issue you the academic transcript that you need to transfer your credits earned to your home university.

Our Summer Program offers students the opportunity to enroll in specialized courses as related to their fields of study. Student learning takes place in unique and exciting settings and is guided by professional instruction, in English, from experts from various disciplines related to tourism, architecture, business, communications and journalism, fashion design, gastronomy, music, photography, among others.

The Shine & Thrive Summer Program is a structured 4-week program for students who want to make the most of their summer holidays. Immersing in Spain’s language and culture, enjoying fun summer outdoor activities, and learning about the tools to thrive in their personal and professional lives. Our Summer Program includes Spanish lessons, skill development classes, outdoor activities, and weekend excursions around Spain.

A six-week summer immersion in Assisi that awards two semesters' worth of college credit in Italian. Students may take two semesters of Intensive Beginning Italian (8 units) or two semesters of Intermediate Italian Conversation (6 units). The program includes shared apartment housing in Assisi, guided tours of Rome, Florence and Perugia, select hotels, books and instructional materials, and cultural activities.

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