International Education
Studying in a foreign country is one of the most exciting opportunities that Brooklyn College extends to our students. Expanding your education with an international experience will not only earn you credits toward your degree, improve your foreign language skills and create a lifelong memory, but will also broaden your horizons and make you a more informed citizen of the world.
Brooklyn College offers international education courses during summer sessions and the winter intersession. Students may also register for semester-long courses in the fall and spring through other CUNY colleges and private institutions. Please visit the CUNY Online Directory of Study Abroad Programs.
Our students have studied in Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, China, France, Ghana, Iceland, India, Israel, Turkey and Uruguay. For summer 2010, we offer the international education courses described below. For more information on all of the Study Abroad programs, please contact:
Office of Undergraduate Studies
Tracey Rojas, International Education Advisor
3208 Boylan Hall
718.951.5771
Submit an interest form or e-mail studyabroad@brooklyn.cuny.edu
International Education Application
Summer 2010 Study Abroad
CUNY-BC Study Abroad Program in China
This four-week program combines course work in speech, history, business or Chinese language with an extensive cultural and historical exploration of China. It provides students with an opportunity to experience Chinese culture by firsthand observation and interaction with local people. Students travel to five of the most famous and beautiful Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xi’an. Many arranged field trips allow students to explore the Forbidden City, climb the Great Wall, stroll through Tiananmen Square, marvel at the Terracotta Warriors, and visit Buddhist temples and Islamic mosques, among other sites of importance. Directed by Professor Shuming Lu, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences. May 27–June 23.
Israel: Then and Now
This program combines Israel’s rich archaeological sites and modern Israeli culture. In the first module (June 7–28), students visit archaeological sites and museums, focusing on material from the Paleolithic period to the Ottoman era. The second module (June 28–July 27) introduces students to Israel’s place in the Mid East and addresses its diverse population, its democratic traditions, the role of religion in the public domain and the kibbutz. Students may register for either or both modules. Directed by Professor Arthur Bankoff, Anthropology and Archaeology. June 7–28 and June 28–July 27.
Archaeological Excavations in Serbia
For the first time in almost a decade, Brooklyn College will be digging again in Serbia. Students involved in this project will investigate life and death 3,500 years ago at a Bronze Age site through a variety of activities, including pottery washing and pottery analysis, human and animal bone analysis, conservation of archaeological material, soil analysis, Geographic Information Systems analysis, archaeological and geological survey, and mapping the landscape. Directed by Professor Arthur Bankoff, Anthropology and Archaeology. July 28–August 19.
